The current Xiang Chen is filled with hope and determination.
The strength has disappeared, but the previous weakness in him has also completely disappeared. His mindset has undergone a tremendous transformation in this short period of time, a qualitative change!
Mǎn hé gazed at the young man, and inexplicably felt a strong aura and charisma emanating from the bandaged young man.
Xiang Chen fell silent again, closing his eyes to feel his own body. He discovered that his previously weak body had suddenly become much stronger, with a surge of qi and blood energy flowing through his body.
"It seems that even though the strength has disappeared, my body has been significantly strengthened. This powerful qi and blood, I wonder what realm my body is in." Xiang Chen thought to himself. This still needs to be tested.
In the cultivation of martial arts, he knew there were several realms!
The first realm, Body Realm!
This realm is a process that all cultivators must go through. Continuously using techniques to strengthen their physical bodies, refining the blood and energy within themselves, and building up their internal strength.
Ordinary people, without techniques, can still elevate their physical bodies to the third or fourth level of the Body Realm through hard training. Without techniques, the highest they can reach in the Body Realm is the fifth level!
How are these different levels of realms distinguished?
One standard is strength! Another standard is the Twelve Spiritual Meridians.
The human body has twelve major spiritual meridians, which connect all the meridians throughout the body.
When the qi and blood are strong to a certain extent, the meridians will be pierced, connecting the internal energy.
For the Body Realm, nine spiritual meridians need to be pierced. With each meridian, the overall body strength will increase by two to three hundred catties.
Xiang Chen is quite special. His meridians are naturally open but he is unable to cultivate internal energy and his blood and energy are not strong.
When his naturally open meridians were discovered, the people of the Xiang family regarded him as a natural genius. However, as he matured and was able to cultivate, he found that he was unable to cultivate internal energy or strengthen his blood and energy, causing him to fall from his pedestal as a natural genius to becoming a waste.
"Gurgle..."
Suddenly, Xiang Chen felt dizzy, and a very uncomfortable feeling of hunger emanated from his stomach.
"Mǎn hé, do we have any food? Can you please bring me something to eat? I'm so hungry." Xiang Chen said with a bitter smile.
"Of course, sir. Please wait a moment, I will go and get some food for you." Mǎn hé nodded and hurried out to get something for Xiang Chen.
Back in his room, Xiang Chen's stomach grumbled with pain. For cultivators in the Body Realm, apart from good techniques, diet is the most important aspect to cultivate quickly.
The better the diet, the faster the cultivation process. This includes top-quality medicinal ingredients, high-energy meats, and spiritual fruits.
The quality of the techniques depends on how much energy it can absorb and convert into blood and energy to strengthen the internal power.
Xiang Chen closed his eyes, feeling the two memory clusters in his mind, the inheritances of the Ten Thousand Demons Scripture and the Return to the Sky Scripture.
Xiang Chen's memory first surged towards the Ten Thousand Demons Scripture, and a large amount of information flowed into his mind.
The disciple of demons! Child of heaven and earth!
Demons, favored children of heaven and earth, masters of the universe!
At the beginning of the world, demons coexisted, consuming the qi of heaven and earth and cultivating the laws of all living beings, establishing the three thousand paths.
"..."
A bunch of opening formulas appeared, and after sorting through these memories, Xiang Chen finally found the method of cultivation for the Body Realm.
Dragon Elephant Fist!
In the Body Realm, strength is the root and qi is the core. The qi and strength of heaven and earth, nurtured by young demons, are honored with the dragon and elephant, training strength with fists, and controlling qi with intention.
With this memory, there were many fist techniques in his mind, as if he was practicing fist techniques in the haze of his memory. The flow of qi and blood in his body was also visible, appearing as points of light.
"What an exquisite fist technique, Dragon Elephant Fist. What a domineering name. Does Dragon Elephant refer to the animals dragon and elephant, or is Dragon Elephant a type of creature?" Xiang Chen muttered to himself.
As he spoke, he even couldn't help but stand up, his body wrapped in bandages, and began to practice in the room. The fist technique started out awkward and slow, but carried a special sense of charm.
His breathing changed with it, and unexpectedly, in Xiang Chen's body, there was a rumbling sound, like flowing water.
The qi and blood surged like a flood!
If anyone had heard this, they would have been shocked.
The flow of qi and blood was nearly at the level of the ninth stage of the Body Realm, and it needed to be cultivated to a state of perfection to achieve this resonance between qi and blood.
This cultivation state was incredibly efficient, and few people could enter it. But Xiang Chen was able to achieve this state from the very beginning, which was nothing short of stunning.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
However, after three minutes of practicing, Xiang Chen's stomach rumbled again, and the hunger made his whole body weak, panting and sweating profusely.
He sat back on the bed, feeling empty and weak. At this moment, Mǎn hé finally brought in a three-tiered food box.
"Sir Xiang Chen, here's your meal."
"I'm starving," Xiang Chen said as he grabbed the food box. The box was as big as a basin, as cultivators needed a large amount of food to sustain their energy.
Opening the food box, the first tier was fragrant white crystal rice, the second tier were two braised crystal pig trotters, and the third tier was a bowl of soup.
"I'm going to eat," Xiang Chen swallowed and then grabbed the soup without caring whether it was too hot or not, drinking it directly. He then grabbed a pig trotter and a handful of white crystal rice to stuff into his mouth, looking like a hungry ghost.
He was really about to starve.
Xiang Chen's eating posture also surprised Mǎn hé.
"Sir, eat slowly, don't choke."
"I'm too hungry. Thank you, Mǎn hé."
"No need to thank me, it's the duty of a servant. Is it enough, or should I bring more?" Mǎn hé asked.
"Not enough, I need another box. Thank you, Mǎn hé."
Mǎn hé went to get more food. Xiang Chen ate enough to satisfy an ordinary person's appetite, and even after eating, he still felt a slight hunger.
Soon Mǎn hé brought another box, and after eating it, Xiang Chen looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Still not enough, you really can eat," Mǎn hé was also amazed, but she had to bring more food.
"It seems that after cultivating, my appetite has increased as well," Xiang Chen said with a wry smile. Being poor in intellect but rich in martial prowess, true cultivators spent a lot on food, even ordinary poor people couldn't afford it.
After filling his stomach, Xiang Chen continued to practice the Dragon Elephant Fist. Sure enough, the surging tide of qi and blood flowed, and the food in his body was transformed into qi and blood energy at an astonishing rate, greatly enhancing his inner power.
In just a few minutes, most of the food he had just eaten had been consumed. The rate of transformation was almost miraculous.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door...