Chapter 71 The First Brick on the Road to Heaven

[Late night, Teachers Apartment.]

[The wind and snow outside the window still howled, shrouding the entire world in a vast expanse of white.]

[But the room was very quiet, with only the sound of your slightly heavy heartbeat.]

["Thump, thump, thump..."]

[You sat at your desk, your hands trembling slightly.]

[Holding the ancient book titled "Heavenly Sea Vast Waves Body Spirit Seed Origin Art."]

[At this moment, you forgot the bloody slaughter in Changlin Park just now, and the tragedy of Principal Liao Xianyu's brutal death on the ice.]

[In your eyes, only this book remained.]

[You recalled Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's complex gaze before he left.]

[Although you didn't know what this Great Grandmaster saw in those three seconds of staring at the evil god's projection.]

[Which led him to misunderstand you.]

[But the elder truly had a grand vision.]

[Not only did he help you resolve the biggest crisis, he also casually tossed you this key to a stronger path.]

["To understand what a person thinks, you shouldn't just look at what they say or how their face looks; you should look at what they do."]

[You took a deep breath, calming your turbulent emotions.]

[Just with this Legacy, the gains from this simulation are already huge!]

[This is the first top-tier Cultivation Technique directly pointing to the Soaring Realm that you have truly encountered in your two lives.]

[It is the first cornerstone on your Path to Heaven!]

[At this very moment, subtle changes were occurring in your body.]

[Deep in your mind, the "Karma Restriction" that originally belonged to Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian.]

[Did not dissipate after being lifted.]

[Instead, it transformed into a purely refined Mental Energy nutrient, slowly nourishing your Sea of Consciousness.]

[That was a Mental Energy gift from a Shentong Realm expert, also known as the "Grandmaster Zhao Brand Slow-Release Mental Source."]

[At the same time, your Physical Body and Ability strength were also rapidly increasing.]

[That was because the pure energy converted from the "illusory water lily" after being devoured by the "heavenly river water lotus" was feeding back into your entire body.]

[But for these changes, which would make ordinary Martial Artists ecstatic, you had no time to examine them closely.]

[All your attention was drawn to the yellowed booklet in your hand.]

[You gently caressed the spine of the book as if it were your most cherished lover, then slowly opened the first page.]

["Boom!"]

[As the page turned, a vast, boundless Concept, as if containing the entire ocean.]

[Instantly rushed into your Sea of Consciousness.]

[On the first page, two lines of vigorous, ancient characters leaped onto the paper, as if each stroke contained Surging Waves.]

["Return to the Origin and gather the source, draw the waves into the body; vast as the heavenly sea, profound as the vast waves; the Physical Body nurtures spirits, and yuan seeds enter the orifices."]

[The moment this general outline came into view, the Origin of the "heavenly river water lotus" within your body instantly produced a strong resonance.]

[Emitting a joyful tremor.]

["Indeed... this is the most suitable method for me!"]

[You read ravenously, every word striking your heart.]

[As you delved deeper into the reading, you gained a deeper understanding of the power and strictness of this Cultivation Technique.]

["Heavenly Sea Vast Waves Body Spirit Seed Origin Art."]

[This is by no means an ordinary common item.]

[It is even highly probable that it belongs to the level of "family heirloom" Legacy within aristocratic families like the Liu Family.]

[Its requirements for cultivators are extremely strict.]

[Only peerless Geniuses can learn it! Only water-element Ability Martial Artists can learn it!]

[More importantly, cultivators must possess the breadth of mind to "embrace all rivers and return to the Origin."]

[It must align with the Cultivation Technique's characteristic of "vast and boundless, long and endless."]

[If one's state of mind is impatient or stubborn, even if their Physique and Realm are compatible, they will not be able to open all their acupoints.]

[It will be even more difficult to generate Mental Energy that matches the Cultivation Technique, ultimately getting stuck halfway and dying from depleted Meridians.]

["Vast... endless..."]

[You murmured to yourself, a hint of realization flashing in your eyes.]

[Isn't this precisely the "resilience" and "Foundation" you have cultivated all along by relying on your "Hardworking and Enduring" talent?]

[Continuing to flip through the pages, the cultivation fog of the Origin Opening Realm peeled away layer by layer before your eyes.]

[This Cultivation Technique rigorously divides the cultivation of the Origin Opening Realm into four steps:]

[Step One: Qi and Blood return to the Origin, the Physical Body nurtures spirits.]

[This means cultivating the entire body's Qi and Blood to Perfection, like Crimson Gauze Cloaking.]

[To forge the Physical Body into a leak-proof vessel, making it qualified to carry Origin Qi.]

[You have perfectly accomplished this step when your Ninth Stage of Qi and Blood reached Perfection.]

[Step Two: Visualization to condense the spirit, the initial birth of Divine Thought.]

[This is the most crucial step you are currently facing!]

[You need to visualize the "Vast Sea Myriad Streams Visualization Diagram" embedded in the Cultivation Technique.]

[This diagram is not a simple painting, but contains the Mental Imprint left by the powerful individual who created this Cultivation Technique.]

[It is the core for condensing Mental Energy. Only by visualizing and resonating your mental frequency with the Concept of Vast Waves.]

[Can you condense the first wisp of "Canglan Divine Sense" in your Sea of Consciousness.]

[This Divine Thought is of extremely high quality, far surpassing ordinary Origin Opening Realm Martial Artists, and is the Foundation for subsequent operations.]

[Step Three: All orifices open simultaneously, secret Zang Qiling.]

[This is the essence of the entire Cultivation Technique!]

[Ordinary Origin Opening Cultivation Techniques only require opening 36 main orifices.]

[Slightly better ones can open 72 orifices.]

[But the "Heavenly Sea Vast Waves Art" is different!]

[It requires opening "thirty-six main orifices, seventy-two auxiliary orifices, and thirty-six hidden orifices," totaling one hundred and forty-four acupoints!]

[One hundred and forty-four orifices! This is the complete unlocking of the human body's secret Tibetan!]

[In this world, the number of opened acupoints directly determines a Martial Artist's upper limit.]

[Below 72 orifices, there is no hope of reaching the Soaring Realm in one's lifetime; those who can open 108 orifices are already Geniuses of the provincial champion level.]

[And this Cultivation Technique is 144 orifices, a Great Perfection! This is the perfect Foundation for reaching the Soaring Realm, or even higher Realms!]

[Step Four: yuan seeds enter the orifices, the Foundation is forever solidified.]

[This step proceeds simultaneously with opening the orifices.]

[What are yuan seeds?]

[After opening the acupoints, draw in the Origin Qi of heaven and earth (a general term for all Qi, such as Spiritual Qi, elemental power, purple Qi, etc.).]

[Extract the Origin power of one's own Ability.]

[Assisted by secret methods, a seed is condensed within the acupoints, named "yuan seed."]

[The method of opening the orifices is extremely special.]

[It requires using "Vast Waves Qi and Blood" as a guide, "Heaven and Earth Water Origin Qi" as a blade, and "Canglan Divine Sense" as a pointer.]

[Following the "Heavenly Sea Vast Waves Myriad Orifices Diagram" attached at the end of the Cultivation Technique, open them one by one.]

[First open the main orifices, then the auxiliary orifices, and finally the hidden orifices.]

[For each one opened, inject Qi and Blood, Origin Qi, and Divine Thought.]

[To form a "Vast Waves Orifice Foundation," nurtured within the body's major orifices.]

["Hoo..."]

[After reading all this, you felt parched and your scalp tingled.]

["One hundred and forty-four yuan seeds... once Major Achievement."]

["These one hundred and forty-four acupoints are like one hundred and forty-four miniature Dantians, continuously providing power."]

["Moreover, the book implicitly mentions that after these 144 acupoints are condensed to the extreme."]

["They will form 'Martial Will,' also known as 'Body Spirit.'"]

["Fusing the spirit into the body, vitality will naturally arise."]

["yuan seeds plus Martial Will, that is Body Spirit!"]

["The reason why the Soaring Realm is so powerful, why it can reshape the Physical Body and live for two hundred years.]

[It relies on the Foundation of this 'Body Spirit'!]"]

All streams return to the Origin, the Body Spirit nurtures the spirit.

You closed the book, shut your eyes, your fingers still trembling slightly.

After reading the beautiful prospects described in the book, your heart couldn't help but waver.

["As expected of a Great Grandmaster, this is a grand gesture."]

["This is not some ordinary Origin Opening method; this is clearly a ladder to heaven that directly points to the Great Dao!"]

However, you also knew that one must eat one bite at a time.

Body Spirit and Soaring Realm were matters for later; the immediate priority was to take the second step—Visualization to condense the spirit.

You reopened the book, your gaze fixed on the page with the "Vast Sea Myriad Streams Visualization Diagram."

The image depicted an boundless ocean.

All streams returned to the Origin, magnificent and vast.

Above the sea, a vague deity seemed to be treading the waves, gazing upon all living beings.

["Buzz..."]

Just a glance, and the Origin of the "heavenly river water lotus" within your body fluctuated violently.

As if echoing the Concept in the diagram.

Your Mental Energy began to fluctuate, though weak, it was exceptionally tenacious.

["The 'Zhao Clan Slow-Release Mental Source' left by Grandmaster Zhao is helping me accelerate this process."]

You had a plan in mind, and a clear cultivation strategy emerged in your thoughts.

["Currently, my Qi and Blood are sufficient, and my Physical Body is prepared."]

["The only thing lacking is the qualitative change in Mental Energy."]

["Relying solely on my own visualization, it might take several months to give birth to Divine Thought. But..."]

You thought of Liu Xiyue.

You remembered the promise the tsundere Young Miss made in exchange for the ice lotus.

["kaiyuan stone!"]

["That is a treasure that can assist in breaking through and greatly enhance mental activity!"]

["Combined with the mental nourishment left by the Great Grandmaster in my mind, and this visualization diagram..."]

["I am confident that within a month, I can condense the first wisp of true 'Canglan Divine Sense'!]"]

["Once Divine Thought is born, that will be the time for me to officially impact the Origin Opening Realm!"]

You reopened your eyes, ambition flickering within them.

["Liu Xiyue, your kaiyuan stone, I'm taking it."]

["And the vast resources needed for those one hundred and forty-four acupoints..."]

["It seems I'll have to fleece this rich Young Miss a bit more."]

["As for Sunset Canyon..."]

Your gaze pierced through the window, looking towards the distant southern sky.

["Once I Cultivate this Cultivation Technique and truly step into the Origin Opening Realm, I will go there again."]

["By then, who is the hunter and who is the prey, it should change."]

The night was deep, but you had no intention of sleeping.

You sat cross-legged, the "Heavenly Sea Vast Waves Body Spirit Seed Origin Art" spread open on your lap.

Facing the visualization diagram, you began your first attempt.

This night was destined to be sleepless.