49: Chapter 49 Breakthrough in Induction!

As time passed, the moon slowly moved to the center of the sky.

In the pool, Jiang Hanwen’s heartbeat slowed until it completely stopped.

Immediately after, his body slowly sank until the crimson water surface completely submerged him.

The Divine Breath True Scripture in his heart let out a mighty roar and began to move through his body; with each movement, the blood-red around him lightened a shade.

The courtyard gate was tightly shut, Father Jiang’s hands were clasped, leaning back in his chair, with Xiao Bu Dian and Xiao Bu Dian’s son, Xiao Lingtong, standing beside him.

“Son, you must overcome this!” Jiang Yong whispered, for this Breakthrough, almost all the Spiritual Plants in the courtyard had been pulled out, leaving it bare.

All the medicine saved over the years had also been taken out by his son.

This pool of blood was brewed from over two hundred bloodline grasses.

He roughly calculated that these flowers and grasses alone were worth over ten thousand taels of silver!

“Bang~”

His legs touched something stiff, hitting the bottom, and Jiang Hanwen slowly opened his eyes.

After the internal hidden injuries were healed, his speed of Qi and blood tempering increased again.

He broke through to the eighth level of Mortal Transformation in just half a month, and the ninth level of Mortal Transformation in nine months.

Breaking through from the ninth level of Mortal Transformation to Qi Induction involves two steps.

The first step is to open the Heaven and Earth Bridge, which is the so-called opening of the Ren and Du meridians; the Ren meridian is Yin, and the Du meridian is Yang, and opening both forms a Minor Heavenly Cycle, connecting to the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The second step is for Qi and blood to return to the body, and Qi Induction into the body.

Disperse the Qi and blood in the Dantian throughout the entire body, forming a unified whole, then guide the violent Spiritual Qi into the body, where it settles in the Dantian.

Opening the Heaven and Earth Bridge, with the help of the Divine Breath True Scripture and his own use of silver needles, Jiang Hanwen only took one month to achieve.

Afterward, to make his body as perfect as possible, besides mending the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, he also connected the Twelve Main Meridians throughout his body, forming a large net enveloping his muscles, bones, and skin, thus opening the Major Heavenly Cycle.

In the blood-red pool, Jiang Hanwen slowly stood up, and underwater, at the slow pace of Tai Chi, he began to practice “Mang Fist,” or rather, a boxing technique derived from “Mang Fist” and “Zhuangli Fist,” yet not entirely the same.

The boxing movements were sometimes wide and open, sometimes shifting and turning, extremely agile.

As the blood-red in the pool lightened, Jiang Hanwen himself turned as red as a large crab, his entire body’s Qi and blood absorbed to the extreme, and his body temperature soared.

“Did I throw the medicine packet?” Father Jiang’s voice slowly sounded.

“Gurgle~”

A huge bubble rose from the bottom of the water, and when illuminated by the moonlight, it looked like rolling mercury.

Receiving the agreed-upon signal, Father Jiang threw something forward.

“Snap!”

A palm-sized gray cloth packet was thrown into the transparent pool water, as if a switch had been pressed.

Various Spiritual Plants floating on the water surface gurgled and bubbled, and the previously transparent water became murky again, a dark mass.

Snake Tongue Orchid, azure spirit grass, eclipse moon flower, and other Spiritual Plants were corroded, turning into medicinal dregs.

For the Breakthrough to Qi Induction, Jiang Hanwen had been preparing for this day since he obtained the Divine Breath True Scripture.

He closed his eyes again, opened his mouth, and a wisp of Spiritual Qi entered his body through his mouth, rushing wildly through his meridians.

For a normal person, a single wisp of Spiritual Qi is enough for a Breakthrough.

After this initial step, and after warming and adapting, they would absorb a second wisp.

Jiang Hanwen did the opposite, continuing to inhale Spiritual Qi.

The powerful medicinal energy just absorbed took effect; when the Spiritual Qi encountered meridians thickly wrapped in Qi and blood, it could only break off a third.

Others absorb Spiritual Qi by following the Minor Heavenly Cycle, returning it to the Dantian, to reduce Spiritual Qi consumption.

Jiang Hanwen did not; he guided the Spiritual Qi entering his body to travel along the Major Heavenly Cycle; during the collision between Spiritual Qi and Qi and blood, while consuming energy, it also continuously expanded the meridians, nourished the body, and made the body more compatible with Spiritual Qi.

As Spiritual Qi was continuously absorbed, under therush, the absorbed Qi and blood gradually calmed down, and the second wave of medicinal power began to resist the Spiritual Qi.

The ink-like water in the pool changed from black to gray, gradually lightening until it was finally transparent.

Jiang Hanwen stopped absorbing Spiritual Qi and sat silently underwater.

Just like two crayons colliding, each leaves the other’s color.

Wisp after wisp of Spiritual Qi, after being refined through the Major Heavenly Cycle, converged in the Dantian, quietly coiling into a ball, orderly and disciplined.

Sitting until dawn, Jiang Hanwen emerged from the water.

With a “Whoosh!”, he leaped three meters out of the water.

“Swish, swish, swish!”

Three flying knives flew from his hand, like bullets, piercing into the ground, leaving three dark holes.

Jiang Hanwen clenched his fist; using the body’s strength and using Spiritual Qi to activate it were worlds apart.

At the ninth level of Mortal Transformation, his full-power punch could reach over two thousand three hundred catties, and a flying knife could sink five inches into the ground up to its hilt.

When activated with Spiritual Qi, it was ten inches, and this was only with a single wisp; if he went all out, it could more than double.

No wonder anyone who breaks through to the Qi Induction Realm can enter the core of the Zhuang family; it’s simply because their personal strength is overwhelming.

If they also learned Spells, Qi Induction against Mortal Transformation would be as easy as stepping on an ant.

“Hoo!”

Jiang Hanwen let out a long breath, looking at his old father.

“Father, I have broken through.”

Father Jiang’s brows, furrowed all night, relaxed, and he beamed with joy.

“As expected of my son.”

The gluttonous Xiao Bu Dian had matured a lot, raising a thumb like a human.

Xiao Bu Dian let go.

“Squeak, squeak~”

His son, Xiao Lingtong, broke free from his father’s restraint and excitedly rushed towards Jiang Hanwen, stomping his feet, and with a thud, crashed into Jiang Hanwen’s arms, affectionately licking his face.

“Oh, alright, alright, I know you miss me, and I miss you too.”

Today was the day Jiang Hanwen broke through.

It was also the day Xiao Bu Dian returned home with his son after many years away.

As for why his wife didn't come, Xiao Bu Dian gestured that his wife came from a powerful family and eloped with him; if his wife came, the entire Zhuang family might be torn apart.

Jiang Hanwen hugged Xiao Lingtong, pinching the little guy’s fluffy belly; Xiao Lingtong happily narrowed his eyes, thoroughly enjoying it.

“Today, I’ll make a big meal for you two, let’s celebrate!” Jiang Hanwen laughed happily, with double happiness.

The invisible shackles on Jiang Yong’s body shattered, and his posture straightened.

On his aged face, a joyful smile, unprecedented in years, appeared.

He had heard from young Gong Qing that a Breakthrough could extend one’s life by several decades.

Now that his son had broken through, he would surely go further in the future, even Immortal Ascension might not be impossible.

Originally, his son didn't marry because he was taking care of him; though he didn’t say it, he had always felt guilty.

Now, with his son’s smooth future, he had nothing to worry about.

Jiang Hanwen watched his father’s silly smile.

No son knows his father better; how could he not know what his father was thinking?

This Breakthrough, though it seemed thrilling.

But in reality, it was merely the result of long accumulation, a natural progression.

Using so many resources, he simply wanted to strengthen his foundation.

Next, he could start working on the Spirit Rain Technique that Elder Du had passed on to him.

To be honest, as a Soul from the 21st century, he believed in Qi and blood, in strength, and in Yin and Yang Five Elements.

But, personally encountering Spells, he couldn't help but feel excited.

“Squeak, squeak~” Xiao Lingtong flapped around, continuously licking his ear.

“Oh, I know, I know, I’ll immediately tell our chef to make something delicious.”

... Sunlight passed through the tender green tree branches, leaving dappled shadows on the ground through the gaps.

Jiang Hanwen lay on a lounge chair, lightly sniffing the fragrant Osmanthus.

Beside him stood a man, glaring at him with a serious face, looking very displeased.