144: Chapter 144 The Great Sage's Secret Stance, Seventy-Two Acupoints

"No matter when I look at it, this mysterious and colossal staircase is always so breathtaking."

Qin Feng looked up.

He gazed at the first step.

His heart was filled with emotion.

The entire Divine Staircase ascended directly into the deep mist of the sky, giving the impression of piercing through the heavens, similar to the three Martial Arts Foundation Pillars.

"I wonder how many steps there are in total on this staircase?"

Qin Feng couldn't help but speculate.

When he had jumped onto the first step earlier, although it was only for a few seconds, his entire consciousness body was crushed by that vast and magnificent Divine Power.

But in that fleeting glimpse.

He had also looked up at the second step.

Amidst the swirling grey mist.

It was visible...

The height of that second step was more than double that of the first step!

That kind of height was not something he could jump to at his current level.

And even if he did jump up.

How terrifying would the height of the third, fourth, fifth steps... and even dozens or hundreds of steps be?

Until the very end.

He probably wouldn't be able to jump up until he reached the level of "ascending to heaven in one step," right?

"Previously, I could maintain my consciousness body on the first step for approximately 3.62 seconds without being crushed. Next, I'll set a small goal: to maintain my form for 10 seconds!"

Qin Feng cast aside distracting thoughts.

He stopped thinking about irrelevant things.

In short.

He would first conquer the first step of the Divine Staircase!

"Whoosh!"

He let out a long breath.

Qin Feng gathered his spirit.

He leaped fiercely.

Swish!

Powerful force, surging with spirituality, propelled him upwards like a rocket the moment he burst forth!

In the blink of an eye, he was already on the first step!

"Rumble!"

The next moment, a violent crushing force descended suddenly.

Despite being mentally prepared, Qin Feng was still staggered by the crushing force, instantly feeling as if a mountain had severely pressed down on his shoulders, and his consciousness body showed signs of collapse and cracking.

He gritted his teeth fiercely.

He held firm.

One second...

Two seconds...

Three seconds...

Just as it was about to reach four seconds, there was a "bang"!

Qin Feng's consciousness body.

Exploded into spiritual fragments.

Floating in the mist.

Below the Divine Staircase, Qin Feng's consciousness body was once again outlined.

The familiar feeling of being crushed reverberated through his nervous system and thoughts, and even after his body recovered, this sensation would not disappear anytime soon.

It was like a nightmare or a form of pollution.

It would cast a shadow in one's heart.

But...

Qin Feng felt a sense of pleasure and excitement.

He could clearly feel his spirituality being solidified and compressed, even if it was just a tiny bit, it was a real gain. Accumulating it little by little, it would eventually lead to a qualitative change!

"No matter how difficult the road ahead, as long as there are gains, even small ones, I can grind them out little by little!"

At his core.

Qin Feng was a hardcore grinder.

He licked his lips.

His body moved.

He continued to leap towards the first step...

...

On the other side.

At the location of Qin Feng's other consciousness body.

Looking up at the mountain of knowledge and information from the White Ape Health-Preserving Secret Pile, Qin Feng felt like sighing to the heavens, wondering how long it would take to read it all.

"My previous occultism knowledge hasn't been fully digested yet."

"The various Flesh Technology data in the Xia Qingchuan base haven't been read either."

"And now, I'm given so much more knowledge..."

Qin Feng was a bit exasperated.

This.

Could truly be called a genuine ocean of knowledge...

Qin Feng was not in a hurry either.

Before he became a Martial Artist, time was pressing, and there was pressure everywhere. His time was basically spent on work, Anatomy, and Martial Dao cultivation.

Now that he was a Martial Artist.

The pressure to survive was much less.

He also had more ample time.

He could slowly absorb, digest, and comprehend the knowledge bit by bit.

Qin Feng waved his hand.

A phantom book, flapping its pages from the pile of knowledge, slowly flew towards him like a butterfly, and finally landed in his palm.

He opened the phantom pages.

A line of text.

Appeared before his eyes.

"Oh?"

Qin Feng's eyes flickered, "This is the true general outline of the White Ape Health-Preserving Secret Pile... So that's how it is, White Ape Health-Preserving Secret Pile is not the true name of this cultivation method."

"The true name of this method should be—'Great Sage Secret Pile'!"

The moment he learned the true name.

In the unseen world.

Qin Feng had a strange feeling.

The five Acupoints originally cultivated from the White Ape Health-Preserving Secret Pile now seemed to have come alive, twisting and wriggling incessantly. The next moment... these five Acupoints actually overlapped, merging into a single Acupoint!

But Qin Feng was not surprised; instead, he was delighted.

Because as these five Acupoints overlapped.

And merged into one Aperture.

A powerful aura emanated.

The Acupoint...

Had undergone a qualitative change!

It had broken through the shackles of ordinary Aperture Opening, advancing towards a higher Realm!

Although it was still at the Aperture Opening level, compared to an Acupoint newly entering the Aperture Opening level, it had already ascended to a higher stage, and the power that could erupt from within the Acupoint was incomparable.

"So that's how it is."

Qin Feng meticulously read the phantom book in his hand.

In his eyes.

A look of understanding emerged:

"As the saying goes, 'one Aperture opens, a hundred Apertures open.'"

"In this Great Sage Secret Pile, a total of seventy-two Acupoints are recorded, but each of these Acupoints actually connects and encompasses a hundred Apertures."

"Therefore."

"Strictly speaking, the number of Acupoints that can be cultivated in this Great Sage Secret Pile actually reaches... seven hundred and twenty!"

"And the five related Acupoints I cultivated did not merge into one Acupoint, but rather connected and linked together! Only when the number of connected Acupoints reaches one hundred can one be considered to have formally cultivated the first 'Great Aperture' in this Great Sage Secret Pile."

"And this Great Aperture can also be called... 'Great Sage's Aperture,' or 'Sacred Aperture'!"

The more he read.

The more Qin Feng couldn't help but become immersed.

It had to be said.

This Great Sage Secret Pile was indeed extraordinary, incredible!

It was no longer just a matter of being Advanced.

In Qin Feng's view, this Great Sage Secret Pile... was an absolute treasure!

It was a supreme Martial Dao cultivation treasure!

Absolutely rare and hard to come by!

"It can cultivate a full seven hundred and twenty Acupoints!"

"What level of cultivation method can achieve such a feat?"

"Moreover, each of these Acupoints is not dispersed or operating independently, but rather one Aperture can connect a hundred Apertures! This is like a well-trained army; when all their power is gathered, it will definitely be terrifying!"

At this moment.

Having only connected and linked five Acupoints.

Qin Feng already felt a sense of qualitative change.

One hundred Acupoints all connected.

This would...

Reach what terrifying level?

"This Great Sage Secret Pile will be my main Martial Dao cultivation method from now on. Seven hundred and twenty Acupoints are enough for me to cultivate for a very long time and reach a very high Realm."

Qin Feng read on voraciously.

Soon.

He finished the general outline.

He eagerly waved his hand again.

Phantom books, like a swarm of dancing butterflies, flew towards him...