Chapter 42

Li Wenjun hesitated for only a moment before his eyes regained their firmness.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Just like how he had endured much hardship to reach his current level of cultivation, he would have to pay even more to advance further. Compared to the rewards of successful cultivation, the current hardships were nothing.

Li Wenjun gritted his teeth, turned, and jumped into the bathtub. He made the hand seals with both hands, sat cross-legged in the bathtub, and silently repeated three times, "I can do it." Then he began to circulate the Changchun Gong.

The moment he started the cultivation technique, a loud boom echoed in his ears. Li Wenjun felt as if he had been hit by an angry bull, and his entire body seemed to be on the verge of collapse. A large amount of impure qi mixed with spiritual qi surged into his body.

Li Wenjun felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood. At this moment, he was not just trembling physically; his soul was also quivering, as if it would disintegrate at any moment.

His head felt heavy, the world spun around him, and his vision turned black. He was in constant danger of fainting. If he fainted, Li Wenjun would face severe consequences, not just a failed cultivation, but also the backlash of the impure qi. It was highly likely that his months of hard work would be in vain, and the best outcome would be to start over from the beginning.

Li Wenjun clenched his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain as if being flayed alive, and with unwavering willpower, forced himself not to faint. At the same time, he had to ensure that the cultivation of Changchun Gong did not go wrong.

The potency of the three doses of medicine was indeed several times stronger than a single dose. In the same period, the amount of spiritual qi released increased proportionally. They rushed into Li Wenjun's meridians, driven by the Changchun Gong, to break through the barriers that prevented the formation of a complete cycle of spiritual qi.

The power of this spiritual qi was overwhelming. Under its impact, the barriers were like weak riverbanks hit by a flood, collapsing one after another. One by one, the isolated meridians connected, forming a complete cycle.

Soon, only two barriers remained. These two barriers were particularly strong. Li Wenjun organized the spiritual qi to attack them several times, but they remained steadfast, unmoved by the onslaught.

Li Wenjun did not give up. He organized one attack after another, but none of them succeeded. His eyes were now fixed on these two barriers, and even the excruciating pain that made him want to die was temporarily set aside.

Attacking two independent barriers at the same time was too分散. It was necessary to concentrate the power, break through one first, and then deal with the other.

This thought flashed through Li Wenjun's mind. He tried his best to control the spiritual qi in the bathtub to flow into the meridians he needed. Under his deliberate control, most of the spiritual qi obeyed his command.

More and more spiritual qi accumulated in front of the barrier Li Wenjun had chosen.

Feeling it was enough, Li Wenjun, like a shepherd, activated the Changchun Gong and drove the spiritual qi toward the barrier.

The spiritual qi flowed like a surging tide, and in Li Wenjun's meridians, it sounded like the roar of the sea. The flow of spiritual qi became faster and faster, charging like a galloping horse, fearlessly rushing toward the barrier.

Boom!

The spiritual qi struck the barrier fiercely, but the barrier remained unmoved. Li Wenjun, on the other hand, was hit by the surging impact in his meridians and spat out another mouthful of blood.

The first strike was ineffective. The spiritual qi retreated and then rushed forward again with even greater speed and force.

Boom!!

The barrier showed a slight sign of weakening.

Faster! Stronger!

Boom!!!

The spiritual qi launched its third attack on the barrier.

This time, the barrier could no longer withstand the impact of the spiritual qi and shattered like glass, making a crisp sound.

To Li Wenjun, this crisp sound was like a heavenly melody.

The two previously separated meridians were now connected, and the spiritual qi accumulated in both meridians met in victory. This meant that more spiritual qi would participate in the final attack on the last barrier. The two meridians combined, allowing the spiritual qi to flow faster over a longer distance, increasing its speed several times.

Li Wenjun took a deep breath, slightly easing his exhausted spirit, and then drove all the spiritual qi to launch the final attack on the last barrier.

Boom!!!!

This barrier was even stronger than the previous one, but under the impact of so much spiritual qi, it could not hold. The spiritual qi succeeded in breaking through with just one strike.

Finally, the spiritual qi in the meridians had no more barriers and formed a continuous cycle, a cycle that would never end.

Thus, after four months of waiting and hard cultivation since obtaining the Changchun Gong, Li Wenjun finally crossed the threshold and took the first solid step on the path of cultivation.

Li Wenjun's spirit was invigorated, but he was also overwhelmed by endless fatigue. The impure qi continued to attack his meridians and acupoints, causing damage that was unimaginable for ordinary people.

Li Wenjun did not dare to relax. He forced himself to stop cultivating and struggled to climb out of the bathtub to prevent more impure qi from entering his meridians.

He did not bother to wipe the water off his body and directly crawled onto the bed, covered himself with a blanket, sat cross-legged, and continued to cultivate. At this point, cultivation was secondary; the most important thing was to monitor the impure qi and prevent it from causing irreparable damage to his meridians.

Li Wenjun had just formed a complete cycle, which, according to the cultivation levels, was only the first level of the Qi Condensation stage. At this level, cultivators could not yet use inner vision, meaning Li Wenjun could not directly observe or monitor the impure qi.

Li Wenjun could only indirectly carry out his plan through cultivation.

As long as the complete cycle could continue, even if the impure qi caused more damage to his meridians, it would be of no consequence.

Activating the Changchun Gong, Li Wenjun assessed the potential damage the impure qi could cause while experiencing the differences after advancing to the next level.

Although he could not use inner vision, Li Wenjun had a very subtle feeling, as if he could sense the meridians and the spiritual qi within them. He felt that the spiritual qi in his meridians was very weak, as fine as a thread, almost imperceptible, and its flow was very slow, like a snail. At this rate, it would take at least an hour for the spiritual qi to complete one full cycle in his meridians.

These characteristics matched exactly what was described in the Changchun Gong, with no differences.

PS: This chapter makes up for the one I owed from yesterday.

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