Chapter 25

"Others might not be able to, but you have a chance!"

Lu Ling took out a book from the package and, under Lu Li's astonished gaze, tore open the first page to retrieve a very thin golden leaf from between the pages. She solemnly handed it over and said, "Memorize the cultivation method inside, then destroy it immediately!"

"Is this... left by Father?"

Lu Li's eyes lit up. These books were all left by his father, and the golden leaf must be as well. He took it and scanned through it, his breathing soon becoming rapid.

"Chapter One of the War God Diagram!"

The golden leaf had only a few dozen characters, and it was marked as the first section of a cultivation method. The name was very powerful, and each golden character seemed to possess a mysterious and unpredictable magic, stirring Lu Li's heart and making his blood boil.

"This is our Lu family's unique cultivation method. However, Father only left the first section. Even though it's just the first section, it's enough for you to cultivate to the peak of the Soul Pond Realm!" Lu Ling said seriously, "Lu Li, you must remember, this must never be revealed, not even on pain of death."

"What kind of background does Father have?"

Lu Li was full of doubts. Seeing that Lu Ling wouldn't say anything, he could only take the golden leaf back to his room. He carefully studied the few dozen characters on the golden leaf, making sure he had memorized them all before burning the leaf in the stove.

"Cultivation!"

Lu Li tried to calm his excited heart, sat down in meditation, and began to cultivate. The cultivation of the Black Tortoise Realm was very simple, similar to the basic cultivation of mystic energy, which everyone in the Northern Desert knew.

However...

Knowing is one thing, but whether one can cultivate mystic energy and how fast one can cultivate it depends on individual talent.

There is a famous saying in the Northern Desert: "Successful people need eighty percent effort, ten percent talent, and ten percent luck, and often the last two points are more important than the first."

Talent is one's physical constitution!

If you can't cultivate mystic energy, how can you become a strong person? Others can cultivate mystic energy at the age of three and awaken their bloodline at five or six years old. No matter how hard you work all your life, you can't match what others can achieve in a year!

This may sound cruel, but it's the truth!

Of course, diligence is the foundation. Even if you have high talent, if you are not diligent, you will still be overtaken by diligent but less talented martial artists and will not become a formidable warrior.

Cultivating in the Black Tortoise Realm involves two main aspects: accumulating mystic energy and using mystic energy to unblock the twelve main meridians in the body. When all twelve main meridians are unblocked and mystic energy is abundant, capable of flowing through all meridians, one reaches the peak of the Black Tortoise Realm and can form a divine sea, breaking through to the Divine Sea Realm.

The Black Tortoise Realm is a realm that heavily tests one's talent, which is one's physical constitution.

Of course, if you are a disciple of a major family with abundant resources, such as being soaked in rare herbs from a young age and having your constitution improved with spiritual medicines, you will naturally cultivate faster.

A good constitution and exceptional talent have two aspects:

First, cultivating mystic energy is particularly fast. If others need a month to accumulate ten strands, you only need an hour. This is what it means to have exceptional talent. The second aspect is the meridians. When you are born, your body contains impurities and is not pure. There are blockages in the meridians that affect the flow of mystic energy.

Mystic energy is the foundation of a martial artist. To have strong combat power, mystic energy must flow throughout the body and be able to be directed to any part at any time.

Therefore, to cultivate, one must first cultivate the meridians, using mystic energy to refine and unblock the blockages in the meridians, allowing mystic energy to flow freely through all meridians.

Everyone's constitution is different. Some have many blockages in their meridians, some have few, and some are completely blocked and cannot be unblocked.

This is the difference in talent...

Those with a good constitution and exceptional talent have very few blockages. While others may take months or even years to unblock a meridian, they may only need a few days or even half a day. Such people are often called geniuses!

...

"Heaven, my constitution is actually so good..."

After cultivating for just an hour, Lu Li opened his eyes, his eyes filled with shock. At this moment, he finally understood why Lu Ling said he could reach the mid-Black Tortoise Realm in three days.

He used the War God Diagram to cultivate mystic energy, but he didn't know if his cultivation speed was fast or slow because he didn't know others' cultivation speeds.

However, one thing was certain: the blockages in the main meridian he was cultivating, the Chong Meridian, were very few, almost negligible. He could even use mystic energy to penetrate the entire meridian, as the impurities and blockages had not completely blocked it.

There were only two explanations for this!

Either he had exceptional talent, or someone had given him supreme spiritual medicines in his childhood to improve his constitution. Regardless of which situation, Lu Ling must know the reason, otherwise, she wouldn't have let Lu Li reach the mid-Black Tortoise Realm in three days.

To reach the mid-Black Tortoise Realm, one needs to unblock four of the twelve main meridians. To reach the late-Black Tortoise Realm, one needs to unblock eight, and to reach the peak of the Black Tortoise Realm, all twelve must be unblocked. After that, forming a divine sea leads to the Divine Martial Realm.

Four meridians!

If each meridian is like the Chong Meridian, unblocking four meridians wouldn't take three days. If he didn't rest, it would take at most a day and a half.

"Cultivation!"

Lu Li didn't care. After awakening his bloodline, Lu Ling would tell him everything. He focused on cultivating mystic energy and using it to unblock meridians, aiming to break through to the Black Tortoise Realm first.

The stronger one is, the faster one can cultivate, and the more the Liu family will value you. With the Liu family's protection, not just an outer hall elder like Di Ba, but even an inner hall elder from the Zhao family would have to think twice before causing trouble for Lu Li.

As the sky outside gradually darkened, Lu Ling came in with a lunch box an hour later. Seeing the faint glow of mystic energy on Lu Li's body, she smiled and went back to her room to rest.

Lu Li didn't eat or rest, fully immersed in cultivation. He was very excited and cultivated all night without feeling any fatigue, instead feeling refreshed.

The next morning, Lu Ling came in and forced Lu Li to sleep for a while. He woke up at noon and continued to cultivate mystic energy, using it to unblock meridians.

For the next two days, Lu Li and Lu Ling didn't leave the inn. Lu Li, apart from eating and taking short naps, spent the rest of the time cultivating and unblocking meridians.

His cultivation progress was extremely fast. On the first night, he unblocked the Chong Meridian. On the second afternoon and night, he unblocked the left hand's Yang Meridian and the right hand's Yin Meridian. On the third day, he began to unblock the right leg's Yang Meridian.

At dusk on the third day, Lu Li opened his eyes. Seeing Lu Ling beside him, he called out joyfully like a child, "Sister, I did it! I've unblocked four meridians; I'm now a mid-Black Tortoise Realm martial artist."

In less than three days, Lu Li successfully broke through from the early-Black Tortoise Realm to the mid-Black Tortoise Realm. If this news spread, the entire Wuling City would be in an uproar.

Lu Ling smiled faintly, without any surprise, only pride and satisfaction. She nodded and said, "Our Lu family's descendants are this strong. Lu Li, you haven't disgraced Father. However, you must never be arrogant. Your path... has just begun."