Chapter 71

The process of forming the Divine Sea involves using mystic energy to forcefully squeeze out a space at the intersection of the Chong and Ren meridians. This is not a simple matter of stabbing a hole. Instead, it requires slowly squeezing and creating the space, with the mystic energy remaining perfectly controlled, the body not reacting too intensely, and enduring the intense pain...

Lu Li gathered his mystic energy and, at the intersection of the Ren and Chong meridians, began to divide the energy into two streams, rotating them in a Taiji pattern as described in the secret manual.

This part was relatively simple, and the two streams of mystic energy quickly began to rotate. Lu Li could now control his mystic energy at will, and even dividing it into three streams would not be a problem.

However, the next part was much more difficult. Lu Li gathered more mystic energy, and as the energy increased, the intersection of the two main meridians inevitably began to swell and enlarge.

A slight pain came from the meridians, and Lu Li inevitably became distracted. The mystic energy immediately lost control and began to run rampant...

Formation failed!

Lu Li opened his eyes, spat out the piece of wood, and took a deep breath to rest for a while before continuing to gather mystic energy to form the Divine Sea.

This time it was better, and Lu Li managed to maintain the process for the duration of a stick of incense before the pain became unbearable and he had to stop.

His back was drenched in sweat, and sweat poured down his forehead. After resting for two sticks of incense, he continued the process.

The first step in forming the Divine Sea is to continuously use mystic energy to squeeze the intersection of the Chong and Ren meridians, creating a space the size of a fist.

This is an extremely painful process. If one is from a major family, they often have medicinal pills to assist, reducing the pain and making the process quicker and easier.

Lu Li had no medicinal pills, and his contribution points could not buy even one. He could only rely on his strong willpower, gradually pushing and expanding the space.

Five days!

It took him a full five days, during which he lost a significant amount of weight. Finally, he completed the first step, expanding the intersection of the two meridians to the size of a fist.

He slept well and began the second step the next day, the most crucial step: forming the vortex.

The principle of the second step is simple: use mystic energy to form a vortex in the expanded space. Once the vortex is successfully formed, the Divine Sea will stabilize, signifying a breakthrough to the Divine Sea realm.

Lu Li gathered his mystic energy and made it flow in a Taiji pattern at the intersection. As more mystic energy was added, the squeezing of the meridians began again, and pain started to spread. Lu Li could only endure it.

Forming the vortex requires a long time, and without high-grade medicinal pills, he would need to control the mystic energy for at least an hour, allowing it to naturally form the vortex.

As the mystic energy increased, so did the pain. Lu Li's back was drenched in sweat, and sweat poured down his forehead. His whole body trembled.

He clenched a piece of peach wood in his mouth, gritting his teeth and enduring, forgetting all the pain, focusing on the intersection of the meridians in his lower abdomen.

The formation of the vortex cannot be stopped, and more and more mystic energy must be gathered, making the pain not only continue but intensify...

The pain in his body was not the main issue; many people could endure it. The problem was that the pain affected his nerves, making it difficult to concentrate and control his body.

However, during the formation of the vortex, one must endure the pain, continuously control the mystic energy without any mistakes, and maintain this for at least an hour.

Any mistake would result in failure, and could even cause the mystic energy to go out of control, leading to death.

"Hisss..."

After just two sticks of incense, Lu Li could no longer endure the pain. He groaned, spat out the peach wood that was already marked with two rows of teeth marks, and lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

The door opened silently, and Lu Ling glanced at Lu Li through the crack. Her beautiful eyes showed a hint of concern, but she only looked for a moment before closing the door and leaving.

Forming the Divine Sea is the first hurdle after becoming a martial artist. If Lu Li could not overcome this, how could he achieve greatness in the future?

Lu Ling did not believe her brother was so incompetent. If the children of the Lu family could not even reach the Divine Sea realm, the Lu family would not deserve its great reputation.

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Lu Li was not incompetent; the pain was simply unbearable, like someone cutting his flesh with a knife. Under such circumstances, being able to endure two sticks of incense without the mystic energy going out of control was already remarkable. Most people could not even last one stick of incense.

After resting for half a day, Lu Li continued, but the result was the same. He could only endure two sticks of incense before the pain became unbearable, and he lost control of the mystic energy, leading to failure.

The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth attempts were the same, lasting only two sticks of incense each.

Lu Li failed repeatedly. He finally understood what Elder Cai had said and why there were so many Wu Xuan realm martial artists in the tribe but so few Divine Sea realm martial artists.

Without the resources of a major family and without medicinal pills and herbs, forming the Divine Sea was extremely difficult.

If the Liu family could provide him with unlimited medicinal pills and herbs, reducing the pain and increasing the speed of formation, making the vortex more stable and easier to form, he would have already successfully broken through to the Divine Sea realm.

He could not join any family's outer or inner halls. He needed to go to Central State and ask the Lu family's strong warriors to rescue his parents. Once he joined another family's outer or inner halls, he would lose his freedom, and those families would never allow him to leave the Northern Desert.

So he could not rely on the Liu family, could not rely on medicinal pills and herbs, and could only rely on himself to form the Divine Sea.

"I need to find a way to reduce the pain, or I will never form the Divine Sea in my lifetime!"

The pain in his body would affect his mental state. Once his attention was disrupted, the mystic energy would go out of control, and he would not be able to form the Divine Sea.

How could he reduce the pain?

Only with medicinal pills!

At this thought, Lu Li's heart stirred. He still had two medicinal pills, the most basic healing pills given by Elder Hong after killing the Iron Spine Wolf in the Cold Cloud Valley.

Healing pills could only heal wounds and slightly reduce pain, but the key was that he had a magical beast tooth that could greatly enhance the effects of the pills, possibly reducing his pain.

He got up, found the healing pills, and put them in his mouth without swallowing them. He sat in meditation and began to gather mystic energy to form the vortex.

The pills would dissolve in his mouth, and as they slowly entered his body, Lu Li began to gather a large amount of mystic energy.

When the pain started in his body, the pills had already completely dissolved. After a stick of incense, the beast tooth on his chest began to glow, flashing intermittently.

"This..."

As the beast tooth glowed, Lu Li felt an invisible energy appear in his body, moving through his meridians and blood vessels. When this energy reached the intersection of the Ren and Chong meridians, his pain suddenly disappeared, vanishing without a trace.

"Good!"

At such a critical moment, how could Lu Li afford to be distracted? He immediately gathered more mystic energy to form the vortex.

Soon, the pain returned, but he endured it. As expected, the invisible energy from the beast tooth quickly eliminated the pain.

"Faster, faster, faster!"

Who knew how long the beast tooth would glow? If he failed to form the vortex before the tooth stopped glowing, he would lose everything. Lu Li focused all his attention on gathering mystic energy, ignoring everything else, even if the sky fell.

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PS: I went out to take care of some matters, so the update is late. Sorry!

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