Eleven, Transaction (Below, Third Update)

  PS: The third watch has arrived, and the green tickets make me dizzy, let me take a look.

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  Tan Yu's face turned red, but his master had never told him about it before. As for the heritage he obtained in his childhood, it seemed to be unclear about this aspect as well.

  "Your master taught you like that?" Shi Huang sneered, "You really are ignorant. Already at the peak of Ming Jing, why don't you know the key to advancing? Are you really Master Zhang Xun's designated successor?"

  Tan Yun's face turned even redder, and he said in a low voice, "Master has always warned me to repeatedly practice the basic heart method, lay a solid foundation, and prepare for impacting higher realms in the future. As for other things, nothing was told to me."

  Shi Huan furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and suddenly had an epiphany: "I see, your master is doing it for your own good, so he doesn't want you to have any distractions."

  "Are you intentionally comforting me?"

  "No! You were born with a broad and profound meridian, with exceptional innate talent. Your master has high expectations of you, which is why he didn't tell you about these things that might hinder your cultivation. He was afraid that you would be too eager to make progress, and thus unstable in your foundation, only to reach a dead end later on, at which point it will be too late for regrets!"

  Tan Yun looked at Shi Huan suspiciously: "How did you guess what was on my master's mind?"

  "Is there still a need to guess? With your current meridian width and flexibility, you can fully support your cultivation to the Great Perfection of Refining Virtualization. This is absolutely a natural talent, and under heaven, no other mental method can expand human meridians to such an extent. If I had a disciple with such excellent qualifications, I would not allow him to be impatient and rush through the pass.

  Shi Huang's pair of bright red eyes stared at Qin Yu, "If it weren't for my son having his own encounters, his future achievements wouldn't be below yours. This official...hmmph, how could I tolerate you?"

  Tan Yun's heart suddenly felt a chill, and he thought to himself: "I was only ten years old when my meridians were completely destroyed. It was just a coincidence that I was able to repair them after five years of bitter practice. What 'innate talent' are you talking about? Clearly, it's just that this kid has been working hard since he was young and became accomplished early on. You're just blind."

  "Haha, in the future, Shiya brother will be my sworn younger brother. We'll motivate and sharpen each other, and we'll definitely shine together." Qin Yu gave a casual pat on the rump of his Far Sight Horse.

  "That's also true." Shi Huang nodded slightly, his expression easing.

  However, since I can slowly level up on my own, why are you still forcing yourself to help me clear the levels now? Quan Yu's tone changed as he unhappily questioned.

  "However, although Master's skills are divine and his knowledge is profound, there are also a few subtle secrets that can allow you to advance to the Dark Realm of Cultivation ahead of time without affecting your potential." Shi Huanhao chuckled and pointed at himself, "This official's Golden Needle Crossing Tribulation Technique is an unexpected encounter that is not within Master's calculations."

  "So it seems I'm still taking advantage of Director Shi?" Qin Yu sneered.

  "It can't be said that I'm not willing to help you, after all, I have a request for my wise nephew! By letting you break through early, I also hope that my wise nephew will have stronger power to protect my son." Speaking of practical problems, Shi Huan's tone became much more serious and his voice started to sink, "However, since you still don't know the key to breaking through the Dark Realm, I'll explain it to you in advance on behalf of your master, so that you won't be confused and unable to hold on for three days."

  "Breaking through the Dark Realm's Great Barrier will take three days?"

  "Three days is a long time, perhaps it will be even longer." Shi Huan said with a sneer, "The nearly ten Dark Realm experts around here, if they knew about this matter, would explode with true energy due to jealousy and could kill you over a hundred times. They have reached the peak of the Refining Qi Realm, and when breaking through, can successfully emerge after a month of closed-door cultivation, that's what it means to be a heaven-defying genius with great luck. As far as I know, there is only one person who can break through to the next stage of Refining Spirit Dark Realm within a month, and that's Jin Wei."

  "Who would have thought that this old uncle is also a genius!" Qin Yu exclaimed, somewhat surprised, "I always thought Zeng Yinyin was the only one with such talent."

  "Do you think you're the only one who's exceptional? Zeng Yinyin is not bad either, but that's because her school has a deep foundation and abundant resources." Shi Huang spoke bluntly, saying, "Cut the nonsense, let me tell you about the basics."

  Tan Yu was ashamed and humbled, bowing his head to accept instruction.

  "Renmai, the meridian of humanity, originates from the lower abdomen's inner cell palace, also known as 'the sea of yin meridians'. For us cultivators, it is the most crucial point. Once Renmai is unblocked, the five organs and six viscera will all be activated, and the flow of qi and blood will greatly increase. Through continuous flushing away of accumulated stagnation from below, internal energy can transform from weakness to strength, eventually reaching the external body surface, achieving the extraordinary effect of penetrating swords... Renmai is the most critical channel and source within the body of a high-level cultivator in the mysterious realm of spiritual refinement."

  Tan Yun listened carefully, and although these masters must have understood everything, they hadn't mentioned a single sentence to him. At this moment, he felt as if he had been enlightened, constantly triggering various cultivation inspirations. This scene was as if the person in front of him was no longer that brutal and ruthless official, but rather one of his close relatives, teaching him with kindness.

  This mental state made him feel a bit strange in his heart, with mixed emotions and quite uncomfortable.

  Shi Huan didn't bother to respond to his feelings, and instead continued to talk, clearly explaining the key points that needed attention in each area of the Dark Realm. Finally, he said: "As for those places that seem to be non-existent acupoints, they are actually Ah Shi Qi Xue, which will have a miraculous effect when combined with your impact on the Dark Realm. The key difference between my Golden Needle Crossing Tribulation Technique and other crossing techniques lies in the clever use of these 36 Ah Shi Qi Xue points. When the time comes, I will pass on the complete technique to you, and there will be detailed explanations for each item."

  Shi Huan said, as he lightly stroked the last golden needle on his finger, and the golden needle suddenly turned black, emitting a burst of white gas.

  He secretly glanced at him, although he didn't know how to break through the boundary, but he had heard of some special abilities in various realms. After entering the Dark Realm, one could release internal energy externally, unleashing sword auras and knife edges that were difficult to withstand. And after reaching the Realm of Transformation, it was even more miraculous and vast, with internal energy condensed like steel, soft as flowing water, boiling like fire and flames, plucking flowers and flying leaves, piercing mountains and shrinking land were all trivial matters, it could be said that one could go wherever they pleased, anywhere in the world.

  With this stroke of Shi Huan's brush, the temperature on the golden needle rose by at least thirty or forty degrees in an instant. Could it be the divine fire of the realm of nothingness?

  Shi Guang saw through his thoughts and shook his head: "This official has only slightly grasped the way of qi and fire, but is still far from the realm of transformation."

  Suddenly, with a flip of her hand, one needle pierced into the Dazhui acupoint at the back of Qin Yu's neck.

  Tan Yun suddenly felt a hot breath rushing into his body from behind.

  It was as if a spark had been suddenly thrown into a barrel of oil. The blood and energy accumulated in the body instantly boiled violently, and the color on his face and neck turned red and purple in an instant.

  "Taiji is the source of yang energy. Although you are now refining the yin energy of Renmai, to impact the dark boundary, you need the yang energy of Taiji as a guide, so that yin and yang can mutually generate and benefit each other, forming a self-sustaining cycle system, without harming the original source."

  Tan Yongqiang endured the heat all over his body, carefully remembering the timing of the needle, the depth of the needle, and the amount and quality of the internal energy entering.

  He knew that these seemingly insignificant places were where the essence of the Golden Needle Crossing Tribulation lay.

  Shi Heng paused for a few seconds, then pulled out the golden needle from Dazhui acupoint again, nodding in satisfaction.

  "Ah, young nephew, you're actually overflowing with vitality, still a young boy, eh... This is great, your foundation hasn't been damaged in the slightest, so I won't need to expend too much internal energy to help you. What good fortune for our Great Han, another talented young man joins our ranks, hahaha!"

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  PS: The boy in front should still be a young boy, I'm lucky to have another chance to defeat another young talent's XX, hahaha!