High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

The light and shadow shifted before his eyes, and when they stabilized again, Su Jie found himself in a strange cave. The cave ceiling was inlaid with countless crystals emitting a soft white light, like stars. Most astonishing was the air; the rich blood energy here had almost turned into a light mist, and breathing it made every cell in his body feel like it was cheering!

[High concentration of Qi and Blood environment detected; the effect of "Original Breathing Technique" enhanced! Current Qi and Blood increase rate: 5 points per second!]

The system notification sound was like heavenly music!

5 points per second! That's 432000 points per day! That's over three million points of health and mana in seven days!

"I'm rich! I'm really rich this time!" Su Jie was so excited he almost jumped up.

The rich energy inside the Star Origin Secret Realm prompted all the students who entered to find a place to start cultivating diligently.

Without any hesitation, Su Jie ate a satiety pill provided by the staff and immediately found a flat stone platform in a secluded cave to sit down and begin tempering his martial acupoints.

"System, continue analyzing that fragment!"

[Command confirmed. Analysis of the rule item "Breath of Time" (Fragment) in progress... 5%...]

[Consuming 200 points of Qi and Blood, Martial Aperture Tempering in progress...]

Recovering 5 points per second, it only takes 2 hours to consume 200 points. Su Jie could only sigh that his health reserves were getting higher and higher.

He was completely immersed in this unprecedented thrill of cultivation. His strength was skyrocketing at an unprecedented speed!

Meanwhile, in a dark alley in Linjiang City.

Wang Meng, his face wrapped in bandages, bowed and scraped before a man dressed in black, with a scar on his face and a noticeably stronger aura: "Brother Dao, that's the kid, Su Jie! He's only been training for a little over a year and his combat power has already reached 690. He definitely has some secret! Wait for him to come out..."

The man known as "Brother Knife" exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes sinister: "Over six hundred combat power? That's indeed a bit strange. However, I've cultivated for over ten years longer than him, mastered a perfected mid-grade Yellow Rank martial skill, and my combat power just broke through 800 points yesterday."

In just seven days, there's no way he could surpass my combat strength. As long as his combat strength doesn't exceed 900 points, I can take care of him. Once he comes out, keep a close eye on him, find a secluded spot… hehe, I refuse to believe I can't extract his secrets.”

Inside the Star Origin Secret Realm, Su Jie was completely immersed in the thrill of his rapidly increasing strength, forgetting the passage of time.

[Ding! Martial Aperture Refinement Successful! Current Martial Aperture Level Increased to Level 5. Combat Power +6!]

[Ding! Martial Aperture Refinement Successful! Current Martial Aperture Level Increased to Level 5. Combat Power +6!]

……

The system notification sound is like the most beautiful music, ringing out precisely every two hours.

He was like a tireless, precise machine, repeating the process of guiding, rinsing, and refining. One after another, level four martial acupoints, under his efforts, emitted even more powerful energy fluctuations, advancing to level five!

Just as he was immersed in cultivation, the system notification sounded in his mind again:

[Ding! Analysis of the rule item "Breath of Time" (Fragment) complete! Binding in progress, binding successful!]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained a special auxiliary status: Tempering Resonance!]

[Refining Resonance (Passive): Triggered by a fragment of "Breath of Time," it creates a subtle resonance with the host's martial acupoints. Effect: When performing martial acupoint tempering, it consumes double the health points, and permanently increases tempering efficiency by 100% (i.e., halves the required time). This effect only applies to the martial acupoint tempering process.]

Looking at the system interface's explanation of the new status, Su Jie was first stunned, then suddenly realized, and then felt a huge surprise!

"This directly increases the tempering efficiency?!" His heart pounded. "The efficiency is permanently doubled! This means that in the future, the time required for me to temper any level of martial acupoint will only be half of what it used to be!"

Although it consumes twice the amount of Qi and Blood, for someone like me who possesses the Supreme Breathing Technique, this... this is simply a cultivation treasure tailor-made for me!

According to the orthodox martial arts theory of this world, a martial artist cannot simply refine all ninety-nine basic martial acupoints in their body to a certain level to directly condense a martial vein.

The condensation of martial veins is deeply tied to the tempering level of martial apertures, and once the condensation of martial veins begins, there is no going back to temper martial apertures!

Most martial artists, after spending years of hard work to successfully open the ninety-nine basic martial acupoints in their bodies, will be eager to begin condensing their first martial meridian.

Because once a martial vein is successfully condensed, one's strength will experience a qualitative leap, far exceeding the mere improvement of martial acupoint level. Many martial artists with limited talent and resources often choose this seemingly "shortcut" path.

However, this is an irreversible process!

Once a martial artist successfully condenses their first martial meridian, the level of all the martial acupoints in their body is permanently "locked" at the state at the moment the martial meridian was condensed!

This means that if you condense your first martial meridian when all your martial acupoints are only at level one, then your martial acupoints will remain at level one forever, with no possibility of improvement for the rest of your life! Your martial arts foundation is now set!

The prerequisite for condensing a second martial meridian is that all ninety-nine martial acupoints in the body must reach at least level two!

If one condenses the first martial meridian at the first level of martial acupoint, then the path to the second martial meridian is completely blocked from the very beginning!

Similarly, to condense a third martial meridian, all martial acupoints must reach at least level three!

A level four martial meridian requires all martial acupoints to be at level four!

……

By analogy, theoretically, if one can refine all the martial acupoints in one's body to the tenth level of perfection as described in myths and legends, one can open up ten astonishing martial meridians and lay an unparalleled foundation for the Dao!

"The condensation of the martial meridians is irreversible!" Su Jie thought with a chill. Those who condensed their martial meridians early on could gain stronger power in a short period of time, but they also completely ruined their future potential.

It's like building a skyscraper. Simply erecting a pillar on flat ground is fast, but the building will only ever be that tall. What Su Jie needs to do is lay the deepest, most solid foundation so that a skyscraper can be built in the future!

"Ten martial meridians! This is the true perfect foundation! With the system, and now with the 'Refining Resonance' acceleration, the last thing I lack is blood and energy! Most people, due to limited resources, might rush to open their martial meridians before reaching the third or fourth level of their martial acupoints in order to quickly increase their combat power. But I'm different. I can, and I must, pursue the ultimate!"

Su Juanwang finally had a clear goal—to refine all ninety-nine martial acupoints in his body to the tenth level of perfection before opening the first martial meridian!

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long..." Su Jie sighed, but his eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit. "However, that's what makes it interesting! The life of the Scroll King is about challenging the limits!"

A day had passed since he entered the Star Origin Secret Realm, but King Su Juan felt no drowsiness at all. He sat down cross-legged again and focused his mind on his body.

"Continue refining! The goal is to upgrade all the remaining 72 level-four martial acupoints to level five!"

He previously thought that the path to tempering to level ten martial acupoints was long, but now with this "tempering resonance," the time has been halved! The time saved is immeasurable by any resource!

He couldn't wait to verify it.