Gao Wu Da Ming: Starting as a military household and ascending to the rank of Martial Saint

In a quiet room at Juyi Martial Arts School in Shenshan Market, Yu Shaowu sat cross-legged on the bed, entering a meditative state.

Since officially joining the martial arts school, he has spent most of his training time there. The Wan family also lives there, so everyone can look out for each other.

After all, he has many potential rivals now. If he continues to stay undefended in Yaomaodun, he will be caught off guard when the enemy attacks.

At this moment, he was refining his twelve meridians. For every person who enters the realm of internal strength, the first thing they refine is their twelve meridians. This is the foundation of everything.

Although he remained still, his body was constantly emitting white energy. This was due to the impact of internal force, his unfamiliarity with controlling his Qi, and the fact that his meridians were not strong enough. His body was being stirred by the Qi energy, causing his internal temperature to rise, which in turn produced moisture.

This kind of water loss is a terrible thing, let alone when all the muscle tissue in his body is dehydrated. Therefore, he kept a whole tub of clean water in his room, and he would replenish his water in large quantities every now and then.

This is a huge test for his circulatory system and internal organs. Many people, due to insufficient talent or physical strength, often cannot replenish their fluids in time when they lose a lot of water, resulting in them only being able to train for a short time each day, and doing more than that would be harmful to their health.

However, Yu Shaowu had laid an extremely solid foundation beforehand, and with the support of the panel, he could control his Qi more precisely than ordinary people, preventing him from consuming too much energy and increasing the burden on his body.

Therefore, he was able to cultivate for a full two hours each day. Moreover, Ji Shouyi would often come to support him and point out his shortcomings.

To be honest, Ji Shouyi himself also benefited greatly from guiding Yu Shaowu. Therefore, he was very willing to provide Yu Shaowu with patient and meticulous guidance.

In the past few days, Yu Shaowu has been able to let his Qi (vital energy) come out of his muscle tissue, flow along the twelve meridians in his limbs, and slowly connect with his lungs and internal organs.

But it's only a passable path; his current route is like a dirt road—people can walk on it, but vehicles have difficulty, and it becomes muddy when it rains.

Therefore, it will be a long process before the distance is completely cleared.

The twelve primary meridians consist of twelve meridians in total, and it is a systematic project that involves breaking through each meridian one by one and expanding from specific points to the whole.

His first task was to dredge the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin. He closed his eyes and focused his attention slowly downwards from the Zhongfu acupoint, inch by inch, sweeping over the Yunmen, Tianfu, Xiabai, Chize, and so on...

Along with my attention, I also followed the flow of Qi. At each acupoint, I paused, allowing the Qi to linger and permeate the area repeatedly.

Yu Shaowu has been working on this path for seven days, making a progress of about three inches each day. By today, he has essentially completed one section of the path and reached the final point, the Shaoshang acupoint.

He held his breath and focused intently, continuously channeling his inner energy into the Shaoshang acupoint. Too little force would have no effect; too much might damage his meridians. Therefore, each impact consumed a tremendous amount of his mental energy.

He didn't know how long he had been sitting in meditation, but Yu Shaowu felt a faint yet tenacious wisp of Qi repeatedly impacting the Shaoshang acupoint, as if all the pores on his body were about to be broken through.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he knew that this was a critical moment. Instead, he became more patient and continued to adjust his breathing.

The last leg of a journey is often the hardest. The closer you get to the crucial moment, the more you need to remain calm. The effort and time required to remedy a damaged acupoint is far greater than the effort required to master it. It could even lead to lifelong disability.

With his tireless efforts, Yu Shaowu first felt a sharp pain, followed by a warm sensation surging from the Shaoshang acupoint, spreading along the nail bed to the tip of his thumb.

In his internal vision, the entire meridian of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin changed from its original "grayish-white light" to a lustrous pearly white. When the Qi flowed through it, there was no longer any sense of stagnation, like silk gliding over ice.

From then on, the Qi will settle in the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin, constantly nourishing the meridians from the lungs to the Shaoshang acupoint.

Yu Shaowu stood up, took a deep breath, and felt that his lungs were clearer than ever before. He tried inhaling and holding his breath, silently counting in his mind, and was able to hold it for five or six minutes without any problems.

This is the increase in lung capacity resulting from strengthened lungs. Nourished by the Qi, Yu Shaowu's lungs will become increasingly powerful. Over the years, his heart and lung function will undoubtedly undergo a transformative improvement.

Yu Shaowu's previous martial arts training only strengthened his muscles, without any improvement to his internal organs. Only now did Yu Shaowu understand what so-called body forging truly meant.

He suppressed his excitement and opened his interface again:

[Name: Yu Shaowu]

【Strength: 5.6】

[Agility: 6.1]

[Endurance: 6.8]

[Realm: Body Tempering Realm, Level 4]

First Equipment Slot: Zhenhai Patrol Bow

Second Equipment Slot: Black Wolf Armor

【Special Skills: Insightful observation, unerring aim, swift as a tiger, mountain-shattering power, bone-piercing power】

Although his cultivation level did not improve, Yu Shaowu was completely stunned when he saw the changes in his physical attributes.

Putting everything else aside, my stamina increased by a full 2 ​​points. The lung enhancement really did result in an amazing boost to my stamina.

If things really went wrong, Yu Shaowu estimated that he could carry Wan Shiyao and run like crazy for a whole day and night without any problem.

Of course, the benefits of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin are not limited to this.

He stood up, walked to a stool made from a tree stump, and gently touched it with his hand.

With a soft "snap," a cloud of dust rose from the surface of the stool, but it still looked to be in relatively good condition.

Yu Shaowu picked up his broadsword and chopped it hard against the stool. As the stool cracked, the wood grain inside was revealed to be cracked inch by inch, twisted into a knot like a pretzel.

Seeing this, Yu Shaowu immediately smiled with relief.

This was exactly the result he wanted, just as he had predicted. The Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian could enhance his ultimate technique, Penetrating Bone Strength. This was also why he chose to practice the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian first.

In other words, as long as the acupoints and meridians used in performing a special technique are strengthened, the technique itself will also be strengthened. And the degree of strengthening is completely unimaginable.

This is only the result of having only one of the twelve meridians connected so far. If all of them are connected, then one's physical fitness will completely surpass that of ordinary people.

However, this is not an easy task.

Yu Shaowu knew that even Ji Shouyi, who had studied the Boxer Rebellion for decades, had not yet mastered all twelve meridians.

As the saying goes, "He who travels a hundred miles is only halfway there at ninety." The path of martial arts still has a long way to go.

However, for Yu Shaowu, these were not unattainable dreams at all. All he needed to do was persevere.