Immortal Martial Saint, starting with unlimited stat points

After leaving Yi Yan's secluded room, Zhou Chen returned to his residence and sat cross-legged on the bed.

On the animal skin scroll, the four ancient characters of "Crimson Flame True Skill" were copied in one corner.

Zhou Chen focused his mind and analyzed the text word by word to understand it.

The state of enlightenment has existed since ancient times.

Life has 365 acupoints; each time one opens one up, the speed at which one can absorb vital energy from the outside world will increase.

All vital energy is drawn in through acupoints and meridians throughout the body, converging into the dantian.

Ancient sages and martial artists divided the opening of the dantian into three realms: the lower dantian realm, the middle dantian realm, and the upper dantian realm, based on the degree of opening of the dantian.

The lower dantian, initially opening 120 orifices, has the effect of strengthening the foundation, cultivating the original essence, and refining essence into qi.

Those who cultivate the middle dantian can open 120 more acupoints and reach the state of perfect harmony between water and fire, further increasing their strength.

The upper dantian opens up the remaining acupoints, the divine light is contained within, the true qi in the body is abundant, and the "Great Circulation" is formed.

Every scene has its own unique charm.

However, although all three dantians can gather the vital energy from all the acupoints into one, not all martial artists can open all the acupoints at the corresponding level.

The number of acupoints opened depends on the level of the martial artist's skill and the locations of acupoints painstakingly explored by senior martial artists.

It is said that the secret technique passed down by the imperial family of the Great Qian Dynasty has explored almost all 365 acupoints in the human body, making it extremely powerful.

In addition, the top sects have over three hundred acupoints that can be opened by their superior true skills.

Zhou Chen examined the meridian diagram on the animal skin scroll and found 120 points. In terms of true cultivation techniques, it was only considered to be of medium to low quality, but still better than the lowest level techniques that could only open 72 acupoints.

Several hours passed before Zhou Chen closed his eyes and began to study the methods for condensing and concentrating qi and blood on the animal skin scroll.

As evening approached, he slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

【Crimson Flame True Skill (Minor Success, 0%)】

On the panel, the Crimson Flame Scripture section disappeared, replaced by the newly appeared Crimson Flame True Skill.

Zhou Chen stood up, his internal energy surging like crashing waves.

He clenched his fist slightly, and his qi and blood moved in response to his thoughts, with a much faster response speed and a greater degree of solidification.

"True skill level martial arts, can enter the Qi Opening stage, I wonder how many breakthrough relics it would take to upgrade it to the Great Mastery." Zhou Chen thought to himself, and then took out a porcelain bottle, which was the Refining Realm cultivation pill that Yi Lianxing had distributed that morning.

"Gurgle..."

Zhou Chen poured out five pills in a row, assumed the posture of a mountain-suppressing pillar, and took them one after another.

[Precision +0.1]

【15.7】

Feeling the blockage in his body, Zhou Chen couldn't help but shake his head.

Whether it was due to his poor aptitude or the inferior quality of the pills, even after consuming pills five times more potent than those refined by ordinary martial artists using the Zhenyue Pillar, he only gained a slight increase in strength.

"It seems the relics from the Qiankun Realm are still more practical." He closed his eyes again; the countdown on the panel was almost over.

The white mist is like water, rising and falling like the tide.

Upon entering the Qiankun Realm, Zhou Chen's spiritual tracking ability expanded outward continuously.

Even after a long time, Zhou Chen, who had already sensed the locations of many breakthrough artifacts, did not stop his actions.

His cultivation level is now close to the peak of the Refining Realm. If he absorbs a few more Three Treasures relics, he might be able to step into the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

At that time, it might be possible to fight against "Erlang Shen" in the center of Guanxian.

Now that the Crimson Flame Martial Arts School is being targeted by those at the Enlightenment Realm, and Zhou Chen has received the school's true martial arts inheritance, he would never do anything to betray his promise, and he feels a lot of pressure.

If one could obtain a divine ability to amplify combat power, even a cultivator at the Enlightenment Realm might not be unable to fight.

"Found it!"

His eyes flickered as he focused on the location sensed by his psychic abilities.

There happened to be the aura of two relics of the Three Treasures there.

Tread!

The crimson figure raced through the now gray-white Qiankun Realm.

About fifteen minutes later, Zhou Chen stopped, brandishing his rusty staff, and charged straight at the several elite-level monsters that were rushing towards him.

With his current strength after breaking through to the Refining Realm, such monsters are no longer his match; instead, they have become resources for improving his supernatural abilities.

[To gain proficiency in a divine ability, please select a divine ability.]

Zhou Chen casually killed three elite monsters and multiple ordinary plague monsters. Looking at the information popping up on the panel, he made a choice without hesitation.

"Add some points to the telepathic abilities."

For now, the Seventy-Two Transformations, though only able to change appearance, is sufficient.

Zhou Chen naturally poured all his resources into the Spirit Tracking ability, which could both search for relics and assist in combat.

[Psychic Tracking Proficiency +15]

[Phantom Tracking (Mastery, 25%)]

Seeing the increase in his proficiency with the Spirit Tracking technique, Zhou Chen decided that after defeating Erlang Shen, he would find some elite-level Ash Monsters to level him up.

Clearing away the obstacles in his path, Zhou Chen leaped into a house beside an empty street.

Two dark black relics of the Three Treasures floated in the center of the courtyard, waiting for Zhou Chen to collect them.

[Obtained Three Treasures Relics (Beginner*2)]

"Use the relics of the Three Treasures."

[Precision +0.5]

【Fine: 16.2】

[Realm: Marrow Cleansing]

The black threads, formed from the relics of the Three Treasures, wrapped around Zhou Chen's internal organs and then tried to penetrate his bones.

Instantly, Zhou Chen's blood and qi surged like boiling water, and a tingling sensation spread deep within his bones, as if he were slowly undergoing a transformation.

As the last bit of energy entered his limbs and bones, Zhou Chen suddenly opened his eyes. The turbid energy shot out like an arrow, condensing into a tangible crimson mist in the air.

Gradually, Zhou Chen's pores opened up, and puffs of blood mist sprayed out from them.

A roar of blood then resounded throughout his body, like the low rumble of thunder.

A moment later, Zhou Chen patted his body with both hands, and layers of scabs peeled off his skin, like an egg being peeled.

"Marrow cleansing." Zhou Chen's thoughts stirred, and he even had an urge to leave the Qiankun Realm to see how his body would change in the real world.

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The real world.

Zhou Chen, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly pushed out a wave of air, which made the window rattle loudly.

At the same time, layers of blood mist sprayed out from his pores, making the room look like a terrifying crime scene.

Not far away, Gao Tian, ​​who hadn't slept all night, stopped holding his long stick and glanced at the houses in the distance.

A foul, bloody odor wafted over, yet within it, there was a faint, highly refined blood and qi being generated.

The marrow cleansing, also known as blood exchange, is a process in which the filth and impurities of the body are expelled through the blood spraying from the pores of the body, naturally resulting in an extremely foul odor.

Gao Tian had experienced all of this some time ago.

"So, he's already undergone marrow cleansing?" Gao Tian looked at the house where the smell was coming from, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

After a while, the long stick was swung again, this time with a hint of relief.

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Tatata!

Within the Qiankun Realm, Zhou Chen spiraled upwards, stepping on each of the stairs.

With each step he took, his momentum grew stronger and his mindset became more stable.

Upon reaching the mountain peak, and passing through the divine light barrier once more, he had already adjusted his condition to its peak.

"Creak!"

The moment Zhou Chen stepped in, the gate of the Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun Temple resounded.

A streak of cyan-gold light tore through the surrounding space once more, piercing straight to the center of his brow.

Having already met once before, Erlang Shen stepped out of the temple gate, the golden divine chain behind him snapped, and his eyes turned bloodshot once more.