Immortal Martial Saint, starting with unlimited stat points

The peddler shook his head. "The last one was bought by a stranger who smuggled himself in from the edge of the Qiankun Realm."

Zhou Chen's heart sank. He suddenly had the illusion that many outsiders had invaded his backyard and were frantically seizing his resources.

He was immediately amused by his own thoughts.

The Qiankun Realm was never his to begin with, so if others had the ability to enter it, they naturally also had the ability to seize the relics.

Suddenly, the peddler coughed twice, and his face turned ashen.

"Young friend, the Qiankun Realm is shrouded in calamity and dust, so I cannot stay here for long. Please hurry."

Seeing the peddler's expression darken, Zhou Chen composed himself, considered the situation for a moment, and quickly made a decision.

He thought that the 1,300 relics he had collected were already quite substantial, but little did he know that even in this deserted Qiankun Realm, there was such a thing as inflation.

"I want this map, as well as one intermediate-level breakthrough relic and one of the Three Treasures relics."

The peddler nodded, reached into the box, and pulled out two items, one black and one white.

Although these two relics are of intermediate quality, their colors are the same as those of the primary relics, only their radiance is much brighter and more mysterious.

Then, the peddler pulled out a map from the bottom of his box and handed it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen reached out and took the map, slowly unfolding it.

Like a drop of jet-black ink falling into a pool of clear spring water, it traces out fine lines on a blank map.

[A geomantic map: By injecting an appropriate amount of true energy into it, one can depict the terrain and landforms within a radius of a hundred miles, and even special buildings.]

"Thank you, senior." Zhou Chen felt a warmth in his heart when he saw the ink marks on the geomantic map.

He learned from the peddler that Guanxian was not the only place in the Qiankun Realm.

Since the outsiders mentioned by the peddler were from other places, Zhou Chen knew that one day he would leave Guanxian and go to the outside world.

Having such a map with mysterious abilities would be of great use in this world where no one can ask for directions.

As for the true energy that enables the map to function, it will naturally be available after one breaks through and opens the apertures.

Hearing Zhou Chen's thanks, the peddler sighed, "Those outsiders are very strong; your current strength is far too weak..."

"This is all I can do to help you."

Zhou Chen was taken aback and was about to ask further questions when the peddler had already hoisted his load back onto his shoulder and slowly disappeared into the mist.

"I hope Heaven hasn't misjudged me."

The old man's voice faded, and Zhou Chen could no longer find the peddler.

Zhou Chen pondered the meaning behind the peddler's words, remained silent for a moment, then reached out and touched the two intermediate-level relics, causing the information on the panel to flash.

[Obtained Breakthrough Relic (Intermediate) *1]

[Obtained Three Treasures Relic (Intermediate) *1]

"Use the intermediate-level Three Treasures Relic." With a thought, Zhou Chen's newly acquired Three Treasures Relic slowly dissipated.

In an instant, a black substance far more concentrated than when using the primary Three Treasures relics entered Zhou Chen's body.

Zhou Chen's internal energy surged like a great river, each strand being dispersed and then condensed again, before circulating through his body according to the route of the Crimson Flame True Art, endlessly regenerating.

Gradually, the blood and qi in Zhou Chen's body became like paste and mercury. With each heartbeat, endless blood and qi surged forth, yet there was nowhere for them to be released, just like a volcano about to erupt, which was abruptly stopped by an unknown barrier.

[Precision +0.9]

[Quality: 19.9 (+0.1)]

Zhou Chen slightly opened his eyes, and a flash of lightning seemed to appear in the void.

He stretched his muscles and bones, which cracked and popped, every muscle and tendon containing explosive power.

Clenching your fists makes a cracking sound, and a feeling of fullness in your blood and energy arises spontaneously.

"Complete marrow cleansing."

With a thought, the method of enlightenment that Master Yi Yan had taught him suddenly came to mind.

The "Opening Acupoints" realm is distinguished by the opening of the three major dantian: upper, middle, and lower.

To break through the first level and become a powerful cultivator of the lower dantian, one must use qi and blood as a spear to break through the barriers that connect the Qi Sea acupoint with the outside world.

The Crimson Flame True Skill is inherently domineering. When it impacts the Qi Sea acupoint, it uses the Dantian as a furnace, Qi and blood as charcoal, and spirit and will as a bellows, repeatedly surging and compressing until the true Qi rises up like fire.

One after another, profound meanings emerged. Following the method of guiding qi and blood recorded in the Crimson Flame True Skill, Zhou Chen forcibly compressed his qi and blood.

The already viscous, mercury-like blood and qi were compressed again, giving it a slightly solidified appearance.

According to the annotations next to the Crimson Flame True Skill, many practitioners are too eager to speed up this step, causing their blood and qi to be excessively compressed, ultimately leading to their bodies exploding and dying.

A lesson from the past, a teacher of the future.

Zhou Chen's mind was as calm as a still lake. He controlled his qi and blood little by little, directing it towards the Qihai acupoint, two fingers below his navel, in the center of his dantian.

The ability to see inward, granted by the supernatural power of spiritual tracking, is not particularly difficult for ordinary martial artists during the most dangerous stages of their training.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chen had unknowingly returned to the real world.

Inside the house, as Zhou Chen's qi and blood further condensed, scorching waves of energy rippled outwards.

Soon, the compressed blood and qi approached the Qihai acupoint, and Zhou Chen felt his dantian throbbing and burning intensely.

A burning sensation in the lower abdomen, as if holding a hot coal, and a swirling feeling in the dantian—these are the signs of a breakthrough described in the Crimson Flame True Skill.

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Just as Zhou Chen was attempting to condense his qi and blood to break through and open his acupoints, the edge of the Qiankun Realm was in turmoil.

At the edge of the Qiankun Realm, fierce winds rage, bringing countless calamities.

Within this deadly wind zone, several figures were walking among them.

"This gale is truly terrifying; only a top-tier expert like Commander Long, who has reached the Flawless Realm, can stay here for long," a young man dressed in a black python robe said with a smile.

The dragon general he spoke of wore bright yellow armor that fit him perfectly, revealing his near-perfect physique.

"You flatter me, Fourth Prince. His Majesty has ordered me to bring you into this realm to seek opportunities for supernatural powers. I will certainly do my best." Long Xuan listened to the praise from the young man before him, his expression remaining unchanged.

As a martial artist at the Great Qian Dynasty's Flawless Realm and a marshal who commands all the armies in the land, he had heard such praise far too often.

Although the young man before him was a prince, his status was actually lower than his own.

Now that His Majesty is old and his old injuries have recently recurred, his health is deteriorating day by day. In recent times, the carriages of princes have been arriving one after another outside his residence.

He, Long Xuan, was loyal only to His Majesty.

Qian Zhen saw that Long Xuan remained calm and replied with only official language, without getting angry.

The prince of the Great Qian Dynasty was nourished by countless precious medicines from the womb, and the investment in his upbringing after birth was even more astonishing.

As for Qian Zhen, even within the elite royal family, he was a top genius, so he naturally possessed such shrewdness and composure.

Moreover, if he could win over the powerful and influential Dragon General right now, he would practically be on the verge of sitting on the dragon throne.

"Commander Long, how much longer until we get through this area of ​​gale-force winds?" Princess Qianqing asked listlessly, looking at the true energy barrier supported by Long Xuan.

"We're almost there. Once we cross this windy zone, we'll reach the land of this shattered world." Long Xuan was clearly not a first-timer here and was more than capable of acting as a guide for the royal nobles beside him.