Chapter 04: Meridians
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The moment he opens the System shop, there is a lot of things that caught his attention.
‘Alright, it seems that it does work’
He then thought about the Gift pack. He then thought about the gift pack and will itself to open.
‘Open the gift pack’ he thought in his mind.
Sound of trumpets and horns could be heard echoing in his ears like a congratulation anthem for opening the gift pack
[Opening the Gift Pack]
[Rewarded with ten thousand martial skill points]
[Rewarded with ten thousand life skill points
[Rewarded with ten thousand lightness skill points
[Gained one pill: Opening Acupoint Pill.
[ Rewarded 2 Ding]
[Keep living and be adventurous. Forge your own path]
Li Xian nodded
Now, he could do something. He did not know who long the protection state will last. When it ends he needs to be ready.
First he checks his status window again to make sure of his gains.
NAME: Li Xian
AGE: 12
REPUTATION: Just Entered Jianghu
TITLE: -
POWER LEVEL: Weak Body in Mind (Rank 0)
PLACE OF LEARNING: -
INTERNAL MARTIAL TECHNIQUE: -
MARTIAL SKILL POINTS: 10,000
MARTIAL ARTS TECHNIQUE: -
LIGHTNESS SKILL POINTS: 10,000
LIGHTNESS TECHNIQUE: -
INFAMY POINTS: 0
FAME POINTS: 0
LIFE SKILL POINTS: 10,000
LIFE SKILL: -
OTHER SKILL: -
Meridian in cultivation: Qi Gathering in Sea of Energy [Acupoint Opened: 6/6
MERIDIAN OPENED: 0
WEAPONS: 0
ARMOR: 0
ITEMS: One Acupoint Opening Pill
MONEY: 3 Ding
A new window in the interface appeared which is item. Li Xian understand something. Not all functions of the interface are revealed.
Maybe after having something or doing something, more windows of the interface would appear.
He had money now.
He has 30 thousand liangs.
That is a lot to buy enough stuff.
But first he checks the meridian list. He knew that he had to cultivate one of the meridians first before he could do stuff like leaping up roofs or jumping on trees.
He knows how hard it is to be like that if they did not open the first meridian that is required to be open to forge a path in the martial way.
He only realizes it after he went down the mountain and realizes that there is such a thing. Ranking up on power level will mean an increase in one internal energy.
But having a lot of internal energy and no knowledge of how to use it is just wasteful.
Unless one possesses a few decades of internal energy then each attack would be imbued with internal energy and even a harmless attack could turn deadly.
But that is only if such a person fights someone who did not have any knowledge of fighting technique or fighting a mindless beast
Not to mention when he played the game at his house, he did not even have many lightness techniques.
If he had one, it would be easy for him to attack and retreat. He was to focused on his power level that he neglects the other
The way he kills the wolf is also very crude, relying on the fact he had familiarize itself with the wolf pattern when he died a couple of times.
Li Xian doubt that this time the wolf would have any patterns. The moment he felt cold, Li Xian instantly treated this as the real world.
Unless he could be one hundred percent that this is just a game, he would survive with all his might.
He checks the list of the meridians.
The explanation popup up in front of Li Xian eyes
[The 12 standard meridians, also called Principal Meridians, are divided into Yin and Yang groups.
[The Yin meridians of the arm are Lung, Heart, and Pericardium]
[The Yang meridians of the arm are Large Intestine, Small Intestine, and Triple Burner]
[The Yin Meridians of the leg are Spleen, Kidney, and Liver]
[The Yang meridians of the leg are Stomach, Bladder, and Gall Bladder]
[To unlock meridian first acupoint is 10 martial or life skill points]
[The points for unlocking acupoint is different for each acupoint in different meridian. When choosing a meridian to unlock, one must unlock its acupoint until the end. Only then one could train the other acupoint. The level of power also determine the amount of skill points needed to unlock. He stronger one power level, the cheaper the amount needed]
He knew what he needs to cultivate first and activate first out of the twelve.
Without Qi how could I do those gravity defying stuff? How could I use powerful martial arts? Li Xian thought to himself.
He picks the Qi Gathering in Sea of Energy.
[Start cultivating Qi Gathering in Sea of Energy?]
The system asked him. Li Xian nodded and thought to himself, yes.
Then on the meridian windows, there is another window popping up in the interface written Qi gathering in Sea of Energy [Opened Acupoint: 0]
He would unlock all the acupoint in Qi gathering first before he would choose the other meridian.
He checks the description of the Qi Gathering in Sea of energy.
[Focus the mind and energy, and gather Qi in the Sea of Energy]
‘Ten points for the first acupoint huh. That is not a lot’
He uses the Life Skill points to unlock the first acupoint. He uses ten points. He opens Guanyuan acupoint located in the lower abdomen, three cun below the navel almost immediately
A warm sensation fills his body and Li Xian takes a deep breath and releases and his body felt like it is full of energy.
Li Xian does not know how the people in this world practices martial arts but he is sure none of them had it easy like him.
The reason why he uses Life Skill points is because he knows that the Life Skill points is not that useful for him right now.
What is important for him tonight is to survive first. He knows what he needs now is powerful body, powerful energy and powerful martial arts technique to survive the night.
He looks at the other acupoint.
Qihai (Sea of Energy) 100 points.
He gritted his teeth. If he did not play the games before he might think that having ten thousand points would be enough to level up a lot of things and that it is easy to get points.
But the truth is Li Xian had a feeling that harvesting points is not easy.
He did not want to make the wrong choice but he also knows he had no choice right now. Right now survival come first, so he would have to burn some skill points.
He taps the Qihai acupoint and opened it. Another wave of warm energy fills his body. He punches the area around him and he could feel his punch is full of energy.
He checks the next acupoint. Shenque 1000 points.
Li Xian wanted to curse. How could it rise that high?
But he opens it nonetheless. Another wave of energy rises and become even more dense in his body.
Li Xian could feel that the energy in his body is solidifying and the storage for the energy in his body become even more vast.
He checks Mingmen acupoint and it only cost 1000 points. He did not understand why this pone acupoint has the same price as the Shenque acupoint. He just ignores it.
Why curse good thigs?
He thought to himself as he burns another one thousand points to open up the Mingmen acupoint
Like his initial impression, he knew it would not be that easy. His life skill points are now 7890 points.
It was almost like he is tycoon spending money like there is no tomorrow. He gritted his teeth and said to himself
‘I would get it all back when I come down the mountain’ he thought to himself. He looked at Danzhong acupoint and he smiles.
Thankfully maybe because he opens the other acupoint there is only a slight increase in this meridian.
It is only 1300 points.
He opened it almost immediately and he felt the energy bubbling inside himself and then it calmed down. He felt energized once again. And the he looks at the last acupoint and he said
‘Ten thousand points?’ he shakes his head.
He would not want to use the martial skill points to waste it in one acupoint. He could feel his body is gathering energy
This would also help in accumulating points for the martial skill points.
But with his current power level he probably would not be able to induce a lot of increase in the martial art skill points.
There is a lot that could be used for martial art skill points rather than using it to open the last meridian.
The last point is Yinxiang. He maybe would open it when he has enough points. Li Xian is sure that outside this mountain if they knew that someone could acupoint of their meridian this fast they would be utterly shocked.
He smiles a bit. Could he consider himself a martial arts genius? Thinking about it he really wanted to spout off arrogant words like in those novel
He wanted to shout that with the system by my side, everything would become easy. Then he realized that if he shouted, it might alert the wolf and he shakes his head.
‘Don’t start having eight grader syndrome’ he thought to himself.
‘Wait’ he thought to himself.
He checks his status window and saw the item that he had forgotten,
‘I have one pill that could instantly open one acupoint. I nearly forget about it’ He then took the pill from the interface window.
He already got the prompt that the system interface could only store one item in it. If he wants to store more items, he has to buy storage bag from the system store.
He then popped the pill into his mouth.
Feeling something cool entering into his body the status window changed and all of his acupoint for the Qi Gathering in Sea of Energy meridian is opened
A burst of energy fills his energy again and Li Xian close his eyes for a second. He felt everything around him felt more clear.
He breathes easier and the cold around him did not bother him as much.
He felt that the tiredness that envelops his body before is slowly receding. He looks around him and everything felt like it grew depth in color and texture.
Instead of checking the System store, he decided to cultivate another meridian considering that the status window for the meridian is now empty indicating that he did not cultivate any other meridians.
He looks at the meridian and compare the effect and he choose the Taiyin Lung Channel of Hand
He reads the description
[According to the Lingshu Book, this meridian is the main meridian of the Yin channels of the hand, and it controls the stamina of the body. Therefore, it is the meridian that must be practiced by those who is desiring to become stronger and any practitioner of the martial path]
There is eleven acupoint he had to open for Taiyin Lung Channel of Hand. He opens the list and he sighed.
Zhongfu (Middle Palace)
Yunmen (Cloud Gate)
Tianfu (Palace of Heaven)
Xiabai (Clasping the White
Chize (Cubit Marsh)
Lieque (Broken Sequence)
Jingqu (Channel Gutter)
Taiyuan (Supreme Abyss)
Yuji (Fish Border),
Shaoshang (Lesser Shang)
Kongzui (Maximum Opening)
With ten points he opens the first acupoint of the Taiyin Lung Channel of Hand, the Zhongfu acupoint
The moment he opens one of the acupoint he already felt that his stamina is getting better. Looking at the second acupoint, it would only cost him another 100 points.
‘I probably need more stamina when fighting the wolf. My body is still a twelve-year-old body. Without stamina I probably would not last long even though I have powerful martial arts technique. It would also help me in the long run’ He thought to himself
He looks at the Life Skill points that she still had and he nodded at himself.
He opens the second acupoint, the Cloud gate Acupoint and he felt his body felt lighter.
‘Alright, the other would be stored if I need it in an emergency’
He opens the system store again. This time his eyes went immediately to the weapons window.
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Calculation
Life Skill points 10,000- 10= 9990
Life Skill points 9990- 100=9890
Life Skill points 9890-1000=8890
Life Skill points 8890-1000=7890
Life Skill points 7890-1300= 6590
Life Skill points 6590-10= 6580
Life Skill points 6580-100=6480
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- Writer
