Chapter Seventeen: The Secret of Yuan Qi

  What is the origin of energy, even in the era of Yue Yu, it is still a thing that makes many scientists feel puzzled. Instruments can't observe its existence, but all ancient martial arts practitioners can feel it. So it was used by many mysterious experts as one of the most powerful proofs of the phenomenon that science cannot explain in this world.

  Yue Yu also had a similar understanding of this yuan force, but he was stronger than those scholars. Because of his analytical ability, he could 'see' their flow in his own meridians. However, he couldn't analyze whether it was matter or something else. He only knew that this substance, similar to the life force mentioned by some mysterious scholars in the past, was almost almighty in his body. If injured, gathering these yuan forces would speed up the recovery of injuries to a certain extent. Similarly, when there were pathological changes in the body, its existence could resist and thoroughly eliminate the previous one, whether it was inflammation or tumors.

  On the contrary, if one's body is lacking in vital energy, they will definitely fall ill for several days, or even longer.

  In addition, whether it is the cultivation of internal energy or the strengthening of meridians, it cannot be separated from this thing. Just like Yue Yu at this moment, with those vast yuanqi that frequently surge into the dantian, combined with his own true yuan, opening up the congested and blocked areas in the meridian, it is surprisingly smooth. By the time the medicinal effect completely disappears again, he has already cleared three unobstructed places in a row. Far exceeding his own water-milling skills, using his own true energy to improve his meridians is dozens of times faster. If he can continue like this, even considering the decline in medicinal effect, it will take less than ten days of work to bring his meridian condition up to the standard of those mediocre innate quality martial artists.

  However, by this time, Yue Yu had already felt that the speed at which the substances absorbed through his Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian were converted into his own Yuan Qi was gradually slowing down. This brought a flash of insight to Yue Yu's mind, thinking that even this 'Pei Yuan Pill' was based on his own Yuan Qi, if he didn't have enough self-generated Yuan Qi to merge and transform them, then no matter how much medicinal properties he absorbed, it would be useless.

  Yue Yu couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking that in this world, there was no such good thing as a shortcut to success. Even with the aid of the parasitic auxiliary system, he was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person. The Pei Yuan pill was good, but its effects were still limited.

  At this point, Yue Yu stood up straight. With a crackling sound, he shook his entire body, feeling his energy surge to its peak, and had an urge to let out a loud roar to release it. Fortunately, he still remembered that he needed to hide his true strength, so he barely managed to suppress it. Just as he opened his eyes, he saw Ran Li's silly face already in front of him, with a pitiful expression.

  Yue Yu didn't smile, and with a flick of her finger, she tossed the porcelain bottle from her bosom over to him. Then, she sat back down in the lotus position. Actually, it was already approaching noon at this time, but neither Ruan Li nor Yue Yu had any intention of immediately returning to the city. One of them was eager to try out the power of the white medicinal pellet, and didn't even care about his own empty stomach. The other also needed some time to quietly ponder her future path.

  Undoubtedly, the successful imitation of Peiyuan Pill can greatly accelerate his own inner breath cultivation speed. However, according to Yue Yu's own estimation, these medicines can at most only help him progress to the level of an eighth-level warrior. The reason for the decline in efficacy is due to both the residue of the medicine and the body's resistance to it. He can expel the former, but as for the latter, even he himself has no solution. The existence of the biological intelligent auxiliary parasitic system allows him to monitor and analyze every cell in his body, keeping all systems within his body at their optimal state. However, this doesn't mean that it can also control and change its own genes.

  So if he wants to become stronger in a short period of time, there is no other way but to seek another path.

  Yue Yu's original plan was that if Pei Yuan Wan could be reused indefinitely, he would focus on improving the condition of his meridians, even if it couldn't increase his inner energy too much for the time being. However, as time passed, the medicinal properties of those Pei Yuan Wans would be able to reach their maximum effect.

  After all, what is really constraining him now is the weakness and blockage of his meridians. The growth of internal cultivation can indeed improve one's physical quality, consolidate the foundation, and increase the daily production of yuanqi. However, if he can only perform a dozen or so cycles of Zhou Tian operation in a day, no matter how much yuanqi he has, what is the use? And if you want to improve the condition of your meridians, but your yuanqi hasn't reached a certain concentration, it's just a waste of effort.

  However, Yue Yu is now preparing to first try his best to cultivate his true energy and upgrade it to above level 5 warrior. His idea was to first accumulate enough strength, then go around the nearby mountains and forests.

  Huling is the private land of the Yue family, and the monsters have been cleared out. The medicinal herbs that grow here are also controlled by the Yue clan. In several nearby mountains, it's the same, the only difference being that some low-level monsters are kept or should I say, raised for the younger generation of the clan to practice their combat skills.

  However, in the outer mountains and primeval forests outside the canyon, it was not the case. Not only were there many secondary and tertiary or higher-level extremely dangerous demon beasts inside, but the clan could not fully control them either.

  Although these areas are indeed more dangerous, Yue Yu is prepared to go there as soon as possible. On the one hand, he wants to experience a battle with the demon beasts, after all, the knife skills and basic sword techniques he created himself must be applied in battles with those demon beasts to be considered perfect and practical. On the other hand, he wants to try to collect some precious medicinal materials.

  Within the clan, apart from Pei Yuan Dan, it should still be possible to manufacture medicines with even greater efficacy. Yue Yu had once heard Yue Zhangshi mention that his 'father' would receive a Strong Brain Pill every year when he was alive. If we say that the effect of Pei Yuan Dan is just Pei Yuan, then this Strong Brain Pill is Gu Ben.

  The bone marrow is the foundation of blood and flesh, and it is also the true birthplace of all primordial energy. The effect of Strong Marrow Pill is to permanently strengthen the bone marrow to a certain extent, increasing the output of one's own primordial energy.

  At that time, Yue Zhang was just complaining. If he could have left two at the beginning, then Xiao Yue's internal breath training would not be as difficult as it is now. And Yue has been paying attention to this since that day.

  However, the Strong Bone Pill is something that he can't even touch at his current level. According to Yue Zhangshi's words, it was only after his father successfully broke through to the fifth rank of Wushang that he had the qualifications to receive such a thing. As for such a strong person, there are less than thirty in the entire clan, let alone the prescription, even the Pei Yuan Pill is being tightly covered by the sect, and as for the Strong Bone Pill, it's even more impossible.

  But that doesn't mean that Yue Yu had no way out. From the daily purchasing situation of the Yue family's pharmacy, excluding the medicines used up by the likes of wound medicine and Qi-replenishing pills, he could roughly infer what kind of medicinal ingredients were needed for the Strengthening Marrow Pill.

  However, he wanted to analyze its specific components and find alternative medicinal materials. That would have to start by collecting those precious medicinal materials that were strictly controlled in Yuejia City. The only source was probably to go out and collect them himself.

  Of course, this is just a preparation in advance, and it's really too much trouble to try to match the medicine by oneself. Yue Yu now puts all his hopes on Ruan Li. If this kid can break through the Wu Shi boundary at the age of 18 or even earlier, he might be rewarded with one or two strong brain pills by the clan. At that time, taking them out for research would be much easier and safer than finding a suitable prescription himself.