Chapter 97: Reaching the Pinnacle of Aperture Opening in a Month and a Half

Chapter 97: Reaching the Pinnacle of Aperture Opening in a Month and a Half

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"Chen Feng, I’ve broken through twenty acupoints in a row, directly reaching the second layer of the Aperture Opening Realm. How can you possibly compare to me?"

On Juejian Peak, Han Daoling burst into laughter, his voice brimming with arrogance as it echoed in all directions. At the same time, he activated the twenty acupoints in his right arm, his internal energy surging like twenty flickering stars.

After breaking through to the Aperture Opening Realm, Han Daoling couldn’t suppress his urge to have someone bring him back to Juejian Peak to flaunt his progress in front of Chen Feng—at the very least, to vent his frustration.

Chen Feng stared at Han Daoling without a word, silently activating the acupoints in both his arms. In an instant, twenty points of starlight flickered on each of his left and right arms.

"Forty acupoints... Impossible! How could a mere Mortal Body like yours open forty acupoints at once?!"

Han Daoling shrieked, his face twisting from arrogance to shock and disbelief, as if he had suffered an unimaginable blow. He staggered backward uncontrollably.

"A frog in a well knows nothing of the vastness of the sky," Chen Feng said with a leisurely smile.

Pfft!

Han Daoling vomited blood again and collapsed backward.

The person who had brought Han Daoling could only force a bitter smile and clasped his hands at Chen Feng before carrying Han Daoling away.

"Truly never learns," Chen Feng murmured, shaking his head as he watched Han Daoling being taken away. But he didn’t dwell on it.

A God-Grade Divine Trait—the Primordial Spirit Dao Body?

Admittedly impressive, enough to rival the previous three Saint Sons. But so what?

In terms of foundation, he was far from comparable to Chen Feng.

In martial cultivation, those who do not strive fall behind, and those who do not advance retreat. A single step ahead could lead to a lifetime of dominance.

Han Daoling’s attempt to show off and his subsequent humiliation were just a minor episode in Chen Feng’s cultivation journey.

Chen Feng began practicing his sword techniques.

After breaking through to the Aperture Opening Realm, his cultivation was fundamentally different from the Body Forging Realm. His swordplay flowed smoother, and each strike carried far greater power.

The Sword Unity Realm had now become his standard technique.

Once his sword training was complete, Chen Feng resumed seclusion to continue opening acupoints.

One after another, Visible Acupoints were continuously unlocked.

As time passed day by day, the aura around Chen Feng grew increasingly formidable until it finally erupted.

His entire body shimmered with one hundred and eighty points of starlight, creating a breathtakingly magnificent sight.

All one hundred and eighty Visible Acupoints had been opened.

Chen Feng felt a sense of Minor Completion in the power within his body.

The 18th Layer of the Aperture Opening Realm!

This could indeed be considered the Minor Completion of the Aperture Opening Realm.

"It took half a month, but I’ve finally reached Minor Completion in the Aperture Opening Realm..."

Chen Feng stretched his muscles and bones, causing a series of cracking sounds like popping beans to reverberate throughout the pavilion.

With the astonishing foundation of the True Supreme Body Forging Realm as his base, reaching this stage in the Aperture Opening Realm held no real difficulty for him.

He emerged from seclusion to practice his swordplay again.

With one hundred and eighty Visible Acupoints spread across his entire body, Chen Feng could now unleash internal energy from any part of himself, increasing his strength by more than tenfold.

The opening of the acupoints in his head further sharpened his perception, deepening his understanding, comprehension, and mastery of martial arts.

Then, he returned to seclusion—this time, to unlock the Hidden Acupoints.

The reason Hidden Acupoints are called Hidden Acupoints is that, compared to Visible Acupoints, they are far more concealed and difficult to locate. Unlike Visible Acupoints, Hidden Acupoints require cultivation techniques as guidance—otherwise, they cannot be sensed or found at all. However, with the Huntian Dao Scripture's Aperture Opening Chapter as his guide and Chen Feng's own extraordinary perception, the Hidden Acupoints were gradually sensed, located, and then impacted and opened one by one.

That said, compared to Visible Acupoints, Hidden Acupoints lie deeper within the body, making their opening significantly more challenging.

After some time, Chen Feng successfully opened his first Hidden Acupoint. Force poured into it, swiftly transforming into internal energy and filling it completely. Chen Feng could feel his strength increasing slightly.

Cultivation in any realm shares the same characteristic—progress is relatively easy at first but becomes increasingly difficult later on. Chen Feng himself sensed this. When he had opened 180 Visible Acupoints, the difficulty of opening subsequent acupoints increased, though not by much—at least, not for him.

One by one, the Hidden Acupoints were opened. Indeed, opening them was several times harder than opening Visible Acupoints, and with each new Hidden Acupoint opened, the difficulty of the next increased slightly.

It took Chen Feng a full month to open all 90 Hidden Acupoints. Previously, he had opened 180 Visible Acupoints in half a month—meaning the Hidden Acupoints took four times longer.

These 90 Hidden Acupoints were primarily located in his limbs, with none in his head. Even so, Chen Feng could feel his strength surging dramatically once again.

His cultivation in the Aperture Opening Realm had taken a total of one and a half months. Such speed would leave secular practitioners in the dust, and even within the Huntian Sect, it was astonishingly fast.

If Chen Feng wished, he could begin cultivating the next realm after a period of consolidation.

The next realm was the Meridian Forging Realm.

The so-called Meridian Forging Realm involved connecting the acupoints to forge energy meridians, allowing internal energy to circulate throughout the body. Compared to the Aperture Opening Realm, it represented a qualitative leap in strength.

"Now is not the time to break through to the Meridian Forging Realm," Chen Feng halted his cultivation, murmuring to himself. Deep within his bright, clear eyes, faint starlight-like radiance flickered.

"The human body has 360 acupoints, yet I’ve only opened 270 so far. There are still 90 Hidden Acupoints left to open."

Only by opening all 360 acupoints could one achieve Major Completion.

But was opening 360 acupoints truly the pinnacle of the Aperture Opening Realm?

Not at all!

Major Completion represented the limit—but beyond the limit lay the concept of Breaking the Limit.

Just as he had forged the Supreme Body Forging Foundation in the Body Forging Realm, he could not afford to lag behind in the Aperture Opening Realm. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of his foundation?

Exiting seclusion, Chen Feng sought out his master, Wang Yuandao.

"Master, I have opened 270 acupoints," Chen Feng reported.

"What?!" Wang Yuandao was stunned, his face filled with shock. He had calculated that opening 270 acupoints in just a month and a half meant Chen Feng had directly reached the peak of the Aperture Opening Realm.

After all, the Huntian Dao Scripture's Aperture Opening Chapter only covered the opening of 270 acupoints.

Chen Feng activated his internal energy, and one after another, his acupoints began to emit faint glows, shimmering incessantly like starlight projected onto his body from the night sky—a total of 270.

Wang Yuandao's face was filled with excitement.

"Good... good... hahahaha..."

"Master, may I ask how one can open all 360 acupoints?" Chen Feng inquired.

"Difficult!" Wang Yuandao frowned. "Even within the three great holy lands, the number of opened acupoints does not exceed 270, unless one encounters a special opportunity."

Chen Feng couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

"For now, refrain from advancing to the Meridian Forging Realm. Focus more on sword techniques, and I will investigate further," Wang Yuandao advised.

Chen Feng nodded, realizing this was the only option for the time being.

"By the way, Master, I’ve been away from home for several years and miss it dearly. I wish to return for a visit," Chen Feng said, shifting the topic.

"I recall you came from the Great Xia Kingdom, correct? The Great Xia Kingdom is quite far from our Huntian Sect. At your own speed, a round trip would take at least several months," Wang Yuandao mused before continuing, "Very well, I’ll have Yang Tao escort you back. With his speed, you should reach the Great Xia Kingdom within a few days."

"Thank you, Master! I’ll trouble Uncle Yang then," Chen Feng replied, unable to suppress the joy and excitement surging within him.

The longing of a wanderer returning home was hard to contain.

"I wonder if Father has found Mother yet?"

Just as Chen Feng prepared to depart, an unexpected event occurred.