That's right, he had unlocked a special channel.
In the martial arts world, the path of cultivation began with Qi cultivation.
Even if he practiced the common skills for a lifetime, he might not be able to sense qi and cultivate true qi.
If one was lucky and obtained a good secret manual, one's Innate Ability and talent would also be good. Then, one would be able to quickly sense Qi and cultivate True Qi.
The power of zhenqi was very great. Whether it was attached to one's own body to enhance the recovery of physical strength or to enter the body of others to cause damage, it could play a miraculous role in battle. Therefore, the condensation and tempering of the first trace of true qi was extremely important. Those who had cultivated true qi would officially enter the ranks of martial artists.
Of course, only a trace of Genuine Qi was cultivated, and that was the lowest rank of martial artists. Even among third-rate martial artists, he was at the bottom.
Third-rate martial artists cultivated the Twelve Principal Virtues.
The so-called twelve main meridians were the Three Yang Meridians of the Hand, the Three Yang Meridians of the Foot, the Three Yin Meridians of the Hand, and the Three Yin Meridians of the Foot. In total, there were twelve main meridians in the human body that ran through the entire body. Before opening the eight extraordinary meridians, all the true qi in the human body was transported through these twelve meridians.
Everyone was naturally able to connect the twelve main meridians. The only difference was that some people's meridians were wider, some people's meridians were narrower, some people's meridians were weaker, and some people's meridians were tougher.
Generally speaking, the wider the meridians, the more true qi one could store.
Of course, the width of the meridians could also be changed. By constantly using true qi to compress and expand, the meridians could slowly expand. However, this depended on whether the meridians were tough enough.
If the meridians were extremely tough and could be widened many times, then as long as a martial artist could endure the swelling pain of the meridian expansion, they could also open up the meridians. They were afraid that the meridians would be weak, and before they could successfully expand the meridians, the meridians would burst first.
If he had known earlier, the injuries to his meridians and acupoints would be a huge injury. Even if it was a top-notch expert, they would not dare to underestimate the injuries to their meridians. If they were not careful, it might affect the foundation of their martial arts and affect their future lives.
Before he obtained the Imperial Maiden Heart Sutra, Zhu Houzhao's Meridians were thin, narrow, and fragile. Cultivating Internal Strength was twice the effort and half the effort. Without a profound method, he dared not easily change his meridians and cleanse his marrow. Otherwise, if he made a mistake and injured his Meridians and Aperture acupoints, it would be even more harmful.
Before Zhu Houzhao started cultivating the Heart Sutra of the Imperial Maiden, his meridians were narrow and fragile. His cultivation speed was dozens of times slower than ordinary people. Even if he practiced the profound secret books collected by the royal family, it was still difficult for him to achieve anything.
Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao had obtained the Heart Sutra of the Imperial Maiden, and he had the miraculous eyes that could dispel illusions. That was how he could turn the tables around.
The first thing a martial artist did was to cultivate the Twelve Principal Meridians. The Twelve Principal Meridians were connected to the entire body. Once the Genuine Qi was filled with the Twelve Principal Meridians, the martial artist's entire body would have Genuine Qi flowing. Naturally, the martial artist's strength would be far greater than that of a martial artist who had only condensed a trace of Genuine Qi.
After the twelve main meridians were completely filled, the martial artist could try to open up the eight extraordinary meridians.
The Eight Extraordinary Meridians were different from the Twelve Principal Meridians. The Eight Extraordinary Meridians were blocked in the sky and had to be opened bit by bit with powerful genuine Qi before they could be used for cultivation. The Eight Extraordinary Meridians were attached to the Twelve Principal Meridians. Although there were only eight Meridians, they were winding and each Meridian was much longer than the Twelve Principal Meridians. They were also tougher than the Twelve Principal Meridians and could withstand more widening.
Therefore, the effect of opening one extra meridian was often greater than adding two normal meridians.
More importantly, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians were connected to all the Aperture acupoints in his body, and through the Aperture acupoints, he could release Genuine Qi outside his body, forming palm winds, sword qi, and other offensive methods. The power was much stronger than pure close combat.
There was even a saying in the pugilistic world that one could release true qi and shed their cocoon to become a butterfly!
Therefore, as long as one could cultivate genuine Qi, they would be a third-rate martial artist. Only those who had opened at least one extraordinary meridian and could release genuine Qi to form inner force would be considered second-rate martial artists in the martial arts world.
Take note that a second-rate expert is considered an expert in the martial world. As long as you don't provoke those big sects, you can generally live a carefree life.
However, the reason why the eight extraordinary meridians were called extraordinary meridians was because they were "strange". Not only were they inherently blocked, but they were also extremely "hidden".
The entrances to the Eight Extraordinary Meridians were hidden among the Twelve Vital Meridians. Each Extraordinary Meridian only had one entrance, and the entrance was blocked. It was not very different from the wall layer of the Twelve Vital Meridians. If one was not careful, they would miss it. This made it very difficult for martial artists to find the Extraordinary Meridians.
If one didn't have a profound secret manual, one could never find a strange scripture in their whole life, let alone open it.
Even if there was a profound secret manual, it could only provide a reference value and narrow the scope. After all, everyone's strange scripture position was biased. Unlocking the extraordinary meridians required a huge amount of true qi and a long period of grinding.
Generally speaking, those who could open up one of the Extraordinary Meridians in three to five years were considered to be a good talent in Jianghu. The first-class experts who opened up the other six meridians except the Conception and Governor Meridians were usually in their forties or fifties, or even old people with a beard.
Zhu Houzhao and Ancestor Sunflower had thought that it was already shocking enough that Zhu Houzhao could fill all twelve meridians in half a month. They did not expect that this was far from Zhu Houzhao's limit.
He had actually already unlocked the mystical scriptures and become a second-rate expert in the martial arts world!!!
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