Zhang Ruochen pondered for a moment, then asked: "Was Lin Chenyu executed?"

  "It wouldnt be that easy for the Seventh Prince to let him off" Yuner said: "Lin Chenyu was castrated and became a eunuch, and was taken in as a slave by the Seventh Prince."

  Zhang Ruochen said: "The first genius of the Lin family, but became a eunuch and became a slave to the enemy. For the Lin family, it is simply a great shame."

  Yuner furrowed her brow and said, "But I really cant understand it. Since the Lin family has suffered such a great humiliation, why would the master of the Lin family still want to marry his daughter off to the Seventh Prince?"

  Zhang Ruochen said, "This is easy to understand. With the Seventh Princes natural talent, he will definitely inherit the throne and become the master of Yunwu County. The Lin family wants to establish itself in Yunwu County, so they must repair their relationship with the Seventh Prince. A marriage alliance is the best way."

  "Secondly, Lins first genius, since becoming the seventh princes slave. The relationship between Lin and the seventh prince is probably not as hostile as we imagined. Perhaps, the marriage between Lin Xuan and the seventh prince was actually arranged by Lins first genius, Lin Chenyue."

  Yuners eyes stared straight at Zhang Ruochen, unable to believe that the Ninth Prince could analyze things so clearly and logically, completely unlike the timid young man he used to be, but instead giving off an air of maturity and wisdom.

  "It seems that after activating the Divine Martial Seal, the Ninth Prince has indeed undergone a thorough change." Yuner thought to herself, if Lin Fei knew about the Ninth Princes transformation, she would definitely be overjoyed.

  Back in his own room, Zhang Ruochen immediately entered the inner space of the Time and Space Crystal.

  "Start opening up the second meridian now"

  Zhang Ruochen opened the stopper of the small jade bottle and took a dose of brainwashing liquid.

  Under the medicinal effect of the shampoo, all the blood in his body seemed to be boiling. With the help of the powerful medicine, Zhang Ruochen immediately began to open up a second meridian according to the records of the Jiutian Mingdi Jing.

  The more meridians opened up in the body, the faster the absorption of spiritual energy, and the faster the circulation of true energy in the body.

  The more meridians in the body, the stronger the martial body cultivated, and at the same boundary, the more powerful combat power can be burst out.

  With the help of his past cultivation experience, Zhang Ruochen quickly opened up a second meridian, and the flow rate of true energy in his body doubled.

  "The Qi pool has not expanded and has not broken through the middle of the Huang Ji border. It seems that another meridian needs to be opened up."

  Zhang Ruochen took a Blood Dan, recovering his strength. After resting for about an hour to reach his best state, he immediately took another dose of Marrow Washing Liquid and began to open up the third meridian.

  Other cultivators, after opening up a new meridian, generally need to nourish it for one to three months, increasing the meridians toughness and vitality, before continuing to open up the next meridian.

  But Zhang Ruochen couldnt wait for a month, he is now about to open the third meridian and impact the middle stage of the Yellow Extreme Boundary.

  Its more than twice as difficult as before.

  "I must be able to do it, I must make it happen, tonight I must break through to the middle of Huang Jis border."

  Zhang Ruochens hand grasped a Ling Crystal, absorbing the spiritual energy within it while mobilizing all his true energy, and suddenly struck out towards the third meridian.

  Boom

  A dull sound came from Zhang Ruochens brow.

  Originally only a basketball-sized air pool, it immediately expanded tenfold to the size of a water tank, like a three-foot square pool.

  Now, Zhang Ruochens Qi Sea can truly be called a Qi Sea.

  This is the cultivation of Huang Jis middle period

  "For now, it can only be said that I have just entered the middle stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm. The true energy within my body has not increased by much. Of course, I now have room for improvement again. If I cultivate the true energy in my dantian to its limit, the true energy within my body will increase tenfold." Zhang Ruo Chens heart felt a sense of joy, his martial arts cultivation had finally become even stronger.

  Every time you upgrade a realm, the capacity of the air pool will increase accordingly, and it can naturally hold more true energy.

  If you cant break through the boundary, then even if you cultivate for ten years, the true energy in your body wont increase at all. Because your energy pool is only that big and can only hold that much true energy.

  Breaking through to the middle of the Yellow Extreme Boundary, the impurities in the flesh are transported out from the pores, like a layer of black sticky mud, emitting a faint fishy smell.

  Zhang Ruochen immediately fetched a bucket of hot water, washed up after his bath, changed into a new set of clothes, and then immediately returned to the inner space of the Time-Space Crystal.

  His hand grasped a pen, very smoothly, and turned into a human figure on the paper scroll.

  He then drew thirty-six meridians on the human figure diagram, each with a different running route.

  There is only one common point: all thirty-six meridians converge at the air pool in the middle of the eyebrows.

  Zhang Ruochen first flipped through the first layer of the Jiutian Mingdi Jing and saw a "meridian chart" like this, without any text explanation, relying solely on himself to comprehend.

  The higher the level of qigong practice, the more meridians are opened up in the body, and the faster the transportation speed of true qi.

  "The cultivation method of a human-grade lower product can only open up seven meridians."

  "The Scripture of the Nine Heavens Bright Emperor records that there are thirty-six meridian routes, and for each additional meridian route cultivated, ones martial body becomes stronger by a degree. If all thirty-six meridian routes were to be opened up, how powerful would ones martial body become?"

  The "extreme" in Huang Ji Jing represents the extreme limit of the meridian.

  Zhang Ruochen had only cultivated 33 meridians in his previous life, and there were still three meridians that he couldnt open up no matter what.

  With his martial body that opened up thirty-three meridians from his previous life, he had already defeated all of his peers who were invincible in their generation. Even the current number one expert in the world, Empress Chi Yao, was inferior to him by a notch, having only opened up thirty-one meridians.

  "I have now opened up three meridians, which is in the middle stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm. To break through to the late stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm, I need to open up at least three more meridians."

  Zhang Ruochen rolled up the meridian chart and placed it on the stone pedestal.

  To impact the late stage of Huang Ji, you must first fill up the true energy in the air pool.

  If its a regular cultivation, even with the help of the spiritual energy of the Ling Crystal, it would take about half a month to cultivate and fill the true energy throughout the body, overflowing the Qi pool.

  Zhang Ruochen couldnt wait that long, so he decided to take the "Ji Qi Dan".

  A single Gathering Spirit Pill is worth a thousand silver coins, making it an invaluable treasure for ordinary warriors. Even young masters from middle-tier families find it difficult to obtain one.

  Zhang Ruochen bought ten of them at once, intending to use them to quickly improve his cultivation.

  The Qi Gathering Pill was only the size of a pearl and emitted a faint, refreshing fragrance. With the naked eye, one could see strands of spiritual energy flowing on its surface.

  Zhang Ruochen swallowed the Gathering Qi Pill into his mouth.

  A moment later.

  With a loud "boom", the Gathering Spirit Pill exploded inside his body, transforming into a wild and violent Dan Qi that jumped up and down within Zhang Ruochens body.

  Three channels of Qi absorb Dan Qi at the fastest speed and run a large cycle in the body, then Dan Qi is converted into True Qi and stored in the Qi reservoir.

  Although Zhang Ruochen had made his greatest effort to absorb the Dan Qi, he still lost 70% of it through his pores. He only absorbed 30% of the Dan Qi from the Gathering Qi Pill.

  It took him a whole day to fully convert those three catties of danqi into his own true qi.

  After refining the three successful danqi, the amount of true qi in the air pool increased by two times.

  "Ive only opened up three meridians, and the conversion speed of my true energy is still too slow. Seventy percent of the elixirs energy was wasted. If a martial artist at the Yellow Extreme Realms Small Extreme level were to take the Gathering Energy Elixir, they would be able to fully convert the elixirs energy into their own true energy without wasting a single bit."

  "It doesnt matter, as long as I can quickly improve my cultivation, wasting more silver coins is worth it. With the medicinal power of the Gathering Qi Pill, if I refine four more, Ill be able to fill up the true energy in my dantian."

  Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen now has a lot of silver coins and doesnt have to worry about money. Otherwise, the Gathering Spirit Dan, which costs 1,000 silver coins per piece, would make him heartbroken every time he takes one.

  He didnt continue taking the second Gathering Spirit Pill, stopped cultivating, and walked out of the inner space of the Time-Space Crystal Stone, returning to his room.

  He had been cultivating inside the Time-Space Crystal for more than a day, but outside, only half a day had passed.

  Its noon right now.

  Zhang Ruochen did not disturb Yuner and Lin Fei, fetched a bucket of hot water, and placed it inside the room.

  He didnt want to take a bath, but rather soak in a medicinal bath.

  A warrior must cultivate not just his inner energy, but also temper his body.

  Zhang Ruochens body was somewhat frail compared to his peers, and in order to make it strong within a few months, he not only practiced boxing but also took medicinal baths.

  Zhang Ruochen bought a total of five portions of Lian Ti San, each portion worth one thousand silver coins.

  Take out one of the Refining Pellets and put it into the wooden bucket.

  From the wooden barrel, a "hiss" sound was immediately heard, and white smoke emerged from the barrel.

  Zhang Ruochen sat in a wooden barrel with his head submerged under medicinal water.

  The medicine is extremely hot, just like boiling water, with bubbles rising up one after another.

  A sharp pain came from the surface of the skin, then that pain pierced into the flesh and blood. Finally, that painful feeling entered the bone marrow and internal organs.

  His entire body was in scorching pain. If it were another warrior, they would definitely not be able to withstand this wave of pain and would jump out of the wooden barrel.

  Zhang Ruochen was like a boulder, sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the wooden barrel, his expression unchanged, silently enduring the pain emanating from his flesh.

  Only by eating bitter things can one become a superior person.