Chapter 196: The illusion-2

Once a rhythm was finally established, Lu Ming found it easy to carry out the complex set of movements. He practiced the set of exercises again and again until finally, there came a time when his body adjusted to the movements perfectly. 

"It's time to utilize fire energy along with the exercise. Let's see if the addition of breathing brings any particular changes into my system." When Lu Ming began utilizing his fire energy in sync with the complex set of movements, a sudden burst of energy emerged out of his body almost naturally. Lu Ming instantly halted his steps and stood in silence. What just happened?

How can art improve its fire control and output so much? The feeling he experienced just now was the smoothest flow of energy he had ever experienced in his body, and the power exerted was massive. In the past, he would require to exert substantial efforts to perform this type of outburst.

"The exercise managed to not only help my fire control and output, but it also improved the flow energy within my veins and even helped in refining the fire energy to a new level. I could feel the difference between the energy exerted before and after. The quality, although not substantial, improved quite a bit.

"Massive changes would be visible if I continue to practice the set of exercises." Lu Ming didn't stop in there and continued to perform the set of movements again and again. He would stop sometimes to rejuvenate the lost Qi, but would once again begin practicing the arts. Just when he thought that he was able to uncover all the secrets of the arts, he got a strange feeling within his body.

His acupoints experienced a tingling sensation as if something was trying to activate them.

"Does my acupoints hold a certain secret relevant to this art?"

He instantly began utilizing his acupoints one after the other. The sensation went on becoming more and more comfortable. The flow of energy became more and more fluid. Lou Ming couldn't remember the last time he felt this relieved from practicing. Opening the acupoints felt like lifting a huge burden on his body. He continued the process until all the acupoints were finally opened. The sensation at this time was ethereal.

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"How can this be?"

Lu Ming suddenly felt some other regions of his body undergoing a similar set of sensations. "These are the closed elemental acupoints that are yet to be opened. The flow of this art seems to have identified the location of these hidden acupoints. The art seemed to be similar to that of Weapon Tempering art. It helped in the identification of hidden acupoints within the body.

"The art was created to help the practitioners identify these hidden elemental acupoints within their body. It seems that once a practitioner is adept in using and performs the art continuously, the locations would start showcasing themselves."

Lu Ming couldn't help but smile at this discovery. He was exhausted following the raw method to find elemental acupoints. It was just a waste of time and resources. With this art, he would be able to identify all the fire elemental acupoints and use the energy stones to open them.

Lu Ming was mid-way through his practice when the scene changed once again.

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This time the same person could be seen giving lectures to some children. At first, Lu Ming found it to be insignificant, but after looking at memory for some time, a strange thought appeared in his head.,

"There are Ten children to be exact. Although I feel it to be awkward, the number Ten signifies the ten original families of the Pill Valley. Don't tell me that this old man was- "

Lu Ming's line of thought seemed too irrational. IF his assumptions turned out to be correct, the whole world would be shocked by this reveal. Ten families might not be the founders of the Pill Valley. They were the disciples of the founder. Ten original heads were already in existence at the monarch level. Just what kind of existence was the old man within this memory?

It was at this junction that Lu Ming's soul underwent a huge amount of pain. The pain kept on increasing as if something was trying to tear its way through Lu Ming's soul. He instantly began utilizing the soul-nourishing art and soul calming art, while simultaneously utilizing the heaven pestle to confront the abrupt force.

An ancient aura could be seen flowing into the Heaven pestle, as its presence seemed to grow. Lu Ming continued to bear the burden until finally, he could feel a strange shackle on his soul.

"Is this the entrance of the fourth level which The Keeper was talking about?"

Lu Ming began utilizing more and more soul Qi to try and burst through the barrier, but his efforts seemed to backfire. The coercive force itself was a massive problem, and the backlash seemed to have proved to be an additional set of damage.

"This seems to be the only way to break through the barrier. I need to temper my soul aura using this coercive force and when it is substantial enough, I should be able to break free of the shackles binding my soul energy."

The process continued, but Lu Ming began to act in a much calmer manner. He was patient with his decision and tempered his soul with the help of the force. The coercion continued and u Ming was approaching his limit. One could see veins popping out of his face. The pain was crippling, but how could Lu Ming give up?

"I need to stay focused." He bit his teeth, resulting in the flow of blood out of his lips. The pain seems to have brought him back to reality. After a long period of struggle, the qi finally broke out of the shackles. It was as if his soul had entered into a different domain.

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"So, this is the soul grandmaster level. I never expected to have such a boost in my soul space and Qi."

The breakthrough brought drastic changes within Lu Ming's soul space. The volume seemed to have tripled, with the soul Qi quality jumping through some levels in quality. Lu Ming felt that he could easily refine perfect peak 3rd-grade pills if he tried now.

"Finally, someone was able to step into this level. I hope my wait was not in vain."

Lu Ming's enjoyment and feeling of ecstasy came to an immediate end upon hearing this sound.