I Cultivate in a Government Office

Chapter 260: Chapter 146: Qi Cultivation Perfection, Entering the Marrow Cleansing Realm

Twenty minutes later, Yang Wenqing opened his eyes. Meeting the gazes of the three, he stood and said, ”There are no more problems.”

Director Lin Ran, who had been silent the entire time, couldn’t help but say, ”He truly is one of the gifted. A physique like this is nearly on par with a genius possessing spiritual roots.”

Qi Yue added, ”It’s not that exceptional. Some gifted individuals with powerful consciousnesses are comparable to geniuses with superior spiritual roots. They can complete the Qi Cultivation Stage in just seven or eight years.”

Director Qin smiled and said to Yang Wenqing, ”Don’t think too highly of those geniuses. After you achieve Entry, your future paths will be the same. Many geniuses get stuck at the Entry level of cultivation their whole lives, while many without spiritual roots have cultivated to the Second Realm, and even the Third Realm.”

This was a bit of an oversimplification, but neither Qi Yue nor Lin Ran contradicted him.

After a two-second silence, Qi Yue changed the subject. ”I started by opening your Shenfeng Acupoint. I had planned to stop if we encountered any resistance, but I never expected it to go so smoothly. I can feel the Spiritual Qi in your body is incredibly pure. You can refine the Spiritual Qi and medicinal potency from your Spiritual Vein and Qi Sea at the fastest possible speed, without even leaving any medicinal toxins behind.”

Lin Ran chimed in, ”This change in you is like the physical form of a high-realm Spirit Body digesting low-realm elixirs and Spiritual Qi. On top of that, the balance of the Five Qi in your body is absurd. If you were to cultivate the Yuqing Secret Skill, your future achievements would be limitless.”

”Alright, that’s all for later. Right now, Wenqing has only opened three hundred and twenty-two acupoints. Since we’ve proven our method is viable, let’s continue and try to open all the acupoints in his body within two days.”

Yang Wenqing nodded, then returned to his cross-legged position in the eye of the formation, calming his mind and spirit.

With the experience of the first success, he was mentally prepared for the painful, isolated state of having his consciousness stripped away, as well as for Director Qin’s subsequent awakening call. At this moment, his mind was exceptionally calm, possessing an almost cold rationality.

”The target this time is the Jade Pillow Acupoint.”

Qi Yue’s voice was placid as he once again activated the Eight Trigrams Diagram beneath him, gathering the fortune of heaven and earth. Another drop of Nine Orifice Divine Dew then appeared, hovering over Yang Wenqing’s head.

”Go!”

A streak of light sank into him.

Excruciating pain assaulted him, but was immediately isolated by the golden light from Lin Ran’s official seal.

Yang Wenqing’s consciousness was ”lifted” up again, floating above the pain of his physical body. This time he could see more clearly. He not only saw the barrier to his Jade Pillow Acupoint waver within his Inner Scene, but he also observed everything happening inside his body from an unprecedentedly rational perspective.

He discovered that when the domineering medicinal power of the Nine Orifice Divine Dew and the vast, fortune-infused Spiritual Qi channeled by Qi Yue surged into his body, most of it was indeed absorbed and converted by his Spiritual Vein and Qi Sea to impact the acupoint. But another portion was silently devoured by the mysterious Golden Core World within him, then used to perfectly integrate all his previous cultivation gains.

The key to his breakthrough was the energy fed back from the Golden Core World, which was maintaining the stability of his Spiritual Vein. The medicinal power of the Nine Orifice Divine Dew and the immense Spiritual Qi channeled by Qi Yue were also completely absorbed by the Golden Core World and then fed back into his system.

Qi Yue and Lin Ran only sensed that Yang Wenqing’s physique was special, his refinement efficiency was extremely high, no medicinal toxins remained, and his Five Qi were shockingly balanced. But they could not see the changes happening deep inside Yang Wenqing’s body.

The thought passed in an instant, and Yang Wenqing’s consciousness no longer dwelled on it. In his rational state, he cast aside pointless surprise and investigation, simply incorporating this discovery as a favorable condition into his calculations and focusing even more on cooperating with the assault on the acupoint.

The Jade Pillow Acupoint is located at the back of the head, connecting the Sea of Consciousness with the nerves throughout the body. Opening it greatly enhances reaction speed and the ability to finely manipulate Spiritual Qi. The process of breaking it open was equally dangerous, but with the combined effort of the three men and the support of Yang Wenqing’s own terrifyingly efficient ”digestive system,” the barrier shattered in just a quarter of an hour.

A soothing, cool energy surged in, clearing Yang Wenqing’s Sea of Consciousness. His thoughts seemed to become several times more agile.

Director Qin had Yang Wenqing rest for a short while, allowing his damaged Spiritual Vein to recover and his mind to settle, before they began on the next acupoint.

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As time went by, with Qi Yue expending his own life force to guide destiny, Lin Ran precisely calming his soul to isolate the pain, Director Qin ready to awaken him at any moment, and the heaven-defying refinement efficiency endowed by Yang Wenqing’s own Golden Core World, one critical acupoint after another was pierced through.

Yang Wenqing’s consciousness grew increasingly rational, becoming like a precision instrument. He calmly recorded every impact, adjusted his own Spiritual Qi in coordination, and sensed the subtle changes happening in the Golden Core World as each acupoint opened.

An unknown amount of time passed—perhaps a day, perhaps longer. Yang Wenqing felt his Golden Core World becoming clearer and clearer, and the projection of himself at its center was also becoming more defined.

”Only the last one left.” Qi Yue’s voice held a trace of fatigue. ”Finally, we open the Ancestral Acupoint.”

The Ancestral Acupoint, also called the Celestial Heart or the Niwan Palace, is located deep between the eyebrows. It is the mystic pass where the spirit gathers and bridges heaven and earth. Opening the Ancestral Acupoint is the final pass to completely clear the way for interaction between the human body and external Spiritual Qi. This acupoint is mysterious beyond measure, formless and without substance. The difficulty of opening it surpasses even that of the Shenfeng Acupoint, relying not just on accumulated energy, but also a flash of Spiritual Light, comprehension, and opportune chance.

The light of the Eight Trigrams Diagram beneath Qi Yue began to rotate rapidly, and the last of the Nine Orifice Divine Dew flew out.

”Wenqing, guard the space between your brows! Let your Spiritual Light shine upon itself!”

As Qi Yue gave the reminder, he thrust his sword-fingers down sharply.

This time, there was no violent impact of energy. The drop of spiritual dew transformed into a barely perceptible wisp of clear qi, drifting along as if following some invisible guidance toward the point between Yang Wenqing’s eyebrows.

In his rational state, Yang Wenqing’s spiritual altar was clearer than ever. He saw the wisp of clear qi merge into the space between his brows. It didn’t stir up any disturbance, but was like a droplet falling onto a calm lake, sending out circles of invisible ripples. As the ripples spread, they touched the ”membrane” that separated the inner from the outer.

There was no forceful collision, no explosion. The projection of the Golden Core World lit up faintly, and a gentle yet supreme Daoist resonance flowed out, mingling with the wisp of clear qi.

It was as if a key had found its lock.

POP...

A soft sound, so faint it was almost nonexistent, yet it echoed clearly in the depths of Yang Wenqing’s consciousness.

The ”membrane” between his brows ruptured.

It wasn’t violently pierced, but had dissolved on its own.

In that instant, Yang Wenqing felt his Divine Sense rise and expand infinitely. The walls of the Quiet Chamber, Qi Yue’s focused face, Director Qin’s solemn expression, the official seal in Lin Ran’s hand... it was as if all physical objects shed their superficial layer, revealing the flowing Spiritual Qi networks and energy fields underneath.

For the first time, his Divine Sense saw the other side of the world with such clarity.

Inside his body, three hundred and sixty-five acupoints simultaneously blazed with brilliant light. They were completely linked through his Spiritual Veins, forming a dazzling star chart that, along with his organs, limbs, and bones, constituted a perfect, self-sustaining system of energy circulation.

His Qi Sea was full and surging, his Spiritual Qi was pure and condensed, his flesh and blood were crystalline, his bones glowed, his organs resonated, and a faint, glassy, treasured light lingered around his body.

The Ninth Refinement of the Nine Refining Secret Skill, the ”Purity Body,” was achieved as a natural result. He had crossed the long, arduous process of the Ninth Refinement in a single step, directly reaching the ultimate completion of the Qi Cultivation Stage. He now stood on the threshold of the Marrow Cleansing Realm. All he needed to do was cultivate a Marrow Cleansing Realm Secret Technique, and he would be able to enter the realm.

At that moment, Lin Ran withdrew the golden light of his official seal.

The isolation from the pain vanished, but this time, his consciousness did not scatter as expected. Yang Wenqing’s rational mind landed steadily back in his body.

He opened his eyes.

Within his eyes was a profound calm, like a rippleless ancient well, yet as vast as the starry cosmos.

Then, he stood up.

Director Qin looked at this new Yang Wenqing and said in a heavy voice, ”Wenqing, your consciousness...”

”My consciousness is clear and my logic is sound. My cognition is unimpeded,” Yang Wenqing answered quickly. ”It’s just that my emotional feedback mechanism is temporarily in a low-activity state. My sensory desires are being suppressed by reason.”

His analysis was frighteningly calm.

Qi Yue also stood up. He looked at Yang Wenqing and said, ”On the path of cultivation, it’s common for one’s disposition to become temporarily unbalanced, especially during rapid breakthroughs. Your foundation is deep, and you have now reached the perfection of Qi Cultivation. It’s not necessarily a bad thing to be guided by reason for a bit. Don’t do too much closed-door cultivation for the next few days. You’ll recover after a while.”

”I will heed Director Qi’s teachings.” Yang Wenqing nodded, logging the statement as important information in his mind.

Lin Ran put away his official seal and bowed to Director Qin and Qi Yue with cupped hands. ”Sirs, the matter here is concluded. My duty is done, so I will take my leave. And to Director Yang... congratulations.”