I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

After finishing reading 《Taiyi Dao De True Scripture · Second Rotation Chapter》, Gu Yan could not help but feel somewhat disappointed.

According to this volume of the scripture, the second rotation of Martial Dao was divided into four stages.

The early stage required condensing qi vortices within the original nine major acupoints in the body. Once the vortices stabilized, inner force could leave the body and injure enemies from a distance.

The mid stage required opening nine entirely new acupoints, known as “Adding Fuel.”

The late stage required opening another nine acupoints, called “Accumulating Firewood.”

As for the peak perfection of the second rotation, one had to connect the nine foundational acupoints of the first rotation with the eighteen newly opened acupoints of the second rotation, allowing inner force to flow like rivers, circulating endlessly.

The first group of nine newly opened acupoints were Baihui, Fengchi, Jianjing, Quchi, Hegu, Huantiao, Yanglingquan, Sanyinjiao, and Taichong.

They were mainly distributed across key points of the limbs and torso. Once successfully opened, the speed of inner force circulation could increase by more than thirty percent.

The second group of nine acupoints were Yintang, Tiantu, Xuanji, Huagai, Zigong, Yutang, Zhongting, Jiuwei, and Juque.

Located along the central line of the chest and abdomen, once opened, the storage capacity of inner force could double.

Overall, the second rotation of Martial Dao pursued quantitative change rather than qualitative transformation.

“Forget it. If I truly tried to create something from nothing and forge my own cultivation method, going mad from deviation would probably be inevitable sooner or later.” Gu Yan laughed at himself.

With his current knowledge, attempting to create a Foundation Establishment method was no different from a fool’s dream.

Being able to reach the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining using only a first-rotation Martial Dao technique was already an incredible stroke of luck.

For now, he could only continue along this world’s Martial Dao system.

In the future, after obtaining more profound techniques, he could then attempt to innovate and create a path truly suited to himself.

Gu Yan closed his eyes, his mind sinking into his Dantian.

The spiritual power of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining flowed slowly through his meridians, clear as a spring, light as the wind.

This was fundamentally different from a martial artist’s inner force—Gu Yan understood this better than anyone.

Inner force originated from blood and qi, rooted in the physical body.

Spiritual power, however, was refined from the essence of heaven and earth.

Though both could drive techniques and unleash power, their origins differed, and their upper limits were worlds apart.

He was using spiritual power to walk the path of Martial Dao.

With his mind set, he began circulating the method of 《Taiyi Dao De True Scripture · Second Rotation Chapter》.

He simply replaced all so-called inner force within it with his own purer spiritual power.

In less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the spiritual energy within the original nine acupoints had already transformed into qi vortices.

Afterward, the spiritual power continued to flow through his meridians, surging toward the new acupoints described in the second rotation chapter.

The entire process was so smooth it felt almost natural.

Those barriers that martial artists would need to painstakingly break through over time were quietly opened under the gentle flow of spiritual power.

Gu Yan felt no surprise at all.

As early as when he cultivated the first rotation and opened the initial nine acupoints, he had already understood—

Using spiritual power to operate Martial Dao acupoint-opening methods was far more efficient than the inner force used by martial artists in this world.

At this moment, cultivating the second rotation was merely confirming that experience once again.

Fengchi, Jianjing, Quchi…

One acupoint after another was easily opened, filled with spiritual power, giving rise to inner force.

In less than an hour, the first group of nine acupoints had all been successfully opened.

Gu Yan adjusted his breathing slightly, sensing the newly formed cycle created by these nine acupoints.

If a Martial Dao expert were present, they would likely be too shocked to speak.

Which ordinary martial artist did not require years of seclusion, supplemented by pills, cautiously advancing step by step to break through the second rotation and open new acupoints?

Who could achieve it so effortlessly, as if everything fell into place naturally?

Cultivating immortality truly defied reason.

This thought crossed Gu Yan’s mind, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his lips, though his hands did not stop.

With another turn of spiritual power, he began impacting the second group of nine acupoints.

The Yintang acupoint opened—at his brow, a faint spiritual glow appeared, and his divine sense became slightly clearer.

Tiantu, Xuanji, Huagai…

The acupoints along his chest and abdomen opened one after another. As spiritual power flowed through them, it even faintly produced the sound of a babbling stream.

Gu Yan observed internally—eighteen newly opened acupoints shone like stars, complementing the original nine major acupoints.

Spiritual power circulated among them, and the speed of his full-cycle circulation had more than doubled compared to before.

Another half an hour passed.

Gu Yan opened his eyes, a flash of sharp light passing through them before returning to calm.

Late stage of the second rotation of Martial Dao—achieved.

From the start of cultivation until now, less than two hours had passed.

This speed was like using a fully automated harvester to reap a tiny patch of chives in one’s backyard—

before even warming up, the work was already done.

Yet Gu Yan did not feel much joy. Instead, he became even more clear-headed.

He understood that he had merely used a higher-level power to forcibly push open the gates of Martial Dao.

The true difficulty lay in extracting the essence of this system and integrating it into his own path of cultivating immortality.