“Master, Master’s wife?” Ren Zixin’s face instantly turned red.
She looked at Qi Xiaoliang in astonishment.
Qi Xiaoliang responded, “Master’s wife, I did like you before, but I also know that compared to Master, I’m just trash. I sincerely wish you both happiness.”
Ren Zixin was bewildered. Just as she was about to explain, Chen Mo’s voice came, “Is that Xiaoliang?”
“Master.” Qi Xiaoliang walked in quickly.
“Why aren’t you resting properly?” Chen Mo looked at the time and asked with a frown.
“Master, I want to get stronger quickly, and we have to return to Jinling tomorrow.” Qi Xiaoliang didn’t want to waste any time.
Chen Mo didn’t say anything and beckoned, “Come here.”
Qi Xiaoliang’s face lit up with excitement, and he sat next to Chen Mo.
“Becoming stronger isn’t an overnight thing; you must be grounded. Do you know why those Grandmasters were no match for me?”
“Because Master is strong!”
Chen Mo shook his head, “They became Grandmasters for the sake of being Grandmasters. Their vital energy is chaotic. Even if they reach the Grandmaster realm, any further progress will be a delusion.”
Qi Xiaoliang suddenly understood, “No wonder there are so few Great Grandmasters. Many Grandmasters can never reach the strength of a Great Grandmaster in their lifetime.”
Chen Mo glanced at Qi Xiaoliang, “You must have been stuck at the Inner Strength martial artist realm for a long time, haven’t you?”
Qi Xiaoliang lowered his head and replied, “For three years, there hasn’t been any sign of a breakthrough.”
Chen Mo smiled faintly, “Then today, I will help you step into the Hua Jin realm.”
“Really?!” Qi Xiaoliang was startled.
“Do you think I would lie to you?” Chen Mo retorted.
“Thank you, Master!” Qi Xiaoliang immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chen Mo.
“Get up.” Chen Mo waved his hand.
Qi Xiaoliang then stood up from the ground.
Chen Mo said, “Do you know why your strength hasn’t improved at all in these three years?”
Qi Xiaoliang shook his head, “I don’t know.”
“The human body has twelve meridians. The so-called Hua Jin realm is actually when one can transform the Qi in their Qi Sea into a tangible form for attack. How this Qi exits the body relies on these twelve meridians. However, in your body, eight out of the twelve meridians are blocked. Therefore, even in ten or twenty years, you might not be able to reach the Hua Jin realm.”
“So that’s how it is! Master, can I still be saved?” Qi Xiaoliang asked with great shock.
Ren Zixin, standing nearby, asked, “Are you stupid? Didn’t your Master just say he’d help you reach Hua Jin today? Of course, he has a way.”
“Thank you, Master!” Qi Xiaoliang was about to kneel again.
But Chen Mo grabbed him, “Don’t always be kneeling, kneeling, kneeling.”
“Yes, Master.” Qi Xiaoliang quickly replied.
“Take off your shirt,” Chen Mo instructed.
Qi Xiaoliang looked surprised, his cheeks flushing slightly. He glanced at Ren Zixin.
Ren Zixin quickly turned around, “I, I’ll go back to my room.”
With that, she left the living room.
Seeing Ren Zixin leave, Qi Xiaoliang finally took off his shirt.
Chen Mo produced several silver needles in his hand.
“Unblocking the meridians will be painful. Endure it.”
“Yes!”
Immediately, the silver needles in Chen Mo’s hand landed on Qi Xiaoliang.
Hiss!
Instantly, Qi Xiaoliang gasped in pain. The agony was no less than the beatings he had endured these past two days.
However, Qi Xiaoliang gritted his teeth and tried his best to endure, not letting out any sound of pain.
Next, Chen Mo took out a spirit fruit and handed it to Qi Xiaoliang.
“Master, you gave me one before.” Qi Xiaoliang was somewhat surprised.
He also understood the preciousness of this spirit fruit.
Chen Mo replied, “That one was earned by your father. This one, however, is from your Master. Eat it, and today I will help you enter the Hua Jin realm.”
“Thank you, Master!” Qi Xiaoliang no longer stood on ceremony.
He picked up the spirit fruit and put it all into his mouth.
Immediately, a refreshing sensation spread through his body, and a warm current flowed through his limbs and bones.
Chen Mo continued to apply needles, and Qi Xiaoliang’s meridians were continuously opened.
However, at this moment, Qi Xiaoliang’s forehead was already covered in cold sweat.
“Can you still endure? There are four more, but unblocking these four meridians will be very painful,” Chen Mo inquired.
“Master, please continue!” Qi Xiaoliang said through gritted teeth.
“Well done.” Chen Mo smiled faintly and continued to apply needles.
Qi Xiaoliang’s body was already trembling, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
Until Chen Mo’s final needle was inserted.
Qi Xiaoliang suddenly felt a monumental change in his body.
He could clearly feel that his perception had improved by an unknown number of times compared to before.
Moreover, a warm current appeared in his lower abdomen; this was the Qi Sea that Chen Mo had spoken of.
“Master, I, I am already a Hua Jin martial artist?” Qi Xiaoliang asked Chen Mo in shock.
“Indeed.” Chen Mo nodded in response.
“Thank you, Master, thank you, Master!” Qi Xiaoliang’s excited face was filled with tears.
He was about to kneel before Chen Mo again.
Chen Mo reached out and supported Qi Xiaoliang again, “Did you forget what I said earlier?”
“No, no!” Qi Xiaoliang quickly shook his head and stood up straight.
“Alright, go back and rest. Remember what I told you: haste makes waste. You cannot blindly pursue cultivation,” Chen Mo cautioned.
“Yes, Master!” Qi Xiaoliang replied.
Qi Xiaoliang did not disturb Chen Mo further. He was already very content to have successfully broken through to the Hua Jin realm today.
Now that he possessed Hua Jin strength and a spirit fruit, he was no longer afraid of being targeted by others in his family upon his return.
Seeing Qi Xiaoliang leave.
Ren Zixin excitedly ran out from her room.
At the same time, Ren Zixin was holding a spirit fruit in her arms.
“What are you doing?” Chen Mo asked, looking confused.
“Mr. Chen, can you help me improve my strength too? I’ve been stuck in the Martial Artist realm for many years and can’t reach the Dark Strength,” Ren Zixin said, blinking her bright eyes and looking at Chen Mo pleadingly.
Chen Mo was speechless. He grasped Ren Zixin’s wrist from behind and began to take her pulse.
Then, he frowned and said, “Qi Xiaoliang’s meridians were almost completely blocked, while you only have three blocked meridians.”
“Really?! Then why do I feel like my progress is still so slow?” Ren Zixin asked, confused.
Chen Mo looked at Ren Zixin exasperatedly, “Haven’t you looked for the reason within yourself?”
“Mr. Chen, are you saying there’s something special about me?”
“Lazy! I’m talking about lazy!” Chen Mo was exasperated.
“Ah?” Ren Zixin’s small face instantly turned red.
“This spirit fruit is useless to you for now. Wait until you reach Inner Strength,” Chen Mo replied.
However, at this moment, Chen Mo’s phone suddenly rang.
The call was from Zhang Chaoyang and his group, who had left by car after emerging from the forest yesterday.
Because they were severely injured yesterday, their injuries had only been controlled until now.