Anshan City, Martial Arts Association, in the Secluded Meditation Room.

A figure sat cross-legged, eyes closed, with hands resting on his legs.

A few palm-sized porcelain bottles were placed beside him, with the words True Qi Pill written on them.

This person was none other than the president of the association, Sun Wei.

As time passed, sweat gradually appeared on his forehead, and his brows slowly furrowed.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes abruptly, gasping for breath.

After a long while, he let out a deep breath and sighed, "As expected, breaking through the acupoints isn't so easy. If I'm not careful, I could injure my meridians."

He glanced at the bottles on the ground, the bitter smile on his face growing more intense.

Before breaking through to the Meridian Refining Realm, although he practiced cultivation, he also spent a considerable amount of time handling association affairs.

After all, having spent several years without any breakthroughs, he inevitably felt somewhat disheartened.

But after breaking through to the Meridian Refining Realm, the long-dormant fighting spirit within him ignited once again.

Whenever he had time, he would push through his meridians. When his True Qi was exhausted, he would meditate to recover, and then launch another assault once his True Qi was replenished.

However, the process did not go as smoothly as expected.

"Unfortunately, the Middle-grade True Qi Pills I just bought are already used up."

He picked up a bottle and shook it, finding it empty.

These True Qi Pills were purchased from the headquarters at several times the price of those he bought from Chen Fan, yet their quality was inferior.

But a person must be self-aware.

It was already quite a rare chance for Chen Fan to find time to refine a batch or two of Top-grade True Qi Pills for him, an opportunity inaccessible to others.

"Perhaps I should go out of the city to hunt some Fierce Beasts, exchange some contribution points, and purchase some more True Qi Pills,"

Sun Wei muttered to himself.

These days, he had almost emptied his reserves to buy True Qi Pills.

He even painfully purchased a stick of sandalwood to use in critical moments.

Now that the True Qi Pills were gone, to buy more, he could only go hunting.

Fortunately, he was quite confident in his current strength.

Mid Stage of Meridian Refining Realm.

After Chen Fan cleared his meridians, enabling him to become a Meridian Refining Martial Artist, the president also helped him clear the first four meridians.

But after that, his progress slowed considerably. Despite spending a lot of time and effort, he had only half-cleared the acupoints of the fifth meridian.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Just as he was about to continue breath regulation, urgent knocking sounds came from outside the door, accompanied by a familiar voice.

"President, something has happened!"

Sun Wei's eyes snapped open, recognizing the voice of Xu Jie outside the door.

"Something happened?"

His heart sank. What could possibly happen to the association, which was running smoothly?

Despite his doubts, he quickly got up, walked to the door, and opened it.

"President!"

Xu Jie felt a surge of joy upon seeing Sun Wei but then apologized, "I'm sorry, President, I didn't mean to disturb your cultivation..."

Sun Wei waved his hand, signaling him to skip the formalities, and asked, "What happened?"

"Someone is causing trouble."

Xu Jie immediately replied.

"What?"

Sun Wei was taken aback. Someone causing trouble?

Who?

Who would have such audacity?

Even in the past, when the Awakened Association was at its peak in the city, they wouldn't dare barge into the Martial Arts Association in broad daylight, would they?

And lately, the Awakened Association bunch had been keeping a low profile, dealing with city affairs, and hardly crossing paths with them.

"President, it's not someone from the Awakened Association."

Xu Jie deduced his inner confusion and explained, "It's a young woman, looks to be in her early twenties, claiming to be a True Essence Realm Martial Artist and wanting to spar with us."

"A woman in her early twenties, in the True Essence Realm?"

Sun Wei was taken aback, his eyes wide in shock.

"President, it's hard to believe, but her Body Technique is incredible,"

Xu Jie said with lingering fear, "Even Brother Gao couldn't touch her shadow and we couldn't see how she appeared behind him."

"Is there really such a person?"

Hearing this, Sun Wei's expression became serious.

Even at his Mid Stage of Meridian Refining Realm, it wouldn't be easy to be so elusive.

If as Xu Jie said, even he might not be her match!

"What about her? Is she still in the association?"

"She's still in the hall,"

Xu Jie smiled bitterly, "Shouting for our strongest person to come out, or else none of us are worth her time."

"Take me there."

Sun Wei took a deep breath.

As the president, he had no choice but to step up in such moments.

Moreover, to see the true strength of the opponent, a real fight was necessary.

"Yes, President."

Xu Jie nodded heavily.

Seeing Sun Wei's serious face, his own heart filled with uncertainty.

In the hall, more and more martial artists gathered upon hearing the news.

By now, the hall was packed to the brim, with people even standing on the corridors of the second and third floors.

The newcomers had initially been skeptical.

But upon hearing even Gao Shan was no match for the intruder, they instantly quieted down.

"The president is here!"

A voice rang out, and instantly, the previously dead-silent hall burst into commotion again.

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