Chapter 426: Chapter 394: Acupoint Opening Pill (Part 1)

After mailing the letter, Zhao Lin realized it had been almost a month since he’d last gone home. He bought a Hidden Sword Cold Fish, two pounds of Spirit Beast Meat, and a bag of Spirit Rice from the market, then headed down the mountain toward Cuiwei Peak.

Cuiwei Peak was in the southern part of Han Chi County. Its slopes were gentle and open, with beautiful scenery. Most of the cultivators’ families in the county had settled here.

Although mortals couldn’t cultivate, they were constantly nourished by the Spiritual Qi on the mountain. They even occasionally received some life-extending medicinal pills, allowing them to live more comfortable and longer lives than they would in the mortal world.

Along the flat areas of the mountainside, hundreds, even thousands, of residences stood connected in a vast expanse, their green bricks and black tiles creating a rather elegant sight.

Besides the residences, there were also schools, clinics, shops, taverns, teahouses, weaving mills, and artisan workshops—everything one could need, forming what was essentially a small town.

Although the Xuanyuan Continent was known as the Cultivation Realm, the number of mortals far exceeded that of cultivators.

Zhao Lin had bought a five-room residence in the eastern part of town for his mother, older brother, and sister-in-law to live in.

When he got home, he gave the fish, meat, and Spirit Rice to his sister-in-law, then went inside to chat with his mother.

"Lin’Er, you’re back!"

Nourished by the Spiritual Qi, Mrs. Zhao’s health had become more and more robust.

When she first learned that Zhao Lin was a legendary "Immortal," Mrs. Zhao had been a little uncomfortable. She always spoke to him cautiously, afraid she might say the wrong thing.

But after spending more time with him, she realized he was still the same son and gradually returned to her old self.

That day, Zhao Changxing was also home visiting. When he walked in and saw his grandmother scaling a Spirit Fish in the kitchen, he knew Zhao Lin had returned. He said joyfully, "Talk about perfect timing! Looks like I’m in for a treat!"

"Shouldn’t you be cultivating? What are you doing back here?"

Zhao Shan admonished, his voice stern as he held his long-stemmed pipe.

"I came back to see you, didn’t I?"

Zhao Changxing said defensively.

"Stop nagging Changxing. He’s a cultivator now."

Zhao Shan’s wife shot him a look. "Dinner’s almost ready. Go to the school and pick up Jing’er and Wan’er."

Zhao Shan’s second son, Zhao Jingzhi, and his younger daughter, Zhao Wan, had been studying at the town’s school ever since they moved to Han Chi County.

"Even if he becomes an Immortal, I’m still his old man."

Zhao Shan tapped his pipe on the ground twice, then got up and left. A short while later, he returned with his two children.

"Uncle!"

"Uncle’s here..."

As soon as they entered, Zhao Jingzhi and Zhao Wan threw themselves at Zhao Lin, their faces beaming as they cried out.

"Hey, your big brother is here too. Why the cold shoulder?"

Zhao Changxing sighed in resignation.

Zhao Lin ruffled his nephew’s and niece’s hair, a warmth spreading through his heart. ’Though I walk the great path to eternal life,’ he thought, ’the path is not without feeling.’

’If the Great Dao were unfeeling, why would it create the heavens and the earth?’

’If the Great Dao were unfeeling, why would it bother to move the sun and moon?’

’If the Great Dao were unfeeling, how could it nurture all of creation?’

’Perhaps at the end of the path of cultivation, one is destined to be alone. But that doesn’t mean one must become a cold and ungrateful person. At least, that is not my path.’

As evening approached, Zhao Lin said goodbye to his family.

Before leaving, he took out two bottles of pills and said to Zhao Shan, "Brother, these are Longevity Pills and Nourishing Essence Pills. They’re for you, Sister-in-law, and Mother to take."

Zhao Shan hesitated for a moment before asking, "Sigh... these pills must have cost a lot of contribution points and stones, didn’t they?"

Zhao Changxing chimed in, "Dad, they’re not stones, they’re Spirit Stones."

Zhao Shan shot him a glare, and Zhao Changxing quickly shut his mouth.

Zhao Lin chuckled. "Brother, you know about contribution points and Spirit Stones?"

Zhao Shan scratched his head. "I don’t really get it. I just overheard people saying that cultivation requires taking a lot of pills. You should focus on yourself first. Don’t keep sending things home; we’re all doing fine."

"We’re family; don’t say such things. Besides, it really wasn’t that expensive."

Zhao Lin waved his hand dismissively. He would always remember how, right after he had transmigrated, his brother had carried him on his back, desperately seeking medical help everywhere.

Spring passed and autumn came. In the blink of an eye, another four months had gone by.

Inside the Spirit Cave, Zhao Lin sat cross-legged on the ground, circulating the Spiritual Qi in his body with all his might, ramming it against the "Heaven-Piercing Acupoint" located between his two collarbones.

He had already perfected the Qi Refining Fourth Layer. As long as he could break through the Heaven-Piercing Acupoint, he would advance to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer!

The barrier around the Spiritual Acupoint was extremely tough. No matter how he assaulted it, not a single crack appeared.

Spiritual Qi surged and his Qi and Blood churned.

That membrane-like barrier was like a reef pounded by massive waves—it seemed on the verge of collapse but stubbornly remained standing.

’I’ve been trying to break through for five days now. In my current state, I could stay in this Spirit Cave for another five days and still not succeed. It seems I’ll have to try using an Acupoint Opening Pill.’

With a thought, a blue pill appeared in Zhao Lin’s hand.

This was an Acupoint Opening Pill, which Zhao Lin had purchased for two hundred contribution points and five hundred Spirit Stones.

This pill was specifically used to break the barrier around a Spiritual Acupoint.

It was a pill developed and refined by an Alchemist over a hundred years ago.

The Alchemist’s original intention had been to create a pill that could calm the mind and nourish the heart. Unexpectedly, after taking it, he found it failed to produce the desired effect but accidentally broke open a Spiritual Acupoint that hadn’t loosened in years.

The Alchemist was overjoyed. He immediately publicized his discovery and named the pill the Acupoint Opening Pill.

Unfortunately, after the pill was introduced to the world, it was completely ignored.

No one believed such a Spiritual Elixir could exist. Otherwise, wouldn’t everyone be able to reach Foundation Establishment?

Only one old cultivator, over sixty years old and whose cultivation had long been stagnant, was willing to give it a try. To his surprise, after taking it, the result was just as the Alchemist had claimed: he broke through a Spiritual Acupoint that had been sealed for many years in a single stroke.

"I broke through!"

The old cultivator’s face was streaked with tears.

Cultivators then scrambled to buy the Acupoint Opening Pill. From that point on, the demand spiraled out of control, with even cultivators from other provinces traveling thousands of miles to join the frenzy.

Even though the Alchemist worked day and night to refine the pills, he still couldn’t keep up with the demand.

But as more and more people took the Acupoint Opening Pill, cultivators gradually discovered that it had significant side effects.

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