bookpub Chapter 9: Five Levels of Qi and Blood Value
Chapter 9: Five Levels of Qi and Blood Value
As soon as he got home, Chen Xingyao couldn't wait to catch up with Chen Lie.
"Hey, Chen Lie, what you just said about having the potential to become a Grandmaster, or surpassing others, was all a lie, wasn't it?"
Chen Lie glanced at his sister and said, "How do you know I'm lying?"
"Still being stubborn? I went to the martial arts gym yesterday, and if the gym owner was inspecting the students, I would have known. Tell me the truth now, why are you lying to Mom and Dad?"
Chen Lie was silent for a while, then said, "I really didn't lie. There was indeed someone who asserted that I had the potential to become a Grandmaster, but this person was not from Blue Star, but a big shot from outer space."
"Extraterrestrials? You're kidding me!"
"If you don't believe me, that's fine, but don't tell Mom and Dad about this."
After Chen Lie finished speaking, he shrugged and left, leaving Chen Xingyao with a face full of surprise and uncertainty.
She knew her brother well. If Chen Lie had argued loudly with her earlier, she would have been certain he was lying. But now that he had given such a nonchalant explanation and left, she was starting to believe him.
Could it be that my brother really does have some kind of pseudo-nutritional saturation constitution? Has he been held back all these years?
"impossible!"
Chen Xingyao quickly shook her head. What extraterrestrials? As an ordinary citizen of Blue Star, she only knew that Blue Star had only ventured into interstellar space in the last hundred years or so, and that there were indeed martial arts civilizations outside of Blue Star that far surpassed those of Blue Star. Apart from that, she knew absolutely nothing about extraterrestrial life.
Even if some important extraterrestrial figure did come to Earth, there's no reason for them to appear in Dongchuan Province, Earth's lowest-ranking province.
Was it all just to give Chen Lie a prediction that he might become a grandmaster in the future?
In the evening, Chen Lie and his family of four had dinner at home.
During the meal, Chen Gequn became increasingly uneasy and said, "Chen Lie, did you eat too much today? Even if a master made a prediction, those were still highly nutritious foods with added supplements."
Okay, I'll take you to the doctor for a check-up tomorrow.
"No need, Dad," Chen Lie shook his head and said, "I can feel that the nutrients that were just piled up have begun to dissolve gradually. When you come back next time, I promise I'll give you a big surprise."
"I don't expect any surprises. I'll be satisfied if your Qi and Blood value can break 1 when I come back next time," Chen Gequn said.
"The requirement of having a Qi and Blood value of over 1 is too low. How about this, I guarantee you can enter the elite class before you come back next time."
No sooner had Chen Lie finished speaking than Chen Xingyao gave a cold chuckle and said, "Bragging!"
Chen Gequn didn't pay attention to Chen Xingyao, and said to Chen Lie, "Don't push yourself too hard. Cultivation requires a balance of tension and relaxation. However, you can't relax before your Qi and Blood value breaks through 1. Dad has already asked someone to order Qi and Blood Essence. Now we're just waiting for your Qi and Blood value to break through 1."
If you need any supplements during your cultivation, tell your mother immediately.
Chen Lie nodded and lowered his head to eat.
The next day, Chen Gequn left home early to go to work in a neighboring province, while Chen Lie also went to the Dongchuan Martial Arts School early in the morning.
His mother, Feng Yuelan, enrolled him and his sister in a 35-day "Qi and Blood Value Intensive Course." Although it only consisted of ten lessons, they could go to the martial arts school to train within those thirty-five days with their student ID cards. After all, the combined tuition for the two of them was almost 20,000 Star Dollars.
Upon entering the martial arts school, Chen Lie found a private training room.
Taking off his shirt, Chen Lie began practicing the "Basic Body Tempering Technique," performing the nineteen movements of the first form of the technique.
The nutrients that had accumulated in Chen Lie's body yesterday began to dissolve rapidly.
As Chen Lie performed the nineteen movements of the first form of the Basic Body Tempering Technique in sequence, he felt as if the cells in his body had come alive, frantically absorbing nutrients.
After completing the first form of the "Basic Body Tempering Technique," Chen Lie immediately began practicing the second form.
The second move consists of twenty-seven movements. Chen Lie swayed his body and performed the twenty-seven movements in turn. He felt his body temperature rise rapidly, suddenly increasing from thirty-six degrees to over forty degrees.
At the same time, the meridian cells in his body became highly active, and the nutrients absorbed into his body were transformed into qi and blood in the short time it took.
Nearly two hours later, the nutrients accumulated in Chen Lie's body were exhausted, and his body temperature returned to normal.
Although his Qi and blood levels were not measured, Chen Lie instinctively felt that his Qi and blood levels had soared.
After leaving his personal cultivation room, Chen Lie immediately went to the Qi and Blood Detector to test his Qi and Blood.
Once inside the testing machine's cabin, the instrument began emitting light to scan, and shortly afterward, the blood and qi test was completed, and the instrument began broadcasting the test results.
"Beep, test complete, blood energy level 2.31 calories."
After the test was completed, Chen Lie left the cabin of the blood and qi detector. Hearing the results of the blood and qi test, he was not surprised.
"My health has increased by about 1 unit. The rate at which my health is increasing has completely surpassed the standard of the Blue Star."
The official Blue Star system for increasing health and mana is divided into five stages.
The first stage is before the Qi and Blood value exceeds 1. This is the most difficult stage. No supplements or medicines can be used. To improve Qi and Blood, you must rely entirely on your own training.
Once your Qi and Blood value exceeds 1, you enter the second stage. You can use a bottle of "Qi and Blood Essence" and train for a few days to increase your Qi and Blood value by 0.4 to 0.6 calories. If you have enough money, you can start consuming a small amount of supplements to increase your Qi and Blood value even more.
The third stage is after your Qi and Blood value exceeds 3. You can then eat exotic beast meat for the first time. Continue eating half a catty of exotic beast meat every day for a month, and with diligent training, you can increase your Qi and Blood value by about 0.9 to 1.1 calories.
The fourth stage is after the Qi and Blood value exceeds 5, you can take a medicinal bath for the first time. Ten consecutive days of medicinal baths can increase Qi and Blood by about 1.4 to 2.1 calories.
As for why the effects of medicinal baths differ so much, the biggest reason is that the medicinal baths used by wealthy people contain all kinds of precious and rare herbs, while those from poor families can only add herbs according to the minimum standard for medicinal baths.
From this stage onward, the gap between the rich and the poor will gradually become apparent. The rich can enjoy all kinds of expensive supplements, while the poor can barely maintain even basic nutrition. The gap between the two will begin to widen at this point.
The fifth stage is after the Qi and Blood value exceeds 10 calories. At this point, the body's functions have been greatly improved. Under the premise of not abusing them, various supplements and medicines can be used frequently, and the improvement of Qi and Blood value is on the fast track, just like reaching a state where birds can fly freely in the sky.
For an ordinary martial arts student to pass through these five stages, it would cost at least a million star coins. Therefore, families that are slightly poor would not let their children pursue the path of martial arts, because they simply cannot afford it.
We need to find a way to make money.
Unlike others, Chen Lie possesses the profound body-forging technique of the Central Galaxy Empire. As long as he has sufficient nutrition, his blood and qi values can increase dramatically.
There is not a single genius on Earth who is unable to improve their Qi and blood due to insufficient nutrition.
In this life, Chen Lie no longer wanted to rely on his family. Besides, he knew that his family's savings alone could support him for how far.
"Senior... wait a minute."
Chen Lie returned to the cultivation room, put on his shirt, and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a bright, green voice behind him.
Chen Lie turned around and saw a girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a delicate and beautiful appearance.
Seeing Chen Lie cast a questioning glance at her, the girl quickly said, "Hello, senior, my name is Li Xianyu. I am from the top class in the first year of high school. I am Chen Xingyao's classmate. We met before, in the lobby on the first floor of the martial arts hall the day before yesterday afternoon."
Chen Lie thought for a moment, then nodded and asked, "Is there something you need?"
"It's like this, I'd like to ask you for a favor, senior," said the girl named Li Xianyu. "My family wants me to enroll in a C-level martial art called Cloud Smoke Step."
However, the instructor for the Yunyanbu (Cloud Smoke Step) course is a renowned teacher whose courses are highly sought after. A letter of introduction is required to enroll, but I left my letter of introduction at home.
So I'd like to ask the senior to help me stand in line later so I can go home and get my letter of introduction.
Upon hearing this, Chen Lie became interested, nodded, and asked, "How many lessons are there for the Cloud Mist Step? What happens if I can't learn it within the allotted time?"
Li Xianyu was a little puzzled, but still replied, "There are twelve lessons in total for the Cloud Mist Step instruction course. Anyone who wants to enroll in the Cloud Mist Step instruction course must already have some basic knowledge. With the guidance of a renowned teacher, they will definitely gain something. It's unlikely that they won't learn anything."
"Oh." Chen Lie nodded. "So, based on your own abilities, after these twelve lessons of Cloud Smoke Step instruction, will you be able to master this martial art and use it freely?"
Li Xianyu quickly shook his head and said, "I'm just a martial arts student whose Qi and Blood value hasn't even broken 1 yet. How could I possibly master a C-level martial art to the point of being able to use it freely? It would be good enough if I could just get a general grasp of it."
"How much is the tuition for this Cloud and Smoke Step instruction course?" Chen Lie asked.
Li Xianyu replied, "Not quite two hundred thousand star coins, but that's about right."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lie's heart stirred, but he said calmly, "I have a B-level martial art called 'Phantom Step' here. It is also a footwork technique, and I can teach you to use it freely within three days."
"I don't want your 200,000 star coins, I'll only take 100,000 star coins, how about that?"
"what?"
Li Xianyu was stunned. Was Chen Xingyao's brother trying to sell him martial arts?
But didn't Chen Xingyao say that her brother's blood energy level wasn't much higher than hers? So what kind of B-level martial arts does he know?
"Hehe, no need, senior. My Qi and blood value is too low, and B-level martial arts are too profound. I probably can't learn them."
If it's inconvenient for you, I'll find someone else to help me stand in line.
With that, Li Xianyu turned to leave.