In the Yuan Soldier realm, one could use one's own strength to condense Yuan Qi, break through the twelve standard meridians, and open up the meridians. It could be said that one had the initial Yuan Martial Body. After accumulating Yuan Qi day and night, one could cleanse one's marrow and meridians, expand one's acupoints, and strengthen one's body!
This was the strength of a primary martial artist of the human race. It was comparable to the small yao realm!
Above the Yuan Soldier realm was the Yuan Scholar realm. When one's Yuan Qi filled all one hundred and eight meridians and formed a small cycle of energy, one could reach this realm. This was equivalent to the middle yao realm of the yao race.
In terms of pure strength, the human race was much weaker than the yao race.
After all, this was the innate advantage of the two races. The human race was intelligent, good at thinking, and could create. The yao race relied on brute strength. They had developed limbs, but their brains were simple!
In the seclusion room of the Long residence, a young man was sitting cross-legged. His brows were slightly furrowed, and his aura was fluctuating. The meridians on his arm suddenly appeared clearly. The meridians seemed to contain dragon-shaped power that was surging!
After a while, a formless aura suddenly appeared on the young man's body. It was like a roaring dragon, and had a bit of power.
Suddenly, his eyes opened. They flashed with a different kind of brilliance, and were very bright.
This young man was Yao Yue, who was in seclusion. He had finally opened the twelve standard meridians and become a Yuan Cultivator. He had achieved the Yuan Martial Body, and had taken the first step in cultivating the Yuan Martial Body!
Yao Yue jumped up in joy. He continued to stride to a wooden stake in the seclusion room. Suddenly, his fist was like the wind, and his power was like thunder. It was like the head of a wolf pouncing out, and his fist heavily hit the wooden stake.
Pa!
This wooden stake that was specially made from hundreds of years old wood gave off a crisp sound of vibration. The wooden stake was shaken to the point of shaking!
Yao Yue did not feel any pain when he punched, nor did he feel satisfied. His two fists danced at the same time, and like raindrops, they smashed onto the wooden stake.
After a while, Yao Yue finally stopped.
"My strength has increased a lot!" Yao Yue said with a flash of excitement.
A low-grade Yuan Weapon had the strength of eighty kilograms, a mid-grade Yuan Weapon had the strength of one hundred and twenty kilograms, and a high-grade Yuan Weapon had the strength of one hundred and seventy kilograms.
Although Yao Yue had just become a Yuan Soldier, the power of his punch was not only 80 Jin of force, but 300 Jin of force!
How could he possess such a powerful force?
Not only was he a cultivator, but he was also a high-grade demon cultivator!
He had absorbed and refined the blood of fourteen types of lesser demons, causing his skin and flesh to mutate. The toughness of his body was no weaker than the body of a true lesser demon, perhaps even comparable to that of a middle demon.
After all, the combination of fourteen bloodline powers gave him an advantage that even lesser demons could not compare to.
With just his demonic energy, Yao Yue was comparable to an ordinary mid-grade Yuan Scholar. He could reach a maximum of two hundred and eighty jin of force!
Among the blood of lesser demons that he had absorbed, there were two high-grade lesser demon bloodlines that were relatively stronger. One was a giant bear, and the other was a fierce tiger. Their pure demonic energy was much stronger than humans of the same level.
Because of this, Yao Yue's demonic energy and the power of his Yuan Weapon could reach a maximum of three hundred and sixty jin of force!
This level of force was comparable to an ordinary high-grade Yuan Scholar.
It could be said that although Yao Yue's cultivation level was low, his strength had already surpassed the imagination of ordinary people.
Yao Yue was not in a hurry to come out of seclusion. Instead, he sat down and carefully sensed the energy that he had just gathered.
Although he could not see inside his body, he could feel through the Tengyuan Art that the threads of pure energy were contained in his twelve standard meridians. Much of the energy had already landed in the other five meridians.
This was the effect of the hundred-year-old red ginseng. Not only did it help him form the Yuanwu Body, it also opened up five more meridians.
When his accumulated energy broke through to thirty-six meridians, he would be a mid-grade Yuan Soldier. When he reached seventy-two meridians, he would be a high-grade Yuan Soldier.
In other words, he only needed to open up nineteen more meridians and fill up all his energy before he could be considered a mid-grade Yuan Soldier.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. Yao Yue finally came out of seclusion.
In addition to stabilizing the original seventeen meridians, he had relied on meditating to cultivate the Soaring Dragon Art to open up another meridian. He had accumulated eighteen meridians.
The Soaring Dragon Art was indeed a high-grade King Level Yuan Art. With the speed at which it gathered energy, it was estimated that he would be able to reach the strength of a mid-grade Yuan Soldier within three months.
"There are only three more days until the day of my birthday!"
Yao Yue walked out of the seclusion room. He looked up at the sky and sighed softly. His eyes flashed with a bit of determination.
When Yao Yue was walking along a corridor back to his residence, he heard a commotion coming from a house not far away.
"Scram! All of you, scram! I don't want you to serve me!
I'm not a cripple! I'm not a cripple! I don't need your pity! "An extremely angry voice sounded.
Following that, a few servants hurriedly walked out of the house.
At this moment, Yao Yue saw Long Tianba walking over from afar. He hurriedly entered the house.
After Long Tianba entered the house, the angry voice calmed down and the house fell into silence.
"Is that him?" Yao Yue looked in the direction of the voice with a complicated expression.
Just as Yao Yuegang wanted to quickly leave this place, Long Tianba had already walked out of the room and looked towards him. His pair of old eyes flashed with a sharp light.
Long Tianba waved at Yao Yue and said, "Yue Er, follow me!"
Yao Yue did not dare to hesitate and immediately followed behind Long Tianba.
Long Tianba brought Yao Yue into his study.
There were quite a few books in this study. As soon as he walked in, the smell of books assailed his nostrils. There was also the smell of sandalwood floating in the air. It gave people a sense of calmness and tranquility!
Long Tianba turned around to look at Yao Yue and raised his eyebrows, "You've opened the twelve main meridians and condensed Yuan Energy?"
Although he could see through Yao Yue's cultivation, he still wanted to confirm it.
Yao Yue bowed to Long Tianba and said gratefully, "Yes, grandpa. If it wasn't for your red ginseng and Yuan Energy Formula, Yue Er wouldn't have been able to break through."
Long Tianba looked gratified. He waved his hand and said, "If you didn't have any talent, you wouldn't have been able to break through even if I gave you the red ginseng. Besides, we're family now. Don't say such things in the future."
Yao Yue's heart warmed. He nodded and said, "Yes, grandpa!"
"I'm happy that you were able to form a Yuan Wu Body on your first try. However, the Yuan Soldier realm is only slightly stronger than ordinary people. It's the lowest realm for cultivators. You can't be arrogant and complacent," Long Tianba warned. He then added, "You can come to this study often in the future. Only by broadening your horizons and enriching your foundation will you be able to go further in the future."
Yao Yue was overjoyed. He immediately agreed.
No matter what, Yao Yue was only a fifteen or sixteen year old youth. He had been a fool for a few years in the past, so he was lacking in all kinds of knowledge and experience. Furthermore, the memory inheritance he obtained came from the Demon Race, so it was not of much help to the human race in terms of experience.
Now that he could enter the library as he pleased, it would be of great help to him in enriching his knowledge of the human race.
When Long Tianba saw Yao Yue's joy, he knew that Yao Yue was a studious person. He began to pay more attention to Yao Yue.
After that, Long Tianba told Yao Yue that apart from some of the classified documents of the Empire that he couldn't read, he was free to read the rest of the documents.
When Long Tianba was about to separate from Yao Yue, he gave Yao Yue a meaningful look and said, "The Imperial Academy will reopen in a month. If you can reach the mid-grade Yuan Soldier realm, I'll send you there even if I have to throw away my face. You can study there."
After saying that, he didn't even look at Yao Yue and left in large strides!
"The Imperial Academy!" Yao Yue's eyes flashed with ecstasy.
Yao Yue had heard of the Imperial Academy since he was young. It was the strongest academy in the Yaoyang Dynasty. It specialized in nurturing powerful cultivators to strengthen the dynasty.
However, the conditions for the Royal Academy to accept students were more stringent. Everyone who could enter the Royal Academy had to be outstanding youths with the reputation of being geniuses.
Not only were the geniuses of the dynasty gathered there, but there were also geniuses and elites from more than ten subordinate dynasties.
Every single one of the students who graduated from the Royal Academy was either a powerful cultivator or a commander in the army!
It was the dream of all youths. It was the holy land of cultivation. Everyone was proud to be able to enter the Imperial Academy.
Yao Yue would reach the age of sixteen in three months. He would be considered an adult.
If he was already 16 years old, the Royal Academy would not accept such an old student.
Furthermore, with his current strength, how could he be qualified to enter the Imperial Academy?
However, Long Tianba, the third generation minister of the dynasty, the dignified General Long Wu, had said so. There would definitely be a place for him in the Imperial Academy.
"Grandpa, don't worry. I will not disappoint you!" Yao Yue clenched his fists tightly.
Whether it was because of Long Tianba's Long Yue-er or because he cared for him from the bottom of his heart, Yao Yue had already deeply remembered this kindness in his heart. He also treated Long Tianba as his own grandfather. It could be said that he had truly integrated into the Long family.
Yao Yue returned to his room. After taking a bath and eating a sumptuous meal, he returned to the study room.
Right now, he couldn't wait to learn more and understand more about the Vast Thousand Worlds!
Yao Yue was smart since he was young. His memory was astonishing. He had the ability to remember everything he saw.
He began to read the most basic ancient books.
His reading speed was extremely fast. In four hours, he had finished reading a basic ancient book.
By evening, he had finished reading three ancient books. He understood many things that he did not understand before, such as daily interactions and etiquette.
After dinner, Yao Yue and Long Yue-er spent some time together before going back to their rooms.
According to Long Tianba, he would only be allowed to share a room with Long Yue-er after he reached adulthood.
After returning to his room, Yao Yue called Xiao Zhan over and asked, "Brother Xiao, have you prepared the information on the Nangong Clan and the other clans that I asked you to prepare?"
Xiao Zhan nodded and did not say anything else. He placed all the information in front of Yao Yue.
Yao Yue looked at Xiao Zhan with satisfaction and said, "Prepare a birthday gift for me. I will be visiting the Yao family in two days."