Upon entering his mouth, the Qi Induction Pill transformed into a warm stream of Qi, rapidly circulating within Jiang Yun's body, merging into his limbs and bones, making him feel completely comfortable, with clear ears and bright eyes, and even his senses became much sharper.
Immediately after, the incantation of the "Tongmai Art" also appeared in Jiang Yun's mind: "Sit and forget yourself, embrace the One, open the bridge of Life and Death, connect to the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi..."
Gradually, Jiang Yun's breathing became long and deep, and his body grew lighter and lighter, as if floating, entering another world, completely forgetting himself.
After an unknown amount of time, with each inhale and exhale, he could clearly feel a cool wisp of Qi surging in from the outside world, entering his body through his mouth and nose, and after circulating once within him, it slowly settled into his Dantian.
"Spiritual Qi!"
Jiang Yun's heart stirred, and he immediately realized that this cool Qi was the foundation of Cultivator Cultivation, the Spiritual Qi hidden between Heaven and Earth!
Sensing the Spiritual Qi and drawing it into his body meant that he had truly taken the first step in Cultivation, and what he needed to do next was to draw in more Spiritual Qi to gradually open his blocked Meridians.
While this discovery made Jiang Yun happy, it also brought confusion.
Since his grandfather had said that his Physique could not Cultivate the Jiang Clan Cultivation Technique, Jiang Yun had thought that any Cultivation Technique that would allow him to Cultivate would likely be extremely rare, perhaps even impossible to find in the world.
However, Dongfang Bo had made it very clear that both the "Tongmai Art" and the Qi Induction Pill were common items, obtainable even without entering a Sect, simply by spending a bit of money.
Could such ordinary Cultivation items actually allow him to Cultivate?
Although he was confused, Jiang Yun knew that now was not the time for wild thoughts, so he quickly set these thoughts aside for the moment and continued to focus on sensing and absorbing Spiritual Qi.
At the same time, in a small house on the summit of Hidden Peak, Dongfang Bo, who was also sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in Jiang Yun's direction, raising an eyebrow as he murmured to himself, "His first time Cultivating, and he actually managed to draw Qi into his body in such a short time! Could it be that I've picked up a treasure this time?"
As Dongfang Bo's voice fell, a woman's voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Senior Brother, is this the Fourth Junior Brother you found? He's not very strange!"
Dongfang Bo showed no surprise at the voice, and chuckled, "No Dao Heart, no Dao Spirit, blocked Dao Body—isn't that strange enough? As for whether he's the Fourth Junior Brother, that depends on whether he has a connection with Master!"
The female voice paused, then said, "In that case, he is indeed a bit strange! However, regardless of whether he has a connection with Master, if he can impress me in Cultivation, then I don't mind giving him some guidance!"
Dongfang Bo nodded and said, "It's rare for Junior Sister to favor this child, so of course I have no objections! However, he knows nothing about Cultivation, so for the next few days, I'll explain things to him thoroughly. If Junior Sister is interested, you can also come and listen in. You can't always stay in seclusion Cultivating; it's not good for you, Junior Sister? Junior Sister? Why aren't you speaking?"
After waiting for a moment, the Junior Sister's voice did not sound again, which made Dongfang Bo shake his head with slight dissatisfaction: "Honestly, I'm doing this for your own good, and you still find me long-winded. It seems only Jiang Laodi understands me, hmm?"
Dongfang Bo's tone suddenly changed, and the female voice, which had been silent for a while, sounded again, filled with surprise: "He's already opened the first Meridian? How is this possible!"
"Boom!"
Jiang Yun only felt a violent explosion suddenly erupt within his body, and a blocked Meridian was actually opened by the Spiritual Qi.
"Tongmai, First Realm?"
Jiang Yun himself was stunned, because Dongfang Bo had made it very clear that even if one could draw Spiritual Qi into the body, opening Meridians would still require a considerable amount of time.
After all, Meridians are closed at birth, and as one ages, the Impurities within them increase, becoming more severely blocked, and naturally, more difficult to open.
One must draw in as much Spiritual Qi as possible and continuously send it into a certain Meridian, like clearing a blockage, opening it bit by bit. This process can take several years, several months, or at shortest, several days.
Those who can open their Meridians within a few days are generally children no older than seven or eight, because they are young and have relatively fewer Impurities in their Meridians.
But from the moment Jiang Yun swallowed the Qi Induction Pill until the first Meridian was completely opened, it took less than half an hour in total!
Such a fast speed left Jiang Yun puzzled, and he had to withdraw from his Cultivation state and open his eyes.
After all, it was his first time Cultivating, and he didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing for him, so he didn't dare to continue.
However, seeing a layer of black grime oozing from the pores of his body, and feeling the clear and light sensation from within, he instinctively felt that this should not be a bad thing.
After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Yun shook his head and said, "To be safe, I should go ask Senior Brother!"
How could he know that Dongfang Bo, like him, was also completely bewildered, so he could only confirm that Jiang Yun had indeed reached the First Realm of Tongmai, and then gave him a vague explanation: "When you Cultivate to the Third Realm of Tongmai, you will be able to perform inner sight on your body. At that time, perhaps you will know the reason."
Although somewhat puzzled, the news that he had already reached the First Realm of Tongmai filled Jiang Yun with immense excitement, because the frustration that had troubled him for sixteen years was finally swept away at this moment.
Now, he was a genuine Cultivator!
"Grandfather, in five years, I will definitely return!"
After silently speaking these words in his heart, Jiang Yun didn't bother to rest, or even to clean the grime off his body. Instead, he sat down cross-legged again and continued his Cultivation.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
About an hour later, two more explosions successively echoed within Jiang Yun's body, and the number of Meridians he had opened reached three!
At this moment, Dongfang Bo and Junior Sister were utterly speechless.
In total, in just an hour and a half, he transformed from a Mortal who had never Cultivated into a Cultivator at the Third Realm of Tongmai. If this news were to spread, the entire Cultivation world would probably be shaken.
One must know that even the most talented and Aptitude-gifted person, even if they started Cultivating from birth, would still need at least several months to achieve this step.
"Jiang Laodi, you'd best not continue Cultivating and advancing for now. Your Realm is improving too quickly; it's better to spend a few days solidifying it. Also, you can now perform inner sight, so take a look at the situation inside your body!"
Hearing Dongfang Bo's voice, Jiang Yun nodded lightly. Even if he didn't understand Cultivation well, he knew the principle of haste makes waste, so he naturally gave up on continuing to absorb Spiritual Qi. Instead, he closed his eyes and, using inner sight, looked inside his body.