Chapter 54

 The feeling of taking an awakening potion is similar to taking a constitution potion, with subtle differences.

After taking the constitution potion, it turns into a warm flow in the mouth, continuously flowing down, then entering the dantian, spreading along the meridians to different parts of the body.

The awakening potion, on the other hand, is a cool force, distinct from body temperature.

The coolness rushes into the dantian, splitting into two energies, one continuing in the dantian, swirling around the sea of qi.

The other energy moves from the dantian upwards, entering the sea of blood, then the sea of spirit, and back down to the sea of blood, returning to the dantian, merging with the swirling energy left in the dantian, then flowing into the meridians and circulating continuously.

However, the coolest feeling of the awakening potion is when it enlightens the three seas.

As the awakening potion spreads to other parts of the body, the coolness gradually dissipates.

Due Mingna's perception is strong, he can tell how the medicine helps him strengthen the meridians.

Unlike the original cultivation system in this world, where cultivators need to build their own mana circuits, all circuits around the core must be self-constructed.

Any slight difference may lead to failure, requiring a fresh start.

Meridians are tissues naturally present in the body but not easily observable.

They do exist.

Therefore, cultivators only need to control the internal energy flow along the meridians.

If they force the energy to flow where it shouldn't, causing discomfort or pain, they risk disrupting their cultivation.

Without guidance, like Due Mingna, it is quite challenging.

However, as long as one proceeds cautiously, it is relatively safe.

Due Mingna opened his eyes, organized his thoughts, and took out the basic body forging manual.

He rarely needed it during Batan's classes.

Most of the time, it sat in Due Mingna's room, placed in the center of the students' desks during classes.

With a thought, Due Mingna used his mental power to lock it, storing it in the system backpack before taking it out again.

Old John knew Due Mingna could suddenly produce and retract things, and how he stayed up late at night moving things around.

Seeing Due Mingna do this did not surprise him.

The light spell still emitted a faint glow.

Using the light, Due Mingna read the contents of the book.

It contained a basic boxing technique, very simple, with 108 individual movements and a total of 24 forms.

Batan had practiced this boxing technique, claiming it helped learners understand how to exert force correctly, making it a mandatory course for all students.

Regular students had to practice it several times a day, and even the village guards and other children had to practice it, while other villagers interested in learning could do so from a distance.

Due Mingna had learned and practiced it a few times.

When Batan led the class in practicing this boxing technique, he would also study on the side.

Only when Batan moved on to other body forging basics would Due Mingna focus on his own tasks.

At that time, Due Mingna vaguely felt that this boxing technique could mobilize the blood and guide the energy flow in specific meridians.

However, as he had not completed his introductory cultivation, his perception of the meridians was not strong enough to ascertain the specific effects of each move.

The instructional materials provided by the system were not very clear.

They aimed to be concise and easy to understand, but overly simplified information often required a certain foundational understanding.

Without that foundation, reading the text would only lead to confusion, missing out on deeper insights.

Oak had a solid foundation, allowing him to fully utilize the advantages of magical cultivation basics.

Due Mingna also understood magical basics before, so he didn't feel there was any barrier.

However, Due Mingna had not interacted much with body forging.

He had to wait until now to further comprehend the profoundness of this set of boxing techniques.

The boxing style was powerful, but not the type that was flashy and showy, rather it had a mysterious quality of "nurturing," able to balance strength growth and physical recovery well.

The footwork required for the boxing techniques was not too demanding, although Du Mingna's bedroom was a bit small.

He controlled the light ball of the Firefly Technique to accompany him outside the stone house, then practiced the boxing techniques outside.

As dawn approached, the moonlight still shone.

The clear light sprinkled, casting faint shadows on the ground and the stone house walls.

The light ball of the Firefly Technique remained motionless, floating in mid-air.

Du Mingna gathered his energy, stood still, and exhaled a breath.

This time, he took longer to complete the boxing practice, feeling more how the power in his meridians flowed with his movements.

He was certain.

The cultivation path he was following was the Three Seas cultivation method, where the Qi Sea, Blood Sea, and Spirit Sea could all mobilize the internal energy.

The elemental power of the body resided in the Qi Sea, the blood and energy generated by the body resided in the Blood Sea, and the spiritual power generated resided in the Spirit Sea.

They could blend with each other and exert force together.

They could resonate with the energy of heaven and earth, completing the spellcasting.

The Three Seas were connected, and the meridians circulated.

This was the cultivation path he wanted to follow! As for condensing the core of spiritual power in the Spirit Sea? Du Mingna still had to think about it.

The cultivation of the Qi Sea reminded him of the cultivation novels he had read in his past life, like forming a core or transforming into an infant.

After his magical power had progressed, he also saw signs of his magical power in his body transitioning from gas to liquid.

Even if he didn't deliberately control what condensed in the Qi Sea, with enough accumulation, his Qi Sea should automatically generate a magical core.

But what about the Blood Sea and Spirit Sea? Should he let them condense naturally as well? Or should he actively condense them? Was it better to let it happen naturally, or was it more efficient and of higher quality to actively condense the core? Du Mingna was not sure.

Fortunately, he had only been practicing for a short time, he was relatively safe, and he had plenty of time to explore.

Du Mingna also placed a little hope in the system.

Maybe the system would provide him with something valuable to reference at some point.

But that was still far off, and he couldn't think about it for the time being.

He chose to let Old John help prepare breakfast, while he organized his gains from the night.

Since he wasn't practicing, Old John didn't have to worry about him making any mistakes and having to constantly watch over him.

Du Mingna didn't go back inside the house, but sat on a stone outside that could serve as a bench, leaning against the slightly rough stone wall, looking at the night sky transitioning from black to dark blue.

What he really wanted to see was the rewards given by the system and the new main quest.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the fourth main quest.

The quest reward has been sent to the system backpack." "Ding! Now announcing the fifth main quest: Increase the school's reputation! Our goal is to be the number one magic school, how can we be limited to the small village of Gray Rope?" "Please obtain at least 30 points of reputation in the Nebu Highlands, 5 points in the Gray Rock Country, and 1 point in the Green Forest Continent within a year!" "Quest completion reward: Self-selected gift box*1 (host is free to choose.

The level and quantity of items depend on the completion of the quest)." "Quest failure penalty: Retrieval of the 'Number One Magic School' plaque.

Retrieval of the system (will not retrieve other resources obtained by the host through the system)." "Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking the long-term main quest! The host has now unlocked the reputation system, approval system, and mall system!" "During the completion of the main quest, please explore and complete different side quests and special tasks!" Du Mingna saw that he could click on the "Self-selected gift box" here.

He tried clicking on it.

Countless golden lights flashed before him.

In that dazzling light, he could barely make out various items such as tokens, potions, books, prop gift boxes, and wands.

Hmm, are there gift boxes? Can gift boxes be nested in gift boxes? Du Mingna couldn't see more clearly.

The light faded away.

In front of him appeared a system prompt message.

The "Choose Gift Box" option could no longer be opened.

The system just let him take a quick look at what he might choose, but didn't intend for him to examine it closely.

Du Mingna clicked into the approval system again.

During the third stage of the main task, a prototype of this system appeared.

At that time, the task description stated that a full-time teacher should achieve a minimum approval rating of 60 for the school.

Therefore, Du Mingna did not complete the task immediately upon recruiting.

Even Batan raised his approval rating only after having a full meal, allowing Du Mingna's task completion rating to increase by one level.

Now he could finally see the approval ratings of school members.

Both students and teachers had ratings above 80, but not at the maximum value.

These things take time.

Du Mingna then turned to the fame system.

[Grey Rope Village: max (Who doesn't know your school except for ignorant babies?) Nebu Highlands: not activated (What kind of fame is it for a school known only by one village?) Grey Rock Country: not activated Aomori Continent: not activated World: not activated] The notes for the next three are the same as above.

The system mall uses points.

Du Mingna carefully looked and saw that he now had 12,314 points.

He could also see the specific sources of the points.

Daily courses would provide points.

Fixed students provided a slightly higher number of points, while non-fixed students could only provide 0.9 of the basic points of fixed students.

However, the students' level of seriousness could also provide bonus points, the more serious they were, the more bonus points they would give.

Things happening in the school, like acquiring desks and chairs, could also provide points.

Du Mingna couldn't help but look towards the direction of the new school that was still under construction.

How many points could this school really provide him once it's built? The research tower was now officially built, but the research department had not been established yet.

His side task was not completed, but the research tower had already been factored into the points, which was also the main source of his current points.

Just this one building provided him with a majority of 10,000 points.

The rest came from students attending classes and the points his current basic school could provide.

Du Mingna could imagine how his points could increase once the school was completed.

The mall would sell various potions.

He had received basic constitution potions, constitution potions, energy potions, awakening potions, and so on.

The price of awakening potions was fixed at 500 points per bottle.

Basic constitution potions only required 20 points, constitution potions required 50 points, and energy potions also required 50 points.

Constitution potions could permanently strengthen the body, while energy potions could only temporarily restore energy.

For true mental recovery, one still had to rely on deep sleep.

There was also a team recruitment order, but currently only the first-tier purchase option was available.

It required 5,000 points.

Recruitment opportunities were more expensive, requiring a full 10,000 points.

The treatment potion (small) was relatively affordable, costing only 100 points.

According to the description, it could revive rotten flesh, extend life for severe injuries, and focus on treating external injuries or normal human illnesses.

The treatment potion (medium) was more expensive, jumping to 5,000 points, but it claimed to be able to regenerate severed limbs, with a note specifying that it was limited to low-level limb regeneration, such as a severed arm.

There were even more effective treatment potions, but Du Mingna didn't have enough points to purchase them, so he couldn't view the information.