High Martial: I Use Everything as Swords

He was now at the First Layer of the Enlightenment Realm and had opened his first acupoint, Dubhe.

But for the grand blueprint of the Cyan Cloud Spirit Martial Technique, this was merely the first step of a long journey.

He closed his eyes, and the complete meridian diagram of the Cyan Cloud Spiritual Martial Technique·Enlightenment Chapter appeared in his mind.

This Cultivation Technique was less a form of Martial Arts and more of a precise celestial map of the human body.

The human body had a total of three hundred and sixty major acupoints.

The Cultivation of an ordinary Martial Artist involved opening these acupoints one by one to serve as relay stations for their True Qi.

But the Cyan Cloud Spirit Martial Technique was different.

Its philosophy was "Star Pointing."

Each acupoint had to be refined with extremely high-purity Energy, allowing it to shine eternally within the body like a star and giving it the ability to independently absorb, expel, and compress Energy.

And what excited Han Feng the most was its "Circulation Divine Effect."

According to the Cultivation Technique’s description, every time thirty-six specific acupoints were lit, a small Energy Loop would form inside the body.

This loop would grant the cultivator a special passive ability.

’To Han Feng, this was practically like installing a permanent "buff plugin" on himself.’

’First Layer, the Basic Star Ring.’

Han Feng focused his attention on the thirty-six main nodes located throughout his limbs.

’Lighting these thirty-six acupoints will create a superconducting loop for True Qi between my limbs.’

’The effect is... doubled reaction speed, and no need to charge up power. Every casual strike will be at full strength.’

This was practically a Divine Skill tailor-made for close combat.

After all, when a Martial Artist attacked, no matter how fast, there was always a process of "channeling their power."

But once the "Basic Star Ring" was complete, his Energy would always be in a "ready to fire" state, with no wind-up and no recovery lag.

Combined with the precognition from his [Spiritual Vision], the very thought of the possibilities was thrilling.

Han Feng eagerly began to study the detailed method for opening acupoints.

The Cultivation of the Cyan Cloud Spiritual Martial Technique·Enlightenment Chapter was far more complex than he had imagined.

Opening the acupoints was only the first step.

According to the technique’s general principles, the Cultivation of each acupoint was divided into three stages: "Opening," "Nurturing," and "Expanding."

"Opening": Using high-purity Energy as a drill to forcefully break through the acupoint’s barriers.

He had already completed this step with his tyrannical "Soul-Burning Sword Aura"—in fact, one could say he had completed it a bit too crudely.

"Nurturing": After being opened, an acupoint was like a newborn infant—fragile and sensitive.

It needed to be constantly nourished with gentle Energy to stabilize and strengthen it, allowing it to perfectly integrate with the body’s meridians.

"Expanding": Once an acupoint was Nurtured until it was sufficiently resilient, one had to continuously fill it with Energy to stretch its internal Space.

The capacity of the acupoint directly determined the storage volume and explosive power of his Sword Aura.

Only after taking a single acupoint through the entire process of "Opening, Nurturing, and Expanding," polishing it to the absolute limit of one’s current realm, could one begin to open the next.

And the final quality of the first acupoint, Dubhe, would directly determine the potential upper limit of all subsequent acupoints.

’Nurturing, huh...’

Han Feng calmed his mind, guiding a thread of newly born, silver Sword Aura to cautiously approach the edge of the Dubhe acupoint.

This wisp of Sword Aura was incomparably sharp. The instant it made contact, a sharp, needle-like pain pricked the inner wall of the acupoint.

He tried to slow the flow of Energy, attempting to make it gentler.

But the very essence of Sword Aura was extreme Sharpness and destruction.

It was like asking a treasured blade that could cut through iron like mud to give a massage; no matter how gentle the touch, what scraped against the skin was still the edge of the blade.

"HSSS—"

Han Feng sucked in a sharp breath. He felt that thread of Sword Aura stab viciously into the tender flesh of the acupoint like a steel needle.

Excruciating pain shot through him as a nearly imperceptible wound instantly appeared on the acupoint’s inner wall.

He immediately cut off the supply of Sword Aura.

A failure.

Han Feng opened his eyes, his brow deeply furrowed.

’This is a problem.’

His Sword Aura, his greatest pride, was an all-conquering Divine Artifact when it came to "Opening" acupoints.

But when it came to "Nurturing" them, it became a reckless brute that didn’t know its own strength.

Forcing the Nurturing process would be like rubbing a baby’s skin with sandpaper. It would only leave behind Dao wounds that could never be healed, creating a significant hidden danger for the future.

’The Innate Sword Body... It really is ridiculously specialized.’

Han Feng shook his head, mocking himself.

The ultimate in destructive power meant he was inept at nurturing life.

His Energy was innately designed for destruction.

There was only one way to solve this problem: find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that contained immense Vitality or had extremely gentle properties. He could use them to neutralize the sharp nature of his Sword Aura before proceeding with the Nurturing.

The other option was to reverse his Sword Aura into Sword Essence and use the Sword Essence to Nourish his Acupoints.

But the Nurturing effect of Sword Essence was ultimately limited.

’Looks like it’s time for some Krypton Gold!’

Han Feng logged into the East Sea Martial Arts University’s internal web store again.

Last time he had cleared out their stock of Healing Medicine; this time, he directly typed keywords like "Nourishing Acupoints" and "Gentle Spiritual Artifacts" into the search bar.

The screen flashed, and a dazzling array of products popped up.

The prices of the first few items made the corner of his eye twitch.

[Warm Acupoint Nourishing Spirit Liquid (Tier Three Upper Grade): Extracted from thirty-six types of Warm Spirit Plants. Effectively nourishes newly opened acupoints and repairs minor Dao wounds.]

Price: 300,000 Contribution Points per vial.

[Purple Mansion Nectar (Tier Four Lower Grade): Collected from Ten Thousand Year Stone Stalactites and refined by a master. Can significantly improve the quality of acupoints and solidify one’s Dao Foundation.]

Price: 1,200,000 Contribution Points per bottle.

[Void Cyan Spirit Milk (Tier Four Middle Grade): A natural wonder of the world. Has miraculous effects for Nurturing divine acupoints. (Out of stock).]

Price: Negotiable (starts at 3 Spirit Coins or barter).

Han Feng silently closed the page.

’I can’t afford it. I can’t afford a single one.’

The balance in his account wasn’t even enough for a fraction of the cost of a single drop of [Warm Acupoint Nourishing Spirit Liquid].

And as for the merit rewards from Dragon’s Fang Port, following standard procedure, the earliest they would arrive was next month.

’How am I going to get the money?’

’Maybe I should talk to Old Chen and... appropriate some funds from the "Shadow" project?’

The moment the thought appeared, he immediately squashed it.

’No.’

He knew full well that the "Shadow" project was the focus of the entire East Sea Fortress City right now. There was no telling how many pairs of eyes were secretly watching the books.

Old-school politicians like Councilor Wang, in particular, would be thrilled if he made a mistake.

Using the excuse of "improving the strength of a Core Member of the project team" to purchase large quantities of Elixir Pills for personal Cultivation was tantamount to handing his enemies a weapon to use against him.

He would absolutely not do something so stupid as to give them that kind of leverage.

’Money isn’t the problem. The problem is how to get it.’

Han Feng’s fingers tapped unconsciously on his tablet.

A moment later, his gaze fell on a pinned post in the corner of the screen.

"High Price for Custom Spiritual Soldiers! Preparing for Dragon Abyss! Life and Death Are Fated, Wealth Is in Heaven’s Hands!"

He remembered his old trade—Artifact Refining.

’The Lei Brothers’ commission isn’t finished yet. It’ll be good practice.’

’But to forge Armor that can withstand a blow from a Tier Four Demon Beast, my current Spirit Rune Construction techniques alone aren’t reliable enough.’

With a flip of his hand, Han Feng retrieved a Jade Scroll from his System Space that recorded various forms of Magic.

*One Hundred Basic Facts of the Cultivation Realm*.

’Perhaps these seemingly basic Magic models can give me some new inspiration.’

’For example, could I apply the structure of the [Light Body Technique] to the Armor to reduce its weight?’

’Could I inscribe the Energy Circuits of the [Vajra Technique] into it to act as an instantly activated layer of active defense?’

’And what about the [Fireball Technique] that I magically modified into [Flame Flying Dragon]? Could its internal pressure-boosting structure be used in the Artifact Refining forge to improve the quality of the smelted materials?’

To do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools.

An extra skill was an extra trump card, and an extra source of income.

He decided that before starting Artifact Refining, he would first completely master everything in the Jade Scroll.

His Divine Sense probed the Jade Scroll once more, directly locking onto the basic Magic models that could be combined with Artifact Refining and combat.