Chapter 230 - 4 Checkpoint
"I ask Master to enlighten me further."
Lin Yuan had a few guesses in his heart, but since Master asked this way, he must be trying to guide him. If he acted clever, showing off what he knew, it would surely displease Master.
"It’s just as well. I will tell you today." Bai Mei lightly nodded and softly expounded, "In the Aperture Meridian stage, the first standard to measure a martial artist’s strength is the number of acupoints condensed. The more acupoints condensed, the deeper the foundation. The human body has a total of three hundred and sixty major points. The number of acupoints condensed varies with different cultivation techniques."
"May I ask, Master, how many acupoints must one condense to be considered powerful?" Lin Yuan listened carefully and immediately asked the question he cared about the most.
"Heh. Ordinary individuals have only thirty or so. In the inner sects within the martial institutes, fifty is the basic requirement. Sixty denotes an elite. If someone can condense eighty, they can be considered a genius."
"If one surpasses one hundred, they can be recognized as extraordinarily gifted and will surely ascend to the higher sects."
"Since you care so much about this, you must have plans." Bai Mei smiled warmly, "Today, I set a goal for you, hoping you can condense more than eighty acupoints and not bring shame to the sect."
"I will remember Master’s words," Lin Yuan clapped his hands again and responded solemnly.
"Haha." Bai Mei waved his hand and continued, "The second hurdle in martial arts is cultivating martial intent. Only by breaking through the second and third levels of martial intent can one enter the Spiritual Origin stage. Otherwise, no matter how many acupoints are condensed, without entering Spiritual Origin, one is still as insignificant as an ant."
"Without entering Spiritual Origin, one is as insignificant as an ant." Lin Yuan was startled upon hearing this and silently repeated these words to himself.
"Is Spiritual Origin really so strong, Master?" Lin Yuan took a deep breath and asked again.