In the room prepared by the Ning clan, Wang Haoyu sat in a lotus position on the bed that had been arranged for him. Earlier in the day, while waiting for the senior elder and the patriarch, an idea came to his mind regarding the use of his divine mimicry talent.

This peculiar power allowed him to change the form and nature of the Qi he had refined. In this case, wouldn't it be possible for him to open the mysterious chest by imitating the Qi of Master Wang Tian? Normally, this method would not have been feasible, as the mimicry ability was limited to what he had already seen and perceived. However, he possessed the token containing the Qi of the old man's master.

At his current level, Wang Haoyu could already freely circulate Yuan Qi throughout his body via his meridians. However, he couldn't fully consciously observe it or store it yet. For that, he needed to advance to the Establishment of Foundations realm.

Currently, Wang Haoyu had already opened 11 of his twelve main meridians. Even though he hadn't finished opening them, he could already slightly perceive the natural energy around him. However, he preferred to finish opening all his meridians to fully imitate the Qi of the old man once he fully perceived it. He couldn't take a second meridian-cleansing pill as the previous one was still in effect, so he decided to opt for meditation.

Sitting on his bed, Haoyu began breathing in the specific pattern the old man had taught him. It was a basic breathing method that could circulate natural energy through the body, accelerating the opening of meridians and circulating Qi within them. He smoothly gathered it toward his last obstructed meridian, being careful not to rush, as rushing could potentially harm his meridians. After a full hour of meditation, he finally succeeded in unblocking it.

As he opened his eyes, a completely new perception of the world unfolded before him. The Qi, which had been a rather abstract concept until now, became something visible and real for him.

For Wang Haoyu, Qi was a broad term defining both the natural energy that animates all things and the energy that living beings need to function. Yuan Qi was the term given to the refined Qi in the body, while Qi was the term for its raw form that escaped from the dragon's veins and was present everywhere. Living beings let it circulate inside their bodies through meridians that all converged in the lower dantian.

It is the origin of the universe and connects beings and things to each other.

If an ordinary mortal is drained of all the Yuan Qi in their body, they are destined to die because their body cannot manage its vital functions, and they cannot restore it quickly enough as they do not know how to consciously absorb it.

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However, it was an entirely different story for cultivators capable of consciously circulating Qi. The refined Qi of a cultivator takes a unique form in terms of nature, structure, etc., which varies from one cultivator to another. This distinct character cannot usually be altered, except perhaps with powerful secret arts. However, thanks to his talent, Wang Haoyu had no difficulties doing so. Now that he could perceive the Qi around him, he could even imitate someone else's Qi.

Taking out the token from his ring, Haoyu began to sense it in different ways so that his mimicry would be as faithful as possible, especially since it was his first attempt at this. After a few minutes, he was confident in his success and began the process.

After changing his Qi to match that of the old man, he took the mysterious chest out of his ring, placed his hand on it, and gathered as much Qi as possible in his hand.

He couldn't open it by injecting his Qi since that required being at the Materialization of Qi level. Fortunately, the chest continuously absorbed the Qi of whoever touched it. Being a treasure, it obeyed its master. Thus, even if the old man held it and didn't wish to open it, the chest would not open.

However, this allowed him to open it earlier and without difficulty. As he felt his Yuan Qi being absorbed by the box, finally, a reaction occurred, and the box opened, revealing its contents.

Inside the box, he found a perfectly preserved book, although it was extremely old. Despite its seemingly ordinary appearance, Haoyu quickly noticed what set it apart.

The book looked like three books glued together.

Turning towards the void, Wang Haoyu asked the system, "Can you provide information on this book?"

The cat's silhouette appeared without delay. [Certainly, it's a cultivation method called the "Three Sutra of Heaven Devourer." It is divided into three books: the first is called the Human Sutra, the second the God Sutra, and the third the Immortal Sutra. It is one of the best orthodox cultivation techniques you can have. Even among the system's items, few techniques can compare to it.]

Haoyu opened the newly obtained book. Despite reading and understanding the words, he was simply unable to grasp its meaning. However, despite possessing the cultivation method, he had no plans to cultivate at the moment for a good reason. He had to wait a few more days to take the Perfect Golden Pill of Building Foundation. It was crucial to avoid taking different medicines at the foundation stage as it could damage the foundations he was establishing, and he would regret it later. He would have to wait another three days; it should be enough time for the meridian-cleansing pill to stop its effects.

"As they say, patience opens doors with time."

Instead, he decided to fill his dantian. Wang Haoyu closed his eyes and recited the mantra he had just learned. No matter how many times he repeated it, he didn't understand it, but it wasn't important at the moment as only the Qi cultivation technique would be useful for the foundation realm.

He held his breath, absurdly drawing in the Qi from the surrounding air, draining the Qi around him, guiding it through his meridians with the method he read in the book, and gathering it in his lower dantian. All the Yuan Qi he had spent reaching the foundation realm.

It filled at an impressive speed; however, he didn't rush, meditating calmly.