But the divine level—that was only a legend. David Walker had never heard of anyone possessing a divine-level cultivation technique or martial skill.

As far as he knew, the highest-level technique in the The Walker Family was only a top-grade Yellow-level one.

And now, there was actually a divine-level cultivation technique placed right in front of David Walker. How could David Walker not be shocked? How could he not be excited?

Unfortunately, this ""True Dragon Battle Art"" only contained the first layer of the mental method, which could only be cultivated up to the Meridian Unblocking stage. To reach the next realm, the second layer of the technique was required.

And the second layer of the technique was on the second platform after the ninety-ninth step, where there was also a box.

David Walker flipped through the pages one by one. When he reached the last page, he found a line of words.

‘To cultivate the second layer of the ""True Dragon Battle Art,"" you must unblock three divine meridians. If you attempt to cultivate the second layer without unblocking three divine meridians, your meridians will surely rupture and you will die.’

David Walker drew in a sharp breath. The cultivation requirements were just too high.

For martial artists, cultivation is divided into Meridian Unblocking, Warrior, Martial Master, Grandmaster, Martial Lord, Martial King...

The Meridian Unblocking stage is the foundation of a martial artist’s cultivation and also the easiest.

The human body has nine meridians and eighty-one acupoints.

The first three are called Human Meridians, the middle three are called Earth Meridians, and the last three are called Heaven Meridians.

As long as a martial artist unblocks the nine ""Heaven, Earth, and Human"" meridians, they can break through to the next realm—the Warrior stage—and become a true martial artist.

But in fact, above the nine meridians, there are three more meridians, known as the Divine Meridians.

However, those who can unblock the Divine Meridians are extremely rare.

Grace Walker had only unblocked one Divine Meridian, and it shocked the entire Windfire City. The Elders’ Council immediately decided to let her take charge of the The Walker Family, which shows how extraordinary it was.

“For the sake of the divine-level technique, I must unblock all three Divine Meridians.”

David Walker clenched his fists and then looked at the other two manuals.

The other two were: one was a fist technique, a low-grade Yellow-level martial skill; the other was a movement technique, also a low-grade Yellow-level martial skill.

Although they were only low-grade Yellow-level martial skills, even the The Walker Family didn’t have many of them.

After putting down the martial skill manuals, David Walker picked up the Marrow Cleansing Pill, opened the bottle cap, and swallowed the pill in one gulp.

The powerful medicinal energy dissolved inside his body, seeping into David Walker’s muscles, bones, and internal organs, beginning to improve David Walker’s physique.

David Walker could even hear the sound of his bones vibrating inside his body, as well as the sound of his muscles writhing. His whole body felt feverish, and strands of black impurities were expelled from his body.

His body grew stronger and stronger, and the previously blocked and withered meridians became lively and vibrant.

Chapter 3: Condensing True Qi

By the time all the medicinal power of the Marrow Cleansing Pill was refined, it was already close to noon the next day.

He hadn’t slept all night, but David Walker didn’t feel tired at all. On the contrary, he felt refreshed and full of energy.

A single Marrow Cleansing Pill had allowed him to completely transform. His body was now even stronger than that of an ordinary young man, and his meridians were no longer blocked, filled with resilience and vitality.

However, there was a thick layer of grime on his body, all impurities that had been expelled, sticky and extremely uncomfortable.

With a thought, David Walker returned to his room.

He tiptoed to the door and quietly walked out, discovering that Sarah Thompson and Autumn Grace were not there. They must have gone out to buy groceries.

David Walker went to the well in the courtyard, drew some well water, and washed the grime off his body until he was completely clean. He changed into a fresh set of clothes and immediately felt refreshed and comfortable, both physically and mentally.

At this moment, Sarah Thompson and Autumn Grace also returned from outside. When they saw David Walker, both of them stared at him in surprise.

Now, David Walker was full of energy, looking completely different from his previously weak and sickly self. No wonder the two were so surprised.

“Ming’er, are your injuries better?” Sarah Thompson carefully examined David Walker and asked.

“Yes, young master, you seem a bit different from before.” Autumn Grace blinked her big eyes and asked.

David Walker smiled and said, “Mother, I don’t know why, but after I was injured this time, I practiced the ""Qi Gathering Technique"" last night and actually managed to cultivate a strand of true qi, so my body feels a bit better.”

“What? Ming’er, you’ve cultivated true qi?” Upon hearing this, Sarah Thompson was overjoyed, tears welling up in her eyes from happiness.

David Walker didn’t tell Sarah Thompson about the Supreme Divine Hall. There was a divine-level technique inside, and if word got out, the three of them would be in great danger.

But since he had taken the Marrow Cleansing Pill and his body had changed, if he didn’t give some explanation, Sarah Thompson and the others would surely be suspicious.

So, he revealed a little—that he had cultivated true qi.

“Ming’er, that’s wonderful, just wonderful.” Sarah Thompson was so excited that her eyes filled with tears.

Although he had only cultivated true qi and wasn’t even considered an ordinary martial artist yet—let alone compared to a bloodline martial artist—she was still extremely happy for David Walker.

“Young master, you’ll have to protect madam and me from now on.” Autumn Grace also showed a happy smile.

After that, Sarah Thompson and Autumn Grace started cooking, and soon, a delicious aroma filled the air.

The three of them happily sat down to eat together.

The dishes were simple: one meat and two vegetables.

“Ming’er, your injuries haven’t healed yet. Eat more meat to replenish your energy.” Sarah Thompson kept putting meat into David Walker’s bowl.

“Mother, Autumn Grace, you two eat as well,” David Walker said.