Arriving beside the shattered body of the giant serpent, William Bolton searched for a long time before finally finding the serpent gallbladder.

The serpent gallbladder is a valuable thing, especially from this giant serpent, which had cultivated for a hundred years. It can help cultivators stabilize their primordial spirit and can also be used to make medicinal wine—truly a rare and excellent product.

After finishing all this, William Bolton didn’t have time to worry about what to do with the serpent’s corpse. Taking advantage of the darkness before dawn, he hurriedly climbed over the school wall and, after hiding and dodging for a while, finally made it back home.

Now he needed time to refine the little demon’s primordial spirit. Although he had already absorbed it, it was far from enough.

The cultivation method and the spiritual energy absorbed by the little demon were different from his own. If he didn’t refine it thoroughly, it could cause big trouble in the future.

Sitting cross-legged on the balcony, William Bolton first looked inward at his dantian. The originally pure vital energy now contained a faint, cold impurity—this was the yin-cold power cultivated by the little demon, and it had to be eliminated.

Swallowing the serpent gallbladder raw, William Bolton closed his eyes.

After a great effort, William Bolton finally cleared away the cold aura from his dantian.

Opening his eyes, William Bolton smiled.

This time, he had only lost a refined steel longsword, yet gained so much—it was truly a huge profit.

His dantian was now much more abundant in vital energy, thanks to the little demon, and the serpent gallbladder had further helped him consolidate his recent cultivation gains.

An unstable foundation is a common problem for many cultivators. Often, due to various opportunities, their strength increases rapidly. Although this seems good in the short term, if the foundation is unstable, the higher the cultivation, the greater the trouble.

With his rich experience, William Bolton naturally knew that it was crucial to lay a solid foundation in the early stages. After refining this century-old serpent gallbladder and merging it with his own vital energy, it greatly helped him and directly offset the drawbacks of absorbing and refining the little demon’s primordial spirit.

He had profited—truly profited. If only he could have such opportunities every time!

But William Bolton also knew that such greed was not to be indulged.

Looking up at the sky, it was already dark, and his stomach was growling with hunger. After taking a shower in the bathroom, William Bolton got dressed and went out to eat.

William Bolton now felt very confident—confident that he could break through the Jiquan acupoint.

Tomorrow was Friday again—the day each week when all the senior students reported their graduation project progress to their advisors.

Annoying. Ever since being discharged from the hospital, William Bolton had barely touched his graduation project. Fortunately, his advisor was a good person and had never said anything to William Bolton.

Now, being William Bolton, he couldn’t avoid being entangled in mundane affairs. There was no helping it—if he were strong enough, he wouldn’t want to stay here. He’d have found a place to live in seclusion and cultivate long ago.

That night, William Bolton once again began to attack the Jiquan acupoint, but as before, the flow of vital energy was blocked at this checkpoint.

Whenever this happened, William Bolton would usually back off and then try to overcome hardness with softness.

But tonight, he pondered.

A cultivation method’s external manifestation can reveal some clues. The Taixu Sword Intent and the Heavenly Dao Sword Momentum complement each other; the Heavenly Dao Sword Momentum is the external manifestation of the Taixu Sword Intent.

Recalling the scene when he first unleashed the Heavenly Dao Sword Momentum—it was so domineering and wild!

He understood. Although it was just his own deduction, William Bolton felt he understood.

He had to be domineering, imposing—if someone blocked him, he would kill; if a Buddha blocked him, he would cut down the Buddha! No hesitation, no indecision.

Taking a deep breath, he mobilized all his vital energy and charged fiercely at the Jiquan acupoint.

Burn the boats—this was the moment!

Chapter 009: Successful Acupoint Breakthrough

With a boom, a voice from deep within his soul, William Bolton felt his very spirit begin to tremble. Pain—an intense pain radiated from the acupoint. But this could not become a stumbling block to his success.

With determination and endurance, William Bolton clenched his teeth, tightly controlling the vital energy throughout his body, as if wielding the heavy Pure Jun greatsword, cutting through the bonds blocking his path.

There was no turning back, and he would not turn back!

When the resistance ahead reached its peak, suddenly it loosened—the previously blocked meridian opened wide, and the vital energy surged in, completely occupying this checkpoint.

The look of extreme pain on William Bolton’s face relaxed, replaced by an indescribable sense of comfort.

He had succeeded—William Bolton knew he had broken through the Jiquan acupoint. Over two months of effort had finally paid off!

Circulating his energy slightly, William Bolton found that gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth now seemed a bit easier. Although the change was slight, it was real.

It was only the first acupoint he had broken through, but William Bolton knew he had taken a crucial step.

In cultivating the Taixu Sword Intent, there could be no retreat—he had to be prepared to succeed or die trying. With this experience, William Bolton believed that his future cultivation path would be much smoother.

After breaking through the Jiquan acupoint, William Bolton closed his eyes again and gathered spiritual energy for a long while before finally opening his eyes with a smile.