No matter what kind of martial arts it is, power always flows through the meridians. Only when the meridians are wide enough can greater strength be unleashed. Even with the same level of cultivation as a warrior, if the width of the meridians differs, the gap between the two is irreparable...

Although the Golden Blood Ginseng is only effective for those below the level of a martial artist, a person's meridians are set during this period; this seemingly insignificant effect can directly determine a person's lifelong achievements!

In his previous life, it was precisely because of the Golden Blood Ginseng that Charles Stone was able to stand out among all the disciples of Tianwai Tower...

William Carter stroked his chin, thinking to himself: I wonder if Charles Stone has discovered the Golden Blood Ginseng yet? If not, maybe I should pick it and have a taste myself...

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The sky outside was still dark when William Carter quietly got up. Looking at the bed opposite, Henry Turner was sprawled out in all directions, snoring rhythmically and melodiously, as if singing. With a silent chuckle, William Carter quickly got dressed and walked out the door.

To rise above others, one must endure the hardest hardships!

My own talent is not exceptional! Moreover, in my previous life, I didn't work hard in my youth, and had already fallen quite far behind my peers. If I don't put in twice the effort, how can I achieve twice the results?

With just a breath, William Carter arrived atop the stone cliff outside the Purple Bamboo Forest and stood still for a moment; feet shoulder-width apart, assuming a perfectly harmonious posture, he stood quietly for a while before beginning his movements!

William Carter's movements were simple, yet not easy. His feet remained rooted and motionless, legs unbent; his arms hung still at his sides. Only his upper body moved.

He slowly turned his head to the left, then bent forward until his body formed a right angle, then straightened up; then to the right; then straightened, then bent forward, and finally bent backward.

Just these four movements, repeated in cycles. But each time, he bent a little further than before. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, William Carter's body was bent like a drawn bow, his head already touching the ground!

This was to loosen up the waist!

Waist strength is the most crucial link in the whole body. That's why it comes first.

After these four movements, he began to loosen up his legs, then his ankles, knees, arms, wrists, and shoulders, each movement getting faster and faster, until he was trembling like a blade of grass in a storm, his whole body moving in spasmodic waves...

After completing the whole set six times, steam was already rising from William Carter's head and body. He was drenched in sweat, soaking his clothes. Sweat dripped steadily from his hair.

But he didn't pause for a moment. With a flick of his hand, a flash of cold light appeared—an azure steel longsword.

Only by fully loosening all the joints and muscles before practicing swordsmanship can the best results be achieved. If you rest, your muscles and bones return to their original tension, and many movements can't be performed properly when you practice swordsmanship again.

This is basic knowledge for any martial artist, but very few can truly do this every time they train. It requires long-term perseverance and determination.

But William Carter knew how important these warm-up exercises were before training. If even a small joint or muscle is neglected during practice, in the future, when facing enemies and using complex moves, you will suffer the consequences of inadequate training.

A tiny error can lead to a huge mistake. In matters of life and death, even the slightest deviation can mean the difference between life and death! How many people only regret not training properly when they're about to die? The number is enormous—tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, regret it every year. But at that point, regret is useless!

William Carter did not want to have such a moment of regret.

So he never dared to be careless in his training! No matter what kind of technique, even the most basic movements, he practiced until they were just right and perfect.

After practicing sword techniques, fist techniques, leg techniques, and palm techniques several times each, only then did a faint light begin to appear in the east.

William Carter slowly climbed to the top of the stone cliff, facing east, crossed his hands over his dantian, sat cross-legged, and began breathing exercises!

It was just simple breathing, but each inhale and exhale was quite unusual. With each breath in, it seemed as if a faint, almost invisible strand of purple energy from between heaven and earth was drawn into his mouth. Then he closed his mouth, and his dantian quickly circulated the energy for one cycle. Then this breath slowly seeped into his internal organs, and only after it completely stilled did he open his mouth and exhale forcefully!

He exhaled this breath for a long time!

From his mouth, one could faintly see a wisp of dim-colored gas being expelled. After exhaling completely, he closed his mouth; his dantian circulated the energy for another cycle...

Then he continued with another inhale and exhale...

This breathing method, along with the way William Carter had just loosened up his body, were both movements engraved on the Nine Tribulations Sword in his previous life. They purge all impurities from the body and absorb the innate true fire of the sun!

All to lay a solid foundation for cultivating the Nine Tribulations Ninefold Heaven Divine Art in the future!

Chapter Eight: Golden Blood Ginseng

William Carter had long since memorized the incantation for the Nine Tribulations Ninefold Heaven Divine Art, able to recite it backwards without a single mistake, but for now, he could not cultivate it!