Chapter 4 the open-element acceleration method

Su Yu quickly opened the book "Methods to Accelerate Kaiyuan Realm Cultivation." The first page was off-putting, with a line written in blood-red characters: "So-called acceleration methods, regardless of life and death, can indeed accelerate. Most who attempt die in the process!"

Su Yu smiled wryly. Seeing this line, he already felt it was unreliable. No wonder the teachers always said not to rush in the Kaiyuan realm and not to go astray.

"Acceleration Method 1: Bathe in the blood of powerful gods and demons. Gods and demons are born with nine orifices open, abundant in vital energy, and their blood contains a large amount of Tianyuan Qi..."

"Consequence: Body explosion!"

"Case: In the ninth year of the Anping Calendar, the son of the governor of Daming Prefecture bathed in divine and demon blood, intending to quickly break open the nine orifices. On the same day, he instantly opened the nine orifices. On the same day, he exploded and died. He was nine years old and had just entered the Qianjun realm!"

Su Yu grimaced. There was even a case study. It seemed the book wasn't making things up. The governor's son, in the ninth year of Anping, must have been the legitimate son of King Daming, who opened Daming Prefecture. Even he died. This method was too dangerous!

Besides, obtaining the blood of gods and demons wasn't simple. In the myriad realms battlefield, gods and demons were among the most powerful races. It was said that the weakest of those who went to the battlefield were in the Wanshi realm. King Daming's son could obtain this probably because King Daming killed a god or demon.

This method was not only infeasible but also irrelevant to Su Yu.

"My dad is not King Daming..."

Su Yu muttered to himself. If his father were King Daming, he wouldn't need to cultivate. King Daming was an invincible powerhouse, one of humanity's pillars. How strong he was, Su Yu didn't know, but it was enough that Su Yu didn't have to consider it.

Abandoning the first method, Su Yu continued reading, frowning more as he went.

"Method 2: Eat the meat of demon races. Some demon races' flesh and blood help in opening orifices."

"Consequence: Body explosion!"

"Case: Early Anping era, humanity was in decline. Strong warriors killed demons and brought their corpses back. Many humans ate the demon flesh, and some exploded and died. A few quickly opened the nine orifices."

"Note: Very few opened orifices. Among those statistically beneficial for opening orifices are the Golden Roc tribe, Barbarian Bull tribe, Sky Tiger tribe..."

Give up!

Su Yu quickly gave up. Don't joke around. The listed demon races were all among the powerful myriad races. Though not as formidable as gods and demons, they were still out of his reach.

"Method 3: Tianyuan Fruit, a type of natural treasure."

"Tianyuan Fruit gathers Tianyuan Qi, the initial Qi of the myriad realms, greatly beneficial for opening the nine orifices."

"Location: God Realm, Demon Realm, major strong realms of the demon race, very scarce in quantity."

"Case: In the 25th year of the Anping Calendar, the son of King Zhou consumed a Tianyuan Fruit and opened the nine orifices in three days, with no subsequent issues."

Su Yu grimaced again. "The son of King Zhou... King Zhou seems to have only one son. This might refer to the current master of Zhou Prefecture, Zhou Potian, right?"

Forget it, give up.

He had never heard of this thing before. It was evidently an extraordinary natural treasure. Zhou Potian was still alive and had become the master of Zhou Prefecture, obviously very powerful. Even if humans had the Tianyuan Fruit, it wouldn't be Su Yu's turn to get it. This was likely a top strategic resource.

"Method 4..."

Su Yu continued reading, feeling more disheartened. Indeed, there were no shortcuts in the Kaiyuan realm. No wonder the teachers never mentioned it.

These acceleration methods either required powerful god and demon blood or top natural treasures, and most had side effects.

"Method 9: Areas rich in vital energy. The distribution of vital energy in the myriad realms is uneven. There are barren places and rich places. The Kaiyuan realm passively tempers the nine orifices, and the speed is related to the amount of vital energy..."

"Note:

Areas of abundant vital energy: myriad realms battlefield, secret realms of academies, sacred places in the human realm..."

Seeing this method, Su Yu was slightly stunned.

Places rich in vital energy!

The Kaiyuan realm couldn't actually feel the existence of vital energy, but he knew Nanyuan City was not a place rich in vital energy.

"I've heard of this before. The larger the city, the more sacred the place, the faster the cultivation. This should be related to the amount of vital energy."

The teachers in Nanyuan never mentioned this because even if they did, it would be pointless. Moving house wasn't that simple nowadays.

"So, if I could go to a big city or some secret sacred place, it could indeed speed up cultivation safely. However, the acceleration wouldn't be as fast as the previous methods."

Having abundant vital energy would only speed up the process a bit, unlike the previous methods that promised instant results. Nonetheless, Su Yu felt a desire to try. Unfortunately, he couldn't access any of the listed places with abundant vital energy. The Myriad Realms Battlefield was out of the question, he had heard high-level academies had secret realms, but he didn't know any specifics, and Human Realm sanctuaries were entirely off-limits.

"Method 10: Vital Energy Liquid."

"Vital energy liquid can be naturally formed or artificially created. In areas of abundant vital energy in the Myriad Realms, some vital energy liquid might be formed naturally, but it is extremely rare."

"Artificially created by airborne realm experts who condense vital energy into liquid."

"The effect is equivalent to being in a place with abundant vital energy."

"..."

Forget about the natural ones; artificially created... airborne realm!

Su Yu smiled bitterly again. What is the airborne realm? The Qianjun and Wanshi realms are purely physical enhancements, while he knew little about the airborne realm except that it was above the Wanshi realm. At that stage, humans could fly, conquering the skies.

The airborne realm was a significant transformation. Was there anyone in the vast Nanyuan City who had reached the airborne realm? Probably, like the City Lord of Nanyuan.

But was that a level Su Yu could reach? The strongest in Nanyuan Intermediate Academy was the dean, who had just stepped into the Wanshi realm not long ago. If the Wanshi realm could condense it, given the dean's character, Su Yu might have been able to ask for a drop or two of vital energy liquid, but the dean couldn't do it.

"None of these methods are reliable!"

Su Yu complained, no wonder these books were left in a corner.

For people like Su Yu, none of the methods listed were feasible. The simplest might be going to a place with abundant vital energy or getting vital energy liquid, but even the lowest grade of vital energy liquid was related to the airborne realm, still far beyond Su Yu's reach.

His father, 18 years ago, was at Qianjun Level Seven. Over the years, due to the insufficient vital energy in Nanyuan and the loss of military resources, he had only reached Qianjun Level Nine. Even so, in Nanyuan City, he was still considered someone of note. Of course, his father didn't have this concept. Before rejoining the army, he had been a traffic supervisor, leading a leisurely life.

If not for taking care of Su Yu, Su Long, with his Qianjun Level Nine status, could have easily gotten a good position in Nanyuan City.

"No way any of these will work!"

Su Yu put the books back after another quick glance. After thinking for a moment, he walked over to Liu Yue and apologized, "Liu Yue, could I bother you for a moment?"

Liu Yue put down her book and looked at Su Yu, smiling gently, "Go ahead."

"I haven't paid much attention to cultivation matters these years. Do you know about vital energy liquid?"

"You want to buy vital energy liquid?"

Liu Yue immediately understood. She had seen the books Su Yu was reading because she had recommended them.

"Vital energy liquid... is a strategic resource. There is no way to buy it in Nanyuan City."

"But it is available in the Great Xia Prefecture, where you need to register to buy it."

"There are many kinds of vital energy liquid. The liquid condensed by experts of different realms is different. For Kaiyuan realm, the liquid condensed by airborne realm experts is actually the most suitable because it's cheaper, and the vital energy is not overly concentrated, which is beneficial for opening orifices. Too concentrated might harm the body."

"However... it's not cheap!"

"Even for airborne realm experts, it takes three days to condense one drop. They also need vital energy for their cultivation, so unless they really need money, they rarely condense it..."

Liu Yue looked at Su Yu and said, "Su Yu, you really don't need to buy it. It's too wasteful! Vital energy liquid only increases the concentration of vital energy and doesn't guarantee that you'll open orifices."

"I know. Thanks. How much does one drop of airborne realm vital energy liquid cost?"

Su Yu knew it wasn't cheap, but he still wanted to ask. His father had left him quite a bit of money before he left.

Or rather, all the family's savings were with Su Yu. After all, going to the Myriad Realms Battlefield was very dangerous, and Su Long was worried he wouldn't come back.

"100,000 Anping coins!"

"..."

Su Yu's heart ached. 100,000 for one drop!

His father, at Qianjun Level Nine, working as a traffic supervisor, earned a monthly salary of 5,000 Anping coins, which wasn't too low.

After deducting the daily expenses for the two of them and his father's occasional purchase of cultivation materials, they could save two to three thousand a year.

Over the years, Su Long had left his son quite a bit of dowry, around 300,000.

So, their entire family's savings could only buy three drops of vital energy liquid?

No wonder Liu Yue said it was too wasteful!

It wasn't just wasteful; it was burning money!

Seeing Su Yu's expression, Liu Yue couldn't help but laugh, "I told you it's expensive. It's really too wasteful! Actually... I used a drop once. It lasted for about three days, and the effect was really average."

"After using it once, I never used it again. It's too extravagant."

"If the effect were really strong, the academy could have gotten students who could afford 100,000 Anping coins to use it. But have you seen anyone using it?"

"If three days doesn't open your orifices, you have to keep buying. Six days would cost 200,000, nine days 300,000... no one can afford that."

Su Yu smiled wryly, "I get it. It's really too expensive! If it guaranteed opening the orifices, that'd be one thing. If it doesn't, it'd be a waste. No wonder teachers say there's no shortcut in Kaiyuan."

"Exactly." Liu Yue smiled, "You don't need this for your exams. Why are you thinking about buying vital energy liquid?"

"I've applied to the War Academy. Just preparing."

Su Yu explained briefly, then smiled and left without chatting further. This was a library, not a place to chat.

Watching Su Yu leave, Liu Yue raised her eyebrows, curious.

Applying to the War Academy?

Why would Su Yu apply to the War Academy?

Shaking her head lightly, she stopped thinking about it. This guy's application wouldn't matter. They should both end up as classmates in the Great Xia Civilization Academy. She hoped he wouldn't do anything rash.