Chapter 4: Fifth Level of True Qi
A year and a half ago, when Gu Mingchuan traveled to this world, the first person he saw was this sister-in-law.

At that time, the Gu family suffered a major change. The original owner was so sad that she fell seriously ill. It was thanks to the careful care of the newly married sister-in-law.

If she hadn't been supporting him at home, he, who had just traveled through time and was extremely weak, would most likely have lost his life and been eaten by his clan members.

Therefore, Gu Mingchuan has always been grateful to her in his heart.

This sister-in-law was one year younger than him and had not formally married his eldest brother. He couldn't bear to see her remain a widow here and asked her to go back to her parents' home, but she refused no matter what.

Finally, he simply sold his property while she was collecting rent, came to the provincial capital, bribed an elder, and obtained a place in Chunhui Hall.

Gu Mingchuan acted very ruthlessly, but she didn't buy it at all. A year passed, and she refused to go back to her parents' home. She followed him to the provincial capital and found his residence in the provincial capital.

She even threatened to die just now. I never thought she had such a strong temper.

Never mind, if she wants to stay, let her stay.

This is her own choice.

After Gu Mingchuan returned to the room, he opened the panel.

【Name: Gu Mingchuan】

[Level: Level 1]

[Command: 2. Do not play the chicken game, difficulty level ]

[Discipline Points: 1092 (Note: For every day of observing the precepts, you will gain one discipline point*difficulty coefficient)]

[Kung Fu: "Red Dust Crossing Method" first level (30/100), Hunyuan Gong third level (435/500+)]

[Martial Arts: Five Elements Boxing (Proficient (119/200+), Liaoyun Sword Skills (Proficient 57/200+)]

After half a month, the discipline points increased by thirty points, two points a day.

The progress of "The Red Dust Way to Save the World" is the same, two points a day.

"Hunyuan Gong" has made several improvements.

As for the proficiency in boxing and swordsmanship, it also increased by a few points.

Finally, he looked at the more than one thousand points of discipline and felt a little excited.

"There are more than a thousand points at the beginning. It should be because I haven't played the game for more than a year since I traveled through time, so the system also took this period of time into account."

Finally, I can start adding some!

Gu Mingchuan directly added sixty-five points to Hunyuan Gong.

Cultivation is the foundation of everything.

Suddenly, he felt a warm current surge in his body, instantly breaking through several acupoints and connecting a meridian.

An extremely refreshing feeling almost made him scream to the sky.

The fourth level of true Qi!

He finally crossed this threshold.

Gu Mingchuan mobilised the true Qi in his body, and the Qi moved freely without any hindrance.

"The total amount of true energy has nearly doubled."

He felt a little excited.

This feeling of making a breakthrough just by moving your hands is really great!
He glanced at the panel, and the column for the technique changed to [Hunyuan Gong Fourth Level (0/1000+)]

"Only one thousand points?"

Gu Mingchuan took a look and found that his discipline points were still 1027 points, so why was he hesitating?

add a bit!

One thousand discipline points were once again added to the "Hunyuan Gong", raising this skill to the fifth level.

Immediately, a warm current much larger than before surged out of the body, breaking through dozens of meridians like a hot knife through butter, and actually opened up an entire meridian in one breath.

The warm current quickly transformed into his own true energy.

In the blink of an eye, he had broken through to the fifth level of true Qi!
The true energy in the body surged several times again.

“I’m so strong!”

Gu Mingchuan felt the surging true energy filling his body, and a strong sense of confidence arose in his heart.

He is now more than ten times stronger than he was a minute ago.

"You are at the fifth level of True Qi. Even in Qianlong Hall, you are not weaker than your peers."

He glanced at the panel, and the column for the technique changed to [Hunyuan Gong Fifth Level (0/2000+)]

"It takes two thousand points to break through to the sixth level. Two points a day means it will take a thousand days, or almost three years."

However, in another half a month, his "Red Dust Crossing Method" will be able to break through to the second level.

By then, if I add one more commandment and can get one or two thousand points, I can break through directly.

It looks like I'll have to sacrifice a bigger hobby next time.

Before crossing over, he was not a serious game enthusiast. In the past two years, he has played less PUBG. What he plays every day are Genshin Impact, Happy Landlord, etc.

Therefore, as long as you sacrifice a bigger hobby, doubling the discipline points will not be a problem.

He would strive to break through to the sixth level of Qi in half a month. Then, before he turned 20, he would break through to the Gangyuan realm. In that case, he would be the first among the young generation of the Gu family.

In this world's power system, the Zhenqi Realm is the first realm, followed by the Gangyuan Realm, and later there are the Shenzang Realm and the Faxiang Realm.

The Gu family is only a prefecture-level family, and the one with the highest apparent cultivation level in the family is only at the seventh level of Gangyuan.

……

in the afternoon.

Gu Mingchuan was practicing swordsmanship in the yard. The Liaoyun swordsmanship was taught by his eldest brother and was not part of the Gu family's martial arts.

He was completely immersed in the swordsmanship.

It’s just like in my previous life, when I bought a new skin and couldn’t help myself from looking at the cool skill effects.

"Second son."

Suddenly, a servant's voice was heard outside.

Gu Mingchuan then stopped and stroked the blade, feeling a little unsatisfied.

He felt that after these few rounds, his swordsmanship seemed to have improved.

After opening the panel, I saw that the proficiency of Liaoyun Sword Skills had increased by more than thirty points and reached 91.

More improvement than what he had gained in the half month in the cave.

"Sure enough, after my cultivation level has improved, I can practice martial arts much faster."

In just over an hour, more than thirty discipline points were saved.

Gu Mingchuan gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

At this time, the servant came to the door and said, "Second Master, the carriage you requested is ready."

He said, "Okay, wait until I change my clothes."

……

Gu Mingchuan took a carriage and went to the Gu family's old house again to visit an elder of the clan.

It was the clan elder who took his money and arranged a place for him in Chunhui Hall.

He came here hoping that the other party would arrange a job for him.

He has very little money left, and has no property except the house he lives in now.

Even this carriage was the dowry that Su Lingshuang brought.

He can't just stay at home every day and eat his sister-in-law's dowry.

Still gotta make some money.

The elder did not meet him. After learning of his request, he asked the steward to tell him to go back and wait for news.

……

A few days later, Gu Mingchuan was assigned to a business as a guard and became the deputy captain of the guard team, with a salary of fifteen taels of silver per month.

This money was enough for his daily food and clothing. He gave 10 taels to Su Lingshuang as living expenses, and kept 5 taels for pocket money.

It’s pretty free on weekdays, and you only need to report once every few days.

To be honest, as a member of the Gu family, in the eyes of outsiders, he has the strength of the third level of true Qi at such a young age, which is something ordinary people can only look up to.

After he entered Chunhuitang, his name was officially written into the direct family tree.

Previously, the original owner's name was Gu Chuan, and after entering the family tree, it became Gu Mingchuan. This generation is the "Ming" generation.

……

In a blink of an eye, half a month passed.

That morning, when Gu Mingchuan woke up, he opened the panel immediately and a prompt popped up.

[You have reached the second level. Do you set the second commandment? ]

Finally upgraded!
He suppressed his excitement and said silently, "Yes."

Then, he made a solemn vow, "I will never drink fat otaku happy water again!"

After he finished speaking, his words turned into a line of large golden characters and flew towards the panel.

【Name: Gu Mingchuan】

[Level: Level 2]

[Command: 2. Do not play the chicken game, difficulty level ]

[Commandment 5: Don’t drink fat house happy water, difficulty level ]

[Discipline Points: 2865 (Note: If you observe the precepts for one day, you will gain two discipline points*difficulty coefficient)]

[Kung Fu: "Red Dust Crossing Method" second level (0/200), Hunyuan Gong fifth level (25/2000+)]

[Martial Arts: Five Elements Boxing (Proficient (177/200+), Liaoyun Sword Skills (Proficient 115/200+)]

(End of this chapter)