I don't know what's going on with this secret realm, but the speed at which I recover my righteous energy is much faster than outside. Once it's activated, a large amount of righteous energy surges over here.

Qin Mu realized that his method of circulating his righteous energy through his blood vessels was a very correct one. However, it was still somewhat imperfect.

The righteous energy enters the body from the outside, then permeates the blood vessels and flows into the Tanzhong acupoint. However, there is a problem: it is difficult and slow for the righteous energy to penetrate into the aorta.

Qin Mu's idea was to let the righteous energy first enter the capillaries, then use the capillaries as channels to form a circulation with veins and arteries, converge to the heart, and then enter the Tanzhong acupoint.

The advantage of this is that the vital energy circulates faster in the blood vessels, and with the heart as the transit point, the vital energy can better nourish the heart.

The problem now is that I can't precisely control the righteous energy and get it into the capillaries. One reason is that my mental strength isn't strong enough to control it that precisely, and another is that I'm not familiar with blood vessels. I've memorized the arteries because of the two divine infusions, but I'm still figuring out the others.

Fortunately, Qin Mu was not in a hurry. Each time he cultivated, he would try to control one part of his body, starting with his sensitive hands. He would try to gather his righteous energy in his hands, then guide a wisp of it through his skin, and then step by step guide it into a very thin blood vessel.

Then it's beyond his control. All he needs to do is follow that feeling, sense the flow of vital energy, understand the direction of the blood vessels, and then remember it.

This was a long-term process, so Qin Mu was very patient. However, only someone like him, who knew absolutely nothing about cultivation, would dare to act so recklessly.

The methods others use for cultivation, the routes for circulating true qi and internal energy, are all passed down from their ancestors. Yet, without any guidance, he dared to use arteries and even pass through internal organs. If others knew this, they would definitely be shocked.

Actually, it's not his fault. Even Qin Qiong thought Qin Mu should know how to cultivate, after all, he was a Confucian scholar, and a Confucian scholar who had twice invoked the power of heaven.

Previously, it would take him a whole night to recover even a small portion of his righteous energy, but now, in the secret realm, he recovered in just over an hour. Besides the special nature of the secret realm, Qin Mu estimated that this was also related to the increase in his spiritual power.

Regaining his righteous spirit, Qin Mu opened his eyes. Seeing that the others were still resting, he closed his eyes again and began to recall his previous battle experience.

The most crucial moment was the final hurdle. He carefully recalled the events and was quite certain that when he first used the scroll, there was no general in armor.

However, the fact that both the precious scroll and the manifestation of one's own righteous energy were present this time indicates that it was not a coincidence.

It shouldn't be related to the secret realm either. Although the Righteous Qi recovers faster in the secret realm, the first use of the treasure scroll should be the most powerful. I don't have anything special on me that could change the Righteous Qi. So the only remaining possibility is that it's from the enemy.

"Enemy! Corpse wolves! Wolves!" Upon realizing this, Qin Mu suddenly opened his eyes.

"Looking northwest, I shoot the Heavenly Wolf!" The last line of the poem is related to wolves, which should be the reason for the change.

There's a saying that goes, "Eliminate the impossible reasons, and what's left is the answer."

"So, this poem is even more effective against wolves!" Qin Mu thought happily. This unintentional discovery made him a little excited, as it meant he had another trump card up his sleeve.

This is easy to test. Find a challenging level, perform the illusion a few more times, and you'll know the effect. Although he hasn't tried it again yet, Qin Mu estimates it's pretty much a done deal. Composing himself, and reflecting on the shortcomings of close combat, he felt the time was almost up before opening his eyes.

All of them were martial arts practitioners and young, so they recovered very quickly. In addition, even though they knew it was a safe zone, they still had some worries. Therefore, after two hours, they all opened their eyes.

"Everyone be careful, it won't be so simple once we go in," Qin Yue warned.

The group nodded solemnly, and even Xiangli Yanran stopped eating snacks and tightened her leather wrist armor.

Everyone checked their armor and picked up their weapons. Qin Yue glanced at them, then opened the wooden door, revealing the opening behind it.

Upon re-entering, it was no longer a passageway, but rather resembled a large hall, with a large number of zombie wolves standing a hundred meters away.

"We really don't know if our luck is good or bad! This is the Military Formation Pass! The Corpse Wolves on the other side are attacking in the form of a military formation," Qin Yue said with a moved expression.

"Watch me now!" Li Chongyi said, his spirits lifted.

He himself studied military strategy, which is why he joined the group. He had been somewhat envious and jealous of Qin Mu's outstanding performance earlier, and now that it was his area of ​​expertise, he naturally wanted to show off his skills.

As they spoke, the group cautiously approached. After only a few meters, the corpse wolves opposite them began to move, forming a line and stepping forward.

"This is a long, single-line formation. They outnumber us too much. We can't let them surround us. We must take the initiative and attack. Grab their head, trap their tail, and cut them in the middle. That's the way to break it. We need to attack from three directions," Li Chongyi said urgently.

"Yanran, block it head-on! Huaidao and Yuqi, hold the tail, and the young prince and I will break its waist!" Qin Yue said quickly, then drew her sword and rushed forward.

Having found a solution, the others had no doubts and charged toward the target with their weapons, quickly engaging in a fierce battle.

Having experienced the first ten levels, the group found this time much easier, and within half an hour, the hundred zombie wolves had turned into real corpses.

"Doesn't it feel easier now? This is a military formation. If you don't understand it and don't handle it properly, it can be quite difficult. But once you understand it, it's very easy. Because these corpse wolves only attack in a fixed way," Qin Yue explained after the battle.

"Understood!" The group nodded and continued on to the next level.

Fortunately, the number of zombie wolves does not increase exponentially in these ten levels; it only increases by one hundred in each level.

"This is the 'Two Dragons Emerging from the Water' formation! We must attack from both sides and prevent them from merging," Li Chongyi reminded them, glancing at the two groups of corpse wolves.

"Kill!" Xiangli Yanran and Qin Yue shouted, charging forward from the left and right.

Qin Mu and the other two naturally didn't rest either, and rushed up to help as well.

It sounds simple, but it's actually not easy. After all, those were two hundred ferocious corpse wolves that felt no pain. Fortunately, there were Xiangli Yanran and Qin Yue. One had blood and qi as strong as a rainbow, and the other had superhuman strength. The two of them acted as the spearhead and bore most of the pressure.

The other three, armed with sharp weapons, seized the opportunity to kill the zombie wolf. Accustomed to its straightforward attack style, they could easily slay it with a quick dodge and a swift sword strike.