He originally thought that after this reincarnation, he could make a great leap forward, but he didn't expect that there was still a huge internal threat within his body that could cause him to lose control of both his Body and Divine Soul.
"Is there really no way out for me?"
Duan Gujin's eyes flickered as he pondered his strategy.
After mulling over it for almost an entire night, he found no clues and had no choice but to give up.
"This problem really stumps me! Fortunately, I still have some time to prepare! Although the Ultimate Demon Emperor is formidable, he should have been vanquished by me in the end! Otherwise, why would I be reincarnated? And why would I still harbor his Undying Demon Blood and Demonized Martial Soul?"
Duan Gujin thought that he should first temper his Body and later resolve the issues of the Undying Demon Blood and Demonized Martial Soul.
"In the past, I used treasures to suppress the Undying Demon Blood and Demonized Martial Soul of the Ultimate Demon Emperor. To suppress them now, I must start with their weaknesses! The Undying Demon Blood and Demonized Martial Soul have very powerful abilities to devour Life Essence. As long as I block their absorption of external Life Essence, I can stop them! Previously, I used spatial isolation treasures to counter the Ultimate Demon Emperor, now I should use medicine to temporarily isolate them from the outside world! Yes, this method is more effective!"
After much consideration, Duan Gujin decided to use medicine to suppress the Undying Demon Blood and Demonized Martial Soul.
He thought about browsing the Classics to see what kind of Spiritual Medicine exists in this world.
But then he paused and was speechless.
The Immortals of Immortal Domain fought the Ultimate Demon Emperor, with countless casualties, and in the end, they only managed to suppress his Undying Demon Blood and Demonized Martial Soul. Even the Immortals couldn't defeat the Ultimate Demon Emperor's two Ultimate Skills; so could he really do it?
The answer was obvious; he could not.
"Forget it, I won't think about this problem anymore! Next, what I need to do is to open up my Martial Meridian!"
Duan Gujin's eyes suddenly brightened, bursting with a trace of brilliance.
The so-called Martial Meridian refers to how many meridians a Martial Artist has opened to trigger the power of their Martial Soul.
Generally, most cultivators in the world can only open up to three Martial Meridians.
Some exceptionally talented cultivators can cultivate four to six Martial Meridians.
And those super geniuses or devilish talents can cultivate seven to nine Martial Meridians.
In Qiankun Continent, a cultivator who can open two Martial Meridians is considered a genius.
Duan Gujin raised his eyebrows; he was somewhat eager and very curious about how many Martial Meridians he could actually open now.
To him, this was an excellent opportunity to test his wit and intelligence.
He looked inwardly at his body with his Divine Sense, and quickly realized that he actually had not opened any Martial Meridians.
"Dizzying! No wonder my cultivation was so poor before! In addition to Bone Tempering and Muscle Refining, I must open my Martial Meridians!"
He quickly started to run his Primordial Power, attempting to open the Martial Meridians.
He spent two hours, his forehead beaded with sweat the size of soybeans.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he found that the acupoints of his Martial Meridians were still not opened.
"I didn't expect that opening the Martial Meridians was so difficult for me before!"
Duan Gujin fell silent for a moment, then, a moment later, he had an epiphany.
"It turns out I need some special Spiritual Medicine to assist me in opening these Martial Meridians!"
From various signs, he deduced that his difficulty in opening Martial Meridians was because he never took it seriously before.
If he had diligently cultivated before, Duan Gujin wouldn't have felt like unlocking his Martial Meridian was like hitting granite.
Yet, it was due to a combination of serendipity and good luck that he managed to rise in later eras and achieve great things.
However, at that time, he had not fully realized the truth.
And when he did come to understand, it was all too late; his entire family had been slaughtered.
"I cannot let history repeat itself!"
Duan Gujin swore in his heart.
Duan Gujin assessed that the meridian channels in his body were completely like extremely hard stones, which is why he decided to use medicine to unlock the Martial Meridians.
He pondered for a moment and quickly knew what to do.
"The best Elixir Pills for unlocking Martial Meridians are to use Star Passage Flower and Earth Swirl Root; my body's condition is different from ordinary people, I need to increase the dosage!"
His mind raced as he considered his current situation.
"Medicinal ingredients shouldn't be a problem, but I can't rely on the Alchemists here, the Elixir Pills they produce surely contain a lot of poisonous pill. If my body retains these poisons, it would definitely pose a hidden danger to my future advancement!"
Duan Gujin knew how much hidden danger the residual poisonous pill in his body could cause; if not careful, a sudden outbreak of these poisons could cause serious injuries at best, or death at worst.
He continued to think until suddenly, he slapped his head, realizing he had overlooked a very important issue.
"Darn it! I didn't think of the Pill Furnace before; my body's Martial Meridian channels are completely blocked, I can only consume very high-purity Elixir Pills, and the dosage must be very strong too. If the medicinal ingredients are not a problem, then the quality of the Pill Furnace must also be very high!"
Duan Gujin's eyes twinkled, and after a while, he sighed.
"This Country Gulai is just a small country; there likely isn't any advanced Pill Furnaces here! But without an advanced Pill Furnace, how can I refine high-quality Elixir Pills?"
He pondered for a while and felt the difficulty was quite high.
"I'll go check out the largest Alchemy Room here tomorrow; who knows, there might be some unexpected findings!"
Once the next day arrived, Duan Gujin couldn't wait to head out.
At this moment, two guards were following by his side, aware that these two guards were following him as per the Duan Family's rules.
Besides, he was just going to check out the local Alchemy Room, not causing trouble.
Thus, he let the two guards follow him.
Although the guards showed contempt for Duan Gujin in their eyes, he was still a Direct Disciple of the Duan Family after all, and he earned much more than they did as guards each year.
So, they dared not show it in front of Duan Gujin.
Duan Gujin, who had been training for countless years in the worldly society, could tell their thoughts from their facial expressions.
He would certainly not argue with them, and soon, under their lead, he arrived at the largest local Alchemy Room.
This Alchemy Room belonged to the only Alchemy Guild in the Qiankun Continent, specializing in selling advanced Elixir Pills and high-end Pill Furnaces.
Upon entering, a servant immediately came out to greet Duan Gujin.
"Esteemed guest, what would you like to see?"
"I want to have a look at your Pill Furnaces! What grades of Pill Furnaces do you have?" Zhou Qing asked.