The contrast between dream and reality caused Liou Yuan’s eyes to appear briefly dazed.

However, the vacant gaze cleared up after just a moment, turning into determination.

"Is it over?" Liou Yuan mumbled, and immediately looked down at his own body.

After battling the Purifying Dark Demon, he suffered severe injuries and was further troubled by fire poison.

Although he had elixirs given to him by Tuoba Xin, the burns on his body had yet to heal.

Now those burned areas of skin were smooth as new, the injuries seemingly fully healed.

Liou Yuan gently touched his skin, feeling as tender as a newborn baby.

"Heh, the rumors about the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir reshaping physical aptitude are indeed true; even my body’s injuries have healed." Such injuries were minor matters, but if they could be healed along the way, Liou Yuan welcomed it.

Then he immediately submerged his consciousness into his body.

The true effect of the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir was recreating one’s bones and enhancing aptitude. Of course, he wanted to see how this legendary elixir performed in enhancing aptitude.

"I wonder how it compares to the baptism of stars, which is stronger?"

With this thought in mind, Liou Yuan’s consciousness wandered towards his two Star Acupoints.

The Five-Star Water Acupoint was as usual, seemingly unchanged.

Liou Yuan tentatively used it to absorb some spiritual energy, the effect was no different than before taking the elixir.

"Could the elixir’s power have been absorbed by the Gold Acupoint?" Liou Yuan murmured, his consciousness continued to focus on the Gold Acupoint.

The Gold Acupoint indeed had significant changes, its radiance was a notch brighter than before.

Liou Yuan tentatively used it to absorb some spiritual energy, surprisingly, it seemed to be on par with the absorption speed of the Water Acupoint.

"Five-Star Gold Acupoint."

Liou Yuan grinned.

The difference between four stars and five stars may seem like just one level, but it’s a world of difference.

The gap between four-star and five-star aptitude among the disciples who joined Five Extremes Mountain at the same time is evident.

"It seems the elixir’s effect is not much different from that of the ordinary baptism of stars." Liou Yuan started comparing the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir to the baptism of stars again.

Fortunately, he was content; regardless of the extent of improvement, any enhancement was a blessing.

After critiquing the elixir’s effects, he was about to withdraw his consciousness from his body.

Suddenly, his consciousness paused, noticing an anomaly within his body.

While examining the changes within his two Star Acupoints, he felt a continuous flow of spiritual energy entering his body at the position of his left arm.

The amount of spiritual energy wasn’t large; compared to the absorption speed of the two Star Acupoints, it was quite lacking.

But there was indeed an influx of spiritual energy.

"Hmm?" This unexpected discovery intrigued Liou Yuan, urging him to focus his consciousness on his left hand.

He witnessed a scene that was both amusing and perplexing.

In the palm of his left hand, there was a bright green ball of light, radiating vigorously.

The spiritual energy entering Liou Yuan’s body was being drawn in by it.

"Wood Acupoint?"

Liou Yuan initially thought the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir’s effects were merely so-so.

Unexpectedly, the actual outcome was that the elixir’s power had activated yet another Star Acupoint in his body.

Equivalent to the elixir’s power upgrading Liou Yuan’s Gold Acupoint from four-star to five-star.

Moreover, it brought about the emergence of a new Star Acupoint.

As for the aptitude of this Wood Acupoint, Liou Yuan actively guided its absorption of spiritual energy for a while and came to his own conclusion: "Three-Star Wood Acupoint."

Because the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir’s effects were absorbed extensively by the Gold Acupoint, causing the newly emerged Wood Acupoint to have a relatively low aptitude.

Despite being low, it was indeed a genuine Star Acupoint.

This meant Liou Yuan simultaneously possessed Gold, Water, and Wood Acupoints.

Beyond the minor enhancement in cultivation speed, the major benefit is a broader selection of cultivation techniques for Foundation Establishment in the future.

Moreover, more magical techniques could be practiced.

Preventing situations where he encounters desirable magic in the future but is unable to practice it due to constraints of his Star Acupoints.

"Does my current cultivation speed, coupled with the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone, compare to Tuoba Xin’s?"

Liou Yuan grinned with some self-satisfaction.

After inspecting his aptitude, Liou Yuan then turned his gaze to the realm of his cultivation.

By convention, enhancement in aptitude leads to some corresponding advancement in cultivation.

It had been a month since Liou Yuan obtained the Five-Star Water Acupoint.

During this month, he cultivated two more strands of spiritual power, reaching seventy-one in total.

Roughly half a month per strand.

This was without the assistance of the spiritual power in the Five Extremes Mountain’s cave abode.

Purely relying on Liou Yuan’s aptitude to accumulate.

If supported by the abundant spiritual power from Five Extremes Mountain, Liou Yuan would likely manage a strand every ten days now.

The cultivation would progress rapidly.

This is the advantage of high aptitude.

Of course, now that his Gold Acupoint reached five stars and an additional three-star Wood Acupoint emerged, the effect could be even more remarkable.

"Seventy-six strands." Liou Yuan felt his current cultivation state, nodded in satisfaction.

He only gained five strands, not comparable to when Liou Yuan absorbed Liou Tao’s Star Acupoint.

But the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir was mainly for enhancing aptitude; any cultivation improvement was merely secondary, with five strands, Liou Yuan was already quite pleased.

"Eighty strands to break through the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer; it seems after the Outer Sect training ends, I can start focusing on breakthrough preparations for the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer."

While contemplating, Liou Yuan exited the inner vision.

Just to be sure, before withdrawing, Liou Yuan checked around his body to confirm no other Star Acupoints had emerged.

Then he applied the Fixed Star Compass’s ability to observe his current changes.