Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.
During this half-year, Qi Yun, under the guise of "Zhang Mazi," had traversed the numerous mountains and rivers, secluded valleys, and deep ravines of the Northwest.
Guided by the Secret Manual of the Northwest Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends, he successfully located and absorbed the power from fifty-three Earth Evil Points, opening the corresponding fifty-three crucial acupoints within his body one by one.
He had already completed nearly half of the path to achieving Hundred Acupoints Spirit Communication.
The True Essence in his body became more vigorous and condensed, and his connection to Heaven and Earth grew clearer. With every move, the range and intensity of the Power of Heaven and Earth he could stir far surpassed that of an ordinary Qi Refining Seventh Layer Cultivator.
Meanwhile, during this half-year, the conflicts in the distant Pot Valley had not ceased, but merely changed form.
