Chapter 58: One meal, half of the acupoints open.
"As long as you're satisfied." Watching Su Tu staring intently at the scroll, Li Hu felt a heartwarming smile.
A true investor shouldn't just focus on what others use to become strong, but rather cater to their interests.
Li Hu, the era-surpassing investment giant, thus concluded.
Su Tu quickly withdrew his gaze, showing no outward signs of any anomaly, yet inside his heart there was a turmoil of fierce waves.
"Heaven-Flipping Seal!!"
According to Su Tu's understanding, this is the legendary magical artifact of the True Immortal Guang Chengzi!
Its origins are profound, touching upon great karma, with one seal descending, bringing forth endless calamities, flipping the heavens and causing the sky to collapse.
But the Heaven-Flipping Seal should be a spirit treasure, shouldn't it? Why is it a cultivation technique?
"Still, thanks a lot, Senior Brother." Su Tu suppressed the urge to study it thoroughly, sincerely thanking Li Hu.
"Hey, we're brothers, what need is there to talk about this!" Li Hu suddenly burst out in an unorthodox dialect.
Causing Su Tu's mouth to uncontrollably curl up, reminding him that when one is speechless, one indeed tends to smile.
"Serve the dishes." A lifeless voice interrupted the conversation between the two.
One saw various dishes loaded in copper basins and iron pots shoot out from the kitchen.
Just before they were about to hit the two, they spun in mid-air and slowly descended.
The appearance of these dishes was not impressive, they looked like ordinary home-cooked stews, one dish even had too much soy sauce, making its color exceedingly dark.
But Su Tu did not belittle the dishes due to their appearance.
Because a refreshing aroma wafted from these dishes, an aroma that seemed to awaken Su Tu's culinary cravings.
The moment he caught the scent, a huge hunger erupted within him.
"What's going on!"
Ever since Su Tu used the compound potion, he hasn't experienced such extreme hunger. He has long formed the habit of carrying potion with him, directly drinking it after training at the Martial Arts Hall.
Today's potion was already consumed, theoretically the body's deficit was filled, yet now every cell in his body craved food.
"Eat up, Su Tu, these are good things."
"Don't judge by their appearance, they can replenish the hidden deficits in your body, enhance your cellular activity, and even complement your cultivation for the past few days."
"If you're on the verge of a breakthrough, after eating, you might even open several acupoints."
Upon hearing this, Su Tu didn't hold back anymore. Unable to resist the intense hunger, he grabbed his chopsticks and started eating.
The taste of each dish was surprisingly good, but more importantly, with every bite, the qi within him became more turbulent and wild.
"Whoa! Junior Brother, don't rush, there's enough!"
Seeing Su Tu devouring the food, Li Hu's mouth curled up, finally discovering the junior's passion. Watch him handle it ruthlessly!!
He's not without some assets, these years he has earned plenty in the Star River, can't possibly be eaten into bankruptcy!
"Boss, three more sets!!" He laughed triumphantly.
To replenish bodily deficits, there are two mainstream methods: one is using potions, and the other is using specially cooked exotic beast meat for meal supplementation.
Although potion prices are high, they pale in comparison to the latter.
At this moment, every dish Su Tu tasted was incredibly valuable, captured by professional hunters from various planets, like the big bone meat he's gnawing on now.
It's made from the hind leg of the Hundred Treasure Pig from Kalsa Star, which can enhance a martial artist's blood energy, selling for 40W.
An imperial meal would cost over 3 million Federation Coins, Li Hu truly bled for Su Tu.
But.....
He didn't expect it would cost so much.
The speed of food delivery from the kitchen was fast, almost every minute a dish flew out, but Su Tu's eating speed was even faster, he seemed like an unrelenting Taotie.
Three sets of imperial meals were gone in the blink of an eye, and another three sets were running low.
"Junior Brother, stop eating, I'm genuinely scared..." Li Hu watched Su Tu still feasting, his mouth twitching.
Why did I have to act so high and mighty!
But right now, Su Tu couldn't hear Li Hu's words, his body's instincts controlled him, like a fierce beast starved for epochs that had finally been unleashed.
"This lad's body deficit is incredibly severe, really severe!"
"Didn't you ever notice?"
Then an elderly man with a hunched figure emerged from the kitchen.
"Ah, Uncle Liu, it shouldn't be this way, Su Tu has been drinking nutritional potions to replenish the deficit." Li Hu respected the old man greatly.
"Heh, those crappy potions only address the surface, how could they truly replenish the body's deficits?"
"The body is one's foundation, a universe in itself, nourishment from all tangible things is the real deal, those worthless potions are utterly useless!"
Uncle Liu scoffed contemptuously.
"It's all because martial artists nowadays are too impatient, that's why they opt for simple solutions like potions, not realizing this is slowly harming themselves."
"Ah! Uncle Liu, what's my junior brother's condition now, his current state... Whoa!! Junior Brother's glowing!"
Li Hu exclaimed in surprise, only to see Su Tu, continually eating, surrounded by bursts of white light flowing through him.
"This child's bodily constitution is quite formidable, hence, he has never truly replenished his body completely, regular potion just addresses his surface deficits, now the food is deeply replenishing his body."
"And the benefit of this is...."
"Qi Rushing Through the Hundred Acupoints!" Li Hu took over the explanation, eyes filled with shock.
Uncle Liu meant that Su Tu's body was always in deep deficit, causing the qi within him to hibernate internally, maintaining itself, thus unable to fully assault the acupoints.
But... wait, Junior Brother's acupoint opening speed was already impressive, is this the suppressed result??
Then without suppression, how fierce would this be!
This question received an answer quickly.
Su Tu finally stopped eating, standing up, feeling as if hot magma boiled within his body.
And then, in the next moment!!
Bang!!!
The qi in his body erupted at multiple times its usual rate, transforming from a stream into a river, turbulent and swift, unlocking acupoints along its path.
White light fluctuated on his body, indicating the rapid accumulation of qi, peaks opened one after another, mountains passed the First Layer and beyond.
Finally, the white light receded, and Su Tu opened his eyes, feeling an unprecedented surge of power, his entire condition never better.
Upon sensing it slightly, his expression showed some bewilderment.
"I've opened fifty acupoints?"
He said with a hint of disbelief, as the acupoints within him flashed with brilliant light, in just the time it took to eat, he opened nearly half his acupoints.
Meanwhile, Li Hu was even more astonished.
"No way... if you're going to go this far... Junior Brother, you won't lack followers, from now on you call me Tiger Bro, I call you Big Bro, we're equals!"