After the college entrance examination, Chen Kai only stayed at home for two days before returning to his hometown in the countryside.

"Mom, I want to go back to the countryside to see my master first. After the college entrance examination results are announced, please help me check it. I will come back when I want to fill out the application form..."

Although Zhang Liping didn't know what Chen Kai really did, she still knew that Chen Kai had worshipped a Taoist priest as his master in his hometown in the countryside.

She had seen that Taoist priest several times, so she was very relieved. Zhang Liping only thought that her son was learning some traditional Chinese martial arts and Taoist health qigong from the Taoist priest, so she naturally would not associate it with such mysterious aspects as "cultivation".

"Well, okay. Then you should pay more attention to safety when you go back to the countryside tomorrow, and your mother won't go to see you off." Zhang Liping said. She usually has a little too busy to manage the small supermarket alone.

"Mom, I know. Don't worry." Chen Kai responded.

The next day, Chen Kai said goodbye to his mother Zhang Liping, and took a ride back to his hometown in the countryside alone.

Every year during the winter and summer vacations, Chen Kai would go back to his hometown to practice with his master, so he was very familiar with his hometown.

After taking a car for several hours, Chen Kai finally returned to his hometown village. Chen Kai did not stop in the village, but went directly to the mountains not far from the village.

"Master, I'm back."

Chen Kai walked into a very small Taoist temple on the mountain and shouted immediately.

"It's Xiaokai!"

Soon, an old Taoist wearing a Taoist robe, with plain white hair and a slightly haggard face walked out from the side of the Taoist temple.

"Master!" Seeing the appearance of the old Taoist, Chen Kai called out again.

"Okay, okay. Haha, why, you're on vacation so soon?" The old Taoist said with a smile at Chen Kai.

"Well, the college entrance examination was over two days ago." Chen Kai said.

"Oh. Then how did you do in the college entrance examination?" the old Taoist asked casually.

"It's okay. It's normal performance."

"Come on, come here first and sit here."

The old and the young walked to several cushions in the center of the Taoist temple hall and sat down separately, and then continued to talk about some topics that were not available.

Chen Kai hadn't seen his master for several months, so he talked a lot. Before he knew it, the two of them slowly chatted until dark from the afternoon.

"Okay, Xiaokai, it's getting late, so go and make some supper first." The old Taoist looked up at the sky outside and couldn't help but instruct Chen Kai.

Chen Kai immediately stood up and responded: "Well, okay master."

Chen Kai was very familiar with everything in the Taoist temple, so he immediately ran to the kitchen behind the Taoist temple and started to make a fire to cook.

At night, the master and apprentice sat in the Taoist temple again.

"Master, I have one thing I want to ask you." Chen Kai spoke.

"Say." The old Taoist responded concisely.

"Well... that's it. Master, I have achieved the perfect foundation building since two months ago and completed the foundation building. However, in the past two months, every time I practiced and condensed the true qi, I have not yet waited for the complete transportation of those true qi to complete the circulation, and every time I run to the neck meridians, it will disappear inexplicably. So my cultivation has not been able to break through to the 'qi condensation stage' for a long time. What's going on?"

Chen Kai looked at the master in confusion and asked.

After hearing Chen Kai's words, the old Taoist was not surprised but happy and said, "Xiao Kai, are you sure that the true energy disappears by itself every time?"

"Yes." Chen Kai nodded affirmatively.

The old Taoist's wrinkled old face suddenly couldn't help but smile and said, "Master has told you before that the reason why I accepted you as my disciple is largely because your physique is special and is most suitable for practicing the "Stars and Ten Thousand Transformations Art" in our sect."

"Now I can tell you that this special physique is called the 'star vein body'. Now, the reason why you inexplicably disappears every time you condense your true qi and your cultivation is unable to break through to the Qi Condensation Period is because the 'star vein' in your body is awakening. It requires enough power to fully stimulate it, so every time you condense your true qi, you will be absorbed by the 'star vein' that gradually awakens in your body..."

Chen Kai obviously didn't expect that this was the case, so he opened his eyes wide and asked, "Master, what should I do? How long will it take for the 'star veins' in my body to awaken? If my star veins have not been fully awakened, will my cultivation level be unable to break through to the Qi Condensation Period?"

Seeing that Chen Kai was a little impatient, the old Taoist couldn't help but smile and patted Chen Kai on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Master has been prepared long ago. The power required to awaken the 'star vein' is very huge. If you just follow the speed of your current condensed true qi, you may not be able to truly awaken the star vein in ten or twenty years."

"My teacher started to prepare for you when he met you."

After a little pause, the old Taoist continued, "Do you know why my teacher appeared in this hill?"

Chen Kai shook his head and puzzled.

The old Taoist smiled and explained: "That's because my master found a very rare spiritual herb "Star Source Grass" in this mountain. This spiritual herb itself absorbed countless star essences to grow. When my master first discovered the "Star Source Grass", he wanted to use it to refine a furnace of "Star Yuan Regeneration Pill" so that my master could survive for a few more years."

"However, after meeting you, my master changed his mind. I knew the injury of my master very well. Unless there was a real magical pill, there was no possibility of recovery. At most, I would just survive for a few more years. Instead of wasting the precious "Star Source Grass", my master thought that it would be better to practice it into "Star Light Condensation Yuan Pill" to help you awaken the "Star Veins" in your body. This is also a way to use the full amount..."

"I just didn't expect that you would awaken the 'star veins' in your body so soon. I originally thought that you would have to wait at least until your cultivation level reaches the 'Crafting Yuan stage' before you could awaken the 'star veins'. But I didn't expect that your star veins would have begun to awaken after the foundation was completed."

"If it is not bad as expected by the teacher, there should be more than one 'star vein' in your body!"

After hearing the master's explanation, Chen Kai obviously didn't understand it very well. He couldn't help but ask: "Master, what exactly is the 'star vein' you are talking about? Also, can this star vein have many more?"

The old Taoist explained: "This 'star vein' is a very special hidden vein in the human body. Only a very small number of people can have this hidden vein. The founding ancestor of our 'Wanxing Sect' is a cultivator with a 'Star vein', and the 'Star Wanhua Art' you are practicing now is also the most suitable practice method for those who have the 'Star vein body' created by the ancestor based on the characteristics of the star vein."
Chapter completed!