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Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method

Chapter 253: Mana Path Was Built on Vibes · Oct 17, 2026

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251 Chapter 251: Please Stop Hitting My Cocoon 2026-10-17
252 Chapter 252: Clara Survives... Barely 2026-10-17
253 Chapter 253: Mana Path Was Built on Vibes 2026-10-17
254 Chapter 254: Existential Crisis... Garion Version 2026-10-17
255 Chapter 255: Lunch Epiphany 2026-10-17
256 Chapter 256: Confidence Was a Temporary Buff 2026-10-17
257 Chapter 257: Worst Timing In Human History 2026-10-17
258 Chapter 258: Congratulations, You’re The Shield Now 2026-10-17
259 Chapter 259: Now You See Her... Now You Don’t 2026-10-17
260 Chapter 260: This Physique Is Cheating 2026-10-17
261 Chapter 261: When Beasts Start Overthinking 2026-10-17
262 Chapter 262: Girls Came Back With Boss Loot 2026-10-17
263 Chapter 263: Green Potion Saves Another Idiot 2026-10-17
264 Chapter 264: Sibling Synergy Is Unfair 2026-10-17
265 Chapter 265: This Sect Is Not Normal 2026-10-17
266 Chapter 266: Illusion Damage Was Emotional 2026-10-17
267 Chapter 267: Old Monsters Fear New Monsters 2026-10-17
268 Chapter 268: Fear Admitted Over Dinner 2026-10-17
269 Chapter 269: Everyone Drank Too Much 2026-10-17
270 Chapter 270: This Bottle Is Illegal 2026-10-17
271 Chapter 271: Pain Is Part Of The Path 2026-10-17
272 Chapter 272: Wine Is Now A Superpower 2026-10-17
273 Chapter 273: This Is Not A Friendly Visit 2026-10-17
274 Chapter 274: This Architecture Is Weird 2026-10-17
275 Chapter 275: Tea Before The Punches 2026-10-17
276 Chapter 276: This Was Supposed To Be Easy 2026-10-17
277 Chapter 277: Pride Crushed, Wallet Opened 2026-10-17
278 Chapter 278: The Worst Drink In Existence... For Now 2026-10-17
279 Chapter 279: Exhausted, Then He Appeared 2026-10-17
280 Chapter 280: The Shortcut Everyone Feared 2026-10-17
281 Chapter 281: One Example Turned Into Three 2026-10-17
282 Chapter 282: This Was Not A Suggestion 2026-10-17
283 Chapter 283: Regret Became Very Loud 2026-10-17
284 Chapter 284: Worth It Until They Awakened 2026-10-17
285 Chapter 285: The Breakthrough Came Late 2026-10-17
286 Chapter 286: Breakfast Before Bad News 2026-10-17
287 Chapter 287: Winning Feels Like Dying 2026-10-17
288 Chapter 288: Spectators Live Longer 2026-10-17
289 Chapter 289: You Entered The Wrong Space 2026-10-17
290 Chapter 290: This Human Didn’t Read Warnings 2026-10-17
291 Chapter 291: So Much For Subtlety 2026-10-17
292 Chapter 292: Human Too Tough, Try Diplomacy 2026-10-17
293 Chapter 293: Ancient Beasts Start Storytime 2026-10-17
294 Chapter 294: Wait, There Are More Of You? 2026-10-17
295 Chapter 295: This Theory Is Concerning 2026-10-17
296 Chapter 296: Training Accidentally Broke Biology 2026-10-17
297 Chapter 297: So That’s The Top Of World 2026-10-17
298 Chapter 298: Yes, The Dragon Talks 2026-10-17
299 Chapter 299: Talking Beasts Took It Personally 2026-10-17
300 Chapter 300: All That For Absolutely Nothing 2026-10-17

Garion kept reading.

At first, he thought he already understood most of it.

But the deeper he went, the more his expression changed.

”...There’s more here than I expected.”

He slowed down, flipping the pages one by one, actually paying attention now.

The book explained that early cultivators didn’t start with some grand theory.

They simply felt mana, absorbed it, and reacted to what happened.

”At the beginning,” Garion murmured, ”they absorbed mana instinctively... without understanding the body at all.”

He nodded slowly.

As mana gathered inside the body, a mana pool formed naturally.

It was not because they planned it, but because Mana had nowhere else to go.

”So they knew how to absorb it. They knew how to store it,” he said quietly.

”But they didn’t know how to use it.”

Garion turned the page.

”And of course they didn’t know about veins, nerves, or muscle fibers.”

He snorted softly. ”Not surprising.”

What they did know came from doctors.

”Virtual meridians...” Garion muttered.

The book explained how healers mapped these invisible paths based on experience.

Not because they understood anatomy but because it worked.

Garion leaned back slightly.

”So doctors used meridians to guide healing energy... and cultivators copied it.”

He raised an eyebrow.

”And somehow... it worked.”

But the book didn’t glorify it.

It clearly stated that early cultivators felt the flow was rough.

”They could only use a small amount of mana,” Garion read aloud.

”Because the flow wasn’t smooth.”

Then came acupuncture.

Garion paused, eyes narrowing.

”Acupoints...”

The book described how healers noticed certain points that reacted strongly to needles.

”These points were partially blocked,” Garion said, tapping the page.

”So mana couldn’t pass through properly.”

He let out a short laugh.

”And their solution?”

He read the line again.

”They forced it open... by ramming more mana.”

Garion shook his head, half amused, half impressed.

”So they brute-forced the body.”

Once one acupoint opened, mana flowed better.

So they opened another.

Then another.

Over time, they unblocked more pathways, expanded the mana pool, and forced mana to circulate faster and wider.

”And that’s how their bodies became stronger,” Garion murmured.

”Not because they understood muscles or bones... but because mana leaked into everything.”

He closed the book halfway and rested it on his thigh.

”So mana-enhanced movement... mana-reinforced strikes...”

He exhaled.

”That’s the origin of this world’s martial arts and cultivators.”

Garion stared forward, silent for a few seconds.

”...This book is very informative.”

He smiled faintly.

”If I had read this when I first arrived in this world,” he said, ”I could probably... just probably... cultivate the mana path.”

He shook his head.

”But that’s not my road.”

Still, his interest was genuine.

Garion tapped his temple.

”With my background, I trust veins, nerves, and muscles. Things you can see and touch.”

He paused.

”...But even so.”

He admitted it quietly.

”I’ve used some of these ideas too, as I have learned things from the eastern regions.”

He looked back at the page.

”I just never knew this was how the mana path truly started.”

Garion closed the first section carefully.

”...Alright.”

He turned the page.

”Let’s see the second realm.”

His eyes moved down the title.

[Mana Core Realm].

”Hm.”

He leaned forward slightly, interest clearly sparked.

The book explained that when a cultivator reached the peak of the first realm, they would feel it clearly.

The mana pool could no longer expand.

The pathways were already unblocked.

Mana circulated smoothly.

But humans were never satisfied.

He snorted softly. ”Of course they aren’t.”

The book continued.

Even when everything felt complete, cultivators still wanted more power.

So they researched.

Garion raised an eyebrow. ”And here comes the madness.”

The first idea recorded was simple. Too simple.

The mana pool is too big.

The mana is too thin.

Garion blinked. ”...That’s it?”

He read on.

”So they thought... instead of making it bigger, let’s make it smaller and stronger.”

He rubbed his chin.

”That does sound dumb at first.”

The book didn’t hide it either.

It openly stated that many people mocked the idea.

”A smaller container? How can he think smaller is better?”

And just like Garion said, the idea was stupid, but it was the only idea they had.

And for cultivators, an idea was better than nothing.

The one who tried first was already at the peak of the first realm.

He knew how to control mana inside his body.

Garion’s eyes followed the lines carefully.

”So he just... forced more mana in.”

Even though the mana pool was already full.

Even though it shouldn’t take any more.

Garion frowned. ”That’s insane.”

But then came the key point.

Mana inside one’s own body was much gentler than mana used in attacks.

It didn’t crash violently.

So the mana pool didn’t break, and instead...

It began to compress, becoming smaller... but tougher.

And the mana inside?

It became thicker.

The cultivator noticed the change and pushed further.

The mana pool shrank again and again until it no longer looked like a pool at all.

It looked more like a seed by now.

But the cultivator wasn’t satisfied yet.

He forced more mana in.

Then...

The book described a sudden, clear change.

It was a qualitative change.

The seed hardened and transformed into something hard that was a bit familiar to a beast core.

And after this change, the mana became thicker, purer, and stronger.

And for this very reason, this change marked the beginning of the second realm.

It was also named as [Mana Core Realm] thanks to the new reservoir inside the body, the mana core.

Garion stared at the page for a long moment, then let out a short laugh.

”...To think such a stupid idea actually worked.”

He shook his head in disbelief, fingers tapping the edge of the book.

Rashly experimenting was really dangerous, and this was even inside his own body.

Yet instead of failing, it succeeded... very much.

”And because it worked,” Garion muttered, ”they just accepted it.”

No more experiments.

The Mana Core Realm became the official second realm.

Garion nodded slowly.

”Yeah. If it works, why change it?”

He turned the page again, eyes focused and sharp.

”Alright... Let’s see what comes next.”

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