Chương 131: War God — Chapter 131 - Yan Zhaoxue: So Big, Too Big!

The old man froze for a long moment, staring at his granddaughter. A bit baffled. Well then. His little granddaughter really did understand him. He had indeed planned to start the first lesson with an overview of the messy, sprawling system of Old Martial Arts. Then try to open the meridians for this new student he valued so highly. Only, for personal reasons, opening meridians could only be done with machinery's help.

Using machines to examine the bones and observe the student's data, then applying some meridian-opening methods he'd researched over the years to assist the machinery in completing the process. Old Martial Arts, after all, still centered on the person. Feeling the bones personally would definitely give a clearer perception of the student's condition.

"You..." The old man felt puzzled. Yan Zhaoxue nodded.

"Grandpa, you forgot. To cultivate the Dragon Blood Vitality Art, I'm also proficient in meridian studies. I opened my own Governing and Conception Vessels." The old man pondered for a moment. Indeed. His granddaughter, influenced by him, was also very knowledgeable about Old Martial Arts.

"This could work." The old man frowned.

"But it's extremely dangerous. One slight misstep from you could harm him!"

"But wouldn't Grandpa be right there to guide me?" Yan Zhaoxue blinked. That was true.

"Bone-feeling and orifice-probing involves substantial physical contact." The old man pondered briefly and glanced at his granddaughter. A bit hesitant.

"I don't mind. It's all for martial arts," Yan Zhaoxue said.

"What I'm worried about is that he might mind. You're just lending a hand. What is there for you to mind?"

"..." Yan Zhaoxue.

"Let's ask him about it when the time comes." The two waited in the dojo for a while. They discussed some content related to Old Martial Arts. Not long after. A tall, upright figure slowly walked over. Wang Xian wore a plain black martial arts uniform and arrived at the Old Martial Arts dojo. This place was rather remote. He'd had to search for a bit. The dojo had only him as a student. Mm... how to put it. Pretty great. Only... Wang Xian saw the two people on the platform and his steps paused slightly.

Yan Zhaoxue was there too. A bit unexpected. But on second thought, since she was Old Yan's granddaughter, it was normal. He walked over and spoke.

"Teacher." This word "Teacher," Wang Xian said naturally. In his previous life, Old Yan had been his guide in spear arts and had also passed on a great deal of Old Martial Arts knowledge to him on the Alien Star Battlefield. Trapped at a bottleneck back then, he'd created the Stellar Body Refinement Art precisely because Old Martial Arts had reached a dead end.

He'd fused all the Old Martial Arts knowledge he knew, integrated it himself, and then, step by step, forged a path forward based on the environment of the Alien Star Battlefield. Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. After calling out to the teacher, Wang Xian looked at Yan Zhaoxue. Silent for a few seconds, he still called out:"Senior." They'd met yesterday at Jadefall Water City, after all. Although the two hadn't spoken, he couldn't just pretend not to have seen her.

As for whether Yan Zhaoxue recognized him. Wang Xian didn't really care. When he went to Hidden Dragon Abyss, he'd used the identity of 'Wang Feng.' The disguise wasn't complicated. A Seventh Realm grandmaster could see through his true appearance at a glance. A Fourth Realm like Yan Zhaoxue might not be able to see through it. She could probably only guess based on martial techniques. If she guessed through the Tiger Fiend Blade Technique, it wasn't impossible.

"Classmate Wang, yesterday at the reef fighting the alligator turtle..." Yan Zhaoxue maintained the poise of a senior, smiling in a way rarely seen.

"Truly opened my eyes! Your blade technique is so formidable. Mastering an advanced blade technique at the Second Realm..."

"His high school teacher taught him very well." The old man beside them thought to himself. A high school teacher can teach advanced blade techniques? He was afraid even he himself might not necessarily know how. Being able to master an advanced blade technique most likely meant there was another teacher instructing him. Like the disciples Principal Luo accepted. The advanced sword technique personally taught to them, that was taught. Otherwise, even with a taboo talent, one couldn't possibly grasp it that fast.

And if one's martial realm was also high, it was even more impossible.

"A high school teacher couldn't teach this..." Wang Xian smiled and said bluntly.

"I trained it myself. I took a bit of a shortcut." He'd used the Tiger Soul crystal core. The old man waved his hand, indicating not to ask more about this.

"My name is Yan Tingxiao. You've seen me before at the Questioning Stele, so no need for much introduction."

"From now on, for any cultivation related to Old Martial Arts, you can ask me anytime."

"Right now, let me first tell you about Old Martial Arts. I don't know how you trained before..." Afterwards, he earnestly began talking to Wang Xian about Old Martial Arts. Wang Xian listened, his expression full of emotion. How to put it. He already knew most of the content. In fact, on some parts, he probably understood more than Old Yan did. As an Eighth Realm Old Martial Arts expert in his previous life.

In terms of research and study of Old Martial Arts, probably no one on the entire Blue Star understood it better than him. The Stellar Body Refinement Art was a cultivation method forged from the synthesis of the great achievements of Old Martial Arts. He listened for about 30 minutes. Old Yan explained it very well. More detailed than the fragmented teachings he'd given on the Alien Star Battlefield in the previous life. Now he was a proper teacher, with much of it systematically organized.

"So, for the course, I need to first see your condition before I can make arrangements." Yan Tingxiao checked the time and thought for a moment.

"I plan to first feel your bones and probe your orifices, to check your physical condition, to see what level your skin, flesh, sinews, and bones have been cultivated to."

"If it's feasible, next I'll have your senior here try to help you open your meridians." At this, Yan Zhaoxue nodded slightly.

"In Old Martial Arts, once you reach the Third Realm, if you don't open your meridians, you can't advance further."

"Cultivating only skin, flesh, sinews, and bones generally only gets you to the Second Realm."

"I'm quite proficient in the study of meridians. Don't be afraid." Wang Xian was silent. He knew this well. His own Stellar Body Refinement Art followed a path different from traditional Old Martial Arts. It started with opening meridians right from the beginning. And what's more, it started with opening the Eight Extraordinary Meridians first. Even crazier, and even more terrifying. If spoken aloud, people would probably think he was a madman cultivating recklessly, courting death.

For various reasons, he couldn't easily explain this to Old Yan. The reason he came to Tiandu University was to solve Old Yan's physical problems, not to study Old Martial Arts.

"As for meridians..." Wang Xian said slowly.

"Actually, I've already opened them."

"?" The two were instantly dumbfounded. You've opened them? How did you open them?

"If you don't believe it..." Wang Xian hadn't finished speaking. Yan Tingxiao's breathing quickened, and he pointed at Yan Zhaoxue.

"Let your senior check!" Opening meridians at the Second Realm? Isn't that courting death? Really? Is this true? For Yan Zhaoxue to cultivate the Dragon Blood Vitality Art, she'd only opened two meridians at the Third Realm. And that was with the aid of the Dragon Mark Divine Spine talent, which was inherently compatible with the pathways of the Governing and Conception Vessels, so she could open them herself with no real risk. But you, a Second Realm. Is your body really that strong?

"Fine." Wang Xian nodded. With Yan Zhaoxue's strength, a strand of primal energy probing into one of his divine meridians would only be like a clay ox entering the sea. She wouldn't be able to sense how powerful the divine meridian truly was. She could only feel how large the divine meridian was. And so. Wang Xian took off his top and lay face down on the cotton bed in the dojo. Yan Zhaoxue walked over, looking at his back. Her eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly:"Junior, which meridian?"

"The Governing Vessel, I suppose..." Yan Zhaoxue nodded, crouched down slightly, and then gently touched her fingertip to the position of Wang Xian's spinal ridge on his back.

"Primal energy entering the meridian may feel slightly unusual. Junior, don't mind it..." Wang Xian stirred inwardly. The spirit sha in his Governing Vessel swiftly circulated into his other divine meridians. The next moment. A strand of pure primal energy transmitted from Yan Zhaoxue's fingertip. Only. The primal energy was like a fish entering the vast ocean, roaming for a long time without seeing any end.

After a long while, when Yan Zhaoxue barely managed to withdraw that strand of primal energy, her forehead beaded slightly with sweat. Utterly dazed.

"How is it?" Yan Tingxiao beside her asked urgently.

"Big... so big..." Yan Zhaoxue murmured.

"What do you mean?" Yan Zhaoxue's face was full of disbelief as she said in a low voice:"So enormous, so thick and solid... the meridian..." ➤ Next: Martial Prodigy? — Words Unspoken