Chương 132: War God — Chapter 132 - Martial Prodigy? — Words Unspoken

Silence. Yan Zhaoxue stared at Wang Xian in silence. She'd sent a wisp of her primeval force into his meridians, probing for what felt like forever without finding anything. Originally, she'd wanted to use that wisp to sense whether any Malevolent Qi remained. Back then, the senior had used some unknown method to absorb the wisp of Malevolent Qi the Demon Skeleton Dragon had left in her Qihai Acupoint. But Malevolent Qi wasn't so easily dealt with. Especially that wisp left by an A-rank Beast.

Extremely high purity. And it carried traces of death aura. When the senior absorbed it, he seemed to have stripped away the dragon qi and passed it to her. The remaining Malevolent Qi must still be in the senior's meridians, along with some death aura. Very distinctive. If that were the case, using her primeval force to probe his meridians should let her detect something. As long as she detected it, she could confirm whether this junior schoolmate before her was actually that senior. She just hadn't expected...

She couldn't even probe to the end of a single Governing Vessel before that wisp of primeval force was exhausted. And during the probing, the meridians felt hard and thick all around. Unshakable. She felt no Malevolent Qi whatsoever.

"Grandfather, his meridians are already open..." Yan Zhaoxue turned around.

"But they're too solid. I couldn't probe to the end... not like they were opened normally with primeval force."

"No..." Behind her, Yan Tingxiao's eyes lit up. He drew a sharp breath, voice trembling:"These are innate meridians, already open from birth! Not opened by primeval force!"

"In the ancient era, such people were called 'Martial Prodigies'!"

"A true innate body free of impurities!"

"Huh?" Yan Zhaoxue froze.

"..." Wang Xian said nothing. Yan Tingxiao grew more excited as he spoke:"No wonder! No wonder I saw no training marks on your skin and bones, yet you have such high life force!"

"Your innate meridians were all open from birth! That's it, that's it!"

"Hahaha!"

"Who would've thought that in this era, as Old Martial Arts decline, there'd be a prodigy like you!"

"Grandfather, what does that mean?" Yan Zhaoxue didn't quite understand. Wang Xian also put on a curious expression. In reality, he knew exactly what Yan Tingxiao was thinking. This was all within his expectations.

"The innate body," Yan Tingxiao said slowly, "is our body in the womb. At that time, our fetal body has just formed, and the innate meridians are completely open so we can connect to the mother through the umbilical cord and absorb large amounts of nutrients."

"But after birth, we're infected by the turbid qi of heaven and earth."

"The meridians gradually close. Plus, we open our mouths, eat, digest. The body no longer needs that operating system."

"So once born, as we grow, our meridians will inevitably close."

"In Old Martial Arts theory, this step is unavoidable."

"At the same time, Old Martial Arts cultivation has the concept of the acquired returning to the innate, meaning we use our acquired body to cultivate back to the innate fetal body at birth. Because at that time, though our body is fragile, its structure is the most perfect."

"What we cultivate is precisely that innate body structure."

"Cultivating another transcendent structure capable of circulating heaven and earth primeval energy."

"And only an extremely rare group of people, after birth, have meridians different from ordinary people!"

"Their meridians don't close. This body structure is preserved!"

"In ancient times, such people were absolute Martial Prodigies! Cultivating any martial technique, they progressed by leaps and bounds! Precisely because their bodies, with meridians present, had an extra structure for circulating heaven and earth primeval energy, absorbing it." The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.

"To nourish their bodies and brains."

"Making them sharp-eared and clear-eyed, with transcendent comprehension! Learning everything quickly!"

"Wang Xian is exactly this kind of person!" Yan Tingxiao looked at the youth before him. Everything made sense now! No wonder he had no talent yet possessed this level of life force. Having studied martial arts for only a year or two, yet possessing fourth-stage blade mastery, able to grasp advanced blade techniques at the second realm. Even reaching the martial realm of returning to simplicity!

"So it's like this..." Yan Zhaoxue was shocked. What kind of Old Martial Arts genius was this?

"I can't say for certain whether he'll reach Martial God in the future," Yan Tingxiao said.

"But as long as he's well protected, the seventh realm Grandmaster is absolutely achievable!"

"But in the ancient era, wasn't the highest only the fifth realm?" Yan Zhaoxue asked doubtfully.

"How come these ancient prodigies didn't..."

"Because the danger level in the ancient era was far higher than now," Yan Tingxiao said.

"Think about it. Such peerless geniuses were far too easy to discover. Once discovered, various powers would inevitably clash over them."

"A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The environment was different from now."

"Even if they quickly reached the fifth realm, they'd inevitably be besieged to death... because in that era, if you alone were too strong, you were nothing but a threat. You'd even threaten imperial authority!"

"Modern times are naturally different."

"At least Dragon Country's current environment is far stronger than ancient times. Plus, New Martial Arts have already reached the ninth realm..." Yan Tingxiao frowned slightly.

"Xiaoxue, don't tell anyone about today's matter." Yan Zhaoxue nodded.

"Wang Xian, regarding your early meridian opening," Yan Tingxiao said, "don't mention it to anyone. In the future, if anyone asks, just say I, Yan Tingxiao, helped open your meridians." Wang Xian smiled and didn't refuse. That kind of Martial Prodigy Yan Tingxiao spoke of? He certainly wasn't one. But having cultivated divine meridians, he was even stronger than those innate meridian prodigies. However.

'Such a Martial Prodigy... I did actually see one in my previous life...' They still existed in this era. It was just that such prodigies usually had martial talent. And walked the New Martial Arts path. But because their meridians were open, they were inherently stronger than others, mastering various martial arts with ease. Dazzlingly brilliant. But because they had martial talent, innate open meridians no longer drew attention.

"Grandfather..." Yan Zhaoxue suddenly asked, "Can such meridians withstand Malevolent Qi?"

"Malevolent Qi?" Yan Tingxiao was taken aback. He shook his head.

"Without primeval force suppression, once Malevolent Qi enters the meridians, it'll destroy them directly. No matter how strong the meridians, they can't withstand it." Yan Zhaoxue made a sound of acknowledgment. She'd been using primeval force to suppress that wisp of Malevolent Qi in her Qihai Acupoint. She wondered how the senior was doing now... Unfortunately, the senior hadn't been online for a long time...

"Actually, it's possible." Wang Xian suddenly spoke. Both of them froze.

"What do you mean?" Yan Tingxiao's gaze sharpened.

"Meridians can actually withstand Malevolent Qi," Wang Xian said slowly.

"Without primeval force suppression." In later eras, there were quite a few methods to suppress or withstand Malevolent Qi. None existed now, of course.

"These two years studying martial arts, I've been to many relics..." Wang Xian said.

"And been invaded by quite a lot of Malevolent Qi... Later, I figured out a method that allows meridians to withstand Malevolent Qi, even slowly absorbing the Malevolent Qi in the body and gathering it into the meridians!"

"You?" Yan Tingxiao stared at the youth before him. The shock in his heart grew even larger. But he didn't quite believe it.

"I've studied Old Martial Arts," Wang Xian said thoughtfully.

"If one can form a kind of primeval force crystal wall on the meridian surface, then Malevolent Qi can travel within the meridians without damaging them." Before cultivating the Stellar Body Refinement Art, Wang Xian had pondered many methods for absorbing Malevolent Qi. The Stellar Body Refinement Art used Malevolent Qi to contact the meridians directly, then recast them. Simple, crude, efficient, and direct. But the danger was excessive. The pain too great.

One misstep and the meridians would shatter completely, Malevolent Qi invading the body. Exploding to death would be considered a good outcome. He, as the founder, certainly dared to do this because his experience was too rich, his will too strong. But it was absolutely impossible for everyone to do this, so the Stellar Body Refinement Art was very difficult to spread.

Later, considering how to adapt it for dissemination, he'd thought of using the Primordial Chaos Breathing Method as a prerequisite, first letting the meridian surface form a primeval force crystal wall to adapt to Malevolent Qi. Then letting the meridians slowly contact Malevolent Qi through the crystal wall, undergoing gradual change accumulated over time. Finally, like boiling a frog in warm water, making the meridians capable of withstanding Malevolent Qi.

And also cultivating an effect similar to 'divine meridians'. This method was extremely time-consuming. But the danger was greatly reduced. A simplified version of the Stellar Body Refinement Art's first step, but absolutely suitable for dissemination!

"But what if the Malevolent Qi accumulates?" Yan Tingxiao's breathing quickened.

"If Malevolent Qi accumulates too much, the primeval energy crystal wall can't possibly withstand it! Once it's destroyed, invading the body, destroying the martial artist's talent, in the end everything turns to nothing..."

"Very simple. When it accumulates too much," Wang Xian said calmly, "just release it through martial techniques." Both of them froze. Release it through martial techniques?

"Tiger Sha Blade Technique. Teacher and senior sister should know of it, right?" Wang Xian smiled.

"We know."

"The ancient founder of the Tiger Sha Blade Technique, besides observing tiger beasts, had one greatest characteristic: absorbing Malevolent Qi to explosively increase the technique's power."

"It's just that the founder, because he absorbed too much Malevolent Qi, passed away not long after."

"But this is precisely the best way to release Malevolent Qi." Wang Xian smiled slightly. Yan Tingxiao's scalp went numb. This kid wasn't making baseless claims! Because he was the one cultivating the advanced blade technique, the Tiger Sha Blade Technique! And he'd cultivated it successfully! The original version of the Tiger Sha Blade Technique! He had experimental proof!

"If this can truly be done..." Yan Zhaoxue suddenly said, "forming a primeval energy crystal wall in the meridians, slowly absorbing the Malevolent Qi in the body, gathering it in the meridians, then releasing it through corresponding martial techniques..."

"Then Grandfather..." She covered her mouth, looking at her grandfather. She didn't dare finish.

"No. Not just me..." Yan Tingxiao was trembling all over.

"It could even solve a major problem for martial artists today: 'Beast Cancer'!" Exactly. The formation of Beast Cancer was essentially Malevolent Qi entering the body, invading it and causing bodily mutation, finally mutating into a half-human half-beast creature. Directly subjected to humane elimination! High-realm martial artists could generally suppress Malevolent Qi through powerful physical constitution and vast primeval force. Without other deterioration, it wouldn't develop into Beast Cancer.

But for martial artists below the seventh realm, it was hard to say. If this succeeded... Then absorbing the Malevolent Qi in the body through the meridians, then releasing it through martial techniques, wouldn't that perfectly solve it? ➤ Next: We Were the Freshmen; He Was the Teacher!