The Lord of Void and Real

Chapter 151: Chapter 150: Amazing Talent

Condensing meridians is indeed a marker for advancing to Grain Avoidance Stage, but the number of meridians one can condense is the crucial determinant of future achievements. Because the process of condensing meridians for a monk is a singular opportunity in one’s lifetime. Once the meridians have solidified and the cultivator still wants to condense more, unless they possess some extraordinary heavenly treasure or opportunity, it would be impossible to achieve.

The number of meridians eventually condensed primarily depends on the amount of Mana within the body and whether they can timely draw spiritual power from Heaven and Earth during the condensation process. Of course, it would be best if there are appropriate Elixirs to supplement, the previous two naturally relate to the Skills practised and one’s innate talent.

According to the Nameless Cultivation Technique, generally, without any external help, ordinary monks could condense two to six meridians. Unless one possesses a Dao Body, it is extremely rare to condense more than eight meridians. Even a top-class Dao Body cannot condense more than twelve meridians.

In any case, no monk would consider having too many meridians, always wishing to seize this opportunity to condense as many meridians as possible, yet excessive greed is probably why many Qi Refining Cultivators not only fail to advance to the Grain Avoidance Stage but also suffer severe setbacks.

Shen Luo recalled these pieces of information in his mind while continuing to stimulate his Mana to nourish his newly born Hand’s Yang Ming Large Intestine Meridian, and again activated his Skills aiming to remodel the Hand Shaoyang Triple Burner Meridian, which belongs to the Hand’s Three Yang Meridians.

The Hand’s Three Yang Meridians, along with the Hand’s Three Yin, Foot Three Yang, and Foot Three Yin meridians, are among the twelve meridians of a human being. Like the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, they all revolve around the Dantian. As most Skills require the use of both hands, most monks naturally choose the six corresponding meridians of the Hands’ Three Yang and Three Yin first when condensing meridians, to increase their hand casting speed and power.

Thus, time went on while he continuously underwent the cycle of destruction and regeneration of the meridians.

During this time, Shen Luo successively remodeled the six meridians of the Hand’s Three Yang and Three Yin, achieving success in one go each time. This significantly boosted his confidence. Even though he was well aware of the dangers of excessive greed, he decided to attempt condensing the six meridians related to his legs, corresponding to the Foot’s Three Yang and Three Yin, as long as his Dantian and the speed of absorbing Mana could keep up.

A week and a half later, one early morning.

In the courtyard where Shen Luo was located, a clear and hearty long howl pierced the sky and continued for half an incense stick time before gradually subsiding.

Next to the well, in the pond, Shen Luo stood with his legs apart, his fists clenched at his waist. He slowly lowered his head, his eyes exceptionally bright.

Just now, he actually managed to successfully condense the last meridian, the Foot Shao Yin Kidney Meridian, in the twelve meridians. by now, he has condensed a total of twelve meridians.

That is to say, the power of the mystic arts he casts with his hands is now six times greater than before, and the casting speed has increased by more than 60%. Additionally, his legs have also been enhanced. If he employed the Water-walking Decision, he should be able to run upstream in water for several two-hour periods now!

“I never thought that this body from the Dreamland could reach such a point! It’s about time for me to solidify my meridians and breakthrough.” Shen Luo murmured a few words. He suspected that this might be due to his absorption speed of the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi being stronger than that of a top-level Dao Body.

However, just as he was about to draw on his mana to nourish the new meridians, his face suddenly changed.

The Mana inside his Dantian, which had just calmed down, had unknowingly began to operate on its own, forming a vortex.

The vortex accelerated rapidly, and within two or three breaths, it had reached several times its previous speed.

“What is happening here?” Suppressing his inner panic, Shen Luo concentrated on his Skills, trying to stabilize the mana swirling within his Dantian. If anything was to go wrong with his Dantian at this critical moment, the meridians that hadn’t fully consolidated might disperse, and all previous efforts would be in vain.

But the Mana vortex within his Dantian had already lost control and didn’t heed his instructions at all.

“Could this be a backlash because of my excessive greed?”

The moment Shen Luo thought of this possibility, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his back became even more drenched in sweat.

However, at this moment, the Mana vortex in his Dantian violently shuddered, and then a series of soft “bursts” were heard. One after another, spheres of blue liquid made of Mana emerged, transforming into hot currents and flowing into his meridians.

“Eight Extraordinary Meridians? Could it be that…” Feeling the eight meridians rapidly flowing with mana throughout his body, Shen Luo was shocked.

These eight meridians were the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, which included the Ren meridian, Du Meridian, Chong Meridian, and Dai Meridian. They contain major acupoints of the body and communicate with the twelve meridians, extending throughout the body.

Shen Luo’s thoughts raced. These eight meridians were different from the twelve meridians. If the latter were damaged, it might result in severe injuries, but they could slowly recover. If the former were broken and couldn’t be repaired in time, it would definitely result in death.

With this thought, he couldn’t help but grow more and more afraid.

But before he could react, a soul-shredding agony suddenly erupted. His body convulsed and he clutched his head without making a sound, narrowly escaping from passing out.

However, in the next moment, a cool sensation circulated at the place where the eight broken meridians were situated, bringing Shen Luo indescribable relief. But then again, his body convulsed, and an agony more severe than before assaulted him…

In the following time, Shen Luo repeatedly hovered between life and death, repeating nine times before finally stopping.

At this moment, Shen Luo collapsed inside the pond, his face deathly pale, unable to move even a bit.

It took half an hour before his face regained some color and he could finally lean on his arms to sit up with difficulty.

His pain had disappeared by then, and the Mana turbulence within his Dantian had also subsided.

He quickly sat down cross-legged and began meditating, eager to understand what exactly had happened inside his body.

But the moment he closed his eyes, they flew open again. His eyes widened in shock, full of disbelief.

“Twenty, it’s twenty! Am I dreaming? No, even though I am in Dreamland, but… what’s the difference?” Shen Luo was so excited he was about to jump for joy.

Then, his eyes closed again, focusing on his Dantian. After winding up the Nameless Cultivation Technique once, a series of crackling sounds came from all over his body. The figure of his body sitting cross-legged shot up by several inches.

In front of and behind him, rows of transparent blue light strips emerged one after another, totaling twenty of them. They crisscrossed around his arms and heads, with a faint blue light flowing within.

These blue light strips, no matter how entangled, were all connected to the Dantian located in his lower abdomen. These were the twenty meridians that Shen Luo had condensed.