Chapter 104: Martial Artist Sixth Layer, Acupoint Opening Realm (Part 2)

"Let's begin!"

Having identified the acupoint, the rest was simple; the method of opening it was almost the same. Zhang Xuan didn't hesitate too much, controlling his true qi to surge toward the position of the Heart Orifice acupoint.

Boom!

Before long, a violent roar sounded, and his body involuntarily shook.

Zhang Xuan immediately felt a qualitative leap in his mind and spirit.

Both his reaction speed and mental faculties had increased by leaps and bounds.

Martial Artist Sixth Layer, Acupoint Opening Realm—successfully broken through!

If he closed his eyes now, he could sense an acupoint within his body shining brightly, like a bright star in the dark night.

Gurgle, gurgle!

With the acupoint opened, spiritual energy immediately poured in, increasing his strength by as much as one ding.

"Excellent!"

Feeling the changes in his body, Zhang Xuan knew his breakthrough had been correct.

"From now on, if I can't find a cultivation technique, I can just test them one by one. Even if there are ten thousand paths of cultivation, by eliminating all the wrong ones, I'll eventually find the right one..."

His eyes flashed with excitement.

What had been just a thought in his mind had actually succeeded.

Of course, this only worked for the Acupoint Opening Realm. The human body has exactly 108 acupoints, each fixed, so testing them one by one was feasible. But if he had to create a cultivation technique from scratch, even with the cheat of the Library of Heaven's Path, it would probably exhaust him to death.

In fact, Zhang Xuan didn't know that the so-called thirty-six unopenable acupoints were not unfounded. Without the purest true qi, these acupoints could never be opened.

To put it simply, if other acupoints were like channels, these thirty-six were like pinhole-sized pipes. Turbid true qi, like muddy water, could flow unimpeded through channels, but trying to pass through pinhole-sized pipes was impossible! Even the sand in the mud would block the hole, and forcing it could shatter the acupoint, causing the body to explode!

Zhang Xuan had cultivated the flawless Heavenly Dao Divine Art, and his true qi was pure without any impurities, like purified water. Even if the pipe was only pinhole-sized, it passed through easily, and he successfully opened it!

"Continue testing the second acupoint!"

With the successful experience, Zhang Xuan continued to study which acupoint was the second. After who knows how long, the second acupoint was also smoothly opened.

As long as he found the right acupoint, it was like sailing with the current—breaking through was extremely simple.

...

At Zhao Ya's residence, Yao Han sat not far away.

"Miss, tell me about this Teacher Zhang, and about your physical discomfort and this medicinal herb. What's going on?"

He had originally held great prejudice against Zhang Xuan, but today he had witnessed with his own eyes how the other party, for the sake of his student, didn't hesitate to put himself in danger and casually gave away a medicinal herb worth a hundred thousand without even frowning.

Other things could be faked, but that calm, detached aura of a transcendent expert could not be imitated.

How could someone with such temperament and teaching ethics be a bad person who deceived girls?

It seemed he had been wrong from the start!

Moreover, Miss had always been healthy. Why did she need to take medicine? And such a precious one at that?

Full of doubts, as soon as they returned, he couldn't hold back any longer.

"Teacher Zhang... I also held prejudices at first, until I saw him in person and heard his lecture..." Zhao Ya recounted what had happened since the day they met.

When she mentioned her 'chronic ailment,' her face flushed bright red.

Previously, she would have been too embarrassed to speak of it, thinking there was something wrong with her nature or her body. But now, knowing the cause from Teacher Zhang, she felt relieved.

A Pure Yin constitution cultivating a Pure Yin technique—the yin attributes stacked. If not for her strong will, she would have long lost control.

"Pure Yin constitution? Miss is a Pure Yin constitution, and we didn't even know! And we let you cultivate the White Jade Maiden Art..."

Hearing the symptoms the girl described and the suffering she had endured over the years, Yao Han's face turned pale.

He was of the same generation as Zhao Ya's father and had long regarded Zhao Ya as his own child. Thinking that if Teacher Zhang hadn't identified the problem, Miss would still be trapped in the quagmire of pain, unable to extricate herself, and as an elder, he hadn't noticed a thing—his guilt and distress were imaginable.

At the Alchemist Association, he had heard the girl say she had a special constitution, but he hadn't asked in detail. He never dreamed it was this kind, and that cultivating a Pure Yin technique would bring such consequences.

"Since this Teacher Zhang is so capable, why is his reputation..."

After hearing the girl's introduction, this Teacher Zhang was definitely a rare figure in the world. If he was so remarkable, he should have become famous long ago. So why did the investigation show that he had failed the teacher qualification exam and even caused a student to go berserk?

"Today, the Academic Affairs Office conducted a Mind Trial because of Liu Yang's incident..."

Zhao Ya then recounted what had happened in the Mind Tower.

"What? You mean... Elder Shangchen deliberately framed him, causing his poor reputation? Teacher Zhang didn't expose it to protect the academy's face? And his strength has reached the peak of the Acupoint Opening Realm?"

Yao Han was shocked.

If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, he would never have believed it.

The dignified director of the Academic Affairs Office was actually so shameless!

And Teacher Zhang... his character was so noble!

It seemed he had indeed misunderstood!

Moreover, not only he, but everyone had misunderstood!

"I haven't met Elder Shangchen, but his grandson Shang Bin is selfish and malicious. His grandfather can't be much better..."

If it were someone else, hearing that the dignified director of the Academic Affairs Office was so despicable, they might have doubted. But Yao Han had no doubt at all.

He hadn't met Shangchen, but he had met Shang Bin.

The bruises on his face were thanks to him!

If the grandson was like this, how good could the grandfather be?

They were definitely birds of a feather, not worth mentioning!

"Uncle Yao, now that you know about Teacher Zhang, I hope you will respect him from now on!" After explaining, Zhao Ya looked at him solemnly.

"Don't worry! Your uncle is not a muddle-headed person. Knowing this, I understand what to do!" Yao Han nodded, his face darkening, revealing the confidence and authority of a steward of a large city: "But this Shangchen and Shang Bin caused me to misunderstand and tarnished Teacher Zhang's reputation. I must discuss with the city lord and teach them a lesson!"

"Yes! Such detestable people must be punished!" Zhao Ya also nodded.

She was different from Wang Ying.

Wang Ying was gentle by nature, somewhat naive and honest, while she, as the city lord's daughter, had a spirited and bold demeanor. Otherwise, she wouldn't have rushed over angrily upon hearing others praise Zhang Xuan!

Because of this, when she heard Yao Han say he would teach them a lesson, she didn't refuse at all and directly agreed.

If not for this Academic Affairs director, how could Teacher Zhang have suffered such injustice and been ridiculed all along?

How could he have such ability and still fail to recruit students?

They must be taught a lesson, a thorough lesson, to ruin their reputation!

"Uncle Yao, please spread this matter as widely as possible!" Thinking this, Zhao Ya instructed.

"Yes!" Yao Han nodded.