Chapter 1525 Reforging the Meridians (Part 2)

"Show me your method for replacing meridians!"

Zhang Xuan continued.

"Here..."

With a flick of his wrist, Yang Shi took out a jade token and handed it over.

Gently brushing his finger over it, the contents immediately entered his mind. The next moment, Zhang Xuan's brows furrowed.

The other party's method could indeed reforge meridians, but it also had major flaws. First, as he had said, the replacement process was extremely domineering, and whether successful or not, it would greatly deplete one's vitality.

Like organ transplants in his previous life, even if the source matched, the replacement would likely be a narrow escape from death.

Moreover, meridians run through the entire body; even a slight deviation could trigger unimaginable consequences.

"Junior Brother, do you have any books on replacing meridians? The more, the better. I want to study them!"

After reading everything, knowing that with his current knowledge it would be difficult to find a suitable method in a short time, he looked up.

Since this man had studied for so long and even sought out the president of the Artifact Refiners Guild, he should have quite a bit of material on the subject.

"I do have many books. I once used the Master Teacher Hall to collect them for several years, but... many are nonsense, impractical..."

Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Yang Shi produced a large pile of old books on the ground before him.

To reforge meridians, he had studied such books for who knows how long—no less than nine thousand, if not ten thousand—but most were of little use.

"Let me have a look..."

Ignoring his words, Zhang Xuan swept his eyes over them.

The next moment, everything entered his mind.

"Correct!"

He exclaimed inwardly. The contents of the books merged with the method Yang Shi had previously organized, forming a new set of techniques for reforging meridians.

He quickly examined it, then shook his head again.

This method of reforging meridians was indeed simpler than the one Yang Shi had given, but it still had many flaws. During the replacement process, it was very dangerous, and if mishandled, it could still cause someone to perish.

"Zhao Ya's strength is too weak..."

He rubbed his brow.

Human meridians are too complex. If her strength hadn't dissipated, perhaps it could be attempted. But now she was no different from an ordinary person. The vines of the Voidvine were too powerful, and if the fusion went wrong, it wouldn't save her but could kill her instead.

It was like insisting on installing an airplane engine on a bicycle—even if it could be done, the tires wouldn't bear the weight.

"By the way, is the human meridian map necessarily the best?"

Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind, and he was taken aback.

The previous books all used the human meridian map as a template, making reforging particularly difficult. But... could the human meridian map be flawless?

Not necessarily!

He knew that many powerful techniques felt very awkward when circulating true qi, and cultivation often couldn't be accomplished in one go.

Could there be a more advanced method of meridian circulation than the human meridian map?

If such existed, perhaps it could be perfectly suited for Zhao Ya.

With this thought, he hesitated no longer and looked up again: "Junior Brother, do you have any human meridian maps here? Or even sacred beast ones would do!"

"Meridian maps? I do have quite a few—not only sacred beast ones but also those of the Heterodox tribes. I've studied them all..."

Though unsure why he wanted them, Yang Shi nodded, flicked his wrist, and produced a stack of books.

The Heterodox studied master teachers, and master teachers studied them in return. Only by understanding their methods of true qi circulation could one better deduce the power of their techniques and counter them.

"Thank you..."

Knowing these items were precious and that the other had offered them without hesitation, Zhang Xuan nodded gratefully and swept his eyes over them again.

Soon, a completely new meridian map appeared in his mind.

It was entirely different from the human one. Humans have the eight extraordinary meridians, but this one only had main meridians leading to the whole body and side meridians leading to the limbs; all other miscellaneous meridians had disappeared.

"This meridian map has the fewest flaws; it must be more powerful than the human one..."

His eyes lit up.

The human meridian map, as he had just seen, had many flaws, but this one had almost none—it was exceptionally perfect.

Moreover, it had few side and miscellaneous meridians, which could save a lot of trouble and reduce harm to the body.

After confirming several times, Zhang Xuan exhaled and looked at the girl before him: "I am now going to reforge your meridians. No matter how much pain you endure, do not resist. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, even the gods would find it hard to save you!"

"Rest assured, Teacher!"

Zhao Ya nodded, her gaze filled with determination.

Reforging meridians was bound to be very dangerous. If her teacher was unafraid, what did she have to fear?

At worst, death was all there was!

"I have reforged meridians before; I can help..."

Seeing him about to act after only a brief look at the books, Yang Shi quickly interjected.

"No need. I'll use a new method. If you intervene, it might cause trouble..."

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

The newly designed meridian map differed from the normal human one. Although the other party was powerful, he didn't understand it and could easily make mistakes, while reforging meridians allowed no errors.

"New method?"

Yang Shi's face twitched.

His senior brother hadn't known how to do it a moment ago, and after studying for only a short while, he had come up with a new method?

As expected of a Heaven's Mandate Master Teacher—such talent truly couldn't be measured by common sense.

"I'm starting!"

He had Zhao Ya sit cross-legged. Raising his brows, Zhang Xuan grabbed the air with his palm.

Whoosh!

The vine appeared in his palm. True qi surged, and under the ravaging force, the previously huge green vine rapidly shrank, becoming as thin as a thread in less than ten minutes.

Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Xuan's forehead.

Fortunately, he had the ability to extinguish the vine's spirituality, and his Heavenly Dao true qi strongly suppressed it; otherwise, refining this thing would have taken who knows how much effort.

"Go!"

With a flick of his finger, the thread immediately drilled into Zhao Ya's brow and slowly spread through her body.

As the thin vine entered her body, the girl immediately endured immense pain, her whole body drenched in sweat.

Her meridians had already been shattered once. Now, with the thread entering her body, it was equivalent to clearing away all the broken parts, tearing them apart again. The pain was unimaginable.

"Reforging meridians is like breaking bones and regenerating. It can't be too fast, nor can it stop..."

Yang Shi couldn't help but speak.

Zhang Xuan acknowledged.

He didn't need to be told that the meridians entering the body needed to advance little by little; otherwise, before the meridians were successfully reforged, the person might die from the pain.

Nor could he stop halfway; otherwise, the true qi would flow back and easily shatter the newly arranged meridians again.

The first time, he had narrowly escaped death. If it happened again, even Heavenly Dao true qi might not be able to save her.

But since he had found the method and had the materials, he could proceed slowly. After all, he had plenty of time.