Chapter 166: Hidden Veins

After a long while, Chen Jinlong snapped out of his daze.

He had only one thought in his mind—

Escape!

Escape right now, who knows what will happen if he travels with that star of calamity tomorrow morning.

What if he's not in a good mood and takes it out on him?

Should he kneel like he did in the Fengyuan Pavilion's Shanhe Hall last time?

That would be too embarrassing, even for Gunzhou City!

Chen Jinlong didn't have time to explain anything to his friends. He quickly gave them a few instructions and turned around to leave.

The night was as dark as ink, with the streets illuminated by bright lights.

As he walked out of the Fuxiang Inn, Chen Jinlong headed straight towards the outskirts of Yangku Town.

But just halfway there, someone blocked his way.

"Young friend, please stay."

A slender man dressed in a battle robe appeared.

"What the fuck..."

Chen Jinlong was impatient and was about to curse, but when he met the gaze of the man in the battle robe, his whole body stiffened, and the curse words in his mouth were forcibly swallowed.

Grandmaster?!

He trembled all over. Although the man's aura was faint, he was very familiar with it. Only a Grandmaster in the Furnace Nurturing Realm could possess such an aura.

"May I ask what the senior has to order?"

Chen Jinlong respectfully bowed and squeezed out a stiff smile.

"I wonder if the young friend can tell me about the young man in the green robe."

The man in the battle robe was none other than Qiao Leng.

He had seen Su Yi and Chen Jinlong talking outside the inn and was planning to find an opportunity to chat with Chen Jinlong.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jinlong took the initiative to come out of the inn. It was like someone offering a pillow when he was feeling sleepy.

"Which young man in the green robe?"

Chen Jinlong was taken aback.

"The man and woman who just entered the Fuxiang Inn, one of them..."

Before Qiao Leng could finish, Chen Jinlong blurted out, "Are you asking about Su Yi? I knew it, there's never anything good when I meet this guy!"

Seeing his changing expression and his teeth-gritting appearance, Qiao Leng couldn't help but be surprised. "Do you have a grudge against him?"

"Well... sigh, it's a long story."

Chen Jinlong sighed.

Qiao Leng's heart rejoiced, and he said, "If you don't mind, young friend, shall we chat in a nearby teahouse?"

He had come here this time to find out more about Su Yi's background, and if he could extract some clues from Chen Jinlong, it would be even better.

How could Chen Jinlong refuse an invitation from a Grandmaster?

Soon, they arrived at a teahouse.

Under Qiao Leng's probing questions and warm concern, Chen Jinlong initially hesitated, but as he spoke, he couldn't stop himself and began pouring out his grievances, as if he had found someone to confide in and let out all his frustrations.

Qiao Leng finally obtained some of the answers he wanted, but his expression became somewhat strange.

Discarded disciple of the Qinghe Sword Mansion?

Son-in-law of the Wen family in Guangling City?

If it weren't for Chen Jinlong's sincere and heartfelt words, Qiao Leng would have doubted that this kid was trying to deceive him.

However, he did gather some valuable clues.

For example, Su Yi possessed a "Purple Auspicious Token" from the Lanling Xiao Clan, had received help from Mu Zhongting, the governor of Yonghe County, and a noble youth, and had even made the head of the top-tier Zhan family in Yunhe County, Zhang Zhiyan, personally come to offer him wine...

After pouring out his grievances, Chen Jinlong felt a sense of relief in his body and mind. He couldn't help but ask, "By the way, may I ask for the senior's name?"

"It's better for you not to know, just in case it causes trouble for you again. I wouldn't be able to live with myself," Qiao Leng replied, standing up.

"It's getting late, I should take my leave."

Chen Jinlong quickly got up to see him off.

As he watched Qiao Leng's figure disappear, Chen Jinlong suddenly realized something. Tonight, he had revealed so much information, what if Su Yi found out...

"Fuck! Why can't I control my mouth?" Chen Jinlong slapped himself in the face.

...

In a restaurant across from the Fuxiang Inn.

An old man in a dark blue long robe sat quietly.

Between the withered five fingers of his left hand, a small red snake coiled and moved, alive and vivid.

This small red snake was only as thick as chopsticks, its whole body was a bright red like blood, with a flattened head and eyes that resembled tiny blood diamonds, flickering with an eerie light.

It wriggled between the five fingers of the old man's left hand, occasionally sticking out its tongue and making a low hissing sound, full of intelligence.

"Elder Wen, if I'm not mistaken, the noble youth who was with Mu Zhongting must be the Sixth Prince without a doubt," Qiao Leng, sitting opposite the old man in the dark blue robe, whispered, "After all, everyone in Gunzhou City knows that the Sixth Prince plans to support Mu Zhongting to take the position of Governor."

Elder Wen, sitting opposite him, was one of the trusted aides of Yu Family Clan's patriarch, and his origins were extremely mysterious.

In Gunzhou City, very few people were aware of Elder Wen's existence. They regarded him as an old slave by Yu Baiting's side, with no notable reputation.

But Qiao Leng was well aware that Elder Wen possessed numerous mysterious and unimaginable secret incantations and had a terrifying cultivation level.

Just a moment ago, Qiao Leng had revealed all the information he had gathered from Chen Jinlong without any concealment.

"Indeed, as expected by the Lord, this young man named Su Yi, dressed in a blue robe, must come from the camp of the Sixth Prince," Elder Wen's voice was hoarse and sharp, like the hissing of a cold and venomous snake, sending shivers down one's spine.

Qiao Leng sighed softly, "Ah, I also misjudged the situation. It seems that Su Yi must have planned in advance to deliberately approach Miss, using the guise of saving her, rather than it being a mere coincidence."

"In this world, there are very few coincidences," Elder Wen's eyes were gloomy and indifferent. "Regardless of why the Sixth Prince sent this person, it has already offended the Lord's taboos and touched his bottom line."

Qiao Leng hesitated and asked, "Elder Wen, should we still go and meet this Su Yi?"

"Why not?" Elder Wen stood up and said, "We must make it clear to this young man named Su Yi that even if he has the support of the Sixth Prince, if he dares to approach Miss again, he will undoubtedly die!"

Qiao Leng felt conflicted in his heart.

Until now, he found it hard to believe that such a young man would have planned to get close to Miss intentionally.

Moreover, even if he had ulterior motives, if it weren't for Su Yi's timely appearance in that dangerous situation, Miss and all of them would have died!

"I just hope that he can recognize the difficulty and retreat, and not get involved in the affairs of the Yu family anymore..." Qiao Leng murmured to himself.

...

Fuxiang Inn.

In a superior room, Chajin lightly bit her cherry lips, feeling a bit nervous in her heart.

This damn inn only had one room left!

The thought of spending the night in the same room with Su Yi tonight made Chajin feel indescribably uneasy.

Su Yi, on the other hand, appeared very relaxed, lazily lying on the bed with his head resting on his arms, completely relaxed.

In his mind, he quickly contemplated matters related to cultivation.

"In the mid-stage of the Qi Gathering Realm, I need about two months, given my resources for cultivation, to smoothly connect the twelve 'spirit meridians'."

The Martial Dao consisted of four realms: Blood Moving, Qi Gathering, Furnace Nurturing, and Leakless.

The Qi Gathering Realm was the second major realm, divided into three levels: Opening Apertures, Opening Meridians, and Transforming Gang.

Opening Apertures involved tempering the spiritual apertures within the body.

At this point, Su Yi had already tempered all one hundred and eight spiritual apertures, forming a profound foundation that far exceeded the standards of the same period in his previous life.

His cultivation had also advanced from the early stage of the Qi Gathering Realm to the mid-stage, the level of "Opening Meridians."

A person's body had one hundred and eight spiritual apertures and twelve spiritual meridians.

These twelve spiritual meridians were also known as the "Bridge of Heaven and Earth," connecting the meridians and acupoints within the body.

By connecting each of the twelve spiritual meridians, it was equivalent to building a bridge between the martial practitioner and the heavens and earth.

The martial practitioner themselves became the bridge, connecting the heavens and earth. During cultivation, they could further absorb more majestic spiritual energy.

In a secular country like Da Zhou, almost the majority of martial practitioners were unable to connect all twelve spiritual meridians.

Even among the top forces like the Ten Great Academies, those who could connect all twelve spiritual meridians were only a small handful of people.

Each one of them was regarded as an extraordinary genius, born with exceptional luck, a sight rarely seen in hundreds or thousands of years.

Even in the vast wilderness of Jiuzhou, only the descendants of those major powers could easily connect all twelve spiritual meridians.

However, for Su Yi, it was not a concern at all.

As the former Supreme of the Great Wilderness, Su Yi also knew a great secret hidden in the level of Opening Meridians in the Qi Gathering Realm.

That was, besides the twelve spiritual meridians in the human body, there was also a hidden meridian!

This hidden meridian connected the martial practitioner's physical body and spiritual soul, running through the twelve spiritual meridians. Only those who achieved "spiritualization of all apertures" could sense it!

Su Yi's disciple, Qingtang, had opened this hidden meridian back then.

This was something Su Yi had not achieved in his previous life. It made him realize that there were flaws and defects in his cultivation during the Qi Gathering Realm in his previous life.

After all, back then, he had only tempered the spiritual essence of seventy-two spiritual apertures and had not achieved the foundation of "spiritualization of all apertures." Naturally, he could not sense this hidden meridian.

However, in this life, Su Yi would not miss it again!

As he contemplated, Su Yi sighed in his heart, realizing a problem.

The spiritual medicines and spiritual stones he had on him were running low, and the second-grade and below spiritual items could no longer meet the requirements for cultivation in the mid-stage of the Qi Gathering Realm...

In simple terms, what he needed in the future were second-grade or higher spiritual stones and spiritual medicines. Only then could he maintain normal cultivation.

And if he wanted to achieve breakthroughs in his cultivation rapidly, he would need to find "opportunities."

"I hope this trip to Gunzhou City won't disappoint me..."

Su Yi muttered to himself.

Gunzhou City was the heartland of the Gunzhou Six Counties, incredibly prosperous and bustling, with abundant resources suitable for the cultivation of martial arts masters.

Although Su Yi was not a martial arts master, his path of cultivation was extraordinarily unique, not comparable to ordinary masters. His requirements for cultivation resources were also extremely demanding.

Now, he could only hope to obtain sufficient cultivation resources suitable for himself in Gunzhou City.

While he was contemplating, a soft whimpering sound suddenly came from the room.

Su Yi glanced over and couldn't help but be taken aback.

He saw the cub of the Scarlet Flame Azure-eyed Beast using its furry paws to continuously scratch at the towering chest of Cha Jin, while howling and calling out, seemingly starving...

Cha Jin, on the other hand, was at a loss, her pretty face flushed, clearly caught off guard, and embarrassment filled her bright eyes.

Seeing Su Yi looking over, Cha Jin felt her face burning and couldn't help but firmly press down the little creature's head. She felt an indescribable sense of shame, oh no, this embarrassing scene must have been seen by this guy...

Su Yi sat up from the bed and took out a top-grade spiritual medicine, saying, "Crush the spiritual medicine and feed it to the little one."

Cha Jin hurriedly responded and took the spiritual medicine.

At the same time, a knocking sound came from the door.