As the days went by, the Lian tribal clan’s back mountain was dotted with Yi Yun’s footsteps.
Yi Yun would refine the bones at night, peek at the warrior preparation camp in the morning, and then spend the rest of the day in the back mountain cultivating. Only at dusk did he return home to sleep for two hours.
Yi Yun’s cultivation was extremely tough, but it also caused his strength to jump leaps and bounds.
The back mountain was separated a distance from the herb mountain, and since his location was very far from the village, few people ever came here in the day. At night, there wasn’t even a shadow, so Yi Yun could train at ease.
Fifteen days later–
“Ha!”
Yi Yun roared, as his body shot up like an arrow into the sky. He had leaped past a ten-meter-high rock!
With the air ringing in his ears, every joint in Yi Yun’s body cracked loudly like a dragon or tiger’s roar!
“Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain!”
“Yi Yun kept his body taut with his feet pressed against his hip, before sending a punch flying out!
“Twang!”
Yi Yun’s body emitted a clear sound, it was the sound of a strong bow’s twang. This was made by Yi Yun’s tendons! Compared to Yao Yuan, this sound was even more intense!
“Ka-cha!”
A huge rock crumbled in front of Yi Yun as he smashed through it with a punch!
Spider web-like cracks appeared throughout the rock!
This was no ordinary rock, but one made of black ironstone. It was stronger than ordinary rocks, but today it had been smashed by Yi Yun’s punch.
“Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!”
In the forest, several birds flew away in fright. All the bugs and frogs quietened immediately due to the shock!
At that moment, the entire mountain was silent. Only leaves and bird feathers fell to the ground, or onto Yi Yun’s head and shoulders.
Thunder Occurring in the Nine Clouds, Surprise Bow Drops Flock!
My fists have reached such a state!
Currently when Yi Yun exerted all his energies, his joints would crack loudly, with a thunderous sound; as for Surprise Bow Drops Flock, it would only be possible for a lone injured goose. Because even a nine-shi strongbow would have trouble intimidating a flock to drop.
A casual movement of Yi Yun’s body issued “Ka Ka Ka” sounds. His bones were well forged like metal and his tendons were as strong as dragon ribs!
“My current level has been fully consolidated. It’s time to attempt at opening my channels, and enter the fourth realm of Meridians!”
The human body had meridians, but ordinary people did not have their meridians opened, so they were unable to complete a circulation to accommodate the Yuan Qi from Heaven and Earth.
When a warrior practiced the arts, he would attempt to clear his meridians after his body was completely trained. It was the first step on the path of martial arts.
A human’s channels consisted of twelve regular meridians and eight special meridians.
The twelve regular meridians spread throughout a person’s limbs. They were the three arm yin meridians (lung, pericardium, heart), three arm yang meridians (large intestine, triple burner, small intestine), three leg yang meridians (stomach, gall bladder, bladder), and three leg yin meridians (spleen, liver, kidney).
As for the eight special meridians, they spread throughout the body. The most two important special meridians were the Ren Du Er Mai.
The position of the Ren Du Er Mai is in the central axis line of a person, and will be seen as a straight line from the front.
The Ren vein is located in the front, while the Du vein is in the back. The two lines circle into a bundle in a person’s body, passing through the Dan Tian and Hui Yin. Like two ropes that passed through a person’s crotch, they held up a person’s body.
There were broken channels between the Ren Du Er Mai. When the Ren Du Er Mai was opened up, the broken channels would heal up, forming a central expressway for a person’s energy to fully circulate. So to be able to open up the Ren Du Er Mai was an important step to opening up the entire body’s meridians.
In the Wuxia novels Yi Yun had previously read, there were multiple ways to open the Ren Du Er Mai.
For example, Zhang Wuji used the ‘Heaven and Earth Great Shift’ to open up his meridians. While Xuzhu opened up his meridians by inheriting the powers of Li Qiushui and Tonglao.
Including the ancient medical books, there were multiple records on how to open up the Ren Du Er Mai. The moment the Ren Du Er Mai was opened, a person would be rejuvenated, and enjoy a boost in power.
The perfect outcome of the meridians would pave the way for a higher realm of martial arts in the future.