Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 100 - 0 Meridian Restoration Skill

Chapter 100: Chapter 0100: Meridian Restoration Skill

Chapter 100 -0100: Meridian Restoration Skill

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“Miss Zhu, are you so certain that your Lianying Trade Union has collected the information of all the young talents? I’m not so sure. Don’t worry about me, I’m just here to buy some cultivation resources. I mean no harm to you or your trade union, nor do I plan to disrupt any of your strategies. I’ve got a suggestion, not sure if I should share it?” Qi Tian said in a mirthful tone.

“Let’s hear it.” Zhu Ziyan responded.

“It’s straightforward. Your Lianying Trade Union seems to have plenty of spirit stones to auction, so you’re probably not short of them. I won’t compete for these auctioned spirit stones, but your Trade Union should show some sincerity. We could trade some spirit stones in private, with negotiations for the price. What do you think?”

“How many spirit stones do you want?” Zhu Ziyan asked.

“Three thousand, five thousand, the more the merrier. One thousand, two thousand, less doesn’t bother me.”

“You certainly have a big appetite.” Zhu Ziyan looked at Qi Tian with astonishment. “Do you have any idea how much you can do with a thousand spirit stones?”

Qi Tian shrugged and said, “What can I do? Can it help me ascend to Gold Core instantly?”

“Gold Core? The fact that you know this term clearly indicates that you’re not a cultivator from the Lianying Realm.” Zhu Ziyan revealed a knowing smile.

Qi Tian responded, “Think whatever you like. You’re doubting me now, so you probably won’t believe anything I say. Therefore, I won’t bother to explain. I just want to know if you’ll sell the spirit stones.”

“Why not? I am authorised to sell you a thousand spirit stones. But each one costs twenty thousand coins. Are you sure you want to buy them? Can you even afford it?” Zhu Ziyan scornfully asked.

“Isn’t it just twenty million coins? Here you go.” Qi Tian carelessly threw a bag of money at Zhu Ziyan as if tossing two coins, which was filled with the twenty million coins he had specially prepared to gain access to the VIP room.

Zhu Ziyan seemed to be able to count the amount in the money bag within an incredibly short time. She looked at Qi Tian in surprise. “I have underestimated you, twenty million didn’t even reach your limit.”

She kept the money bag and then handed Qi Tian a bag of spirit stones. “There are a thousand spirit stones in there. You’d better count them in front of me. After I leave, I won’t keep any records.”

Qi Tian casually tossed the bag of spirit stones into his storage bag on his waist, seeming to store it in the bag, whereas in reality it already became the fuel for Heavenly Dao Engine. “Don’t worry, I trust you, Miss Zhu.”

Zhu Ziyan had met many people during her time at the Lianying Trade Union, but there was no one as mysterious as Qi Tian who did not care about coins at all. She looked at Qi Tian intensely and added, “Remember our agreement. I will sell you spirit stones, but later, when the auction starts, you can’t bid.”

“No, I won’t bid only if you are selling spirit stones in batches. If you are selling original stones or higher grade spirit stones, I will still bid.” Qi Tian interrupted Zhu Ziyan, speaking bluntly.

Zhu Ziyan glared at Qi Tian flirtatiously, “Fine, let’s see how much coins you have left. By the way, this original stone, do you want it? If your offer is acceptable, I can decide to sell it to you now.”

“I prefer competing with others. Buying directly from you is too expensive. Miss Zhu, you should continue making your rounds, don’t occupy everyone’s time.” Qi Tian began to urge her to leave.

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“You really are a practical one.” Zhu Ziyan found Qi Tian more and more enigmatic. Just a moment ago, when they first met, Qi Tian had acted like a young boy who hadn’t yet been exposed to the beauty of women. He was tempted but shy, yet now, he seemed indifferent. She, a stunning beauty with the backing of the Lianying Trade Union, had always been sought after by men who would go out of their way to spend more time with her, conversing or amidst her company. Yet, against all expectations, she’d been repeatedly snubbed by Qi Tian.

Even though she was convinced that there was something off about Qi Tian, Zhu Ziyan decided not to delve deeper into the matter. She had a myriad of matters of her own, and given that Qi Tian wasn’t interfering with any of them, she was content in letting him be. The world was filled with a plethora of secrets, and if she became obsessed with unraveling every single one of them, she’d exhaust herself one day.

Zhu Ziyan escorted the maid carrying the raw stone and left Qi Tian’s private room, but returned to the auction stage to continue the bidding after letting him wait for a while.

This raw stone, weighing hundreds of pounds, didn’t even get a bid from Qi Tian. He had used the Heavenly Dao Engine to inspect it earlier and found that the stone contained not a trace of Spirit Qi. It was just an exceedingly ordinary stone. Whoever bought it would be the unlucky one.

Competition for the raw stone was not fierce, and in the end, some poor sap paid five million coins for it.

The next item to be auctioned was a pill for monsters to consume – the Copper Monster Pill. A monster in the Qi Cultivation Period would certainly level up after consuming this Copper Monster Pill. However, the pill was ineffective for monsters at the Nine Levels of Qi Cultivation, and it would be futile to rely on this pill for advancement to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

“The starting bid for this Copper Monster Pill is one million coins.” Zhu Ziyan announced from the auction stage, her eyes gleaming.

Qi Tian was somewhat tempted. Hu Niu was currently at the Qi Cultivation Eighth Level Peak, and if he bought the Copper Monster Pill for her now, she could advance to the Nine Levels of Qi Cultivation. However, he wasn’t sure whether the Copper Monster Pill had any potential side effects. For example, could it cause Hu Niu’s lifespan to shorten? Would it exhaust her potential once consumed, preventing her from advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage in the future?

Zhu Ziyan hadn’t touched upon any of these questions. Qi Tian didn’t want to gamble. The consequences could be severe if he bet on the wrong pill, potentially far outweighing any immediate gain.

Qi Tian only went with the flow at the beginning, bidding twice, but he withdrew shortly.

Next on the auction block was a book, carried on stage by one of the maids.

Zhu Ziyan was visibly excited, even somewhat fanatical, as she said, “Up next for auction, we have a cultivation technique. As we all know, we need to clear our meridians while in the Qi Cultivation Period. A perfectly cleared meridian can provide us with the power of 300 pounds of True Essence. However, it’s extremely difficult to perfectly clear every meridian, let alone do it in a lifetime. Sensing this, our predecessors in the Lianying Trade Union made a great vow to create a technique that could help clear every meridian to a perfect state. Unfortunately, they haven’t succeeded yet. Nonetheless, our brilliant predecessors managed to create a new cultivation technique, known as the Meridian Restoration Skill.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Tian was invigorated. Currently, he was burdened by issues related to his meridians. When he used the meridian theory of Earth’s traditional medicine to clear his meridians, he could achieve perfection every time. However, whenever he used the cultivation techniques provided by the Imperial Master Mansion, his cleared meridians would always fall drastically short of perfection. Although the shortfall was minimal each time, he was familiar with the theory of ‘death by a thousand cuts.’ A small disparity at the start magnified over time, and eventually, catching up might not even be possible. The best approach was to strive for perfection and excellence from the get-go.

Zhu Ziyan continued her introduction on stage, “As its name suggests, the Meridian Restoration Skill provides cultivators with the opportunity to clear their meridians a second, a third time, or even more. If you so desire, you could potentially clear each meridian to a perfect state.”

Upon hearing Zhu Ziyan’s explanation, the auction house was abuzz with shock. Broadly, they could hardly believe the existence of such a cultivation technique. Moreover, they couldn’t fathom why the Lianying Trade Union was willing to bring such a technique to the auction.

“Ms. Zhu, is the Lianying Trade Union this benevolent? They are willing to auction such a remarkable cultivation technique?” A voice from another private room questioned.

Zhu Ziyan chuckled, “We at the Lianying Trade Union are indeed willing to share the Meridian Restoration Skill with all of you out of goodwill. On one hand, we genuinely wish to make collective progress with everyone. On the other hand, the Meridian Restoration Skill isn’t perfect yet and has its own issues. Based on our observations, there are two problems with it. Firstly, the resources required to re-open a meridian using the Meridian Restoration Skill grows exponentially. For each increase in True Essence power by ten pounds, the cost doubles. Even if the gap to 300 pounds of force is less than ten pounds once you reach 290 pounds, the resources required would still double. Therefore, please do some math. If your current meridian force is 200 pounds and you wish to increase it to 300 pounds, then you’ll have to expend 2046 times the resources used in the initial opening of the meridians.”

The audience gasped. The prospect of spending over two thousand times the initial resources was daunting, to say the least. Each cultivator would require dozens or even hundreds of mid-grade Essence Qi Pills to clear a single meridian. That’s equivalent to about ten thousand tales or coins. Multiply that by more than two thousand times, and we’re talking about millions. Not even a wealthy family like the Cai family could afford to see any individual through the Meridian Restoration Skill if each meridian uniformly required this amount of resources.

Zhu Ziyan continued, “The second problem is that the pain endured by cultivators during each re-opening also doubles with each ten-pound increase in True Essence power. After the Meridian Restoration Skill was created by our predecessors at the Lianying Trade Union, over a thousand people have practiced it. More than half of them literally died of pain during the process.”

The entire audience sucked in a cold breath of air. The sheer thought of dying from unbearable pain, as opposed to the high cost of resources, sent a chill down everyone’s spine and left them in utter fear.