Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 276 - 279: Complete Recovery

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To know this truth, he understood, and the old man naturally understood as well, but to cause a person’s meridians to expand and become tougher—how heaven-defying was that? Even the old man had only used various external means like soaking in medicinal herbs during his childhood to improve it to some extent, but he couldn’t achieve it like it was now!

And this was all done within just seven days!

After an immense wave of surprise, Xiao Yi was totally shocked.

It took a while before he could suppress the immense shock in his heart and continue to operate the chant, urging the True Energy in his body to circulate rapidly according to the chant.

However, in just a moment, his face showed a shocked expression again, and he stopped his cultivation.

He actually found that some of the finer, unconnected meridians he had been tirelessly trying to open seemed to have opened a lot!

How was this possible!

Xiao Yi’s face was filled with disbelief. He had already felt that the previous methods were defying heaven, but now, he was even more immeasurably shocked!

He was very clear that there was only one way to do this and that was the legendary method of letting True Energy directly enter his body, and more importantly, controlling it very well, then gradually helping him to open up those meridians!

But... how could this be possible?

Even if it was him, trying to let True Energy enter someone else’s body without hurting them could only be done through the heaven-defying Ghost Valley Needle Method, right?

But if it was the Needle Technique, then it would be impossible to control the Energy to do such fine work...

Could it be... that there really were people who could, as the novels said, directly send True Energy into the body to perform Marrow Cleansing Vein Cutting?

Xiao Yi’s face conveyed an expression of incredulity, he really didn’t want to believe this fact.

True Energy couldn’t enter another person’s body, this was common knowledge told to him by the old man, and he had never doubted it!

Otherwise, he would have had the old man directly pass True Energy to him long ago, and he would have become an extraordinary expert — why bother with arduous cultivation?

But now... faced with another undeniable fact...

This... this is truly great!

In the storm-like shock and astonishment, what surged in Xiao Yi’s heart now was a wave of ecstasy!

Inside the human body, besides the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve primary meridians, there are many fine, small meridians scattered all over the body. During the cultivation process, these small meridians are very difficult to cultivate, but the more these meridians are cultivated, the more obvious the benefits are, and the more meridians cultivated, the faster the cultivation speed.

The old man once said that when all the meridians in a person’s body are cultivated, their cultivation speed will be astonishing! However, such people almost do not exist...

The sudden addition of several fine meridians for Xiao Yi meant that his cultivation speed would see a significant increase!

To know, he had always been trying to open these meridians, but without success. If it were his normal cultivation, he might not have a chance to open them until he reached the Middle Tier of Condensation!

Monk, immense gratitude cannot be thanked enough; this time, I am really thankful to you!

This kindness, I, Xiao Yi, will absolutely not forget!

Long after the excitement had passed, Xiao Yi recovered his senses, bowed toward the distant sky, then began to collect his spirit, closed his eyes, and fully immersed himself in cultivation.

This round of cultivation lasted for over two hours, and it wasn’t until after one in the afternoon that Xiao Yi awoke from entering meditation.

When he opened his eyes and got off the bed, Xiao Yi’s eyes suddenly emitted two sharp, almost tangible beams of light, and his body instantly exuded a fierce and domineering aura. However, in just a moment, the intimidating presence and the terrifying light in his eyes vanished, and his body seemed, even more, dim and lightless.

Only a careful person would notice that his ethereal temperament became even more apparent, and his skin all over his body seemed to start exuding a faint, jade-like glow.

A faint, uncontrollable smile appeared on Xiao Yi’s face.

The results of the previous test had left him extremely satisfied; this round of cultivation results were even better than he had imagined. With the addition of those few subtle passages, his cultivation speed indeed had improved significantly. Now, he felt his cultivation power had returned to its previous peak, and once again, he felt that confidence and strength filling his entire body.

Now, he could be considered as having the Initial Tier Condensation strength officially. Even if facing that pale-faced man again, although he might still not be able to compete with him, he was confident he could definitely retreat safely!

Looking at the time, Xiao Yi changed his clothes, packed up his things simply, and set off for the Provincial People’s Hospital.

Now, performing the "Seven Needles" should be no problem, right?

Sitting in the taxi, Xiao Yi silently pondered the possible treatment options as he recalled the general condition of the patient, which he had already heard from Elder An. Originally, if nothing unexpected occurred, he was confident that through some needle and medicinal stone therapies, he could delay the progress of the patient’s illness. However, the tone of Elder An over the phone earlier made it seem like the patient’s condition was not very optimistic and had likely deteriorated significantly.

Under such circumstances, it seemed very likely that he would need to perform the "Seven Needles" to rescue him.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Xiao Yi glimpsed a familiar figure outside the car and hurriedly turned his head to look back.

"Driver, stop the car!"

As he looked, Xiao Yi’s brow furrowed immediately, and he loudly called out to the driver.

"Okay, what’s wrong?"

The driver stopped the car and looked at Xiao Yi, puzzled.

"Sorry, I have something urgent. I’ll get off here. Here’s a hundred yuan; keep the change."

Xiao Yi pulled out his wallet, took out a hundred yuan bill, handed it over, and then hurriedly opened the car door and dashed down. The driver was just about to say something when he already saw that Xiao Yi had moved several meters away. Staring at Xiao Yi’s rapid figure, the driver’s mouth hung open in shock, and it was only when a horn honked behind him that he came back to his senses, murmuring, "Goodness, am I seeing things? What speed!"

Xiao Yi was unaware that his actions had greatly shocked the taxi driver. His gaze was fixed firmly on a road intersection ahead.

From noticing something amiss to shouting for a stop, and until the driver successfully stopped the car, the driver had unwittingly driven several hundred meters. But for Xiao Yi, this distance was negligible; he could clearly see the situation ahead.

Especially as he marched forward, the scene before him became increasingly clear— he could now definitely confirm that he had not seen wrong. Standing there was Senior Zhang, Zhang Yuhuan, whom he had previously recognized and saved.

Moreover, Zhang Yuhuan’s current situation looked very bad.

She was surrounded by people, her face flushed as if she were in a heated argument, but those surrounding her were not listening to her at all.

"Senior Zhang, what’s going on?"

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yi had covered the distance of several hundred meters and arrived near her, parting the crowd at the outer circle and moving into the center, his expression full of concern as he asked Zhang Yuhuan.

"Xiao Yi!"

Zhang Yuhuan never expected to encounter Xiao Yi here; seeing him, her face instantly showed a surprised delight as she rushed towards him, saying, "Xiao Yi, how come you are here?"

"I was passing by and saw you here, seeming to argue with people, so I came over to check. What’s going on?"

Xiao Yi smiled briefly, looking at Zhang Yuhuan somewhat curiously. In his memory, it was rare to see her with expressions like just now—embarrassed, angry, frustrated, and anxious—even during those few times when assassins chased her, she had not shown such expressions.

"Hey, kid, who are you?"

Zhang Yuhuan, upon hearing Xiao Yi’s question, suddenly wore a look of grievance. Just as she was about to explain the situation to Xiao Yi, a cold shout came from beside them. A young man in his twenties, rather handsome and with an air of arrogance, was looking down at Xiao Yi with a disdainful gaze.

"Who I am is none of your business. Please tell me, why are you surrounding my friend?"

Xiao Yi glanced at the young man, already understanding in his heart. This was another spoiled rich kid like Gao Junjie. It seemed that G City, being an international metropolis and the capital of G Province, really had an extraordinary number of such spoiled rich kids. Since arriving in G City just a few months ago, Xiao Yi had already encountered quite a few.

For these kinds of spoiled rich kids, he had already figured out the approach—slap them until they learned their lesson!

He raised his eyebrows and spoke in a calm voice.

"Kid, be careful with your words. Do you know who we are?"

"Kid, are you looking for a beating?"

"..."

Before the young man could respond, his companions began to shout, expressing their dissatisfaction and anger toward Xiao Yi’s even more arrogant attitude and tone of voice.

If looks could kill, Xiao Yi would have been slain thousands of times by now. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote and recommend on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)