At first, he cautiously extracted a strand from the Yin and Yang Qi and slowly fused them together. This was a test of his mastery over Qi chanism Control. When the two streams of Qi chanism combined, the amount extracted from each had to be perfectly equal—neither a fraction more nor less.
It didn’t take long before he realized that with his prior experience in maneuvering Qi chanism, performing this task was effortless, requiring no strain at all. Taking it further, he boldly drew over a hundred Qi Veins at once, cycling them through his ridians together.
Before long, he fully integrated the two streams of Qi Veins into one and stored them in his abdon, where they rested heavily as if lead and rcury had been deposited within.
By this point, all the prerequisites for Opening ridians had been completed.
Next, it was ti to activate the ntal thod, wrapping the power of Primordial True Qi around the Xuanzhu’s dicinal essence to roam across the secret ridian acupoints, breaking through the constraints limiting his body, severing the shackles binding him from the path of the Immortal Dao, and forging a body suitable for cultivating superior Grade Daoist Skills as an Immortal!
Calming his heart and mind, Zhang Yan began circulating the Xuan Yuan thod, which he had already mastered to perfection, along his ridians.
Soon, he realized that the "Xuan Yuan Inner Secrets" seed tailor-made for refining the Xuanzhu. Even the most hidden ridians and acupoints were thoroughly cleansed through the repetition of the spell, ensuring that not a single shred of the dicinal power from the Xuanzhu went to waste—it was entirely absorbed into every corner of his body, with none left untouched.
At this mont, he felt his heart pounding like a drum. The blood in his veins surged, roaring audibly like tides in his ears. Every acupoint throbbed vigorously, while the Qi chanism coursing below seed ready to burst through his skin—as though a hamr was relentlessly striking every part of his body, even his joints and fascia trembling in resonance.
He paid no heed to these disturbances, steadfastly guarding his heart and spirit, focusing solely on moving and guiding.
Once the entirety of the spell flowed smoothly, and the Qi chanism settled into the Dan Acupoints throughout his body, he suddenly felt an overwhelming stillness around him.
This was an ultimate stillness, as if the heavens and earth had not yet opened, chaos had not yet divided, and no creation had co into existence—an ineffable and mystical state.
In this void-like silence, he lost awareness of himself and the universe, his heart and spirit flickering between presence and absence.
In this serenity, he did not know how much ti had passed until suddenly, a spark of Spirit Light arose within his mind, asking, "Who am I?"
The answer arose: "I am . I am not . I am also . I am still ."
With this epiphany, a sharp "clang clang" rang out, akin to the clash of blade and sword—or perhaps like a rusted, mottled lock crashing onto the ground.
Abruptly, as if freed from so restraint, his entire being lightened in an instant!
Protecting Zhang Yan throughout the process, Luo Xiao suddenly stood, her beautiful eyes shimring with radiance, and exclaid joyfully, "With the reverberation of the Celestial Bell and the release of the Golden Lock, congratulations, Fellow Daoist—henceforth you are one of our kin in the Dao!"
She then raised her gaze, and saw a cloud-like mist of chaos manifest behind Zhang Yan’s figure, shapeless and indistinguishable, profound and imasurable.
This was the ridian phenonon revealed after Zhang Yan opened his Immortal Veins.
Luo Xiao froze in astonishnt. Even with her vast knowledge, she found herself puzzled—what kind of ridian phenonon was this?
The ridian phenonon determined the attributes of one’s Immortal Veins upon opening, divided into three grades: Upper, Middle, and Lower.
Lower-grade ridian phenona often presented as strange and peculiar attributes—such as wind, cloud, lightning, flora, fauna, and insects—while Middle-grade ridian phenona correlated to the Five Elents. The supre Upper-grade phenona bore exclusively the Yin and Yang attributes.
Yet Zhang Yan’s ridian phenonon appeared as a cloud-like mist. This seed akin to the "Fog Phase" seen only in Lower-grade phenona.
Could it be... a Lower-grade phenonon?
Impossible!
Luo Xiao shook her head emphatically. Considering the Xuan Yuan Origin Records and the extraordinary Xuanzhu used in the process, claiming this to be a Lower-grade phenonon was absolutely beyond belief.
A thought arose in her mind—could Zhang Yan’s ridian phenonon have surpassed even the Upper grade? This notion startled her greatly.
Among the Xuann cultivators, everyone strained to produce an Upper-grade ridian phenonon during opening—yet this did not rely depend on the efficacy of the Jade Liquid Pool or the superiority of the Opening ridians spell but also relied heavily on individual fate and insight.
Achieving an Upper grade was already exceedingly rare. For example, Zheng Xun’s attainnt of the top-tier Upper grade ridian phenonon marked him as soone with infinite potential. Upper Middle grades were exceedingly uncommon as well. The legendary top-top grade phenonon existed only in hearsay, and those with such occurrences enjoyed unmatched prestige within the Xuann.
For good reason: the higher the grade of the ridian phenonon, the broader the range of compatible Cultivation Techniques. Conversely, although Lower-grade phenona were unique and peculiar, they severely limited the scope of available Cultivation Techniques, rendering the search for a suitable technique improbably difficult.
If Zhang Yan’s ridian phenonon had leaped beyond even the Upper grade, a complex expression flickered in Luo Xiao’s gaze. She couldn’t fathom what heights this person might ultimately reach. For the first ti, she wavered in her resolve to maintain her Essence Blood Oath.
At this mont, Zhang Yan stirred again. The chaotic, cloud-like mist phenonon abruptly recoiled, converging deep into his brow before condensing into a faint vertical mark there, leaving Luo Xiao bewildered once more.
ridian phenona were the manifestation of Qi chanism and Void Qi—how could they solidify into physical representation? Suddenly, she felt that everything she knew was insufficient to decode the unfathomable mysteries erging from this man.
Zhang Yan’s eyes snapped open, and in that instant, a glimring radiance erupted from his gaze, illuminating the entire cave in one brilliant flash.
He stood tall, feeling an unprecedented lightness throughout his body. Every movent was ethereal, like riding clouds—everything had changed, as if he inhabited an entirely new vessel.
In truth, he could no longer be considered "human." With his Immortal Veins opened, he now had half a foot in the realm of the Immortal Dao cultivators.
Upon his return to Cangwu Mountain, he would seek appraisal of his ridian phenonon from the Master, and thereafter enter the Upper Court to study even more advanced Daoist Formulas and Dharma techniques!
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