Chapter 306: Unlocking the Body's Grand Circulation

Chapter 306: Unlocking the Body's Grand Circulation

November 5th, 2024

Inside the carriage.

After Jiang Ning exited, Xie Xiao Jiu and Lu Yi stared at each other, their eyes wide and narrow.

Although they were feeling hot, they really wanted to remove their clothes to cool down.

However, in front of outsiders, they couldn't bring themselves to do it.

Especially after Jiang Ning left, they felt even less inclined to take off their clothes.

The heat was uncomfortable, but it was bearable.

At this moment, Xie Xiao Jiu glanced at Lu Yi's fair chest, pouting slightly before straightening her own chest.

Lu Yi was instantly drawn to Xie Xiao Jiu's action, her eyes falling on Xie Xiao Jiu's chest.

Then, she quietly tugged at her own collar, covering her fair chest.

Her heart sank a little.

Outside the carriage.

Jiang Ning was unaware of what was happening inside.

He sat on the carriage's shaft, gathering his inner breath in his hand, which instantly condensed into a fierce white mist-like tiger.

Within the tiger's forehead, a tiger bone appeared.

In just a fleeting moment, he completed the manifestation of the pattern.

As the pattern manifested, he felt a transformation in his inner breath.

It was filled with a powerful, violent aura.

This change made him feel as if his bones were melting and his gold was being refined.

"Is this the power of divine runes?" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Experiencing the strength bestowed by these patterns once more, he felt that the term 'divine runes' was truly fitting.

He gained a new understanding of what Hong Minghu had said about these patterns containing cosmic laws and principles.

Just the manifestation of these patterns held such might.

He dared not imagine the strength of the owner of this tiger bone.

After trying it once, he dispersed the condensed inner breath in his hand.

Then, he recalled Hong Minghu's previous words.

The extraordinary eight meridians, the twelve main meridians, and countless collateral meridians.

By expanding the body's collateral meridians, the efficiency of inner breath eruption greatly increases.

This was the biggest difference between him and Hong Minghu.

"This concept is similar to the medical records of the previous world, with a twist of similarity."

"Inner strength and inner breath also share this similarity."

"Perhaps the people of the previous world had discovered something, but in the end, civilization chose a different path, causing their experiences to be swept under the dust of history."

Thinking of the history of the previous world, his thoughts wandered.

After a moment, he shook his head, dispelling the random thoughts in his mind.

"I must quickly unblock the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve main meridians. This is crucial for the efficiency of my inner breath eruption and will greatly enhance my strength!"

"But it's strange that the Fifth-Rank True Solution given to me by White Granny didn't describe this aspect, nor did it mention any martial techniques."

He pondered for a long time but couldn't think of a reason.

For now, he could only categorize it as non-essential.

He had already learned a lot about the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve main meridians.

It wasn't in martial arts cultivation methods but in the medical books he read to gain experience points for recognizing characters.

These medical books often mentioned the body's meridians.

According to his understanding, the eight extraordinary meridians refer to the Ren, Du, Chong, Dai, Yinqiao, Yangqiao, Yinwei, and Yangwei meridians.

Unlike the twelve main meridians, the eight extraordinary meridians are not directly connected to the viscera, and they don't have a relationship of exterior and interior cooperation. They are called 'extraordinary meridians' because they follow a different path.

The twelve main meridians are the main part of the meridian system, including the three yin meridians of the arm, the three yang meridians of the arm, the three yang meridians of the leg, and the three yin meridians of the leg, collectively known as the 'main meridians.'

As for the other collateral meridians in the body, they are countless and spread throughout the body, and no one has ever made a detailed record or description of them.

Jiang Ning briefly recalled the illustrations of the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve main meridians from the books, and the diagrams appeared in his mind.

"Let's give it a try!"

"Even if my physical body loses its heart, it can regrow. It won't be damaged by this."

With this thought, Jiang Ning closed his eyes.

He focused his mind within his body and quickly located the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve main meridians.

The next moment, the rich inner breath in his dantian began to gather, concentrated but not released.

According to the book's description, the dantian is located three inches below the navel, corresponding to the kidneys.

After a moment, the inner breath flowed upward along the Ren meridian, passing through the abdomen, chest, and throat, reaching the brow point between the eyebrows.

The inner breath paused here, and he immediately felt a throbbing pain between his eyebrows.

"This place..." Jiang Ning was momentarily startled.

In his previous life, he had been interested in Daoism for a while and had learned some related knowledge.

The arrival of his inner breath at this spot between the eyebrows instantly reminded him of a concept.

In Daoism, the brow point is considered the abode of the spirit, also known as the upper dantian.

Cultivating this area can elevate one's spiritual realm, potentially reaching a transcendent and enlightened state.

Although he hadn't encountered such knowledge in the martial arts of this world, he didn't believe that the ancients were unaware of this.

His lack of knowledge might simply be due to his limited experiences and understanding.

...

Suddenly, his expression changed, and he let out a muffled hum through his nose and mouth.

The next moment, he felt a liquid flowing out of his nose.

He touched his nose, opened his eyes, and saw his finger stained with bright red blood.

"Indeed! One must not be distracted during cultivation."

Just then, he suddenly felt his inner breath surge uncontrollably. The usually docile inner breath transformed into a raging flood, instantly surging chaotically within him. It gushed downward from his glabella, tearing his Ren Meridian, causing internal bleeding, and blood flowed out from his nasal cavity.

For ordinary warriors, this would be considered a mild case of deviation from the cultivation path, but it still required rest for a full recovery.

However, at this moment, he no longer felt any abnormalities within his body.

After wiping away the blood from his nasal cavity, he refocused his mind and visualized his entire body.

His mental power scanned his body, and everything seemed to have returned to normal, leaving no trace behind.

It seemed that the loss of control over his inner breath, which had led to deviation from the cultivation path, was merely an illusion.

But the bloodstains remaining in his nasal cavity told him that it wasn't an illusion.

Instead, his physical body's self-healing ability was now too exaggerated.

The injuries within his body were instantly healed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, he also realized that his Ren Meridian, which had just been ravaged by the uncontrolled inner breath, was now completely unobstructed and had widened significantly.

"It really works!"

The next moment, the inner breath in his Dantian gathered once more and then flowed upward along the Ren Meridian, passing through his abdomen, chest, and throat, reaching the glabella.

After a brief pause at the Upper Dantian, it continued to rise along the Du Meridian, passing through the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, reaching the highest point of the human body.

Then, starting from the Baihui acupoint, it descended along the Du Meridian, passing through his back and waist, and reaching the Tail Gate.

Continuing from the Tail Gate, it flowed downward along the Ren Meridian, returning to the Lower Dantian, thus completing a small Zhoutian cycle.

The surge of inner breath instantly made him feel as if the Ren and Du Meridians had been thoroughly opened up, and his meridians had widened.

"It seems there's no problem!" he muttered, sensing the changes within his body.

Then, Jiang Ning continued to focus and concentrate.

The inner breath started from the Dantian, passing through the Du Meridian, Ren Meridian, Chong Meridian, Dai Meridian, Yin Wei Meridian, Yang Wei Meridian, Yin Qiao Meridian, and Yang Qiao Meridian.

Then, it once again passed through the Three Yin Meridians of the Arm, Three Yang Meridians of the Arm, Three Yin Meridians of the Leg, and Three Yang Meridians of the Leg, returning to the Dantian.

With this, he completed a large Zhoutian cycle.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning opened his eyes, instantly feeling refreshed and energized.

His inner breath surged, and in an instant, a white tiger formed in his hand, as if condensed from white mist.

Compared to before, the efficiency had increased by twofold.

Indeed, the method of operating the Daoist large Zhoutian cycle that he had learned in his previous life was effective.

Since it was effective, it was time to widen the meridians.

After making this decision, Jiang Ning closed his eyes again.

Instantly, the inner breath in his Dantian surged like a rushing river along the Du Meridian.

In an instant, he felt a sharp pain.

It was the pain of the Du Meridian being torn apart.

If an ordinary warrior encountered this situation, they would dare not move recklessly and could only suppress the surging inner breath, allowing the Du Meridian to recover slowly.

However, the current Jiang Ning was unafraid.

This pain was nothing to him.

Then, the inner breath continued to surge and roar like a rushing river, ravaging the Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Main Meridians.

After completing a large Zhoutian cycle, he visualized his body, and with a sweep of his mental power, he saw that the Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Main Meridians had all recovered.

There was no sign of the previous tearing.

Moreover, after a round of tearing and healing, the meridians instantly widened significantly.

He tried again and found that the eruption of inner breath was much more powerful.

It was a significant improvement compared to before.

"Continue!!!

He was suddenly filled with motivation.

This visible improvement made him feel eager.

Then, he cleared his mind of all distractions.

Each burst of inner breath was stronger than the last.

The Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Main Meridians experienced more intense impacts with each surge.

Repeated tearing and healing widened his meridians.

When the carriage stopped at the entrance of Xie Manor.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes.

Upon seeing Jiang Ning, one of the two people at the entrance of Xie Manor turned and rushed into the manor.

"Xiao Jiu, we're home!" Jiang Ning said.

Xie Xiao Jiu's voice immediately came from inside the carriage.

"Master, I'm not ready to get off the carriage yet."

"It's fine, we can wait here for a while!" Jiang Ning said.

Then he closed his eyes again.

He continued to stimulate his inner breath, widening the Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Main Meridians within his body.

After a while.

At the entrance of Xie Manor.

Xie Zheng Tian's figure appeared in a hurry.

He hurried, wearing slightly casual clothing, and without his fox fur coat.

When he reached the entrance, he saw Jiang Ning sitting on the carriage's shaft, his legs crossed in a meditation posture, facing the sky with five points of his body, his expression calm and unmoved.

Seeing this, Xie Zheng Tian instantly understood that Jiang Ning was still in the midst of cultivation.

He lightened his steps and signaled the guards at the entrance to remain silent.

After a while.

Seeing Jiang Ning's calm and relaxed demeanor, resembling a Daoist master, Xie Zheng Tian couldn't help but feel a deep respect in his heart.

He had never seen such dedication to cultivation at all times.

He now understood why Jiang Ning had risen rapidly within less than a year, becoming a legend in Luo Shui County.

This was not only a display of talent but also a reward for hard work.

At this moment, as a cold wind blew, Xie Zheng Tian shivered.

The temperature was below minus ten degrees Celsius, and he had intentionally not worn his fox fur coat, hurrying to greet Jiang Ning to show his sincerity.

However, upon arriving at the entrance, he found Jiang Ning in the midst of cultivation.

How could he dare disturb Jiang Ning, who was in such a state? He couldn't even bring himself to return.

So, he could only wait at the spot.

As time passed, the harsh winter cold set in, and he was only wearing thin clothing.

Without a fox fur cloak to keep warm, even though he had achieved some success in Martial Dao and was more resistant to cold than ordinary people, he hadn't yet reached the Inner Fortitude Stage. He was far from being impervious to the elements. At this moment, Xie Zheng Tian couldn't help but inwardly lament.

Soon, he felt his feet turning slightly cold, and he stomped his feet on the ground, then circulated his Qi and blood, flushing out the cold.

In an instant, Xie Zheng Tian felt the chill in his body rapidly dissipate, and warmth surged through him.

This was the power of Qi and blood.

On the other side.

On the carriage.

As the Inner Breath coursed through the Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Main Meridians, it forcefully tore through the meridians, again and again, and then healed them.

With each Great Zhou Tian cycle, it was a process of breaking and then establishing.

Jiang Ning could feel his meridians widening and becoming more resilient.

After a long time.

A faint sound came from the carriage behind him.

"Master, can I come out now?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning immediately interrupted the circulation of his Inner Breath in the Great Zhou Tian cycle, allowing it to run wild like an untamed horse, causing a shock and tearing at his meridians.

His eyebrows only furrowed slightly before relaxing.

Because at this moment, the uncontrolled Inner Breath, which could lead to a cultivation deviation, couldn't tear his meridians; it could only cause a slight pain.

This showed that at this moment, his meridians were not only wider but also more resilient than before.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes, "Come out!"

Then, he saw the curtain of the carriage move aside, and Xie Xiao Jiu, dressed neatly, stepped out, wearing a black fox fur cloak.

But what he didn't know was that Xie Xiao Jiu hadn't taken off her clothes from start to finish.

Behind her, Lu Yi also followed closely, standing half a body's length behind the two of them.

On the other side.

Upon seeing this, Xie Zheng Tian quickly composed himself and approached with a smile.

"Commander Jiang, I was wondering why I heard the sound of magpies this morning. It turns out Commander Jiang is here."

Jiang Ning smiled, "Lord Xie."

Xie Zheng Tian glanced at Xie Xiao Jiu, who had just stepped down from the carriage, and his heart rejoiced.

Then he said, "The weather is terrible today. I was just worrying about how my daughter would return, but I didn't expect Commander Jiang to personally drive her back. I'm very grateful."

"To express my gratitude, why don't you come to my manor for a drink?"

"The meal and drinks are already prepared!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning shook his head, "I have something else to do today. Next time!"

"Okay, then next time!" Xie Zheng Tian nodded with a carefree attitude, without any hesitation or delay.

"Father!" Xie Xiao Jiu jumped down from the carriage and spoke indifferently, as if merely going through the motions.

"Farewell!" Jiang Ning bowed to Xie Zheng Tian.

"Take care, Commander Jiang!" Xie Zheng Tian's face remained full of smiles.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning climbed into the carriage.

"Let's go!"

He said to Xie Xiao Jiu and Xie Zheng Tian beside the carriage, and only then did he enter the carriage.

Lu Yi also followed and entered the carriage.

After removing his shoes.

Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on the soft carpet.

"Don't disturb me later!" Jiang Ning said.

"Yes, Young Master!" Lu Yi replied.

Then she saw Jiang Ning sitting cross-legged, assuming the authentic Taoist meditation posture with the five hearts facing the sky.

As he entered a meditative state.

The Inner Breath in his Dantian burst forth.

It traveled up the Ren Meridian, reaching the brow, briefly stopping at the Upper Dantian, and then continued up the Du Meridian, passing through the Baihui point at the top of the head, reaching the highest point of the body.

Along the way, the meridians were forcefully flushed and torn by the powerful Inner Breath, and then quickly healed.

Then the Inner Breath descended from the Baihui point along the Du Meridian, passing through the back and waist, reaching the Tail Gate.

Continuing from the Tail Gate, it traveled down the Ren Meridian, returning to the Lower Dantian, completing a Small Zhou Tian cycle.

With the completion of a Small Zhou Tian cycle, the Ren and Du Meridians widened significantly and became even more resilient.

Then the Inner Breath started from the Dantian, following the path of the Great Zhou Tian cycle.

The carriage carried him towards home.

On the street, snowflakes danced in the air.

Inside the carriage, Jiang Ning repeatedly burst forth his Inner Breath, relentlessly tormenting his meridians, flushing them over and over.

The meridians shattered and healed repeatedly, constantly undergoing the process of breaking and then establishing, becoming increasingly resilient.

Without any need to worry about consequences, Jiang Ning's meridians, both in terms of resilience and width, were rapidly transforming.

The widening of the meridians and the increase in resilience meant that the total amount of Inner Breath he could burst forth in a short time was even higher and stronger.

This was an improvement in Inner Breath output efficiency.

It could significantly enhance the burst power of Inner Breath.

Just like Hong Minghu before, whose total Inner Breath had only reached the level of thirty years of cultivation, with an Inner Breath as vast as the sea.

He still hadn't achieved a total Inner Breath that was several times greater.

But in that battle's burst, Jiang Ning truly witnessed what it meant to have an Inner Breath as vast as the sea.

Relying solely on the burst of Inner Breath, he could overwhelm most warriors, causing the air to nearly freeze.

(End of Chapter)

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