Connecting the Two Meridians

True Qi surged like a tidal wave, bursting forth from his fingertips, wild and untamable like a storm.

At first, Meng Qingshan only felt the True Qi surging within his chest, like rumbling thunder. It traveled from the Shaoshang acupoint straight to the Qihai Acupoint, while another stream flowed from the Shangyang acupoint to the Mingmen Acupoint.

Finally, the two streams of True Qi merged, vast like the wind and rain of heaven, yet gentle and smooth like a spring breeze.

With a "boom," the True Qi broke through Meng Qingshan's Ren Meridian and Du Meridian.

Instantly, he felt the cold and hot energies within him expand, the Five Elements Qi rising to the top of his head, as if he were immersed in an endless ocean of True Qi, his aura majestic and his spirit as unyielding as the peak of ten thousand ren!

At the same time, Xiao Tianfang's corpse underwent an astonishing transformation after the transmission of power. His once vibrant body rapidly withered, and his raven-black hair instantly turned white.

As the Inner Breath gradually dissipated, Xiao Tianfang finally fell to the ground with a "thud," his strength gone.

After this violent fall, he felt a sharp pain throughout his body as the True Qi coursed through him.

Ultimately, after a brief struggle, Meng Qingshan fell into a deep slumber.

When Meng Qingshan awoke, two days had passed.

This sleep felt like crossing a vast expanse of darkness, and upon waking, he felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.

If not for the hunger that roused him from his dreams, he felt he could have slept for another half day.

To be honest, ever since Meng Qingshan had rushed from Jade Mountain City to Jiaxing, he hadn't had a full night's sleep during those days and nights.

Now that he had received the transmission of power from the Great Hero of Shenzhou, Xiao Tianfang, he felt the heavy burden on his shoulders had been lifted, and he felt much more relaxed.

Gently stroking his rumbling stomach, he opened his oilcloth-wrapped luggage, intending to take out a piece of flatbread to quell his hunger.

However, the flatbread was exceptionally hard. After a few bites, he found it difficult to swallow without water.

He shook the wine gourd in his hand, only to find it already empty.

At this moment, Meng Qingshan suddenly remembered that the stone chamber he had entered earlier had a clear pool of water.

It was said that a type of carp called the Red Scale Tail lived in that pool. Its flesh was incredibly delicious, and more miraculously, eating it could help one improve their Cultivation.

With this thought, he immediately put away the flatbread, securely tied the wine gourd back to his waist, and turned to retrace his steps back to the stone chamber.

Arriving before the deep pool in the stone chamber, Meng Qingshan found the water exceptionally clear, like a deep, bright mirror. The bottom of the pool was abyssal, with shadows flickering.

From the abyss, fish appeared as if swimming in the void, some still, some suddenly darting away.

The upper half of these fish was fiery red, while the lower half was crystal clear, as if one could see their bones clearly, which was truly astonishing.

This must be the rumored 'Red Scale Tail', Meng Qingshan thought. He took off his clothes and leaped into the clear pool.

As soon as he entered the water, he was enveloped by its bone-chilling cold.

He immediately circulated his Long Wind True Qi to protect himself. After successfully catching two fish in the icy pool, as the cold intensified, he could no longer bear it and decided to go ashore to fill his stomach first.

Upon coming ashore, Meng Qingshan first dried himself and then put on his clothes to stay warm.

He then used a stone basin to scoop up a basin of water and placed the two fish in it.

Looking at the two Red Scale Tails swimming leisurely in the stone basin, Meng Qingshan secretly sighed, "If I didn't know this fish was delicious and edible, seeing such a strange-looking fish, I probably wouldn't dare to touch it!"

Thinking this, he couldn't help but recall the benefits of activating the Yintang Acupoint.

Because Meng Qingshan cultivated the Long Wind Heart Method, the True Qi circulation route of the Long Wind Heart Method was the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, one of the Hand Taiyang meridians.

The Dantian Six Acupoints activated by cultivating the Hand Taiyang meridians were the Shenque Acupoint, and the corresponding Basic Skill was "Regulate Breath."

The main effect of the "Regulate Breath" skill was to restore Vitality, and its effect would significantly increase with the deepening of the Hand Taiyang meridians' patency.

Although this Basic Skill was a good choice for players in the early stages of the game, people tend to compare what they have.

Even an experienced gamer like Meng Qingshan couldn't help but have such thoughts.

In the game Wulin Qixia Zhuan, activating the Yintang Acupoint granted the Basic Skill "Spiritual Perception."

Once this skill was mastered, players could view the status panels of all living beings in the game, even characters, at a glance.

Meng Qingshan made a silent decision in his heart: if he had the chance, he would find a way to obtain an Internal Martial Arts technique that cultivated the Foot Taiyang meridians to activate the Yintang Acupoint and unlock this Basic Skill.

He found some rotten wood by the stone stove and some tinder, then used a fire starter to light a fire, and began roasting the fish.

Only then did Meng Qingshan, while roasting the fish, review the message log from two days prior:

[Notice: 'Great Hero of Shenzhou' Xiao Tianfang performed Internal Martial Arts infusion on you. Your Ren Meridian within the 'Eight Extraordinary Meridians' has been unblocked, activating the 'Dantian Origin - Mingmen Acupoint', and you have learned the Basic Skill - "Martial Performance."]