Open the Eight Meridians

After Zhou Yuan left, Mu Chen handed Su Youwei a bottle of Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid and said solemnly, "Youwei, see? I'm not taking advantage of you. So, do you need me to help you mix it?"

Su Youwei was not some naïve girl who knew nothing. Her face flushed crimson, and she shot Mu Chen an embarrassed, angry glare.

Don't think I don't know you. You wouldn't take advantage of me? Do you think I'd believe that?

Back at Jade Spirit Waterfall, your eyes were practically glued to me. They didn't leave for ages.

If Mu Chen could read minds and knew what Su Youwei was thinking right now, he would definitely feel wronged.

A soaking-wet temptation, and Su Youwei had such a great figure besides—it was all beyond his control. His body had not listened to his brain; his eyes had stared on their own. What did that have to do with him, Mu Chen?

"Brother Chen... I can do it myself. There's no need to trouble you," Su Youwei said softly.

Tuntun immediately sneered. This lecherous rogue was really going to make Lord Tuntun laugh to death.

With the help of the Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid, Mu Chen focused his mind and, in one burst of effort, opened the remaining two meridians.

Devouring, Space... Ice, Life and Death.

Mu Chen examined himself inwardly. Different lights lingered around his eight meridians. Some were as profound as black holes, some emitted destructive lightning, some were icy blue, while Life and Death Qi circulated through others...

His eight meridians were entirely unlike those of most people. Presumably, no one else was like him either, with the auras of their eight meridians respectively corresponding to the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols.

He had been in this world for over three years now, and today, he had finally opened all Eight Meridians. There were still about ten days until the Great Zhou Mansion Examination at the end of the year.

"Hmm? The aura of your Eight Meridians is a little strange."

Yaoyao raised her head and looked at Mu Chen with mild surprise.

Back at Great Zhou Mansion, Yaoyao had seen those Meridian Opening Realm students. Their auras were vastly different from Mu Chen's. Even Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei were unlike him.

"Perfect. Yaoyao, help me assess this..."

Mu Chen thought for a moment. Rather than fumbling around on his own, he might as well ask Yaoyao for her opinion.

After listening, Yaoyao pondered for a while before slowly saying, "I'm not sure. When ordinary people open their meridians, they basically draw Heavenly Source Qi into their bodies. But you additionally used the aura of the Ancestral Symbols to infuse them, giving your Eight Meridians the essence of the Ancestral Symbols. Now that you have opened all Eight Meridians, I cannot predict whether this is good or bad."

Qi Mansions, from lowest to highest in strength, were divided into colorless, azure, purple, and gold.

The higher the grade of a Qi Mansion, the tougher it was, and the more Source Qi it could contain.

Beyond these four grades, there were also special top-tier Qi Mansions, such as the Yin Yang Qi Mansion.

Mu Chen wanted to use the attributes of the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols to shape a top-tier Qi Mansion through external means. His courage was indeed admirable, but the variables were also impossible to predict.

"However, when you open your Qi Mansion, it would be best not to rush it. If something goes wrong while opening it, your entire life will basically be ruined."

"Unlike Zhou Yuan's hidden Eight Meridians, if your Qi Mansion is damaged, even Grandpa Hei might not be able to treat it," Yaoyao said gravely. She was truly worried that Mu Chen would ruin his own cultivation path.

"She's right. Mu Chen, your idea is crazy, and the chance of failure is very high," Little Marten's voice sounded in Mu Chen's mind.

His hope of regaining a physical body rested on Mu Chen. If Mu Chen messed himself up, Little Marten would not even have a place to cry.

Mu Chen nodded. Since no one before him had done this, he could only feel his way forward himself.

"In any case, I can't answer your question, and Grandpa Hei has never mentioned anything like this. When the time comes, I'll watch over you from the side."

"Then thank you in advance, Yaoyao," Mu Chen said gratefully.

A few days later, Su Youwei and Zhou Yuan also opened all Eight Meridians in succession. The three of them were now at the same realm.

Zhou Yuan had managed this because he had cultivated for much longer than the other two.

While Mu Chen and Su Youwei balanced work and rest, Zhou Yuan had buried himself in bitter cultivation without stopping. On top of that, he had gone to the Black Forest Mountain Range to grind monsters and gain experience.

"Honestly, if the three of us put our Eight Meridians on display, would anyone still dare challenge us?" Mu Chen clenched his fist. That abundant strength was truly intoxicating.

No wonder so many people longed for power. Compared to ordinary people who fell ill at every turn, this feeling was simply incredible.

"As far as I know, Qi Yue has now opened seven meridians. I wonder what his expression will be like when he sees my Eight Meridians," Zhou Yuan said expectantly.

If not for the Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid, he would at most have reached around five meridians by now. Opening all eight would have been impossible.

For someone like him, who had been born with all Eight Meridians open, this was merely restoring himself to the state he had been in at birth. His next step would be the Qi Nourishing Realm. By cultivating anew, his foundation would become even more solid.

Still, he might not necessarily be as strong as before. After all, Saint Dragon Destiny also boosted one's combat power.

"Senior Sister Yao Yao, do you have any Source Runes that can temporarily conceal one's realm?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"I do, but is there any need?" Yaoyao said indifferently. Wanting to play the pig to eat the tiger was truly a distasteful hobby.

"There is. I'll pretend I can't beat him at first, then reveal my Eight Meridians. Qi Yue will definitely lose it then," Zhou Yuan said with a sinister chuckle.

Back then, before his Eight Meridians had manifested, Qi Yue had targeted him repeatedly at Great Zhou Mansion. Why should he pretend none of that had happened? Naturally, he had to pay it back.

"Zhou Yuan, why not just refrain from revealing your Eight Meridians at the start and rely solely on your physical strength?" Mu Chen said speechlessly. Qi Yue had only opened seven meridians. He was not some powerful expert who could tell your cultivation at a glance.

There was really no need to use Source Runes to conceal it.

"That's true." Zhou Yuan nodded.

Qi Yue was merely a stepping stone to him. With all Eight Meridians open, Zhou Yuan could easily step over him now. His current goal was to grow stronger. Even if there was still a gap between him and Wu Huang, he would catch up.

"Senior Sister Yao Yao, my master said you have cultivation techniques. I'm about to enter the Qi Nourishing Realm too, so I need a suitable cultivation technique," Zhou Yuan asked expectantly, rubbing his hands together.

Resting her delicate hand beneath her cheek, Yaoyao said with interest, "Your royal family should have inherited cultivation techniques. Or do you simply look down on them?"

She did not know much about the royal family's cultivation techniques, but she estimated they were around fourth grade. In Great Zhou, they could be considered top-tier, but in Yaoyao's eyes, they were indeed rather ordinary. Their limit was right there.

"Mu Chen, do you need a cultivation technique too?" Yaoyao asked.

"I'm not in a hurry. I'll wait until I've opened my Qi Mansion," Mu Chen said with a smile, scratching his head.

Zhou Yuan had Resentful Dragon Poison and could cultivate the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, but Mu Chen needed to determine the attributes of his Qi Mansion before deciding on a cultivation technique.

Yaoyao nodded, then gave Zhou Yuan a choice: the stable seventh-grade cultivation technique, the Heavenly Origin Canon, or the Ancestral Dragon Scripture. The reason she had offered the Ancestral Dragon Scripture was because Zhou Yuan possessed Dragon Attribute Destiny. There was no other meaning behind it.

The path of cultivating the Ancestral Dragon Scripture was full of hardships. Whether to choose it was up to Zhou Yuan himself.

If Zhou Yuan could recover all of his Saint Dragon Qi in the future, then reaching Ninth Grade Qiankun Saint Dragon Qi would not be a problem.

As for Ancestral Dragon Qi, Yaoyao was not very optimistic about Zhou Yuan. It was far too remote a possibility.

Even among Ninth-Grade Source Qi, Qiankun Saint Dragon Qi was among the very best in the All Heavens, far stronger than other Ninth-Grade Source Qi.