Three Hidden Meridians

Quick! Quick! Quick!

Ning Xiaochuan circulated the blood within his body to the extreme, fleeing for his life, traversing through the jungle, the blood on his back soaking his clothes, constantly dripping onto the ground.

Xiao Li pursued extremely fast, and the distance between him and Ning Xiaochuan quickly narrowed to ten zhang, nine zhang, eight zhang...

The Sword Qi he unleashed was already able to impact the protective XuanGang enveloping Ning Xiaochuan.

As long as he closed the distance to three zhang, the Sword Qi he unleashed could shatter Ning Xiaochuan's protective XuanGang.

"Rumble!"

Ning Xiaochuan heard the sound of flowing water in his ears. Just below the hillside ahead was a turbulent river, which gave Ning Xiaochuan, who had been in despair, a glimmer of hope.

He was now only thirty zhang away from the river. As long as he could cross these thirty zhang, there was hope of escaping with his life.

Ning Xiaochuan swiftly took out an Intermediate Pill, stuffed it into his mouth, and then rushed rapidly down the hillside.

"Boom!"

The medicinal power and Xuan Qi of the Intermediate Pill exploded in his body, increasing his speed by a large margin, but Xiao Li's speed was still a bit faster than his, getting closer and closer.

Ning Xiaochuan allowed the medicinal power of the Intermediate Pill to course through his body, his eyes fixed on the distant river, feeling a strong chill in his back, his whole body covered in sweat, and the sound of rushing wind behind him growing stronger and stronger.

"Bang!"

A Sword Qi shattered his protective XuanGang.

Ning Xiaochuan was only one step away from the river, but his protective XuanGang was already broken. If he forcibly jumped into the river, it would only lead to his death.

At this critical moment of life and death, Ning Xiaochuan forcibly twisted his body, circulated all the Martial Dao Profound Qi in his body, and condensed a Profound Qi Sword, "Profound Qi Sword Five-Hit Combo."

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Ning Xiaochuan unleashed five consecutive sword strikes.

Xiao Li also unleashed five consecutive sword strikes, all five Sword Qi strikes landing on Ning Xiaochuan's chest, sending Ning Xiaochuan flying out, and with a splash, he fell into the river.

Xiao Li arrived at the riverbank, looked at the muddy red river water, and gently touched his neck with his fingers. There was a shallow bloodstain on his neck.

This was caused by the fifth strike of Ning Xiaochuan's "Profound Qi Sword Five-Hit Combo."

The fifth strike was quite powerful, and even Xiao Li had not been able to defend against it.

If that Sword Qi had been slightly off, Xiao Li's throat would have been cut open, and at that time, he would have been the one to die.

"A Profound Qi Ninth Level Heart Nourisher almost killed me. How hateful."

Xiao Li knew that Ning Xiaochuan was definitely not dead. Although all five Sword Qi strikes had landed on his chest, he had dodged the vital points, and they were not fatal.

The vitality of a martial artist was strong, and they didn't die so easily.

Xiao Li followed the river, searching downstream for Ning Xiaochuan's trail.

More than ten miles downstream of the river, Ning Xiaochuan grabbed onto some water plants and crawled out of the river, his whole body covered in blood, his face pale from being soaked.

"Puh!"

Ning Xiaochuan spat out a mouthful of river water, which was mixed with blood.

Due to excessive blood loss, Ning Xiaochuan's brain was dizzy, his vision went dark, and he fell headfirst into the muddy water plant swamp, panting heavily.

After a long while, he struggled to sit up again, enduring the weakness and pain in his body, circulating the Martial Dao Profound Qi in his body to seal the wounds and temporarily stop the blood loss.

"Fortunately, I took the Intermediate Pill in advance, which allowed me to hold my breath underwater for half an hour, otherwise I would have definitely died today. Huh! Why are there three more meridians in my body?"

Ning Xiaochuan discovered that there were three more meridians in his body. The meridians were extremely thin, almost invisible to the naked eye, and could only be seen through internal inspection.

The first meridian started from the Martial Heart Palace, went straight to the cerebral cortex, and then returned from the cerebral cortex to the Martial Heart Palace, making it the shortest meridian.

The second meridian started from the Martial Heart Palace, flowed through the internal organs, and then returned to the Martial Heart Palace.

The third meridian started from the Martial Heart Palace, flowed through the limbs of the body, and then returned to the Martial Heart Palace, making it the longest meridian.

The three meridians were independent of each other, separated from the other meridians in the body, and operated according to a strange route.

This was something that Ning Xiaochuan had never dared to imagine before, and it was simply beyond the realm of common sense.

"Could these be the Three Hidden Meridians in my body?"

These Three Hidden Meridians were stimulated by the Intermediate Pill, and then manifested from within my body.

However, these Three Hidden Meridians have not been opened and are currently blocked "dead meridians."

Only when a martial artist opens all Three Hidden Meridians, turning them into "living meridians," can they transform their mortal body into something miraculous, evolving into a Divine Body, and unlocking the divine treasures within, thereby giving rise to all kinds of incredible divine mysteries.

Now that the Hidden Meridians have manifested, that makes things easier!

Ning Xiaochuan began to impact the Hidden Meridians, directly selecting the third meridian—connecting the Martial Heart Palace to the body's limbs!

The longer the Hidden Meridian, the longer it takes to open it. If it were normal times, Ning Xiaochuan would definitely choose the first Hidden Meridian, which is the one connected to the brain. This meridian is the shortest, and the time it takes is also the least.

But now is a critical period, and powerful enemies may come to kill him at any time, so Ning Xiaochuan can only choose the third Hidden Meridian.

Because if the third Hidden Meridian is opened, then his Martial Heart Palace can directly transmit Profound Qi into the body's limbs, making his legs faster and his arms stronger.

Hidden Meridians, although hidden blood vessels, do not have blood flowing through them, but Martial Dao Profound Qi.

Naturally, Martial Dao Profound Qi is also needed to impact the Hidden Meridians.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

After failing to impact multiple times, Ning Xiaochuan quickly calmed down and no longer recklessly slammed all of his Profound Qi into the Hidden Meridian, as this would only cause internal injuries.

Ning Xiaochuan controlled the Profound Qi in his Martial Heart Palace, mobilizing a strand of it, condensing it into the size of a needle tip, and slowly piercing it into the end of the Hidden Meridian.

"Bang!"

The Profound Qi pierced into a small section of the Hidden Meridian.

Success! Although it was only a small section, it only opened an entrance.

The Hidden Meridian is as thin as a hair and is blocked.

Ning Xiaochuan now needs to open the Hidden Meridian, allowing Profound Qi to flow through it.

Ning Xiaochuan controlled the Martial Dao Profound Qi, pushing forward inch by inch. Each time the Martial Dao Profound Qi advanced, the pain in his body would intensify.

When the Martial Dao Profound Qi opened one-tenth of the Hidden Meridian, Ning Xiaochuan was in so much pain that he was about to faint, and blood beads overflowed from his pores.

Ning Xiaochuan quickly controlled the Martial Dao Profound Qi and retreated back to the Heart Palace, deeply exhaling a breath, and washing away the blood stains on his body with clean water.

Although he did not successfully open the first Hidden Meridian, this was already something to be quite happy about.

"Being able to open one-tenth of the Hidden Meridian on the first impact is already quite good. As long as you give me three days, I should be able to open the first Hidden Meridian, and then my speed should not be slower than Xiao Li."

Ning Xiaochuan suddenly sensed something, gently parted the water plants, and glanced towards the opposite bank of the river. He saw a white-clothed youth standing on the distant bank, his eyes searching everywhere, his gaze extremely vicious.

Even across a large river, he could see everything on the opposite bank clearly.

This youth was Xiao Li! He stood by the water, using his eyesight to find Ning Xiaochuan's trail. A martial artist in the Divine Body Realm has extremely terrifying eyesight, and can see the patterns on a mosquito's wings from a thousand meters away.

"I've already seen you, you're on the opposite bank of the river, I'll come and take your life." Xiao Li laughed loudly.

Ning Xiaochuan's heart jumped violently, and he almost exposed his body, rushing out of the water plants to escape.

However, he immediately hid back, "I almost fell for it. Xiao Li should just be testing me, if he really saw me, he would have already quietly come to the opposite bank to kill me, it is impossible to say this to alert the enemy."

Ning Xiaochuan held his breath and waited for a moment, seeing that Xiao Li was indeed just testing him and did not cross the river.

Ning Xiaochuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is not a long-term solution, Xiao Li will find this place sooner or later, I have to leave."

After the sky darkened, Ning Xiaochuan landed from the swamp full of water plants, and then fled into the forest.

However, not long after, Xiao Li still caught up.

"How could this be? How could you possibly know my whereabouts?" Ning Xiaochuan was running at high speed, his heart full of doubts.

"Swish, swish!"

Xiao Li jumped over the trees, quickly approaching Ning Xiaochuan, and sneered: "My Martial Heart Palace is a 'Variant Beast-Shape Heart Palace', and is extremely sensitive to the aura of enemies. It's fine if you don't leave the water, but once you leave the water, the aura on your body will dissipate, and it is extremely normal for me to track you down."

Ning Xiaochuan finally understood why Xiao Li had been probing that section of the river during the day. It must have been his Variant Beast-Shape Heart Palace that sensed Ning Xiaochuan's aura, but since Ning Xiaochuan was hiding in the swamp at the time, he couldn't pinpoint Ning Xiaochuan's exact location.

That's why he was testing Ning Xiaochuan.

He must have been guarding that section of the river all along, and as soon as Ning Xiaochuan came ashore, he immediately chased after him.

Now that Ning Xiaochuan understood the reason, he immediately stopped and fled towards the river again.

Xiao Li sneered, "Do you think you still have a chance?"

Xiao Li stretched out his arms, condensing five Profound Qi Swords, which revolved around his body. Then, he mobilized the Profound Qi Swords, transforming them into five sword shadows, and simultaneously slashed towards Ning Xiaochuan.

"Profound Qi Sword Six-Hit Combo!"

Ning Xiaochuan unleashed six consecutive sword strikes, each more powerful than the last, with layers of sword waves surging forth.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The six layers of sword waves shattered all five of Xiao Li's swords.

"Don't let me break through to the Divine Body Realm, or your death will be at hand." Ning Xiaochuan coldly snorted, his body running rapidly as he disappeared into the forest.

"He's actually become stronger again!" Xiao Li's eyes were stern, and he chased after him once more.

During their first confrontation, Ning Xiaochuan couldn't block his five swords at all and suffered heavy injuries.

But this time, Ning Xiaochuan actually shattered all five of his swords.

The progress he's made in just one day is too great.