Give it a try?
Jiang Xiaobai felt somewhat hesitant.
If these embroidered threads really depicted a method of circulating energy through the meridians, then guiding his internal energy along the first stitch should reveal something.
But...
Meridians were no laughing matter, after all.
The slightest mistake could cost him his life!
After staring at the human figure for a while, Jiang Xiaobai finally gritted his teeth and sat cross-legged on the bed.
"Let's try it!"
Jiang Xiaobai took a deep breath and began mobilizing his yin-yang internal energy along the first stitch in the Hundred-Pattern Embroidery Manual.
When his internal energy entered an extremely obscure meridian, a stabbing pain exploded inside him.
It felt as though someone were forcibly stretching his meridian open, and the pain brought cold sweat pouring from his forehead.
Jiang Xiaobai's expression shifted slightly, and he stopped his internal energy.
"Maybe... I should forget it?"
Jiang Xiaobai muttered to himself.
Indeed, he did not even know what this cultivation technique was.
If something went wrong while practicing it, there was not even anyone nearby to save him.
But after glancing at the white cloth on the table, Jiang Xiaobai still felt reluctant to give up.
The Hidden Edge Sect's ancestor had concealed this thing so carefully. It could not possibly be just an embroidery manual.
Now that he had found a way in, abandoning it like this would be a real shame.
"Ah, the bold stuff themselves to death while the timid starve. Let's do this!"
Jiang Xiaobai closed his eyes again and once more guided his internal energy along the route of that first stitch.
Stabbing pain erupted from his meridian again.
Jiang Xiaobai knitted his brows tightly, but this time he did not stop. Instead, he endured the pain and pushed forward bit by