Thinking of this, I became completely excited. I threw the hot metal plate to the side and returned to my bed. I held the dark green bead in my hand and continued to absorb it.
I could only absorb a small amount of this dark green energy at a time. It was very little, but many a little makes a lot. I wasn't discouraged and slowly absorbed it bit by bit.
I didn't stop until Zhang Wenfei came back at night. The strange thing was that as soon as Zhang Wenfei saw me, he frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, he asked me in confusion, "Zhou Yi, your realm is higher than mine. Although I couldn't sense your realm before, I could always sense the surging Dao Qi in your body. But why can't I sense the fluctuation of Dao Qi in your body at all today?"
I was stunned. The Dao Qi pillar in my body was still wrapped by the dark green energy. Could it be that this energy isolated the Dao Qi in my body so that others couldn't see my realm?
Thinking about it carefully, it was really possible.
Just like that dark green bead. It clearly contained such a strong power, but if it wasn't for Tong Tong's reminder, I wouldn't have felt it at all.
The power from before had already shocked me. Now, I found another effect that could hide one's aura. What could this ordinary-looking bead hide?
I smiled and said to Zhang Wenfei, "This is because I dispersed the Dao Qi in my body just now. Why don't you try to feel it again?"
As I said that, I mobilized the dark green energy and hid it beside the Dao Qi pillar. In an instant, the surging Dao Qi surged out of my body again.
Zhang Wenfei nodded as if he understood. He didn't ask anymore and returned to his bed.
Originally, I wanted to rest, but at that moment, I suddenly felt the dark green energy in my body suddenly separate from the Dao Qi pillar. Next to the Dao Qi pillar, it formed a dark green light pillar that was as thin as a silk thread.
I was stunned. The dark green energy was still the same. It was just that the shape had changed a little. However, this light pillar that was as thin as a silk thread was exactly the same as the Dao Qi thread that I had formed when I had just entered the Earth Master realm!
What did this mean?
This meant that there was another power in my body that wasn't Dao Qi but was even stronger than Dao Qi!
If this light thread continued to develop, would it eventually form something similar to the Dao Qi pillar?
If that was the case, there would be another Dao Qi pillar in my body!
More importantly, this strange power could actually fuse with Taoist Qi!
At that time, I would still be in the Dragon Summoning realm. Who could be my opponent?
Han Wennan?
That was impossible!
In the world of Metaphysics, anyone would know that there could only be one Dao Qi Pillar. Just like the meridians of a person's soul, a person could only form one. This was an unchanging truth since ancient times.
What was this dark green bead? Why would there be another one in my body?
No matter how I thought about it, I couldn't understand the reason behind it. However, it was still a good thing. I sat there, feeling extremely excited.
However, after I had calmed down, I suddenly thought of another problem. This dark green energy was absorbed from the dark green bead that the golden head had given me. It couldn't be obtained from any other place.
I lowered my head to look at the dark green bead. Since I couldn't see its energy fluctuations, I couldn't estimate whether it had enough energy to support me to the Qi Gathering Pillar realm or not.
After thinking for a long time, I suddenly thought of another problem. This dark green energy was absorbed from the dark green bead that the golden head gave me. It couldn't be obtained from any other place.
I sat there and pondered for a long time. In the end, I suddenly thought that since this dark green energy could be combined with the Taoist Qi, could I also transfer the Taoist Qi to the other thread of light?
It was highly possible!
My heart started to beat faster. If that was the case, I wouldn't need to worry about whether the dark green bead had enough energy or not. I just needed Dao Qi!
Moreover, I was going to observe the true dragon vein!
When the time came, I would fill up both Dao Qi pillars and start the dragon energy baptism. At that time, I would have at least twice the amount of Dao Qi compared to others to break through the meridians!
The Pressure Point Realm required Dao Qi to break through the meridians. At that time, the more Dao Qi I had, the more meridians I could open!
This means that I have a high chance of opening up even more meridians!
If my talent could only open half a meridian, then I would be able to open a whole meridian. If my talent could open a whole meridian, then I would be able to open two meridians!
At that time, even if my talent wasn't as good as those peerless geniuses, I would still have twice the chance. How much worse would I be compared to them?
This time, I couldn't calm down. As I sat there, I was so excited that I started to sweat.
In this state, I didn't dare to move my Dao Qi. I just lay on the bed. It wasn't until late at night that I finally calmed down.
At this moment, Zhang Wenfei had fallen asleep. I sat up on the bed and closed my eyes. I read the Calm Heart Mantra a few times to confirm that my body and mind were calm. Then, I moved the Dao energy in the Dao energy column, sending it to the other dark green light.
Just as I had imagined, the dark green light thread didn't resist the Dao Qi. Instead, it happily accepted the Dao Qi into its own light thread.
Not long after, a new light pillar appeared next to the original Dao Qi pillar. However, it was dark green and the original light was mixed together. It looked a little dark.
However, it didn't matter. My conjecture had been proven. It was completely feasible.
I moved the dark green energy once again and moved it to the original Dao Qi pillar. At first, it was fine. However, when the dark green energy disappeared, the new Dao Qi pillar couldn't be maintained anymore. It immediately dispersed and gathered on the original Dao Qi pillar.
It seemed that the foundation of this new Dao Qi pillar was the dark green energy. Without that energy, it couldn't be maintained with just Dao Qi.
Then, I repeated the previous process and divided the Dao Qi pillar into two.
After I was done, I sat there and furrowed my brows. An idea that shocked even myself popped up in my mind.
Previously, when the green energy on the new light pillar was removed, the light pillar did not disappear until all the green energy was removed. Only then did the light pillar disappear.
What if I didn't move the green energy to the original Dao Qi pillar and let it create a new light pillar … What would happen?
My heart was pounding. Under such circumstances, it wasn't safe to move the Dao Qi. However, I didn't want to wait any longer. I suppressed my excitement and removed a part of the dark green energy from the light pillar and moved it elsewhere.
In the blink of an eye, the third light pillar was formed in my body!
It actually worked!
I hurriedly moved the Dao Qi and divided it equally among the three light pillars. Still, there was no problem.
If there was a third light pillar, could there be a fourth, a fifth, a hundredth?
If that was the case, how many meridians would I be able to open in the future?
Would I have to open all eight extraordinary meridians and become an eight-meridian Earth Master?
I didn't dare to think further. I gritted my teeth and excitedly continued to separate the dark green energy.
Soon, the fourth light pillar appeared!
The fifth light pillar appeared!
The sixth pillar … When the sixth pillar of light appeared, the first pillar of light formed by the dark green energy suddenly dissipated. The Qi of the Way and the dark green energy all dissipated and quickly gathered on the other pillars of Qi of the Way.
Could it be that the dark green energy wasn't enough?
I observed carefully. The four newly formed energy pillars had different amounts of dark green energy. The one with the least amount of dark green energy was very little. It was only one-tenth of the light pillar that had just dissipated.
To confirm, I absorbed some energy from the dark green bead and tried to create the sixth light pillar. The result was the same.
It seemed that it wasn't a problem of the amount of dark green energy.
I tried many other methods and found that it was impossible to succeed. It seemed that I could only maintain five Dao Qi pillars.
Even so, I was excited. Five Dao Qi pillars meant five times the amount of Dao Qi others had.
If I had the talent of a one-meridian Earth Master, I would be able to open five meridians. That would be even more terrifying than Ye Pianpian!
What peerless genius? What Han Wennan? What Lu Zhenyang? They wouldn't be able to compare to me!
Even if my original talent was only half a meridian, I would be able to open two and a half. That would be close to Ye Pianpian's talent. I wouldn't dare to compare to those famous people in history, but at least I would be able to amaze everyone at the Rising Phoenix Gathering!
I was so excited that I couldn't sleep for the rest of the night. I lay there with my mind full of wild thoughts.
Ever since I came into contact with metaphysics, I had always thought that my talent was mediocre. I had relied on the 《Death Scripture》 to progress smoothly. However, I didn't dare to have any wild hopes for the future.
Only now did I feel that I might be able to make a name for myself in the metaphysics world!
I didn't do anything for the rest of the night. I just lay there and stared at the ceiling, smiling foolishly. It wasn't until the next day that I finally calmed down.
No matter what, talent was something in the future. It couldn't be used now.
Before talent could be considered an ability, everything else was useless.
After Zhang Wenfei got up, he continued to talk with his colleagues from the Metaphysics Association. I sat in my room and calmed myself down. Then, I continued to absorb the dark green energy.
Although I couldn't form a new Dao Qi pillar, the dark green energy itself had great power. After absorbing it, I could use it more freely.
The day passed quickly. Zhang Wenfei returned to his room that night. This time, he didn't come back alone. He came with the other members of the Guangdong Metaphysics Association.
They all had angry expressions on their faces and their steps were hurried. After entering the room, I noticed that they were carrying a person. I lowered my head and saw that it was Xu Shuxing. His face was dark and his eyes were closed. It was obvious that he had fainted.
What's going on?