Early the next morning, Zhang Wenfei's senior, Zhang Kanwen, suddenly came to our room.
He had a full beard and looked very old, but according to Zhang Wenfei, he was only in his thirties.
After all, he was a senior from our Guangdong branch. When we talked, his tone was very friendly.
He was probably talking about the ranking competition. After Zhang Wenfei introduced me as Zhou Yi, he laughed and patted my shoulder. "With you here, our Guangdong branch will be proud. Ye Pianpian awakened three meridians in the previous competition. I think you're not bad either. You can also create a three meridian Earth Master!"
This guy was the same as Zhang Wenfei. He was old but still had no control over his words. I smiled wryly. "A three meridian Earth Master? I don't even dare to think about it. I'll burn incense if I can completely awaken one meridian."
I wasn't being modest. Not counting the five light pillars, I didn't even have a chance to awaken one meridian with my original talent.
Zhang Kanwen stroked his beard and reprimanded me. "You're so young, but why don't you have any vigor?
It's said that setting a high ambition will be a medium ambition, setting a medium ambition will be a small ambition, and setting a small ambition won't be a big ambition.
If you don't even dare to set an ambition, how will you achieve it in the future?
The son of the Han family has always had at least one meridian talent. Since you could defeat him, it proves that your talent is definitely stronger than his. I think you should at least awaken two meridians. If you're lucky and awaken three meridians, our Metaphysics Association will have two peerless geniuses. Haha. "
Talent really couldn't be calculated like that. At that time, I used the power of my eyes and the mysterious black bead to barely win against Han Wennan. In terms of talent, I really couldn't compare to him.
However, although Zhang Kanwen was reprimanding me, he didn't have any malicious intent. He was just encouraging me.
I naturally didn't feel offended and said with a smile, "Then I'll reluctantly set an ambition of two meridians … no, three meridians."
When I said two meridians, Zhang Kanwen glared at me. I had no choice but to say three meridians. He stroked his beard to express his satisfaction.
But then again, with five light pillars and five times the talent, there should be hope for two meridians, right?
Three meridians might also be possible.
From this point of view, Zhang Kanwen's estimation of my talent wasn't wrong.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Kanwen told Zhang Wenfei that he wanted to take him to see Ye Pianpian.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wenfei glanced at him and said, "I'm not going. I just saw it yesterday. I can't be bothered to watch it again today."
"Huh?" Zhang Kanwen was very surprised and asked, "She just returned to the headquarters yesterday. How did you see her?"
"Hehe, you don't know about this …" Zhang Wenfei glanced at me with shifty eyes, then told me about what happened last night with some embellishments.
After hearing that, Zhang Kanwen was stunned. After a long while, he suddenly raised his finger at me and stared at me with his huge eyes. He praised, "I've heard people say that if you understand one thing, you'll understand a hundred things.
I didn't believe it at first, but I didn't expect it to be true. The younger generation will surpass us in time, truly surpassing us in time! "
This time, I was speechless. I shrugged and didn't bother to explain.
Then, we returned to the main topic and talked about the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering.
I suddenly remembered that my dao qi hadn't completely stabilized yet, so I asked him about the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering. I wanted to know the order of the dragon qi baptism and whether it would be done according to the previous rankings.
After all, I hadn't experienced the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering or the dragon qi baptism, so it wasn't appropriate for me to speculate. It was safer to ask him.
Who knew that Zhang Kanwen would give me a bad answer. According to him, the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering would only last for two days. On the first day, everyone would undergo the dragon qi baptism under the protection of the Metaphysics Association. They would open their meridians and officially reach the pressure point realm.
That day was known as the 'Fledgling Phoenix Cry'.
On the second day, people from the previous Fledgling Phoenix Gathering would participate together. The Fledgling Phoenix Gathering's name came from the meaning of 'the young phoenix is clearer than the old phoenix's voice'. Therefore, after the Fledgling Phoenix Cry, they would naturally have to challenge the old phoenix. Of course, the 'old phoenix' only referred to the people from the previous Fledgling Phoenix Gathering who were still in the pressure point realm. People like Ye Pianpian, who had already advanced to the Glorious Consciousness realm, naturally didn't count. In fact, Ye Pianpian was just an exception.
In the history of the Metaphysics Association, there were very few people who had advanced two realms in just three years, so it couldn't be considered a common occurrence.
Moreover, people from the current and the previous Fledgling Phoenix Gathering were allowed to exchange pointers with each other. There were no restrictions.
After all, there weren't many opportunities for all the branches in the country to gather together. It was also the Metaphysics Association's intention to use this opportunity to exchange pointers.
That day was known as the 'Fledgling Phoenix Spreads Its Wings'.
Two days later, the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering would officially end. As the branches returned, the events of the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering would spread throughout the world. Moreover, the Metaphysics Association would also publish some publications to record the events of the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering in detail.
After listening to his detailed explanation, my expression changed. The dragon qi baptism would only last for one day!
This was completely different from what I had expected.
At this moment, I hadn't even stabilized my second dao qi pillar, and there were only five days left before the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering officially began!
What should I do?
According to my calculations, the second light pillar would stabilize tomorrow. Even if I didn't sleep or rest, I would need at least two days to stabilize each light pillar. In other words, on the day of the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering, I would only be able to stabilize three or four at most. Even if I added the first day of the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering, I wouldn't be able to completely stabilize five light pillars.
An unstable dao qi pillar wouldn't be able to undergo the dragon vein baptism. The process of the dragon qi baptism was to use dao qi to attack one's acupuncture points. An unstable dao qi couldn't be controlled at all. Once it was carried out recklessly, the lightest consequence would be qi deviation. Not only would one's dao qi be destroyed, one would also be severely injured.
This was also one of the reasons why the Metaphysics Association held the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering every year. After all, it wasn't easy to obtain a true dragon vein. Every fengshui master who could reach this step was the Metaphysics Association's most valuable asset.
The Metaphysics Association wanted to ensure that everyone could smoothly reach the acupoint sealing realm. This was to prevent the fengshui masters of the smaller branches from having problems when they went back to attack their acupuncture points.
At the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering, with the guidance and help from the Metaphysics Association, the danger could be reduced to the minimum.
What should I do?
Should I just stabilize four dao qi pillars and disperse the fifth one so that I can undergo the dragon qi baptism at the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering?
No, I can't do that. Opening the meridians is too important. Every additional dao qi pillar is of great help in attacking the acupuncture points. No matter what, I can't give it up.
It seems that I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate. If I can't stabilize all the dao qi at the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering, I might as well give up on the dragon vein baptism here. I'll wait until the future to complete the process.
After making up my mind, I didn't slack off. As long as there was a chance, it would be best to finish it here. Otherwise, I wouldn't know what would happen if I dragged it out and messed around.
After chatting with Zhang Kanwen for a while, he said that he wanted to show us around and introduce the headquarters to us.
Of course, I didn't want to do that, so I tactfully rejected him. "I need to stabilize my dao qi realm."
Zhang Wenfei found it strange, but he didn't say anything. He followed his senior brother alone.
After they left, I immediately sat cross-legged on my bed and began to stabilize the dao qi in my body.
For the next five days, I didn't even take a step out of my room. I didn't even sleep. I only did one thing every day, and that was to stabilize my dao qi.
Fortunately, everything was peaceful these days. Nothing unexpected happened, and no one came to disturb me. Even Zhang Wenfei didn't ask anything. He just silently brought food to my room every day.
After a full five days, I finally stabilized all four dao qi pillars on the night before the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering. There was only one left.
In terms of time, this was already the fastest speed that I could estimate. However, this was useless. It didn't matter if I was short of one or two. There wasn't enough time left.
I didn't sleep or rest for five days. Although my body didn't feel tired with the support of the dao qi, my mind was exhausted.
I stood up from the bed, stretched a bit, and then directly lay down to sleep.
I had been burning with anxiety for the past few days. This kind of mood wasn't good for stabilizing the dao qi in my body. Relaxation was the way to go. Since I couldn't make it to the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering, I might as well take a break and adjust my mind before making any plans.
However, in the middle of the night, I couldn't help but get up again. Although there wasn't enough time, my dao qi should be stabilized with the addition of the two days of the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering. When the time came for the dragon qi baptism, the Metaphysics Association would pay great attention to my talent. They might even send someone to protect me.
Although I might not be able to make a name for myself at the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering, I wouldn't get any benefits.
I am a very pragmatic person. Compared to a false reputation, personal benefits are more important.
After thinking about it, I continued to work hard. The next day, when everyone set off for the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering, the fifth dao qi pillar had stabilized by about 10%.
Originally, I didn't want to participate in the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering, but the headquarters requested that everyone attend. I had no choice but to agree.
On the way to the venue with Zhang Wenfei and the others, I thought that I could continue to stabilize my dao qi during the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering. Moreover, I could watch the process of the others undergoing the dragon qi baptism. It would definitely be helpful to me, so it wouldn't be a waste of time.
With that thought, I calmed down a lot.
When we arrived at the Metaphysics Association's venue, it was still the same as the True Dragon Vein. There were ten regions according to the heavenly stems, but it was different from before. The staff of the Metaphysics Association directly brought the people from the Guangdong branch to Region B.
This was because the ranking was based on the number of people who had reached the Qi Gathering Realm. With my help at the True Dragon Vein, the ten people from the Guangdong branch had all reached this realm!
Although we were ranked last in the True Dragon Vein Observation Division, this result was even better than the previous few divisions of our branch. We were ranked first among all the branches, and there were only a total of four branches that reached this level. The reason why we were placed in Zone B was because our results in previous years were not as good as the others. Otherwise, we would have even had the right to sit in Zone A.
After sitting down in Region B, Zhang Wenfei and the others were a little emotional. Xu Shuxing said, "This year's Fledgling Phoenix Gathering should be our branch's highest ranking, right?"
Zhang Wenfei immediately replied, "That's right. Not only is our current ranking at the top, after the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering is over, our branch will definitely be at the top of this year's Fledgling Phoenix Chronicles published by the Metaphysics Association. We might even be ranked first!"
Once he said that, the others immediately agreed.
"That's right. Zhou Yi was stronger than Han Wennan previously, so his talent naturally surpassed his. Han Wennan is already the strongest among the younger generation. This time, Zhou Yi will definitely be ranked first on the Fledgling Phoenix Ranking!
The title of Fledgling Phoenix Chronicles belongs to Zhou Yi! "
The 'Fledgling Phoenix Chronicles' they were talking about was a commemorative publication that the Metaphysics Association would publish and distribute to the branches after the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering. It would record in detail what had happened at the Fledgling Phoenix Gathering and rank each branch. Of course, individuals would also be ranked, which was what they called the 'Fledgling Phoenix Ranking'. Every year's Fledgling Phoenix Ranking would receive the title of 'Fledgling Phoenix'. The previous' Fledgling Phoenix 'was Ye Pianpian.