Everyone was waiting for the first two-vein Earth Master to appear in this year's Young Phoenix Gathering. I stood to the side and silently prayed for Zhang Wenfei. However, when I saw how he had attracted everyone's attention, I felt a faint sense of envy, as well as disappointment.
There wasn't enough time to stabilize the last beam of light. Moreover, I had wasted a lot of time because I knew about the Kirin Gu. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to activate the Dragon Qi Baptism within two days of the Young Phoenix Gathering.
As I sighed in my heart, the second ink line on the aperture exploring stone became more obvious. The number of nodes on it had reached eight.
In the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, although the number of acupoints on each meridian was different, there were roughly ten. Furthermore, the acupoints in Fengshui were slightly different from TCM. In fact, the number of acupoints on each meridian was indeed ten.
The eight nodes on the second ink line meant that eight acupuncture points had been opened in the second meridian. He was only two more acupuncture points away from becoming a two-meridian Earth Master!
However, just as everyone thought that Zhang Wenfei would reach two meridians, the second ink line suddenly faded. At the same time, the eight nodes didn't change. No new nodes appeared.
After another minute, the second ink line finally disappeared completely. Everyone sighed at the same time, their voices filled with regret.
One meridian and eight acupuncture points … Just two more to open two meridians. It was a huge regret.
When Yang Shilong stood on the platform and officially announced Zhang Wenfei's result, many people's gazes shifted from him to Lu Zhenyang, Zhang Kunlun, and Han Wennan, who were still in a daze.
All the members of the Guangdong branch looked dispirited. Even I felt gloomy.
Zhang Wenfei's biggest wish was to defeat Han Wennan and the other so-called 'geniuses'. He failed in the ranking competition. I thought that he would get what he wanted in the Young Phoenix Gathering, but I didn't think that he would still end up like this.
… Geniuses were geniuses in the end.
After the black-robed old man packed his things and left, the people of the Guangdong branch and I went to congratulate Zhang Wenfei. At the same time, we expressed our regret.
Hearing our sadness, Zhang Wenfei smiled and said, "There's nothing to be regretful about. My goal was to open one meridian. Who knew that I would reach two meridians in the end!
It's even better than my Eldest Shixiong. I'm very satisfied with this result. "
His words surprised me. It seemed that he had recovered from his previous mentality of wanting to compete with Han Wennan no matter what. I was gratified.
After Zhang Wenfei rested for a while, he came over to ask me about the situation.
I smiled wryly and said, "I'm afraid that two days isn't enough. We can only take one step at a time."
Han Wenfei nodded and said, "Don't panic, we have to wait for the safest time to undergo the Dragon Aura Baptism. After all, we won't be leaving immediately after the Young Phoenix Gathering. We just have to hurry before we leave the Metaphysics Association.
I nodded, but my heart was a little gloomy. The Metaphysics Association had treated me as a genius before, but now that Yang Shilong knew about the Kirin gu in my body, everything had changed.
From Yang Shilong's point of view, I was already a dead man. No matter how talented I was, I had no value to the Metaphysics Society.
'No, I still have one last bit of value, which is the true dragon vein in the Fire God Temple.'
After exchanging pleasantries with Zhang Wenfei, the two of us returned our gaze to Han Wennan's group of three, just like everyone else.
Although I was curious about their final outcome, it wasn't as important as stabilizing the dao energy in my body.
I calmed my mind, closed my eyes, and continued to immerse myself in the cultivation of stabilizing my Dao Qi. I only left a bit of my spirit to pay attention to the movements around me.
Out of my expectation, the first one to wake up was Han Wennan!
I thought that Lu Zhenyang, who had the worst talent, had his eyes closed and didn't seem to be waking up.
After being awakened by the surrounding people, I looked at Han Wennan with curiosity. How many meridians could this fellow, who was known as the 'number one of the younger generation', open?
He didn't spend much more time than Zhang Wenfei. From this point of analysis, he should only have about two meridians.
When the black-robed elder in charge of the branch tested him with an aperture exploring stone, the result was similar to my analysis, but I was still shocked.
It wasn't because of his talent, but because his talent … was a little weak!
One meridian and eight acupoints!
Although he took longer than Zhang Wenfei, the final result was the same as Zhang Wenfei's.
Strictly speaking, one meridian and eight acupoints wasn't a bad result even for the Qinling Han family. However, Zhang Kunlun and Lu Zhenyang hadn't woken up yet, and even Zhang Wenfei had reached this level. As the legitimate son of the Qinling Han family, his result was much more mediocre.
The people from the Shaanxi branch obviously thought of this. They didn't even cheer, but their expressions were as gloomy as Han Wennan's.
Correspondingly, although the people from the Henan branch and the Beijing branch did not laugh out loud, both groups of people were beaming with joy, and their faces were filled with unconcealable joy.
At this moment, Zhang Wenfei was also a little emotional. After seeing me wake up, he nodded and sighed, "He's the same as me …"
"Yeah!"
I nodded. "You've probably caught up to him … How about it? Do you suddenly have feelings for Ye Pianpian?"
As soon as I mentioned Ye Pianpian, Zhang Wenfei turned around and glared at me, snappily saying, "You still have the nerve to say that? The two of you are so attached to each other, how could I have feelings for you?
Moreover, you didn't participate in the Young Phoenix Gathering. If you did, we wouldn't have anything to do with it. "
He was quite confident in me.
I casually asked him what to ask. This guy's logic was very simple. He said that I was the strongest among them, so it was natural that I would be the strongest in the Young Phoenix Gathering.
I gave him an example, saying that he couldn't beat Han Wennan before, but now his talent was the same.
Zhang Wenfei was obviously dissatisfied with my example. After a moment of silence, he said, "You're different from us."
He was right, I was indeed different from them. I had five light pillars, how many meridians could I open?
My heart was filled with anticipation.
Two hours after Han Wennan woke up, the sky had already darkened and the lights in the hall were lit up. Zhang Kunlun and Lu Zhenyang finally moved.
This time, the person who woke up surprised me again. Zhang Kunlun was the first to wake up, while Lu Zhenyang was the last!
The black-robed old man in charge of the Henan branch went over to check with an acupoint probing stone and found that Zhang Kunlun had opened two meridians and two acupoints!
He was also the first true two-meridian Earth Master in this Young Phoenix Gathering.
This result was enough for anyone to be proud of, not to mention that he had surpassed the old man and Han Wennan. Zhang Kunlun had no reason to be unhappy.
However, this guy had always been smiling when he reminded Fatty. At this moment, I couldn't tell that he was very happy. He just humbly chatted with the people around him.
After the commotion came to an end, everyone's eyes were fixed on Lu Zhenyang.
Although he was one of the geniuses that everyone knew, no one had believed that he would be the last one. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a dark horse.
At this moment, the people of the capital branch didn't have to worry about anything and couldn't stop smiling. Each of them had a proud expression as they looked at Lu Zhenyang.
In my heart, I felt somewhat gloomy.
This guy wasn't a good person. Moreover, he and I had already become enemies. The higher his talent was, the more dangerous it would be for me in the future.
I had never thought of myself as a bad person, but at this moment, I couldn't help but pray that this guy would wake up soon.
At this moment, the sky was already dark. Ye Pianpian of the previous Young Phoenix Gathering had only lasted until the second day. Looking at Lu Zhenyang's appearance, he was going to break Ye Pianpian's record.
I couldn't understand how such a frivolous and pompous guy could have such great talent.
No matter how I looked at it, Han Wennan and Zhang Kunlun were stronger than him. It didn't make sense.
Zhang Wenfei, who was standing next to me, also wore a displeased expression. He sighed and said, "In the past few years, it's been said in our metaphysics world that some rising clans, such as the Lu family, have surpassed the ancient clans.
At first, I didn't believe it. I thought that the rising clans wouldn't be able to reach the level of the ancient clans without accumulating for a hundred years. But now, it seems that the rising clans have taken away their luck.
After this Young Phoenix Gathering, the Lu family's reputation and status will definitely rise. "
What he said made sense. Although the Young Phoenix Gathering was only a group of young people, no matter how talented they were, their strength had only just reached the acupuncture point realm.
However, this was a sign that foreshadowed the future of these young people in the next few decades. Many things could be seen from the small Young Phoenix Gathering, which families would decline and which families would rise.
Luck is a very strange thing. Many people who believe in science might think that it's nonsense, but a Fengshui Master like me has no doubts about it.
This kind of thing existed objectively. From the geomancer's point of view, luck was innate. It was something that was formed when the three souls gathered in the mother's womb. It was very difficult to change after birth.
And this kind of thing that was difficult to change after birth was called Heaven's Will.
Liu Bang of the Han dynasty and Ming Dynasty's First Emperor. Before these two started their armies, no one dared to predict that they would become Emperors in the future. But when they started from scratch and walked step by step, everyone was dumbfounded.
Looking at their history, one could see all kinds of schemes and schemes. But besides that, everyone had to admit that the two of them were blessed by Heaven's Will.
Perhaps the Lu family's prosperity was also due to Heaven's Will.
Lu Zhenyang was originally an arrogant person. Once he obtained the title of 'Young Phoenix', he would become even more arrogant. Yesterday, he had threatened me in front of everyone. Now, it seemed that he wouldn't let me go.
I closed my eyes and didn't pay attention to his situation. Instead, I tried my best to stabilize the dao energy in my body.
After leaving the Metaphysics Union, if Lu Zhenyang wanted to deal with me, I couldn't afford to offend him. But in the Metaphysics Union, I had nowhere to hide.
Especially at the Young Phoenix Gathering tomorrow, if Lu Zhenyang really wanted to deal with me like he said, I would have to face him head-on.
Dragon Seeking Against Acupoint Sealing … With a difference of one realm, the chances of winning were too low. Even if I had that strange dark green energy, I didn't have much confidence.
I could only hope that I could stall until my dao energy completely stabilized. At that time, I would have a reason to undergo the Dragon Qi Baptism. After the Dragon Qi Baptism, even if I could only open half of my meridians, with that dark green energy, it would be enough to deal with Lu Zhenyang.
Not long after I immersed myself in stabilizing my dao energy, Lu Zhenyang finally moved.
His body slightly swayed and he slowly opened his eyes.
Just like everyone else, when he first woke up, his eyes were filled with confusion. However, when the other members of the branch swarmed over and told him the good news that he was the last one to wake up, this fellow immediately raised his head and laughed. He looked around in high spirits. He first looked at Han Wennan, then turned back to look at me. His eyes were filled with pride, just like a peacock with its tail raised to the sky.
"Han Wennan, I was wondering why you didn't compete with me at the Young Phoenix Gathering. So you already knew that your talent wasn't as good as mine, right?
Haha, one meridian and eight acupoints, the dignified Qinling Han family's legitimate son … Haha, I'm dying of laughter. "
Just like how he had threatened me yesterday, he didn't give Han Wennan any face and arrogantly mocked him in front of the members of the Metaphysics Union.
Han Wennan still looked honest, but his face had darkened. After a long silence, he said in a low and muffled voice, "If you want to compete with me, we'll see what happens at the Young Phoenix Gathering tomorrow."
Compared to the cool "Get lost" from before, Han Wennan was suppressing his anger and his imposing manner was much weaker.
Lu Zhenyang didn't care about him anymore. He turned to me with a sinister smile and said, "And you, Zhou Yi, wash your neck clean and wait for me tomorrow!"
After arrogantly threatening me again, he called the black-clothed old man from the Metaphysics Union over and placed his hand on the acupoint probing stone.
Before his talent was officially tested, I still had a glimmer of hope. But when the two ink lines and five points lit up on the acupoint probing stone, my last glimmer of hope was shattered.
Two meridians and five acupoints!
Two meridians and half, he was already at the quasi-third meridian level. He was only one step behind Ye Pianpian!
In the history of the Metaphysics Union, he would only be ranked second behind Ye Pianpian!
In an instant, the entire venue was filled with deafening cheers. Besides the Shaanxi branch and our Guangdong branch, everyone else who didn't have a grudge against him smiled and cheered loudly.
No one wanted to have a grudge against a quasi-third meridian genius. Moreover, this genius came from the Lu family, which was known as the number one family in Metaphysics!
Even Yang Shilong, who was standing on the rostrum, was flushed. He excitedly announced to the crowd, "Lu Zhenyang of the Beijing branch, quasi-third meridian, this year's Young Phoenix!"