After the acupoints and meridians were opened, the original Dao Qi wouldn't decrease, but it would be compressed into a denser liquid Dao Qi that would slowly circulate through the opened acupoints and meridians.
At this stage, even if a Fengshui Master didn't cultivate, the liquid Dao Qi would automatically circulate in the body. It would circulate through the acupoints and meridians in about two hours, causing the Dao Qi to grow. Fengshui Masters called this process' one cycle '.
No matter how many meridians were opened, the duration of one cycle was fixed. It was just that the more meridians were opened, the more Dao Qi would grow.
This was the reason why the number of meridians opened was considered talent. In the same cycle, a three meridian Earth Master like Ye Pianpian would grow three times faster than a one meridian Earth Master like Xu Shuxing and six times faster than a half meridian Earth Master.
If this continued, Ye Pianpian would naturally leave the other one meridian and half meridian Earth Masters far behind her.
After waking up from my coma, I felt that the Dao Qi in my body had grown greatly. The process of the Dragon Aura Baptism was the Dao Qi charging through the acupoints and meridians. It could be considered the first cycle of the Pressure Point Realm.
My Dao Qi had grown so much in one cycle. I would need to open at least three or four meridians to achieve such an effect, right?
That was why I didn't care about Lu Zhenyang's smile. I also didn't care about how long I was unconscious. Everything depended on the results.
Before I could speak, Yang Shilong looked deeply at me and said, "Talent beyond one meridian cannot be seen with the naked eye. You need to use an acupoint probing stone."
After he said that, Dan Feng nodded slightly, as though he didn't know whether to agree or not.
Very quickly, a black-robed elder brought over the acupoint probing stone that I had seen before and placed it in front of me.
Because I had seen others use acupoint probing stones before, I didn't need the black-robed elder's reminder. I immediately placed my left hand on the stone.
As I had expected, the first complete ink line appeared on the Aperture Exploring Stone almost instantaneously.
"The first ink line appeared so quickly. He probably has at least half a two meridian talent …"
"That's right. After all, his Dragon Aura Baptism lasted from noon to night. It took him about eight to ten hours. Although he's not as good as Zhang Wenfei and Han Wennan, it's not strange for him to reach the half a two meridian realm … It's just that he's still far away from opening two meridians. It's basically impossible."
Everyone's gazes were fixed on me as they started to discuss among themselves.
Through their words, I found out that I had been unconscious for only eight to ten hours. It really wasn't much, but I didn't mind.
Compared to the time, I trusted my own feelings more.
Less than a second after the first ink line appeared, the shadow of the second ink line appeared.
Moreover, this second ink line was no different from the first one. It was also a complete ink line that turned from faint to thick and completely emerged.
"This!"
There wasn't just one person who opened their eyes wide. Even Yang Shilong and Dan Feng couldn't help but look at me.
In the distance, Lu Zhenyang, who was recuperating on a chair with a look of disdain, withdrew the smile on his face and was replaced with shock.
"The complete appearance of the second ink line means that he has at least two meridians, perhaps even three!"
The person who had just said that it was impossible to reach two meridians instantly changed his words and said excitedly to the person beside him.
My heart, however, was unperturbed, as I knew that this was far from my limit.
The ten nodes on the ink line slightly trembled. After the second ink line appeared, a thin shadow appeared above the first two ink lines...
Like the previous two ink lines, this ink line was also the first to be revealed as a slender black line instead of the small nodes above it.
This meant that the third ink line was very likely to be completely formed!
Everyone in the venue was excited. Once this ink line was formed, it meant that he had three meridians!
The historical record of the Young Phoenix Gathering was three meridians, and it was Ye Pianpian from the previous gathering.
"Could it be that there will be two consecutive Young Phoenix Gatherings with three meridians?
This... "
"It might not necessarily be three meridians. Look at how fast this ink line appeared. Perhaps... perhaps it will be four meridians!
Heavens, how is this possible? "
At this moment, apart from Lu Zhenyang, everyone let go of their prejudices. They were excited that they were about to witness the history of the Metaphysics Association. Their eyes shone as they stared at the Aperture Exploring Stone. They didn't even dare to blink, afraid that they would miss something.
Even I was excited. One meridian and two meridians were fine, but now it was possible for it to be three meridians!
I thought about Ye Pianpian, a three meridian Earth Master, who had advanced to Glory of Knowledge in a short three years. Furthermore, she was appointed as the Vice President of the Metaphysics Association. If I could also reach three meridians, wouldn't that mean that I would also be able to reach such heights?
Also, the two Vice Presidents of the Metaphysics Association had thrown me out to avoid offending Lu Zhenyang... Did they regret it now?
I raised my head to look at Yang Shilong and Dan Feng. Coincidentally, they were also looking in my direction. When our eyes met, Yang Shilong awkwardly looked away. However, Dan Feng, who had been ignoring me, smiled at me. His smile seemed to be fawning over me.
As expected of the Vice President of the Metaphysics Association. He really... knew when to yield and when to stand tall.
When I lowered my head again, the third ink line was already more than halfway formed. The ten nodes on it were completely formed.
This meant that opening three meridians wouldn't be a problem!
Lu Zhenyang only had two meridians and five meridians, while I had three meridians. Just as I had thought, the title of Young Phoenix was about to change hands.
Lu Zhenyang had already slumped on the chair. He stared at the Acupoint Exploring Stone under my hand. His eyes were about to spit fire.
However, I didn't have the time to care about his feelings. Compared to the grudge between us, my talent was naturally more important. My heart was beating rapidly as I waited for the next movement of the Acupoint Exploring Stone.
Three ink lines had already appeared. Would there be another one?
This was the question in my heart. It was also the question in the hearts of all the Fengshui masters present.
From the history of Fengshui masters, a three meridian Earth Master was almost the peak that a Fengshui master could reach.
According to the records, Eternal Spring Zhenren, Qiu Chuji, the famous Fengshui master of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Bowen, and the others had already opened three meridians at this stage!
Looking further up, only those who had opened four meridians were true masters, such as Zhang Daoling and Three Reeds Supreme.
After the last recorded four meridians Earth Master, Chen Tuan, there were no more records of four meridians Earth Masters in the world of Metaphysics. The highest record was only three meridians, like Ye Pianpian.
This seemed to have become a boundary. In the past few hundred years, there were definitely many geniuses in the world of Metaphysics. However, they were only three meridians at most. Not even three meridians and one acupoint had appeared.
Today, would we witness the appearance of a genius that surpassed three meridians?
Everyone was excitedly thinking about this possibility.
Finally, after the third ink line had completely stabilized, under everyone's gaze, a small dot suddenly appeared in the blank space above the three ink lines.
"There's movement!
There's movement! "
This time, the one who shouted was Vice President Dan Feng. It was hard to imagine that he, who had a gloomy expression before, would lose his composure like this.
Although the black dot appeared on the stone wall, it seemed to carry a black aura around it. It drifted in spirals in all directions, forming an extremely faint ink line. As the ink line extended, the second small node also slowly appeared, repeating the scene from before.
This fourth ink line was completely different from the previous three. It did not appear in one go, but instead, a small node brought out a line, and this line brought out the next small node.
"The ink line did not appear directly. I'm afraid it's a four meridians …" Someone could not help but say in disappointment.
However, someone immediately retorted, "There has never been a record of three and a half meridians in history. All the three meridians Earth Masters have never had an extra acupoint. As for those Earth Masters who surpassed three meridians, they all had four meridians!"
This person was right. There were indeed no three and a half meridians in history, nor were there any quasi four meridians.
After reaching three meridians, the connection between the meridians and acupoints became very strange. It seemed to be different from before.
However, in the thousands of years of civilization, the number of Earth Masters with three meridians and above was very few. No one had the opportunity to research this problem.
Some people were discussing, but even more people were staring at me. In the end, five small nodes appeared on the fourth ink line. Along with them, five short ink lines also appeared.
After reaching this step, the last extended ink line stopped moving, and the sixth node was not produced.
This … is it over?
Three and five meridians?
Quasi four meridians?
I shook my head. It was clearly not three and five meridians!
If there were no complete meridians, the ink line would not appear. However, the fourth ink line on the aperture exploring stone was thick and full. It was exactly the same as the previous three ink lines.
However, the problem was, why were there only five small nodes?
Everyone looked at each other and waited for a few more minutes. After there was still no movement on the aperture exploring stone, Vice President Dan Feng was the first to announce excitedly, "Zhou Yi of the Guangdong branch is tested to have an apex four meridians!"
There was an uproar in the venue. All the Fengshui Masters discussed excitedly. After a few minutes, someone asked, "President Dan, the ink line only showed three and five meridians. Why did you announce that Zhou Yi has four meridians?"
Dan Feng chuckled and stroked the non-existent beard on his chin. He said with a smile, "You may not know this, but according to the records of the Absolute Metaphysics Society, above three meridians, even if only one acupoint is opened, it will be a complete meridian. It can be called a four meridian.
This can be seen from the strange phenomenon on the aperture exploring stone. When the first acupoint was opened, the ink line had already formed.
As long as the ink line is formed on the aperture exploring stone, it will be a complete meridian.
Therefore, there are no records of three and a half meridians in history. Beyond three meridians, it will be four meridians! "
After listening to his explanation, everyone, including me, suddenly understood. However, someone immediately asked, "Then, why did President Dan say that Zhou Yi's talent is at the peak of four meridians?"
Dan Feng's face didn't look gloomy at all. He still smiled and answered questions. "Although there are eight meridians, in the metaphysics world, four meridians is the extreme. Reaching four meridians is the peak of talent. In the past, Zhang Daoling, the Taoist grandmaster who founded Dragon Tiger Mountain, had a talent of four meridians. Therefore, four meridians is the peak."
"Peak!"
Just from these two words, one could see what four meridians meant in the metaphysics world.
Everyone looked at me enviously. Although I was excited, there was always a trace of doubt.
I wasn't very clear about the things that President Dan Feng had explained before, but even after knowing it now, I still felt that … what he said seemed wrong!
If four meridians was the peak, then why did I feel that there were more than four meridians opened in my body?
Previously, after guiding the Dao Qi into the eight meridians, although I immediately fainted, before I fainted, I still felt that the Dao Qi in the eight meridians and the strange dark green energy had separated from each other. The two were attacking different acupoints.
When I used the aperture exploring stone to test, I placed my hand on it. The Dao Qi in my body immediately fluctuated, but the dark green energy didn't move.