Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter Sixty-Four: Above the Meridian Opening

"I once assisted the Xuanjia Guard in slaying a demon. The captain of the Xuanjia Guard was a peak martial artist with strength throughout his body and mastery of meridians. At that time, he used his strength to forcefully disperse the yin energy on the demon and then killed it!"

At this moment, Bai Sanren's face was filled with longing for the martial arts master of the Meridian Opening stage.

"The Yin Qi Body Protection is a product of highly condensed Yin Qi, and the internal strength is also generated by the extreme compression of Qi and blood. Therefore, the Yin Qi Body Protection on Yin creatures and demons is similar to the internal strength protection of martial artists in the Meridian Opening stage. Both are a kind of power to resist external attacks."

"However, Yin Qi protection is easier to generate. Even Yin beings with the strength of the Bone Refining stage can generate Yin Qi protection. In contrast, internal energy protection can only appear in martial artists at the late Meridian Opening stage. "But in any case, internal energy and Yin energy can cancel each other out. Therefore, as long as one becomes a martial artist at the Meridian Opening stage, without needing talismans or consuming blood circulation, having enough internal energy to consume the outer layer of Yin Qi will be able to break through the Yin Qi protection."

"These are all things that the lord of the Xuanjia Guard told me. At the time, he had high hopes for me and encouraged me to break through again..."

Bai Sanren's tone was full of bitterness.

"Sigh, let's not dwell on the past... Let's go to the general store and buy some groceries."

"Young man Han, it's one thing to buy some tinderboxes, but why did you also buy some kerosene?"

Inside the Treasure Pavilion, Bai Sanren asked, puzzled.

"Because the big guy is a big idiot!"

Qianxue said with a giggle.

"I feel that flames can consume Yin energy..." Han Yi thought back to when he attacked the "Giant Spider with Human Face" with his homemade "Molotov cocktail". Although it did not cause any damage, the Yin energy seemed to have melted away a bit.

"Someone has indeed tested your idea before, but it didn't work!"

Bai Sanren shook his head: "Flames can indeed consume Yin energy. Leaving aside demons for now, most Yin creatures without Yin energy to protect them are weak and can be dealt with by the martial artist's own strength. There's no need for that."

"And the yin creatures protected by yin energy are not made of wood. Although they have no consciousness, they will instinctively dodge when they see a big fire, so they don't consume much yin energy at all."

"On the contrary, the martial artists will be hampered by the fire and unable to attack!"

"Senior, there's no need to say more. I have my own purpose."

Han Yi thought to himself, "I don't just set fires. As long as the 'Molotov cocktail' hits, the rags and pottery shards will burn like a bone-deep infection!"

However, this kind of thing is too big, too inconvenient, and too easy to dodge. It's fine for dealing with mindless evil spirits, but it's not so good for dealing with martial artists.

Otherwise, Han Yi would have already been charged with arson from another world.

The three of them busied themselves and bought quite a few things at the Treasure Pavilion.

Of course, Han Yi paid for it this time, getting two valuable talismans for free. He would feel bad if someone else had to pay for some miscellaneous items.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Bai Sanren looked at the sky and frowned.

I spent half a day lingering in the Strange Affairs Room, plus the time spent purchasing supplies at the Treasure Pavilion.

"Young Han, it's getting late. Let's set off again tomorrow."

Han Yi also looked at the sky. The sun had moved westward, noon was over, and it was already afternoon.

"Generally speaking, noon is the time when the yang energy in the world is strongest. Although it is only just past noon now, it will be quite late when we arrive at Dazhuang Village!"

"How about this, we'll set off first thing tomorrow morning. Where are you staying?"

Before Han Yi could speak, Bai Sanren made his decision.

"Okay... I'll stay at Fulinlou in Yuqingfang for now."

Bai Sanren's advanced age is indeed not in vain; he seems to be even more steady than me!

It seems I still have a lot to learn from these senior colleagues...

"That's perfect, we're just about to set off from the West Gate!" Bai Sanren's eyes lit up. "Will you wait for us at Fulinlou tomorrow morning?"

Han Yi nodded repeatedly in agreement. He was about to say goodbye when he suddenly remembered something that had been bothering him for a while.

"Senior, I have a question. Are there any talismans from the Extraordinary Affairs Bureau that can be used on martial artists?"

Bai Sanren's movement of pulling Qianxue away suddenly stopped.

His expression was strange as he slowly asked, "Why did you suddenly think of this question?"

"I advise you, young man, if you want to increase your strength, just focus on your cultivation. Don't get your hands on this!"

"No, no, I've always been kind to others. I even pray before eating meat. I was just curious..."

Han Yi chuckled and brushed it off.

But to be honest, he did have this idea. If he could have the so-called "Diamond Talisman" from cultivation novels, he could slap it on himself before a battle, then carry the Xuan Tie Sword and charge into the crowd. Wouldn't that be a proper humanoid mecha? Wouldn't that be wonderful!

"As far as I know, there is a special institution in the Department of Extraordinary Affairs called the Secret Arts Pavilion. The talismans are specially made by the secret arts masters in the Secret Arts Pavilion to target demons. I have lived for a long time and have never seen a talisman that can be used on a martial artist."

"Besides, Han boy, you should know that, putting aside the fact that activating the talisman requires a lot of blood and energy,..."

"Talismans are merely items specially developed by the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs for low-level martial artists to deal with demons and evil spirits. For martial artists in the Meridian Opening stage, they are nothing more than a trivial trick..."

"Not to mention that above the Meridian Opening stage, there is the legendary Grandmaster realm. It is said that such godlike figures possess invisible sword energy, capable of injuring people with even a plucked leaf or a flying flower..."

"Once you have that kind of strength, why bother with these underhanded tricks!"

"The path of the martial artist is the true path; all other paths are mere minor ones!"

Bai Sanren's words stirred Han Yi's blood.

In the Great Xuan Dynasty, refining the skin, bones, and blood was merely a foundational stage for martial arts practitioners, collectively known as the 'Body Tempering Period'!

According to the visualization diagram, one can use qi and blood to break through the blocked meridians and condense a trace of strength, thus becoming a 'Martial Master'!

However, becoming a martial arts master is only the first step on the path of a martial artist. Only by becoming a martial arts master can one be considered a true martial artist.

After opening the meridians, the power opens up the eight extraordinary meridians and twelve regular meridians, and finally the power covers the whole body... then one becomes a grandmaster!

Grandmasters possess an even more extraordinary power; the ability to regenerate severed limbs and transmit sound to the ear is merely the most basic skill of a grandmaster!

Bai Sanren's understanding of the Grandmaster realm was merely hearsay, but it wasn't hard to detect the longing in his tone...

After all, for most people, opening the meridians is an insurmountable barrier that they can hardly overcome in their entire lives!