Cultivation Begins with Skill Points-Chapter 156: Seven Levels of Meridian Unblocking

Hai Ming Mei stood up and bowed deeply to Zhong Lin.

"Nephew Zhong, I, as your uncle, on behalf of the hundred thousand citizens of Black Mountain County, sincerely request your assistance. Please uphold justice and eliminate that One Strike Sky. The people of Black Mountain County will forever remember your great kindness."

Zhong Lin put down the wine cup in his hand, squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at Hai Ming Mei with an expressionless face, saying nothing. The entire living room instantly became silent.

County Magistrate Du and arrest officer Xue hurriedly stood up, enduring their drunkenness, and withdrew to the side.

After a moment, Zhong Lin suddenly laughed heartily and casually said, "Uncle’s manner... this way, it seems I must take action."

Zhong Lin’s lighthearted words made Hai Ming Mei suddenly realize what had happened. The intoxication fled his mind mostly out of fear, his face turned pale, and a fine layer of cold sweat rose on his back.

"Nephew... Nephew Zhong, don’t misunderstand, I didn’t mean it like that. What I meant was..."

"Uncle, don’t worry. I also came from this county town. Now that Black Mountain County has such a person who indiscriminately kills innocents, I naturally will not sit idly by. Well then, today’s feast ends here! I’m leaving now."

After saying this, Zhong Lin stood up and strode out of the room.

After Zhong Lin had walked far away, Hai Ming Mei collapsed to the ground, muttering, "It’s over, it’s over."

After speaking, he heavily slapped his own face several times, a look of deep regret on his face.

"Sir, sir!"

Xue, the arrest officer, and the others hurried forward to assist, but were all brushed aside by Hai Ming Mei.

"Get out, all of you get out."

Hai Ming Mei shouted angrily, and the three of them awkwardly left the room.

"County Magistrate Du, Chief Clerk Zhang, what just happened exactly? Why did young master Zhong suddenly leave? Why was the County Lord so out of sorts?"

Chief arrest officer Xue looked perplexed, still unable to understand. Clearly, just moments before, they were toasting and laughing, so how did everything change in the blink of an eye?

County Magistrate Du and Chief Clerk Zhang exchanged glances, then each sighed, shaking their heads.

"The County Lord drank too much! What a pity."

"Indeed, it was the drink, or rather, a mental state that hadn’t adapted."

"Hey! Enough with the riddles, you two! I might not be the sharpest, but I know how to use my fists."

Chief arrest officer Xue’s face flushed with anger, suggesting that he might really resort to force if they didn’t explain.

"Rude martial artist."

The two looked at Chief arrest officer Xue disdainfully, but didn’t dare to continue leaving him in the dark, or else the crude martial artist might indeed act.

"You explain it."

County Magistrate Du took a deep breath and said, "You saw it yourself, the County Lord wants to seek the help of young master Zhong, to get rid of One Strike Immortal."

"Yes, and I didn’t see anything wrong with that!"

"No problem? That’s a huge problem. Let me ask you, if you were the County Lord, how would you seek help?"

Chief arrest officer Xue pondered for a moment, somewhat unsure of himself, "Just ask directly? Or invite him with benefits?"

"The problem lies here. That’s the right way to ask for help. The County Lord might have been in Black Mountain County for too long, causing inertia in his thinking, attempting to exert influence as usual, standing on a moral high ground to force others. If it were an ordinary martial artist, maybe it would work, driven by passion to fight. But young master Zhong is not only an upper third-grade martial artist but also a fourth-grade alchemist, a true disciple of the Sword Cauldron Sect, how could he act so unwisely?"

"Martial artists have always revered power and are inherently proud, especially when young master Zhong is among the best. The County Lord trying to be clever has probably offended young master Zhong."

County Magistrate Du sighed and said.

"Huh?"

Chief arrest officer Xue was taken aback by County Magistrate Du’s explanation, a sense of familiarity inexplicably welling up in his heart.

Approximately... it seems... that’s how the County Lord often spoke to him.

As Zhong Lin walked out of the County Government, he glanced back, his gaze full of mockery: "No wonder the younger brother of the Family Head of the prestigious Tianyang Mei family would be demoted to Black Mountain County as a County Lord. To think I would be swayed by youthful impulsiveness, easily beguiled?"

"Uncle Yu and old man Xu will be living under Black Mountain County’s jurisdiction in the future. There’s no harm in getting rid of One Strike Sky. Had you approached me normally, I would have taken action even without a word. But to try and exert pressure and morally manipulate me? Heh heh."

He shook his head and walked towards old man Xu’s home. Night had already fallen, and Zhong Lin had promised old man Xu to rest at his place.

By now it was late at night, but old man Xu’s house was still lit.

"Why are you back so late?"

Old man Xu put down the medical book in his hand and grumbled discontentedly at Zhong Lin, who appeared at the door. novelbuddy.cσ๓

"I made you some sobering soup, go help yourself."

"How did you know I drank?" Zhong Lin asked curiously.

"Nonsense, coming back so late, what else could you be doing but drinking? Even if you were visiting the pleasure quarters, you’d inevitably drink."

Zhong Lin raised his thumb, "You really are experienced, seems like you go there often, huh!"

Old man Xu’s face reddened with embarrassment as he swung the book in his hand as if to throw it at Zhong Lin.

Zhong Lin laughed heartily and quickly left for the kitchen.

With Zhong Lin’s cultivation in Qi Cultivation, such a small amount of alcohol could be completely dissolved by circulating his inner breath. However, he did not refuse the sobering soup, as it was a gesture from the old man, and how could he reject such kindness?

When Zhong Lin came back from the kitchen, old man Xu had already gone to bed earlier, unable to stay up due to his age. It was already quite a feat for him to have stayed up until now.

Zhong Lin also returned to his room, sat cross-legged, faced his palms upward, and began cultivating by circulating his inner breath.

"Still three acupoints short, tonight I’ll break through the Yin Wei Meridian once and for all."

The seventh level of the Meridian Passage Realm is to connect the Eight Extraordinary Meridians’ Yin Wei Meridian, a path consisting of only sixteen acupoints, but each one is a major acupoint on the human body.

Lianquan, Tian Tu, Qimen, Fu Ai, Fu She...

He could clearly feel the enhancement of his inner breath each time he opened up an acupoint.

On his journey, only the Zhuping, Chongmen, and Dahuang acupoints remained closed, and tonight he planned to open up these three acupoints to complete the seventh level of the Meridian Passage Realm cultivation.

With a thought, his inner breath turned into Silkworm Silk Strength, slowly advancing towards the Chongmen Acupoint under Zhong Lin’s guidance.

An hour later, with a wave of Zhong Lin’s breath, the acupoint opened up, and a massive flow of inner breath rushed in, nourishing the meridians and stabilizing the acupoints.

After a short rest, Zhong Lin continued to advance toward the next acupoint.

As the first rays of dawn appeared in the east, a powerful aura suddenly burst forth from Zhong Lin, creating a windstorm inside the room and sending tables, chairs, and benches flying, producing crashing sounds.

Zhong Lin abruptly opened his eyes, a bright gleam appeared and quickly faded from his gaze.

Feeling his significantly enhanced inner breath returning to his Dantian, a hint of joy appeared on Zhong Lin’s face.

"The seventh level of the Meridian Passage Realm... accomplished."