Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 308 - 298: Striving for the Ten Meridians Martial Sect
With Fat Cat’s assistance, Chu Hao and his companions quickly entered an iron house without doors or windows, which would normally be impossible to enter or exit.
The figure of Fat Cat appeared, floating in the air, and annoyed the Barbaric Girl as she continuously poked at the bubbles. Fat Cat said, "You’re smart, lad, for choosing to trust me, unlike this ugly woman."
It pointed at Ke Ruoshan.
Ugly woman? Ke Ruoshan’s pretty face immediately twitched. Her looks were ranked top ten in the Spirit Spring Sect, yet now she was being called an ugly woman by a Cat Demon, which enraged her.
But since the true body of Fat Cat was not present, her anger was in vain.
"Sister, don’t take it to heart. I guess this Fat Cat hasn’t spoken to anyone in tens of thousands of years and has probably developed a sickness from holding it in," Chu Hao said to Ke Ruoshan.
"Meow, I am the mighty White Emperor, my status is supremely noble. Do I need to talk to alleviate boredom? Ptui, ptui, ptui!" Fat Cat said unhappily, and regardless of how quietly Chu Hao spoke, there was no corner or sound here that it couldn’t see or hear.
Chu Hao just smiled and said no more, as the Cat Demon was clearly very pretentious yet still cared about face.
"Come, let’s split the loot," Chu Hao said as he took out the lotus pods.
After counting, there were only seventeen seeds. They each took five seeds, and the remaining two were decided to be given to Zhang Tianhua.
The Barbaric Girl had no schemes and no idea of treasuring items. Just think about it, she was the kind of person who would use Purple Crystal Ginseng and Green Water Chicken to make ginseng chicken soup. Could you expect her to cherish treasures?
She peeled off the lotus shell and swallowed the seeds one by one, then smacked her lips, looking like she hadn’t had enough.
Chu Hao and Ke Ruoshan, on the other hand, sat aside, carefully took out a lotus seed each, peeled off the shell, and held the lotus core in their mouths. Instantly, a fresh fragrance filled their mouths, leaving a lingering taste between their teeth.
Chu Hao immediately felt his spirits rise, and his mind became clearer than ever before. The intricacies of Sky Wind Eight Styles’ Six Forms Unified and the Fifth Form of Mad Thunder Sword Technique seemed to be just within his reach, as if unveiling their mysterious veils right in front of him.
It was like looking at flowers in the fog; visible, yet unclear.
He swallowed the lotus core, and a soothing sensation immediately nourished his soul, making him distinctly feel that he was significantly improving in some aspect, but he couldn’t specify exactly what.
The soul, invisible and intangible, yet undoubtedly exists.
Chu Hao didn’t need to open the Flame Furnace to accelerate refining because this didn’t involve energy but a mysterious force that nurtured the soul, resonating like a thundering Tao.
A day and a night later, Chu Hao had digested the first lotus seed.
He hesitated no further, took out another seed, and continued to take it.
Ke Ruoshan did the same, the two of them refining such treasures at exactly the same pace.
Chu Hao couldn’t feel his soul, but he definitely felt his Derivation ability had made significant progress; his thoughts became more agile, his insight increased substantially, and his intuitive ability skyrocketed.
He felt himself nearing Perfection.
Previously, he was like a cup, growing larger as his Realm improved, allowing him to contain more Star Force, boosting his Combat Power. But there was a severe problem— the cup was leaking.
Now, as his soul became replenished, the cup was repaired, reaching a perfect and flawless state.
He was now unreservedly prepared to break through to a higher Realm.
Ten Meridians?
Chu Hao’s heart throbbed. If he could become a Ten Meridians Martial Sect, his Combat Power would increase significantly, and at that time, he might achieve Double Great Perfection, possibly gaining some special abilities.
But under normal circumstances, unblocking a Reverse Meridian required two full months. Was he to meditate here that long?
"Brat, don’t forget you also took a lot of Lotus Pond Water," Fat Cat suddenly appeared again, as if seeing through Chu Hao’s thoughts.
"Lotus Pond Water?" Chu Hao asked, puzzled.
"You think ordinary spring water can sustain the Exotic Heart Lotus?" Fat Cat scoffed, "That’s Earth’s Core Spiritual Spring water, a treasure in itself, easily softening your Meridians. Plus, after tens of thousands of years, the Exotic Heart Lotus also nourishes the Spiritual Spring, naturally enhancing the water’s effects even more."
"Fat Cat, why are you helping us so much?" Chu Hao suddenly asked.
This Cat Demon was unusually caring toward them.
Fat Cat paused then said, "I find you quite appealing, lad, and I see that this girl is a descendant of the Golden Giant Dragon, so I decided to give you a hand. What, you don’t want special treatment? I’m not obliged to help."
"Then be a good cat to the end; get me a wooden barrel," Chu Hao said.
"Brat, I am a future Heavenly Emperor, a person of great importance, and you dare order me around?" Fat Cat said, quite displeased.
"So will you help or not?"
"Meow, just remember this," Fat Cat muttered, and after a while, the steel floor split open, and a wooden barrel appeared abruptly.
Chu Hao poured the water from the Mustard Seed Ring into the barrel and turned to Ke Ruoshan and the Barbaric Girl, "Do you also want to soak? If so, let that Fat Cat fetch two more barrels."
"Meow, I’m not your servant!" Fat Cat immediately protested.
Ke Ruoshan hurriedly shook her head; she could tell that Fat Cat favored them, not because of Chu Hao or the Barbaric Girl, but certainly not because of her. It was best for her to keep a low profile, especially since she had already gained five Exotic Heart Lotuses, which was a huge win.
Besides, she was already a Warrior with her Meridians unblocked, what did she need Earth’s Core Spiritual Spring for?
The Barbaric Girl also shook her head; she practiced Body Cultivation, and the Earth’s Core Spiritual Spring had no effect on her.
"Then you guys go out and walk around; maybe you’ll find something good," Chu Hao paused, then added, "Right, Fat Cat?"
"Pfft, why ask me, do you also want me to help you cheat? That’s not going to happen, I’ve already helped you enough, I can’t break the rules anymore," Fat Cat refused.
"Sister Yun Cai, let’s go out for a walk, it’s better than sitting here watching this guy take a bath," Ke Ruoshan said, covering her mouth with laughter.
"Hmm!" the Barbaric Girl rubbed her belly, looking hungry again.
Under Fat Cat’s control, the two women left the house, leaving Chu Hao alone.
He took off his outer clothes and then stepped into the wooden barrel.
He began to assault the Ten Meridians!
He had reached the peak of the Nine Meridians, and now that his soul was also perfect without flaws, he had the conditions to challenge the Ten Meridians.
The first step was to draw out the tenth Reverse Meridian.
This was the most difficult.
As long as one could draw out the Meridian, breaking through was just a matter of time. But countless people would die without ever being able to draw out the two hidden Proper Veins and the Reverse Meridian, only stopping at the Eight Meridians martial master and Martial Sect.
This was the dividing line between genius and ordinary people, and the Nine and Ten Meridians were what separated a genius from a super genius.
Chu Hao sat cross-legged, motionless, his powerful Divine Sense constantly analyzing his body, searching for the starting point of the last Reverse Meridian.
A day and a night passed, and he had no clues.
Of course, this was the tenth Reverse Meridian, it would be too absurd if it could be aroused so easily.
Chu Hao thought for a moment and took out the Jade Seal from the Mustard Seed Ring.
The patterns on this were mysterious and possessed terrifying great powers.
Maybe, this could help him.
He glanced at the pattern on the Jade Seal and began to attempt to draw out the tenth Reverse Meridian again, images of the patterns lingering in his mind, sketching out endless mysteries.
In his mind appeared a space full of stars, each giant star twinkling, forming a pattern.
Upon closer inspection, it was a human body.
Within the body, numerous Meridians formed by the giant stars became visible, constantly changing in brightness.
Chu Hao compared these star-formed Meridians with the ones inside his body and shockingly found that they matched perfectly with the nineteen Meridians inside him.
The last one.
He focused his mind and in the Star Map, at the corresponding spot for the twentieth Meridian, he searched within himself for the entrance to the tenth Reverse Meridian.
"It should be here," Chu Hao said to himself.
Buzz, he immediately stimulated the Star Force to begin the assault.
Splat!
He spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling a severe pain inside as if all his internal organs had been overturned, extremely uncomfortable.
Was this not the entrance to the tenth Reverse Meridian?
Chu Hao immediately thought of the previous assault on the tenth Proper Vein; it had been the same then, requiring him to find a more precise entrance to the tenth Reverse Meridian, while also needing the resolve to be prepared to face death.
He continuously made fine adjustments, then stimulated the Star Force to continue the assault.
Bit by bit, without rushing.
With the help of the Earth Spirit Spring Water, Chu Hao’s Meridians had become very flexible, much easier to breakthrough. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, just opening an entrance to a Reverse Meridian would take over half a month—who would dare spend so much time confirming that the spot they were assaulting was indeed the entrance to a Reverse Meridian?
Continuing such an assault within the body with Star Force for ten days to half a month, if it were not the entrance to the Reverse Meridian, it would definitely be a dead end.
Three days later, the entrance to the tenth Reverse Meridian was finally opened, and the entire Meridian became faintly visible.
Chu Hao couldn’t help but smile; with this breakthrough, he was like one foot already stepping into the Ten Meridians.
Double Great Perfection, here he comes!
Now that the tenth Reverse Meridian had manifested, he began to accelerate.
Ten percent, twenty percent, thirty percent, forty percent; his speed was incredibly fast, being able to open up one-tenth of this Reverse Meridian each day, and within just ten days, he had completely broken through the tenth Reverse Meridian.
Buzz, Star Force circulated, permeating his entire body.
Chu Hao immediately revealed a look of surprise because with the breakthrough of the tenth Reverse Meridian, the previously isolated nineteen Meridians in his body were linked by this tenth Reverse Meridian, forming a complete loop.
Was this the transformation brought about by the Double Great Perfection?
He lifted his hand and pressed down fiercely with his palm, thump, this palm strike hit the iron wall, shaking the entire house with a buzzing tremor.
Five times, an entire fivefold increase in strength!
