Chapter 55: Integrating Knowledge, Creating a Method
Although Zhang Peng did not understand why an orphan from a village would have such practiced ways of dealing with people, he had already realized one thing: Chen Ming was fundamentally not a fool.
Even if he was somewhat simple and upright, and lacked malicious intent, the schemes of ordinary people would rarely get the better of him. In this way, even if he would not go around scheming against others, he could at least ensure that others would have a much harder time scheming against him.
Since Chen Ming had already shown enough ability, Zhang Peng did not bother forcing him to stay for the full term any longer.
The biggest problem before them now was finding a way to modify the circulation route of Chen Ming's Meditation Method. After that, Zhang Peng would assess Chen Ming's condition before deciding whether to let him obtain his 2nd Spirit Ring.
Generally speaking, it was common knowledge among Spirit Masters that the moment one reached a bottleneck, one should immediately go absorb a Spirit Ring. However, because Chen Ming had received such an enormous boost from opening 2 extra meridians, Zhang Peng could not help wondering whether he might use this opportunity to let Chen Ming open a few more, raising his condition and cultivation speed all at once.
"Teacher, after I obtain my 2nd Spirit Ring, I want to go back to Bing 3 Cave in the Holy Spirit Cult and settle accounts."
"Why?" Zhang Peng did not refuse. He simply asked.
"If I were really just an ordinary Spirit Master who had nowhere else to go, then under those people's exploitation, it would be difficult for me to ever turn my life around. I would probably need several years before I could even hope to escape that kind of oppression."
"The reason I didn't resist before was because my strength was insufficient, and I was worried there were people behind them. As an ordinary Spirit Master, I had to appear low profile and cooperative so they wouldn't regard me as a threat."
"But now my status is different. I am your Disciple. This matter cannot simply be left alone. I still remember this grudge."
"Tsk." Zhang Peng nodded with a strange expression. "Then why wait until after obtaining your 2nd Spirit Ring? If it is revenge, I can help you right now. Any one of my 12 Beast Servants can suppress anyone below the level of a Titled Douluo. You do not need to care too much."
"I want to try taking revenge personally after reaching the rank of Spirit Grandmaster." A trace of challenge appeared in Chen Ming's eyes.
"A Spirit Grandmaster against a Spirit Ancestor, even the weakest Spirit Ancestor is still a Spirit Ancestor, and an Evil Spirit Master Spirit Ancestor at that. Even if one has an Ultimate Spirit, unless it is something with absolute suppressive power like Ultimate Light, Ultimate Sacred, Ultimate Darkness, or Ultimate Evil, it is impossible to fight across 20 levels at this stage."
"Still... fine. Having confidence is a good thing. After all, you are already special enough, and now that you have opened 2 extraordinary meridians, your physical strength is no weaker than that of an ordinary Spirit Elder."
"But all of this must wait until I fully determine your current condition and confirm whether you can continue opening meridians. Whether or not you will obtain your 2nd Spirit Ring now is still uncertain."
"That is true. By the way, Teacher, while opening my meridians, I gained some slight insights. I want to tell you about them and see whether they are correct."
"Go ahead. After all, your teacher is a Super Douluo." Though in truth Zhang Peng understood almost nothing about the extraordinary meridians, he still patted his chest and put on the air of a great expert for the sake of face.
Hearing Zhang Peng say this, Chen Ming paused briefly, then began speaking, combining the insights he had gained while opening his meridians with the knowledge of the Twelve Primary Meridians and the Eight Extraordinary Meridians from both of his lives.
At first, Zhang Peng could still maintain the bearing of a senior expert while listening to Chen Ming. But later, as Chen Ming systematically laid out the theory of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, Zhang Peng's brow gradually furrowed more and more, until his face looked like that of an old man trying to use a spirit tool for the first time.
"The Girdling Meridian, the Penetrating Meridian, the Ren and Du Meridians, plus 2 Yin type and 2 Yang type meridians... this..."
Zhang Peng scratched his head, then closed his eyes and felt the surge of spirit power within his body. As he slightly altered the flow of his spirit power, he repeatedly pressed against various points of his own body.
Half a day later, Zhang Peng discovered a very awkward truth.
"Is my talent really this poor?"
He muttered to himself, his mind in utter confusion. With Chen Ming's example as a guide, Zhang Peng quickly located his Girdling Meridian and Penetrating Meridian. Then, after following the route of his spine for a long time, he also found the Ren and Du Meridians.
But Zhang Peng did not dare casually attempt to open the Girdling Meridian and Penetrating Meridian. As for the Ren and Du Meridians...
To put it simply, if he had not known they were meridians, Zhang Peng would have mistaken them for 2 walls.
He could not force his way through them at all. The moment he tried to stimulate them by brute force, his blood and spirit power immediately showed signs of reversing, and if he mobilized all of his spirit power, he felt he would directly explode on the spot.
He could sense that these 2 meridians were extremely important, extremely powerful, and extremely formidable. If even one of them could be opened, it would be an enormous help to him. Yet Zhang Peng simply could not open them.
It was not that his spirit power was insufficient. Rather, it seemed he still lacked the prerequisite condition required to open them.
If it had not been for Zhang Peng's realm as a Super Douluo, plus Chen Ming's example in front of him, even if he had accidentally discovered these 2 meridians, he would never have thought they were passages meant for circulating spirit power.
"The cycle of the Twelve Primary Meridians is the Lesser Orbit. If the extraordinary meridians are added, then the Meditation Method itself must be fundamentally reworked. But if the Penetrating Meridian governs qi and blood from top to bottom, and the Girdling Meridian binds the longitudinal meridians..."
"Then if the legendary Greater Orbit that never ceases truly exists, it must involve opening all the hidden meridians of the body, then using both the Twelve Primary Meridians and the internal extraordinary meridians to alter the flow of spirit power and achieve an endless cycle."
"If I could reach that realm, then even if I did not become a Limit Douluo, I should at least come close, right?" Zhang Peng's expression carried a trace of excitement.
Over the following few days, Zhang Peng swallowed his pride and went around seeking help from the other Consecrated Elders. After paying the price in promises and favors, he managed to copy down many other Meditation Methods and some special secret techniques.
If not for Zhang Peng's long standing reputation, as well as the relative solidarity among the Consecrated Elders, then even as a Rank 96 Super Douluo, he probably would have been beaten up for this.
After all, he was only the 6th Consecrated Elder. Even excluding Long Xiaoyao, there were at least 4 Consecrated Elders stronger than him.
After making the rounds, Zhang Peng obtained a great number of Meditation Methods and secret techniques. With the help of these accumulated insights, he began checking Chen Ming's condition while also helping confirm the locations of the remaining meridians.
A large number of Meditation Methods were placed before the 2 of them for Chen Ming to study. Yet one of them gave Chen Ming such a great shock that his scalp almost went numb.
"Teacher, what exactly is this? This is... this is the Angel Meditation Method, isn't it?"
Chen Ming stared at the hand copied Meditation Method in front of him, disbelief written all over his face.
.....
[Check Out My Patreon For Advance Chapters On All My Fanfics!]
[[email protected]/Eldryx]