Practice starts with skill points.

Chapter 133 Three Yin Meridians of the Foot
"Dragon Catcher."

Taking advantage of the moment when the poisonous fire dissipated, Zhong Lin grabbed the air with his right hand, and his internal energy turned into a hand that was as big as a millstone. He grabbed Ding He with his energy.

Ding He's face changed drastically. He didn't expect that his poisonous fire could be dispelled so easily. Zhong Lin even used some inexplicable martial arts to grab him.

He subconsciously pulled out the recorder from his waist and smashed it towards the powerful hand. The recorder made a sharp and piercing sound as it flew through the air.

boom!
Zhong Lin's Qi-powered hand shook violently, and the recorder in Ding He's hand exploded directly, and he himself was hit by the Qi-powered hand, spurting out a mouthful of blood and falling from the air.

"cut!"

A golden sword light flashed across, Ding He screamed and died on the spot.

Jiang Yuan saw everything in front of him. It was only a moment, and Ding He, who had been so aggressive before, had now turned into a corpse. A top-three warrior died in front of him. The series of methods were breathtaking.

"Senior brother, divine power."

Jiang Yuan's eyes were blazing. He knew that Zhong Lin was very good at refining pills, but he didn't expect that his skills were so powerful and terrifying. A top-three warrior could be killed here so easily by him.

Niu Dali also stepped forward quickly and searched Ding He's body. After a while, he came over with a token.

"Princess, look."

Jiang Yuan reached out to take the token. The token was made of gold with dragon patterns on it and a huge "Wu" character engraved on one side.

Jiang Yuan held the token tightly in his palm and squeezed it into a ball of dough, speaking in a cold tone.

"Jiang Wu..."

Zhong Lin raised his eyebrows. He knew from the name that it was one of Jiang Yuan's prince brothers. It seemed that just like the night attacker last night, they did not want Jiang Yuan to return to Kyoto.

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anger, and said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Senior Brother."

"It's okay. My mission is to escort you back to the capital. This is all within my expectations. I just didn't expect your brothers to be able to hire a third-rank warrior to assassinate you. They are truly all-powerful. I just don't know what other tricks they have up their sleeves."

Warriors of the top three ranks are rare to begin with, and each of them is arrogant. To be hired as an assassin, this prince must have paid a huge price.

Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't think so. These two assassination attempts have made them see clearly your methods. Ordinary assassins are simply no match for you, Senior Brother. Unless they are surrounded by a large army, they don't have that ability yet."

Mobilizing an army of several hundred men last night was already the limit. It was impossible for a large army to surround and kill him. After all, the old emperor was not dead yet, and those old monsters in the royal family were not dead either!

"It's better to do this. Don't disturb me from practicing anymore."

Zhong Lin turned around and walked onto the carriage to continue studying the Shangyang acupoint.

Jiang Yuan threw the "noodle" in his hand and said coldly, "Niu Dali."

"My subordinate is here."

"Cut off this man's head and send it to my good brother as fast as you can."

"……Yes."

Niu Dali lowered his head even more, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

"How long until Kyoto?"

"Princess, at the current rate, we should be there in another month." "A month? Then let them live another month. If they are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. Our blood ties have been completely exhausted by these two assassinations. If you don't want to live, then let them all die."

Jiang Yuan's voice was icy cold, like the dead of winter, without a trace of life.

The convoy soon set off again, and just as Jiang Yuan said, they did not encounter any more assassinations along the way. Zhong Lin was also able to study the acupoints around his body and his skills improved rapidly.

The convoy traveled for half a month, and Zhong Lin completed the practice of the three yang meridians of the hand with the help of "Silk Power".

At this point, all the meridians in the arms were opened, and the internal energy in the dantian was compressed by another 10%.

In the carriage, Zhong Lin opened his palm, and a golden dragon-shaped energy swirled in his palm. The golden dragon was only three inches in size, and its whole body was illusory, with faintly visible pieces of dragon scales emerging.

"At the third level of Inner Breathing, I can release my Qi energy. At the second level of Meridian Opening, I can transform into something physical. Now that I have opened up all the meridians in my arms, the power of my punches, palms, and claws is doubled. This Dragon Subduing Palm is just an ordinary martial art, but I didn't expect it to be so different when performed with the second level of cultivation."

Zhong Lin closed his palms, and with a dragon roar, the golden dragon in his hand dissipated.

"Next, it's time to open up the third level of the Three Yin Meridians of the Foot. The Three Yin Meridians of the Foot include the Spleen Meridian of the Foot Taiyin, the Liver Meridian of the Foot Jueyin, and the Kidney Meridian of the Foot Shaoyin. The meridians connected are even more complex. The Spleen Meridian of the Foot Taiyin alone has forty-two acupoints: Gongsun, Yinbai, Shangqiu, Diji, Xuehai, Chongmen... To fully open up the Three Yin Meridians of the Foot, one hundred and twenty-four acupoints need to be opened."

Thinking of this, Zhong Lin's mouth twitched. This was only the third level. No wonder so many top-three-grade warriors were stuck in this realm.

"The first level only requires twenty-nine acupuncture points, the second level requires sixty-two, and the third level requires one hundred and twenty-four... It really lives up to the saying, 'One level of meridians, one level of heaven!'"

"Luckily, I've mastered the Silkworm Power. Otherwise, I'd have to use my internal energy to gradually tap into the various acupuncture points, just like my master. According to my master, he mastered the internal energy at the age of thirty-five, and it only took him two years to reach perfection. And now, in his seventies, he's still stuck at the Meridian Opening Stage. And that's despite the unlimited supply of Meridian Protection Pills. I wonder how those casual cultivators in the martial arts world cultivate."

Zhong Lin shook his head and smiled bitterly, feeling more and more how difficult it was to practice in the Tongmai Realm.

He slowly stood up and stepped out of the carriage.

It was already noon, and the convoy was parked by the river and people were cooking.

Zhong Lin's sudden getting off the carriage also stunned everyone. You know, apart from normal eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, he never leaves the carriage. And it's not time for dinner yet!
Niu Dali thought Zhong Lin had something to tell him, so he ran forward quickly.

"Greetings, Master Zhong. Is there anything you would like to ask of me?"

He didn't dare to be negligent towards this gentleman. A top-third-grade warrior and a fourth-grade alchemist, these two titles would make people worship him wherever he went.

And the princess also said that even if she was neglected, she could not neglect Zhong Lin.

Looking at Niu Dali's nervous expression, Zhong Lin smiled slightly.

"It's okay. I'm tired from practicing, so I came down to relax. You can do your own thing, don't worry about me."

Niu Dali looked at him strangely. "Tired from practicing?" How could you feel tired from practicing?

In everyone's eyes, Zhong Lin is a martial arts fanatic who hides in the carriage to practice martial arts every day. No wonder he is still a top-third-grade martial artist at such a young age.

"What's ahead?"

Zhong Lin looked at the vague shadow of the city in the distance and asked casually.

"Sir, the city of Linyue is ahead."

(End of this chapter)