The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 35 I'll fucking beat you up

After Qinghe consolidated her cultivation, Jiang Yuan revealed his plans, which greatly frightened Qinghe.

"Use the Golden and Wooden Needles to unblock the meridians?"

Since entering the path of cultivation, Qinghe has been keenly aware of the differences in physique between cultivators and mortals. If she were to use her true energy to infuse the divine needles to impact her husband's meridians, each strike could be fatal.

Moreover, the human body has many fatal acupoints; even without using internal energy, simply inserting needles can kill a person.

"I have been thinking about this for many years. If this body is indeed unusable, I might as well be reincarnated."

"You make it sound so easy. If I, Cui Qinghe, were to become a widow, I would be all over again."

Qinghe was naturally filled with trepidation; if things didn't go well, she would have to kill her husband with her own hands.

“I was originally a wandering ghost, drifting in that stream for three years. If it weren’t for my wife’s rescue, I might have been scattered long ago.”

Now that things have been said to this extent, there's no question of whether it's possible or not; the only remaining question is how to implement it.

Following Jiang Yuan's instructions, Qinghe removed the toxicity from the Golden Wood Needles and refined them again, making them barely a complete set of Wood Needles.

Afterwards, Qinghe went into seclusion for a few more days to accumulate magical power and adjust her state.

Once Qinghe was ready, Jiangyuan chose an auspicious day to begin clearing her meridians.

Jiang Yuan's primary target is the Ren Water meridian of the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang, which has 67 acupoints on one side and 134 acupoints on both sides. Fortunately, the meridian flows with the time of day, so there is no need to leave the needles in for a long time. The set of Yi Wood Divine Needles is just enough.

To make it easier to identify the acupoints, Jiang Yuan naturally took off his clothes and used a talisman to immobilize himself. Just in case, he also had Qing He use several thornless thorns to bind his hands and feet.

If someone saw this, they might think the young couple was playing some kind of bondage game.

The reason for making it so complicated is that there can be no mistakes when inserting acupuncture needles. Even muscle spasms caused by pain can affect the depth of the needle insertion. As the saying goes, a small difference can lead to a huge error.

Qinghe must perform acupuncture at Shen time (3-5 PM), when the Ren water meridian is active, following the meridian pathways one by one. At the same time, a trace of true qi is introduced through the Yi wood needle to attempt to activate the meridians.

Jiang Yuan was completely imprisoned and motionless, but he could not use drugs to numb his body. He had to keep his body fully awake and endure 134 impacts of true qi from a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator with his mortal body. Each impact was excruciatingly painful.

Jiang Yuan endured it silently without uttering a sound, but Qinghe could tell from his expression and the beads of sweat how much pain he was in.

It took a full hour for the needles to be inserted and removed. Qinghe took the immobilization talisman and put away the thorns. Jiang Yuan collapsed to the ground, convulsing violently, and suddenly vomited several mouthfuls of blood.

Qinghe wept uncontrollably. Her husband endured such cruel torment only to embark on the path of cultivation. He had no choice but to do it.

That evening, Jiang Yuan swallowed half a Rejuvenation Pill, regulated his breathing, meditated, and tried to feel the flow of energy in his meridians, but there was absolutely no reaction.

Jiang Yuan was not disappointed; the chances of success on the first try were extremely slim.

After three days of adjustment, Jiang Yuan attempted to target another meridian, the Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin (specifically the Gui Water meridian).

This meridian has few acupoints, only fifty-four on each side, but it is far more dangerous than the Yang Water Meridian. The kidneys are the foundation of one's innate constitution; if something goes wrong, not only will the meridians not be unblocked, but the very source of life will be permanently damaged.

Having come this far, we are not afraid of death and there is no possibility of retreating.

The Gui Water meridian has a complex path, with acupoints on the chest, the back of the legs, and the soles of the feet. Jiang Yuan was forced to stand still in a running posture, and Qing He used thorns to suspend him in the air to facilitate acupuncture.

Seventy-two needles were enough, but Jiang Yuan wanted to go all out this time, so he instructed Qinghe to leave the needles in for a while to see if the effect would be better.

It was no use. Despite enduring two rounds of torture, neither the Ren water nor the Gui water meridians showed any reaction.

Jiang Yuan had some doubts: was this body really a useless one?
After resting for three more days, I tried to unblock the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and the Geng Metal Meridian.

According to Jiang Yuan's calculations, if Guan Canghai's body possessed a hidden spiritual root, it must be of the water element. His birth chart also indicated a water element, and he even died in water. The reason for attempting the Geng metal vein was that, in the Five Elements theory, metal generates water, and perhaps this could lead to a similar understanding—a last resort, after all.

Whether it was a mistake during the acupuncture or not, after this incident, Jiang Yuan's arms became numb, he couldn't even hold chopsticks, and he lost his sense of smell and couldn't taste food. He was practically half dead.

Even if Jiang Yuan could persist, Qing He couldn't bring herself to do it and spent her days in tears.

"My lord, is there no other way?"

"If you have the cultivation level of Nascent Soul, you can naturally open up my meridians."

How long does it take to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage?

Jiang Yuan stared blankly. "Even the most outstanding talents take at least two hundred years to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. By then, my husband would have long since turned to dust."

This time, Jiang Yuan rested for half a month before recovering. He insisted on undergoing one last meridian clearing procedure. If that didn't work, he would find a place to bury himself.

This time it's the Xin Metal meridian of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin, and we still hope to break through the water meridian.

Qinghe removed the needles, and Jiang Yuan coughed violently for a while before vomiting a pool of blood and losing consciousness.

Having finally seen her husband off with her own hands, Qinghe broke down in tears, crying, "I don't want to live anymore, take me with you!"

After crying for a while, Qinghe suddenly heard a faint sound.

"There are...signs!"

Qinghe quickly composed herself and carefully examined the area with her Rejuvenating Spiritual Eyes, even channeling her true energy into it. It seemed to have some merit, but it was actually the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin, specifically the Gui Water channel.

Qinghe quickly tidied up Jiangyuan, dressed him, and helped him back to bed to rest.

Seven days later, Jiang Yuan officially broke through half of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, opening the acupoint Taixi on his right foot.

In the Gui Water meridian, Taixi acupoint can be considered a useless acupoint, having no special power whatsoever.

Even more critically, Jiang Yuan, a grown man, possessed the Yin Water Meridian, with his acupoint located on the yin side of his right foot—truly the yin within yin. He could manage ice-based magic, but the ice was like a hundred-foot abyss, impossible to grasp.

Jiang Yuan was extremely frustrated. "Damn it! I almost lost my life from needling the Lung Meridian, and now this lunatic has been born!"

He then comforted himself, thinking that no matter what kind of meridian it was, as long as even half of it was open, he could sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and at least he could cultivate.

Qinghe's requirements were even lower; as long as he wasn't dead, that was good enough. She really wanted to throw away that Yi Wood Divine Needle and never use it again.

Jiang Yuan said, "My lady needs to refine a set of Jiamu Divine Needles. If you use both sets together, your medical skills will surely improve."

Qinghe was speechless. Hadn't she tied her hair up enough yet?
Qinghe had no idea how precious this meridian-opening method, which could be implemented at the fifth level of Qi Refining, was.

If this acupuncture technique were to spread throughout the martial arts world, the major sects would inevitably fight each other over it.

Rogue cultivators would cherish it even more. Those without spiritual veins would want to open them, and those with opened spiritual veins would want to expand more acupoints. As long as there was even the slightest possibility, they would kill themselves without any regrets.

After resting for two days, Jiang Yuan resumed his long-awaited cultivation journey.

He was eighteen that year.

When Venus first arrived at Mount Ling in the Western Paradise, he couldn't find any of the Buddha's disciples and was left idle on Mount Ling.

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