The First Venerable of All Paths

"Brother, you'll heal Manman, right?"

Manman lay on the bed, her little hands nervously pressed against her belly, her big, watery eyes looking at Fang Xuan.

She was very nervous.

"I promise you, I will."

Looking into those bright eyes, Fang Xuan nodded emphatically.

"Okay, then Manman trusts you."

Fang Xuan said softly, "It might hurt a little, please bear with it."

"Don't be afraid, Manman!"

Manman turned her head and glanced at her mother, whose hands were clenched tightly with nervousness. She gritted her teeth and said, "Manman wants to become a martial artist, to become strong, and to protect her mother."

Lu Zhao's heart melted instantly; she turned her head away, her body trembling.

"Your brother believes in you too."

Fang Xuan smiled slightly, then put two fingers together and gently touched Manman's brow.

The power of the divine soul surged forth, sealing off Manman's divine consciousness.

Soon, Manman fell into a deep sleep.

"Madam Lu, Steward Xiao, whoever it is, please don't disturb me later."

Fang Xuan looked at Xiao Jinyu and the other person, and said in a serious tone, "This is very important."

"Brother Fang Xuan, you can rest assured!"

Lu Zhao suppressed his emotions and solemnly assured, "Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, he wouldn't be able to step into this room!"

Although she is not a martial artist, it does not mean that she lacks the means to deal with martial artists.

Otherwise, how could she, a woman, manage such a large business guild?

Without saying a word, Xiao Jinyu stood at the door, demonstrating her attitude through her actions.

Fang Xuan focused his attention on Manman.

The inherited memories of both the Dan Ding Empress and the Hun Meng Empress contain records of the spellcasting and breaking methods for sealing the Spirit Veins.

Therefore, this is not difficult for Fang Xuan to decipher.

"Seven gates sealed, nine orifices severed!"

Fang Xuan closed his eyes slightly, and the method to break the seal on the Spirit Veins appeared in his mind.

A short while later, Fang Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

He raised two fingers together, and flames appeared at the tips of his fingers, condensing into needles, which he then used to directly strike several acupoints on Manman's body.

Tianling, Zifu, Tanzhong, Qihai...

Each time a spot was touched, Manman, fast asleep, would let out a muffled groan, her delicate little face revealing intense pleasure.

The suppressed, painful sounds made Lu Zhao's heart ache.

But she remembered Fang Xuan's warning and forcefully suppressed the urge to stop him.

To avoid disturbing Fang Xuan, Lu Zhao turned around, clasped his hands together, and muttered prayers for his daughter.

Soon, a thin wisp of golden-red flame remained on each of the nine acupoints on Manman's body.

Fang Xuan quickly formed hand seals, his ten fingers dancing like butterflies flitting among flowers.

He drew the flames into lines of fire, as thin as hair, which intertwined into a net.

"Divine Fire Seal, seal the Qi Sea!"

Fang Xuan sneered inwardly and pressed the hand seal directly onto Manman's dantian.

Within his body, the power of the primordial chaos surged into Manman's body along the hand seals.

"Well!"

Manman's body trembled violently, her small frame contorting in pain.

"Manman, hold back!"

Fang Xuan's eyes sharpened as he manipulated the Undying Phoenix Flame and the Chaos Origin, cautiously approaching Manman's Qi Sea.

The once vibrant Qi Sea is now like a parched desert, devoid of any sign of life.

However, Fang Xuan "saw" with his divine soul power that in Manman's sea of ​​qi, countless black threads were intertwined, sealing her sea of ​​qi.

The once-full dantian was now dull and lifeless.

"Break it!"

Fang Xuan changed his hand seals again, and strands of golden-red flames began to cover the black threads, burning them.

Even though Fang Xuan deliberately controlled the power of the Undying Phoenix Flame, it was still impossible for an ordinary five or six-year-old child to withstand it.

The already severely damaged Qi Sea Dantian began to teeter on the brink of collapse.

Fortunately, at this moment, Fang Xuan's Chaos Origin Power played a crucial role.

They began to repair Manman's Qi Sea, providing it with a continuous source of power.

As the black threads were burned away by the Undying Phoenix Flame, Manman's dantian gained a bit more vitality.

"Snap!"

A cracking sound, audible only to Fang Xuan, rang out.

After an unknown amount of time, a wisp of black energy shot out from Manman's dantian, completely refining the black threads in her dantian.

But at this moment, Manman's little face was as pale as paper, looking extremely frightening.

Fang Xuan quickly took out a pill and gave it to Manman.

The first step has been completed.

Next, we need to clear the blocked meridians.

Only in this way can the sealing of the spirit meridians be completely broken.

"Bang! Bang!"

Just then, the room suddenly began to shake violently.

It felt like someone was attacking the talisman barrier from the outside.

Fang Xuan suddenly turned his head to look outside, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Madam, it's getting late, we should head back!"

Outside the door came Yu Cheng's repulsive voice.

Lu Zhao's body trembled violently, his eyes filled with an unyielding frost.

"Are you all in such a hurry?"

A chilling smile curled at the corner of her lips, sending shivers down one's spine.

Lu Zhao took out an exquisite purse and solemnly opened it.

A cyan jade pendant slipped out and lay quietly in Lu Zhao's palm.

He bit his fingertip and squeezed a drop of blood onto the jade pendant.

"Buzz!"

The jade pendant shone with a bluish light.

Fang Xuan felt an extremely terrifying force sweeping towards the outside of the door.

"what!"

There was a piercing scream, followed by the sound of something heavy falling to the ground, and then everything returned to silence.

"Cough cough."

Lu Zhao coughed violently, his face turning pale.

She put the jade pendant into her purse, carefully placing it close to her body, before saying to Fang Xuan, "Brother Fang Xuan, let's continue."

"good!"

Fang Xuan glanced deeply at Lu Zhao's chest, then realized that his behavior was too offensive, so he quickly looked away and continued to clear Manman's meridians.

Unblocking the martial meridians was much more troublesome than Fang Xuan had imagined.

Because he needed to ensure that he could dissolve all the sealing forces within Manman's meridians without damaging them.

This is an extremely energy-consuming project.

Thanks to Lu Zhao's earlier intervention, no one bothered them anymore.

Therefore, three days later, Fang Xuan successfully cleared all the meridians in Manman's body without any major incidents.

"call!"

Fang Xuan withdrew his hands, and a bright smile appeared on his pale face.

"Brother Fang Xuan, how...how is it?"

Lu Zhao rushed forward immediately, his voice trembling, his face full of anticipation.

"I have successfully completed my mission."

Fang Xuan's voice was a little hoarse as he said, "With a period of recuperation, Manman will be able to return to the path of martial arts."

"real?"

Lu Zhao raised his voice, then bowed deeply: "Brother Fang Xuan, I cannot express my gratitude enough. I, Lu Zhao, will remember this kindness!"

Fang Xuan did not move aside.

He simply didn't have the strength left.

"Although Manman's sealed meridians have been lifted, she has consumed too much of her vital energy and will need careful recuperation in the future."

Fang Xuan cautioned, "If you rashly begin cultivation, it might backfire."

"Okay, I've got it."

Lu Zhao wiped his eyes, his excitement beyond words.

"Brother Fang Xuan, this is the map of that cave we agreed on before. It's yours now."

Lu Zhao then took out another animal hide from his person and handed it to Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan confirmed that it was indeed a fragment of the map of the Azure Lotus Secret Realm.

In this way, he now has a total of three fragments of the map on him.

Fang Xuan took the map but did not look at it.

With her daughter's problem resolved, Lu Zhao's mood improved significantly.

She spoke first, "Brother Fang Xuan, you're going to explore this cave next, right?"

Fang Xuan didn't hide anything and said, "That's right."

"Then I must remind you, you must be extra careful on this trip."

Lu Zhao said, "To be honest, these two fragments of the cave map were passed down from my ancestors, and many people have their eyes on them."

Fang Xuan asked, "Including that Steward Yu?"

"he?"

Lu Zhao scoffed and said, "To put it bluntly, Yu Cheng is nothing more than a dog of the Lu family. He just found a good backer and now he doesn't respect me, his master."

Fang Xuan declined to comment further on this.

"Do you know who's behind Yu Cheng?"

"Could it be Nangong Xingyu?"

Before Fang Xuan could speak, Xiao Jinyu took over the conversation.

Fang Xuan was taken aback.

How did this matter get involved with Nangong Xingyu again?

"good."

Lu Zhao did not deny it, and said, "Although the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce was founded by my Lu family ancestor, it has become a large organization with all sorts of people. Especially when it came to my generation, because I was unable to cultivate, there were many dissatisfactions within the Chamber of Commerce. If it weren't for the fact that my Lu family still had some foundation, we would have been wiped out long ago."

"The person behind Yu Cheng is one of my nephews."

Lu Zhao said, "He has long coveted the position of chairman and has been looking for an opportunity to seize my power."

"That Yu Cheng is the person he placed by my side, ostensibly for protection, but in reality for surveillance."

Lu Zhao said bitterly, "Especially after Lu Ren and Nangong Xingyu got involved, they became even more reckless!"

Seeing that Fang Xuan seemed to have many questions, Xiao Jinyu said softly, "Over the years, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce has grown bigger and bigger. The master behind Nangong Xingyu wants to gain a foothold in the building, so he has also set his sights on this lucrative opportunity."

With that, Fang Xuan understood.

It seems that Nangong Xingyu and Lu Zhao's nephew have long been working together.

"If it weren't for Xiao Guan's prior warning, I would have almost fallen victim to their cruelty."

Lu Zhao said, "In order to protect myself and for the sake of my Manman, I have no choice but to take out the map of the cave."

"So, according to you, Yu Cheng and the others actually knew about the existence of that ancient cave, right?"

When Fang Xuan asked, Xiao Jinyu did not hide anything.

"Know."

But Xiao Jinyu continued, "Knowing is one thing, but actually obtaining the opportunity within is another."

"These fragments of the map will allow you to avoid many dangers in the cave and increase your chances of obtaining opportunities."

Lu Zhao said, "If it weren't for my inability to cultivate and the fact that Manman's martial meridians have been sealed since childhood, I would actually be reluctant to give it away."

"However, based on the timeline, the ancient cave is about to open."

Lu Zhao warned, "My nephew also has a fragment of the map. He will be leading people inside. You must be careful of him; he'll stop at nothing to achieve his goals!"

Next, Lu Zhao told the two some secrets about this ancient cave.

The implication was clear: Fang Xuan needed to be extra careful.

"Thank you for informing me, Madam."

Fang Xuan could sense Lu Zhao's goodwill. Although it was because he cured Manman, it at least proved that Lu Zhao, the female president of the Chamber of Commerce, was a grateful person.