Chapter 42: Thirty-Six Beasts Opening Vein Patterns

"Your Highness." Lu Tieshan watched Qi Ling depart. He felt resentful that they were let off so easily, as he was certain the Qi King's Residence was behind today's events.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "They are very clever. They had excuses prepared long ago. Now that both of those men are dead, they won't admit anything unless we are ready to declare war on the Qi King's Residence right now."

Hearing Zhou Yuan's words, Lu Tieshan's heart stirred. It seemed the other vicious culprit had indeed died here. What puzzled him, however, was that the culprit was rumored to have the strength of the Qi Cultivating stage, yet here were only Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao, who had no Origin Qi fluctuations. How then did the Qi Cultivating stage culprit die?

Lu Tieshan was full of doubts but found it inconvenient to ask. He simply said, "Your Highness, I'll send someone to inform the King about what happened here."

Such a major event had occurred here; King Zhou Qing needed to be informed so he could make preparations.

Zhou Yuan nodded, and Lu Tieshan led his men away. However, this time they did not go too far, instead spreading out to form a protective perimeter around the valley.

In the valley, Yaoyao looked at the thirty-six jade bottles placed before her. Each bottle contained the heart's blood of a first-grade Origin Beast. After examining them, she nodded slightly and said, "Good, all the materials are here. I'll prepare them now, and tomorrow I'll help you engrave the 'Thirty-Six Beasts Opening Meridian Pattern'."

Zhou Yuan nodded, feeling a little anticipation. He then asked, "Sister Yaoyao, what grade of Origin Pattern is this 'Thirty-Six Beasts Opening Meridian Pattern'?"

Zhou Yuan had never seen an Origin Pattern that could help people open their meridians. No one in the Great Zhou was likely to know such a technique, which indicated how precious this Origin Pattern was.

"A second-grade Origin Pattern," Yaoyao said casually. "I'll teach it to you when you cultivate your Chaos God Grinding Visualization Method to the second stage."

Zhou Yuan scratched his head and asked, "Can I teach it to others then?"

This 'Thirty-Six Beasts Opening Meridian Pattern' was extremely valuable, especially for their Great Zhou. Although the method was risky, if they selected individuals with strong willpower, the success rate would likely be considerable.

Therefore, if it could be taught to the army, it would undoubtedly enhance the strength of many Meridian Opening stage practitioners, increasing the power of their Great Zhou.

However, since this Origin Pattern belonged to Yaoyao, he would need her permission to teach it to others.

Yaoyao fiddled with the jade bottles and said nonchalantly, "Once I teach it to you, you don't need to ask me who you teach it to. These are all things Grandpa Hei taught me, and since you are his disciple, you naturally have the right to decide."

"Thank you, Sister Yaoyao!"

Zhou Yuan was overjoyed and quite grateful. A second-grade Origin Pattern might not mean much to Yaoyao, but to the Great Zhou at this moment, it possessed extremely high value.

"You should rest first. Tomorrow, we'll test the effects of this 'Thirty-Six Beasts Opening Meridian Pattern'."

"Okay."

"What? The Profound Light Art is missing?!"

At the Qi King's Residence, Qi Yue suddenly stood up upon hearing Qi Ling's words, his face ashen and fire practically shooting from his eyes.

Seeing Qi Yue's furious, almost man-eating expression, Qi Ling could only grit his teeth and nod, saying, "When I arrived, Luo Tong had already been captured, but Luo Hao was nowhere to be found."

"Luo Hao possesses Qi Cultivating stage strength. Zhou Yuan is no match for him at all, and the girl named Yaoyao has no Origin Qi fluctuations, so Luo Hao must not be dead!" Qi Yue gritted his teeth.

"Did he flee with the treasure?" Qi Ling hesitated.

"That dog! Does he have the guts?" Qi Yue's eyes flickered with a cold light. "Issue his portrait and search for him with all your might! No matter what, the Profound Light Art must be found!"

It was crucial to understand that the Profound Light Art was bestowed upon his father by the Great Wu Dynasty and was one of the Qi King's Residence's top-tier Origin Arts. Only those who had rendered meritorious service to the Qi King's Residence could qualify to cultivate it. Now that it was lost, one could imagine how furious Qi Yuan would be upon his return.

The mere thought of that scene made Qi Yue's scalp tingle.

Qi Yue's face twitched. He took a deep breath and picked up the teacup beside him, but ultimately, he couldn't suppress the rage in his heart. With a crash, he violently smashed the teacup to the ground.

"Zhou Yuan, I won't let you off!"

Inside the room, Qi Yue's voice was as furious as a wild beast.

He had originally intended to teach Zhou Yuan a lesson, but the situation had unexpectedly turned, making him seem like a "treasure-delivery boy." How could the proud Qi Yue accept this?

Early morning, a chill enveloped the mountain forest, and thin frost covered the emerald-green branches and leaves.

Yaoyao gently shook the crystalline jade bottle in her hand. Inside, there was half a bottle of viscous, crimson liquid. With a slight sway, a fierce, malevolent aura erupted, and faint roars of various beasts seemed to emanate from within.

"So much vital blood, and you've only refined this much?" Zhou Yuan asked in surprise. It was the heart's blood from thirty-six first-grade Origin Beasts, yet after refining, there was less than half a bottle.

"Yes, I only extracted the most essential part. The malevolent aura contained in the blood of thirty-six Origin Beasts converges, causing the overall malevolent aura to surge dramatically."

"This half bottle should be enough for five uses."

Yaoyao twirled the green jade Origin Pattern pen lightly in her hand, then tilted her pale chin towards Zhou Yuan and said, "Take off your upper garment."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan swiftly removed his upper garment, revealing his strong, lean physique. Although he didn't have bulky muscles, his body was well-defined and exuded masculine vigor.

"Not a bad physique."

Yaoyao's pretty face remained calm, and she casually offered a compliment.

Zhou Yuan felt a slight embarrassment.

Yaoyao's rosy lips curved slightly, then her pretty face grew serious as she said, "Guard your mind closely. Do not let the malevolent aura erode your consciousness, or it will cause damage to your spirit."

Hearing her words, Zhou Yuan dared not be negligent. He took a deep breath, composed his mind, and prepared as if facing a formidable enemy.

Seeing this, Yaoyao dipped the green jade Origin Pattern pen into some of the crimson, viscous vital blood, then slowly lowered it.

As the pen tip moved, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but gasp. The sensation where the pen tip passed was like molten lava, bringing with it a searing, hot feeling.

Obscure Origin Marks continually appeared on Zhou Yuan's back. After approximately several minutes, Yaoyao's fair wrist gave a slight flick, and the final stroke was laid down.

"Get ready!"

At the same time, her soft cry resounded in Zhou Yuan's ears.

The instant her voice fell, a bloody light suddenly erupted from Zhou Yuan's back, and continuous beast roars echoed one after another.

Zhou Yuan's pupils also sharply contracted at this moment, as he felt an extremely violent aura surge wildly from his back, rushing inward towards his body.

Roar, roar, roar!

The fierce beast roars also reverberated in Zhou Yuan's mind, making his consciousness slightly hazy, as if he were being gnawed by countless beasts.

Fortunately, Zhou Yuan was prepared. His spirit at his glabella vibrated slightly, and he directly visualized the Chaos God Grinding. As the divine millstone rotated, the violent beast roars were crushed completely.

His hazy consciousness gradually recovered.

Following that, Zhou Yuan felt a hot current appear within his body. This current was exceptionally scalding and quite wild, rampaging through his body.

Zhou Yuan knew this hot current must be the power of the Thirty-Six Beasts Opening Meridian Pattern.

So, with a thought, he guided this hot current to surge directly into the blocked fifth great meridian.

As the hot current surged in, the previously blocked fifth meridian immediately began to show subtle signs of loosening.

Feeling this change, Zhou Yuan was slightly pleased and concentrated even more on controlling the hot current, continuously pushing it.

After some time, when the hot current completely dissipated, the previously tightly closed fifth meridian had been opened a small part. This progress made Zhou Yuan ecstatic; the effect was no worse than when he first used the Jade Spirit Waterfall.

Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, exhaling a foul, fishy odor from his mouth. He paid no mind to the smell; instead, his eyes shone with light.

The effect of the Thirty-Six Beasts Opening Meridian Pattern was unexpectedly good.

At this rate, he was confident he could completely open his fifth meridian within a month.