Chapter 104: Martial Artist Six Levels of Membrane Opening Realm (Part 2)

"Here we go!" Once the acupuncture point was identified, the rest was simple. The methods for opening them were almost all the same, so Zhang Xuan didn't hesitate much. He controlled the True Qi within his body, slowly directing it towards the heart orifice point.

Boom! Not long after, a fierce rumble sounded, and his body swayed uncontrollably.

Zhang Xuan immediately felt a qualitative leap in his mental state. Both his reaction speed and his spirit had increased by leaps and bounds. He had successfully broken through to Fighter 6-dan, Aperture Acupoint realm!

If he closed his eyes at that moment, he could feel an acupuncture point within his body shining brightly, like a brilliant star in the night.

Gurgle gurgle! With the aperture point opened, spiritual energy immediately poured into it, increasing his strength by one ding.

"Excellent!" Feeling the changes in his body, Zhang Xuan knew his breakthrough had been correct.

"If I can't find a cultivation technique in the future, I can simply try each one individually. Even if there are ten thousand cultivation paths, by eliminating the wrong ones, I'm bound to find the right one..." His eyes flashed with excitement.

Before, this was just an idea that popped into his mind; he hadn't expected it to actually succeed.

Of course, this was only possible at the Aperture Acupoint realm. The human body has a total of 108 fixed acupuncture points, so one simply needed to test them one by one. If he really had to create cultivation techniques from scratch, even with the Library of Heaven's Path as a cheat, it would probably exhaust him to death.

Actually, Zhang Xuan didn't know that the saying about 36 acupuncture points being impossible to open wasn't groundless. Without the purest True Qi, these acupuncture points were simply impossible to breakthrough.

To put it in the simplest terms: if other acupuncture points were channels, these 36 were needle-eye-sized conduits. Turbid True Qi, like muddy water, could flow unimpeded through the channels, but it would be impossible for it to pass through needle-eye-like conduits! Even the sand in the mud would block the opening, and a forceful attempt might only result in shattered acupuncture points and a burst body.

Zhang Xuan cultivated the flawless Heaven's Path Divine Art, making his True Qi utterly pure, without any impurities, like distilled water. Thus, even needle-eye-sized conduits were easily traversed and successfully opened!

"Time to try the second acupuncture point!" With this successful experience, Zhang Xuan continued to determine which was the next acupuncture point. After an unknown amount of time, the second acupuncture point was also successfully opened.

As long as he found the correct acupuncture point, it was like sailing with the current, making the breakthrough extremely simple.

***

At Zhao Ya's residence, Yao Han sat nearby.

"Miss, please tell me about this Teacher Zhang. And what about your physical discomfort and this medicinal herb?"

Initially, he had a great deal of prejudice against Zhang Xuan, but today he had personally witnessed the man putting himself in danger for his student, and casually giving away a medicinal herb worth 100,000 without even a frown.

Other things could be faked, but that calm, detached demeanor of a true master was inimitable. How could someone with such a demeanor and teaching ethics be a villain who deceived girls? It seemed he had been wrong from the start!

Furthermore, Miss had always been healthy; why was she taking medicine? And such a precious medicinal herb at that? His heart was full of questions; as soon as they returned, he couldn't hold back anymore.

"Teacher Zhang... I also had prejudices at first, until I saw him with my own eyes and attended his class..." Zhao Ya then recounted what had happened since that day they met.

When she spoke of her body's 'stubborn illness,' her face flushed red. Before, she would surely have been too embarrassed to speak, wondering if her nature had turned bad or if there was something wrong with her body. But now, having learned the reason from Teacher Zhang, she felt relieved.

With her Pure Yin Physique cultivating a Pure Yin technique, the Yin attributes accumulated. Had her mind not been steadfast, she would probably have been unable to restrain herself long ago.

"Pure Yin Physique? Miss has a Pure Yin Physique, and we didn't even know! And we even let you cultivate the White Jade Maiden Art..." Hearing the symptoms the girl described and the suffering she had endured over the years, Yao Han's face turned pale.

He was of the same generation as Zhao Ya's father and had long regarded Zhao Ya as his own child. Thinking that if Teacher Zhang hadn't discerned the problem, Miss might still be mired in a swamp of pain, unable to escape, and as an elder, he hadn't noticed anything at all, the self-reproach and discomfort in his heart were immense.

At the Alchemist Guild, he had heard the girl mention she had a special physique, but he hadn't asked for details then. He never in his wildest dreams imagined it was this kind, nor that cultivating a Pure Yin technique would lead to such consequences.

"If this Teacher Zhang is so capable, how could his reputation be..." After hearing the girl's introduction, this Teacher Zhang was clearly an unparalleled individual, rarely seen anywhere. Since he was so formidable, shouldn't he have become famous long ago? Why did the investigation results show that he failed the teaching assessment and caused students to suffer qi deviation?

"Today, because of Liu Yang's matter, the Education Bureau conducted a mind-reflection interrogation..." Zhao Ya then recounted what had happened at the Tower of Soul Reflections.

"What? You mean... Elder Shang Chen deliberately framed him, which is why his reputation is so bad? And Teacher Zhang didn't expose him out of consideration for the academy's reputation? His strength has even reached the peak of the Aperture Acupoint realm?" Yao Han was stunned.

He would never have believed this news unless he had heard it with his own ears. The esteemed Head of the Education Bureau was actually so shameless! And Teacher Zhang... his character was so noble!

It seemed he had indeed misunderstood! Furthermore, not only had he misunderstood, but everyone else had too!

"I haven't met Elder Shang Chen, but Teacher Shang Bin is his grandson, and he's selfish, cunning, and malicious. His grandfather definitely can't be much better..." If it were anyone else, upon hearing that the dignified Head of the Education Bureau was so despicable, they would surely have had some doubts. However, Yao Han had no doubts at all.

He hadn't met Shang Chen, but he had met Shang Bin. The injuries on his face were courtesy of that man! If the grandson was like this, how good could the grandfather be? They were clearly birds of a feather, utterly worthless!

"Uncle Yao, now you know about Teacher Zhang, and I hope you will treat him with respect from now on!" After explaining, Zhao Ya looked at him with a serious expression.

"Don't worry! Your uncle isn't a muddle-headed person. Now that I know this, I understand what to do next!" Yao Han nodded, his expression turning grim, and his gaze revealed the confidence and authority of a grand city steward. "However, Shang Chen and Shang Bin caused me to misunderstand and ruined Teacher Zhang's reputation. I must discuss this with the City Lord and teach them a lesson!"

"Yes! Such despicable people must be punished!" Zhao Ya also nodded.

She was different from Wang Ying. Wang Ying was inherently gentle, somewhat naive and honest, while she, as the City Lord's daughter, possessed a valiant spirit. Otherwise, when she heard others praising Zhang Xuan, she wouldn't have gotten so furious and rushed over directly!

Precisely because of this, when she heard Yao Han say he would teach the two a lesson, she didn't refuse in the slightest, and simply nodded in agreement.

If it weren't for this Head of the Education Bureau, how would Teacher Zhang have suffered such an unjust accusation and been constantly ridiculed? And how could someone with such ability fail to recruit students?

They must be taught a lesson, a good one at that, to ensure they are utterly disgraced!

"Uncle Yao, please spread this matter as widely as possible!" Thinking this, Zhao Ya instructed.

"Hmm!" Yao Han nodded.