Chapter 1545: Sun Qiang's News

Crackling!

As the meridians slowly entered her body, Zhao Ya's entire demeanor underwent a radical transformation. She appeared purer, detached from the mundane world, untouched by any worldly impurities.

"This method of recasting meridians is indeed extraordinary..."

The meridian recasting method given by Master Yang also caused pain, but required an unknown period of adjustment to fully recover. His current method, though still causing physical harm, could change a person's temperament, indicating it was many times more sophisticated.

"However, the recasting of the meridians is quite slow; it might take about a day..."

The vine entering the other person's body and re-arranging the meridian pathways was a slow process, estimated to take at least a day! Furthermore, it could not be interrupted.

"Too slow!" he couldn't help but exclaim.

Since he began cultivating, whether it was training or breaking through, it rarely took more than an hour. To recast meridians, however, would take a whole day, filling Zhang Xuan with helplessness. However, since she was his direct disciple, even if it took a long time, he could only proceed slowly and not recklessly.

"Slow?" Hearing his remark, Master Yang, who was beside him, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "When I helped someone recast a single meridian, it took me three whole years. You're recasting the entire body, and it only takes a day? You call that slow?" It seemed his senior martial brother didn't understand the difficulty of recasting meridians... With his own strength, one meridian took three years. How could he be unsatisfied with one day?

"Three years?" Zhang Xuan was speechless.

If it truly took three years to recast a single meridian, he would definitely not do it; he would find other ways to help Zhao Ya recover her strength.

Soon, more than half a day passed. Maintaining intense concentration throughout, Zhang Xuan was utterly exhausted. However, as more and more of Zhao Ya's meridians recovered, not only did her aura intensify, but her entire demeanor and appearance also underwent a revolutionary change. If she was a budding flower before, she had now blossomed perfectly.

"It seems her meridians are fully recovered; activating her Pure Yin Physique will no longer be hindered!" Seeing his student's transformation, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. He had been wondering how to activate her physique after her meridians recovered. But now, it seemed that once the Gourd of Void Tendrils finished replacing her meridians, even if it couldn't fully activate her physique, it would be very close to completion. With this step taken, even without using the Ice Palace's harvesting art, the rest should be easily accomplished.

"Divine skill..."

Standing behind and witnessing everything, Master Yang's eyes shone brighter and brighter. With his knowledge and insight, he could naturally see that Zhang Xuan's method of recasting meridians was many times more brilliant than his own. Witnessing it firsthand, there were many aspects he couldn't quite grasp, requiring careful thought and even consulting references to understand. For someone who had only recently begun recasting meridians to achieve this... he was truly worthy of being a Heavenly-Acknowledged Master Teacher, possessing abilities unimaginable to ordinary people.

"Hmm?" As he was musing, a jade tablet appeared in his palm. He looked down at it, and his brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Noticing his change in expression, Zhang Xuan continued his work with his hands but glanced over. Recasting meridians only required uninterrupted concentration; talking did not affect it.

"It's... your steward, Senior Brother!" Master Yang quickly looked over.

"Steward? You mean Sun Qiang? What happened to him?" Zhang Xuan frowned. When he had left the Saint Son Hall in a hurry, he hadn't had time to attend to him. However, as long as the fellow didn't foolishly leave, he should have been perfectly safe, and no one would bother him.

"Knowing he was an imposter... I had him brought to the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters. Who knew... upon learning the truth, he became so distraught that something went wrong with his cultivation, and he's now at risk of dying at any moment..." Master Yang paused, then read out the contents of the jade tablet.

"That's impossible!" Zhang Xuan's eyes narrowed. "I personally taught him his cultivation method, and given his lazy nature, how could anything go wrong, let alone put him at risk of death?" Sun Qiang's cultivation art was personally imparted by him; even if it wasn't Heaven's Path level, it was simplified and had very few errors. As long as he cultivated diligently, there was absolutely no risk of qi deviation... So how could a problem arise simply due to distress?

"Perhaps someone at the Master Teacher Pavilion wanted to investigate the mysteries of your cultivation art through him, and their guidance was somewhat inconsistent, which led to the mistake..." Master Yang's face reddened as he spoke. He knew those people at the Master Teacher Pavilion well; they weren't malicious, but rather curious and astonished. For a steward, a mere servant, with very ordinary aptitude to progress so rapidly—it would be fake not to be curious about his cultivation art! Furthermore, Sun Qiang's worldview had completely collapsed. Surrounded by nine-star Master Teachers who questioned him closely, it was quite normal for him to cultivate according to their methods, even without revealing his own art. In such a scenario, conflicts with his previous cultivation could easily lead to qi deviation or similar issues.

"Hmm! That must be it..." Listening to his analysis, Zhang Xuan nodded, his face ashen. He wanted to go and save him but saw that Zhao Ya's procedure wasn't finished, so he stopped. "Junior Brother, I can't leave here. I might have to trouble you to bring Sun Qiang over. He's been with me since Tianxuan Kingdom, and I don't want him to suffer any harm!" Since it was Master Yang, as long as he intervened, Sun Qiang would certainly be fine. Moreover, at the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters, his appearance would be better than his own. Besides, he genuinely couldn't leave now.

"That's simple. I had him brought to headquarters, so naturally, I'm responsible..." Master Yang nodded with a smile, then frowned. "However, your recasting of meridians cannot be disturbed. If I just leave like this, what if danger arises..." Recasting meridians was extremely intricate and complex and could not be interrupted. With him present, he could act as a protector. If he left and an unforeseen event occurred, it would be too late to save anyone.

"There's nothing to worry about here," Zhang Xuan stated. "My disguised identity should be unknown to anyone but you. If you notify the Artificer Guild, no one should dare to cause trouble, so there's no danger... But Sun Qiang cannot afford any delay!" Although the Empire Alliance had the Master Teacher Pavilion, with his disguise abilities, it would be a long time before anyone found out. Furthermore, Master Yang had only revealed his identity as a nine-star artificer, not as a Master Teacher, so it wouldn't arouse suspicion from others. Moreover, most of Zhao Ya's meridians had already recovered, and the process would be completely finished in at most two or three hours. Additionally, he didn't want the modified meridians to be seen by the other party, so having an excuse for him to leave was ideal.

"Alright, I'll completely seal this place... To go to headquarters, I can use the Ice Palace's teleportation array, so it won't take too long..." After a moment of thought, knowing that what Zhang Xuan said was true and that Sun Qiang's matter couldn't be delayed, Master Yang nodded. He clenched his hand in the air, completely sealing the surroundings, then breathed a sigh of relief. With a step, he flew in the direction of the Ice Palace.