The Transmigrator's Cultivation Arc 17: Hengwu Small World | Chapter 322: Yunjia Village

Arc 17: Hengwu Small World | Chapter 322: Yunjia Village

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After Xu Ziqing contemplated for a while, he raised his eyes and saw Yun Tianheng fidgeting, his eyes filled with longing yet hesitant to speak. Xu Ziqing smiled and said, “You can extend your hand to me so I can take a look.”

Previously, Xu Ziqing had only checked Yun Tianheng’s spiritual roots and confirmed that he had the apt.i.tude for cultivation. However, he was still unsure why this made martial arts practice difficult. Thus, he needed to observe more closely.

Hearing this, Yun Tianheng immediately stretched out his hand, saying, “Thank you, senior!”

Seeing him so excited, Xu Ziqing didn’t mind and pressed three fingers against his pulse.

In the next moment, he separated his breath to explore.

Yun Tianheng felt that the young man’s fingers were soft, but they seemed to transmit a warm airflow that quickly entered his body and circulated through his meridians. This power was very gentle and didn’t cause him any pain; instead, it was quite comfortable. After about a quarter of an hour, this airflow suddenly retracted. It took him a moment to regain his senses, feeling a bit reluctant to let go.

Yun Tianheng looked at Xu Ziqing and asked, “Senior, what do you think?”

Xu Ziqing pondered for a moment before replying, “Your meridians are too narrow to accommodate the flow of energy. To keep your body healthy, it’s why you can’t gather any power.”

Upon hearing this, Yun Tianheng felt a sense of despair.

For martial artists, the state of their meridians is of utmost importance. While there are some herbs that can expand and stabilize the meridians, if they are already weak to the point where energy cannot flow, it’s almost tantamount to a terminal illness. As a direct descendant, this was nearly equivalent to being useless—how could he accept that!

However, Xu Ziqing hadn’t finished speaking and continued, “Additionally, your hand’s Three Yang Channels and Three Yin Channels are also blocked due to your weak meridians, causing obstructions at the connections with other channels.”

Yun Tianheng initially thought that having weak meridians was already a dead end, but he didn’t expect there to be further issues with blockages… If it were only blockages, he could seek the elder of the village to open them with innate energy, which would be challenging but not impossible. However, if his meridians couldn’t even accommodate energy, forcing them open would likely worsen the situation. At this point, Yun Tianheng’s gaze dimmed. He truly didn’t know what path lay ahead of him.

After saying this, Xu Ziqing carefully observed Yun Tianheng’s reaction. Seeing him so disheartened made Xu Ziqing feel a twinge of compa.s.sion. After thinking for a moment, he said, “I see that the cultivation method you practice is too domineering. Since you can’t gather energy, it’s better not to continue refining it, lest you cause further harm to your body.”

Yun Tianheng clenched his fists and nodded, “Yes, senior.”

Xu Ziqing sighed, “Since I’ve already promised you, why are you so discouraged?”

Yun Tianheng suddenly looked up, “Can you help me, senior?”

Xu Ziqing smiled and said, “Don’t be too happy too soon. I have a cultivation method here that should be gentler than the one pa.s.sed down in your family. I can first use herbs to nourish and clear your meridians, and then you can practice this method. However, this method requires a high level of comprehension and is slow to yield results. If you lack the ability to comprehend or the patience, it’s better to give up early.”

Upon hearing that there was hope, Yun Tianheng didn’t mind those concerns and immediately said, “I certainly have patience, and I have comprehension as well!”

Xu Ziqing chuckled; after all, he was just a child who quickly forgot unhappy matters. Then he added, “If you want to learn from me, although I won’t charge you tuition, the herbs needed are quite expensive. I don’t have any stock, and being alone, I can’t gather them. So, you will need your Yun family to prepare them; otherwise, it won’t be possible.”

After being overjoyed, Yun Tianheng nodded vigorously, “I’ll go back right away and tell my father.” He quickly added, “When the time comes, can my father meet you, senior?”

Xu Ziqing nodded, “No need for him to come; I’ll go to your Yun family three days later. If he’s willing to meet me, I’ll see him. If not, I’ll have to leave.”

Yun Tianheng became anxious and immediately said, “I will definitely convince my father!”

As the two spoke, Xu Ziqing didn’t keep Yun Tianheng any longer and let the vines in the valley escort him out.

After his figure disappeared, Xu Ziqing sighed slightly, and with a flick of his sleeve, the bamboo house transformed into a cave.

Xu Ziqing sat cross-legged on a mat, and behind him lay a stone bed.

On the stone bed was a formation, where a cold-looking man in white sat, surrounded by a faint murderous aura and a sharp energy that seemed to be lingering on his body. This was the physical body of Yun Lie.

Xu Ziqing stood up, walked through the formation, and approached the bed. He extended his hand as if to gently touch it, but quickly withdrew. After all, it was only a physical body without a primordial spirit; it wasn’t truly his senior brother. Xu Ziqing paused for a moment, then grasped Yun Lie’s wrist and infused his true essence into it.

Strangely enough, after both of them were ambushed ten years ago, he clearly saw that his senior brother’s dantian was destroyed and the golden core shattered. Yet over the years, whenever he casually checked his senior brother’s physical body, he found that the severe damage to the dantian had gradually healed.

—Usually, when cultivators are injured, they must take medicinal pills.

But his senior brother hadn’t consumed any medicines, and his primordial spirit had already reincarnated. Why had he healed like this?

Xu Ziqing pondered for a long time and could only think of the reason being the Immortal-Demon Body.

Since this kind of physique was said to be so extraordinary, the healing power it possessed must also be one of its miraculous traits.

Indeed, after ten years, Xu Ziqing had checked multiple times and could see that the dantian was repairing itself.

Now it had already healed about eighty percent, and after a little more time, it would surely be completely restored. However, the destroyed golden core was irreparably damaged and could not be re-condensed.

But if the primordial spirit was still present, then the realm wouldn’t change; afterward, as long as he replenished his cultivation, condensing the golden core would be no trouble at all.

After checking today as usual, Xu Ziqing began to tidy up some items, reorganizing the various things in his storage ring and bracelet.

If he was not mistaken, in three days, he would be moving into Yunjia Village to reside.

Meanwhile, after bidding farewell to Xu Ziqing, Yun Tianheng immediately ran out and encountered Yun Tianyu, who had come looking for him.

Yun Tianyu first scolded him and then handed him some food.

Only then did Yun Tianheng realize he was hungry; he quickly ate before asking, “Where is Father now?”

Seeing his younger brother’s anxious expression, Yun Tianyu’s heart softened, and he replied, “Father is discussing matters with the clan leader and uncle. If you have something to discuss with him, you might as well wait at home.”

Upon hearing this, Yun Tianheng hurried back, not willing to stop for a moment.

This left Yun Tianyu alone, puzzled, not understanding what was going on with his younger brother.

In the evening, Yun Zhenshan returned to find his only son, Yun Tianheng, pacing in the courtyard, glancing anxiously toward the gate. He felt a sense of foreboding and called out, “Tianheng.”

Yun Tianheng looked up abruptly, and upon seeing Yun Zhenshan, he rushed over, “Father!”

Yun Zhenshan was even more perplexed and maintained a stern expression, “Why are you so restless? What’s the matter?”

Yun Tianheng took a deep breath, “Father, I have something important to discuss with you.”

The father and son locked themselves in a room for a conversation.

Yun Zhenshan was very shocked. He had known that his son seemed to be facing a bottleneck in martial arts but thought it was simply a case of great talent maturing late. He believed that as his son grew older and settled down, he would make further progress. But now he was hearing that there was an issue with the meridians?

It turned out that Yun Tianheng was restricted from revealing what Xu Ziqing had said about Yun Tiangang, but he did not conceal anything else.

Yun Zhenshan realized that there was indeed a remarkable person in the forbidden area of the back mountain. His only son had accidentally intruded and, for some reason, caught the person’s attention, leading him to investigate and uncover the reason his son had been unable to break through for so long. However, he still harbored doubts; Yun Tianheng’s vague words alone could not convince him.

After some hesitation, Yun Zhenshan decided to meet with the clan leader, who was also his biological brother, Yun Zhenhai.

Perhaps due to excessive martial training in his early years, which had damaged his body, Yun Zhenhai married early but had no children for many years. However, ten years ago, his wife became pregnant and gave birth to their eldest son, who had a frail const.i.tution. Not only could he not practice martial arts, but his life was also often at risk.

Yun Zhenhai, pained by his son’s condition, had long since invited a famous physician to reside at Yunjia Village. Over the years, he had no idea how many rare and precious medicines he had exhausted to raise his eldest son to this age. Even when his wife later gave birth to a healthy younger son, he still took great care of his eldest son, showing no signs of neglect.

Yun Zhenshan’s purpose in visiting Yun Zhenhai was to request that the physician examine his own son’s pulse, to verify whether there truly were issues with his meridians.

For many years, Yun Tianheng had been healthy and strong, just like other children; he genuinely did not want this matter to be true.

Yun Zhenhai and Yun Zhenshan were full siblings and naturally shared a deep bond. After hearing Yun Zhenshan explain his intent, he immediately summoned the physician to accompany Yun Zhenshan.

The physician, having received generous compensation over the years, complied readily and followed him.

After carefully examining Yun Tianheng, it turned out that indeed, there was a severe problem with his meridians!

Yun Zhenshan sighed deeply, feeling very unsettled.

Upon learning of the remarkable person mentioned by Yun Tianheng, Yun Zhenhai decided to welcome this individual three days later.

At the very least, they should meet this extraordinary person; if there was indeed a chance for salvation… it would be worth it.

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Three days later.

Outside Yunjia Village, several people stood quietly under the blazing sun, dressed neatly and with solemn expressions.

These were Yun Zhenhai and Yun Zhenshan, along with several guards and a few servants.

Yun Tianheng’s fingers twitched, and he stood on tiptoe to look into the distance. He appeared more nervous than anyone else.

After the hour of Chen, a hint of green suddenly appeared several dozen feet outside the village.

The green grew closer and closer, moving lightly, and before long, a clear figure emerged.

Yun Tianheng joyfully exclaimed, “The senior has arrived!” At that moment, he finally relaxed.

Yun Zhenhai and the others also felt a surge of energy and turned to look at the person.

It was a handsome young man dressed in green; by appearance alone, he looked to be in his twenties.

But if what Yun Tianheng said was true, having entered the forbidden area ten years ago, he should not look so young.

The young man had a gentle demeanor, and it was as if even the heat would retreat in his presence, emanating a refreshing aura.

As they took in his appearance, everyone felt a little less hot.

The young man quickly stood before them, smiled slightly, and said, “I am Xu Ziqing, a traveling pharmacist.”

Translator: Lynn

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