Chapter 1495: Chapter 1495: Hope and Disappointment
"Yun Xiao..."
Seeing the young man approaching, Lian Yuluo wanted to say something, but ultimately said nothing and slowly stepped aside.
The last time Lian Yuluo saw Yun Xiao at Xuanyin Hall, the young man before her was just competing with some young talents, making her initially dismissive of him.
It wasn’t until Yun Xiao assisted her in successfully refining pills and then completely controlled Xue Ningxiang’s innate pulse cutting, that Lian Yuluo realized this young man’s meridian refining technique was extraordinary.
At this moment, Lian Yuluo knew Yun Xiao had won the double championship at this year’s Meridian Refining Conference; aside from Lu Yanji, whether in the Medical Pulse or Poison Vein branches, the Tenglong Continent would likely respect this young man before them.
Therefore, even with her confidence, Lian Yuluo knew that in front of this young man named Yun Xiao, her meridian refining skills might be inferior.
At the same time, Lian Yuluo felt a surge of hope in her heart. At this moment, she truly hoped Yun Xiao’s meridian refining art surpassed hers and could somehow restore Xue Tianao to his former state.
As for Lian Yuluo’s thoughts, Yun Xiao at this moment had no time to care. He gently waved his hand and placed his right index finger on Xue Tianao’s wrist pulse.
"Just as I thought!"
As a thread of meridian qi erupted from Yun Xiao’s fingertips, he knew his previous sensing was correct. This once high-spirited Xuanyin Hall Master had no intact meridian within him.
No matter how strong a Continent Sovereign Xue Tianao was before, now he could only lie weakly on the ground. Perhaps such a situation made him wish for death more than life?
For ordinary people without power, they might envy others, but knowing they can’t cultivate, they can only feel secretly despondent.
But once possessing extraordinary power, being knocked from the peak into the abyss, such feelings are unbearable, sometimes worse than death.
"Alas!"
Sensing Xue Tianao’s fragmented meridians, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but sigh. The motion of shaking his head made Lian Yuluo and Xue Ningxiang, who kept watching him, sink into despair.
"Hey, boy, have you forgotten how you repaired those broken meridians after your rebirth?"
Just as Yun Xiao sighed, thinking he had no solution and wanted to withdraw his right hand, a familiar voice suddenly echoed in his mind, causing his eyes to light up.
"That’s right, when I was reborn, my meridians were also severed, and I was poisoned in the Shang Family Snake Nest. How did I come back to life?"
With Little Five’s reminder, memories flowed into Yun Xiao’s mind like a tide, and the scene in the Shang Family Snake Nest years ago became increasingly vivid.
"It seems it was because of this Blood Moon Jade, which transformed into a blood-red crescent mark?"
To be honest, Yun Xiao couldn’t quite recall how he recovered and gained heaven-defying cultivation talent, but he could infer.
Back then, Yun Xiao escaped the Shang Family Snake Nest alive; the Dragon Cloud Battle God’s soul had been reborn, and the previously broken meridians were entirely restored.
At that time, it seemed miraculous to the Dragon Cloud Battle God, as repairing such broken meridians would nearly require huge efforts, and impossible to achieve perfect restoration.
It was only later, after slowly understanding the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique and the Blood Moon Jade’s mystical aspects, that Yun Xiao vaguely guessed all this might be attributed to the Blood Moon Jade, a top-notch treasure even in the Li Yuan Realm.
"Little Five, are you saying that this Blood Moon Jade can not only restore my broken meridians but can also help others repair theirs?"
Thinking quickly, Yun Xiao immediately asked, drawing an analogy. Upon considering this possibility, he suddenly realized he might possess another remarkable method.
"I wouldn’t know about that. You’re quite peculiar; I’m just providing a thought!"
Unexpectedly, after Yun Xiao asked, Little Five replied in this manner, but it didn’t discourage Yun Xiao; on the contrary, he gained some additional confidence.
"Thanks for the reminder!"
After mentally thanking Little Five, Yun Xiao’s right fingertip, which had just lifted from Xue Tianao’s wrist, suddenly extended again and placed on his pulse.
"Aunt Luo, what is Yun Xiao doing?"
Xue Ningxiang, who had been desperate due to Yun Xiao’s expression, asked subconsciously upon seeing Yun Xiao’s sudden action. She hoped the Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Master beside her could provide an explanation.
"Ningxiang, look at his expression!"
Lian Yuluo did not directly answer Xue Ningxiang’s question but pointed towards Yun Xiao instead. Her beautiful eyes revealed a hint of joy, as if she had realized something.
"His expression?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Ningxiang immediately turned her head. When she clearly saw the change in Yun Xiao’s expression, a glimmer of hope rose in her heart, silently telling herself that the extremely confident Yun Xiao seemed to have returned.
"Impossible, right? Could Yun Xiao actually heal severed meridians?"
In contrast to the two women who blindly believed in Yun Xiao, some of the Meridian Refining Masters nearby showed expressions of disbelief. To them, such an injury was already considered an incurable condition.
The Meridian Refining Masters had their own methods of sensing. They could sense Xue Tianao’s condition too, so earlier, no one thought such an injury could be healed.
Yun Xiao was certainly exceptional, but human abilities have their limits. It was impossible for anyone to be all-powerful. At least, in their impression, those with severed meridians could only wait to become useless over time.
"Hey, did you all forget who cured Lady Xue’s Innate Pulse Cutting back then?"
While everyone was expressing their thoughts, a young voice suddenly sounded. It was the Shenxiao Sect’s genius, Nie Xiaosheng. Recalling what happened in Xuanyin Hall, his confidence was undoubtedly much greater than that of the spectators.
As Nie Xiaosheng said, when Xue Ningxiang suffered from Innate Pulse Cutting in the past, countless Meridian Refining Masters on the continent had almost pronounced a death sentence, even the President of the Meridian Refining Master Association, Lu Yanji, was helpless.
Thus, the condition known as Innate Pulse Cutting was proven to be a terminal illness. At that time, all the continent’s Meridian Refining Masters considered Xue Ningxiang doomed.
However, the news that came later shocked the high-ranking Meridian Refining Masters. A young boy from the Hidden Dragon Continent had actually cured the supposedly terminal Innate Pulse Cutting.
Initially, everyone was skeptical until Yun Xiao’s name grew more renowned and Xuanyin Hall deliberately released the news. Only then did numerous Meridian Refining Masters believe in this impossible possibility.
The situation now was reminiscent of the past, with many spectators believing Xue Tianao’s severed meridians to be beyond rescue.
Yet, the same young man approached Xue Tianao. This time, would the result satisfy the two from Xuanyin Hall and shock the observing Meridian Refining Masters?
"Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, activate!"
Yun Xiao, naturally, had no time to attend to the thoughts of the onlookers. Upon hearing his low shout, the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, catalyzed by the Blood Moon Jade, began to operate wildly.
Only the power generated by Yun Xiao’s operation of the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique, once entering Xue Tianao’s wrist meridians, dissipated immediately.
Because Xue Tianao’s meridians were completely damaged, they couldn’t hold even the slightest Meridian Qi. Even if forcibly injected, it would disappear as the meridians lacked any connection points.
Xue Tianao’s body was like a beehive full of holes, with Qi pouring in only to vanish like water through a sieve, causing Yun Xiao’s expression to change once more.
Lian Yuluo and Xue Ningxiang, who were constantly watching Yun Xiao’s expression, felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, as though their emotions were closely tied to Yun Xiao’s every move.
"No effect?"
A hint of surprise rose in Yun Xiao’s heart. He had initially thought that operating the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique would at least elicit some response from Xue Tianao. Now it seemed he was only engaging in futile efforts.
"You really are foolish. The Qi cultivated by the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique at most is more refined and powerful, but the biggest difference between you and him lies in the body and the bloodline!"
Seeming to sense Yun Xiao’s frustration, Little Five’s voice rang in his mind again, a hint of disappointment, serving as an indirect reminder.
"Oh, right!"
Hearing Little Five’s derisive voice, Yun Xiao didn’t have time to bicker. At that moment, he seemed to understand why the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique had no effect.
It was because of Yun Xiao’s unique bloodline that the Ancient Dragon Taming Technique or the Blood Moon Jade could react. Xue Tianao, in contrast, was an outsider with absolutely no connection to Yun Xiao. How could there be a reaction?
Swish!
Understanding these things, Yun Xiao immediately took action. With a thought, he produced a streak of crimson blood from his finger resting on Xue Tianao’s wrist.
This wasn’t ordinary blood but essence blood that Yun Xiao willingly offered. After infusing this essence blood into Xue Tianao’s body, Yun Xiao’s face turned noticeably paler.
After all, essence blood is fundamental to a person’s being. While this amount wouldn’t significantly harm Yun Xiao, losing too much could severely impact his cultivation foundation.
