Chapter 2168 - 2165: Meridian Diagram (Part 2)

Chapter 2168: Chapter 2165: Meridian Diagram (Part 2)

Although Lin Tian is not a professionally trained physician, he is knowledgeable about the meridian maps in Huaxia traditional medicine, and his research is deeper than most people’s.

Because, in addition to reading many ancient and modern texts, Lin Tian has the ability of X-ray vision. Under microscopic vision, he can see the flow of blood and qi in the human body, and the pathways of blood and qi flow are meridians. Thus, Lin Tian is very familiar with human meridian maps.

However, the human body lines before him are very unfamiliar, with no line matching the meridian map. Of course, there’s another possibility: these lines inside the large humanoid diagram aren’t meridians at all.

If they aren’t meridian maps, what are they?

The first two parts are also some patterns, but they are clearly drawn, and Lin Tian can easily understand them. Yet the large diagram before him leaves him puzzled.

"Could there be hidden secrets? For instance, King Arthur got a strange diagram once, thinking it was abstract art at first glance when in fact it was a treasure map. Maybe this is a treasure map, the paths to the treasure hidden within these lines. These treasures could be heaven-defying cultivation techniques or super divine weapons," the Sword Spirit speculated boldly.

"What you said is possible. I watched a foreign TV show where the younger brother drew the entire prison structure into abstract art and tattooed it on his body in order to save his brother. These lines could be blueprint diagrams."

"However, it’s more likely a meridian map, just the kind of meridian that’s different from what we know. Look at the spiral loops rotating around the body’s central axis, like a dragon coiled or like the trajectories of stars in the sky, infinitely profound. Furthermore, the upper, middle, and lower three positions on the central axis correspond to the three major Dantians." Lin Tian further speculated.

To avoid missing anything, Lin Tian activated his super vision and carefully observed once more, yet he discovered no other information. Just like the previous animal hide, it’s merely a surface pattern.

"It seems that truth can only be tested by practice." Lin Tian abandoned speculation, went over the diagram once more, memorized all the lines and positions, and put away the animal hide.

To verify the truth, Lin Tian began cultivating with the animal hide technique once more, after a cycle of Zhou Tian motions, he sat cross-legged. But this time, instead of quietly absorbing moonlight, the humanoid pattern appeared in his mind.

Because Lin Tian used super vision to memorize, this diagram is exactly the same as on the animal hide, and the position of the lines is completely identical. Watching these profound lines, Lin Tian had an unexpected thought.

Since there are no such diagrams in the human body, can they be created? Just like an artificial canal on land, it is forcibly created by human effort.

Do it at once, that’s Lin Tian’s style, anyway, he won’t die—that’s the advantage of being a zombie. Mr. Wang himself dared to create a cultivation technique, why wouldn’t Lin Tian dare?

Lin Tian steadied his mind, observed the moonlight energy absorbed into his body, and then controlled one strand, following one line’s trajectory.

Since it’s the first time cultivating, Lin Tian first tried a line on his arm, where moonlight energy gathered in his palm and then traveled along the line.

Just a few seconds after the energy started, a severe pain suddenly burst from his palm, like a steel needle violently stabbing in, penetrating his entire arm. After extreme pain, the arm felt as if struck by lightning, completely numb.

"Damn, that’s intense." Lin Tian hurriedly withdrew the energy and even stopped cultivating.

Wanting to raise his hand to check his palm, Lin Tian found he couldn’t exert strength and indeed lost feeling.

"Master, Master, look quickly..." the Sword Spirit called out, extremely excited.

Lin Tian was annoyed, said irritably, "Look at what?"

"Your arm..." the Sword Spirit still excitedly exclaimed, unable to finish its words.

Lin Tian was intrigued, hastily activated super vision to observe his arm, and discovered a thin energy channel in a microscopic view inside.

This channel is different from original meridians; meridians are born among flesh, while this energy channel is within the bones.

"No wonder it hurt to the bone; it turned out really unblocked." Lin Tian was astounded, unsure whether to feel joy or frustration.

Because there are many such channels: each arm, each leg, spine, skull, sternum—the largest one is the body’s central axis, which seems to connect the three major Dantians.

The entire meridian network is centered on the central axis, complemented by spiral lines, and a web of bones and veins interconnects, forming a complete meridian network.

Just unblocking the first line was already this painful to the bone, if unlocking all meridians throughout the body, how unbearable pain would it be? Unable to die, unable to pass out—this perfectly explains what it means to wish for death, living is worse than dying.

The most troublesome thing is the loss of consciousness after severe pain, not knowing when it will recover. This feeling of being out of control makes Lin Tian very uncomfortable. If attacked by an enemy now, isn’t it very dangerous?

"Master, only through bitterness can one rise above others," the Sword Spirit said quietly, yet somehow sounded like gloating.

Lin Tian gave it a disdainful middle finger, was just pondering how to regain consciousness, when footsteps sounded in the yard, reaching the door quickly, followed by a woman’s voice.

"Mr. Lin, I saw your room light on, I’m sorry to disturb you, someone from down the mountain is looking for you," the woman said politely.

Lin Tian recognized the outside voice as belonging to Ling Xiao, the disciple guarding the back mountain.

As for Ling Family’s disciples, Lin Tian has a good impression, so he rose to open the door, curiously asking, "Ling Xiao, who would look for me so late?"

Ling Xiao’s expression turned somewhat strange, glancing around to see the two old men weren’t present, she lowered her voice and said, "It’s Situ Ruoling..."

The words seemed unfinished, but Lin Tian understood because Ling Xiao had previously mentioned that Situ Ruoling would come to see him at night, unexpectedly she really came.

The matter of the transaction had long spread, Ling Xiao must think Situ Ruoling came to pay up the bet, to sleep with him, hence the odd expression when she saw Lin Tian.

"She has issues in her head, no need to bother with her." Lin Tian immediately refused, his arm numb, was feeling vexed, he had no time to deal with that venomous and unreasonable woman.

Ling Xiao’s face showed some difficulty, hesitated, "Mr. Lin, out of rule I can’t let her up, but she refuses to leave, I tried persuading her to go back, but she’s stubborn, saying if she doesn’t see you, she’ll wait until dawn and will come again tomorrow night."

"Could you... see her, it’s no good for both you and her if she carries on like this," Ling Xiao said softly.

"Fine, to keep her from bothering you, I’ll settle her once," Lin Tian said calmly.

Lin Tian followed Ling Xiao out, and as they left the yard, Ling Xiao noticed Lin Tian’s unusual walking posture, couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Lin, your arm?"

Lin Tian casually replied, "No worries, just practiced wrongly, my hand’s a bit numb, rest assured, I can settle her with one hand."