Chapter Twenty-Five: All Meridians Unblocked

  "Wait!"

  A cold glint flashed across Qin Nan's face, and he immediately returned to normal, saying lightly: "Young Mistress, the Golden Scaled Red Threaded Python is not a particularly formidable demon beast. Killing such a demon beast doesn't count as any great skill. If I were to kill the Golden Scaled Red Threaded Python, it would be easy as turning my hand over! And besides..."

  His eyes gleamed, staring fixedly at Jiang Nan, coldly laughing: "This brother's origin is unknown, getting close to the princess may be plotting something sinister. Jiang Zikuan, what intentions do you have for approaching the princess?"

  Yue Ling'er's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said displeased: "Mu Gongzi, Zixuan is my lifesaver, don't you think it's too rude to speak like that?"

  Jiang Nan felt a slight movement in his heart. He had long sensed a kind of hostility from Mu Qin Nan, but he didn't understand what he had done to offend this person.

  "Miss County, you're inexperienced and don't know how treacherous people's hearts can be."

  With a soft whoosh, Qin Nan opened his folding fan and fanned himself with waves of cool air. He sneered coldly: "Young Mistress, as the daughter of the Medicine King, you are unaware of how many scoundrels have attempted to get close to you, harboring ulterior motives!"

  He saw that Yue Ling'er and Jiang Nan were very close, and he was not pleased in his heart. Yue Ling'er was a stunning beauty, one of the famous beauties of Jianwu Country, and also the daughter of General Yue. If he could win her heart and marry her, his future would naturally be filled with wealth and glory without end.

  At that time, he could obtain countless spiritual pills, and his status in the Mu Wang Fu would also be infinitely elevated, and it was even possible that he would become the next Mu Wang!

  He had tried every means to win the favor of Yue Ling'er, but in vain. On the other hand, this young man who had just appeared was laughing and talking with Yue Ling'er, which was clearly a case of snatching love from him, and he could not tolerate such a thing.

  Jiang Nan raised an eyebrow and said lightly, "What teachings does Brother Mu have for me?"

  "You're just a refugee who escaped from the land of heavenly punishment, with no status or position, only fit to be a slave and do the most menial tasks. As a slave, you originally have the duty to protect your master, saving the princess is also just fulfilling your duty. If you know what's good for you, then roll as far away as possible, the princess and I are of such high status that speaking to you is already a blessing that you've accumulated over eight lifetimes. However, in Jianwu country, we value strength above all else, since Jinlin Hongxian died at your hands, it means you're also an expert."

  He suddenly changed his tone and proudly said: "As long as you can withstand one of my moves without dying, I will reward you and allow you to follow me and the princess."

  Yue Ling'er was furious and said displeased: "Mu Gongzi, this is not your Mu Wangfu, but my Medicine King's Mansion. Whether Zi Chuan stays or not has nothing to do with you! Zi Chuan, let's go, don't bother with him!"

  A cold glint flashed in Qin Nan's eyes, and a killing intent suddenly arose. He slapped his palm towards Jiangnan, and the true energy overflowed, creating an extraordinary phenomenon of falling leaves rustling down from the sky. It was actually the Mu Wang Fu's ultimate technique - "Endless Falling Leaves"!

  His true energy is comparable to that of the great martial artist, Qi Shan. He has already reached the level where his true energy can overflow from his body. With all his might, he is determined to defeat Jiang Nan with a single move!

  Mu Qin Nan had already heard Yue Ling'er mention Jiang Nan's killing of the Golden Scaled Red Line Python, and had a general understanding of Jiang Nan's cultivation strength. He deeply believed that Jiang Nan was absolutely unable to withstand his own attack!

  Jiang Nan's eyes also flashed with a killing intent, and he was humiliated by someone for no reason. How could he not be angry? However, at this moment, he had just gone through a fierce battle, and his cultivation was almost exhausted. His strength was indeed similar to when he killed the Golden Scaled Red Line Python, and he didn't have much confidence in resisting Qin Nan's move!

  Moreover, he is now in the Medicine King's Manor. If he uses the Qi Wang Fu's ultimate skill, he will likely be recognized immediately and then the people from the Qi Wang Fu will come after him, and he will absolutely not be able to escape!

  "Like the mighty elephant king, with the strength of a dragon and a tiger!"

  Jiang Nan's body suddenly straightened, his spine like a divine pillar supporting his body. With the explosive power of a dragon and tiger, his hand shot out like an elephant's trunk, slapping against Mu Qin Nan's palm with a loud crack.

  The Longhu Xiangli Jue he created was vastly different from the one in the Qi Wang Fu, whether it was the moves or the true energy circulation path, there were distinct differences, only the atmosphere was the same, so he could only use the Longhu Xiangli Jue to counter Mu Qin Nan.

  The two palms met, Jiang Nan let out a low hum, his face turned red, and then became extremely pale, but he also took down the move of Mu Qin Nan's "Unending Fallen Wood"!

  Mu Qin Nan was somewhat surprised that Jiang Nan could withstand his attack, and he was about to take advantage of the situation to launch another attack. Just as he was about to deliver the final blow, a sword flash suddenly appeared, standing between the two men. Yue Ling'er angrily shouted: "Mu Gongzi, you're going too far! Zi Chuan has already withstood one of your moves, what more do you want?"

  Qin Nan stopped, his face smiling but not his eyes, hypocritically saying: "Since you can take my move, then Jiang brother naturally has the qualifications to stand here. However, Jiang brother your skills are really poor, and you almost couldn't even take one of my moves. Brother, did my palm force hurt you?"

  Even now, he still doesn't forget to severely strike Jiangnan.

  Yu Ling'er anxiously asked: "Zi Chuan, are you injured?"

  Jiang Nan slowly shook his head and forced a smile: "It's okay."

  Yue Ling'er glared fiercely at Mu Qin'nan and scolded, "Fortunately, Brother Zi Chuan wasn't injured. Otherwise, I would definitely tell Uncle Mu about you, and you'll be in trouble."

  Mu Qin Nan saw that she was angry and had another moving place, and couldn't help but laugh: "County Master, I also didn't mean to do so, I originally didn't know that Jiang's brother's strength was actually so weak, if I knew, I would definitely take back most of my cultivation."

  Yue Ling'er let out a cold snort and said to Jiang Nan, "Zi Chuan, you still don't have a place to stay? My Medicine King's Manor has many guest rooms. I'll go arrange one now. Please follow me."

  She walked quickly towards the Medicine King's mansion, with Jiang Nan following behind her. Mu Qin Nan hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Surnamed Jiang, if you don't want to die, stay away from the princess. Otherwise, next time you won't be so lucky!"

  Jiang Nan sneered and said calmly: "Brother Mu, if you appear in front of me again, be careful that I will kill you with one palm."

  Qin Nan's eyes widened slightly, a hint of anger flashing across his face as he sneered, "You think you can talk tough? Let's see if you have the guts to back it up..."

  "What are you talking about?" Yu Ling'er turned her head and asked cautiously.

  Mu Qin Nan smiled and said: "County Master, I was worried about whether Qi younger brother was injured or not. Seeing that he is fine, I can now put my mind at ease."

  Upon arriving at the Medicine King's residence, Yue Ling'er arranged for Jiang Nan to settle in, with servants and maids attending to him. Yue Ling'er had the attendants withdraw, then spoke softly: "Zi Chuan, don't hold a grudge; Mo Gongzi's cultivation is higher than yours..."

  "A gentleman does not let bygones be bygones, and as for the county master, it goes without saying." Jiang Nan's face was smiling but his heart wasn't, a spark of fire burning fiercely in his eyes.

  Yu Ling'er sighed and smiled: "You want to learn about alchemy, I'll arrange it as soon as possible. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the alchemy room. However, you still need to be careful, Mu Qin Nan's temper is quite short..."

  Jiang Nan watched her leave, his eye muscles twitching: "My vital energy isn't that great either! If I hadn't fought a fierce battle with Tong Ling Mi Yuan and lost 70% of my cultivation, how could someone like Mu have been able to get the better of me? Tomorrow morning, my cultivation will be fully restored. Mu, you humiliated me, I'll repay it a hundredfold!"

  On the second day, at dawn, when the sky was just brightening, Jiang Nan stood alone in the small courtyard, facing the east where the sun was rising, breathing in and out. As the sun rose, its rays fell on his body, and the Demon Prison Mysterious Fetus Scripture suddenly took effect. The entire small courtyard, within a space of about two zhang (about 6 meters), immediately surged with solar energy, which continuously transformed into true energy to fill his body!

  Not long after, his cultivation was fully restored!

  Suddenly, a crisp crackling sound came from Jiang Nan's head, and his majestic true energy finally burst through a piece of bone membrane on his skull!

  His skull had only three pieces of bone membrane that had never been opened. Now that this piece of bone membrane has been opened, there are only two left!

  When the sun rose to three poles, the remaining two pieces of bone membrane were also broken through by him, and the true energy of the Demon Prison Xuan Tai Jing ran unimpeded in the 206 bones of his body!

  "I've finally entered the realm of refining Qi!"

  Jiang Nan's eyes snapped open, shining brightly in all directions. Immediately, his vital energy and spirit were withdrawn, returning to normal: "Anyone with the surname Mo who dares to provoke me is looking for death!"

  He slightly moved his mind, carefully thinking about the move that Mu Qin Nan had used earlier, and in an instant, he thoroughly understood the ultimate skill of the Mu Wang Fu. On the devil's clock inside his body, another divine tree mark appeared.

  He even directly deduced all sorts of moves of Shenmu Zhenqi, and deduced it all the way to the sixth move!

  "The extraordinary aura of the divine tree in Hedong Marquis's mansion is indeed exceptional. The fact that the Marquis's mansion can be on par with the Qi King's mansion is not an undeserved reputation!"

  Jiangnan concentrates his mind and spirit, operates the Bright King Seal, both hands' ten fingers move swiftly, changing and transforming in countless ways, extremely intricate and complex. Suddenly, he seals with the first style, the Lotus Flower Seal.

  As this seal unfolded, his spiritual intention also transformed into a white lotus flower along with the seal, slowly blooming at his brow point. The flower bloomed and fell, fell and bloomed again, cycling endlessly, allowing his intention to gradually grow stronger.

  After a moment, Jiang Nan changed his move and concluded the second move of Ming Wang Shen Yin, Bao Ping Yin. His spiritual intention turned into an eight-trigram bottle, swallowing and spitting out the essence of heaven and earth's spiritual energy, making his spiritual intention grow faster.

  He repeatedly sealed and imprinted, making lotus flower seals and treasure bottle seals one after another. Although his spiritual intention had not undergone a qualitative transformation, it was much more vigorous than before, having made great progress.

  Suddenly, only the sound of footsteps came from outside the door. Jiang Nan's heart moved and the figures of Mu Qin Nan and others appeared in his mind, as if he had seen them with his own eyes.

  This is where the subtlety of the Refining Qi Realm lies. He entered the Refining Qi Realm, coupled with his strong spiritual will and terrifyingly sharp senses.

  "There are five people in total, and their cultivation is not weak. They should be on the same level as Mu Qin Nan, all being high-level masters of the Refining Qi realm... Hmm, there's also someone else's footsteps, this person shouldn't be underestimated."

  Jiang Nan heard that besides Mu Qin Nan and the other five, there was another person whose footsteps were heavy and powerful. When his true energy circulated, it seemed to produce a mighty resonance like a large flag fluttering in the wind. He should be cultivating an extremely mysterious mental technique, giving Jiang Nan a feeling that was much more profound than both the Dragon-Tiger Elephant Force Technique and the Jiang Yue Breaking Wave Technique!

  Moreover, this person's cultivation is extremely powerful, with footsteps that are as light as feathers, giving Jiang Nan a feeling that is not inferior to that of Qi Dang and other external strongmen!

  "Old Jiang, your foolish brother has come to see you!"

  Mo Qin Nan had not yet entered the door, but he burst out laughing and said to the crowd around him: "Fourth Prince, Lu brother, Qi brother, you don't know that yesterday I had a misunderstanding with this Jiang brother, almost killing him with one palm. Now thinking about it, I still feel a bit guilty!"