Chapter Eighty-Seven: Meridian Remodeling

  This silence didn't last long, as Ning Cheng's intermittent coughing broke the stillness of the carriage.

  The woman in black looked at Ning City, then at Ji Luo Fei, and thought for a long time before suddenly realizing. The disdain in her eyes also gradually disappeared. She guessed that she had previously made an incorrect guess, and the relationship between the two people in the same carriage was not husband and wife, but siblings. Ning City looked somewhat worn out, his age should not be young, he should be the older brother.

  Otherwise, how could a woman like Ji Lu Fei be with such a sick man?

  In her opinion, Ji Lu Fei may have been disfigured, but in no way was Ning Cheng worthy of being with her. Even if she were to regain her beauty, she might not be a match for the woman standing before her.

  "You two should be siblings, right?" The woman in black asked proactively.

  Ji Luofei's face turned slightly red, she seemed to be overly worried about Ning Cheng. Now that the black-clothed woman asked, she could only hum a low, ambiguous "en" sound, not quite good at explaining her relationship with Ning Cheng.

  "Indeed, I didn't guess it. Is your brother seriously injured or ill?" The woman in black found herself judging correctly and her mood seemed to be quite good.

  "He's seriously injured." Ji Luofei was unaccustomed to ignoring people. Now that someone asked, she could only answer again.

  "I have a healing pill here, I'll give it to you. Don't worry, as long as this pill is taken, your brother's injury will definitely recover." The black-clothed woman suddenly took out a white pill and handed it to Ji Luofei.

  Ji Luo Fei had never asked for anything from a stranger before, but when she heard the black-clothed woman say that this white dan medicine could cure Ning Cheng's illness, she immediately wanted to take it.

  However, she still took a look at Ning Cheng, wanting to know what his opinion was.

  Ning Cheng knew that he was not only severely injured, but also began to rebuild his meridians under the mysterious and ancient origin. How could he take elixirs at this time? Even if it were immortal pills, he didn't want to use them.

  Besides, this black-clothed woman has only cultivated her Qi for nine layers, how could she possibly have any good elixirs?

  He thought so, and Ning City still subconsciously took a look at the black-clothed woman's hand holding the elixir. When he saw clearly the elixir in the black-clothed woman's hand, he was extremely surprised, this was actually a top-grade third-class Yiling Dan.

  A cultivator of the Nine Layers of Qi casually gave out a third-grade Beneficial Spirit Pill, which shows that this woman is absolutely not ordinary. Such an extraordinary woman, who also rides in a beast-drawn carriage, is even more bizarre. Ning Cheng can currently only mobilize some of his divine sense, and he vaguely feels that this woman has hidden her aura.

  "No need, thank you." Ning Cheng directly refused the black-clothed woman's Yiling Dan. From any perspective, he didn't want to have much conversation with this woman.

  Ji Luo Fei really wanted this Dan medicine, but after hearing Ning Cheng's words, she could only refuse and say, "Thank you, we don't need it."

  The woman in black gave Ning City a glance and muttered, "You don't even recognize good people's kindness."

  Ning Cheng didn't bother to pay attention to this black-clothed woman, Ji Luo Fei's mind was completely focused on worrying about Ning Cheng, and she wouldn't say more.

  ……

  The horse carriage ran all the way, except for a short rest by the coachman halfway, it didn't stop. The woman in black seemed to have been rejected by Ning City once and was somewhat displeased, no longer bothering to speak.

  As the sky was about to darken, the driver's voice came, "Sha Bei Town is just ahead..."

  "Wait, I'll get off here." The woman in black suddenly stopped the driver.

  Ji Luofei looked at the black-clothed woman with some confusion, they were about to arrive at Sha Bei Town, why did she get off here?

  The woman in black got off the carriage, and it was less than a stick of incense before the beast cart entered Shabiqi Town and stopped in front of a quadrangle courtyard.

  Ji Luo Fei had just helped Ning Cheng up when the coachman opened the carriage door.

  "Two guests, we have arrived at Sha Bei Town." The driver seemed enthusiastic and polite.

  "Where is this?" Ning Cheng looked around at the courtyard, but didn't see any streets or inns.

  "This is the courtyard of my house, and friends can go through the front road to get to the main street, which is not far away. My animal-drawn vehicle is not allowed on the main street, it can only stop at the gate of our own courtyard."

  "All right, how many gold coins?" Ning Cheng asked with a nod.

  The cart driver said casually, "Just give some if you want to, and it's okay if you don't. My cart is going in the same direction anyway, so it doesn't take much effort."

  Ning Cheng understood the cart driver's thoughts and felt a bit more affectionate towards him. He took out a large handful of gold coins and handed them to the driver, saying, "Take all of these."

  The gold coins were of little use to Ning City, and he had nearly a hundred of them.

  The cart driver's eyes lit up at once, but then he said, "This, this is too much."

  Ning Cheng stuffed all the gold coins into the carman's hands, "If we hadn't met you, it would have been really hard for us to get to Shabaitown so quickly. Tell me, which inn is better?"

  The carman took the gold coins from Ning Cheng with some excitement, and said carefully, "My family's quadrangle courtyard is very large, and there are many empty rooms. If friends don't mind, they can stay here. If you want to go to a hostel, the largest one in Town South is Sha Bei Hostel."

  Ning Cheng's heart moved slightly. The courtyard in front of him was not small, and the surrounding area was relatively empty. Living here was more comfortable than living in an inn.

  "Then thank you, we are not particular about our accommodation." Ning Cheng hastily expressed his gratitude. For him, staying in the home of an unrefined cart driver was better than staying at a bustling inn where people came and went.

  The four combined courtyards are indeed good. The carriage driver, in order to thank Ning Cheng for the many gold coins he gave, specially left the largest house for Ning Cheng and Ji Luo Fei.

  After Che Fu left, Ning Cheng took out a stack of formation flags and handed them to Ji Luo Fei. "Luo Fei, we'll be staying here for half a month. I need to recover from my injuries, and after that, we can leave again. These formation flags are for setting up hidden and defensive formations. My Purple Mansion is heavily injured, and my divine sense is weak. I'm telling you now, so you set them up."

  "Good." Ji Luofei knew that Ning Cheng was heavily injured and couldn't walk any further, so staying in Sha Bei Town was the best choice.

  Under Ning Cheng's guidance, Ji Luo Fei set up a barely first-class hidden defense array. As for the Spirit Gathering Array, Ning Cheng didn't dare to set it up, as once it was set up, all the spiritual energy would rush towards him, which wouldn't be good. Sha Bei Town had few cultivators, and a single first-class hidden array was already sufficient for Ning Cheng and Ji Luo Fei.

  "Luó Fēi, just cultivate here and try not to go to the bustling areas of Shā Bèi Town. As for my injuries, I have a plan in mind, there's definitely no problem." Ning Chéng reminded Jì Luó Fēi again after setting up the formation, fearing that she would worry about him and not listen to his words, going into town on her own to find medicine to heal his wounds.

  ……

  Time flies, Ning Cheng and Ji Luo Fei have been hiding in this carriage driver's quadrangle for nearly half a month.

  Ning Cheng felt that his meridians had recovered more than 90%, and his dantian was becoming increasingly perfect. He believed that as long as he waited a little longer, his meridians would be completely remade. At that time, even if his cultivation didn't improve at all, his true yuan would still be much thicker and smoother than before.

  Ji Luo Fei felt that Ning Cheng was slowly recovering, and her tense thoughts also relaxed a bit. At the same time, her cultivation had made rapid progress, not only had she recovered from her spiritual training, but her cultivation had also reached the peak of the fifth layer from the initial stage of gathering energy in the fifth layer.

  The car husband seemed to know that Ning Cheng and Ji Luo Fei were not ordinary people, and since he arranged for the two to stay in his quadrangle house, he had never come over to disturb them.

  On this day, Ning City was calculating how much longer it would take for his meridians to be completely remade when he felt that the speed of the Xuan Huang Ben Yuan Qi flowing through his body suddenly accelerated, and the speed of the meridian remaking also suddenly accelerated.

  The remaining ten percent of the damaged meridians were remade in the shortest time, and the speed was dozens of times faster than before. The last few cracks in his dantian were washed away by the Xuan Huang Ben Yuan Qi, and in an instant, they became perfectly round, without a single scar left.

  Ning Cheng didn't know what had just happened, but he knew that this was absolutely his opportunity. At this moment, how could he be distracted? He almost put all his attention on the reconstruction of his meridians.

  Inside the body, there were bursts of crackling sounds, and also the gurgling sounds of the true yuan flowing. Ning Cheng could even hear them clearly.

  The meridians have not fully converged yet, but that strong feeling has already made Ning City aware of it.

  Also don't know how long it took, Ning City's entire body shook, and the next moment his face revealed extreme joy.

  His cultivation has not only failed to progress, but has actually regressed. This doesn't matter, because Ning Cheng clearly understands the reason for his regression. His meridians are not only much wider than before, but also more resilient.

  What surprised Ning City the most was his tenacity, and with a strong physique, it meant that he could withstand greater pressure and had more potential for development. In the future, he would be able to climb to an even higher realm.

  His cultivation has regressed, because his meridians and the previous ones were fundamentally incomparable. If his true yuan is compared to flowing water, his meridians have changed from a small stream to a river. As long as he continues to cultivate, his solidified true one layer of strength is several levels stronger than before.

  But what's more essential is that after the meridians were remade by the Xuan Huang Yuan, they are no longer in that fragile state as before. Even his physical body has become much tougher than before.

  Ning Cheng raised his hand and the broken gun had already fallen into his palm. He almost wanted to try out how powerful a shot with all his might would be.

  He let out a breath and put away his long spear. He thought he should tell Ji Luofei as soon as possible, not letting her continue to worry.

  Ning Cheng had just stood up when he furrowed his brow, seeing the black-clothed woman again. However, at this moment, the black-clothed woman was covered in bloodstains and was anxiously standing inside the courtyard, saying something to Ji Luo Fei.

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