Infinite Save: I Cultivate Immortality Through Reincarnation - Chapter 227: Meridians Shattered

Chen Yan was locked in a bitter struggle. This was already the seventh cycle of reincarnation in his battle against this scorpion demon hidden beneath the desert sands.

Just as the Cycle of Reincarnation evaluation had stated, this scorpion demon truly did have a second stage.

If its scorpion pincers were destroyed, the fate awaiting Chen Yan was to be impaled by the demon’s scorpion tail stinger.

That’s right. Chen Yan had absolutely no ability to resist against this scorpion demon’s tail stinger.

Because it was simply too fast.

Far faster than his Xun Wind Step even when pushed to its absolute limit.

The two massive scorpion pincers, coordinated with the numerous sharp spikes rapidly emerging from the ground, completely restricted Chen Yan’s movement.

However, after countless evasions, it must be said that Chen Yan’s movement technique was indeed improving. He was becoming increasingly adept at handling the sneak attacks from the spikes.

Furthermore, Chen Yan was gradually adapting to this scorpion demon’s attack patterns.

It basically only had one routine: using the spikes and pincers in coordination to shrink Chen Yan’s area of movement, then seizing an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

Once he adapted to this routine, it became very difficult for the scorpion demon to inflict any substantial damage on Chen Yan.

Aside from that one tail stinger attack, which Chen Yan truly couldn’t dodge, his current movement speed was more than sufficient to handle all the other attack patterns.

But dragging things out like this wouldn’t work.

He had to think of a solution.

During these seven cycles, Chen Yan had used the Great Derivation Art to derive numerous techniques.

For example—

Great Derivation Art: Spirit Cry Thunder Summon!

An extremely violent aura of lightning gathered in Chen Yan’s palm. He then transformed his hand into a hand blade and slashed at the scorpion spikes emerging from the ground.

A fragrance reminiscent of roasted locusts wafted through the air. No disgusting brown-green fluid gushed from the wound, because the moment Chen Yan’s Cry Thunder Hand Blade severed the scorpion spike, the broken end was instantly cauterized and sealed by the intense heat of the Cry Thunder Summon.

The power of this technique was on a completely different level from the Cry Thunder Summon he had unleashed against Mr. You back then.

Because Cry Thunder Summon was merely Chen Yan using the Great Derivation Art to transform his true qi into a thunderstorm.

Spirit Cry Thunder Summon, however, was Chen Yan first using the Great Derivation Art to transform his true qi into spiritual energy, then transforming that spiritual energy once more into a thunderstorm.

It was just this one additional step, but the power of Spirit Cry Thunder Summon was easily over ten times greater than the original Cry Thunder Summon.

Chen Yan’s inspiration for developing this technique came entirely from the ice spikes he had derived in his second battle cycle with the scorpion demon, using the residual spiritual energy from the Great Derivation Kongshan Finger.

This was not a simple matter. But through numerous experiments, Chen Yan’s process of using the Great Derivation Art to transform his own true qi into spiritual energy had indeed become increasingly proficient.

Chen Yan was very clear that this was not yet his limit.

The two major trump cards he currently possessed were the Clear Rainbow from the Hidden Immortal Art, and the spiritual energy derived from the Great Derivation Art.

What if…

A sudden thought stirred in Chen Yan’s mind. He had a brand new idea.

He began to mobilize the Clear Rainbow from the Hidden Immortal Art, then started using the Great Derivation Art to transform this wisp of Clear Rainbow.

This wisp of Clear Rainbow, born from the Hidden Immortal Art, seemed to be an existence of a completely different nature from both the true qi and spiritual energy of this world.

Under the derivation of the Great Derivation Art, the Clear Rainbow gradually began to become chaotic and uncontrollable.

Within all the meridians throughout his entire body, including his entire Martial Spring, all of his true qi began to riot violently. Then, in the next instant, the true qi within his meridians and Martial Spring completely evaporated.

“Huh?”

Chen Yan also clearly noticed the fact that all of his true qi had vanished in an instant.

He had reverted back to being a mere mortal.

Only at his fingertip did a point of clear light still remain condensed.

Different from the point of clear light he had condensed atop Heavenly Summit Mountain, the clear light at his fingertip now was more translucent and profoundly mysterious.

Chen Yan could not comprehend at all what the true essence of this profoundly mysterious clear light was.

At that moment, a massive scorpion pincer descended from above, smashing down towards Chen Yan, who had been completely reduced to a mortal.

Chen Yan’s eyes narrowed. He then released the profoundly mysterious clear light condensed at his fingertip.

Instantly, the heavens and earth changed color.

The scorpion pincer, as large as a hill, was instantly and completely evaporated by the profoundly mysterious clear light released from Chen Yan’s fingertip, as if it had never existed.

Immediately after, the dozens upon hundreds of spikes that had emerged from the desert, along with the scorpion demon’s other pincer, all seemed to flee in panic, retracting back beneath the ground.

Chen Yan’s Martial Spring refilled once more.

And at the very moment his true qi re-entered his meridians—

“Pfft!”

A sudden sweetness rose in his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Right then, two points on Chen Yan’s back were suddenly tapped by someone. Immediately after, all the meridians throughout his entire body were completely sealed by several gentle wisps of spiritual energy.

“Do not circulate your true qi. All the meridians in your body are now completely shattered. If true qi enters your meridians again, the only outcome awaiting you is death by bodily explosion.”

From behind him came the voice of Mr. You.

Different from his usual self, Mr. You’s voice was exceptionally serious at this moment.

Chen Yan understood very well that Mr. You was not lying to him.

He also did not experience any emotional turmoil over his shattered meridians, because through the many cycles of reincarnation, Chen Yan had already experienced far, far too much.

“So, Mr. You,” Chen Yan spoke up, “you brought me to this desert because you calculated that within the Heavenly Dao Fate, I must battle that scorpion demon?”

“No.”

Mr. You shook his head.

“It was merely intuition. Don’t even mention Heavenly Dao Fate; right now, if I dare to even glance at any celestial secret related to cause and effect, it would undoubtedly be seeking death.”

That’s right.

Even if Mr. You was a reincarnated Ascending to Immortality, his current cultivation realm absolutely could not exceed that of Li Haoran from three thousand years ago.

Because three thousand years ago, Li Haoran’s cultivation realm had already touched the ceiling permitted by the cause and effect of this current world.

Chen Yan began to recall the profoundly mysterious clear light that had emerged from his fingertip at the very end.

Certain properties of that clear light were exactly like that key, or like Li Haoran’s Dao Domain.

He began to ponder the true essence of the Clear Rainbow born from the Hidden Immortal Art.

Then, Chen Yan shifted his gaze to Mr. You beside him.

He saw Mr. You standing there in silence, removing the Star Heaven Sect token from his waist. Mr. You then raised his hand and gave a light flick in the air. A Wind Ravine Valley token appeared in his hand, and he fastened it to his waist.

“Mr. You, you’re…” Chen Yan was puzzled by Mr. You’s actions.

“Of course, I’m taking you to Wind Ravine Valley.”

Mr. You said:

“Only Wind Ravine Valley’s Nine Revolutions Chaotic Heaven Meridian Forging Pill can repair your meridians.”