Chapter 101: Restoring the Meridians

Xin Lang said, “Hey! You two must be mistaken! What does your win or loss have to do with me? Don’t drag me into this. Whoever you want to win, just let them win!”

But neither Hu Qingqing nor Murong Yueyin heard Xin Lang’s words. They each left the dining hall, preparing for tomorrow’s duel.

Gold Medal students are currently the highest-ranking students in the Martial Arts Academy, so duels between Gold Medal students are taken very seriously by the academy. Both parties must register at the academy before the duel can take place.

After Murong Yueyin and Hu Qingqing left, everyone in the dining hall looked at Xin Lang with changed expressions. Previously, all had thought that the stories on the “Storm Rankings” were exaggerated, but after witnessing the incident where Xin Lang defeated Hu Qingqing with their own eyes, they all believed it was true. Moreover, Murong Yueyin was challenging Hu Qingqing because Hu had stolen Xin Lang’s “first night” by beating her to it!

Though surrounded by gazes full of envy and intense hatred, Xin Lang calmly continued eating his meal without haste.

Student A said, “Amazing! The two school beauties, Murong Yueyin and Hu Qingqing, are going to duel each other over him!”

Student B replied, “Amazing? More like a death sentence! Murong Yueyin and Hu Qingqing have so many admirers—all of them Gold Medal students. They won’t just let him off easily!”

“Yeah! He’s only a Bronze Medal student. Although he’s won a few matches, at best he’s Silver Medal level. I don’t see what makes him so special!” Student A said jealously.

After finishing dinner, Xin Lang returned to the dormitory. Only after completing the daily tasks on his Upgrading Device did he finally rest. As for the duel between Murong Yueyin and Hu Qingqing, he had completely forgotten about it.

The next morning, Xin Lang rose early as usual.

He found a quiet spot in the Martial Arts Academy and began his daily Upgrading Device tasks.

The daily tasks were now easy for Xin Lang. Not only could he channel dark energy into the required body parts, but his dark energy had permeated all parts of his body except for his eyes and a few other special areas; it was almost everywhere.

“Hm? Why does my body feel especially smooth today? Not only is my strength continuous, but my body feels much lighter!” Xin Lang mused after some training.

“Could it be…” excitement stirred within him.

He quickly ended his morning exercise and returned to his dorm. From the storage compartment of the Upgrading Device, he took out ten bottles of “Blue Silver Elixir.”

Xin Lang swallowed three bottles in quick succession, pouring the remaining seven into his bathwater.

His blocked meridians had reached a critical point of nourishment. Using ten bottles of Blue Silver Elixir at once was meant to break through the blockage with powerful medicinal strength and clear the meridians.

The potent medicinal force surged like a flood through Xin Lang’s meridians, instantly breaking through the blocked areas. The intense pain made his body tremble and convulse uncontrollably.

“Ugh…” Xin Lang gritted his teeth, relying on superhuman willpower to endure.

At the same time, the seven bottles dissolved in the bathwater began to take effect. After the pain came a tingling sensation as the medicinal properties of the Blue Silver Elixir underwent a transformation. Penetrating through his skin, it started repairing the meridians damaged by the medicinal power.

“Ah…” Xin Lang sighed in relief.

Suddenly, the Upgrading Device popped up a notification: “Successfully healed blocked meridians. Completed Ten-Diamond level hidden task! Reward: 1,000 experience points and the ‘Inner Vision attribute.’”

“Damn, healing my meridians completed a Ten-Diamond hidden task? A thousand experience points as a reward is incredible! Healing the meridians and gaining so much experience—it’s a double victory!” Xin Lang rejoiced internally.

Previously, the Upgrading Device had over 1,400 experience points. Adding this 1,000 pushed it to over 2,400 experience points.

Seeing so many experience points, Xin Lang almost burst with joy.

“Right, there’s also this ‘Inner Vision attribute’ as a reward! What does that mean?” he wondered.

He first thought of how martial artists at a certain level can “see inside” their own bodies. But that kind of inner vision wasn’t literal sight; it was sensing the condition of the meridians through the flow of energy.

Xin Lang tried but, as an ordinary martial artist who hadn’t yet reached the Grandmaster level, he had no “vital energy” and couldn’t truly see inside his body.

“The Inner Vision attribute must be something special. If the reward was just an inner vision ability, it wouldn’t have the word ‘attribute’ attached. Could this Inner Vision attribute be something used within the Upgrading Device?”

He opened the Upgrading Device interface and checked his character information:

User: Xin Lang
Level: Level 4 Martial Artist
Experience: 2,413 points
Martial Arts Techniques and Cultivation Methods:
- Ordinary Low-Level Martial Skill “Dragon Subduing 108 Palms”
- Ordinary Mid-Level Martial Skill “Dragon Subduing 1,008 Palms”
- Ordinary High-Level Martial Skill “Dragon Subduing 10,008 Palms”
- Ordinary Low-Level Martial Skill “Piercing Heart Dragon Claw”
- Ordinary Mid-Level Martial Skill “Heart-Rending Dragon Claw”
- Ordinary High-Level Martial Skill “Shattered Heart Dragon Claw”
- Ordinary Low-Level Martial Skill “72 Tiger Suppression Fists”
- Ordinary Mid-Level Martial Skill “Autumn Wind Fallen Leaves Finger”
- Ordinary High-Level Martial Skill “Gale Fallen Leaves Finger”
- Earth-Level Super-Grade Cultivation Method “Dragon Subduing Eight Forces”
Weapon Equipment: Earth-Level Sixth Rank Equipment “Diamond Silkworm Inner Armor,” Level 2 Martial Weapon “Heavenly Halberd”
Pet Beast: None
Special Attributes: Inner Vision Attribute

Xin Lang noticed that his character information now included an additional section labeled “Special Attributes,” which contained the Inner Vision attribute.

He also discovered a new attribute area in the Upgrading Device, featuring options to activate or deactivate attributes.

He activated the Inner Vision attribute. Closing his eyes, he focused his mind, and the entire internal structure of his body appeared vividly in his consciousness.

From large organs to the tiniest cells, Xin Lang saw everything clearly.

When he saw his own meridians, he was stunned. “This… is this really my meridians?”