Chapter 1386: Chapter 1386: Messing Around?

"Master Ouyang, Lord Li, how long do you think it will take Yun Xiao to cure that patient?"

Hearing Ouyang Wuantong’s question, Qian Sanyuan did not answer directly but instead asked with a smile, then turned his gaze to Li Yunfan, as if implying something special.

"The patients for the Meridian Refining Conference must be difficult cases for your Lianyun Mountain, right? At least ones that those Earth Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Masters couldn’t treat!"

Ouyang Wuantong analyzed briefly and then reached a conclusion, saying, "Even for Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Masters, it should be impossible to heal successfully without a day or two!"

As soon as he said this, Li Yunfan, Lord of Ling Kong Island, nodded slightly, clearly agreeing. Even if they weren’t Meridian Refiners, they must know something about it.

Since only Heavenly Rank Meridian Refining Masters can participate in the Meridian Refining Conference, Lianyun Mountain would never use patients that Earth Rank Refiners could heal as a test for this conference.

Both of them even speculated whether these dozens of patients were difficult cases that even the bigwigs of Lianyun Mountain couldn’t heal?

Otherwise, saving lives is urgent; it is impossible to let these patients drag their sick bodies and wait for the Meridian Refining Conference to begin.

"Master Ouyang is right. In fact, even Dean Guan and I wouldn’t dare to claim to cure these dozens of patients easily. Through this Meridian Refining Conference, we also wish to gather the power of the masses to relieve these poor patients from their severe ailments!"

In such matters, Qian Sanyuan did not put on airs and stated a fact directly, causing the two giants to nod slightly, though this made it clear that healing those patients would undoubtedly take more time.

"However..."

While Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan were in agreement, Qian Sanyuan suddenly changed the subject, turning his gaze to the rough-clothed figure in the square, emitting a peculiar gleam.

"The Yun Xiao now is not the Yun Xiao from Impermanence Island back then. Not to mention that in terms of Meridian Qi Combat Power, we are somewhat inferior, and in the technique of Meridian Refining, Dean Qing and I are also willing to concede!"

Qian Sanyuan stared at the rough-clothed youth who was already taking action, recalling the means Yun Xiao used to control the President’s situation that day, and inexplicably gained more confidence in him.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, both Ouyang Yangwan and Li Yunfan exclaimed in surprise, seemingly unable to believe it.

After all, in their impressions, Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu’s Meridian Refining techniques probably had very few rivals across the Tenglong Continent!

Yet Qian Sanyuan openly admitted to being inferior to Yun Xiao, and even the proud Dean of the Sky Poison Institute, Qingmu Wu, didn’t refute, clearly acknowledging it.

Even though Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan could sense Yun Xiao’s current cultivation at the Floating Life Realm Middle Stage, they still felt that the old generation of Meridian Refining Masters was stronger in the path of Meridian Refining.

"Just wait, I guess it won’t take him long to surprise us!"

Qian Sanyuan did not explain further, knowing that no amount of words would be more convincing than the facts before their eyes. He also believed that the young man named Yun Xiao would not disappoint him.

"Rest assured, Master Ouyang and Lord Li, the time Yun Xiao spends will be automatically deducted once he enters the Nine-layered Poison Tower. This means that he must stay longer than the sixth-to-last Poison Vein Master to come out of the tower in order to qualify for the second round."

At this moment, Qingmu Wu finally offered an explanation, and after hearing it, Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan had no more to say.

At the same time, the two of them felt that the Meridian Refining Master Association still managed to be fair and just. The only variable was how long it would take Yun Xiao to heal that patient.

......

The conversation among the few bigwigs in the northern seats naturally did not reach Yun Xiao’s ears. At this moment, he had already used the Power of Soul to examine the condition of the patient on the wooden platform before him.

Having reached the level of a Heavenly Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Master, Yun Xiao’s healing techniques were unparalleled across the Tenglong Continent. Even Lu Yanji, a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Meridian Refiner, could only concede.

For instance, as Yun Xiao clearly sensed the illness of the patient before him, he couldn’t help but smile faintly, thinking that this time his luck was quite good, as it wouldn’t require too much time.

According to Yun Xiao’s sensing, this patient was likely a cultivator at the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage before falling ill. But now, tormented by illness, not only was the Meridian Qi faint, the skeletal appearance was frightening.

Such an illness would undoubtedly stump an ordinary Earth Rank Advanced Medical Pulse Master, and even Heavenly Rank Low-Level Medical Pulse Masters like Qian Sanyuan and Guan Rufeng weren’t completely confident.

Therefore, Qian Sanyuan and Guan Rufeng didn’t easily take action on this patient, opting to observe for a few more days. After all, if the wrong methods or elixirs were used, the patient might meet an untimely end.

Whether it’s luck for Yun Xiao or for the other Medical Pulse Masters, if those Heavenly Rank Low Level Medical Pulse Masters had chosen this patient, whether they could heal them is secondary; the time it would take would certainly be extremely long.

However, compared to ordinary Heavenly Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Masters, Yun Xiao possessed numerous techniques inherited from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. While the Tenglong Continent’s medical techniques usually take a lot of time, his methods only require a single Meridian Array.

Tap, tap, tap...

Yun Xiao’s index and middle fingers of the right hand moved continuously, tapping through the Ren Meridian and Du Meridian acupoints of the patient in succession. Such a technique appeared quite ordinary in the eyes of some Heavenly Rank and even Earth Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Masters.

At this moment, even the gazes of Qian Sanyuan and Guan Rufeng were fixed on Yun Xiao’s movements without blinking. They naturally were aware of the patient, someone whom they could not easily apply techniques to.

Ever since Yun Xiao resolved the crisis of the President, both Qian Sanyuan and Guan Rufeng, who were Heavenly Rank Low Level Medical Pulse Masters, admired his Meridian Refining technique greatly, now adopting a learning mentality.

Only, at this moment, the acupoints Yun Xiao was tapping were ordinary, seemingly no different from the methods they conceived. What could be the significance of such acupoint tapping?

Tap! Tap!

Yet at this moment, Yun Xiao’s fingers moved, abruptly tapping on two acupoints of the patient. Witnessing this, Qian Sanyuan and Guan Rufeng’s faces suddenly changed drastically, jumping straight out from their seats.

"Vice... Vice President, isn’t Yun Xiao being a bit reckless here?"

Even though Guan Rufeng had always held great admiration for Yun Xiao, his face became exceedingly ugly upon seeing those two acupoints Yun Xiao tapped.

Though Guan Rufeng had only recently advanced to the Heavenly Rank Low Level Meridian Refining Master level this past year, his research on the Medical Pulse path was deep; at least in theoretical aspects, his rigor would not allow any deviation.

Guan Rufeng clearly saw that the two acupoints Yun Xiao tapped were called "Death Gate Acupoint" and "Shocking Gate Acupoint." Both acupoints are life-threatening dead points.

As a Meridian Refining Master, Guan Rufeng understood that even tapping one of these acupoints, let alone both, would instantly claim a cultivator’s life.

Even an ordinary cultivator knows the importance of these two acupoints; during battles with enemies, these acupoints are heavily guarded to prevent being unexpectedly tapped by the enemy.

This does not count as advanced Meridian Refining principles; even a novice apprentice in Meridian Refining should understand the significance of these acupoints.

As a Medical Pulse Master, Guan Rufeng likely would never in his lifetime touch these lethal acupoints, let alone Yun Xiao facing a patient already on the verge of death—is it that he thinks the patient is not dying fast enough?

But with Yun Xiao executing his finger movements swiftly from such a distance, despite Guan Rufeng’s intentions to intervene, he simply couldn’t; the Meridian Refining Master Association was about to face great embarrassment in his view.

The Death Gate and Shocking Gate acupoints are so well-known to any cultivator, and Yun Xiao’s finger movements lacked any concealment, making it clear for everyone to witness.

"This..."

Hearing Guan Rufeng’s query, even Qian Sanyuan, who had the greatest confidence in Yun Xiao, found himself at a loss for words because logically, Yun Xiao’s current actions seemed reckless.

Yet, due to a subconscious certainty in Yun Xiao’s past behavior, Qian Sanyuan found himself unable to say "reckless," causing his body to momentarily freeze.

"Tsk tsk, this little fellow really defies expectations!"

Next to them, Ouyang Wuantong seemed uninvolved, expressing his amusement, which made Li Yunfan appear rather peculiar.

As leaders of two major forces, both Ouyang Wuantong and Li Yunfan could easily recognize the Death Gate and Shocking Gate acupoints. However, being outsiders and having no ties to the patient, they simply regarded this as a spectacle.

Yet, for someone like Ouyang Wuantong, astute and experienced, he harbored a different mindset, understanding Yun Xiao more thoroughly than even the key figures at Lianyun Mountain.

Since Yun Xiao dominated the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield and emerged victorious from the battle on Impermanence Island, the Shenxiao Sect has given unprecedented importance to this young rising figure in just over three years.

Thus, upon returning to the Shenxiao Sect headquarters, Ouyang Wuantong issued orders to utilize the entire intelligence network of the sect to investigate Yun Xiao’s every past move thoroughly.