552: Chapter 552 The Fifteenth Meridian!

Yin Li nodded.

"However, if Young Master Qin Yan is unwilling, we won't force you."

"Consider this as us making your acquaintance. I only hope that you can keep this secret as much as possible, Young Master, and not spread it around."

Qin Yan nodded, indicating his understanding.

Yin Li continued, "But I see that your spirit weapon Rank is very low. If you can enter this newly discovered Small World, it will definitely be of great benefit to you."

On this point, Yin Li was right.

Although the Materials of his moyuan spirit weapon were Heaven-Defying, it currently only had eleven inscriptions, which was considered bottom-tier among Special Grade Disciples.

If he could enter the Small World and obtain some rare Ore and spirit weapon Materials to upgrade his weapon, his combat power would leap forward once again.

Qin Yan fell into deep thought for a moment upon hearing this.

Ultimately, he spoke up, "Thank you for informing me, but regarding this matter, please allow me a few days to think it over."

In everything, one must think thrice before acting.

He knew nothing about this mission. If he rashly agreed now, there was a high probability he would just be led by the nose by the other party.

Even worse, what if the two of them harbored ill intentions toward him?

A boy out in the world still needs to protect himself!

Yin Li nodded upon hearing this, not forcing the issue.

A flash of dissatisfaction crossed Huang Jiuli's Phoenix-like eyes when she heard Qin Yan's decline; she really wanted to spit a mouthful of Phoenix True Fire at him.

She was powerful with terrifying combat strength, and her best friend was also very strong. The two of them had kindly invited him to team up, yet he was actually being picky!

She grit her teeth, but after some thought, she ultimately didn't attack him.

She was different from people like Long Aotian.

They had enrolled in Taixuan Academy because their fathers required it; they had servants and guards following them, with people to attend to their every need.

But she had run away in secret. In this Taixuan Realm, she had no roots or influence; everything depended on herself.

She had no Family to back her and no servants to follow her.

Of course, she wasn't as pitiful as Qin Yan, who had to rely on fighting matches to earn resources.

Before running away, she had taken a large amount of Cultivation resources, more than enough for her to Cultivate to the Seventh Grade.

But that was never her goal; she wanted to become the East Courtyard Saintess of the Taixuan Holy Land!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone through the hardship of leaving Phoenix Divine Mountain to come to the Taixuan Holy Land alone.

And if she wanted to achieve good results in the Taixuan Holy Land, she had to find a few reliable allies!

No matter how strong a single person is, they cannot withstand a crowd.

Especially in team missions, the importance of teammates was self-evident.

And Qin Yan, in her view, was a very good candidate.

His strength was low—this "low" was relative; among Special Grade Disciples, his Realm was indeed not high, but his actual combat ability far exceeded his Realm.

His talent was strong—to possess this kind of combat power at the Fifth Grade Peak, his talent was beyond doubt.

His background was clean—a kid from a remote planet with no Family and no backer; there was no need to worry about any complicated relationships behind him.

He was simply the perfect ally.

"Hmph, Qin Yan, then I hope you can think it over carefully."

Huang Jiuli clenched her fists, her tone carrying a hint of a threat.

Qin Yan wanted to laugh seeing her like this.

This Huang Jiuli had completely shattered his impression of the divine bird known as the Phoenix.

The Phoenix in his impression was noble, proud, and sacredly inviolable.

Yet this Huang Jiuli had been lying prone with him on the 998th step of the celestial ladder back then, and now she had this somewhat cute appearance—she was truly losing Face for the Phoenixes.

"Then I shall take my leave first, you two," Qin Yan said.

"Qin Yan, if you make up your mind before the end of the month, you can come find me. After that, the offer expires."

Huang Jiuli spoke up.

Qin Yan nodded, then bid farewell to the two women and turned to leave.

Watching Qin Yan's retreating figure, Huang Jiuli said viciously, "I hope this guy knows what's good for him!"

Hearing this, Yin Li chuckled softly, "It's fine. Whether he can come or not won't have too much of an impact on us."

Her voice remained gentle, but her gaze deepened slightly.

In her heart, Qin Yan's talent was indeed formidable, but his combat power was honestly still a bit low.

Fifth Grade Peak—compared to true Prodigies, there was still a gap in this strength.

In a team mode, she didn't expect Qin Yan to play a very large role.

The main force would still have to be her and Huang Jiuli.

Adding Qin Yan was, as she said, just about forming a good connection.

Having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy.

As for whether Qin Yan agreed or not, it really wasn't that important to her.

"Jiuli, you'll need to train hard during this time. Strive to make another Breakthrough in your cultivation before the mission starts. By then, our team's chances of entering the top ten will increase greatly."

Yin Li's voice was gentle yet carried a hint of seriousness.

Even with her and Huang Jiuli joining forces, wanting the team to enter the top ten was no easy feat.

After the team competition involved all the teams from the four Outer Courts; added together, there were hundreds of Special Grade Disciples and thousands of First Grade Disciples.

Those Prodigies from various worlds were none of them ordinary.

One could imagine the difficulty of standing out from so many teams to enter the top ten!

Hearing this, Huang Jiuli brandished her fist and said, "No problem!"

A light of confidence flickered in her Phoenix eyes.

She had the confidence that her strength could take another step forward before the end of the month arrived!

Being a direct descendant of Phoenix Divine Mountain was no joke.

...

By the time Qin Yan returned to his courtyard in the Taixuan Holy Land, it was already past midnight.

Moonlight spilled into the room through the window, casting mottled shadows on the floor.

Qin Yan sat cross-legged and took out a meridian opening pill from his Storage Ring.

The Medicinal Pill dissolved the moment it entered his body, turning into a warm medicinal power that flooded into him.

Driven by blood qi and Devilish Qi, that medicinal power flowed along his Meridians, impacting the barrier of the next meridian.

After refining a few, Qin Yan began his spear practice once more.

He planned his day rationally, spending twenty hours practicing the spear, while the remaining time was for refining the meridian opening pills.

Twenty hours of spear practice could earn him a large amount of Skill Points;

The rest of the time spent refining pills could steadily improve his Body Refining Realm.

Neither was neglected; they complemented each other.

Time slowly passed, and the Meridians in Qin Yan's body were also being opened bit by bit.

...

December 16th.

Early morning.

Qin Yan was sitting cross-legged, the medicinal power surging within him, impacting the barrier of the fifteenth meridian.

"Boom!"

A slight rumble sounded within his body as that stubborn barrier was finally forced open!

Medicinal power, blood qi, and Devilish Qi poured into the newly opened meridian like a bursting flood, thoroughly flushing it, widening it, and opening it!

His fifteenth meridian was cleared!

A look of joy appeared on Qin Yan's Face; as long as he allowed his meridian to finish nourishing after a while, he would be a proper Late Stage meridian opening Martial Artist!