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Chapter 2 - Stage One Martial Disciple

"So fast?"

Tang Huan stared at him, tongue-tied, unable to believe that this was true.

The original owner of this body had cultivated "Invigorating Meridian and Absorbing Spirit Art" for more than ten years, yet he was able to open a Spiritual Meridian in such a short time?

Tang Huan couldn't help but start to appreciate it again.

The comfortable feeling that was like drinking nectar persisted. It was clear that the Spiritual Meridian was not an illusion. Now, he could clearly feel the direction of the Spiritual Meridian in his body, and it was not like before where he could only imagine its existence in his mind.

"It must be the effect of that 'Nine Yang Divine Furnace'."

In the instant that the Spiritual Meridian was connected, he stopped his cultivation of the "Invigorating Meridian and Absorbing Spirit Art" due to extreme shock. The cauldron in his mind still existed, but had also quieted down at the same time, and the spirit energy that was originally sucked into his body was also completely exhausted during the process.

Its body was still in this form, and was only in a different soul. However, the enormous difference between its front and back made Tang Huan have no choice but to associate it with that strange "Nine Yang Divine Furnace".

He even felt that not only did his soul not dissipate after his death, it had even been reborn in the Glory Continent because of that "Nine Yang Divine Furnace".

"Eh? "That's not right!"

Turning his attention back to his body, Tang Huan suddenly gasped, his pretty face was full of surprise, "The Spiritual Meridian that was just completed, how could it be so big?"

According to the old blacksmith and the information that the teenager received, when the first Spiritual Meridian was first connected, it was even smaller than a chopstick's mouth.

The following Spiritual Meridian would grow larger and larger one by one, while the previous Spiritual Meridian would also gradually expand along with continuous cultivation. In the end, when every one of the nine Spiritual Meridian were completely linked, each of them could become as big as a chopstick. Of course, as his cultivation level increases, the Spiritual Meridian will also continue to grow.

Not everyone, of course.

There were some people with exceptional aptitude who, when the first Spiritual Meridian was connected, would be slightly larger than an ordinary person. Whether it was larger by ten to twenty percent, or larger by thirty to forty percent, Tang Huan on the other hand, had better, because the first Spiritual Meridian he connected was larger than even the tip of the chopsticks.

"Because of the stove again?"

After a long while, Tang Huan finally snapped out of his daze.

To have such a large Spiritual Meridian on the first try was indeed a little unbelievable. However, having a large Spiritual Meridian, not only was it not a bad thing, it was actually an extremely good thing.

The larger the Spiritual Meridian, the larger the capacity it could contain, thus the combat power would naturally be stronger.

Tang Huan quickly calmed himself down and continued to cultivate the "Invigorating Meridian and Absorbing Spirit Art", his ten fingers once again changing into various types of Hand Spell. As expected, the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace" in his mind became bright and vibrant once again as it quickly rotated. Not long after, strands of spirit energy began to enter his body.

This time, Tang Huan's senses were even clearer.

The spirit energy was initially attracted by the Hand Spell before it entered Tang Huan's body, but the moment the spirit energy touched Tang Huan's body, it was immediately absorbed by the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace". Following the constant rotation of the furnace, the spirit energy was slowly refined into a warm and harmonious Genuine Qi, and circulated within the Spiritual Meridian.

Unknowingly, the amount of Genuine Qi in Tang Huan's body began to accumulate more and more, and before even fifteen minutes had passed, the Spiritual Meridian had already become filled up. At this time, Tang Huan felt as if there was a warm current flowing inside his body that was quickly moving between his limbs and bones in a steady stream.

"Try the second Spiritual Meridian!"

Tang Huan's heart moved slightly as the Hand Spell formed between the ten fingers of his two hands underwent a great change.

In the next moment, the first Spiritual Meridian started to boil, like a broken dam, it converged into the Nine Yang Divine Furnace and rushed out of the cauldron at an even faster speed, as if mercury was flowing out of the second Spiritual Meridian.

"Boom!"

Not long later, Tang Huan felt his body lighten, and that feeling of ease appeared again. After a short while, the second Spiritual Meridian was already complete.

"He connected to another Spiritual Meridian, that's too fast!"

Tang Huan was wild with joy.

As expected, the second Spiritual Meridian was a bit wider than the first. As the Genuine Qi continued to circulate, the first Spiritual Meridian would gradually become as big as the second.

"Wait until the Genuine Qi is sufficient, then we'll see if we can obtain the third Spiritual Meridian!"

Tang Huan was completely confident.

Having two Spiritual Meridian connected in a row not only allowed Tang Huan the hope of increasing his strength, but also allowed him to see the light of dawn as a Weapon Refiner.

Becoming a true Weapon Refiner was not only what the young Tang Huan desired, it was also his own wish.

From his point of view, the Sword Craftsman on Earth was actually equivalent to the Weapon Refiner of this Glory Continent. However, the weapons refined by the Weapon Refiner seemed to possess even more power. Back on Earth, his lifelong wish was to refine a peerless famous sword that could be passed down through the ages.

But unfortunately, even if he lost his life because of this, he still wasn't able to accomplish what he wanted.

But here, Tang Huan could see the possibility of fulfilling his wish, and, after becoming a Weapon Refiner, he would not only be able to forge a peerless famous sword, but also other peerless treasures. When he thought of those exceptional famous tools being created one by one, Tang Huan became extremely excited.

After a while, Tang Huan continued to cultivate in high spirits.

It did not take long to link the first Spiritual Meridian and the second one, but it took nearly two hours to make the width of the two.

"Break through the third Spiritual Meridian!"

It was noon, so Tang Huan took a deep breath and changed the Hand Spell once again.

This time, the process was much more difficult. Even with the help of the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace", the speed at which the Genuine Qi was progressing through the third meridian was still very slow.

Tang Huan was not discouraged, the Genuine Qi continued to be consumed, and continued to be replenished.

The existence of the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace" caused the Genuine Qi in Tang Huan's two meridians to never truly break, and under the continuous impact of the Genuine Qi, the third meridian also became smoother bit by bit.

Time passed like water.

"Boom!"

In the evening, Tang Huan's entire body suddenly shook. After an afternoon had passed, the third Spiritual Meridian had finally been unlocked.

As Tang Huan breathed a sigh of relief, he also felt a deep sense of exhaustion. However, he could not hide the joy that appeared between his brows.

"Breaking through three Spiritual Meridian s, you can be considered a Stage One Martial Disciple!"

Feeling the three unobstructed Spiritual Meridian s in his body, Tang Huan couldn't help but tear up.

That young man had trained diligently for ten years, even in his dreams, he wished to become a Stage One Martial Disciple. But now, in a single day, he had cleared three Spiritual Meridian s and completed this young man's wish.

Although this body had changed souls, Tang Huan had merged with the youth's memories that were more than ten years old. His emotions would inevitably be affected by the memories.

After a long while, Tang Huan finally calmed himself down and continued to cultivate the Invigorating Meridian and Absorbing Spirit Art.

After all three Spiritual Meridian s were plentiful, Tang Huan became spirited again. Soon after, rumbling sounds came from his stomach. He finally realized that his body hadn't eaten since morning, and his stomach was rumbling with hunger.

"Looks like I'll have to take out a few more weapons to sell."

Tang Huan stood up and swept his eyes over the weapons hanging on the surrounding walls.

It had been a month since the old blacksmith left Furious Waves City, and he had already spent all the money he had left behind. This morning, the young man wanted to sell a few weapons to support himself, but when he met those Tang Family s on the way, he died on the spot and his corpse was thrown back into the remote blacksmith shop.

After choosing three sharp long blades and wrapping them with oily rags, Tang Huan placed them on his shoulders and walked out of the shop with big strides.

In the Glory Continent, only graded weapons would be able to sell for a high price, and those high grade weapons were even more difficult to find.

And unranked weapons were very cheap.

For example, the three long blades that Tang Huan was carrying, if he brought them to the weapon shop, he estimated that they would only sell for two or three gold coins, which was not much more than regular farm equipment.

But if it was a low-grade weapon, no matter how poor the quality was, it would still be worth at least a hundred gold coins.

However, he couldn't care so much now, he would just have to fill his stomach first. With two or three gold coins, he could save some time and live in Furious Waves City for a few days.

"Someone's coming?"

Before even exiting the blacksmith shop, Tang Huan was startled, and immediately revealed a smile.

After clearing three Spiritual Meridian s and becoming a Stage One Martial Disciple, his hearing had improved tremendously, and he could easily hear footsteps coming from outside.

Tang Huan carefully explained it to them, there should be three people.

The people who were running over to the blacksmith shop must have wanted to buy weapons, which was exactly what Tang Huan wanted. Not only did they save time running errands, they should also avoid being pressured by the weapon shop. Three long blades would only be worth two or three gold coins in the weapon store. Here, the price could be higher.

In the next moment, Tang Huan took out his long blade and placed it on the wooden table by the side, then stood in the middle of the bed and waited.

Not long after, three figures appeared in front of the blacksmith shop. They were three youngsters, all around the age of sixteen or seventeen. Each of them had a sword hung from their waists.

As their gazes intersected, Tang Huan and the three youths were all stunned.

In a flash, Tang Huan regained his senses. With eyes spitting fire, he rushed towards the top of his head in anger, and almost spat out these words while gritting his teeth.

This morning, the young Tang Huan was beaten to death by the three people opposite him. Now that he saw them again, the young man's memories of being angry at these Tang Family s immediately gained the upper hand, making Tang Huan want to immediately rush over and ruthlessly teach all of them a lesson.

"Brother Hong, this kid isn't dead at all."

After being stunned for a while, the three people in front of him had also regained their senses. A teenager dressed in black laughed and swaggered over, sizing up Tang Huan in an unexpected manner.

"Indeed, when humans are cheap, they are tenacious!" Another frail looking youngster also walked in front of Tang Huan, his face filled with contempt.

"You dog, you actually dared to play dead with your father. Do you still want to taste the feeling of being beaten!?"

The tall and sturdy teenager who was addressed as "Brother Hong" stopped in front of Tang Huan in two steps. He was actually taller than him by a whole head, looking down at Tang Huan from above.