Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Chapter 103 All Hidden Meridians Open

The purge of the court officials was not something Su Baichen could participate in. He simply waited patiently, occasionally meeting with the young emperor for a chat, while he cultivated himself using the newly acquired Hundred Meridians Pill.

This Hundred Meridians Pill can maintain its medicinal effects for five days, theoretically enough to allow anyone to open up two hidden meridians.

However, for ordinary cultivators, the difficulty in cultivating hidden meridians lies in how to accurately locate them within the body!

Su Baichen didn't have this worry. The body-refining technique he learned from the Ancestor of Humanity made him naturally aware of the location of his hidden meridians. In addition, the "Mysterious Yin Qi Technique" itself also had related techniques. Therefore, he only needed to take pills to refine his Qi and guide the medicinal power to the hidden meridians to complete these tasks.

In fact, because his body was able to absorb the effects of the medicine quickly, he was able to digest all the medicinal power in just three days.

Furthermore, the effect of the medicinal power conversion is stronger than normal: one Hundred Meridian Pill can open more than two and a half hidden meridians.

So what is he waiting for?

Naturally, he took pills one after another, opening up the hidden meridians one after another.

He had previously opened up eight hidden meridians, leaving twenty more to go.

As a result, he took seven Hundred Meridian Pills in one go, which perfectly opened up the remaining twenty hidden meridians.

He was originally supposed to take an eighth pill, but when he was in seclusion refining his qi and taking pills to nourish his meridians, he found that opening all the hidden meridians was actually easier than he had imagined.

In fact, even if he just meditated for a period of time, opening these hidden meridians wouldn't have been too difficult for him.

After twenty-one days, he had opened all the hidden meridians in his body. From then on, the true energy in his body circulated freely, flowing like a river, and there would never be any more blockages in the circulation of true energy.

Theoretically speaking, he could already attempt to "transfer the furnace" in the middle stage of Qi Refining, but he felt that he still needed to solidify his foundation, continue to nurture and expand his meridians, and also nurture the Tanzhong point to prepare it to become a new Dantian.

However, it's possible to leave the country for now.

Having emerged from seclusion, he had nothing to do, so he planned to use illusion magic to disguise himself and stroll through the streets to see if the capital city had regained its vitality after all this time.

The good news is that life in the city has indeed returned, many small vendors have come back to do business, and ordinary people are gradually healing their wounds and getting back to life.

That's just how times are; the sadness of parting only lasts a short time because people still have to live their lives and must suppress their pain to continue working for a living.

However, Su Baichen could clearly sense that beneath the peace among the common people, the entire capital was shrouded in a sense of unease and trepidation.

He arrived at the teahouse and waited for a short while, where he could hear some commoners or martial arts practitioners whispering about the current changes in the imperial court.

That is, the newly appointed Imperial Censor Wang suddenly jumped out to speak for the people, and submitted a series of memorials impeaching Prime Minister Zhou Sheng and many of his cronies.

Subsequently, several other censors joined in submitting memorials, catching the powerful Chancellor Zhou completely off guard.

Then, the two sides started arguing and bickering in the hall, creating quite a commotion.

The problem here is obvious to anyone with a discerning eye.

How could a mere newly appointed censor possibly argue with the powerful minister of the court like this?

It's all because they have someone backing them up.

As for those who provide support—

Some conspiracy theorists have already started discussing this.

Su Baichen was listening with great interest, finding the story of court infighting incredibly fascinating.

But just as he was getting into the conversation, Yu Xiangke quietly appeared beside him.

"You came out of seclusion without even saying goodbye. Why did you sneak out to listen to these rumors?"

Su Baichen said, "Perhaps the voice of the imperial court is the loudest, but the voice of the common people is the most genuine. I just want to hear what these people think about what is happening in the Liang Kingdom's court."

The traveler from Yuxiang asked, "So what did you hear?"

Su Baichen said, "I can tell that apart from those martial arts practitioners who applauded and cheered, clearly enjoying the spectacle, ordinary people generally don't care about this. They only care about whether they can make a living."

The traveler from Yuxiang asked, puzzled, "The people have always been like this; what does that have to do with the current situation?"

Su Baichen said, "How can there be no connection? This means that as long as this purge can make the people feel that their lives are better than before, then His Majesty's base of support will be secure."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiangke suddenly realized what was going on, and then exclaimed repeatedly, "So that's how it is—this is something Dezhao should really hear!"

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Su Baichen chuckled and said, "He wouldn't listen to such things, but he's so smart he should be able to understand it himself."

As he spoke, he stood up again and said, "Alright, I should go and clean up all the superhumans in the quarantine zones around the world—the souls of these superhumans are all scourges, and we must not let them continue to reincarnate."

The man from Yuxiang paused for a moment, then said, "Then I'll trouble you."

"Oh, by the way, go see Xiuji before you leave; she has some things for you."

At Hidden Dragon Manor, Su Baichen received an unexpected gift: a heretical sword technique called the Nine Netherworld Sword.

"This—this is for me?"

He felt that the art style of this thing didn't suit him.

And Yu Renxiu is really something. Even if he wanted to give someone a gift, couldn't he have given them a proper method of cultivation? Why give them a sword technique whose name sounds so evil?

Yu Renxiu hesitated and said, "Isn't it inappropriate? I heard that you plan to cultivate earth element as well, and your foundation is Xuan Yin spiritual energy—"

I think this sword technique suits your attributes. And I've heard it's an ancient tradition; I hope you'll like it.

Su Baichen: "I like it————"

"Where is my senior apprentice?"

He thought it was just so-so, but he didn't show it.

Yu Renxiu said, "Master Xuanding is now considered an advisor to my Hidden Dragon Manor. He usually stays in Seeking the Dao Valley, but occasionally comes over to discuss matters."

After the "Valley of Destruction" was breached, it was renamed "Valley of Seeking the Dao".

"Alright, I'll accept that sword technique. I hope you two can cooperate well."

Yu Renxiu replied, "Of course, by the time you've finished your rounds, there should be a result here as well."

Su Baichen agreed, and then headed east with the "Nine Netherworld Earth Sword".

The Liang Kingdom is a small, isolated region, comprising only seven prefectures. He should be able to make a round trip, collect all the heads he needs, and finally visit his senior brother Feng Linzi in Baizhou Prefecture to the north. All of this shouldn't take too long.

To his surprise, just as he was about to leave the capital, Yu Renxiu suddenly rushed over and stopped him.

"Senior Hidehime, why is this?"

Yu Renxiu patted his shoulder and said with a wry smile, "Wait a moment, I'm calling you for someone else."

Su Baichen was surprised: "Is it His Majesty?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a young man in plain clothes running towards him, followed by a group of pale-faced, beardless followers screaming and desperately chasing after him.

Su Baichen couldn't help but smile, not expecting this guy to still be so unreliable.