Chapter 122: Going One Step Further
On the other hand, although Seventh Imperial Uncle had sent people to gather intelligence on the Assassin Dynasty's Miao Yin Group, the final reports from his subordinates were that they could not find any information about the Miao Yin Group, which greatly frustrated the Seventh Imperial Uncle.
"Now the enemy is in the dark, and my side is exposed. Moreover, the enemy consists of top-tier assassins from the Assassin Dynasty, tough to deal with!"
With no other choice, the Seventh Imperial Uncle could only instruct his subordinates to enhance their defenses and vigilance.
Although his cultivation had greatly improved with guidance from Duan Gujin, if his current enemies were slightly stronger than him, he would not feel any fear.
But his current enemies were a group of assassins skilled in ambush, unpredictable and difficult to guard against, which was what troubled him immensely.
But at this point, he could think of no good solutions.
Cao Dingtian's connection with the Assassin Dynasty was completely outside his prior expectations.
"I hope the master behind Duan Gujin can bring me good fortune!"
Thus prayed the Seventh Imperial Uncle in his heart.
Five days later, Duan Gujin entered the Imperial Palace to find the Seventh Imperial Uncle.
"Seventh Imperial Uncle, do you wish to advance further?"
Duan Gujin directly stated his purpose.
"Of course, I do!"
Upon hearing Duan Gujin's words, the Seventh Imperial Uncle's eyes shone with determination.
"Good, I had noticed before that you could already step into the Martial King Realm. Now I will give you some guidance to see if I can help enhance your strength! I can help you open the fourth Martial Meridian; do you want to give it a try?"
Duan Gujin spoke indifferently.
Hearing Duan Gujin's words, the Seventh Imperial Uncle swiftly inhaled sharply, looked at Duan Gujin very seriously, and asked, "Are you serious?"
"Yes, it's true! I now have sufficient Primordial Power to open your fourth Martial Meridian for you! The higher your cultivation, the harder it is for me to open the fourth Martial Meridian for you! Now is the best time for me to help you open the fourth Martial Meridian!" Duan Gujin said.
"Okay!"
The Seventh Imperial Uncle's eyes lit up. Previously, after being healed by Duan Gujin, the deadly poison in his body was removed.
Afterwards, with the guidance from Duan Gujin, his cultivation swiftly improved.
For him, the only unsatisfactory thing was that his Martial Meridians, just like Duan Gujin, had only opened up to the third one, possessing the Yellow Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul.
If he could truly open the fourth Martial Meridian, it would undoubtedly elevate his strength to a whole new realm, and his eyes were filled with anticipation and excitement.
"How sure are you?" asked the Seventh Imperial Uncle.
"Did you take all the medicine I gave you on time?" Duan Gujin asked.
"I took it all on time, without any mistakes!" the Seventh Imperial Uncle answered.
"Come here, let me take your pulse."
The Seventh Imperial Uncle followed Duan Gujin's instruction, came to his side, and stretched out his right hand for Duan Gujin to examine.
After a while, Duan Gujin determined that the Fourth Martial Meridian within the Seventh Imperial Uncle's body was already loosened, ready for opening.
Thus, he hurriedly asked the Seventh Imperial Uncle to bring him into a secret chamber.
Inside the secret chamber, Duan Gujin had the Seventh Imperial Uncle sit cross-legged while he forcefully opened the fourth Martial Meridian from behind him.
Soon, the Seventh Imperial Uncle could feel countless 'Sword Qi' appearing in the meridians within his body; these 'Sword Qi' were extremely powerful and rampaged through his meridians.
He exhaled a breath of turbid air, struggling with all his might against the rampaging 'Sword Qi'.
"Don't use your cultivation to resist! I am using a unique secret technique to help you open the fourth Martial Meridian!"
Duan Gujin sensed that Seventh Imperial Uncle was using cultivation to resist, and immediately stopped him.
"Good!"
Seventh Imperial Uncle followed Duan Gujin's words and did not use cultivation to block Duan Gujin's 'Sword Qi'.
After a while, Seventh Imperial Uncle felt that something blocking his meridians seemed to be gradually destroyed by those 'Sword Qi'.
At first, the speed of destruction felt excruciatingly slow.
After an hour, he finally felt that the 'Sword Qi' moving through his body had quickened.
With a thought, he slightly circulated his Primordial Power and realized that his fourth Martial Meridian was showing signs of loosening.
Sensing the loosening of the fourth Martial Meridian inside his body, he immediately gasped in shock.
He knew very well that the last time he felt this was over ten years ago.
"It looks promising!"
Seventh Imperial Uncle was overjoyed, praying in his heart that Duan Gujin could really unblock his fourth Martial Meridian.
Approximately an hour later, he sensed that the 'Sword Qi' rampaging inside had become organized.
"It really seems to be working!"
His heart started pounding violently; he knew that if he could really unblock the fourth Martial Meridian, his strength would rise to a completely new realm.
Time passed bit by bit; about half an hour later, he sensed that Duan Gujin had ceased his cultivation, and the 'Sword Qi' inside him slowly disappeared.
"Quickly use your cultivation for the final push!"
At that moment, Seventh Imperial Uncle heard Duan Gujin's transmitted message.
Seventh Imperial Uncle took a deep breath; he quickly circulated Primordial Power and poured it into the fourth Martial Meridian.
As he infused Primordial Power into the fourth Martial Meridian, he felt it was as viscous as paste.
"Good heavens! He really succeeded!"
Seventh Imperial Uncle was ecstatic. Before Duan Gujin decided to help him, he had attempted to unblock the fourth Martial Meridian and felt it was like a stone wall blocking his path, preventing him from breaching it.
Now, he sensed that the fourth Martial Meridian felt like paste, meaning that as long as no major errors occurred, he would easily unblock the fourth Martial Meridian.
"Don't think too much! Act now!"
Duan Gujin promptly reminded him.
"Good!"
It was then that Seventh Imperial Uncle remembered Duan Gujin's prior instructions; once his meridians loosened, he must immediately circulate Primordial Power to unblock the fourth Martial Meridian.
In fact, the time left for Seventh Imperial Uncle to unblock the fourth Martial Meridian by his own strength was not substantial, a little more than several breaths long.
If he missed this opportunity, it was very likely he might never unblock the fourth Martial Meridian in the future.
Therefore, Duan Gujin instructed him to immediately circulate Primordial Power once the fourth Martial Meridian became as viscous as paste, to unblock it.
Seventh Imperial Uncle's entire Primordial Power circulated according to the method taught by Duan Gujin in his fourth Martial Meridian.
After 15 minutes, his expression turned excited.
"I feel the green Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul!"
Moments later, Duan Gujin saw the yellow Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul above Seventh Imperial Uncle rapidly transforming into a green Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul.
After 15 minutes, the yellow Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul above Seventh Imperial Uncle finally completely vanished, turning into a green Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul.
Seventh Imperial Uncle quickly circulated the Primordial Power inside his body, and immediately sensed the surging, explosive increase of his internal Primordial Power, doubling in an instant, filling his heart with ecstasy.