Chapter 2

The sky gradually grew dark, and Lu Xuan lay on the ground, still motionless, looking as if he were dead.

After several hours, Lu Xuan finally let out a painful groan and slowly regained consciousness.

He was lucky; at least no wild beasts had carried him away during these hours.

Trying to move his legs and arms, a sharp pain shot through his body, and Lu Xuan couldn't help but groan. Although he had been unconscious for a while, he could guess what Long Yang had done to him. After checking his body and finding no parts missing, Lu Xuan let out a long breath, thinking it wasn't too bad.

The servants of the Long family had hit him with great force, targeting vital points. Lu Xuan knew that in the short term, not only could he not participate in the assessment, but even normal walking would be difficult.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but laugh bitterly. Was it really the will of heaven? Now, with such severe injuries, even his last hope was about to be shattered.

By now, it was completely dark. The weather didn't look good, and there wasn't a single star in the sky. Lying on the cold ground, Lu Xuan looked up at the dark night sky, his mind in chaos.

Suddenly, a streak of light appeared in the sky, catching Lu Xuan's attention.

A meteor?

It was said that if you tie a knot when you see a meteor, your wish will come true.

Lu Xuan instinctively tried to find something to tie a knot, but he groaned again, remembering his severe injuries. He couldn't even move his hands, let alone tie a knot.

Just then, Lu Xuan paused. Something was wrong. There weren't even any stars tonight, how could there be a meteor?

Looking up again, he noticed that this "meteor" had grown larger and was still growing.

This thing was actually heading straight for him! Lu Xuan was shocked! At this speed, if it hit him, he would be pierced through and have no chance of survival!

He wanted to dodge, but he couldn't even move a finger.

The "meteor" was getting closer. This time, Lu Xuan finally saw its shape—it was a sword-shaped light.

The speed of the sword-shaped light was incredibly fast. Almost as soon as Lu Xuan recognized it, it was already in front of him.

At this moment, Lu Xuan realized that the source of the sword-shaped light was not a sword but a small sword-shaped crystal.

What is this? Who sent it?

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, the sword-shaped crystal shot directly at Lu Xuan. When Lu Xuan thought it would pierce through him, strangely, the crystal instantly melted upon contact with his body, merging directly into him. Then, it reformed in his dantian!

At the brink of death, Lu Xuan didn't have time to celebrate. Suddenly, the sword crystal inside him shot out a sharp sword qi, which spread from his dantian, piercing into his meridians!

"Ahh!" The excruciating pain was unbearable, and Lu Xuan let out a惨烈的 scream. The loud scream echoed through the wilderness, sounding very eerie.

However, the pain did not lessen because of Lu Xuan's scream; it only intensified.

The sword qi spread throughout Lu Xuan's meridians, breaking through layer after layer of blockages. This inhuman torture was the greatest pain in the world!

Everyone is born with most of their meridians blocked. Only a few people have naturally open meridians, and these people are called geniuses!

On the Heavenly Sword Continent, a mysterious force called the Primordial Spirit Force permeates the land. The degree of meridian openness affects the speed and efficiency of absorbing the Primordial Spirit Force, thus determining one's talent for cultivation.

Moreover, the process of cultivation is essentially the process of opening meridians. The more meridians are opened, the higher the realm one can achieve.

A person born with open meridians not only doesn't need to open meridians but also has a powerful cultivation speed, making it almost a smooth path to high realms.

However, for those with poor talent and naturally blocked meridians, achieving high realms requires slowly opening meridians while having a low cultivation speed. Therefore, many people spend their entire lives unable to open their meridians.

At this moment, the sword qi was forcibly opening Lu Xuan's meridians. This was a defiance of nature!

Under normal circumstances, those whose meridians are forcibly opened will die from the meridians bursting. Otherwise, all the strong on the Heavenly Sword Continent would forcibly open the meridians of their children and nephews to improve their talent.

The intense pain made Lu Xuan completely lose his mind. He even felt that dying from burst meridians would be more comfortable than this!

However, strangely, as the sword qi continuously broke through the blocked areas in Lu Xuan's meridians, his meridians showed no signs of damage.

Moreover, the blocked areas in his meridians were not as solid as he thought, as if they were artificially blocked!

Lu Xuan had no time to focus on his internal condition. His mind was filled with only one word: pain. From childhood to now, even during the most arduous cultivation, Lu Xuan had never experienced such pain.

His screams grew weaker, not because he didn't want to, but because his voice was hoarse and he couldn't scream anymore.

The sword qi from the sword crystal continued to move through his meridians, determined to open them all.

The inhuman torture lasted nearly an hour. When the sword qi finally cleared the last blockage in the meridians and completed a full cycle, it returned to the sword crystal, and everything returned to peace.

Finally, it's over? Lu Xuan panted heavily, his scattered gaze slowly refocusing. He had no doubt that if this intense pain had continued for a while longer, he would have died from the pain!

This hour of struggle had almost drained all of Lu Xuan's strength. Sweat covered his forehead, face, and body.

However, he didn't care about these things. Being able to survive such intense pain was a blessing. Large drops of sweat rolled down his face, and to prevent them from entering his eyes, Lu Xuan struggled to raise his left hand to wipe his face.

But then, Lu Xuan paused, slowly raising his left hand to his eyes, looking at it in disbelief.

He clearly remembered that he couldn't even move a finger just now, but now he could freely wipe away sweat!

To confirm he wasn't mistaken, Lu Xuan moved his hands again. His hands moved flexibly, and he even stood up, feeling no discomfort at all.

Lu Xuan finally confirmed that the severe injuries inflicted by Long Yang had miraculously healed!

It was a miracle, but not really. Lu Xuan knew that the mysterious sword-shaped crystal was most likely responsible. After the storm, there is indeed a rainbow; the ancients were not wrong!

Joy flashed across Lu Xuan's face. He thought that heaven was about to cut off his last hope, but unexpectedly, a new path opened up. Although the torture was excruciating, if he had known it would heal his injuries, he would have gritted his teeth and endured it!

Long Yang, Long Tai! Even if you play dirty behind my back, I will pass the Wind Sword Sect's assessment! As long as I am alive, you will not succeed!

With his injuries fully healed, Lu Xuan felt a surge of strong determination!

There were still fifteen days until the assessment. Fifteen days, not long but not short. If he used this time well, his strength might improve further.

Thinking about this, Lu Xuan sat down cross-legged and began to practice his cultivation technique, making the most of the time.

Although he was almost exhausted from the recent ordeal, he knew that practicing under such conditions would be more effective. Since his talent wasn't high, he could only rely on hard work.

As the cultivation technique ran, the Primordial Spirit Force in the air was drawn into Lu Xuan's body. At the same time, he entered a state of inner vision, and the first thing he saw was the sword-shaped crystal that had tortured him.

At this moment, the sword crystal was slowly rotating in Lu Xuan's dantian, no longer as violent as before.

Although he didn't understand the origin of the sword crystal, Lu Xuan felt it must be extraordinary. The fact that it had miraculously healed his severe injuries further confirmed his belief.

However, thinking about the inhuman pain, he still felt a chill. He didn't dare to provoke the sword crystal again, so he let it stay quietly in his dantian and began to practice his cultivation technique. The Primordial Spirit Force drawn into his body slowly flowed through his meridians.

As the cultivation technique ran, the Primordial Spirit Force in the air was continuously drawn into Lu Xuan's body, flowing through his meridians along a specific path.

But as soon as the cultivation technique began, Lu Xuan was shocked. He discovered that the speed at which he absorbed the Primordial Spirit Force and the speed at which it flowed through his meridians had increased several times compared to before!

The meridians that were previously blocked were now completely open!