Chapter 1518: 1518
"A substitute for meridians?" The guild leader contemplated deeply for a moment before saying, "Meridians are pathways within a cultivator's body that allows for the movement of spiritual energy and zhenqi . As a cultivator advances their cultivation, they will be able to strengthen and widen their meridians, allowing energy to flow even smoothly through them… I'm afraid that I can't think of any material in our Blacksmith Guild that has such properties!"
The meridians of a cultivator were not lifeless objects; they could evolve along with a cultivator's advancing cultivation as well . A stronger cultivator would be able to expand their meridians so as to allow them to harness more power, and vice-versa… While there was a huge range of artifacts and materials in the Blacksmith Guild, none of them had the properties suited for substituting the role of meridians .
"There isn't any material in your Blacksmith Guild that can be used to substitute meridians?" Zhang Xuan frowned . "If I recall correctly, there are some weapons that can extend and contract at will . Is it not possible to use those to substitute as meridians?"
There were formidable weapons in this world that could alter their sizes freely . For example, while the Sanctum Head Token in Zhang Xuan's hands was roughly only the size of a palm usually, it could grow to the size of a huge shield at his command .
"While there are weapons that cultivators can alter the form of at will, those are usually unable to harness zhenqi for too long . Furthermore, the development of the meridians isn't as simple as expanding and reinforcing them—there's a limit to how far one can do that . Eventually, it will come a point where the cultivator has to enhance the effectiveness of their meridians through spatial manipulation . Besides, it won't be easy to achieve delicate control over those materials, and one could easily get hurt as a result of that," the guild leader said with a bitter smile .
"Darn…" Zhang Xuan's face turned livid .
He was also aware that it was unlikely that there was any material that could be a perfect substitute for human meridians, but he could not allow himself to give up just like that . He hoped that he might be able to receive a different answer from the mouth of another, but judging from what he had just heard, it seemed like reconstructing Zhao Ya's meridians through smithing did not seem to be something achievable .
The guild leader was also able to roughly fathom Zhang Xuan's intentions, so he could not help but shake his head as well . At this moment, a thought suddenly came to his mind, and he said, "Actually, there might still be hope for your student . While it's not too plausible to reconstruct your student's meridians through smithing, I did hear some rumors that someone had managed to pull off the replacement of meridians before!"
"Someone managed to pull off the replacement of meridians? Who is it?" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up .
If someone in the world had succeeded in the replacement of meridians, that would mean that it was possible! Even if he could not do it himself, he could still search for the person in question and ask for their help .
"Before I go on, I would like to first say that these are only rumors that I have heard, and I am unable to verify their authenticity . From what I know, the matter didn't happen too long ago, just roughly twenty years if I recall correctly . An expert of the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters went around the Master Teacher Continent in search of a way to replace a person's meridians, and it seems like he succeeded in the end!" the guild leader said .
"An expert of the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters? Who is it?" Zhang Xuan asked anxiously .
This would determine whether Zhao Ya would be able to recover or not, so he had to clutch at every possible lead that he could find .
"That person is Grand Elder Yang Xuan of the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters!" the guild leader replied .
"Yang Xuan?" Zhang Xuan was stunned .
For the longest period of time, he had been impersonating Yang Xuan and claiming to be Yang Xuan's student . It seemed like fate really had a way of pulling pranks on others . After all that had happened, the clue to resolving Zhao Ya's condition ended up being with a man whom he was so intricately linked with and direly wanted to avoid .
"Indeed . Yang shi is a highly talented person . Putting aside the tremendous strength he wields, he's also well-versed in all of the occupations . Back then, in order to uncover a way to achieve the replacement of meridians, he even paid a visit to the head of our Blacksmith Guild headquarters and maintained correspondence with him for several years . Of course, I have no way of verifying those matters, so I'm afraid that you'll have to find the person in question to ask about it!" the guild leader said .
"I see…" Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella . "It seems like I'll have to pay Yang shi a visit then!"
Most likely, Yang shi should still be in the Zhang Clan… It would be dangerous, but it seemed like he would have to pay the Zhang Clan another visit .
Just that, he had impersonated the other party and claimed to be the other party's student, and now, he was even wanted by the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters . If he met the other party, would the other party be willing to listen to what he had to say?
Against First Elder Zhang Wuheng, he might still stand a chance of escape, but against Yang shi, one of the strongest experts of the Master Teacher Continent… If the other party meant him harm, would he be able to get away even if he utilized every method at his disposal?
"Yang shi?" Hearing those words, Zhao Ya felt a little light-headed .
Having seen Yang shi transforming into her teacher with her own eyes, she knew that grandteacher of hers was actually just a persona that her teacher had created . Yet, to hear the name again… what was going on?
"Yang shi often spends his time roaming the world, such that he rarely returns to the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters at all . So, I don't think that it'll be too easy for you to catch wind of his whereabouts . If the situation with your student is urgent, Physician Huang of the Physician Guild happens to be a close friend of mine . I could invite him over to have him help diagnose your student…" Seeing the young man deep in thought, the guild leader thought that Zhang Xuan was worried about his student's condition, so he sincerely offered his help .
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