Dragon prince Yuan [1]

Chapter 9: Emergence of the Eight Meridian Channels

In front of the cottage, the youth's rather thin-looking face was currently filled with disbelief while overwhelmed with emotions as his trembling hands touched his body. This feeling of rebirth made even the mature Zhou Yuan involuntarily grin like a fool.

After all, this was far too important to him.

As he grew older, the other kids had all started to their channel opening cultivation, revealing their varying aptitudes. Although Zhou Yuan had hid it very well, the depths of his heart was still filled with envy.

He likewise desired to open his channels, step into the great Dao of Genesis Qi and wield the power that filled this world.

He had deeply yearned for this day for a very long time.

The old man in black gazed at the emotionally overwhelmed Zhou Yuan as he chuckled and said, "You were born with eight naturally open meridian channels. Unfortunately, you encountered a disaster at birth. Sensing the external danger, the eight meridian channels in your body hid in the deepest recesses of your body as a form of self-defence. That was why your eight meridian channels did not show themselves even when you reached the normal age where they were suppose to appear.

"Though your eight meridian channels had hidden themselves, they were still able to sense danger. Thus, the only way to bring them out once again was to place yourself at the doors of death. Only then would the eight meridians be forced to reveal themselves."

The eyelids of the old man raised as he continued in an indifferent tone, "Do not believe that the smell of death from before was fake. If you were unable to rouse the eight meridian channels to protect yourself at the final moment, you would have died."

The still emotional Zhou Yuan felt a chill pass through his entire body when he heard this. His face paled slightly as he dazedly stared at the old man in black. It was clear that Zhou Yuan was recalling the thick scent of death from before.

He even had a premonition that if he had roused his meridian channels just a split second later, he would really have died.

It was obvious that the old man had used an extremely dangerous method to rouse the eight meridian channels in his body.

The old man in black was all smiles as he asked, "Why? You blame me for not warning you beforehand?"

Zhou Yuan took in a deep breath, shook his head and slowly replied, " I am willing to take even the greatest risk as long as I can channel opening training. Hence, it is not important even if I did not know in advance. I just feel some lingering fear when I recall it."

Only then did the old man nod his head and speak with some admiration, "Little kid, you may be young, but your mettle is rather decent.

"However, do not be too happy just because your eight meridian channels have reappeared. Although you were originally born with naturally open meridian channels, due to the many years of concealment, your eight meridian channels have once again been blocked and sealed. Therefore, if you want to begin your cultivation, you will have to first completely unblock your eight meridian channels. Only then will you be able to cross over from the Channel Opening stage to the Qi Nourishing stage.

"Moreover, unblocking your meridian channels will be even more difficult than normal. This is because the eight channels in your body had sealed themselves back then to avoid disaster. The hardships you will face when unblocking your meridian channels will be even greater than those faced by an ordinary person." The old man shook his head as he elaborated.

Zhou Yuan frowned slightly upon hearing this, but quickly came to accept it and said, "At the very least, I now have more hope than before, isn't that so?"