“Xi Ya, Academician Ke Lan is going to guide her mental strength to probe your mana source next. She is much more professional than me, so don't be afraid, okay?” Zhang Ye said softly to Xi Ya.
“Mhm, I'm not afraid,” Xi Ya nodded obediently.
She knew Zhang Ye was doing everything he could to help her, so there was no fear in her heart, only gratitude.
Was all her past misfortune just so she could meet him today?
Xi Ya wasn't afraid. Xi Ya was very happy...
As Ke Lan's mental strength entered, the investigation of the mana source began.
“Her meridians...” The moment she began the probe, Ke Lan's brow furrowed. She couldn't help but reach out and gently brush Xi Ya's forehead, as if in pity and comfort.
“Beginning entry into the mana source.”
A faint ripple of mental strength emanated from Ke Lan, and her brow furrowed deeper and deeper.
Ten minutes later, Ke Lan let out a sigh, causing Zhang Ye's heart to leap into his throat.
“How is it?” Zhang Ye asked hurriedly.
Ke Lan shook her head. “There is indeed an attachment in her source, but it's hidden extremely deep. The moment my mental strength entered, it immediately concealed itself. I suspect this attachment isn't just attached to her source, but is actually attached to her soul.”
“Her soul...” Zhang Ye pursed his lips.
Once the soul was involved, things became much more troublesome.
An attachment capable of clinging to a soul was absolutely no simple thing!
It seemed there would be no solution in the short term.
To deal with the soul, one had to reach Seven-star Saint-tier...
What exactly was that attachment?
Why would something that even those below Seven-star Saint-tier were powerless against be attached to Xi Ya's body?
A multitude of mysteries brought dark lines of worry to Zhang Ye's forehead.
“Her meridians are severely withered. It would be best if she didn't circulate mana anymore. Otherwise, if this continues, her meridians will become completely clogged due to continuous irritation,” Ke Lan said seriously.
“...” Zhang Ye remained silent, saying nothing.
Not being able to circulate mana—wasn't that equivalent to stripping Xi Ya of her right to be a mage?
Xi Ya slowly sat up. She looked at Zhang Ye and suddenly asked, “Brother Ye, am... am I unable to be a mage anymore?”
Zhang Ye looked at her small face, his eyes filled with heartache.
He could see Xi Ya's desire for power—she wanted to become strong.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have endured such immense pain to cultivate to Tier Five, let alone worked so hard to learn magic.
At this thought, Zhang Ye's gaze turned resolute.
He gently ruffled Xi Ya's hair and smiled. “Don't worry, your brother has a way!”
With that, he stood up, looked at Ke Lan and Ke Ling, and said, “Academician Ke Lan, Researcher Ke Ling, start recording what I say now, and record the way mana circulates in my body!”
Hearing this, Ke Lan and Ke Ling immediately became serious, without any nonsense. “Alright!”
The Saint-tier Domain unfolded in an instant, and their mana perception and Divine Sense locked onto Zhang Ye.
They knew Zhang Ye was definitely about to make a major decision, one that could very well be revolutionary!
“The expansion of the second major mana circulation route—blood vessels!”
“By using one's own blood vessels as meridians, on a microscopic level, red blood cells can transport oxygen and also act as carriers for mana. I have already successfully verified this method, and it can serve as a second mana circulation route outside of the meridians!”
With that, the mana inside Zhang Ye's body began to flow along his blood vessels. Ke Lan and Ke Ling's eyes widened instantly, and they hurriedly recorded the data, terrified of missing a single detail.
“The ordinary circulation method has one core, which is the mana source.”
“On the other hand, the Vascular Mana Circulation Route has two cores. The first is the mana source, and the second is the heart. The stronger the heart and the faster the blood flow, the faster the cultivation speed of this circulation method will be. This requires physical strength.”
“Therefore, the Vascular Mana Circulation Route requires at least a Tier Three or higher physical body to operate. It also requires someone who is intimately familiar with the distribution of blood vessels in the body and has precise perception to carry out the initial opening of the vascular mana channels.”
“Once successfully opened, this circulation method will steadily and gradually strengthen the physical body!”
The mana fluctuations on Zhang Ye's body grew stronger and stronger, and his blood flowed faster and faster. Everyone could even hear his powerful heartbeat.
Gradually, the heartbeat faded, and the mana circulation ceased. Just when everyone thought it was over, the mana fluctuations on Zhang Ye's body flared up once again!
“The expansion of the third major mana circulation route—skin!”
Ke Lan and Ke Ling's eyes widened once more, filled with uncontrollable shock and excitement!
There was actually more!
The announcement of the Vascular Mana Circulation Route was already enough to cause a massive sensation in the magic world. Who would have thought that Zhang Ye had even more mana circulation routes!
The discovery of any single mana circulation route was extremely difficult and rigorous. A single misstep could end a person's path of cultivation forever, let alone a major mana circulation route!
What was a major route?
Up until now, all mana circulation routes were branched off from the 【First Major Mana Circulation Route—Meridians】. Each person could only have one branch, which was a 【minor route】.
However, there were no limits on 【major routes】!
In other words, a person could only utilize one minor route circulation method, but they could utilize many major route circulation methods at the same time!
Zhang Ye had forcefully sprouted multiple 【trunks】 directly from the skill tree of magic cultivation!
It was unimaginable what kind of theoretical knowledge and wild imagination were required to achieve this!
After the skin mana circulation route was completed, it still wasn't over.
“The expansion of the fourth major mana circulation route—bones!”
“It is currently still in the theoretical stage, but the theory is already mature and ready for simulated operation at any time!”
“As everyone knows, humans have 206 bones and 78 joints. The bone mana circulation route uses the skeleton as the carrier for mana circulation, with the 78 joints serving as key nodes.”
“The circulation of mana takes place inside the bones. Due to the hematopoietic function of bone marrow, this mana circulation method can theoretically be combined with the vascular mana circulation method, complementing each other!”
“And this circulation method can slowly increase the bone strength of the cultivator, indirectly enhancing their physical body!”
“The expansion of the fifth major mana circulation route—nerves!”
“This is also still in the theoretical stage, and an immature theory at that, because nerves are the most complex structures in the human body. Its primary cores, aside from the mana source, are the brain!”
“Theoretically, this cultivation method can also improve the cultivator's brain domain activity, neural response, and mental strength!”
“These four expansions of major mana circulation routes are cultivation forms that can completely detach from the first major mana circulation route. Once any of these major mana circulation routes matures, it can replace the meridians for cultivation. Not only that, if one can cultivate all five major routes simultaneously, due to the nature of the human body, the five major routes will complement each other, and the cultivation speed will increase exponentially!”
“Therefore, I have decided to help Xi Ya expand multiple mana circulation routes!”
“However, the latter two mana circulation routes are not yet mature, which requires the help of you two!”
“Please assist me in completing the expansion experiments for these circulation routes!”
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