Chapter 7: The Spiritual Net Canon

  "You... who are you?" Xia Yan took a deep breath to calm himself down, and after a while, he gradually calmed down, looking straight at the old man with a puzzled expression.

  This person can appear behind himself without being detected by gods or ghosts, he must be a master. Xia Yan thought to himself, it's better not to offend such a person easily.

  "I'm called..." The old man furrowed his brow, revealing a puzzled expression. He suddenly shifted his gaze to the sky, clasped his hands behind his back, and paced around in a circle on the ground. After a while, he looked at Xia Yan again, "I've forgotten my name, young one, who are you?"

  Xia Yan couldn't help but open his mouth, he didn't expect that after waiting for such a long time, the other party would give him an answer like this, and even forgot his own name.

  Although surprised, he still said straightforwardly: "My name is Xia Yan!"

  "What's that? Haha! Right, I'm also surnamed Xia! Youngster, you're not bad, actually able to open the seal of the Ling Luo Ring." The old man's eyebrows relaxed and he laughed loudly.

  Xia Yan's eyes widened in shock as he pointed at himself, "I... I broke the seal of the Ling Luo Ring?"

  Ling Luo Ring, it seems... Xia Yan's head turned, looking at the black ring on his left hand. This ring, Third Grandfather had said was called Ling Luo Ring. Could it be, he himself opened this ring?

  "That's right, it wasn't you who opened the Lingluo Seal, so how did this Holy Emperor come out of the ring?" The old man nodded, his eyebrows scrunched together, and he seemed to be in a very happy mood as he pointed at himself.

  Xia Yan also pointed at himself and then at the ring, his eyes wide with incredulity: "Ling Luo Ring? You came out of the ring? And you're a Holy Emperor?"

  Xia Yan suddenly felt as if he had fallen asleep and was having a strange and wonderful dream.

  But why is all of this so real? Xia Yan furrowed his brow, especially the wound on his left arm was throbbing with a sharp pain that felt so clear. But how could this old man claim to be the Holy Emperor? The Holy Emperor of the Dragon Continent, what kind of identity was that? Xia Yan looked at the old man with suspicion.

  "Little one, don't you believe me?" The Holy Emperor's eyes widened in surprise at Xia Yan's astonished expression, and he revealed a very dissatisfied look. He pulled down his face and continued to say: "Hmph, sit down and try to see the inner strength of your body. Before this, your inner strength is probably not even able to open up one meridian in your body."

  "How did you know?" Xia Yan was shocked again, stunned once more.

  However, he hastily sat down and began to circulate his internal energy according to his heart method.

  "Huh?" Xia Yan was surprised to find that the weak internal force in his body, like a thin thread, was slowly circulating through his veins. Before this, Xia Yan had never been able to push the limited internal force in his body into the 108 meridians of the martial way according to his own will.

  "Unblock the meridians!" After feeling this change, Xia Yan became extremely excited, and the only thing he wanted to do was unblock his body's meridians. The sudden change made Xia Yan so excited that he forgot about his current surroundings, as well as an old man who claimed to be a Holy Emperor standing beside him.

  "Hey, kid, get up for me!"

  Just as Xia Yan was about to make a concerted effort to open up the first meridian, the discordant voice entered his ears again. Just now, in the excitement of the moment, Xia Yan had completely forgotten about this old man.

  Opening his eyes, Xia Yan reluctantly stood up and looked at the old man who claimed to be the Holy Emperor. He thought to himself that he should get rid of this old man quickly and then immediately enter a state of cultivation to open up his first meridian. But he didn't know how much time it would take to open up one meridian. Xia Yan felt a bit bewildered.

  "Now do you believe me? Hehe, how is it? How does it feel? The feeling of unblocking the martial arts meridians is quite refreshing, isn't it? Hahaha..." The old man stroked his beard, looking at Xia Yan with a self-satisfied expression.

  Xia Yan saw his expression and felt a little drumming in her heart, Sheng Huang, is this possible?

  "Alright, no more nonsense. About this ring and my noble Holy Emperor identity, do you have any further questions, young man?" The old man suddenly changed his tone, his expression becoming solemn as he asked Xia Yan.

  Xia Yan furrowed his brow, rethinking the events from start to finish before asking: "How did I manage to open this Ling Luo Seal? Third Grandfather said that for four thousand years, the Ling Luo Seal has been passed down through over a hundred generations of family heads, yet no one was able to discover the secret hidden within the ring. And who exactly are you? Why are you inside this ring? Ah yes, why was I able to use internal energy to clear my body's meridians after opening the seal on this Ling Luo Seal, when I couldn't do it before?"

  Xia Yan asked three questions in one breath.

  The old man's eyes rolled around, and he coughed twice before chuckling and saying: "Heh heh, young one, I knew you'd ask these questions. Let me tell you, this Ling Luo Ring is unlocked by the fresh blood flowing within your body, as for why your blood can unlock it, it's because your blood is pure enough to meet the requirements of the Ling Luo Ring!"

  When he spoke, the old man narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Xia Yan without blinking. Xia Yan felt that this gaze seemed somewhat impure, but now with so many doubts in her mind, she couldn't care about that much.

  "Really?" Xia Yan was taken aback, his eyebrows furrowed into two wavy lines.

  "That's right, only the blood of those who meet the requirements can unlock the seal of the Ling Luo Ring. And you, have already unlocked the Ling Luo Ring, clearly meeting the conditions. As for who I am, since this ring has existed for over 4,000 years, then I am the Holy Emperor from over 4,000 years ago! Hehe, although I don't remember my name, I do remember my identity! I am the Holy Emperor revered by countless people!" The Holy Emperor raised his head, his white hair flying up, and laughed with satisfaction.

  Xia Yan's heart skipped a beat, his face changed slightly. Four thousand years ago... wasn't Third Grandfather saying that the earliest ancestor of the Xia family was the Holy Emperor at that time? Could it be that this old man used to be the Holy Emperor? Moreover, this old man just said he also had the surname Xia! If so, wouldn't he likely be the earliest ancestor of the Xia family? More importantly, his strength at that time wasn't invincible in the world?

  Ignoring Xia Yan's shocked expression, the Holy Emperor stroked his beard and continued: "As for your meridians not being able to be opened up all along, this has something to do with me. When I was at your age, I couldn't cultivate any martial techniques either, nor could I open up my martial meridians. Later on, I coincidentally obtained this Ling Luo Ring, and after infusing it with fresh blood, heh heh, I was able to cultivate. And in the end, become an incredibly powerful Holy Emperor!

  "Kid, you're really lucky, I didn't think that after 4,000 years, someone with a blood purity that meets the requirements would appear! Not bad, not bad... The martial skills in this Spirit Ring will finally have an heir!" The Holy Emperor nodded and shook his head, but his eyes remained fixed on Xia Yan's body.

  Xia Yan woke up with a start from his stunned state, "Martial skills in the Ling Luo Seal? I haven't even opened one meridian yet! Ah no, I'm running out of time, next June is the day of the family's triennial selection of excellent young disciples. I have to seize the time to cultivate. Saint Emperor old man, you go back to the ring for now, and find me again when I've finished cultivating!"

  "Only the most outstanding young masters of aristocratic families can be selected to participate in the entrance examination of Violet Leaf Academy! By entering Violet Leaf Academy, I will have a better chance to cultivate and become strong enough to challenge the Master of the Holy Temple and become the Master of the Holy Temple myself!"

  As he spoke, Xia Yan began to prepare to gather the scattered and weak internal energy within his body, to impact the first meridian of martial arts.

  "Slow down......" The Holy Emperor's face suddenly trembled with rage, his skin quivering all over. He had spoken for half a day, and yet the guy in front of him still remembered this one particular method to unblock the meridians.

  This idiot actually doesn't know the power of "Ling Luo Secret Classic"!