Chapter 20 - Acupuncture

"Do you teach here?" Mo Shen asked the man as he turned back to face him."Yes, I am one of the instructors here. I teach 'Demonic Reversal Breathing', the basic cultivation of our Eternal Demon Empire."Oh that's good." Mo Shen said with a smile. "I was wondering whether to kill you or not, but seeing as you're not teaching one of the courses I am taking, it's okay to kill you.""Don't kill him." Just as Mo Shen was about isolate the space they were in, to avoid any unnecessary disturbance or cause any disruption to the scene, he heard a shout from the stairs. It was his aunt that had come here to stop him."Qianyue, I won't kill him, don't worry." The man said as he saw Mo Qianyue running up. He had thought Mo Qianyue was talking to him. "Is it because this man is good looking that you waited here for close to 2 days for him?"Mo Shen turned to face his aunt in confusion. "He has been pursuing me for a long time, and has always been like this. But he will never try to harm you. He is also from an older generation of the royal family.""I don't know what gave him the thought that I was waiting for you. I'm very sorry about this." Mo Qianyue said as she apologised. She felt a bit embarrassed about the situation, after all this was her nephew. How would she like her nephew. Even if she liked younger men, she definitely won't go for her nephew, or a cold looking man like him who seemed to have no emotions."I hope it's the last time he comes to me, or I'll kill him immediately without caring whose friend or son he is." Mo Shen said coldly. His stance was clear. He didn't care if it was her husband or her admirer, anyone that bothers him will be killed. At the same time he was also telling her that they shouldn't meet in public.Mo Shen's eyes swept over the man. His eyes flashed with slaughter intent to warn him. The man fell on his knees terrified. He now knew who Mo Qianyue was talking to that time. Seeing those cold looking eyes, he felt like he was an ant compared to that existence.Mo Qianyue felt a bit of fear when she saw those eyes even though it wasn't directed at her. "A great change is going to happen in this world." Mo Qianyue couldn't help thinking so.Mo Shen turned around and went to the stairs leading down. His face was clear and void of emotions like he wasn't just about to kill someone. As he strode down the stairs, his mind was calm. The matter just now had already been pushed to the back of his mind. He was thinking about his first class that he'll be having in a few minutes time. His first class was Acupuncture.The class was held in the Medicine Hall of the academy. Mo Shen arrived just when it was about to start. There were about 6,000 students here. He came from the back and sat at the backside, so his arrival didn't cause much of an uproar nor did he attract attention. It was only people towards the back that noticed him.The instructor was an old man in the 1st stage of the Empyrean realm. His hair, beards and eyes were brown. His eyes were clear like a kind old man. Just seeing him alone had Mo Shen have a favourable impression of the him."As today is another 5 years, we have new students with us. I'm going to go over the basics of the course once again. This course is as easy as can be. If you're very intelligent and are able to understand quickly, the first year is enough for you to get the main idea of the course. The other years will be filled mainly with going over the basics and having practical session."The man then proceeded to the introduction of the course. He brought out a drawing of the human body showing the meridians and acupoints of the body. Normally, acupuncture was done on the acupoints, but more advanced acupuncture could be done on the meridians. But the Dao Universe didn't have the knowledge or skills to do it, so their acupuncture was limited to the acupoints.There were 360 acupoints and 108 meridians in the body. The meridians were divided into major and minor meridians. There were 72 major meridians and 36 minor meridians. As a cultivator grows stronger, they are able to clear some of their major meridians. It determines how well they can circulate their energy and maximize their combat prowess. Most cultivators are born with at least 16 of their major meridians cleared, and at most 36. There are only about one in a trillion persons who were born with more than 36 meridians cleared. A cultivator is able to clear a maximum of 12 meridians. So in the 9 Heavens, it was almost impossible to see people with over 48 meridians cleared, not even the supreme geniuses.As for the minor meridians, it was impossible to clear them. They determined a person's talent how one cultivates. Those with higher cleared meridians are able to cultivate faster than those with lower cleared meridians. In the 9 Heavens, supreme geniuses only had about 12 open cleared meridians. There have been nobody in history recorded to have more than 12 open meridians.After Mo Shen achieved rebirth, all his meridians were cleared, both major and minor, although he wasn't sure of the state of his body before then. He could be said to be a special existence. And his sister, after the golden cauldron directed the energy of the crystal into her body, it also helped her achieve something similar to rebirth. All her major meridians were cleared as a result of that. And she was initially born with 16 minor meridians open. She could be said to be another rare existence.As for the acupoints, they all represented different functions. Acupuncture was all about a combination of acupoints. If a particular set of acupoints were accessed, a particular function of the body would work. Although it was said like this, it wasn't so easy, if not there would have been many physicians delving into that area.Acupuncture required something like perfect sight. If blood was in a particular point, once the needle goes to that point, the person can die. The main thing in acupuncture was shifting the flow of blood around a particular acupoint before acupuncture was carried out. Since acupuncture was done with a set of points, it was very difficult to shift the flow of blood from a lot of acupoints at the same time. Even with multiple people, it wasn't usually easy except they were connected telepathically. So there were only few points acupuncture could be done on by most physicians. Most of those points were just for basic healing.There were hardly cultivators that delved into the art of acupuncture due to this reason. Most of them just learned it theoretically. This also made Mo Shen amazed at the possibilities of acupuncture. If he could perfectly learn all the combinations of the acupoints, it wasn't impossible to bring acupuncture to another level. If he breaks through in his soul, it wasn't impossible for him to move the blood around all the 360 acupoints and perform acupuncture at the same time. His training on doing different things at the same time will also contribute greatly to his success."Another important aspect of acupuncture is the needles you use and how you insert them. The needles are usually made using special materials like silver, gold, fine iron, and other special metals.""The most perfect way to control the needles is with your spiritual sense. Using your spiritual sense gives you accurate precision. But if your spiritual sense is not refined, then no matter how high your cultivation is, you won't be able to do anything. You will need to learn absolute control of your spiritual sense. Many of you haven't formed your divine soul, so you might not understand this right now. Doing acupuncture manually is usually not advised, except if there are at least over 10 of you who can co-ordinate well and are quite skilled in it."After the class, Mo Shen was quite satisfied. He had learnt a lot. On his way to his next class, he pondered over what the acupuncture instructor taught. "It seems like I might not necessarily need to spend 2 years here." He now decided that if he was able to finish all the books in the library within this 1 year, he wouldn't come back for the next year.His next class was the Zither class. It was located in the Music Hall. It was significantly populated compared to the Acupuncture class. There were mostly females here, about 12,000 female students and less than 5,000 male students. It was not too surprising since the Zither was mainly used by women. Although it wasn't rare or strange for men to use it, most men would prefer normal weapons like swords, spears, bows and the likes.Unlike the last class Mo Shen gained a lot of attention. His presence caused whispers and looks from all over the class. Maybe it was because the class was populated with females, or because he entered from the side door, since there was no back door.He sat down towards the back side, at the last open seat there. The class was fully packed, and only the front had a lot of free seats. It was not until he sat down that he noticed he was sitting between 2 beautiful ladies.He didn't care to look at their faces for more than a second. He looked up at the instructor that had just entered the hall. It was a young looking beautiful woman with curves that could make most men bow. She wore a tight-fitting short dress that showed all the contours on her body. She was in the 3rd stage of the Empyrean realm.The moment she entered, most of the male students revealed a lustful expression, like they wanted to devour her whole. It seemed like that was the reason for the coming of the few male students. Mo Shen also looked at the woman's side with a smile. What caught his attention wasn't the woman, but the white Zither she carried.The 2 girls sitting with Mo Shen looked at him with disdain. They felt he was just like the other men in the hall who ogled over the shape of the instructor, like he was just a normal good-looking handsome man.At this moment, Mo Shen had fallen in love with the Zither. It was the Zither instrument, not the woman's own. It was like a man falling in love at first sight. "I really can't wait to get my own Zither." Mo Shen mumbled in a low voice.Despite being low, his voice was still heard by the 2 ladies beside him. "Was it the Zither you were looking at?" One of the ladies beside him asked."Yes." Mo Shen replied coldly without turning to the woman."I thought you were looking at the instructor like all the other men." The other girl said. Mo Shen didn't reply her, he just kept his eyes forward. "Isn't the instructor beautiful?" The woman asked.This time, Mo Shen turned to face her. "She's beautiful. But what does it have to do with me?"The girl was about to say something, but when she saw those cold looking eyes of different colours, she kept to herself. She couldn't believe such a beautiful looking eyes could be so cold.Unknown to Mo Shen, the 2 girls beside him were ranked on the beauty list of the academy. The one on his right, Qian Xue was ranked 6th, and the one on his left, Mo Shang was ranked 5th. They had always been proud of their beauties and couldn't stand the look of disdain Mo Shen threw at them. But they were helpless to do anything as of present, the look in his eyes made it impossible for them to scold or talk to him normally.