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James was pumped up about solving the mystery of the painting. He opened the box while he sat on his wheelchair and gingerly lifted out the ancient scroll. As he unfurled the scroll, he could see carvings of human figures on it. The human figures had many different forms and sizes. Some were standing while others were crouching. Each of them was marked with a white dot and a red line. James knew that the white dots represented the location of the acupoints, while the red lines represented the meridians. This was a meridian acupoint diagram. Though James knew the human body inside-out and was very familiar with the anatomy as a result, the places where the meridians and the acupoints intersected with one another on the carvings were peculiar. They were utterly incomprehensible when viewed through the lens of contemporary medical science Back then, James would not have a clue about what the diagram meant. Things were different now. Now, he had the knowledge that came from V
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“Before I forget…” Just as she was leaving, Tobias called out to Maxine, “Wait.” “Is something the matter, grandpa?” Tobias turned to her. “You are also someone who is highly proficient in martial arts. Feel free to head to the basement if you have nothing better to do.It’ll be a great learning opportunity for you as well.” Maxine kneeled on the ground reverently and said, “I’m not worthy.” Tobias beckoned her to stand. “I’m giving you express permission to do as you see fit..” “But grandpa… I’m not a real Caden. I don’t have Caden blood coursing through my veins. The ancestral teachings were specific about —” Maxine fiddled with the hem of her dress. Tobias raised his hand to interrupt her. “What’s the point of following rigid and obsolete ancestral teachings? Even if you aren’t a Caden by heritage, you were practically raised as a Caden since childgood. I consider you my own granddaughter. All these years, you’ve stayed by my side devising plans and strategies for me. B
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He was so wrapped up in trying to decipher the painting that he’d only just realized he was indeed hungry. Before he could stand and get a bowl for himself, Maxine hurriedly took it away from him. “Your injuries are still healing. Just let me feed you.” “It’s fine. Give it to me. I’ll eat with my own hands.” James tried to refuse her offer. He felt uncomfortable being fed by a woman whom he had only met a few times. Maxine did not insist and handed the bowl over to James. Albeit his severe injuries, James was still able to perform simple hand movements. As James dug into his meal, Maxine turned to look at the Moonlit Flowers by Cliffside’s Edge. She was raised as a Caden for as long as she remembered and received Tobias’ personal instruction in martial arts. Even so, despite cultivating True Energy and becoming a grandmaster of the second rank, she had never seen the household’s treasure scroll. After staring at the painting for quite a while, she too could not find an
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“Wh-Why are you looking at me like that?” Seeing that James was staring intensely at her, Maxine frowned in displeasure. “I’d like to ask you for a favor.” “Huh?” Maxine narrowed her eyes at James, unsure of what he was thinking. James continued, “Though the Johnstons crippled my martial arts skills, I think I have a way of regaining my True Energy. I just need your help.” “Me?” Maxine was taken aback by the sudden request. She shook her head and refused, “I’m afraid you’ve misjudged me. I’m only a second rank martial artist. Hades Johnston, the one who crippled you, is at least at the fifth rank. If even my grandpa couldn’t help you regain your martial art skills, there’s no way I possibly could.” “I have a plan. I just need your help executing it.” James managed to cultivate True Energy by reading the texts in Medical Book Volume Two. It mainly explained the other uses of the Crucifier and how to use it to its truest potential. It stood to reason that James could use
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James felt a jolt of electricity. However, instead of feeling excruciating pain, he felt rather comfortable. “Next, the temple.” Maxine took a deep breath. The True Energy inside her body had been greatly depleted after the first needle. She grabbed a second needle and inserted it into James’ temple, which depleted more of her True Energy. The needle seemed to be capable of automatically absorbing one’s True Energy. “The third needle to the right temple.” Maxine did as she was instructed. After eleven needles, her True Energy was completely drained. Wearing a pale face, she said, “I can’t continue… I’ve depleted too much of my True Energy. I can’t summon any more.” “Mhm.” James nodded. He knew that using the Crucifier would severely deplete one’s True Energy. Besides, the more needles one inserted, the more depleted one’s True Energy would be. “You can pull them out now.” After pulling the needles out, Maxine sat in a lotus position to restore her True Energy.
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While eating, Maxine asked James if he had any new discoveries. However, James shook his head. Maxine did not question him further. After James finished eating, she took the cutleries and left. In the Cadens’ courtyard… As Maxine was walking out of the basement, she saw Tobias who was sitting in the gazebo not too far away. She walked over to him and greeted, “Grandpa.” Tobias nodded slightly and asked, “How’s James?” Maxine briefly hesitated before shaking her head and saying, “There’s nothing much going on with him. However, the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge is really intriguing, and the meridian diagram is simply bizarre. We found that forcing True Energy to move in a retrograde motion would only cause harm to our bodies. Hence, we’re still stuck.” Tobias ordered, “Watch James closely. Report to me the moment he discovers something.” “Understood.” At that moment, Maxine finally understood that Tobias had sent her to the basement not to learn but to watch Jame
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“What did you find out?” Maxine looked at James with a stunned expression on her face. James pointed at the first and tenth human figures and said, “Look.” Maxine fixed her gaze on the ancient scroll. Then, a smile made its way onto her face. “Do we have to cultivate together?” James nodded. “Seems like it. Wanna test things out?” “Sure.” Maxine nodded with a look of anticipation on her face. The first human figure was sitting in a lotus position with his hands on his head. James mimicked his movements. Meanwhile, the tenth human figure was facing head-down with his palms pressed against the floor. Maxine leaped into the air and pressed her palms against James’. Their positions were a perfect match. Viewing the human figures by themselves, one would inevitably come to the conclusion that the meridian diagram was structurally flawed as one’s True Energy could not flow in the right direction. However, if two people performed the actions together, they would become an
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Maxine guessed that their failed attempts could be due to James’ lack of True Energy, which was preventing him from cultivating. Therefore, she suggested they continue trying after he made a full recovery. James agreed. Maxine left in the morning. James, on the other hand, remained in the basement. His body had made a slight recovery, and he could now enter deep meditation, which would speed up his recovery process. Maxine left the basement with the cutleries. Upon leaving, she noticed that Tobias was sitting not too far away. “Grandpa,” She walked over to him and greeted him. “Mhm.” Tobias nodded slightly and asked, “How’s it going?” Maxine shook her head. “There isn’t much progress. The Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge is simply too complicated. James is still unable to unravel the mysteries behind the painting.” “Sigh…” Tobias sighed. Maxine asked, “What’s wrong, grandpa?” Tobias said, “The Johnstons have made their move. They’ve combined forces with the o
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