The Ultimate of All Ages Novels - Chapter 0012
Chapter 12: Ultimate of All Ages – Five Meridian Gates
“It worked!”
Li Yunxiao’s face lit up with excitement, but he didn’t immediately move. Instead, he formed a few more hand seals, continuing to guide the medicinal energy toward his Meridian Gates.
Now that his meridians were fully opened, the next step was to activate his first Meridian Gate!
Most martial artists followed the traditional path, unlocking their meridians from top to bottom—starting with the Crown Gate at the head and working downward.
But Li Yunxiao?
He never followed convention.
Instead, he went straight for the Heart Meridian Gate—the most difficult and dangerous to unlock.
A dark green glow started swirling in his chest, growing brighter and brighter, like a flower bud preparing to bloom.
Then—
BOOM!
The energy exploded outward, sending a powerful pulse through his entire body.
His heart suddenly felt light as a feather, as if something that had been weighing it down for years had finally shattered.
At that moment, his mind expanded, and his soul force surged.
He had done it—he had unlocked his first Meridian Gate!
His eyes snapped open, flashing with a lightning-like radiance. Then, as if guided by instinct, he moved into a familiar stance.
“Tyrant’s Body Refinement Technique – Second Form: Mountain Stance!”
Bringing his hands together, he sank into the boiling medicinal bath, allowing the liquid to flow around him in spirals.
The bubbling water, previously moving chaotically, now formed a calm vortex, with Li Yunxiao’s Heart Meridian Gate at its center.
Energy flooded into him.
Then—
BOOM!
The energy from his Heart Meridian Gate suddenly shot upward and downward, splitting into two streams.
The first rushed up to his Solar Plexus, unlocking the Solar Gate.
The second shot down toward his Navel Meridian, forcing open the Core Gate.
As both gates opened, a dazzling light emerged from within his body, bursting into five different colors—each representing one of the Five Elements.
A shockwave erupted outward, blasting apart the remaining steam and leaving the entire training chamber in silence.
The Breakthrough
Li Yunxiao slowly stood up from the medicinal bath, his body still radiating energy.
He looked down at his own reflection in the water.
His skin had returned to normal, but his eyes were different.
They now glowed with a faint, multicolored light—a sign that his Five Meridian Gates were fully awakened.
“I only wanted to open one gate… but I ended up unlocking five. Not bad.”
A satisfied smile curled on his lips.
Unexpected Side Effects
After stepping out of the cauldron, Li Yunxiao carefully removed the thirteen Soul Needles from his acupoints.
To his surprise, they had become thinner.
“So, these needles lose mass each time I use them…”
That meant he would eventually run out, and if he wanted to continue this method of training, he would need more Five-Colored Sky Void Stones.
And he knew exactly where to get them.
“The Blue Family still has four more. Looks like I need to pay them a visit soon.”
After putting on a clean robe, he left the training chamber and headed toward the academy’s main hall.
As he walked, he suddenly sensed two familiar presences nearby.
Turning his head, he saw Han Bai and Chen Zhen, both looking completely stunned.
“Y-You… What happened to you?!” Han Bai stuttered.
Chen Zhen’s eyes widened. “Cloud Bro… You’re glowing.”
Li Yunxiao blinked. He hadn’t noticed it before, but his body was still faintly radiating a mystical aura from the residual medicinal effects.
He chuckled. “It’ll fade in a bit.”
Han Bai and Chen Zhen exchanged glances, then grabbed him by the shoulders.
“Cloud Bro, you HAVE to explain this! What the hell happened?!”
News Spreads
After listening to Li Yunxiao’s casual explanation, Han Bai and Chen Zhen were left completely speechless.
“You’re telling me… you just unlocked five Meridian Gates at once?!”
Li Yunxiao nodded.
Both of them froze in place, their brains struggling to process this information.
Opening one Meridian Gate was already difficult enough.
Opening five at once?
That was unheard of.
“If anyone else told me this,” Chen Zhen muttered, “I’d say they were full of crap. But you? I actually believe it.”
Han Bai shook his head. “Cloud Bro, this is crazy. Do you have any idea what this means? People will come after you.”
Chen Zhen nodded seriously. “Yeah! You’re basically declaring war on half the academy!”
Li Yunxiao smirked. “Good. Let them come.”
His tone was so calm and confident that both of his friends felt chills down their spines.
Then, as if on cue, Han Bai suddenly stiffened.
“Cloud Bro… We have a problem.”
Li Yunxiao raised an eyebrow. “Oh?”
Chen Zhen gulped. “We just heard from the other students… Blue Fei’s older brother, Blue Xuan, is coming for you.”
Li Yunxiao’s smirk widened.
“Perfect timing.”
The Blue Family’s Reaction
Meanwhile, in a luxurious estate within the academy, a furious shout echoed through the halls.
“I REFUSE TO LET THIS STAND!”
Blue Fei, his body still covered in bruises from his defeat, was raging like a madman.
His uncle, Instructor Wang Feng, sighed heavily. “Calm down, Fei. I already warned you not to provoke Li Yunxiao.”
“CALM DOWN?! He HUMILIATED ME! He STOLE our family’s treasured Sky Void Stone! AND HE MADE ME KNEEL IN FRONT OF EVERYONE!”
Wang Feng pinched the bridge of his nose. This nephew of his… truly had no brains.
“If you had just left him alone, none of this would have happened,” Wang Feng muttered.
Blue Fei’s face twisted with rage. “So what?! You’re just gonna let him walk all over us?!”
A new voice interrupted them.
“No, we won’t.”
The two turned to see Blue Xuan, standing tall and composed.
Unlike his younger brother, Blue Xuan was a true martial prodigy, ranked third on the academy’s Windcloud Rankings.
At only eighteen years old, he had already reached the peak of the Two-Division Realm and was on the verge of breaking into the Martial Master Realm.
Blue Xuan looked at his brother and sighed. “You embarrassed yourself. That much is your fault.”
Blue Fei’s face turned red.
“But,” Blue Xuan continued, “we can’t let him get away with this.”
His gaze turned cold and calculating.
“I’ll handle this personally.”
End of Chapter 12
Next: The Showdown Approaches—Blue Xuan’s Challenge!