The Clan head's words were certainly perplexing for Lin Mu.
At the very least, Lin Mu could tell that this was definitely something that was innately present in Meihua.
'Is it just her talent? No, even if it was that, she would still have had to consciously cultivate it. If it happened passively, it would have to be a physique or bloodline of some kind.' Lin Mu had read enough books about this, and had also conversed with Xukong about it.
After all, he had been greatly interested in physiques and had the Garden Of Karma with him, which was a very unique physique. It was an innate physique too, and there had only been four others that Xukong knew of. As such, Lin Mu had spent a long time reading up about them. The same was the case with bloodlines.
'Since it happened, automatically it is definitely an innate physique or a hidden bloodline.' Lin Mu thought, removing all acquired physiques and bloodlines from his list of options.
"I think… Meihua might have an Innate Physique or bloodline of some kind." Lin Mu stated.
"We suspected the same, but we cannot identify it." Clan Head, Guang San replied.
"If you allow me, I'd like to properly check for it." Lin Mu requested.
"This… it is not appropriate for an outsider to do this." The elders protested.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtTo them, Meihua was the future of the clan and was their precious miss. They could not let anything happen to her, especially after today.
"Big Brother can do it." But before the others could even say anything, Meihua herself spoke up.
"Meihua, you sure?" Guang San asked his daughter.
"It should be fine. If Elder Brother trusts him, I'll trust Daoist Mu Lin too." Princess Feng Lan said, feeling calm.
Hearing his wife's approval, Guang San decided to go forth with it too.
"Very well. Please tell us if you find anything, Daoist Mu Lin." Guang San gave the permission.
"Of course." Lin Mu said and walked up to Meihua. "This'll be quick." He said before placing his hand on her head.
While Lin Mu had scanned Meihua's cultivation base last time, he didn't take a proper look. If she had some hidden bloodline or an unusual innate physique, it won't be found just by taking a casual look. Especially if it was still at the initial stages and wasn't showing its presence.
But even if that was true, there should still be some traces that were hidden within her body. To not miss anything, Lin Mu started from the basics, the Dantian. ~shua~
Lin Mu's immortal sense quickly arrived in the Dantian of the little girl, where a small sea of spirit Qi was present on top of which floated a small infant. It had chubby cheeks and slept peacefully.
This was none other than the Nascent Soul of Meihua.
Lin Mu checked up on the Nascent soul first, trying to see if there was anything different or wrong with it.
"Hmm… It seems as normal as it could be. The spirit Qi here is also rather stable… more stable than it would be for someone who just broke through recently… that too a child that has never cultivated before." Lin Mu assessed.
He looked around in her Dantian, ensuring to check every single inch of it. He observed the structure of the Dantian, then its lining, as well as its interior. The Dantian was considered to have a dual nature, where it was both physical as well as immaterial at the same time. It was one of the most complex things in natures and even the millions of years of study of cultivators was still not enough to unearth its secrets.
Not to mention, no two Dantians were the same.
Each Dantian was unique and had its own signature characteristics as well as marking similar to a fingerprint.
This was also influenced by the talent of a cultivator, as well as their future paths.
But after spending some time scouring Meihua's Dantian, Lin Mu still didn't find anything.
'Strange… her Dantian is as normal as it could be. Other than it being a little thicker for a Nascent soul realm cultivator, there is nothing else.' Lin Mu noted.
Lin Mu didn't place much importance on the Thickness of the Dantian, as it was well within the scope of variance. And even if it was a bit different, it still wouldn't be enough to case the kind of effect Meihua did on the beasts, as well as her rapid breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmOnce he had verified that the Dantian was not behind it, Lin Mu moved to the next possible source… The Meridians themselves.
Similar to the Dantian, Meridians were unique too, having their own signature characteristics that varied from person to person.
Most people had the same number of meridians, as well as the positions. But there were still some variances between them, as to where they branched or their microscope deflections.
Then there were the massive difference like having less or more number of meridians too.
Checking the Meridians didn't take much time, and Lin Mu was done within a few seconds. After all, with his level of refined immortal sense, he could fill all of Meihua's Meridians simply with a single strand, and even then, he would still have a kilometer of range left.
With these 2 common factors eliminated, Lin Mu moved onto the actual organs and tissues of the body itself.
Lin Mu scanned the muscles of the little girl, and checked their vitality first.
"Perfectly normal for a little girl." Lin Mu determined.
Next, he moved to the organs, starting with her heart. Just like the rest of the muscles, it was also normal having nothing peculiar about it. He then checked the lungs, the spleen, the stomach, the intestines, the diaphragm and the liver.
"Strange… still nothing." Lin Mu muttered to himself.
Finally, he moved onto the sensitive part which was the brain.
Lin Mu had to be extra careful with it, since even Immortal sense could affect the brain. Especially of a young girl like Meihua.