Alex didn't speak out on his findings just yet. He would have to experiment first, and he wondered how he was going to try that out. After a quick thought, he spoke to the snake.
"Senior Luhei, do something for me, please. While you're cultivating, can you stop your heart from pumping blood?" Alex asked.
The snake gave a strange look, confused by the request, but he complied just as well. His heart stopped, his blood no longer flowing through his body. Everything went catatonic as only the Qi moved around the body as the snake continued cultivating.
Alex kept his senses focused on the snake's body, making sure he was seeing every little change that occurred inside. Now that the blood had stopped doing its job, Qi took over to keep the snake alive.
It seeped out of the endpoints in the meridians, keeping the snake's body active. No excess Qi flowed out of the meridians thankfully, and it especially didn't seep out into the blood beyond the merged meridians.
