Chapter 411 Treatment Begins
Since the family was willing to pay the price, Zhong Cai continued her research.
Because Huo Changming and Qiu Bao cared deeply for Qiu Li, Zhong Cai simply explained each step of his research in detail.
Zhong took out a gourd with a pointed tip and placed it on Qiu Li's right middle finger. He used another finger to press on Qiu Li's pulse, sensing the rhythm of her heartbeat. At the moment when her heart blood overflowed and was transmitted to her middle finger, he applied a little force and pressed the gourd tip in.
When the gourd's mouth was removed, a drop of blood condensed at its tip.
Zhong Cai said, "No matter what kind of medicine or rare treasures are used to treat a cultivator's body, their medicinal power will flow repeatedly through the heart. If there is any medicinal power residue in the body, it will most likely be in the heart's blood."
Huo Changming and his grandson Qiu Bao listened attentively, not daring to miss a single detail.
At this moment, the gourd with its pointed spout suddenly became transparent, allowing everyone to see the gourd's internal structure—divided into many thin, elongated compartments.
The drop of blood flowed down one of the small squares and landed at the very bottom.
Then, Zhong used a wooden fire to scorch away any remaining, even the smallest, bloodstains from the gourd's mouth. He then used the gourd to touch Qiu Li's arm, the outside of her leg, her brow, and other places, taking a drop of blood from each spot. The blood fell into different small compartments. Before each blood draw, he would use the wooden fire to clean away any remaining impurities.
This ensures that the blood drawn each time will not affect each other.
Next, Zhong Cai used other tools to take some bits of flesh, hair, and extremely fine meridians from Qiu Li's body... Each time, the amount taken was very small, so it had almost no effect on a cultivator of Qiu Li's level.
The grandfather and grandson witnessed the entire process clearly.
At this moment, Zhong Cai uncorked a small bottle she had taken out earlier and said, "This is Hundred Flowers Condensed Milk. Now give it to Madam Qiu."
Under the watchful eyes of Huo Changming and Qiu Bao, Zhong Cai gently squeezed the small bottle, and after a drop of blue condensed milk condensed at its tip, she placed it on Qiu Li's lips.
The condensed milk dripped down, flowing very smoothly into Qiu Li's mouth.
Before long, Qiu Li's complexion became slightly rosier, and her breathing stabilized a little.
Then, Zhong Cai fed Qiu Li Soul-Gathering Dew to help her stabilize her primordial spirit.
Things went smoothly, and Qiu Li's condition improved somewhat.
Huo Changming breathed a huge sigh of relief.
He had been the one taking care of his mother, and he had witnessed her deteriorate day by day. The pressure he felt was immense, and his daily worries were overwhelming, making him anxious and restless.
Now that he saw that his mother's condition had not worsened and was in a relatively good state, he had more confidence in Zhong Danwang.
Although Zhong Danwang only managed to save his mother by using two rare and precious herbs, the fact that he understood his mother's condition so clearly after just a brief examination naturally made people trust him even more.
Huo Changming only then realized that his palms were covered in sweat.
Zhong Cai then took out various medicinal herbs and began to process and refine them into a solution in front of the others.
This is his old trick: first, he makes some inferences, then he uses these solutions to interact with the materials taken from the patients to eliminate incorrect answers, and then he repeatedly confirms them until he can verify them without error in the ancient city simulation room before proceeding to the next step.
Several level-six alchemists had heard about it, and now they were watching it even more closely.
Huo Changming and Qiu Bao didn't understand, but Zhong Cai was already explaining.
Zhong Cai said, "Based on my experience, Madam Qiu must have taken a kind of 'powerful medicine' during her adventure. This kind of medicine can help her break through her strength faster, and there is even a chance that it can improve her strength. However, it must also have a flaw, making her unable to be disturbed during her breakthrough. Given Madam Qiu's personality as described by everyone, even if the substance she took had a flaw, the consequences of that flaw should not be serious. Or even if it had a flaw, as long as she successfully broke through, she could immediately make up for it."
At this point, Zhong Cai smiled.
"Of course, this is just the most likely speculation. It is also possible that when Madam Qiu took the treasure, there was an external force that prompted it, which had nothing to do with her own temperament. However, we should verify each one and then we will get the results."
Zhong Cai is still very meticulous.
He quickly compared his deductions with the rare and precious natural materials and other resources that had these uses.
For a master alchemist to treat patients, they need to have extensive knowledge and experience. The reason why someone like Zhong Cai can quickly come up with several ideas to be verified is because he knows a lot, which is why he is so skilled.
Zhong Cai has a significant advantage over many alchemists: every time he advances to a higher level in alchemy, he can be teleported to the Alchemy God Tree on a top-tier continent to undergo trials and acquire corresponding resources.
In addition, he had been to the Temple of the Azure Sky for so long and had seen too many ancient books. Each one had been of great help to him and had also made Zhong Cai know more – because many of the “cases” were from ancient times to the present, including the evolution of some diseases, which were all very clear.
Zhong Cai slowly said, "Let's try the first one, which is the ancient golden toad poison. After taking it, it can quickly enhance the cultivator's strength, but this enhancement is precisely because of the poison. However, when the cultivator who has taken it breaks through, the poison will be further refined and become nourishment for the cultivator's body, thus playing a role in body tempering."
"The drawback is that this poison, apart from being somewhat domineering, has no other harmful effects, but it pays great attention to the balance of the cultivator's body. If it is level seven, it can promote the cultivator all the way to the Spirit Transformation stage. From the current strength of the cultivator to the Spirit Transformation stage, the cultivator can hardly take any pills to heal himself, replenish his Xuan power, etc."
"If other pills are taken, they may not have any effect on this poison. However, if any external force disrupts the cultivator's internal balance, the cultivator will immediately be engulfed by the poison, and the negative effects of a failed breakthrough will be greatly amplified..."
Upon hearing this, Huo Changming felt that it made perfect sense that Zhong Danwang was the first to try and verify this.
It all makes perfect sense – when Mother broke through, it was because of external force that she failed, and then the precious light crashed and raged out, which is exactly like a huge increase in negative effects.
Qiu Bao watched intently as Zhong Cai dictated and prepared the solution at lightning speed. Then, with an extremely thin needle, as fine as a hair, he inserted it into a compartment inside the gourd's mouth, collected a tiny bit of blood, and added it to the solution Zhong Cai had prepared.
The solution reacted rapidly.
Qiu Bao didn't quite understand, but he could clearly see Zhong Danwang's expression.
Zhong Cai said regretfully, "This isn't it. Let's choose another one."
Next, he began to explain what the second type of rare and precious herb was, its effects, and what the reactions would be if one consumed it…
Several level-six alchemists watched from the sidelines, assisting as they learned from Zhong Cai's explanations. Sometimes, they would ask questions that led to further explanations.
In this way, I benefited greatly.
The anxiety that occasionally arose in the hearts of the grandfather and grandson was always soothed by Zhong Cai's unhurried voice.
They all believed that Zhong Danwang would definitely succeed!
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Looking at Zhong Cai, who was working so "diligently," Wu Shaogan's expression softened, and his eyes held a tender smile.
He never let his guard down.
However, he felt every moment that his Ah Cai was truly outstanding!
He must protect A-Cai.
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Inside the secret cave.
Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing, covered in dust, ran swiftly through the mountains.
Behind them, a dragon didn't even take flight into the sky; instead, it frantically dug at the ground with its claws, leaving behind a trail of deep claw marks and countless furrows.
Wu Xuan and the other man both wore wry smiles.
Wu Dongxiao was dressed in tattered clothes, his body torn to shreds by the dragon's claws, and he was still alive only because of his good fortune.
Perhaps because most of the hatred was directed at Wu Dongxiao, Xuan Bing's silver armor was simply dull and lacked scratches, and he himself was not seriously injured.
Of course, Wu Dongxiao was injured, but because the medicine he took was so effective, his physical injuries healed, leaving only the scratch marks on his clothes that caused the injuries.
The reason the dragon was chasing them was because Wu Dongxiao had his eye on a level-six rare and precious material. Seeing that there were no guardian beasts around, he quickly went over and picked it.
only……
Just as Wu Dongxiao put the item away, the roar of the dragon rang out from not far away, and it charged madly toward them!
The two then realized that the dragon had probably been lured away to fight off other enemies, which was why it seemed as if no one was guarding it.
Wu Dongxiao was nearly scared out of his wits by the dragon's roar, so he quickly ran away. By chance, he stumbled upon the dragon's eggs halfway there and simply snatched them!
Anyway, whether he tries to fleece them or not, the dragon will still chase him down, so he might as well take advantage of the situation and earn more resources if he can escape! If he can't escape... he shouldn't be unable to escape.
And so began a five-day life-or-death chase between the two men and the dragon!
Wu Dongxiao's potential has been unleashed.
If someone looked closely, they would notice that while he was running away frantically, he also grabbed a lot of medicinal herbs. Moreover, while being chased, he even summoned a small alchemy furnace that floated in front of him, continuously feeding the herbs he had collected into it, seemingly refining something. His technique was very steady, as if running away could not hinder any of his refining actions, and he didn't even make a mistake!
After running for quite a distance, Wu Dongxiao's figure became a very beautiful sight in this secret cave.
Xuan Bing accompanied him in silence.
Back to the present—
The reason this dragon couldn't fly and had to run with its claws was because Wu Dongxiao had given it a strange drug that temporarily deprived it of its ability to take flight.
Even so, the two could only barely maintain a distance from each other.
Wu Dongxiao also continued to refine some medicines.
It's a good thing this dragon was only at the peak of the sixth rank and wasn't very good at speed. It was ambushed by Wu Dongxiao in the very early stages, otherwise it would have caught up with the man and given him a good meal long ago.
What Wu Dongxiao is refining now is not a drug that has truly reached the sixth level. Rather, it is a drug that he has slightly processed and mixed because he knows some sixth-level medicinal materials, and that has brought out a certain effect. But it is not a real refining process; it is just using whatever resources he has on hand.
The dragon was later attacked by this mixture, and its body visibly slowed down. The terrifying killing intent and ferocity it carried were also quickly gathered into its body, causing it to lose a considerable amount of attack power.
And so the stalemate continued...
When he could no longer run, Wu Dongxiao would take out other materials and refine pills while running.
There was no way around it, because he had encountered too many troubles, so he consumed all the pills that Uncle Zhong had given him. And after arriving in the secret realm, he rarely had a moment of peace and couldn't calm down to focus on refining pills.
Now I have no choice but to multitask.
Furthermore, because Wu Dongxiao was unable to keep the alchemy furnace stable while fleeing, and the medicinal herbs inside could react and cause the furnace to explode if they collided with each other... Wu Dongxiao would naturally cause the furnace to explode every now and then, with a loud "bang".
Xuan Bing remained silent.
Because Wu Dongxiao would occasionally bring out new medicinal herbs, he roughly knew what his junior brother needed. So he kept his eyes and ears open and grabbed any similar herbs he saw.
Wu Dongxiao had enough medicinal herbs, but he couldn't guarantee that he would always have enough. So his senior brother took the initiative to keep an eye out for them and replenish them, which made him very happy and helped him a lot.
The dragon is truly persistent...
During this time, Wu Dongxiao did get tired of being chased and considered throwing the dragon egg back. But when he turned around and found that the dragon showed no signs of fatigue, he knew that this guy had excellent stamina and could keep chasing for several more years!
This dragon is not a savage beast, but an extremely ferocious rare beast with terrifying combat power.
If it were just an ordinary beast, Wu Xuan and his companion could slowly wear it down to death by working together. In fact, if it were a weaker level six beast, they could kill it even more easily.
The reason they ran away was simply because they couldn't win.
The two brothers realized that Jiaolong was extremely stubborn.
There's no way they're planning to "make peace." Even if they return the dragon eggs, it will probably want to capture the two of them to use as food for its children...
Then we'll just have to keep running.
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This unusual "long-distance running" activity is quite flamboyant.
It's unclear whether they had explored too many places, or just happened to stumble upon a crowded area, or perhaps it was simply bad luck or bad luck... This scene of him being chased was witnessed by many cultivators.
In particular, the disciples of the Temple of War.
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As time went by, many of the disciples of the Temple of War gathered together.
When fellow disciples get together, those with good relationships start to cooperate. After going through several life-and-death situations, their friendship naturally deepens, and more and more people travel together.
This is the group of fellow students who were running wildly.
These were three fusion disciples!
One of the women, dressed in red, rubbed her eyes and asked in surprise, "This... seems to be Junior Brother Wu, who recently joined the sect?"
The young man in blue standing next to him twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth: "It must be him. The one who ran with him was Xuan Bing."
Another young man in yellow said, "Junior Brother Xuan and Junior Brother Wu were originally from the same sect. They rarely interacted with other disciples except for Junior Brother Wu. The only one who would stay together to escape was definitely Junior Brother Wu."
The group exchanged glances.
Speaking of "escaping for one's life," this scenario is truly absurd.
The dragon chasing behind was absolutely furious, but Junior Brother Wu, who was fleeing for his life, seemed to be...
The young man in blue stared wide-eyed for a long while before hesitantly saying, "Am I seeing things? He's refining pills?"
The woman in red: "...It seems so, doesn't it?"
The young man in the yellow shirt gasped: "It's alchemy! Look, he's already produced pills!"
For a moment, the group looked at each other in bewilderment.
So, Junior Brother Wu is not only a martial arts cultivator, but he is also proficient in alchemy?
—You absolutely have to be an expert in this!
If you're not proficient, what alchemist can produce pills while running around?
That's way too difficult!
Finally, the disciples swallowed with difficulty.
The woman in red asked in a low voice, "Should we...go over and help?"
Both the young man in the yellow shirt and the young man in the blue shirt said, "Let's go!"
But we still need to think more about how to help.
After all, Wu Xuan's two junior brothers were much stronger than them. If those two had no tricks up their sleeves, where would the others get the skills?
So we can only look for "props".
The group brought a lot of things with them when they came in, and now it seems they can come in handy.
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Wu Dongxiao was running around frantically, quickly swallowing the pills he had just refined. Only then could he feel his depleted Xuan energy being rapidly replenished, making his body feel less stiff.
At the same time, he didn't forget to slip his senior brother a pill to replenish his energy.
Unfortunately, due to the poor alchemy environment, Wu Dongxiao was unable to refine a full-bodied pill amidst the turbulence.
This time he produced only four pills, which was exactly two for him and his senior brother.
Then, Wu Dongxiao took out some more medicinal herbs, preparing to make a new preparation.
The lure of a fifth-level potion might not be very strong for a sixth-tier rare beast, but it might be somewhat tempting. Perhaps this method could be used to lure the sixth-tier rare beast into a trap... such as making it unable to resist rushing into the rare beast's nest, etc.
Just then, before Wu Dongxiao could finish refining it, someone suddenly transmitted a message to him through their soul.
【Junior Brother Wu, you and Junior Brother Xuan, come to the right!】
Wu Dongxiao recognized the voice. Although he wasn't completely off guard, he could tell that the concern in the voice transmission was quite genuine. So he pulled Xuan Bing along and headed in that direction.
At the same moment, he sensed several massive streams of profound energy soaring into the sky from the other side, seemingly carrying a strange mystical artifact, enveloping the dragon—
Wu Dongxiao's spiritual senses swept over it swiftly!
Several huge spider webs wrapped around the dragon. If it tried to move even slightly, it would get entangled in the webs and be unable to escape for a time.
But Wu Dongxiao soon realized that he had been overthinking things.
The spider web on the dragon's body was quickly stretched taut by an immense force, and several cracks appeared faintly. It looked like it would break in no time!
Wu Dongxiao kept walking and had already arrived at the source of the voice that had warned him earlier.
The owners of the several forces that had thrown out the spider webs on the other side also rushed over in the same direction as him at an extremely fast speed.
The group met up in a corner.
Wu Dongxiao quickly recognized them as his three fellow disciples!
Moreover, they were all his fellow disciples with whom he had fought—they had battled each other in the arena for a spot.
One of the women in red quickly took out an array plate and said, "This is for non-directional teleportation. Now everyone put your palms on it, and you can leave soon!"
The young man in the yellow shirt and the young man in the blue shirt immediately placed their palms on it.
Wu Xuan and the other man were equally unpretentious.
The next moment, the woman in red poured her profound energy into the array plate, and the array plate shone brightly!
In the blink of an eye, the group disappeared from the spot.
Only this one-time use array plate remains.
Almost at the same moment, the dragon broke through the spider web and rushed over at lightning speed!
However, Wu Dongxiao and the others have already disappeared.
The dragon was furious, but all it could do was slam its claw onto the array plate as a final act of venting its anger.
"roar--"
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After a moment of dizziness, Wu Dongxiao gripped Xuan Bing tightly and landed on the ground.
However, several disciples of the Temple of War were not present?
this--
Wu Dongxiao immediately looked around.
He suddenly realized that random teleportation... it didn't seem to say that they would teleport to the same place.
So, those fellow disciples wasted a whole array plate trying to save him...
Wu Dongxiao was very grateful.
Xuan Bing said, "Prepare a gift of thanks."
Wu Dongxiao nodded in agreement.
If it weren't for those senior brothers and sisters, he and his senior brother would have been stuck fighting the dragon for who knows how long.
The significant amount of time wasted in this process also represents a significant waste of opportunities to find resources.
Wu Dongxiao let out a breath. Because of his gratitude, he naturally softened a little.
So when he heard the sounds of battle coming from not far away, he didn't immediately grab his senior brother and run away as he used to. Instead, he looked at his senior brother with a questioning expression.
Xuan Bing said, "Let's go take a look."
The sounds of battle over there seemed to be human activity, and it didn't look good... The two were still worried that perhaps their senior brothers and sisters had been teleported there and encountered some trouble... If so, they would have to go and lend a hand.
The two concealed themselves and quietly moved towards that direction.
Wu Dongxiao suppressed his aura to an extremely low level, for fear of making any noise—he knew that if he leaked even the slightest bit of his aura, more trouble would come knocking!
Soon, the two drew closer to each other.
Upon seeing the scene there, Wu Dongxiao suddenly felt somewhat fortunate.
It turns out that among the two human cultivators who were in a slump, there happened to be that senior sister in red!
only……
The senior sister in red must have been dragged into this by someone else.
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