Chapter 551 Re-treatment
The journey back was also smooth, just like the way there. Before long, Zhong Cai arrived at the Lingxian Sect.
There were no dangers during the process, and everything went very smoothly.
During this month, nothing changed outside the Lingxian Sect. There was still a large warship surrounded by many medium and small ships, and many patients were still receiving treatment there.
It's not just the wounded soldiers on the battlefield who haven't recovered yet who come here for medical treatment; there are also many patients who have been suffering from chronic illnesses and can't usually find a reliable alchemist, so they come here to try their luck.
With so many alchemists around, and since they're always treating patients, they're willing to take on orders in their spare time.
Therefore, patients were continuously treated, cured, and left the place, but the number of cultivators gathering here continued to increase.
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Zhong Cai exclaimed "Wow!" and then parked the flying boat next to the level nine warship. He then leaped onto the deck.
Someone greeted him at that time:
"Junior Brother Zhong, you're back!"
"I heard you went to visit King Wu Dou. How are your brothers and sisters in the Temple of War doing now?"
"Senior Brother Zhong, you've been gone for over a month!"
"How's the battle going over there? When will it be over?"
"Junior Brother Zhong, I have a patient here who is in dire straits. Luckily you came back in time, otherwise he wouldn't have made it a few more days!"
"Senior Brother Zhong..."
The alchemists who greeted him chattered amongst themselves, and Zhong Cai responded as she walked inside:
"I'm back."
"When I went to check, the casualties were not significant."
"Yes."
"How's the battle going? Old Wu is doing very well! I can't predict when it will end..."
"Junior Brother You, lead the way. I'll go take a look now."
Zhong Cai responded to and answered almost every question she heard.
In the past, he would have been willing to stop and chat for a while, but when one of his junior brothers mentioned that a patient only had a few days left to live, he naturally quickened his pace to see if the person could still be saved.
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The people who sought Zhong Cai's help were far more than just Junior Brother You, whom she happened to meet at that moment. After Zhong Cai resolved Junior Brother You's medical problems, she received several more invitations regarding difficult and complicated diseases.
Zhong Cai went through them one by one in order of importance and urgency, without neglecting any of them.
Whenever Zhong Cai solves such problems, many alchemists follow to watch. The reason they still have to ask Zhong Cai for advice is that they have already discussed it many times in private, but no alchemist of similar level can come up with a solution. Therefore, they have to accumulate the problems and wait for Zhong Cai to return.
As for why not find a higher-level alchemist...
Those alchemists are also overwhelmed with patients, including many with difficult and complicated cases, so they simply don't have the time to treat them.
Zhong Cai is the only one who stands out among the seventh-level experts. He is also exceptionally quick to come up with ideas because his mind is very sharp, he is extremely experienced, and his thinking is exceptionally broad. In the past, whenever someone approached Zhong Cai, no matter how urgent the matter or how complex the patient's problem was, Zhong Cai could find a breakthrough in a very short time and then quickly improve it.
The alchemists outside the Lingxian Sect might just see Zhong Cai climbing up the list and think that this King Zhong is really amazing and has a high talent, but in reality, they have never really come into contact with Zhong Cai. Their speculations about Zhong Cai's alchemy skills are like looking through a layer of fog.
However, all the disciples of the Lingxian Sect, as long as their level was not higher than Zhong Cai's, were very "superstitious" about Zhong Cai's alchemy skills... This has been proven by long-term practice - whenever they asked Zhong Cai a question, Zhong Cai not only had no problem answering it, but he could also often give multiple ideas, which made people admire him from time to time. Over time, they naturally trusted him completely.
At this moment, the alchemists following her were a large group of people, but Zhong Cai was willing to explain while performing the treatment.
The alchemists benefited greatly.
Zhong Cai was extremely busy...
It took another half a month of this busy work to finally solve the problem sent by the alchemists.
Of course, Zhong Cai was too busy to care for every patient with a difficult condition from beginning to end. Instead, he would analyze the patient's condition, teach the methods to the alchemist in charge of them, and then move on to the next patient.
If that weren't the case, how could it possibly be accomplished in just half a month?
Just like now...
Zhong Cai rested her chin on her hand, held a jade slip, quickly engraved the complicated method into it, and handed it to the alchemist in front of her.
The alchemist took it and skillfully probed it with his spiritual sense to read all the information. A look of joy slowly appeared on his face.
He had a good relationship with Zhong Cai and had a lot of teasing things he wanted to say, but in the end he kept it to himself.
Its central idea is—
This junior brother Zhong was all wilted and looked like a dehydrated vegetable a little over a month ago, but he came back looking much better, practically glowing! Sure enough, after junior brother Zhong went to see his Daoist partner, it was as if he had replenished some kind of energy. His thinking was incredibly sharp, and he seemed to have more and clearer methods than when he came to give guidance last time!
sharp!
Moreover, after his lovesickness subsided, Junior Brother Zhong became even more motivated!
After reading the information, the alchemist asked some questions about things he didn't quite understand, and then quickly left.
His patients are still waiting for him.
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Having largely resolved the difficult issues, Zhong Cai returned to his room and entered the ancient city.
He was going to continue studying those Yuan Soul fragments.
The fragments of the primordial soul are too small, but this thing is a whole, formed from the fusion of the three souls and seven spirits, which is "a whole cloud of dense fog". Extracting any part of it will reveal the exact same essence.
Just like when one reaches the Spirit Transformation realm, one can complete the division of the soul. This divided soul can then undergo Nirvana to form an avatar that is exactly the same as the original body. And every time the soul is lost and re-divided, an avatar can be cultivated again.
So, no matter how small the fragments are, as long as the soul is slowly nourished, they can gradually be restored to their original weight.
What Zhong Cai needs to study first is how to remove the traces of the Tongtian cultivator's refining of this primordial soul—the residual aura of Tongtian himself and the residual energy brought about by the refining.
It's not difficult to leave a lingering scent.
Zhong Cai had previously simulated the fragments and tried to clear the aura first.
But after it was cleared, the fragments suddenly exploded.
Not even a trace was left.
It is quite clear that this aura was the foundation upon which the Poison Toad Ancestor refined his complete primordial soul, enabling him to briefly unleash the power of the Heavenly Realm. Later, the Poison Toad was able to control the pseudo-Heavenly Realm primordial souls it formed, also because of this aura.
Therefore, once the aura disappears, the primordial spirit will also completely collapse.
Furthermore... perhaps this collapse itself was a limitation set by the Poison Toad Ancestor.
This ensures that even if the primordial spirit is taken away, it will not be controlled by other cultivators.
That being said—
Knowing the consequences of the explosion, Zhong Cai naturally wouldn't attempt to blow it up again until she had devised a follow-up plan.
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Zhong Cai picked up a fragment of a primordial spirit.
Real, non-simulated, and unfamiliar.
Of the five fragments, Zuo Hao's and another with an exceptionally righteous and awe-inspiring move were placed last by Zhong Cai.
What he was holding now was a relatively ordinary one—Zhong Cai vaguely remembered that when this move was made, a flag was used, and it was a dark flag with a chilling wind.
While it cannot be said that this is definitely not a righteous cultivator, compared to the other fragments, this one is indeed relatively strange.
Since Zhong Cai couldn't determine what happened to the fragments before they died, she could only roughly arrange them in this order.
However, he will still experiment many times in the simulation room before using real fragments, hoping to minimize the risk of failure when using the actual objects.
At this moment, Zhong Cai carefully examined the fragment.
The tiny energy swirling above was completely contained, almost fused with the fragment of the primordial soul; otherwise, he wouldn't have touched it with his hand—otherwise, the Tongtian energy would have caused him great damage, or even killed him directly—even though this energy was extremely small.
Zhong Cai squinted as she pondered.
He had long ago discovered that the energy distribution was uneven. Perhaps when it was originally refined, this unevenness created a certain rhythm, which is why it could unleash such heaven-level power. Or perhaps the energy was originally even, but after it shattered, the unevenness was caused by the different sizes of the fragments or the different impact forces they received.
So, how do we tell the difference...?
Suddenly, Zhong Cai's mind flashed back to her old man, who had released a large number of "spider webs"—something she had seen before.
He suddenly had an idea.
Perhaps he should try being a "spider" for once?
Zhong Cai touched her chin again.
Yes, let's sew the pieces together and see.
Many identical Yuanhun fragments were simulated at once, stitched together, and it was observed whether the fragments would merge into one or repel each other.
If they are integrated, then their original energy should be even; if they repel each other, then the rhythm is out of sync.
However, what to use for suturing and how to sew it up are all difficult problems.
Normally, medication should be used; although it's called suturing, medication is actually used to promote fusion...
However, if the fragment energy reaches level nine, perhaps level seven medicine will not be able to overcome these energies and fuse them into one.
Zhong Cai continued brainstorming.
Or perhaps, some "physical" methods could be used, such as threading a needle to actually sew it up...
But what kind of needle and thread should we use?
It can't be real needle and thread.
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This contemplation lasted for a long time, with Zhong Cai constantly searching for relevant knowledge within the inheritance he had received.
He not only looked at the level seven, but also the level eight and nine. He carefully looked through all the parts that he could accept or that he could gain some insights from, trying to get inspiration from them.
Gradually, Zhong Cai finally found a method of acupuncture.
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