Chapter 74: Spirit Gathering Pill

  A war of words, with the arrival of Town Head Liu De-gui, vanished into thin air, transforming into another form of fair competition.

  The townspeople around also showed a look of surprise, and some idle people even said to the town mayor:

  "Town Master, we've seen duels between warriors, but never a competition of medical skills. Can you let us townspeople witness it seven days later?"

  "This..."

  Liu De-gui hesitated for a moment, after all, it was her daughter who got hurt.

  Yang Fan's face revealed a smile, just about to speak, but Hu Banzhen cut in: "Since these villagers are curious, let them go and take a look, and at the same time serve as witnesses, so that later on, some people won't be able to bear losing and resort to clever words."

  The sarcasm is already quite obvious.

  "What does Young Master Yang think?" Liu De asked.

  "Hu Banzhen just said what Yang wanted to say."

  Yang Fan's mouth corners slightly pursed, with a light and airy expression, as if this competition was just child's play.

  "All right, fellow villagers and seniors, at that time you can come to my humble abode for a visit, but only as witnesses in front of the door. In addition, I will also invite the most skilled doctor from the county town to be the judge, so as to further ensure the fairness of the competition."

  Liu De-gui proclaimed to the people around and the townspeople.

  He was also a clever person and knew that both Yang Fan and Hu Banzhen wanted to make a name for themselves in this battle, thereby making the medical institute famous and attracting more wounded people.

  Hu Banzhen's face revealed a self-satisfied expression, and he secretly said: "This Yang family youngster is a half-way learned medical practitioner, just entering the Refining Qi stage, with a shallow foundation. Compared to secular doctors, perhaps he has some skills, but if compared to my medical skills, it's no different from a beginner playing tricks."

  It turned out that this Hu Banzhen was indeed quite skilled in medicine, and with decades of rich experience, he considered himself superior to Yang Fan, a young whippersnapper, and it was easy for him to capture.

  Whether it's cultivation, attainments or experience, he must surpass an eighteen-year-old half-baked pharmacist, isn't that reasonable?

  Thus, under Liu De's mediation, the friction and contradictions between Yang Fan and Hu Baxian were concentrated on a medical competition seven days later.

  "Yang has returned to the medical hall for now. These few little rascals will be let off temporarily. If there is a next time, don't blame Yang for being ruthless."

  Yang Fan glanced at Hu Banzhen and those few rascals with a sharp gaze before he left.

  Hu Banzhen's heart skipped a beat, and those few earthworms were even more frightened, their faces as pale as death.

  "This is strange... This kid is only a cultivator in the initial stage of Qi refining, yet he can actually put some pressure on me!"

  Hu Banshen was slightly startled, but immediately thought that the other party was after all a former cultivation genius and a high-ranking person in the Condensing Spirit period. A hundred feet of worms die without stiffening, and their remaining prestige is still there, it's just a fox borrowing the tiger's might.

  "Hmph, in seven days, I'll make you lose all face. But during this period, I'll plan carefully to ensure nothing goes wrong."

  Hu Banshen gazed at Yang Fan's departing back, a hint of sinister intent flashing in his eyes as he hurried to his own "Xianren Medicine Hall".

  In the next few days, Yang Fan and Hu Banzhen's news of competing in medical skills seven days later spread its wings and flew to the surrounding villages, towns and counties.

  Even some idle cultivators in nearby areas were extremely curious about this matter.

  As a result, the two medical halls in Wuliuyi Town became famous and well-known, even some cultivators knew of their existence.

  A rare medical contest indeed.

  These days, "Pu Ai Medical Hall" has Yang Fan in charge, and Hu Banzhen doesn't dare to use some underhanded tricks. Business is gradually picking up. The shopkeeper, doctors, and apprentices in the medical hall are also smiling with joy.

  Yang Fan also attached great importance to this gamble, as it concerned the first step of "Pu Ai Medical Hall" in establishing itself in the cultivation world.

  Although he was confident, he also needed to make careful preparations.

  Three days later, Yang Fan arrived at Lin Zhong's house and found that his injuries had healed. He was refining the several magical instruments he had given him.

  Yang Fan thought for a moment and then gave Lin Zhong another mid-grade "Yunling Dan".

  "This medium-grade Spirit Infusion Pill should be enough to let you advance from your current peak of the early Qi Refining stage to the middle Qi Refining stage."

  Yang Fan said lightly.

  He had several Lingdan in his hand, and even one of them was a mid-grade Yuanshen Dan worth a lot of money, which increased the probability of Condensing Spirit during the Impact period.

  He had originally planned to leave all these spiritual elixirs for his younger brother Yang Ke, but after Yang Ke obtained the precious treasure left behind by their father Yang Tian, he clearly had a considerable amount of capital, so Yang Fan gave up on this idea.

  "Zhong Pin Yun Ling Dan."

  Lin Zhong's voice trembled involuntarily, this was indeed his dream elixir.

  He has been in the refining stage for several years, and previously there was no complete method. Now he can make up for it, and with one effort, he reaches the peak of the initial period, only half a step away from the middle stage boundary.

  The efficacy of Zhongpin Yunling Dan is immense, even for late-stage Qi-refining cultivators.

  "Prince... this spiritual elixir is truly too precious..."

  Lin Zhong felt puzzled and uneasy in his heart.

  Yang Fan's expression turned serious as he said, "I met Hu Bajian a few days ago, and I didn't expect him to have already entered the middle stage of Qi Refining."

  "What? When did he get promoted?" Lin Zhong was shocked.

  "Yes, his strength is a bit stronger than I imagined, and there's also Li Baozi with deep pockets backing him up. So, this Spirit Gathering Pill will be given to you, hoping that you can break through to the middle stage of Qi Refining in a short period of time."

  Yang Fan directly stated his intention.

  Presenting Lin Zhong with the medium-grade Spirit Infusion Pill, in addition to the several high-grade magical instruments previously given, was a hope that he could contend with Hu Banzhen and Li Pangzi.

  After all, Yang Fan just wanted to enter the Xianxia world again as a pharmacist and it was not suitable to expose his true strength for the time being.

  "Don't worry, young master. Even if it's just a few low-grade Spirit Concentrate Pills, I'm confident I can enter the middle stage realm."

  Lin Zhong said with a confident face.

  "Alright, I hope you can enter the middle stage realm soon, only then can we join hands with Hu Banzhen and others to contend against them."

  Yang Fan nodded in satisfaction.

  That night, Yang Fan also imparted a lot of cultivation experience to Lin Zhong and finally let him take the middle-grade Spirit Infusion Pill.

  As a result, with Yang Fan's assistance, Lin Zhong advanced from the initial peak realm to the middle stage of Qi Refining in just one night.

  ……

  "Mid-stage Qi Refining! I actually succeeded so quickly, all thanks to Young Master."

  Lin Zhong hastily stood up and bowed to Yang Fan in gratitude.

  "You had already set foot in the middle of the Qi Refining stage, this Spirit Gathering Pill is just a catalyst for breaking through. Even if I didn't give you this pill, it wouldn't take a month's time for you to break through on your own."

  Yang Fan smiled and said that when he just came back, he had already seen Lin Zhong's cultivation progress.

  "In the next three days, you should focus on refining those few artifacts. Seven days later, follow me to Liu Zhenchang's house. I have already made a wager with Hu Banzhan to compete in medical skills."

  Yang Fan replied again.

  "A contest of medical skills?" Lin Zhong's eyes lit up, Yang Fan's medical skills, he had witnessed them before.

  "If it's about medical skills, how can Hu Banzhen be a match for the young master?"

  Lin Zhong laughed and seemed even more confident than Yang Fan himself.

  "This medical skill competition is my first step back into the cultivation world, I must ensure that it goes off without a hitch."

  "Now it's still some time before dawn, I'll sneak into Liu De's house and see what's wrong with her daughter."

  "Sir, isn't this a bit...you sneaking into someone else's daughter's boudoir, if you're discovered, won't your reputation be ruined..."

  Lin Zhong hesitated and said.

  "You're a cultivator, how can you start caring about these mundane rules? Besides, would I be discovered by some ordinary people?" Yang Fan said with a strange expression.

  "Sir, why don't you let me take the lead instead? I've just entered the middle stage of Qi refinement and have some basic knowledge of medicine."

  Lin Zhong is very proactive.

  "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you."

  Yang Fan's eyes narrowed slightly as he gave a few instructions before leaving.

  After Yang Fan left, Lin Zhong took out a black night-traveling attire and his figure was like a ghost, merging into the darkness.

  "Hmm, this kid is acting suspiciously, I'll follow him and take a look."

  Before long, a man suddenly appeared in the darkness of night, his mouth slightly pursed, muttering to himself.

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