Chapter 35: The Lower Intersections of the Wrists

  Out of self-protection, Du Feiyun instinctively wanted to refuse, after all, deep down he didn't want to reveal anything about the Nine Dragon Cauldron and Lie Shan Medicine Classic to anyone. Although Xue Rang's temperament and this brief encounter made Du Feiyun feel that Xue Rang wasn't a greedy person, but as the saying goes "it's always better to be safe than sorry", Du Feiyun never dared to easily trust anyone.

  But in an instant, he suddenly thought that this matter concerned his mother's life and death, and Xue Rang also knew more than half of the prescription. If he told Xue Rang, perhaps he would have a way to help treat Du Shi's illness.

  Moreover, since he had fabricated it based on a tattered old book, it probably wouldn't arouse Xue Rang's suspicion. With this thought in mind, Du Fei Yun pretended to recall for a while before finally mentioning the thirty-six types of medicinal materials.

  Xue Rang listened intently to Du Fei Yun's words, writing down all thirty-six medicinal ingredients on a piece of paper. Afterwards, he stared at the paper in deep thought. The room fell silent once again, with the three people curiously watching Xue Rang. They saw him concentrating intensely on the paper, muttering the names of the medicinal ingredients under his breath, his expression constantly changing, his eyebrows furrowed.

  Xue Reng's expression gradually became more and more bizarre, sometimes deep in thought, sometimes puzzled, suddenly turning into surprise, and then showing admiration. Various expressions changed on Xue Reng's face, muttering to himself, sometimes writing quickly with his brush, sometimes bursting out laughing loudly, making Xue Reng look quite a bit like a madman at this time.

  Du Shi and Du Wanqing were somewhat puzzled and worried, not knowing what Xue Rang was all about. Only Du Feiyun understood that he was studying and verifying the accuracy of the Chi Yun Dan formula.

  Originally, Xue Reng's prescription only had twenty-six kinds of medicinal materials, while Du Feiyun's Dan Fang had thirty-six kinds of medicinal materials. This is why Xue Reng would constantly be puzzled and deep in thought. Every time he saw a seemingly useless or even harmful medicinal material appear in the Dan Fang, Xue Reng would be very perplexed and doubtful. After thinking carefully and finally understanding its efficacy, he would laugh with joy, feeling shocked and admiring.

  Looking at Xue Rang's appearance, Du Feiyun couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile. Even if Xue Rang was a renowned doctor in Qianjiang City, he was still just an ordinary doctor after all. The Lie Shan Medicine Classic was written by a mysterious and great master, and compared to Xue Rang's medical skills, it was unknown how many times more brilliant it was. Therefore, Xue Rang would be puzzled, perplexed, shocked, and admiring - these were all beyond doubt.

  Of course, Xue Reng's obsession with studying prescriptions is enough to show that this person is a true medicine enthusiast who is obsessed with the art of healing.

  After a long while, Xue Rang finally calmed down from his ecstatic state, and with a joyful expression, he put down the paper slip and lifted his head to gaze at Du Fei Yun's eyes with an extremely fervent look. For a renowned doctor who was infatuated with medicine, being able to obtain such a subtle yet miraculous prescription was truly a blissful and fortunate event.

  What's more important is that this prescription is one of the most profound ones in Xue Rengui's medical skills, and now he can see a truly complete Dan Fang, from which he can learn many medical essences. His gratitude to Du Feiyun can be imagined.

  "Little brother, thank you very much, because you fulfilled one of my wishes."

  "This prescription has been studied by me for over a decade, and I thought it was already perfect. But the prescription you wrote today made me realize the mystery and wonder of the world, and the vastness and profundity of medical science. I often secretly rejoiced in my reputation as a divine doctor, thinking that I had grasped the essence of medicine. Now I know that I was just a frog at the bottom of a well, looking up at the sky."

  "Little brother, may I ask your name? I'd like to be friends with you, what do you think?"

  Even if anyone else were in the room, they would all be shocked and secretly cursing. After all, Xue Rang's fame throughout Qianjiang City was not only due to his exceptional medical skills, but also his noble and elegant character. Several of the most powerful cultivator families in Qianjiang City, as well as several wealthy merchants who were worth millions, had all tried to extend an olive branch to Xue Rang, spending large sums of money on gifts just to try and befriend him, but to no avail.

  Nowadays, Xue Rang actually lowered himself to befriend a poor and weak youth who was not yet twenty years old. If this matter were to spread out, I'm afraid many people's eyeballs would pop out.

  As for Xue Rang's straightforward friendship, Du Feiyun also felt a bit embarrassed, of course, he was not surprised by the favor.

  Neither willing to offend the other party, nor did he appreciate Xue Rang's temperament and character. Moreover, being friends with such a famous doctor seemed to have many benefits, so Du Feiyun couldn't find a reason to refuse and naturally smiled and nodded in agreement.

  After introducing his name, mother and sister, Du Feiyun hurriedly exchanged a few pleasantries with Xue Rang, claiming that he had only coincidentally seen a certain ancient book before, and it was an honor for him to be able to help Xue Rang.

  Xue Rang called over a servant to come and pour tea for the Du family, and then brought up many fruits and pastries. Only then did he enthusiastically start chatting with Du Feiyun. The old and young pair chatted happily, but on the side, Mrs. Du was secretly frowning in suspicion.

  Xue Rang didn't know, but she was very clear that there were no so-called "ancient books" in their home. The only ones that existed were the books that taught Du Fei Yun and Du Wan Qing to recognize characters. So she knew that Du Fei Yun must be lying, and in her heart, she attributed the reason why he understood these prescriptions to his mysterious master.

  "Fei Yun little brother, I have just carefully studied this prescription and I am shocked and in awe of the great person who wrote it. After all, although this prescription seems strange at first glance, after careful study, I understand that only by doing so can the medicinal effect achieve the ultimate yang and gang effect, which is most effective for treating cold poison in the body. Moreover, adding a few herbs will also make the medicine's yang and gang effects not too violent, and the medicinal power will be gentle and harmonious, without harming the human body."

  "As for this prescription, I must say that it is indeed one of the most perfect prescriptions. The master who wrote this prescription must be a learned and divine person with unparalleled medical skills."

  "But, I've just thought it over carefully again. If we really follow the prescription and use these medicinal materials to decoct the medicine, the efficacy will never be perfect, and it may even become a deadly poison. I wonder, little brother, have you seen any other instructions in that prescription?"

  Du Feiyun could see that Xue Rang was now fully engrossed in the Dan formula, and if he couldn't resolve his doubts, he would likely be unable to eat or sleep. Upon hearing Xue Rang's question, Du Feiyun smiled slightly.

  "When it comes to decocting medicine, it's naturally possible as you said. However, Immortal Doctor Xue, you are unaware that this is not a prescription, but an elixir formula. As we are both cultivators, you shouldn't be unfamiliar with the art of alchemy, should you?"

  "Oh......" Xue Rang suddenly realized, let out a long "oh", slapped his thigh, and suddenly understood.

  Xue Rang smiled self-deprecatingly and then said with a bitter smile, "I'm indeed narrow-minded. I've written so many prescriptions that I thought saving people and treating illnesses were all about decocting medicine. I actually forgot about refining elixirs."

  Both of them couldn't help but laugh, and then they continued to chat freely. When Xue Rang found out that the Du family lived next door and had gone a big circle to find a doctor today, she burst out laughing happily and kept saying it was fate.

  Three people stayed at Xue's house for half a day, and when it was approaching noon, they bid farewell and left. Xue Rang naturally tried to persuade them to stay again and again, and warmly invited them to have lunch together, but was politely declined by Du Feiyun.

  After lunch, Du Fei Yun returned to his room to continue his bitter practice. Over the years, he had always hoped that one day he could come to Qianjiang City to find Xue Shen Yi and have him diagnose and treat his mother's illness. Today, learning that even Xue Rang was unable to treat his mother's illness, not only was he unable to cure her, but even the prescription for recuperation he wrote out was far inferior to the Chi Yun Dan in the Lie Shan Yao Dian, he felt a sense of disappointment and regret.

  Now it seems that the only way is to quickly gather all 36 medicinal materials and refine the Chi Yun Dan, so that his mother can live a few more years. Only in this way will he have the opportunity to find a spiritual medicine that can thoroughly cure his mother's illness.

  Thirty-six kinds of medicinal materials, so far only one has been found, that is, Jiuye Purple Lotus. The other thirty-five kinds of medicinal materials still need to be searched for one by one.

  These medicinal materials are all precious and rare treasures from nature, any one of which is worth thousands or even tens of thousands of taels of silver, and many of them are extremely rare, so that even with money, they cannot be bought.

  It's become extremely difficult to gather all the medicinal materials and refine the Chi Yun Dan. After some thought, for now, I can only settle down in Qianjiang City first, then think of ways to earn money to buy the medicinal materials. As for those that are impossible to buy, I'll have to think of other ways to get them.

  In the afternoon, Du Feiyun was cultivating at home when Xue Rang unexpectedly came to visit in person, looking for Du Feiyun to chat.

  Xue Rang came to visit, and Du Feiyun naturally had to entertain him with courtesy, chatting with Xue Rang for a long time.

  Apart from trivial topics such as residence and family, the two people's conversation mostly revolved around medicine and pharmacology. As for alchemy, although it was occasionally mentioned, they did not delve deeply into the subject. After all, alchemy was a powerful technique that only strong cultivators in the Pre-Heavenly stage could master. Moreover, Du Feiyun would not possibly reveal the news of his ability to practice alchemy.

  Du Feiyun knew that Xue Rang, a godly doctor with such an honorable identity, would actually humble himself and take the initiative to chat with him, and more reasons were on that nonexistent "ancient book".

  Xue Rang is a great doctor, and when it comes to the art of medicine, he talks freely and fluently. He cites various theories and cases with ease, and his explanations of medical principles and pharmacology are all perfectly clear, earning Du Feiyun's deep admiration.

  Du Feiyun was not a learned doctor, but he was very familiar with Lie Shan's Pharmacopoeia and had flipped through it countless times. He was also quite knowledgeable about the art of medicine, often uttering profound and mysterious phrases as if by second nature.

  The two of them chatted with great pleasure, as if they had known each other for a long time. The more they talked, the more Du Feiyun admired Xue Rang's medical skills, and he became even more convinced that this person was indeed a legendary doctor.

  Xue Rang's initial curiosity gradually turned into shock, and in the end, he looked at Du Fei Yun with a completely new perspective.