Practicing Medicine

[You arrived at Xie Huide's place]

[You discovered that he had taken in two new disciples]

[One is called Jiao Mingxu, and the other is called Bai Chen]

[Jiao Mingxu is fifteen years old, with an honest face and a loyal personality]

[Jiao Mingxu has good martial arts talent and is already at the mid-stage of Skin Refinement]

[But his alchemy talent is relatively poor, so he will mainly focus on martial arts in the future]

[Bai Chen is a bit special]

[He is already forty-two years old this year]

[Which is quite old for a beginner]

[He relied entirely on his very good alchemy talent to join Xie Huide's sect]

[Bai Chen is also at the mid-stage of Skin Refinement]

[Bai Chen has a pair of triangular eyes, making him look like a very cunning person]

[The summary of these two people is]

[Jiao Mingxu, an honest person, doesn't talk much]

[Bai Chen, an old person, doesn't tell many truths]

[These two are ordinary disciples, not direct disciples]

[Xie Huide asked these two to follow you first]

[To have you popularize basic alchemy knowledge for them]

[You spent more than ten days teaching them alchemy]

[This day, after the teaching was completed]

[Bai Chen asked you: "Senior Brother, are we free to enter and leave the sect?"]

[Although Bai Chen is much older than you]

[Your alchemy and martial arts cultivation are stronger than his]

[He called you Senior Brother very naturally]

["Of course, do you want to go down the mountain?"]

[Bai Chen squinted his triangular eyes and smiled: "I want to go down the mountain to buy some personal items."]

[The honest Jiao Mingxu next to him also nodded]

[Considering that you haven't been down the mountain for several years]

[So you took the two of them down the mountain together]

[You arrived at Youtong County, the nearest town at the foot of the mountain]

[You ate, drank, and had fun in the market]

[You found that although Bai Chen doesn't look like a good person]

[Apart from being a little sly, he's actually not a bad person]

[And because he has been struggling in the secular world for many years]

[He is very good at dealing with people]

[Making it very comfortable to get along with him]

[Jiao Mingxu is consistent inside and out, an honest person]

[His catchphrase is "My mother said, how so and so"]

[Basically, whatever you, his Senior Brother, ask him to do, he will do it]

[Without any complaints]

[The three of you walked to a restaurant that looked very expensive]

[Bai Chen said very smoothly: "Senior Brother, thank you for teaching and clearing up my doubts these past few days, let me treat you to a meal?"]

[You naturally wouldn't refuse such a small matter as a meal]

[The three of you went inside and sat down]

[A waiter immediately came up to introduce the dishes]

[But the more he introduced, the more wrong it felt]

[The dishes in this restaurant are ridiculously expensive]

[One dish can eat up a month's worth of food for an ordinary family]

[Although this price is nothing to you]

[But you noticed that Bai Chen's forehead was slightly sweaty]

[Clearly, this price was putting immense pressure on him.]

[But he couldn't just leave, or it would seem like he didn't respect you.]

[The waiter finally finished his long-winded introduction of the dishes.]

[The waiter politely asked, "What will you three be having?"]

[You looked at Bai Chen, then stood up and said, "We're leaving."]

[The waiter was stunned, never having heard of this dish.]

[Seeing you get him out of the situation, Bai Chen felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders.]

[After you came out, Bai Chen quickly apologized, "Thank you for your understanding, Senior Brother. I'm really a little short on funds."]

[You waved your hand, not caring about such things.]

[The three of you casually found a roadside stall to eat at.]

[After you were full, you were planning to return to the Danxia Sect.]

[When you happened to pass by a brothel.]

[The women were waving handkerchiefs from the second floor, soliciting customers.]

[Customers were constantly going in and out.]

[Bai Chen's eyes lit up.]

["Senior Brother, would you do me the honor?" Bai Chen's narrowed eyes gleamed with excitement.]

["Junior Brother Bai, the expenses inside are even higher than the restaurant we just went to," you said with a smile.]

[Bai Chen's eyes darted around, then he laughed, "I can afford it, I can afford it."]

[You immediately understood that Bai Chen wasn't broke.]

[It was more like riding a bicycle to a bar—he knew when to save and when to splurge.]

["Junior Brother Bai, you really spend your money wisely," you praised.]

[Bai Chen scratched his head sheepishly, "Senior Brother sums it up perfectly!"]

[But you were a man focused solely on martial arts cultivation.]

[You had already moved beyond these low-level pleasures.]

[So you didn't plan to go in.]

[The honest Jiao Mingxu also spoke up, "My mom said going to brothels isn't good."]

[Seeing that the two of you weren't interested, Bai Chen could only give up.]

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[He planned to find time to come alone and test the waters.]

[Bai Chen didn't forget to flatter you:]

["Senior Brother is truly noble and virtuous. We disciples of the Danxia Sect must never go to such filthy places, or we should have our third leg broken and be expelled from the sect!"]

[Just as Bai Chen finished speaking, Xie Huide walked out of the brothel.]

[Seeing the three of you, Xie Huide was instantly stunned.]

[His expression was very awkward.]

[He didn't expect to run into the three of you.]

[Xie Huide walked over with an unnatural expression.]

[He smacked his lips and said, "Um... disciples, would you believe me if I said I was exploring the mysteries of the human body in order to improve my alchemy skills?"]

[You: "The weather is really nice today."]

[Jiao Mingxu: "My mom said the air is very fresh today too."]

[Bai Chen: "The clouds in the sky are so cloudy!"]

[Xie Huide slowly said, "Name your price."]

[You held up one finger.]

[Instantly, each of you had an extra bottle of Qi and Blood Pills, a full hundred pills.]

[You: "Wow, that's amazing. We've completely forgotten everything that happened today!"]

["You can go back now."]

[The three of you returned to the Danxia Sect, beaming with joy.]

[Year Seven]

[The past year was another year of self-discipline.]

[You practiced alchemy in the morning.]

[And practiced your skills in the afternoon.]

[Evening Romance]

[Under your year of tireless effort]

[Your proficiency with Tier 3 pills has finally reached the entry level]

[You have refined your first Tier 3 pill]

[You hold the pill in your hand, examining it over and over]

[This is an important milestone, signifying that your pill refining skills have reached a new level]

[Although there is still a big gap to refining at least seven Tier 3 pills in one batch]

[You have taken a solid step on the path to becoming a Tier 3 pill refiner]

[This may be just a small step for you, but it is indeed a small step for you]

[Besides the progress in pill refining]

[Your main cultivation career has also ushered in good news]

[You have completed your sixth True Qi condensation]

[Your combat power can steadily defeat Essence Refining late-stage martial artists]

[You have also experimented with creating your own pills]

[Several more cages of rabbits died in the experiments]

[But their deaths were not as tragic]

[Before, the rabbit explosions would send debris flying three meters away]

[Now it only flies two meters]

[The toxicity of your pills is very stable]

[You feel that you have made great progress]

[One day, Xie Huide summoned you]

[He said that you need to go to a clinic in Youtong County for three years of medical practice]

[This clinic is a Danxia Sect property]

[It is specially used to send disciples to practice medicine and increase their medical skills]

[So as to achieve the purpose of increasing the art of pill refining]

[This is one of the necessary training processes for direct disciples]

[Bai Chen and Jiao Mingxu were also arranged to go with you]

[They are responsible for assisting you]

[You, Bai Chen, and Jiao Mingxu went to the clinic]

[Year Eight]

[You have been saving people and practicing medicine in the clinic for a year]

[Because the purpose of this clinic is to train the medical skills of the disciples]

[The fees are much cheaper than ordinary clinics]

[Many people come to seek medical treatment and medicine]

[You have diagnosed and treated many patients]

[Your medical skills have improved by leaps and bounds]

[Gradually, you have gained a reputation throughout Youtong County]

[Your pill refining skills have also improved a lot]

[Since settling in Youtong County, that old boy Bai Chen has stopped pretending. He runs to brothels whenever he has time]

[He hooked up with a courtesan named Han Xiang and is having the time of his life every day]

[Jiao Mingxu honestly stays with you in the clinic, helping you as an assistant]

[Even if no patients come to the door, he will not leave]

[One day, you were seeing patients]

[Three people from the clinic across the street walked in very arrogantly]

[Because you have a great reputation and charge low fees]

[They feel that it has affected their business]

[So they must come to make trouble]

[All three are martial artists, one Skin Refinement mid-stage and two Skin Refinement early-stage]

[You don't even need to take action]

[You nod your head towards Jiao Mingxu: "Mingxu, bite them!"]

[The current Jiao Mingxu is already at the late stage of Skin Refinement]

[Dealing with these little pests is a piece of cake]

[Jiao Mingxu howled as he leaped out from behind the counter]

[He made short work of the three, taking them down in no time]

[He had never killed anyone before and didn't dare to go too far]

[He simply knocked them unconscious and threw them out onto the street]