Old Doctor

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Chen Songqing
Alias(es)	Old Doctor Chen; Old Doctor; Grandpa Chen
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	Physician, wandering doctor, cultivator, Lu Qing's master
Affiliation	Nine Li Village; Half-Mountain Courtyard
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 2 (mentioned); Chapter 8 (physical appearance)

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining Accomplished; Acquired Inner Organs Realm	8	Identified by Lu Qing's ability as a cultivator despite presenting himself as an ordinary village doctor.
Inner Organs Realm Perfection	98	Reached through cultivation and his own deductions from an incomplete nameless cultivation method; he also created the Body Nourishing Fist.
Innate Realm	117	Opened Qi Apertures, guided heaven-and-earth Primal Qi, and achieved Innate cultivation after a breakthrough lasting over an hour.
Innate Realm, Great Accomplishment peak	293	Refined a wisp of Source Qi, greatly improving his cultivation and nearing Innate Realm Completion.
Foundation Establishment Stage	378	Broke through after gaining insights from Demonic Cultivator Runes.
High Grade Golden Core Realm	463	Survived Heavenly Tribulation and condensed a High Grade Golden Core; received a Heaven-sent Divine Power.
Golden Core Middle Stage	698	Identified by the Eagle Demon during the attack on Nine Li Village.
Nascent Soul Realm	871	Successfully transcended the Nascent Soul Tribulation and gained a growing Divine Power related to the Water and Fire Dao.

Background / History

Chen Songqing was a wandering doctor who settled near Nine Li Village after witnessing surrounding villagers suffer and die because they had no access to medical care. He remained there for ten years, becoming the sole doctor for several nearby villages and ensuring that minor illnesses could be treated before becoming fatal. 25

He quietly maintained a cultivation practice alongside his medical work. Before Lu Qing became his disciple, Chen had already cultivated to the Acquired Inner Organs Realm and developed the Body Nourishing Fist from an incomplete cultivation method. 8 98

After treating Lu Qing's severe illness, Chen recognized the boy's literacy, memory, and potential. He accepted Lu Qing as a medical apprentice after setting the condition that he memorize the Classic of Materia Medica within one month. 9 11 26

Chen later entered the Innate Realm at the Half-Mountain Courtyard. Though the breakthrough restored his youthful appearance, he deliberately reverted to his familiar elderly form, believing that appearing young would interfere with his work as a village doctor. 117

As the world grew more chaotic, Chen's medical ethics expanded into a broader commitment to confront evil. Inspired by the Medicine Saint's maxim that a great doctor “treats the world,” he chose to seek justice for the victims of the Flowing Cloud Sect and delayed his journey to Central Province. 227

Appearance

Chen is usually seen as a thin, kind-faced elderly man with gray hair and wrinkles. His gentle bearing gives others a sense of peace, while his cultivation allows him to restore a much younger appearance at will. 8 117

• Thin build and kind facial features. 2 8
• Often presents himself as an ordinary old doctor or wandering physician. 134 264
• Can conceal his cultivation so thoroughly that even Innate Realm experts struggle to assess him. 117 256
• When no longer suppressing his Qi Blood, he can appear as a black-haired middle-aged man. 117 243
• After reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, his natural restored appearance resembles a peaceful man in his thirties. 871

Personality

Chen is compassionate, humble, and deeply committed to healing. He regards treating illnesses and saving lives as a physician's duty rather than a source of reputation or Merit, and he repeatedly declines praise for his achievements. 25 134 463

Although he dislikes killing and initially avoids cultivating combat methods, he will act decisively against those who harm innocent people. The Flowing Cloud Sect's atrocities, the Feng Province plague, and later demonic threats each draw out his resolve and killing intent. 98 227 321 699

He is also modest about his martial ability, habitually describing himself as poor at fighting even when his cultivation and swordsmanship surpass most contemporaries. 98 216

Abilities & Skills

Medical Expertise

Chen is a renowned physician capable of treating common ailments, grave injuries, poisoning, Qi Blood disorders, and patients on the verge of death.

• Served as the only doctor across nearby villages for a decade. 8 25
• Revived Lao Zhao after near-drowning by expelling water through pressure on his chest and abdomen. 23 25
• Stabilized Young Master Wei's life-threatening injuries with acupuncture and medicinal soup. 60
• Removed Sword Qi from Wei Shanhai's heart meridian using the Silver Needle Acupoint Sealing Technique. 143
• Used life-saving medicinal liquid and acupuncture to rescue severely depleted Hundred Flowers Palace disciples. 243
• Regularly conducts free clinics and studies the effects of changing heaven-and-earth laws on ordinary people. 345

Acupuncture and Meridian Knowledge

His lifelong study of medicine gives him exceptional knowledge of meridians and acupoints, which supports both his healing and cultivation.

• Can stabilize injured meridians while simultaneously confronting enemies. 140
• Uses acupuncture to stimulate medicinal effects and restore fading vitality. 243
• His understanding of the body aided his deduction and cultivation of the Body Nourishing Fist. 98

Medicine Refinement and Medicinal Diet

Chen prepares medicines, pills, powders, soups, and other treatments from rare medicinal resources.

• Refined twenty Blood Replenishing and Qi Boosting Pills from wild ginseng. 50
• Prepared Medicinal Powder to repel beasts and insects. 28
• Made a Golden Loach tonic soup to strengthen Lu Qing's foundation and help him enter the Qi Blood Realm. 51
• Prepared life-saving medicinal soup for Young Master Wei using selected materials from the Wei Family. 63

Body Nourishing Fist

A cultivation method Chen deduced from an incomplete nameless cultivation technique.

• Focuses on nourishing and conditioning the body. 51 98
• Enabled Chen to reach Inner Organs Realm Perfection. 98
• Served as Lu Qing's foundational martial cultivation method. 51

Innate Domain

Chen possesses a highly developed Innate Domain capable of controlling and neutralizing hostile power.

• Neutralized Wang Cangyi's full-powered Sword Qi while stabilizing Wei Shanhai's injured heart meridian. 140
• Froze and ground away Wang Cangyi's Innate Sword Qi, forcing him to retreat. 141
• Demonstrated simultaneous mastery of two opposing types of Innate True Qi. 147

Sword Dao Domain

Chen later developed formidable Sword Dao attainments despite his earlier lack of interest in combat.

• Used a Sword Qi Domain to counter plague gas released by Qi Changfeng. 321
• Suppressed multiple attackers with Sword Qi and sealed their meridian acupoints. 343
• Wounded the Eagle Demon with a sword strike empowered by Nine Li Village's array formation. 698
• Slowed three Golden Core Late Stage demonic cultivators and their magic treasures with his Sword Dao Domain. 702

Water and Fire Dao Divine Power

Following his Nascent Soul Tribulation, Chen received a Divine Power related to the Water and Fire Dao.

• The Divine Power is capable of growth, though Chen had not yet fully comprehended it. 871

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Needle kit — Used for acupuncture and emergency treatment. 243
• Medicine chest — Carries medicinal liquids and treatment supplies. 243
• Long sword — Used during his campaign against demonic cultivators and at Holy Mountain. 700 701
• Medicinal Powder — His self-made repellent for insects and beasts. 28

Relationships

• Lu Qing — Disciple; Chen teaches him medicine and cultivation, while Lu Qing supports his breakthroughs and protects him during seclusion and tribulations. 26 51 117 869
• Xiao Yan — Lu Qing's younger sister; she calls him Grandpa Chen, and he protects and worries for her as family. 2 701 703
• Wei Shanhai — Ally and patient; Chen saved him from Sword Qi injuries and later entrusted Nine Li Village to his care. 140 143 699
• Wei Family — Recipients of Chen's medical aid and protection during their conflict with Wang Cangyi. 60 63 134 141
• Lin Zhi Rui — Heaven's Secret Pavilion disciple who informed Chen of the Holy Mountain Ban and the Holy Pool opportunity. 133 134
• Wang Cangyi — Hostile Innate Realm expert whose Sword Qi Chen neutralized, compelling him to retreat. 140 141
• Qi Changfeng — Plague-causing enemy whom Chen pursued after confirming his responsibility for the Feng Province plague. 321
• Wei Zi'an and Ma Gu — Traveling companions entrusted to Chen's group for safety during the journey to Central Province. 214

Story Role / Major Arcs

Village Doctor and Lu Qing's Mentor

Chen treats Lu Qing after his serious illness, becomes the first cultivator discovered by Lu Qing, and eventually accepts him as a medical disciple. 8 25 26

Wei Family Crisis

He stabilizes Young Master Wei, agrees to aid the Wei Family, saves Wei Shanhai during Wang Cangyi's attack, and heals the Sword Qi lodged in Wei Shanhai's heart meridian. 60 134 140 143

Innate Breakthrough

Chen opens his Qi Apertures and achieves the Innate Realm at the Half-Mountain Courtyard, then continues treating patients despite his vastly increased strength. 117

Flowing Cloud Sect and the Great Doctor's Resolve

Witnessing the sect's cruelty leads Chen to redefine his purpose: rather than only treating individual patients, he resolves to oppose evils that devastate whole communities. 227 243

Central Province and Holy Mountain

Chen travels with Lu Qing toward Central Province to prepare for the Spiritual Qi Revival and seek strength to protect those under his care. He is later detained on Holy Mountain by Hanging Sky Mountain monks who seek to recruit him. 214 277

Demonic Cultivator Campaign

After repelling the Eagle Demon from Nine Li Village, Chen leaves the village to confront demonic cultivators and defend Holy Mountain. 698 699 701

Nascent Soul Tribulation

After centuries of cultivation, Chen successfully transcends his Nascent Soul Tribulation and receives a Water and Fire Dao Divine Power. 869 871

Trivia

• Chen's accumulated good deeds condensed a visible light of Merit, though he never practiced medicine for that purpose. 134 463
• He prefers maintaining an elderly appearance even after breakthroughs restore his youth. 117 871
• He is especially absorbed by medical-path discoveries; when studying healing talismans, he can forget his surroundings entirely. 869
• Even after becoming a powerful cultivator, he continues to describe himself as “just a wandering doctor.” 134 264