Little Medicine Kings

"Back when I was traveling the Central Continent, I made quite a name for myself. If someone hadn't spread the word about my yang-boosting effects, forcing me to seek refuge in the Dao Seeking Sect, I'd still be traveling."

"Someone who traveled with me is also a well-known figure among you Human Race, named Hermit Gu Yue. When he sent me to the Dao Seeking Sect, he even said he would write about me in his books, so the world would remember me."

Hermit Gu Yue is a famous traveler in the Central Continent. He enjoys traveling and exploring. The Central Continent, the Yao Domain, the Buddhist Kingdom... all bear his footprints, and there are legends about him everywhere.

Legend has it that he served as a historian in the Great Xia Dynasty, meticulously recording the Xia Emperor's romantic encounters among the people, and how many illegitimate children he had.

In the Yao Domain, he was kidnapped by a Dragon Race princess, forced into marriage, and then eloped, being chased all the way to the Buddhist Kingdom.

In the Buddhist Kingdom, he impersonated a monk and swindled people. Whenever someone found a logical loophole or asked a question he couldn't answer, he would say, "The Buddha says it cannot be spoken." Later, this phrase became widely circulated in the Buddhist Kingdom.

Hermit Gu Yue writes about his experiences in books, which are quite popular in the cultivation world.

Although no records explicitly state Hermit Gu Yue's cultivation level, Lu Yang figures it must be quite high—if it were any lower, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

The Ginseng Doll is a good teacher. Many of the things it talks about are its own personal experiences, and even several of the herbs in the medicine garden were discovered during its travels with Hermit Shui Yue. Lu Yang listened attentively, nodding his head in agreement.

The two of them came to a small house built of flowers and plants. The closer they got, the more they could feel the almost tangible vitality contained within, making Lu Yang's heart pound.

"Something's not right!" Lu Yang clutched his chest, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Thump, thump, thump... Lu Yang's heart beat faster and faster, as if countless small insects were flying around his ears, buzzing incessantly.

Listening carefully, a chill ran down Lu Yang's spine, and his back went cold. That wasn't the sound of insects at all, but the voices of countless people inside his body!

Those voices said they were trapped inside, they wanted to leave, they wanted to leave...

The Ginseng Doll was the first to notice Lu Yang's abnormality, shouting loudly, "Hey, hey, there's an outsider! You guys be careful, put away your vitality, quick!"

Lu Yang circulated his Cultivation Method to calm his boiling blood, and the voices gradually disappeared.

Lu Yang knelt on the ground, gasping for breath. Everything just now wasn't an illusion. There really was something inside his body. What was it?!

The Ginseng Doll put down the Ethereal Stone and waddled over to Lu Yang, its tone apologetic.

"Sorry, I didn't expect you hadn't reached the Nascent Soul Realm yet."

Unlike the Human Race, the Medicine King's cultivation doesn't depend on realm, but on age. The Ginseng Doll couldn't tell Lu Yang's cultivation level, it just thought he was pleasing to the eye.

"What was that just now?" Lu Yang asked, still in shock, as if he had just taken a trip to the Nine Nether Hells.

"Little Ba and the Female Demon's cultivation is too high among you Human Race, I neglected the impact of our vitality on you."

"Our vitality is too strong, strong enough to make each of your organs develop its own will, becoming a completely new individual. Only when you cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm, with perfect acupoints and an unblemished golden body, will you no longer be affected by our vitality."

Hearing the Ginseng Doll's words, countless three-inch-tall herbs hopped and skipped to Lu Yang's side.

"Ginseng King, is this a human? Why is he so small?"

"What do you mean so small? He's clearly the same height as us! Are you calling yourself small too?!"

"It must be magic! The Human Race's magic is amazing. What's so strange about growing bigger or smaller? I've even seen spells that change men into women, humans into Yao."

"This person's cultivation doesn't seem very high. Hasn't reached the pregnancy stage yet?"

"What pregnancy stage? Kirin King, your memory is getting worse and worse. It's called the Nascent Soul Realm."

"He doesn't even seem steady on his feet. Let's carry him into the house."

The little Medicine Kings chattered among themselves, buzzing uncomfortably in his ears.

They lifted Lu Yang above their heads and carried him into the small house built of flowers and plants.

The Enlightenment Tree King stood outside, scratching its trunk, its leaves rustling. It was too big to fit inside the small house.

Only when Lu Yang entered the small house did he realize that it wasn't built of flowers and plants, but of ancient wood. Under the influence of the little Medicine Kings' vitality, the ancient wood had sprung back to life, growing new leaves and flowers, covering up its original appearance.

Lu Yang felt much better. He slowly got up and tried to identify the Medicine Kings.

Unfortunately, he didn't recognize any of them.

"Human Race, what's your name?" asked a small herb with three tender leaves, silver all over, with specks of starlight on its leaves, like a miniature universe.

"Junior Lu Yang, may I ask who senior is..." Lu Yang asked politely. Judging by age, the little Medicine Kings were not only his seniors, but the seniors of everyone in the Dao Seeking Sect.

"It's the Three-Leaf Star Medicine, we all call it Star King." Another little Medicine King spoke quickly. It was a seven-colored flower, with petals corresponding to the five colors of the five elements, and the center of the flower was divided into black and white, with a bit of white in the black and a bit of black in the white, forming a Tai Chi symbol, like an ink painting, extremely beautiful, making people involuntarily immerse themselves in it.

"I am the Years End Flower, just call me End King. Everyone says I'm the most beautiful flower, but I think someone is jealous of my charm and wants to kill me with praise. As a humble Medicine King, I think I'm only the second most beautiful flower in the world..." The Years End Flower chattered on and on.

Lu Yang stared at the Years End Flower for two seconds, his pupils gradually dilating, somewhat in disbelief. Although he didn't know what the Years End Flower looked like, he had heard of its great name.

"The Years End Flower, is that the flower that's said to only bloom in its most beautiful form when the world ends and living beings are plunged into misery, even freezing time itself?!"

No wonder Lu Yang was so out of control. According to ancient records, the blooming of the Years End Flower is equivalent to the end of the world, equivalent to a major reshuffle of the entire world.

But according to historical records, no such major event has ever occurred in the world!

The Years End Flower scratched its nectar in distress: "Someone did say that, but I remember I bloomed during a very peaceful time, everyone was happy, I didn't see any disasters. Maybe the stories about my blooming are just rumors."

Just as Lu Yang was about to ask something else, he heard another little Medicine King speaking.

"Lu Yang, what are you doing in the medicine garden? Did Little Ba ask you to pick medicine?" asked a small emerald green Kirin, carved like fine jade, exceptionally exquisite, unlike anything from the mortal world.

Lu Yang was shocked again: "A Kirin?!"

What is a Kirin? It is the most mysterious Yao Beast, so rare that you might not find one or two in the entire world, even rarer than Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivators. You can only find traces of it in the fragmentary records of ancient books. The Dao Seeking Sect actually has one?

The Dao Seeking Sect's foundation is terrifying beyond Lu Yang's imagination.

The Ginseng Doll explained, "It's the Kirin Undying Medicine. Its current image is its Dharma form. Your cultivation is not high enough. When you reach Spirit Transmutation and develop your heavenly eye, you will be able to see its true form."