Hidden Treatment

Having successfully "imprinted" a trace of Vajra Palm Intent, Xu Qian became even more determined to obtain the mute martial monk, this "Humanoid Treasure Vault." However, he also knew that merely "mooching" fragments of intent stealthily was too inefficient and not secure enough. To gain more, even to obtain his core Hardening Technique or Qi and Blood Circulation Technique, he needed to establish a deeper connection.

And now, there was a perfect opportunity—the old meridian injury on the martial monk.

This injury was like shackles, not only limiting the martial monk's strength but also being the source of his suffering. If he could help alleviate or even heal this injury, it would undoubtedly be a tremendous favor, enough to break through his "clay figurine" like shell.

Xu Qian immediately took action.

He first used the opportunity of "academic exchange" with Xue Muhua to indirectly inquire about methods for treating meridian injuries, especially old, hidden wounds carrying a Yin Evil Aura.

Although Xue Muhua found it strange that his benefactor was suddenly interested in this, he still shared everything he knew, explaining several approaches and prescriptions in detail. One of the prescriptions, named "Warm Meridian Powder," caught Xu Qian's attention. This prescription had mild medicinal properties, focusing on warming and clearing, which was perfectly suited for the martial monk's meridian injuries caused by the lingering evil energy and stagnant Qi and Blood.

Of course, Xu Qian had never even heard of some of the main ingredients in the prescription, like "Crimson Sun Grass" or "Vessel-Opening Flower," let alone obtained them.

But this was not a problem for him.

He had Longevity True Qi!

Longevity True Qi was righteous and peaceful, full of vitality, and possessed extremely strong warming and repairing effects on its own. Previously, he had relied on True Qi to guide the medicinal power when treating Xue Muhua's "Bone Rot Miasma," and the effect was significant.

This time, Xu Qian decided to directly use Longevity True Qi to simulate the medicinal effects of "Warm Meridian Powder"!

Based on the properties of "Warm Meridian Powder" described by Xue Muhua and his own understanding of Longevity True Qi, he began to prepare a type of... "Medicinal Cuisine."

While it was called medicinal cuisine, it was actually just mixing a few pulverized, mild, and slightly nourishing plants found in the Heavenly Prison into the martial monk's ordinary food paste. Examples included dried plantain root and powder from some non-toxic fungi. These ingredients had extremely faint tastes and were completely undetectable when mixed into the already questionable-tasting food paste.

The real core was the strand of pure Longevity True Qi he secretly infused into the food paste when delivering it!

This strand of True Qi was deliberately controlled to be extremely gentle and subtle, like spring rain, nourishing silently. Its properties were adjusted to be as close as possible to the effect of "Warm Meridian Powder"—gently penetrating, nourishing the damaged meridians, and slowly dissolving the stagnant evil energy.

On the first day, Xu Qian carried the bowl of food paste with added "ingredients" and nervously delivered it to Cell C-6.

The martial monk remained like a stone Buddha, showing no reaction to the food placed before him.

Xu Qian put down the bowl, his finger "accidentally" brushing against the rim. A barely perceptible strand of Longevity True Qi silently merged into it.

He anxiously observed the martial monk's reaction.

The martial monk continued to sit cross-legged. Only after a long while, perhaps due to his body's instinctive needs, did he slowly reach out, pick up the bowl, and slowly drink the food paste.

There was no abnormality.

Xu Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, felt a sense of anticipation.

The second day, the third day... Xu Qian persisted like this every day.

The food paste he delivered still had the same "stable" taste, but the strand of Longevity True Qi contained within it continued to warm the martial monk's damaged meridians day after day, unceasingly.

At first, the martial monk was completely unaware. His entire focus was on suppressing his injuries and enduring the pain, making him extremely insensitive to external changes.

But gradually, some subtle changes began to occur.

He found that when he habitually suppressed his injuries each day, the stinging pain and stiffness in those main meridians seemed to have lessened by a tiny bit. Although the change was extremely slight, for him, who had endured severe pain for years, this slight change was like a ray of faint light in the darkness, exceptionally clear.

Moreover, the hot Qi and Blood within his body, which was like an unbridled wild horse, occasionally surging towards the injured meridians, seemed to have become a little more docile.

What... was happening?

The martial monk's usually calm state of mind rippled for the first time. He still sat with his eyes closed, but his mind began to pay attention to the changes within himself.

He recalled carefully, and it seemed... nothing special had happened recently? If he had to say anything different, it was that the food recently seemed to taste a bit better, and the cooking was more thorough?

Naturally, he attributed it to... the recent meals tasting slightly better? The heat was sufficient?

He would never have imagined that it was the ordinary-looking young guard who delivered food every day, secretly using his precious True Qi to heal him.

Through the Qi Gazing Technique, Xu Qian clearly saw the changes within the martial monk's body. Those meridians, originally entwined and blocked by gray-black evil energy, seemed to have faded slightly in color, and the circulation of Qi and Blood had become imperceptibly smoother.