Biting her lip, the young woman resolutely said, "My name is Xu Siqin. Three years ago, my father contracted a strange illness. We sought help from all the famous doctors, but none could cure him. Watching my father grow thinner and thinner each day, suffering unbearable pain, my heart and soul were torn apart..."
As Xu Siqin recounted her story, Wang Hao gradually understood the reason behind her behavior, and his admiration for her deepened.
This woman is clearly a truly filial daughter. She sold all her family property to save her father and even participated in the honey trap arranged by the Confucian School. She did not flinch even when facing death.
Throughout history, few have taken filial piety to such an extent.
"I implore Mr. Ximen to save my father. Whether you succeed or not, I am willing to serve you like a slave, even unto death, without the slightest complaint!"
As she finished speaking, Xu Siqin knelt down, her beautiful eyes sparkling with hope.
This was her only hope!
"Based on what you've said, your father likely has leukemia. Theoretically, it's not difficult to treat, but a matching bone marrow donor is needed. Bring your father here, and it would be best to bring all your close relatives as well. I'll see if we can treat him!"
After stroking his chin and thinking for a while, Wang Hao felt that the symptoms the girl had just described were very similar to leukemia.
Leukemia, also known as blood cancer in modern times, is almost a terminal illness in its early stages. However, with the development of medical technology, various treatment methods such as bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell transplantation have been developed, which can almost cure leukemia.
The surgery itself is not difficult in theory; the difficulty lies in finding a matching bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell donor.
Once this difficulty is resolved, he can begin treatment now.
After all, his current medical theories are unparalleled, and with the aid of unscientific energy like Innate Qi, he can even handle highly complex medical procedures like eye transplants, let alone bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell transplants.
In fact, besides this treatment method, there is another method in this world.
This world has Innate Qi energy, and in the system of Qi Refinement in the pre-Qin period, the First Tier of the Mortal Realm is to focus on Body Refinement, while the Mortal Realm Second Tier is to nurture Innate Qi and cultivate it to be as profound as possible.
The Mortal Realm Third Tier, also known as the Great Grandmaster realm, involves using abundant Innate Qi to temper the body, transforming it into Innate Body and causing a fundamental change in the body.
Once one transforms into Innate Body, one will be immune to all diseases. However, achieving this is extremely difficult, and it seems that Xu Siqin's father doesn't have that ability.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you!"
At first, she was stunned, but after she came to her senses, Xu Siqin burst into tears of joy and quickly kowtowed to express her gratitude.
Wang Hao didn't stop him, but accepted the bow without hesitation, and then casually said, "From now on, you'll be in charge of my clothes and bedding. By the way, do you have any special skills?"
"I am well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and I have also studied tea ceremony to some extent!"
Xu Siqin quickly replied, wiping away the tears on her cheeks, trying her best to present her most perfect self to him.
"Tsk tsk! This is truly the way a well-bred lady is raised!"
After giving the girl a surprised look, Wang Hao was quite satisfied with this temporary maid.
Although it's just a temporary servant, it would be better if the other party were more versatile, as it would make one look more prestigious.
" Xie Feng, from now on she's under your care!"
Wang Hao gave Xie Feng, who had been standing behind him, a word of advice.
After all, this girl was an outsider, and one sent by the Confucian School; he couldn't trust her.
In contrast, Xie Feng, Soldier Man using his own bloodline, was someone he could trust completely. He was a true ally, and only by having this guy keep an eye on him could he truly feel at ease.
"Yes, Mr. Ximen!"
Xie Feng maintained his cool and aloof demeanor, nodded to indicate he understood, and gave Xu Siqin a cold look as a warning.
Xu Siqin wasn't stupid, so she naturally understood the meaning behind it. Therefore, she stood obediently to the side without saying a word, looking like a little maid.
Ignoring Xu Siqin, Wang Hao picked up a martial arts manual that Xie Feng had previously accepted and began to read it.
He had previously taken advantage of the opportunity to transmit memory images to extort a lot of money from these martial arts practitioners. Although only about a hundred people were capable of producing Innate martial arts techniques, it was still quite impressive.
Seeing that the matter was over, the many martial arts practitioners who had gathered around dispersed and went back to their work, leaving only the few who had spoken earlier behind.
Seeing that Wang Hao had finished reading a manual of Innate martial arts, the gaunt old man asked curiously, " Mr. Ximen, are you interested in the martial arts of the Central Plains?"
"I'm somewhat interested. Although I don't know why you would develop such a self-destructive Body Refinement as internal energy and true qi, there are some merits to these techniques. They can help me accumulate martial arts knowledge and provide some inspiration."
Of course, these are all secondary. Our main purpose in coming to the Central Plains is to leave behind our own legacy here. As for collecting martial arts manuals from our Central Plains homeland, that's just a side effect. If it weren't for that kid Zhu Yanzu's special request, we wouldn't have bothered to do it!
Nodding, Wang Hao expressed some interest in these martial arts classics, but not a great deal of interest, and shifted the blame to Zhu Yanzu's pseudonym.
What he didn't notice was that a fiery red figure was standing under a large tree behind him. Upon hearing these words, her delicate body trembled, her expression became more complicated, and then she disappeared in a flash.
Without a doubt, that beautiful figure was none other than Dongfang Bai, who had emerged from seclusion after recovering from her injuries.
She also possesses Bloodline Power. Although her healing ability isn't as monstrous as Wang Hao's, it's still quite good. A few days are enough for her to heal the physical injuries. Now, the injuries to her meridians and acupoints are the only more troublesome ones, but it's only a matter of time before they are healed.
She never expected to hear this secret upon emerging from seclusion today. It turns out that all these overseas individuals collecting martial arts manuals were at that guy's request, and they must have paid a considerable price for it.
However, this had little effect on her personally; it was clearly done specifically for her.
Now I owe even more favors; how am I ever going to repay them?
Regardless of how much Dongfang Bai's heart was moved, Wang Hao on the other side was curiously observing the powerful figures in front of him.
The fact that these individuals were chosen as representatives by those martial arts practitioners clearly indicates that they have a certain level of influence, and in light of this, he had a crazy idea.
"Judging from your previous actions, young friend, it seems you share the same idea as the other leaders: to hold a grand martial arts gathering here to exchange martial arts manuals?"
Upon hearing this, the gaunt old man's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he too had a bold idea in mind. The others were also moved by the same thought.
"Of course, while our overseas martial arts world is powerful, we are not bandits. If we can obtain martial arts manuals through fair trade, that would be the best outcome."
Nodding with a smile, Wang Hao knew that these people were also somewhat tempted, which made his plan even more certain.
"Very well. We dare not aspire to your own Dao of the Ruthless Divine Sword, but if you possess any other unique skills that can be cultivated to the Celestial Person Realm, we hope you will generously offer them as a trade. We will certainly not disappoint you."
Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, the gaunt old man spoke, revealing the purpose of his group.
They had all been stuck at the Peak Innate for a long time, unable to break through. However, the recent emergence of two major forces in the martial arts world—the overseas martial arts community and the Heavenly Demon Sacred Cult— gave them hope for further advancement.
They don't seek to break through to the rumored Shattering Realm; they would be content to reach the Celestial Person Realm.
"Oh?"
Feigning surprise, Wang Hao looked at the group of people in front of him and said with a smile, "If you have enough bargaining chips, I certainly don't mind offering some other unique martial arts techniques in exchange."
However, I must state in advance that due to my own cultivation level, before coming out, I was only qualified to view cultivation methods below the Great Grandmaster Realm in my family. Therefore, even for the ultimate techniques of the Celestial Person Realm, I can only take out the Body Tempering Chapter for Foundation Establishment and the Qi Refinement Chapter for the Grandmaster Realm.
"So, do you still want to trade?"
"That's enough, more than enough!"
The group was overjoyed; this was much better than they had imagined.
They had originally planned to join forces to exchange for one or two fragments of the Celestial Person Realm martial arts techniques, but it seems this kid has read quite a few Celestial Person Realm techniques, which makes things even better.
After all, the cultivation techniques they learned were of different attributes, so when switching to a different technique, it was naturally best to find one that was similar to their own characteristics. Otherwise, the cultivation would be much less effective and they might even suffer from qi deviation.
Therefore, they must choose carefully in this regard, and the person in front of them clearly possesses a wide variety of unique skills, enough for them to choose from.
"Alright, you should first hand over your martial arts inheritances to Xie Feng. I will take some time in the next few days to transcribe the suitable secret techniques from memory."
Nodding with a smile, Wang Hao's expression changed, and he said with a smile, "Logically speaking, the value of the inheritance in your Central Plains is somewhat low. Even the martial arts manuals of the Great Grandmaster Realm are at most equivalent to the cultivation methods of the first two levels of the Celestial Person Realm. It is absolutely impossible to exchange them for the Innate Body forging method of the Great Grandmaster Realm."
However, I have an idea here, I wonder if you would be interested?"
The already overjoyed group was even more delighted upon hearing this. They exchanged glances, and the lean, elderly man at the head of the group suppressed his elation and cautiously asked, "Young friend Ximen, please speak frankly. As long as it is within our power, we will go through fire and water for you!"
Although the cultivation methods for the first two realms of the Celestial Person Realm martial arts techniques obtained from overseas were quite good, they naturally wanted more, especially the method for forging the Innate Body in the third realm.
So as long as the deal isn't too bad, they'll go for it!
"It's not a difficult task. In fact, in ancient times, the ancestral land of the Central Plains was not just the area it is today. It encompassed a range that was dozens or even hundreds of times larger than the Central Plains today."
Look, this is a map of the Central Plains from ancient times, preserved by my overseas martial arts community.
As he spoke, Wang Hao used his Divine Sense Object Control and created a detailed world map on the table with ink, outlining Asia, Europe, Africa, and the two Americas.
Of course, this is only part of it; it did not actually form a world map.
"On these lands, apart from the present-day Central Plains, different civilizations have evolved, each with its own Body Refinement distinct from that of the Central Plains. The scriptures passed down through these systems are also of some value..."
That's right, he's set his sights on the cultural heritage of other parts of the world.
However, his own forces were developing slowly and he did not yet have the ability to go there for the exchange, nor did he have the time to go there himself, so he could only let these martial arts figures in front of him take action.
Given enough incentive, these people will surely produce results that satisfy him.