txolops Chapter 160 Initial Treatment
Chapter 160 Initial Treatment
A deal was reached with Yu Menghan.
Li Ping began the first treatment for the Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly sealed within the Heavenly Mystic Crystal.
He smiled at Yu Menghan: "Fairy Yu, I'm not used to having someone watching me during treatment. Could you wait outside for a while?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Menghan hesitated noticeably for a moment.
However, she quickly replied with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Li, please rest assured, I am not a physician and would not steal your unique skills."
Clearly, the Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly was very important to her, so she was reluctant to leave it alone in front of Li Ping.
Before Li Ping could speak again, Yu Menghan took out a clear jade bottle from her storage bag and placed it on the table. She then smiled coquettishly and said, "To show my sincerity, I'm giving this Foundation Establishment Pill to Fellow Daoist Li in advance. Please let me stay here. I promise I won't interfere with your treatment."
"Oh? Foundation Establishment Pill." Li Ping reached for the clean bottle on the table, took out the stopper, and examined it carefully.
With his level of a third-tier alchemist, he naturally recognized that the bottle contained a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill.
After verifying that everything was correct, he put away the Foundation Establishment Pill and then said with a smile, "Since Fairy Yu is willing to pay the reward in advance, then I won't stand on ceremony."
Actually, he didn't care that others were watching, since his real secret was the power of his health preservation technique, which others couldn't learn.
The reason for sending Yu Menghan out was simply to maintain his superior demeanor.
Now Yu Menghan is willing to pay him in advance just to watch from the sidelines; if he wants to watch, then let him watch.
Upon hearing this, Yu Menghan also smiled. She had never failed at the "smashing spirit stones" technique since she was a child.
Sure enough, the next moment, she heard Li Ping continue speaking.
"I appreciate Fairy Yu's sincerity. Now I will treat your spirit beast. Please keep quiet during this process," Li Ping said calmly.
Yu Menghan's eyes narrowed with a smile: "I understand, Fellow Daoist Li, don't worry."
Next, under her gaze.
Li Ping placed his right palm on the Heavenly Profound Crystal and began to sense it carefully.
In his perception, the strange insect sealed in the Heavenly Profound Crystal had almost frozen blood throughout its body, and was completely in a state of deathly stillness.
Only when his divine sense passed through the Heavenly Profound Crystal and merged into its body could he sense the almost imperceptible life fluctuations.
Moreover, this strange insect did not react at all to Li Ping's spiritual examination, which was obviously similar to a plant demon.
"I wonder what happened to this Fairy Yu that caused the Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly to suffer such severe damage," Li Ping thought to himself.
After examining the situation, he began to slowly inject a small amount of health-preserving magic into the strange insect's body to treat it.
This strange insect is on the verge of death. Even if its essence is replenished, inputting too much health-preserving magic power at once may cause it to be unable to withstand the nourishment, resulting in unpredictable consequences.
Therefore, Li Ping carefully infused a wisp of the health-preserving technique's power.
"Um?"
Li Ping frowned because he sensed that after the magic power entered the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly's body, the strange insect did not actively absorb the unique vitality contained in the Nourishing Life Technique's magic power.
He remembered that the Wildfire Sparrow had swallowed all the life-preserving magic power he had passed on in one gulp, and kept shouting "Hungry, hungry".
"Is she this weak? No wonder this Fairy Yu went to great lengths to find me. Other doctors probably wouldn't dare to treat her at all." Li Ping shook his head inwardly.
Fortunately, the power of the Nourishing Life Technique was truly miraculous. Even though the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly did not actively absorb it, the power of the Nourishing Life Technique still slowly seeped into its body like spring rain nourishing the earth, replenishing its weak vitality.
Half an hour later, he realized that the health-preserving mantra he had injected had completely disappeared.
Li Ping once again actively infused a wisp of the Nourishing Life Technique's power, but the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly remained unconscious, merely passively receiving nourishment.
……
Two hours later, Li Ping, covered in sweat, removed his hand from the Heavenly Profound Crystal and gestured slightly for Yu Menghan to check on the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly.
Seeing his severely weakened state, Yu Menghan quickly thanked him before using her divine sense to examine the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly through the Heavenly Profound Crystal.
Upon this examination, she couldn't help but beam with joy.
Compared to its initial state, the Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly now possesses a significantly stronger life force.
Although he is still far from recovery, and cannot even be said to be out of danger, he is indeed getting better.
She's found the right person this time.
Thinking of this, her gaze towards Li Ping changed slightly. She took out a jade bottle from her storage bag and placed it on the table: "Fellow Daoist Li, here is a bottle of 'Purifying Spirit Water,' which can help cultivators replenish their energy and nourish their spirit. I'll give it to you as a token of my gratitude."
"Purifying Water?" Li Ping nodded slightly. "Then I thank you for your kindness, Fairy. By the way, please come back for treatment next month."
"no problem."
……
After Yu Menghan left, Li Ping sat calmly in the training room, showing no trace of the severe injury he had just suffered.
In reality, he only infused the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly with four strands of the Nourishing Life Technique's power, the total amount of which was roughly equivalent to casting a fireball spell.
The reason he had to appear as if he was severely weakened was because of this.
One reason was to show Yu Menghan the difficulty of his treatment, so that she would feel that the payment was worthwhile.
Secondly, to play it safe, he didn't want to reveal the extraordinary power of his health cultivation technique.
The ten-year treatment plan he proposed to Yu Menghan was mainly to conceal the extraordinary healing abilities of the health preservation technique.
After all, the injuries suffered by the Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly were probably beyond the capabilities of even a third-tier physician. It would be truly astonishing if he could heal it so easily.
Moreover, this Fairy Yu is clearly a person of great background.
If she were to witness Li Ping's healing abilities, she might well have some ulterior motives.
Harmfulness is not allowed, and defensiveness is indispensable.
Therefore, Li Ping deliberately extended the entire treatment process to ten years, dividing it into hundreds of treatments, so that it wouldn't be too conspicuous.
Just like a writer, writing 100,000 words a day and writing 100,000 words a month are two completely different concepts.
It's amazing to write 100,000 words a day, but it's not surprising at all to write 100,000 words a month.
Healing the Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly's injuries over ten years is a remarkable feat, yet it doesn't attract any covetousness.
"Purifying Water." Li Ping placed the jade bottle in front of him, carefully examining the jade-white liquid inside, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Purifying Spirit Water is a rare second-tier spiritual liquid that nourishes the spirit and calms the soul; its value is comparable to a bottle of Nourishing Essence Pill.
Yu Menghan gave it to him like that, which shows she's a rich woman, and even richer than Xiao Yunzhi, someone worth getting to know better.
……
Every month thereafter, Yu Menghan would make a trip to Xiantao Mountain to visit Li Ping, who would then treat the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly.
After each treatment, Li Ping was left exhausted and drenched in sweat, while the aura of the Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly was steadily and subtly increasing.
Yu Menghan was naturally overjoyed by this.
Moreover, she seemed to feel quite guilty for Li Ping's depletion of vital energy in treating the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly. After each treatment, she would give Li Ping some precious spiritual items such as Cleansing Water and Goji Berry to replenish his vital energy.
Li Ping readily accepted it.
He doesn't need it, but he can sell it.
Not to mention, these spirit creatures taste alright when eaten as drinks or fruits.
……
At the end of that year, Qi Hanmo, who had been away from Immortal City for nearly twenty years, finally had time to return.
Upon arriving in Xiancheng, he immediately went to Xiantao Mountain to pay his respects to Li Ping.
"Big Brother!" Qi Hanmo called out eagerly upon meeting him.
Li Ping smiled and nodded, while also observing Qi Hanmo's changes.
His fifth brother was still wearing a white robe with flowing sleeves, and his appearance hadn't changed much.
The only thing that surprised Li Ping was that, perhaps influenced by the atmosphere at Jixia Academy, he had grown a beard.
The beard also made him look more composed and reliable.
"You're back." Li Ping invited him to sit down in the pavilion.
The two first talked about their experiences over the years, mainly Qi Hanmo talking while Li Ping listened.
After all, he had spent the last twenty years cultivating in seclusion on Mount Xiantao, rarely even leaving the city, and his life had been incredibly monotonous.
Qi Hanmo's experience, however, was quite remarkable.
In the Yuan Kingdom, they treated wounded cultivators, participated in major battles, and protected logistics...
During this period, he also encountered several dangers. If it weren't for good luck and the fact that his master bestowed upon him several treasures, he would probably have died on the spot.
Li Ping nodded repeatedly as he listened.
Finally, Qi Hanmo said with emotion, "Fortunately, not long ago, the four major sects of the demonic path finally couldn't withstand the casualties and chose to withdraw from the Yuan Kingdom, and the great war finally came to an end."
In fact, it was precisely because the war ended that he had the time to come back.
"Is the war over?" Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Ping's face.
As a strategist, what he hates most is an unstable environment.
After all, the overall environment is unstable, so even if he wanted to hide, he couldn't.
A generally peaceful environment is suitable for his development.
For him, it would be best if both sides remained honest and never went to war, allowing him to develop until he reached the Core Formation stage.
"Yes," Qi Hanmo nodded, "The four major sects of the demonic path suffered heavy losses this time, so perhaps things will calm down for a while."
What he didn't say was that the losses suffered by the Defenders Alliance were no less than those of the Four Demonic Sects. However, the Defenders Alliance controlled a larger territory and had more cultivators under its command.
In terms of losses, their resilience is stronger than that of the four major sects of the demonic path.
Moreover, the Defenders Alliance has the Azure Cloud Secret Realm in its hands, which allows it to continuously cultivate Foundation Establishment cultivators, something that the four major demonic sects cannot match.
"Hanmo, I'll have someone inform Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, Cheng Yao, Bai Qing, and others..." Li Ping calculated that it would be almost the end of the year next month before continuing, "Let's get together again on New Year's Eve!"
Qi Hanmo nodded in agreement: "Okay, brother. It just so happens that I also have some personal matters to take care of during this time."
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