Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 397 Barbarian Blood Poison

With a quick scan of his divine sense, Li Ji'an immediately understood the misunderstanding.

The barbarian nature and the language barrier caused the local monks to develop prejudices against the barbarians.

The old chieftain's wife fell ill and he wanted to find a doctor to treat her, but the barbarians he sent out were simple and brutal; they simply captured the doctor.

In addition, the chieftain's wife was seriously ill, and the doctors were at a loss. They were afraid that if they told the barbarians that they could not cure her, they would be punished by the barbarians, so they kept putting it off.

"Hey, someone else has been arrested." Just then, someone in the next room sensed Li Ji'an's arrival.

The seven people came out of the room one after another, and their expressions varied when they saw Li Ji'an.

"Fellow Daoist, were you also captured by the barbarians?"

"May I ask what level of physician you are, fellow Daoist? Are you confident in your ability to cure the barbarians?"

"Fellow Daoist, you look unfamiliar. Could it be that you are not a local cultivator?"

……

Several people asked questions one after another.

Some people hoped that Li Ji'an could cure the barbarian woman, perhaps giving her a chance to leave alive.

Some people hoped that Li Ji'an had a powerful background and could attract a conflict between powerful forces and the barbarians, allowing them to escape while the chaos was brewing.

Some people gloated, thinking that having another companion meant they wouldn't be lonely on their journey to the underworld.

“You have probably misunderstood. The chieftain of this barbarian tribe is not an unreasonable person, and I was not forcibly brought here. If you are not confident in treating the patient, you may leave now,” Li Ji’an said directly without any pretense.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, the seven people looked at Li Ji'an in surprise.

"May I ask your name, fellow Daoist?" An old man frowned, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"I am old and evergreen," Li Ji'an said frankly.

This is the disguise he decided to use in the Yellow Heaven Domain. Its meaning is consistent with his current appearance. His Daoist name is Changqing, but he is already very old. He seeks but cannot obtain, which makes it all the more real. This is the norm in the cultivation world.

"Fellow Daoist Changqing looks unfamiliar. Are you not a cultivator from this place?"

Li Ji'an slowly shook his head.

"May I ask where Fellow Daoist Changqing comes from? What is your background?"

"I am but a rogue cultivator, weary of the battles in the Boundless Domain and disliking the environment of the Heavenly Azure Domain, so I have come here to live out my remaining years in peace." Li Ji'an said with a smile and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Coming from the Boundless Realm..." Everyone looked at Li Ji'an, unaware of the fluctuations in his divine soul, which basically confirmed his origin.

"No wonder Fellow Daoist Changqing made such a judgment. It's not surprising, Fellow Daoist. These barbarians are not from our clan. Fellow Daoist, please don't be deceived by the old clan leader's words."

“Indeed, if you had stayed here for a year or two, you would know the ferocity and brutality of the barbarians.”

"Don't be fooled by what that old barbarian says. If we can't cure that old woman, we won't be able to leave alive. Look at him, he talks a good game, but as soon as we entered, four barbarians outside kept watch over us almost every step of the way."

"Hmph, even if we heal the old woman, given the nature of barbarians, she probably won't survive!"

……

Then everyone took turns explaining things to Li Ji'an.

Li Ji'an frowned, sighed inwardly, and decided not to waste any more words on the matter.

Where is the patient?

"Fellow Daoist Changqing, are you a third-level physician?" Seeing Li Ji'an's confident demeanor, one of the people felt a glimmer of hope and asked with a sense of intimacy.

Li Ji'an shook his head: "I am ashamed. I devoted the first half of my life to cultivation. It is too late for me to learn medicine. I have not yet reached the third level."

His medical skills were mainly inherited from the physician Bai in his previous life, and he reached the second level. The third-level medical knowledge he inherited was as precious as other third-level skills, and it was hard to find without a special opportunity.

"Sigh, there's no need for someone with medical skills below the third level to see that barbarian woman." The old man shook his head in disappointment.

"Although my medical skills are only at the second level, I have received the lifelong medical experience of a senior, so I have some experience with some difficult and complicated diseases. If the patient happens to have a certain symptom, it may be effective," Li Ji'an explained.

"Heh, apart from Fairy Qiongyao, who here isn't a third-tier physician? Although I am not as old as you, my master has accumulated nearly a thousand years of medical knowledge. How could I be inferior to your mere second-tier medical skills?" The youngest of the seven, a middle-aged physician, glanced at Li Ji'an with disdain.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please say less. If Fellow Daoist Changqing can truly cure the barbarian woman, it will be a good thing for all of us," Fairy Qiongyao hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Hmph!" Doctor Zhou raised his chin and tilted it to one side.

Li Ji'an was too lazy to say anything more to him.

"Physician Changqing, this way please." Fairy Qiongyao smiled helplessly and led Li Ji'an towards the inner room.

Li Ji'an then took a closer look at Fairy Qiongyao. Just as Consort Duanmu had said, the Duanmu family had excellent genetics and a naturally beautiful face.

Although his bone age is over two hundred years old, his body is well-preserved, with smooth skin, a graceful figure, and an air of elegance and nobility.

"Thank you, fairy." Li Ji'an nodded slightly.

"Physician Changqing, you are too kind. I also hope that you can treat the patient, but... how confident are you in the barbarians? Can you really let us leave?" Compared to the other six physicians, Fairy Qiongyao had been here the shortest and her views on the barbarians were not yet deeply rooted. At this moment, she was somewhat wavering.

Li Ji'an smiled and nodded: "Your Highness can rest assured, I never speak falsely."

A hint of joy instantly appeared in Qiong Yao's eyes.

Soon, the two entered the inner room.

Li Ji'an looked at the robust woman on the large earthen bed and was slightly moved.

Just as Niu Mang described, this barbarian woman was no longer human. Although she had a burly frame, her flesh and blood were almost shriveled up, and she looked like a skeleton.

With just one glance, Li Ji'an could see the excruciating pain he was enduring.

Of course, that's precisely why he had the confidence to try in front of a group of third-tier physicians.

Based on his current understanding of the barbarian bloodline, coupled with Niu Mang's description, his first guess was that the bloodline was abnormal.

Upon closer inspection, the hypothesis has been largely confirmed.

The old woman's body was surging with vital essence, but it had gone out of control, constantly devouring her flesh and blood, causing her to weaken day by day and her life hanging by a thread.

According to Niu Mang, this disease is common among the barbarian tribes, and every year some of his people die from it.

Previously, the tribe believed this was a punishment sent down by the gods, and had never formally sought out a doctor from another tribe for treatment.

However, the old chieftain's wife was a well-known virtuous wife in the barbarian tribe and a respected elder in the entire tribe.

Therefore, the barbarians decided to call in a doctor.

If even doctors cannot cure her, it can only prove that this is God's will, and that Grandma Ba must have done something bad.

Now, more than a month has passed, and seven renowned local doctors have failed to cure Grandma Ba. Many in the tribe have begun to believe that this is God's will and that no one can cure her.

"Fellow Daoist Changqing, how is it?" A moment later, the other six physicians also came over.

Li Ji'an nodded, walked straight forward, and reached out to feel the pulse on Granny Ba's wrist.

"No!" Fairy Qiongyao hurriedly stopped her. She had arrived last, but she had already heard from the doctors that the barbarian woman's illness was related to her essence and blood, and that the barbarian essence and blood were already mysterious, and now it was even more violent and rampant.

When the first doctor reached out to take his pulse, he was nearly killed by the blood and flesh being devoured by the patient's essence and blood. He was eventually saved by a fellow doctor and took nearly a month to recover.

"The blood of the barbarians is violent and should not be touched lightly!" As he spoke, a magical force condensed into a shield between Li Ji'an's hand and Granny Ba.

Li Ji'an glanced at Fairy Qiong Yao with surprise, smiled and nodded in greeting, but still said, "It's alright. My master has experience treating this kind of illness, and I am confident in my abilities."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, all seven people showed a strange expression.

His reckless actions had initially made the group lose faith in his medical skills, but his confident words and actions now gave all seven of them a glimmer of hope.

“Fellow Daoist Changqing, please feel free to ask if you need anything. I am skilled in treating blood poisoning and may be able to control the rage of his essence and blood for a short time.” An old physician came to Li Ji’an’s side and offered to help.

"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist. However, this method of treatment is not something that can be shown to others. Please make your way here," Li Ji'an replied with a smile.

His main concern was that the drop of true dragon blood in his body might cause too much of a disturbance and be noticed by others. After all, all seven of them were Core Formation cultivators and skilled in medicine. If they were too close, there would be a risk of exposure.

Each artisan has their secret weapon, and their reasons are all reasonable.

"It was my presumption, fellow Daoist. Please go ahead." The old man paused for a moment, then decisively cupped his hands and left the inner room.

The rest followed closely behind.

No one had any objections to Li Ji'an's clearing of the area.

After the seven people left, Li Ji'an casually cast a restriction, and then reached out to touch Granny Ba's pulse point again.

The instant his fingers touched Granny Ba's pulse point, he immediately sensed an extremely strong pulling force emanating from her body, displaying a savage and devouring attitude towards his essence and blood.

A slight smile appeared on Li Ji'an's lips. The drop of true dragon essence blood within him was instantly activated, rushing towards that savage and violent power.

In an instant, the savage blood that was about to devour his essence blood suddenly stopped and then began to flee in panic.

However, the true dragon's essence blood was even faster, instantly devouring it and directly entering Granny Ba's body.

At the same time, Li Ji'an saw through the true dragon's essence blood to fully understand the changes in the essence blood within Granny Ba's body.

This part of the raging essence blood was in a completely different state from the other part of the almost dried-up essence blood. The other part of the essence blood was clearly subservient to Granny Ba, while this raging part was no longer under Granny Ba's control and had completely devoured the part of the essence blood that belonged to Granny Ba.

"Bloodline backlash?"

"The resurgence of demonic beast bloodlines?"

Even after the true dragon's essence blood completely devoured that portion of the berserk essence blood, Li Ji'an still couldn't pinpoint the source.

Seeing that the true dragon's essence blood was about to return, he could only calm his mind and control the true dragon's essence blood to feed back some of the essence blood nutrients he had just devoured back into Granny Ba's body.

Otherwise, with the little essence and blood he currently has in his body, he wouldn't last long.

After the true dragon's essence blood fed back the 30% it had devoured, the remaining essence blood in Granny Ba's body, which was on the verge of collapse, began to be sucked up frantically, like a drowning person grasping at a straw.

Only after confirming that the nutrients had been completely absorbed and that no further abnormalities had occurred did Li Ji'an completely retrieve the True Dragon Essence Blood.

Subsequently, the true dragon's essence returned to Li Ji'an's body, once again merging with his own essence.

After absorbing the violent essence blood from Granny Ba's body, the True Dragon Essence Blood received a slight boost, though it was still better than the effects of the Hundred Beasts Wine.

Moreover, Li Ji'an can now be certain that the true dragon's essence blood can only devour the essence blood of demonic beasts, and it also provides benefits.

The magnitude of the buff is related to the monster's rank.

The drop of phoenix blood that fused into the Blood Spirit Mother's body is the most effective one to date.

Secondly, there is the violent essence blood within Granny Ba's body.

This shows that the demonic beast blood contained in the originally unified essence and blood within Granny Ba's body must be of a high level.

"Did such a high-level bloodline of demon race still exist in the post-ancient era?"

"And yet, they interbred with humans and gave birth to a new race?"

At this moment, Li Ji'an almost denied the widely circulated claim that the barbarians were a new race formed by the hybridization of humans and demons.

"Ugh~ It doesn't hurt anymore, am I going to die?" Li Ji'an had just calmed down when a muffled muttering came from the earthen bed.

His voice was weak, but also exceptionally loud.

"Grandma Ba, you're alright now, you're cured!" Li Ji'an reassured her as they made eye contact.

"You are..." Granny Ba looked at Li Ji'an with a curious expression.

"Grandma Ba!" Just then, it sounded like an earthquake inside the house, and four barbarians rushed in.

As soon as the four barbarians entered the house, they knelt down by the earthen bed and looked at Grandma Ba with excitement.

"You saved our Granny Ba? You truly deserve to be our honored guest!" The four young barbarians first checked Granny Ba's condition before bowing to Li Ji'an.

"Is he really cured?" At this moment, the seven doctors who had been waiting outside all crowded in with surprise.

After carefully sensing Granny Ba's condition, the group looked at Li Ji'an with disbelief and joy.

"Dr. Changqing is truly a miracle worker, his medical skills are extraordinary."

"Fellow Daoist, please accept my bow."

"Fellow Daoist's medical skills are superb; I admire them greatly!"

……

The news that Grandma Ba had recovered quickly spread throughout the clan.

Unfortunately, the old clan chief and all the leaders were too drunk today, and they didn't wake up even after being slapped dozens of times.

Ultimately, the barbarian tribes were leaderless and descended into chaos.

It was Li Ji'an who gave the orders, which restored some order to the area.

Because of Granny Ba's lucidity, the other seven doctors were also treated as guests by the barbarians, who presented them with some of their own gifts.

Only then did the seven realize that what Li Ji'an had said earlier was true.

However, fearing the threat from the barbarians, six of them left the city without looking back after learning they could leave.

It wasn't until they safely left the city that they began to question the rumors about the barbarians in the area for the first time.

Consort Duanmu was soon brought by Ning Sujin to reunite with Fairy Qiongyao. After Li Ji'an explained, they finally understood the misunderstanding.

"Grandpa Changqing, please accept my bow!" Duanmu Fei was overwhelmed with emotion and kowtowed deeply to Li Ji'an.

Then, he said impatiently to Fairy Qiong Yao, "Great-Grandma, Grandpa Changqing not only saved you and me, but also our Duanmu family. Moreover, he once had a romantic relationship with Great-Grandma Duanmu Qin. He is truly a great benefactor of our Duanmu family."

"Hmm? Doctor Changqing and Qin'er have had interactions?" Fairy Qiongyao was taken aback upon hearing this and stared intently at Li Ji'an.

Just as Li Ji'an was wondering about her mood, she added, "Physician Changqing, please forgive me. I am Duanmu Xiao, and I am Qin'er's elder sister!"

(End of this chapter)