Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

Zhou Shuqin nodded slightly, somewhat relieved, but her heart was already in turmoil and she could hardly calm down.

She understood that each of these three books was a priceless treasure that had been lost to the world of traditional Chinese medicine for a long time, and each had an extremely profound lineage and immeasurable value, making them coveted items for countless people.

If those unscrupulous, greedy traditional Chinese medicine families or martial arts forces were to learn that the Chen family possessed these unparalleled books...

They will stop at nothing and use all sorts of despicable and shameless methods to seize it, and then the family will never have peace again, and may even endanger the lives of the whole family.

She had never heard a single word about the two ancient books, "Medical Classic" and "Midnight Acupuncture Classic," before.

However, after only casually flipping through a few pages, she keenly realized that every sentence in the book was a gem, containing profound and obscure medical principles.

This caused many of the doubts and confusions she had accumulated during her years of studying medicine to vanish in an instant, and a sense of enlightenment welled up in her heart.

In particular, the "Midnight Acupuncture Classic" contains detailed records of lost acupuncture techniques such as the Ghost Gate Acupuncture, Taiyi Acupuncture, and Huayang Nine Acupuncture, which have been lost for thousands of years.

Mastering any one of these exquisite acupuncture techniques would be enough to cause a sensation in the entire field of traditional Chinese medicine.

However, at the same time, such a secret could also bring unexpected and devastating disaster to the Chen family.

The shock brought by the "Huangdi Waijing" far exceeded her imagination.

It should be noted that, according to historical records, the "Huangdi Waijing" has long been completely lost and has become a mysterious ancient book that only exists in ancient legends.

Now that this long-lost, unparalleled book had actually appeared in her hands, how could she not feel an indescribable shock?

Seeing the shock written all over his mother's face, Chen Wenqi suggested, "Mom, why don't I make a copy of each of these three books and remove all the original covers and any markings that might reveal their origin?"

"I will keep the original book safe and secure, and you can refer to and study the transcribed version at any time."

Chen Wenqi's medical skills have long surpassed his mother's, but he deeply understands that these three books have been of immeasurable help in improving his mother's medical skills.

At the same time, he was worried that the existence of the original book would make his mother live in constant fear and anxiety, so he came up with this perfect solution.

After hearing her son's suggestion, Zhou Shuqin, the mother, nodded in agreement without hesitation: "This is indeed a very appropriate way. It will not delay my study of medicine, and it will also better protect the original book from any damage."

She herself is a doctor and has always been very supportive of her son's decision to study medicine.

Although being a doctor is a demanding and mentally taxing job, it is also a stable and reliable profession that allows one to save lives, do good deeds, and accumulate merit.

After obtaining his mother's consent, Chen Wenqi carefully put away the three invaluable ancient books, which could be called treasures for generations, and stored them in a safe place.

Afterwards, the mother carefully questioned Chen Wenqi about how he met the mysterious old Taoist priest and how he obtained these invaluable books.

Chen Wenqi could only fabricate a half-true story to appease his mother's questions.

After all, core secrets like the Xuanwu Secret Realm and the system, which are fundamental to oneself, must never be revealed, not even to one's own mother.

After returning to his room, Chen Wenqi keenly noticed that the attribute panel in his mind seemed to have undergone some subtle changes, so he immediately concentrated all his attention and opened the panel to examine it carefully.

Name: Chen Wenqi

Physical fitness: 50 [Average for normal people: 10]

Mental state: 100 [Average for normal people: 10]

Bone age: 14/120 [Lifespan]

Martial Arts: Chinese Kung Fu [Transformation of Internal Strength]

Medical Skills: Level 1 [5%]

Xuanwu Secret Realm Level: 1 (30/1000)

Item: Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing Pill * 6

Merit: 30

After a careful inspection, he found that the panel as a whole had not changed much, but two crucial pieces of information had been added: the experience points and merit points corresponding to the secret realm level.

After a brief moment of thought, Chen Wenqi quickly understood the reason.

It turns out that he had earned 10 merit points when he taught the unreasonable Sha Zhu a lesson.

Later, when they taught a lesson to the unreasonable Jia Zhangshi and the biased Yi Zhonghai, they each received 10 merit points.

The three together amount to exactly 30 merit points.

In addition, according to the system's rules, every 100 merit points accumulated can be exchanged for a Level 1 lottery draw opportunity.

Through the lottery, you can randomly obtain various rare treasures, superior martial arts techniques, or various useful items.

Merit points, as the name suggests, are special points accumulated through good deeds. Good deeds naturally encompass two categories: punishing evil and promoting good. Teaching those despicable people a lesson should obviously be considered a real good deed.

However, merely beating up this beast only yielded a paltry ten merit points, a reward that seemed far too meager.

To upgrade the Xuanwu Secret Realm to level two, you need to accumulate a full 1,000 merit points. Only after successfully achieving this goal will the second floor of the library in the secret realm be unlocked and opened to the public.

However, Chen Wenqi was not in a hurry at all. After all, he had not yet finished studying all the books on the first floor of the library, so there was no need to rush.

Moreover, given the consistently despicable nature of those "beasts" in the courtyard, there will certainly be many more opportunities to deal with them in the future, so there's no shortage of ways to accumulate merit points.

At this stage, Chen Wenqi has formulated a detailed plan, intending to focus on in-depth study and research, while also planting as many kinds of crop seeds as possible in the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

It should be noted that this was in 1956, just two years before the three-year natural disaster that swept the country.

Moreover, starting next year, grain production across the country will gradually decline. Now that we have such a vast and independent small world as the Xuanwu Secret Realm, we should naturally make good use of it.

He was still planning to take some time to visit the town's pharmacies to inquire about whether he could buy seeds of rare medicinal herbs such as ginseng and lingzhi. With the ten times faster time flow inside the Xuanwu Secret Realm than outside, he only needed to carefully cultivate them for a year to harvest high-quality medicinal herbs equivalent to ten years' worth of medicinal effects outside.

If the secret realm can be successfully upgraded to level two in the future, the internal time flow rate will increase by twenty times, and the accumulation speed of medicinal materials will become even more impressive.