Where's my golden core? Did you think I removed a kidney stone?

Chapter 88 Advanced Techniques! Knocking on the Gate!

"So it was you who contacted Ye Tong?"

Amidst the ruins, Lu Yousheng's voice seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of his throat.

He was impaled on the ground by a wisp of lung gold. His suit was already torn to shreds, and dust and blood splattered on his face. His once gentle and respectable appearance was completely stripped away, leaving only a pair of eyes that were red with resentment.

"You damned bastard, I'll haunt you even in death!"

The night wind rushed in through the broken wall, stirring up the shards of glass on the ground. The soft clattering sound rolled out along the concrete floor, and in the distance, the flashing warning lights illuminated Lu Yousheng's distorted face in an intermittent manner.

Su Ye glanced down at him.

Lu Yousheng felt as if something had nailed his throat again, and the rest of his curse was abruptly cut off.

Dr. Li, who was lying on the ground beside him, was also twitching slightly. His lips were blue, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, but there was still a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

Su Ye's gaze fell on him.

Kidney water.

He could feel the cold, damp, and corrosive power within the other person's body.

Both Su Ye and Su Ye evolved from kidney water, but the path Li took was completely different from Su Ye's. Su Ye's kidney water condensed into the rudimentary form of a golden elixir, leaning towards spirit, observation, and control, like a lake deep within the body. In contrast, the kidney water in Li Ye's body was more like an undercurrent in a ditch, turning into a thin blade, carrying terrifying malice.

Su Ye raised his hand, his fingertips twitching.

The golden thread running through Lu Yousheng and Doctor Li's bodies trembled slightly, and a faint metallic clanging sound seemed to echo in the air. The two men immediately showed expressions of pain.

Su Ye looked at Liu Xiao and the inspectors and said in a calm tone, "I didn't take their lives. I just used the Lung Gold to restrict their movements and left them with a breath."

"Thank you very much."

The captain of the inspection company next to him also stepped forward quickly, his combat uniform still covered in wall dust, his shoulder light sweeping over the mess on the ground.

"Mr. Su, these two people are still alive, which is very important to us. As long as we can continue to interrogate them, we will have the opportunity to uncover the entire gray industry chain behind Lu Yousheng. These people have mutual interests and have been poisoning cities of all sizes for a long time."

Su Ye nodded.

The next moment, the golden threads slowly withdrew from the two people's bodies.

Pfft!

Lu Yousheng and Li Tao knelt down almost simultaneously.

Lu Yousheng braced himself on the ground with both hands, feeling as if his bones had been removed, and let out a suppressed groan. Li Tao was in an even worse state; he curled up and slammed his forehead hard against the broken tiles, his body trembling in waves.

The lung metal element is too sharp.

Even though Su Ye had already concealed it, the golden aura that emanated from the body through a single thread almost scraped through their internal organs.

The pain felt like countless tiny needles drilling into my body.

"Damn it—"

Li Tao lay on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, his voice hoarse beyond recognition.

The company commander glanced at him, and his face darkened.

"Li Tao, a native of the provincial capital, was formerly a urologist at the Second Hospital of Jiangnan Province. He suddenly resigned two years ago and then became very close to Lu Yousheng."

Someone behind him handed him a tablet, the cold light of the screen reflecting on the faces of several people.

"Our people are already seizing his assets. So far, we've found three properties: one in Jiangcheng, one in Yecheng, and a villa in the suburbs of the provincial capital. He also owns two companies, and there are significant problems with their accounts. The flow of funds is related to Lu Yousheng's educational assistance website."

The captain's voice grew colder and colder as he spoke.

"Over the years, Lu Yousheng used the pretense of sponsoring poor students to select suitable targets. After the fog appeared, his business transformed quickly, getting involved in private medical treatment, special transplants, external examinations, and the trading of prohibited materials."

Another team member gritted his teeth and added a sentence.

"This Li Tao is Lu Yousheng's most shady dagger."

There was a moment of silence in the ruins.

In the distance, team members escorted a man in black robes past, their boots crunching over gravel. The air was thick with the smell of burnt wood and blood, mingling with the damp night wind and making one's chest feel heavy.

Su Ye looked at Li Tao.

As a fellow doctor, he found this person particularly irritating.

Having awakened his kidney essence and worked in a major provincial hospital, this person is undoubtedly a medical genius. If he had stayed in the hospital, he would have become a key member of a department, or even the hope of many patients.

As a result, he turned the scalpel into a living person, turning the hospital bed into a chopping board.

Su Ye squatted down, his gaze sweeping over Li Tao's limbs, pulse, and breathing rhythm.

"As long as you can speak, it's fine, right?"

'

The inspectors were taken aback.

The captain reacted the fastest, nodding immediately.

"As long as you can speak, that's fine."

Li Tao's pupils suddenly contracted.

"No—you dare!"

He had barely uttered a few words when Su Ye's fingertips fell.

puff!

Four extremely thin golden rays streaked through the air.

Li Tao's scream instantly tore through the night.

Blood splattered on the broken tiles, steam rising upwards. His limbs were cleanly severed by the metal element of his lungs, the cuts so neat they were chilling. The sharp edge of the metal element still lingered at the edges of the flesh, forcefully suppressing the backlash of the cold kidney water within his body.

Several young team members instinctively gripped their guns tighter.

They had seen blood and monsters.

But at this moment, looking at Su Ye's back, their hearts sank heavily.

These are the people who are truly at the forefront of extraordinary evolution.

Zang Tu, Lu Yousheng, and Li Tao were all beings who had undergone a marrow cleansing. The battle they just fought was beyond the scope of ordinary external cultivators' ability to intervene.

The young doctor in front of him simply raised his hand.

Li Tao's limbs were severed, and he is now in great pain, his life slipping away uncontrollably.

"Don't worry, I'm a doctor too. I won't let you die from this little injury." Su Ye's voice was cold as he helped Li Tao stop the bleeding.

Liu Xiao stood to the side, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

He knew why Su Ye had taken action.

Su Ye is also a doctor, but he saves people and helps others. Liu Xiao was someone Su Ye pulled out of the dark waters, so he naturally felt particularly disgusted with a degenerate doctor like Li Tao.

Su Ye stood up, his tone indifferent.

"The blood loss is under control; he won't die anytime soon. Take him back and find a reliable doctor to treat him."

The captain took a deep breath and saluted.

"clear."

Su Ye didn't look at Li Tao again.

He turned and walked towards Ye Tong.

Ye Tong sat on the edge of a collapsed stone platform, wearing a Canglong Military Region coat. Her fingers gripped the edge of the coat, her knuckles turning white. She stopped crying, only blinking occasionally, each blink as if trying to avoid the lights in the ruins.

Those eyes were so clear.

It was so clear that I could see the shadows behind the wall, the direction of the dust in the air, and even my own torn past.

Su Ye walked up to her and lowered his voice.

"Can you walk?"

Ye Tong looked up and forced a smile.

His smile was forced, yet earnest.

"able."

Su Ye reached out and helped her up.

Ye Tong swayed slightly when she stood up, but quickly regained her balance. She looked at Lu Yousheng being taken away in the distance, her eyes gleaming, lost in thought.

"Mr. Su."

"Um."

"Will this world always be like this?"

Su Ye looked at the villa area in the night.

This place should have been quiet, with neatly trimmed lawns, clean streetlights, and the scent of flowers and fountains in the air. But now the walls have collapsed, the glass is shattered, and it's a complete ruin. The secret of Lu Yousheng's basement has been exposed, and the philanthropist's sign is shattered all over the place.

"Yes, that's how things will turn out in the future, and people like Lu Yousheng are not uncommon. They stand at the top, satisfying their own interests with false compassion."

Su Ye sighed and continued, "After the arrival of the supernatural, when the level of interests aligns with their own evolution, the greed in human nature will be amplified infinitely."

Ye Tong lowered her head and remained silent for a few seconds.

Then she took a breath.

"I understand, Mr. Su."

She pulled her coat tighter around herself, her voice still a little hoarse, but she gradually regained her composure.

"I'm fine, I've always been good at enduring hardship since I was a child."

She smiled gently.

"My family wasn't well-off. My dad passed away from a perforated stomach when I was nine. My mom said that they couldn't afford to get him checked out, so they delayed until he was vomiting blood. He died halfway down the road while riding his tricycle. My mom worked at a supermarket in the small town, earning 1,800 a month, to support me and my paralyzed grandmother. If it weren't for Mr. Lu, I might have been stuck in the small town for the rest of my life."

She paused, her eyes reddening again, but this time she didn't let the tears fall.

"I still want to take the college entrance exam. I want to help my mother."

""

She looked up at Su Ye.

"I'm very strong, really."

Su Ye looked at her, his tone softening.

"I can tell."

Ye Tong was stunned.

Su Ye said, "Prepare for the college entrance examination first. Getting into university will at least give you a plan for your future. However, you also need to continue to improve your eyesight."

A night breeze blew by, and the wisps of hair on Ye Tong's forehead swayed gently.

"Come find me after you finish your college entrance exam and after you've thought it through whether you really want to get involved with the extraordinary."

Su Ye said, "I'll introduce you to a place that they should really like your abilities."

Ye Tong nodded.

"it is good."

Su Ye thought for a moment, then added another sentence.

"By the way, remember to follow the exam rules during the college entrance examination."

Ye Tong was stunned.

"ha?"

She blinked and quickly realized what was happening.

With her current eyesight, if she wanted to look, it would be difficult for any of the papers in front of, behind, or to the sides to escape her sight. She could even see the options that other people's pens had left behind, even from several rows away.

Ye Tong was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Su Ye said in a serious tone, "Just kidding. When it comes to the college entrance exam, you'll definitely cheat if you can."

Ye Tong was stunned.

A member of the Canglong Military Region next to him almost choked on his own saliva.

Ye Tong finally smiled.

It was like a glimmer of life finally emerging from the ruins.

It was almost midnight when Su Ye took Ye Tong home.

The stairwell lights in the old apartment building had a problem; when footsteps were heard, the lights would flicker halfway on and then crackle a couple of times. The walls were yellowed from being soaked in rainwater, and old cardboard boxes and broken plastic basins were piled up at the corner of the stairs. The air smelled damp, and there was also the aroma of cumin wafting up from the night market stalls downstairs.

Ye Tong stood at her doorstep and whispered, "Mr. Su, thank you."

There was a woman coughing softly and wearily inside the room.

-

Ye Tong looked back and her eyes softened.

Su Ye said, "Get some sleep, forget everything that happened today, everything will be back to normal tomorrow, study hard, and good luck on the college entrance exam."

Ye Tong nodded.

"Um.

""

After the door closed, the hallway became quiet.

Su Ye walked down the stairs.

He stopped when he reached the corner on the second floor.

The motion-activated light suddenly went out.

In the darkness, a tall figure appeared silently, like a silent, thick piece of earth, blocking the wind at the end of the corridor.

Liu Xiao removed his headscarf and said in a low voice, "Mr. Su."

He looked at the young man before him with even greater respect.

He will always remember himself in that old residential building.

At that time, he was almost turning into a grotesque mass of flesh, his consciousness slowly sinking into darkness, and he could barely grasp the word "human." It was Su Ye who pulled him out of that mud.

Now he stands in the Azure Dragon Military Region, cloaked in the codename of Burial Ground, in control of the power he once regarded as a demon, revered by all, and able to walk in the night wind like a human being once again.

"Um."

Su Ye took a wooden box out of his bag.

The wooden box wasn't large, and it had an ordinary seal on its surface. But as soon as Liu Xiao approached, he felt a warm, vibrant energy emanating from the box, like newly sprouted branches and leaves in a mountain forest after the rain.

"Please deliver this to someone for me."

Su Ye then took out another folded draft, "Give this to him as well."

Liu Xiao accepted it with both hands.

"Where to send it?"

"Near Jiangcheng University Town, I'll give you the detailed address later. His name is Su Chen, my younger brother."

Liu Xiao paused for a moment.

He looked down at the wooden box and paper manuscript in his hands, a rare look of surprise on his face.

"Why don't you give it to him yourself?"

A window in the stairwell was cracked open, letting in the smell of barbecue from outside on the night breeze. An electric scooter drove by in the distance, its bell ringing crisply.

Su Ye looked out the window.

"Since he has chosen this path, he must be prepared to face everything, be resilient and energetic. This path is destined to be bloody. I only want to help him, but I don't want him to be in a greenhouse."

Liu Xiao immediately understood: Was Su Ye powerful now? Of course, he was extremely powerful!

Liu Xiao had recently met many important figures, some from the military region and others from the provincial capital of Jiangnan, but none of them gave him the same sense of fear as Su Ye.

Liu Xiao is very motivated now, hoping to fight against everything, break through the fog, and break out of the encirclement. But sometimes, when he is tired or in pain, he also hopes that someone can lean on him. That is a support, but also an environment that allows him to relax.

Life is about being reborn from destruction and having one's will sublimate through repeated cycles of destruction.

Admittedly, if his own brother were a superhuman, he would definitely not have the will to strive for advancement.

"I see."

"Um."

Liu Xiao left, his black robe sweeping past the stairwell entrance, like a heavy shadow merging into the night.

The barbecue stalls outside the university town haven't closed yet.

Several incandescent lamps hung under the plastic shed, their shades stained with grease, illuminating the tabletop. The charcoal fire crackled in the grill, and the lamb skewers sizzled and dripped with oil. A sprinkle of chili powder sent the aroma wafting into the night air.

Su Chen sat at a small table by the roadside, with a plate of grilled chives, two skewers of chicken wings, and a glass of cola that was almost completely melted in front of him.

He has been promoted very quickly recently.

The internal landscape of the wood element within my body became clearer and clearer, like an invisible tree taking root deep in my liver, its branches and leaves occasionally unfurling, bringing subtle warmth and vitality.

But that's where the problem lies.

He could sense the treasure.

But they couldn't find the key to open the treasure vault.

-

"I feel like it's right there."

Su Chen poked the roasted eggplant in the plate with a bamboo skewer, his brows furrowed deeply. "Every time I'm about to grab it, it just crumbles away like water."

The blond-haired youth sitting opposite him sighed.

"Brother Chen, you've asked the wrong person."

The boy next to him wearing glasses also gave a wry smile.

"The few of us have only scratched the surface of the external aspects. To put it bluntly, we can grasp a little bit of the basics of the technique. But the inner realm is just too mysterious."

Another person, munching on a chicken wing, mumbled, "Your talent is one in a million. We street vendors really can't offer any advice."

Su Chen chuckled at his words.

"The street vendor contestant is quite self-aware."

"Of course." The blond guy picked up his Coke. "We're from the bottom of the supernatural world, and our main focus is staying sober."

A few people chuckled.

After the laughter subsided, the atmosphere at the table gradually cooled down.

In the distance, the dormitory buildings of the university town were ablaze with lights, and ordinary life continued to move forward busily. But these people who had just touched the edge of the extraordinary were already vaguely sensing another world pressing down on them.

Su Chen looked down at his palm. There was a warm pulse under his fingertips, but he could only rely on his vague senses to feel it. It was too vague for him to figure out.

The less you can see clearly, the more upset you become.

Just then, the wind outside the barbecue stall suddenly picked up, and although the charcoal was still burning, the group of people simultaneously felt the temperature drop by half.

The blond-haired boy was the first to look up.

Who is it?

Under the streetlight, a young man in a black robe stood there.

He was tall with broad shoulders and a few scars on his face that hadn't completely faded. His black robe hung down, covering half of his arm, but his murky and heavy aura pressed down on him like a mudslide.

The voices of several people all fell silent.

The bespectacled man's Adam's apple bobbed, and he whispered, "This person—his aura is terrifying."

The bamboo skewer in Huang Mao's hand fell onto the table with a thud.

"An Inner Realm Evolver?"

Su Chen also stood up.

The faint black tree within his body trembled slightly, indicating that the person who suddenly appeared was indeed an Inner Realm level evolver with extremely high strength, giving him a tremendous sense of pressure.

Liu Xiao walked to the table.

Liu Xiao looked at Su Chen.

"You're Su Chen?"

Su Chen tensed up.

"I am."

Liu Xiao took out the wooden box and handed it to him.

Someone asked me to give you something.

Su Chen didn't answer immediately.

"Who gave me this?"

Liu Xiao did not answer, but simply moved the wooden box forward half an inch.

"You don't need to know, just keep it. It's a useful thing for you. You have good talent, keep up the good work, and you can consider joining Azure Dragon in the future."

Upon hearing the words "Azure Dragon," the expressions of the people at the table all changed.

Liu Xiao added, "We'll open the box when we get back."

After saying that, he turned and left.

The man in the black robe disappeared around the street corner and quickly vanished into the night.

Only when the oppressive feeling completely dissipated did the group feel as if they could breathe again, and the blond-haired guy plopped back down on the plastic stool.

"Holy crap, Brother Chen, what's going on?"

The bespectacled man looked at the box in Su Chen's hand and lowered his voice.

"That monster came looking for you? Its aura is terrifying!"

"Azure Dragon."

Another person swallowed hard. "I've heard about this in the industry recently. They have official backing, and their superhumans all come from military regions. The organization is huge, and they're all elites. They're developing incredibly fast. Azure Dragon is probably the strongest large-scale superhuman organization in the country right now."

""

The blond-haired man's eyes lit up.

"Brother Chen, you have connections like this?"

Su Chen shook his head.

"I don't know them either. I don't remember knowing anyone from the Canglong Military Region."

He genuinely didn't know, but the moment the wooden box fell into his hands, the Xuanmu inner landscape within his body suddenly stirred. The feeling was very clear, like roots that had been thirsty for a long time suddenly smelling rain. The contents of the box were extremely important to him.

"The Azure Dragon has not yet officially launched a unified recruitment drive."

The bespectacled man sighed, "If it were really open, I'd like to give it a try. It's too difficult to cross the river by feeling for stones on your own."

Huang Mao looked at the skewers on the table and suddenly lost his appetite.

"Yeah, it feels like everyone else is rushing forward, while we're still figuring out how to start a fire."

Su Chen remained silent.

He hugged the wooden box tightly, then got up to pay the bill.

"I'm leaving now."

"Brother Chen, aren't you eating?"

"I'm not eating anymore."

Su Chen walked out of the barbecue stall, crossed the back street of the university town, and found a deserted alley.

Several old cardboard boxes were piled up in the alley, and faded little GG stickers were pasted on the wall. One of the streetlights was broken, and only the light from the convenience store in the distance slanted in.

He made sure no one was around before opening the wooden box.

A gentle, warm, and moist wood-elemental spiritual energy surged forth instantly.

Su Chen's chest trembled slightly.

Deep within his liver, the indistinct black tree seemed to be thoroughly soaked by spring rain, its branches and leaves unfurling with a rustling sound. The blood flowing through his body carried a subtle warmth, and even his vision seemed to be brightened.

Inside the box was a Mystic Wood Spirit Flower.

There was also a draft on paper next to it.

Su Chen picked up the paper first.

His breath caught in his throat when he saw the first few lines of text.

This method is not deliberately mysterious; in fact, it is written in a very simple way. Every step focuses on breathing, liver function, blood flow, and bodily feedback, as if someone is standing beside him, untangling the mess inside his body little by little.

Where should we slow down?

Where should it be collected?

Where is the swelling and pain?

That area represents the beginning of the rooting of the Xuanmu Qi (a concept in Chinese astrology).

Everything is written down clearly.

The more Su Chen looked, the brighter his eyes became. By the time he finished reading, he was completely frozen in place.

This Xuanmu technique seems to have been tailor-made for him.

Even the problem that had been bothering him the most these past few days—"clearly feeling the power, yet unable to grasp it"—was explained in just three sentences.

"this----"

Su Chen's throat felt dry.

Who exactly wrote this?

It suits him so well?

He thought for a long time, but his mind was a complete mess.

Azure Dragon?

military region?

That black-robed monster?

Or is it some senior who has never shown up before?

A night breeze blew in from the alleyway, carrying the aroma of cumin from a barbecue stall and the steam from oden at a convenience store. Su Chen looked down at the manuscript in his hand, then suddenly smiled. If he couldn't figure it out, he'd stop thinking about it for now.

He sat cross-legged beside the old cardboard box, placed the Xuanmu Spirit Flower in front of his lap, and slowly inhaled, following the first section of the breathing method on the paper.

The next second, the Xuanmu wood within his body trembled slightly.

Like a seed, it finally gets its first rain.

When Su Ye returned home, a few lights were already on outside the window.

-

The new house near the hospital was much larger than the old rented room. The living room still had a slight fresh smell from when the house was first moved in. The window was half open, and the night breeze blew up from downstairs, making Su Ye feel refreshed.

Su Ye tossed the keys on the entryway cabinet, changed into slippers, and went into the living room.

He didn't turn on the light.

The room was dimly lit. He sat on the sofa, sinking into the soft backrest, and remained motionless for a long time.

In recent days, he has come into contact with more and more extraordinary people.

Names flashed through his mind like streetlights constantly lighting up in the night. Under each lamp stood a person whose fate was changed by the fog. At first, Su Ye felt that he was just a lonely seeker of the Tao.

A man caught between medicine and the supernatural, he studies his own body, the Kidney Water Elixir, the Lung Elixir, breathing techniques, and the possibilities that the human body might bring in the new era.

He felt that he was just a speck of dust in the world, and that his self-transformation could not affect the world.

But as he walked, many suffering mutants began to appear around him.

Some people are lost in their hospital beds, some are deformed in old buildings, some are treated as ordinary people to come into contact with the extraordinary, and some have just touched the threshold of the extraordinary when they are almost dragged down by the hand in the darkness.

Su Ye closed his eyes.

He could feel that the word "doctor" had left a deep mark on him.

When I see someone fall into the mud, I can't help but reach out and pull them out.

Of course, he didn't lose out either. He possessed Liu Xiao's spleen and earth element, Li Yuefeng's external features and patterns, Ye Tong's forbidden eye, Jiang Yueshan's dragon-snake spine swap, the Xuanmu spirit flower, and the thunder-patterned giant bear—

He is changing, reaching out, and offering help. He uses the paths of others to validate his own path, and while helping others, he is also seeing the world more clearly.

The phone on the coffee table vibrated.

It was a message from Mr. Wang.

Another group of external cultivators on Canglong's side have completed the initial filing, and several of them, soldiers from military regions, have already reached the threshold of marrow cleansing.

Su Ye looked at the screen, his expression shifting slightly.

He has been talking to Old Wang occasionally lately and has learned about Canglong's situation.

Azure Dragon is the fist created by the government to reorganize the order.

From its official confirmation to now, only thirteen days have passed, but in these thirteen days, the internal workings of Azure Dragon have been changing almost every day, undergoing rapid and dramatic transformations.

The military region already had a large number of foreign ministers.

Those people were well-trained, physically strong, and far more disciplined than ordinary civilians. In the past, they simply lacked guidance and direction. People like Li Yuefeng had to go out and find a doctor on their own, trying to find a way forward from a pathological perspective. This shows that the initially chaotic military region was unable to provide these evolved individuals with proper guidance.

Since Mr. Wang made a full recovery and made a strong comeback.

The massive machine began to operate, and everything was rapidly connected, guided, and evolved. The speed at which the Azure Dragon grew stronger was astonishing, even to Su Ye.

He leaned back on the sofa and let out a long breath. He felt quite relaxed. The world was undergoing tremendous changes, and everyone had to bear extraordinary pressure. The rise and fall of an era was not tied to one person. The appearance of the Azure Dragon meant that many shady businesses hidden in the gutter would also be struck down by thunder.

This put his mind at ease.

He raised his hand to rub his temples, then got up and went into the bedroom.

Spiritual practice must not be neglected.

Su Ye sat down cross-legged, his breath sinking deeper and deeper into his body.

The dragon-snake spine replacement has begun.

His back undulated slightly, as if a sleeping dragon was turning over between his joints. With each tremor, the sensation traveled from his tailbone all the way to the back of his neck, and a subtle warmth rose from the depths of his bone marrow.

Click.

Click click.

A faint cracking sound of bones echoed in the quiet room.

Su Ye's spine felt as if it were being repeatedly tempered by an invisible hand. Resilience, strength, and explosiveness were all being pressed into his bones with each breath. At one moment, the fabric on his back bulged slightly.

A destructive force blasted outwards along the spine.

The water glass on the bedside table wobbled, and ripples spread across the surface of the water.

Su Ye opened his eyes, a look of satisfaction flashing in them.

After the third marrow cleansing, the Dragon-Snake Spinal Transformation was still in full swing. Every day, Su Ye could feel the progress of his physique. His back had already taken the form of a great dragon, and every move he made carried terrifying power.

He closed his eyes again and began to truly look inward at himself.

It's funny.

He has been cultivating for about a month now, stumbling and falling along the way. But only now has he calmed down for the first time and seriously looked at the nascent water-based golden core that initially changed his destiny.

Deep within the kidney water.

The golden elixir hung there quietly.

It was more solid than before, with a deep, watery sheen flowing across its surface. In the past, Su Ye used it more to observe his body, extend his spirit, and suppress the mutations. But tonight, he suddenly discovered that fine lines had appeared on the surface of the golden core, extending to his kidneys.

The lines are very faint.

Like silver lines faintly visible beneath the surface of water.

Su Ye's spiritual power drew closer to the past.

boom.

His consciousness seemed to be pulled into the bottom of a deep lake.

The patterns suddenly magnified, curving, intersecting, and undulating, as if recording some special message. They did not directly tell Su Ye the answer, but simply flashed according to a fixed pattern.

Some are long, some are short, some are fast, some are slow, like some kind of ancient code.

Su Ye was startled.

He was all too familiar with this feeling.

His breathing method is essentially a set of rules that evolved from a system, corresponding to the resonance between heartbeat and breath.

At this moment, the patterns on the surface of the water-based golden core seem to be pointing to a deeper path.

"Has magic emerged from the Golden Core stage?"

Su Ye's breathing changed slightly.

He immediately focused his mind and continued to examine the rest of his body.

Lungs.

Faint golden veins have intertwined with the lung lobes, like a very thin layer of metallic luster, and with each expansion of the lungs, subtle sharpness flows within them.

In one of them, there was also a faint golden pattern.

The gold patterns were extremely shallow, yet incredibly sharp.

Deep within the spleen, there was a mass of spleen earth that had been distorted and reorganized, thick and turbid, with a kind of proliferation that was not yet fully tamed. Inside the heart, a thin flame rose and fell with the heartbeat. It was the heart fire that he had nurtured little by little with his breathing techniques. Compared with the lung metal and spleen earth, the heart fire was weaker, but it was purer, like a flame that had just stabilized on a lamp wick.

Only the Lung Metal and Kidney Water elements produce patterns.

Su Ye refocused his attention on the Kidney Water Golden Elixir, whose patterns were the most detailed and complete.

He stared at the patterns, becoming more and more engrossed.

"If I were to decipher the patterns on it, perhaps I could comprehend a technique that is most suitable for my own evolution and has amazing effects? No, this feels fundamentally different from a technique; it's more like a law, similar to my breathing technique."

"Techniques focus on application, while methods focus on the foundation."

"If I can decipher these patterns, I might be able to obtain the method most suitable for my own evolution."

He gave these patterns a name.

Destiny is the pattern woven into one's own life.

The moment that name was uttered, it felt as if a window had been opened in Su Ye's heart.

He's had a vague feeling lately.

After three marrow cleansings, the improvements brought by ordinary cultivation and external spiritual energy were no longer so dramatic. He needed something deeper, something that required him to dig out a new path from within himself.

Now, it seems that this path has emerged.

Su Ye's spirits lifted, and he simply immersed himself in introspection.

Night was falling.

The barbecue stalls downstairs have closed up, and the last water truck slowly drives past on the street, the sound of water sliding away along the road.

Only Su Ye's breathing could be heard in the room.

He dissected the astrological patterns bit by bit.

Once, twice, ten times.

The more I studied it, the more mysterious it seemed.

The patterns on his skin didn't have a fixed shape; they subtly changed with his breathing, heartbeat, and fluctuations in mental energy. Su Ye tried to understand them like a doctor, like looking at a constantly changing electroencephalogram.

But destiny analysis is more complex than any electrical diagram.

For a moment, he even felt his consciousness being gently brushed aside by the patterns.

There was no pain.

Yet there is a kind of exhaustion, as if one's spirit has been drained.

As dawn broke, Su Ye opened his eyes.

The sound of a breakfast stall pulling up its shutter door came from outside the window. Someone rode by on an electric bike downstairs, plastic bags hanging on the handlebars, rustling in the wind.

Su Ye sat on the edge of the bed, his expression somewhat subtle.

He was actually tired.

This feeling is ridiculously long-lost.

Like before, when he would stay up all night on duty, he would be woken up by the phone as soon as he lay down, and his mind would be completely blank. Since his mental strength evolved, he rarely experienced this kind of fatigue. The level of his life force consumption is obviously higher.

Su Ye glanced at the time.

7:20 a.m.

I still have to go to work today.

He was silent for a few seconds, then rubbed his temples.

"Even extraordinary individuals have to clock in."

"It's hard to hold back."

Wash up, change clothes, and go out.

The city was still a little chilly in the early morning.

As Su Ye walked along the road, a gentle breeze brushed against his face. The exhilaration he felt from discovering the principles of destiny was still strong, especially after learning about the life method he had created. Although he hadn't grasped the basics yet, it still filled Su Ye with fighting spirit, giving him hope and the possibility of evolving again.

He suddenly smiled.

That's just how people are sometimes.

I'm really tired.

It was really awesome.

When I arrived at the hospital entrance, the smell of disinfectant mingled with the smell of breakfast, a familiar and reassuring scent.

Su Ye had just finished swiping his access card when he heard someone call his name from the side.

"Su Ye".

Zhang Yuanping walked over carrying a thermos, his white coat not yet buttoned up, but his eyes were shining brightly.

He looked Su Ye up and down, raising an eyebrow.

"What's wrong? You look a little tired."

Su Ye laughed and said, "I didn't sleep well last night."

Zhang Yuanping clicked his tongue.

"Young man, you need to be energetic. At your age, you're already showing the resentment of a doctor on duty. You need to get some rest. If you can't, get something to help you recover. Sleep is the most important thing."

Su Ye was helpless.

"That obvious?"

"Obviously." Zhang Yuanping patted him on the shoulder. "But you're the department's darling now, don't overwork yourself."

At this point, Zhang Yuanping sighed again.

"I've been mentoring that resident trainee lately, and he drives me crazy every day, making my blood pressure spike. After mentoring you, I feel like my temper has gotten worse when I look at other trainees."

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Su Ye was delighted.

"Teacher Zhang, I'm not taking the blame for this."

"Aren't you going to memorize it yet?" Zhang Yuanping glared at him. "Comparison is the thief of joy. When I watch them write medical records, I wish I could shove the keyboard into their hands and teach them how to type."

Su Ye perked up a bit after hearing what he said.

Zhang Yuanping gave him a few more instructions, telling him to take a rest, before slowly walking towards his office with his thermos.

Su Ye returned to his consultation room.

After sitting down, he looked at the computer screen and gently rubbed his temples.

I do have a bit of a headache today.

When studying fortune telling in the future, I need to control the time.

It's easy to lose track of time when you're completely absorbed in something; otherwise, if you do it too often, your body won't be able to handle it.

Numbers began to be called from outside the door.

The first patient to come in was an elderly woman.

The old lady carried a cloth bag in her hand, sat down as soon as she entered the room, and put her medical insurance card on the table.

"Doctor, I have a headache."

Su Ye looked up at her.

I glanced at the registration information again.

"Auntie, you have a headache, so you came here?"

The old lady nodded naturally.

"yes."

Su Ye remained silent for two seconds.

"This is the urology department."

The old lady blinked.

"I know, I was just asking. I applied some ointment yesterday, and I had a headache this morning."

Su Ye asked patiently, "Where did you apply the ointment?"

The old woman opened the cloth bag and pulled out a crumpled tube of ointment.

"Arm. Look, right here. My neighbor says this works well; after applying it, my back doesn't ache, my legs don't hurt, and I sleep soundly."

Su Ye took it and glanced at it, his expression becoming even more subtle.

The words on the ointment packaging are almost completely worn off, and the production date is also blurry.

"Ma'am, I suggest you see a dermatologist or a neurologist. If your headache is severe, have your blood pressure checked first, and then see if further examination is needed."

The old lady wasn't very satisfied.

"Young man, just think of me as your mother. From a doctor's perspective, what do you think I should do?"

Su Ye laughed at her words.

"Auntie, even if you were my mother, I would still have to get you into the right department first. This is the urology department."

The old woman glared at him.

"Do you doctors have such specific divisions?"

"It's a separate matter," Su Ye said seriously. "I mainly focus on the urinary system. Since you have a headache, it would be wrong of me to be too confident in my diagnosis."

The old lady thought about it and felt that it made sense.

But she remained seated and did not move.

"So, my account was just logged in for nothing?"

Su Ye said, "Go to the information desk and ask if they can adjust things for you. Next time you feel unwell, ask the nurses first to avoid making unnecessary trips."

The old woman picked up her cloth bag, muttering, "Hospitals are so complicated these days," and slowly walked away.

Su Ye watched her retreating figure and sighed.

Normally, a quick scan with his mental energy would be enough to pinpoint any problems with her body, but today his mental energy was sluggish, so he naturally wouldn't force himself to do anything about diagnosis.

That's how hospitals are.

Anything can happen.

Some people are really anxious, some hang things up randomly, and some treat the doctor like a magic wishing well as soon as they walk in.

The morning clinic gradually settled down. Su Ye's professional skills were excellent, and even though he was mentally exhausted, he could still easily conduct simple consultations.

After the middle-aged man sat down, he looked at Su Ye's young face and hesitated for a moment. After asking a few questions, his expression gradually relaxed.

"The young doctor looks quite reliable."

Su Ye remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was pleased. He ordered an examination for the uncle and gave him instructions on medication. As the uncle left with the prescription, he smiled and said thank you.

The whole day just passed by like that.

Su Ye, on the contrary, gradually recovered in this calm.

By the time he left work in the evening, his mind had become clear again.

After night fell, Su Ye did not go home.

He picked up his coat and went to the familiar desolate mountain on the outskirts of the city.

The mountain path was damp, and the wild grass was bent by the night dew. In the distance, the city lights stretched out like a galaxy submerged in darkness. The chirping of insects rose from the grass, and the wind rustled through the leaves.

Su Ye stood in the center of the open space and slowly exhaled.

He's been too busy lately, and his practice of "picking flowers" has indeed become a bit lax.

But once you get into position, that familiar feeling of exerting force quickly returns to your body.

Rooted in the ground.

Its spine is like a dragon's.

My heart started racing little by little.

thump.

thump.

thump.

Su Ye raised his right hand and gently tapped his fingertips together.

It looks lightweight.

The force rises from the soles of the feet, travels along the legs, hips, spine, and shoulders, and flows into the fingertips, compressing into a single point in an instant.

Snapped!

The air exploded with a crisp sound.

A thin crack appeared in the ground.

Su Ye's eyes brightened slightly, as if he had found a certain feeling. Under the night sky, faint starlight fell on Su Ye's shoulder.

He continued to make moves.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

Every time I pluck a flower, my heart rate spikes.

Mental energy records changes in the body.

1,045 times per minute.

One thousand and eighty-five times.

One thousand one hundred times.

One thousand one hundred and thirty times.

The heart is like an engine burning to its limit, yet it doesn't go out of control. The fire in the chest cavity flickers slightly, and the blood is pushed to the limbs again and again, bringing scalding power.

Su Ye took a step forward.

boom!

The soil beneath their feet exploded, sending rubble flying in all directions.

He gently tapped his right hand with his fingers.

A rock half a person's height in the distance suddenly trembled, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on its surface, and then it shattered with a crash.

Su Ye did not stop.

He could sense that the flower-picking technique was creating a deeper connection with the dragon-snake spine-changing technique.

With each tremor of the great dragon of the spine, the force was pushed harder, shorter, and more concentrated.

The essence of "inch power" lies in its explosive force within a single inch. "Pinching Flower" further refines and sharpens this explosive force. And tonight, he vaguely grasped a door.

The door was just between my chest and my fingertips.

There was a thin layer of something between them.

Su Ye closed his eyes, his breathing suddenly stopping.

The chirping of insects in the surrounding area seemed to fade into the distance.

The wind has subsided.

All that's left is a heartbeat.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The next moment, my heart rate spiked dramatically.

1,440 times per minute.

boom!

A deep, resonant sound emanated from Su Ye's chest.

The surrounding trees trembled violently, their large leaves fluttering down. The air rippled like water, and even the soil beneath their feet was pressed down by an invisible ripple.

Su Ye opened his eyes.

A golden glint flashed in his eyes.

He raised his right hand, index finger pointing forward.

One finger knocks!

Boom!

The air was forcefully struck, producing a thunderous sound.

The instant that finger fell, the ground several meters in front of them simultaneously exploded, soil churned, and rocks flew everywhere. The force surged forward in layers, as if an invisible army had trampled the mountain path and crashed forward with the force of an impending attack.

The distant mountain wall trembled violently.

A deep finger mark appeared on the stone surface.

The surroundings were quiet for a few seconds.

Then, a large amount of gravel rolled down.

Su Ye stood there, his chest heaving violently.

His right fingertips were slightly numb, but his heart felt like it had just completed a thrilling charge—hot, powerful, and even carrying a lingering aftershock of excitement.

He looked down at his fingers.

A moment later, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

Inch power, the third stage.

I'm calling on you to knock on the gate!

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