This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Li Daoxuan looked at his two disciples who had inexplicably entered a state of enlightenment and attainment of the Dao with a helpless wry smile.

It was just a casual chat, how did they suddenly enter a meditative state?

The key point is that the system also chimed in, saying that he had completed his first sermon and was rewarded with 500 merit points.

So, I now have a total of 3450 merit points.

If all of it were used to convert into mana, it would increase his mana by nearly two hundred strands.

Li Daoxuan silently got up, cleared away the dishes, and then sat cross-legged in front of his two disciples to enter meditation.

The snowfall stopped, the sky cleared and the moon shone brightly; in the latter half of the night, the gentle breeze was the first to awaken.

He slowly opened his eyes, a flash of inspiration appearing in them.

That is a manifestation of the perfect and flawless completeness of the three treasures: essence, energy, and spirit.

Qingfeng looked at his body and felt the magical power in his dantian more than double, and felt leisurely and happy.

He didn't know what was wrong with him. He was listening to his master, but as he listened, countless insights involuntarily surged in his heart.

The scriptures and principles I had read were as if they had been dissected layer by layer and laid out clearly before me. My internal magical power circulated naturally, my primordial spirit was at peace, and I naturally entered a state of meditation.

When I came to my senses, I was shocked to realize that more than half the night had passed.

And his cultivation level also increased dramatically without him even realizing it.

Qingfeng turned to look at the other side and saw that his master and junior sister were still in meditation, so he quietly got up and left.

As soon as he left, Li Daoxuan opened his eyes, glanced at Mingyue who was still in meditation, and couldn't help but sigh: Although everyone is equal before the Great Dao, everyone's ability to pursue the Great Dao is different.

In comparison, the bright moon is clearly more suited to cultivation than the gentle breeze.

As the night passed quietly, the bright moon slowly opened its eyes when the first rays of dawn slanted across the bluestone slabs of the courtyard.

To attain enlightenment overnight and experience a significant increase in cultivation is naturally something to be happy about.

But what made Mingyue even happier was that her eyesight seemed to have recovered considerably, and she could already see the faint light of day.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. The entire Anyi County is covered in snow, and a joyous festive atmosphere permeates the air from early morning.

People came and went on the street, exchanging greetings upon meeting.

But this year seems different from previous years; when people meet, they can't help but say a few things that sound rather unlucky.

"Still alive?"

"I'm alive. I guess I've made it through this year's New Year."

"Just keep enduring, and there's plenty of time, year after year..."

"It's strange, really. It snowed all night, but not a single person in the neighborhood has frozen to death..."

"Who says otherwise? This time last year, my neighbor, Uncle Zhang's family, was wiped out except for their youngest daughter. This year, with such heavy snow, they're all still alive..."

"Hey, is it bad enough to just stay alive? If God won't take us, we'll just keep living..."

"After all these years, God has finally shown some mercy..."

The Wang siblings, carrying gifts, walked from the Wang family compound to Li Daoxuan's courtyard. Hearing this conversation, they couldn't help but smile at each other.

A sense of accomplishment and pride naturally welled up inside me.

Although the two of them didn't contribute much, it was still the work of their senior brothers and sisters, so they were naturally proud to share in it.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, the four children lined up neatly and kowtowed to Li Daoxuan to wish him a Happy New Year.

Li Daoxuan quickly took out the prepared red envelopes and distributed them to everyone.

The new year has arrived so naturally.

A peaceful yet fulfilling life begins again.

After the Lantern Festival, the master and his apprentices finally moved from the small courtyard to the newly built house next door, and then hired craftsmen to transform the small courtyard into a clinic.

Wang Juren had already helped Li Daoxuan with the procedures and official documents for opening the clinic. After that, he just needed to purchase medicinal herbs and choose an auspicious day to open the clinic.

The clinic was simply called "Taiyi" Clinic. On its opening day, there were no lanterns or decorations, and no guests came to congratulate it. Only a scholar named Wang sent a plaque with the four characters "Taiyi Clinic" engraved on it.

Li Daoxuan personally wrote a couplet at the entrance of his clinic: The first line reads: "May all people in the world be free from illness." The second line reads: "Why not let the medicines on the shelves gather dust?"

After carefully reading the couplet, Wang, the scholar, suddenly had a bright idea in his mind.

I couldn't help but marvel: He is truly a wise and benevolent man who saves the world...

And so the clinic opened, known only to the Wang family and the villagers in the same alley.

So it's no surprise that the clinic was deserted for many days after it opened.

Li Daoxuan naturally didn't care; he ran a clinic, but he wasn't doing business.

All who enter this gate are destined to enter.

The rest need not be forced.

The clinic did not see its first patient until three days after it opened.

They were also neighbors living in Fu'an Lane, directly opposite the clinic.

The people who came were a mother and son. The mother was probably not very old, but her hair was already completely white.

My son is fifteen or sixteen years old. He looks pale and has a disability in one leg.

The mother and son hesitated for a long time at the entrance of the clinic before nervously stepping inside.

Finally, a patient arrived, and Qingfeng naturally greeted her politely. However, the first question the sickly-looking woman asked Qingfeng was whether she could buy some medicine with five coins...

Qingfeng was taken aback and immediately realized that the woman had probably already asked around at other clinics in the city but couldn't afford the consultation fee, so she had no choice but to come to their newly opened Taiyi Clinic.

Although Qingfeng sympathized with her, he dared not make any promises in private.

Because the master had long ago set a rule that money must be charged for medical treatment.

He could only reply gently:

"The exact consultation fee will only be known after my master examines the patient."

The mother and son could only follow Qingfeng into the clinic with trepidation.

Upon seeing Li Daoxuan, the woman's expression visibly dimmed.

After all, Li Daoxuan looked too young, and every doctor in the city seemed more reliable than him.

The woman wasn't worried about whether her illness could be cured, but rather about wasting money.

Li Daoxuan knew what the woman was thinking at a glance. He didn't explain, but simply asked her to extend her hand so he could take her pulse.

In fact, with Li Daoxuan's current cultivation level, he could diagnose a woman's illness caused by wind-evil invading her body with just one glance.

But people are blind and mostly judge others by their own selfish desires.

If a patient pays money and the doctor prescribes medicine without even examining them or taking their pulse, the patient will likely be skeptical.

Therefore, Li Daoxuan had to appear serious and thoughtful so that the patient would feel at ease and take the medicine as prescribed.

The saying "A great physician, when treating illness, must first calm the mind and stabilize the will" illustrates this principle.

After taking the woman's pulse, Li Daoxuan asked a few more questions, then took a piece of white paper, wrote down a prescription, and handed it to the woman's son, instructing him:

"Go get the medicine."

The young man stared at the prescription in his hand. Although it contained only a few ingredients, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

After struggling for a moment, I couldn't help but ask:

"Doctor, how much...will this cost?"

Li Daoxuan smiled and said:

"Not much, five coins will suffice."

Upon hearing that it only cost five coins, the young man was overjoyed and, holding the prescription, repeatedly said:

"Okay, okay, I'll go get the medicine right away."

After saying that, he ran to the counter to get the medicine from Qingfeng.

Looking at her son's joyful expression, a bittersweet feeling flickered in the woman's eyes.

Although five coins was not a large sum, it represented all the family had.

But now all of it has been wasted on himself.

"Sister-in-law, your health is actually quite good. The reason you got sick is partly because you caught a chill and caught a cold, and partly because it is probably related to the depletion of your mental energy."

"Is there anything troubling you at home?"

Li Daoxuan's gentle and mellow voice pulled the woman, who was lost in thought, back to her senses.

Upon hearing Li Daoxuan's question, the woman's eyes immediately reddened. She wanted to confide in him, but in the end, she could only sigh heavily, then stand up, bow slightly to Li Daoxuan, and leave.