Chapter 64: Deciphering the Sky-Replenishing Ointment, Chen Changsheng Flees
After exchanging pleasantries with Medicine Elder, Chen Changsheng entered the thatched cottage with him.
Looking at the translated medicinal formula on the table, Chen Changsheng felt a surge of excitement.
Back in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, despite all his efforts, Chen Changsheng was unable to fully decipher the Sky-Replenishing Ointment.
After leaving the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, Chen Changsheng never gave up on deciphering the Sky-Replenishing Ointment.
It was during one of those fortunate encounters that Chen Changsheng met Medicine Immortal from Butterfly Valley, Medicine Elder.
Chen Changsheng was a master of the Dan Dao, and Medicine Elder was a high-ranking medical expert.
Though their learning paths were different, they still shared some common ground.
Through his exchanges with Medicine Elder, Chen Changsheng finally understood why he had been unable to crack the Sky-Replenishing Ointment.
The Sky-Replenishing Ointment was not a medicinal formula for pills, but rather a medicinal formula.
Dan masters excel in refining pills, which can enhance cultivation, strengthen the body, and heal injuries.
However, the focus of Dan Dao is on enhancing cultivation, and it falls short in treating illnesses compared to Medicine Masters.
Medicine Masters not only use medicinal herbs to heal and treat cultivators, but also employ other methods, which Dan masters are not as adept at.
“Who would have thought that the ingredients for the Sky-Replenishing Ointment would be so simple; truly unexpected.”
After browsing through the medicinal formula for the Sky-Replenishing Ointment, Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh.
Medicine Elder stroked his beard and said, “Enhancing cultivation requires precious spiritual medicines.”
“The reason being that these precious spiritual medicines contain powerful energy.”
“But when it comes to treating illnesses, sometimes ordinary medicinal herbs are more effective than spiritual medicines.”
“The predecessor who created the Sky-Replenishing Ointment could refine common medicinal herbs into miraculous medicines that bring the dead back to life; such talent is unparalleled.”
Upon hearing Medicine Elder’s words, Chen Changsheng put away the jade slip and the translated formula.
“The formula for the Sky-Replenishing Ointment is what you translated, so you should remember it well.”
“As a friend, I advise you, even if you have the ability to refine the Sky-Replenishing Ointment, do not let it surface within a century.”
“The Kunlun Sacred Ground is planning to explore the Sacred Ruins, and many people have recently died.”
“If they knew you had the Sky-Replenishing Ointment, you would encounter endless troubles.”
Hearing this, Medicine Elder looked at Chen Changsheng with a smile and asked, “Are you leaving?”
“It’s been a few days now. I originally wanted to use the teleportation array of the Kunlun Sacred Ground, but given the current situation, I can only walk.”
“The Western Continent, Eastern Wastes, Northern Desert, Southern Plain, Central Courtyard—before, I didn’t know the world was so vast.”
“From the Central Courtyard to the Eastern Wastes, who knows how many centuries it would take.”
Facing Chen Changsheng’s complaints, Medicine Elder smiled and then took out a jade slip from his chest, handing it over.
“Since you’re leaving, I’ll give you a gift.”
“It’s a return gift for the Sky-Replenishing Ointment.”
After checking the contents of the jade slip, Chen Changsheng looked at Medicine Elder with doubt.
“You’ve imparted all your knowledge to me. Are you thinking about taking me as your disciple?”
“That won’t do. I’m not particularly keen on becoming someone’s disciple right now.”
“With your abilities, Chen Changsheng, I would be honored to be your disciple, but I wouldn’t dare take you as mine.”
“I haven’t found an heir for my medical skills. In times of turmoil, I’m not sure if I can escape unscathed.”
“If I don’t pass down my legacy, I might have to ask for your help later.”
“Find someone with the right connection, and give them the jade slip.”
After hearing Medicine Elder’s request, Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and said, “Sure, this isn’t troublesome.”
“If I encounter someone with the right connection, I will give it to them. But finding an heir, it’s better if you do it yourself.”
With that, Chen Changsheng turned and left Butterfly Valley.
Watching Chen Changsheng’s graceful figure, Medicine Elder smiled and then turned back to his thatched cottage.
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Chen Changsheng left, taking A-Man with him from the place where he had lived for forty years.
When news of Chen Changsheng’s departure spread, two people were particularly excited.
One of them was Jiang Bufan, the prospective Holy Son of the Kunlun Sacred Ground.
“Ungrateful!”
“Chen Changsheng, I hope I never meet you again, or else I, Jiang Bufan, will make you regret it!”
Angry, Jiang Bufan smashed everything in the room and also harbored resentment towards A-Li, who was associated with Chen Changsheng.
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In front of the Coffin Shop.
A figure stood silently in front of the shop, looking at the empty Coffin Shop, muttering to himself.
“Teacher, are you really abandoning A-Li?”
“What did A-Li do wrong?”
After a long while, A-Li left the Coffin Shop.
From this moment on, the young member of the Witch Clan who had come out of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains began to grow.
From this time on, he learned to face things alone.
That figure remained deeply etched in his heart.
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Three thousand miles away.
Chen Changsheng and A-Man appeared on a mountain peak somewhere.
Seeing that they had left the range of the Kunlun Sacred Ground, Chen Changsheng no longer used the teleportation array.
“Big Brother Changsheng, are we going back to your hometown now?”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng looked up and thought for a moment, saying, “Consider it my hometown. The Eastern Wastes holds too many memories for me.”
“Living there still feels like home.”
“Besides, we can use this opportunity to see the vastness of the world.”
Listening to Chen Changsheng’s words, A-Man held onto Chen Changsheng’s arm and softly said, “As long as I can stay by Big Brother Changsheng’s side, I am willing to go anywhere.”
Although A-Man’s words were filled with sweetness, there was also a hint of sorrow in her tone.
Initially, Chen Changsheng said that everyone could foresee the future.
A-Man didn’t fully understand Chen Changsheng’s meaning, nor could she fully comprehend his feelings.
But as time passed, A-Man understood and accepted it.
As cultivators’ cultivation grew, their lifespans also increased.
The lifespan of Qi Refining Realm was the same as that of ordinary people, Foundation Establishment Realm could live up to a hundred years, Golden Core Realm could live five hundred years, and Immortal Infant Realm could reach eight hundred years.
Spirit Masters could even live beyond a thousand years.
These years, no matter who it was, would be a long stretch of time.
Yet, even a thousand years was just a fleeting moment in the life of Big Brother Changsheng.
She lacked A-Li’s talent for cultivation, and even with all of Chen Changsheng’s efforts, she had only reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.
This was the future that Big Brother Changsheng could foresee; she couldn’t accompany him forever.
Thinking of this, A-Man buried her emotions deep inside and cheerfully said,
“Big Brother Changsheng, this time you must take me on a good trip.”
“I’ve been your assistant and maid for forty years.”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled slightly and said, “No problem.”
“I’ll show you the splendors of the world, and watch the sunrise and sunset with you. As long as you want to see something, I’ll take you there.”
