Medical Sage

Before the Spirit Measuring Pillar, nearly everyone held their breath. They watched the grim and mocking Langye and Sun Tianzheng, then glanced toward the base of the nearby pillar. Throats twitched, and their gazes grew solemn and tense.

At that moment, under Langye’s instruction, Sun Tianzheng had already sworn a great Dao oath, and so had our Young Master Chen, Chen Fei! Now, with an expressionless face and light steps, he was walking toward the towering, dilapidated Spirit Measuring Pillar. He was about to find out what level of cultivation talent he possessed.

The scene was fraught with tension. If Chen Fei actually managed to leave his name on the pillar, everyone present knew exactly what that would mean. It would mean that another supreme talent, one acknowledged even in the Cultivation World, was about to be born before their very eyes. It would mean that Sun Tianzheng would have to kneel, kowtow, and call him ”Grandfather.” If he tried to go back on his word, he would face the judgment of the great Dao oath and be doomed for eternity.

But if that really happens, what an utter humiliation it will be for Sun Tianzheng! He just had his luck turn around and is brimming with pride, his ego inflated to the extreme! How disgraceful! Someone with a weaker will might go mad on the spot! After all, it’s kneeling, kowtowing, and calling someone ”Grandfather”! No matter how calm, steady, or strong-willed a person is, surely no one could bear such a humiliation, right?

Conversely, Chen Fei was in the same predicament. If he lost and failed to leave his name on the Spirit Measuring Pillar, he too would be plunged into the same despair and shame. He would either have to hold his nose and endure the immense disgrace of kneeling and calling his rival ”Grandfather,” or he could choose to resist and be annihilated by the power of the great Dao oath, doomed forever...

At this thought, the expressions on everyone’s faces grew several times more solemn and tense than before. Almost no one dared to speak. Even their breathing was suppressed until it was barely audible. All eyes were locked on the center of the scene, on the space beneath the Spirit Measuring Pillar.

”Hmph! What good will it do to put on an act? I refuse to believe a piece of trash like you possesses the same Blue Qi Spiritual Root as me and can leave your name on the Spirit Measuring Pillar! You’re overestimating yourself.”

Feeling the intense, nervous atmosphere, Sun Tianzheng’s heart pounded like a drum. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his face paled, as if his anxiety was making it hard to breathe. Yet, he forced a look of fierce bravado, tilting his chin up and scoffing with disdain.

Langye, standing beside him, was the same. His pair of ferocious, green eyes stared holes into Chen Fei’s back, a chilling light glinting within them.

And just then, our Young Master Chen, Chen Fei, placed his palm on the Spirit Measuring Pillar.

BUZZ!

Almost everyone present felt a strong, piercing vibration erupt from the top of the towering pillar. Then, a faint scarlet glow began to emanate from its massive surface.

”A scarlet… scarlet light? This… this…” As soon as the faint scarlet light appeared, it unsurprisingly sent a wave of shocked commotion through the bustling crowd. Many people simply froze.

Scarlet light… the Scarlet Spirit Root? Isn’t that the lowest level? This… this… how can this be? Impossible!

The expressions on Li Manlou and the others stiffened. They frowned deeply, their faces a mask of complex emotions. Langye, however, broke into a sinister, mocking grin.

A Scarlet Spirit Root? What kind of garbage is that!? Haha, hahaha…

”A Scarlet Spirit Root? Heh, and here I thought you possessed some kind of genius talent. I didn’t expect that your ’talent’ would be so far beyond my expectations! Hahaha!” Seeing this, Sun Tianzheng jumped up in excitement. All his previous anxiety and panic vanished, replaced by an intensely scornful ridicule.

His chin was tilted so high it nearly touched the heavens. His mouth was filled with the sound of wild laughter, but just then, someone’s expression changed dramatically. The person pointed at the Spirit Measuring Pillar and shouted.

”Hey, no, look! Look at the pillar! It’s… purple, purple… HISS! What in the world is going on? How is this possible!?” The man’s voice was filled with horror and disbelief! Instantly, everyone froze, their eyes subconsciously snapping back toward the towering Spirit Measuring Pillar.

That single glance made their pupils constrict violently. It was as if the entire crowd had been petrified, turned into statues frozen on the spot, their faces masks of utter shock.

”Purple… it’s purple!?”

At that moment, every single person stared, unblinking, their gazes riveted to the Spirit Measuring Pillar. Billows of deep, rich purple had, at some unknown point, begun to flow out like a vibrant sunset, filling the very sky. It was dazzling, like the most beautiful and alluring flower in the world, causing all other sights to pale in comparison.

It was an eternal image, one that would never fade with the passing of years, deeply seared into the hearts of all who witnessed it.

Purple radiance soaring to the heavens! A peerless, once-in-a-millennium Spirit Root!

No, no—NO! How is this possible? This is impossible… Langye’s pupils trembled as he stared at Chen Fei, his teeth chattering. Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. His once-ferocious, wolf-like face was now deathly pale, filled with utter disbelief. A Purple Qi Spiritual Root!? How can that be? It’s impossible… Am I dreaming right now? I must be… I must be!!

It wasn’t just him. Even Li Manlou, Taoist Qingyue, and the others were completely stunned. They stared at Chen Fei again, their eyes filled with a dreamlike mixture of shock and doubt.

Purple… a Purple Qi Spiritual Root? Is this real? What does this even mean!?

WHOOSH!

Finally breaking free from their dreamlike shock, they scrambled forward. Their faces flushed with excitement, they all raced towards the base of the Spirit Measuring Pillar. Their eyes remained locked on the pillar above as they moved, trying to confirm if the flowing purple radiance was truly the legendary supreme talent.

”It’s real! It’s really real!” After a moment, Taoist Qingyue’s trembling, ecstatic voice rang out. His words struck everyone’s hearts like a heavy hammer, leaving them dizzy and stunned, their ears ringing.

”No, no! This is impossible!”

Langye, his face white as a sheet, was still muttering in disbelief. Beside him, Sun Tianzheng gave a violent, reflexive shudder, looking as if his mind was about to snap.

”But… that’s a talent that’s only supposed to exist in legends, isn’t it? Why… why is this happening!?” Sun Tianzheng whimpered, his voice on the verge of tears as he mumbled in disbelief. All the strength seemed to have drained from his body.

He has the Purple Qi Spiritual Root Talent!? He has the Purple Qi Spiritual Root Talent!? He has the Purple Qi Spiritual Root Talent… The thought replayed endlessly in his mind, sending another wave of uncontrollable tremors through his body.

He… he actually possesses such a peerless, world-shaking Spirit Root… But by now, almost everyone had forgotten about Sun Tianzheng and Langye. The way they looked at Chen Fei had changed completely, their gazes burning with intensity. The experts from the Five Great Immortal Sects, like Taoist Qingyue and Xu Tianying, looked as if they wanted nothing more than to snatch him up and drag him back to their Sects.

The Eagle Gorge, where their sects were located, was just an insignificant corner of the territory under Ghost Wolf City’s command. And even the vast and powerful Ghost Wolf City was but a drop in the ocean of the immense Qiannan Ancient Kingdom. Even in that boundless land, one would be hard-pressed to find many peerless prodigies with such astonishing talent in the same generation.

It was a known fact that throughout history, anyone born with a Purple Qi Spiritual Root Talent was 100% destined to reach the Primordial Core True Lord Realm, so long as they didn’t meet an untimely end. And that wasn’t even the final limit for such a genius! This was what made it so enviable and terrifying. He was a true child of destiny.

WHOOSH!

”Young friend, I think you should reconsider my earlier proposal,” Taoist Qingyue of the Floating Cloud Sect reacted the fastest. In an instant, he had pulled Chen Fei to his side, speaking with great excitement. ”How about this? If you are willing to join my Floating Cloud Sect, I will promise on behalf of the Sect to name you as the next successor to the position of Sect Leader! Furthermore, an Ancestor of the Foundation Establishment True Person Realm from our Sect will personally guide you, and may even take you as his closed-door disciple! What do you say, young friend?”

This was no joke! How could the Floating Cloud Sect possibly let a peerless genius with a Purple Qi Spiritual Root, seen only once in a thousand years, slip through their fingers?

BOOM!

”Old man Qingyue, what is the meaning of this!?”

Before Young Master Chen could even speak, a terrifyingly powerful aura of the Qi Refining Eighth Layer swept out without hesitation. Li Manlou’s face was livid, his expression incredibly grim as he shouted.

Their Exquisite Sect might be slightly stronger than a first-class sect like Floating Cloud, but the bargaining chip Taoist Qingyue had just thrown down was simply too great. What if Chen Fei, in a moment of weakness, couldn’t resist the temptation? That would be a disaster! Even the Exquisite Sect would absolutely, under no circumstances, miss out on a genius who could shine gloriously through the ages