Time Travel: The Best Doctor in Ancient Times

Chapter 1216: Chapter 882: Entering the Dao Through Medicine, Conquest Realm!

Gu Changsheng spoke with a hint of caution in her voice at the end because this question was abrupt and concerned someone’s martial arts secrets!

In ancient times, people were deeply secretive about their sect’s exclusive secret techniques!

Like Gu Changsheng’s previous life sect, the Yhan’s, it was a form of protection and a continuation of tradition, the lifeblood of a family’s sect. This probing question of hers was indeed a way to peek into someone else’s exclusive secrets.

Of course, she probed quite openly as she asked directly!

What is this called? This is called calm coveting!

Gu Changsheng secretly cheered herself on for her brazen boldness!

She finally asked it, having wrestled with this question for several days without getting any results!

This left Gu Changsheng feeling some sense of defeat—damn it! She, who was so talented, couldn’t understand it, couldn’t grasp it!

”You want to know?” The Medicine Immortal Old Man heard Gu Changsheng’s question and did not show anger, but spoke with a hint of contemplation in his old eyes.

”Of course I want to know!” Gu Changsheng nodded without hesitation, speaking reasonably, ”I am absolutely certain that at that time, you did not have any medicinal herbs on you, yet, you could still emit such a rich medicinal fragrance. This is simply unscientific! Even if you were made into a sachet, it’s still impossible!”

”You haven’t tried, so how do you know it’s impossible?” The Medicine Immortal Old Man raised an eyebrow upon hearing Gu Changsheng’s words.

”Uh...” Just as she was speaking happily, she was suddenly interrupted, leaving Gu Changsheng a bit out of step as she blankly asked, ”Old man, what do you mean?”

Damn it!

Is it not what she thought it meant?

She had thought of this guess, but immediately denied it because it’s entirely impossible. How could a person reach such extremes?

Yet, the Medicine Immortal Old Man gave her such an answer!

”It is indeed what you thought it meant!” The Medicine Immortal Old Man looked at Gu Changsheng, nodded gravely, and spoke in a deep voice, ”The path of cultivation is about constantly challenging the limits. How could you know if there’s a road ahead if not reaching the extremes? As a Doctor, the old me does not cultivate Martial Dao. Do you see any flashy moves from the old me? No! The old me doesn’t practice Martial Dao; the old me practices the Medical Path, entering Dao through medicine, using one’s body as a medicinal cauldron, conquering the transformative realm, transcending. Do you understand?”

”...” Gu Changsheng was directly dumbfounded by the Medicine Immortal Old Man’s words.

Did she understand?

Did she understand anything?

Enter Dao through medicine, conquer the transformative realm!

Doctors, this is a type of cultivation?

She hasn’t read much, don’t scare her!

Gu Changsheng suddenly felt that this world was incredibly fantastical!

She was said to be unpredictable, but this was truly unpredictable!

She finally understood why, that day, the Medicine Immortal Old Man’s grand gesture wasn’t anything impressive. It wasn’t merely not impressive; it was downright messy!

It turns out the man doesn’t practice Martial Dao, doesn’t practice martial arts!

A person who doesn’t practice martial arts yet conquers the transformative realm, can you believe it?

Whether you believe it or not, the truth is right in front of you, whether you believe it or not!

”What now? Still in disbelief? Heh...” The Medicine Immortal Old Man looked at the shocked Gu Changsheng, laughed a few times, and then continued, ”There are thousands of paths in the world, and it isn’t just the path of martial arts that can conquer the transformative realm. Dao is an ultimate realm, you can achieve Dao’s essence with mastery in any task, and with the right opportunity, you transcend!”

”Have you heard of a story called the oil thread through a copper coin’s eye? It’s from long ago, about an oil seller, ***, who became skilled through practice, mastering the arts, and finally entered Dao this way. The sesame oil in his hands was his, and not only through a copper coin’s eye but also through a needle’s eye, he could thread it!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng was like struck by lightning, taking a long time before hesitantly speaking, ”So what you’re saying is, all roads lead to Rome, and any path can conquer the transformative realm? It’s not just through martial practice?”

Damn it!

It’s too revolutionary!

”You could say that! It depends on the path your heart belongs to,” The Medicine Immortal Old Man nodded and spoke in a deep voice, ”This path cannot be forced, nor can it be pursued deliberately, which is why those who conquer the transformative realm never take disciples. Because the paths differ, there’s nothing to teach, and nothing to learn!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng felt awkward!

Alright!

Damn it, so it means that she and Zhou Mu have come to this point with no road to advance further, and to go further, one can only rely on oneself?

However...

Gu Changsheng’s phoenix eyes lit up instantly, and then she grabbed the clothes of the Medicine Immortal Old Man, excitedly said, ”Is there a Dao where you don’t have to practice martial arts, don’t have to work hard, just sleep and eat to achieve success?”

Oh my God!

If there is such a Dao, it’d be so awesome!

She also wants to pursue this Dao, to reach the Conquest Realm!

”Sleeping and eating to achieve success?” The Medicine Immortal Old Man’s face twitched as he looked at Gu Changsheng sticking to him, and under her hopeful gaze, he finally said, ”Actually, it is possible!”

Gu Changsheng’s eyes brightened instantly upon hearing this, and she hurriedly said, ”Tell me! Tell me! Are there any experiences from predecessors that can be verified?”

”There’s plenty to verify!” The Medicine Immortal Old Man nodded, seriously said, ”The thing that can be achieved by sleeping and eating is an early death and rebirth!”

Gu Changsheng: ”...”

Upon hearing this, she was instantly dumbfounded!

Oh my God, she was actually being scorned, right?

This old man!

This wicked old man who tricks her!

”People eat grains and live through birth, aging, sickness, and death, which is a cycle of reincarnation. Other things I’m not aware of, but there’s one thing I can tell you clearly!” The Medicine Immortal Old Man looked at Gu Changsheng with a solemn face and said, ”There are Three Thousand Great Daos, countless are the Dao Seekers, but life is full of unsatisfactory desires! For those pursuing the path to the Transformative Realm, it means that what one desires the most, in the end, will never be achieved! So for this matter, it is best to go with the flow, not to be demanding or forcing, only then can there be a glimmer of opportunity!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately rolled her eyes in exasperation and couldn’t help but mutter, ”Actually, you’re not a doctor, you’re a Taoist, right?”

Oh my God, how come she felt like she was mistakenly hearing Taoist rhetoric as the conversation went on?

”You!” The Medicine Immortal Old Man shook his head helplessly, not entangled in this issue.

Instead, Gu Changsheng seized this topic and continued, ”Since you also said, go with the flow, don’t be demanding or forceful then there will be a glimmer of opportunity, why should I still participate in the Nirvana Martial Contest? Why strive for first place? Go with the flow, what’s mine is mine, what’s not, I can’t force it! Therefore, I’m not going to the Nirvana Martial Contest!”

”You!” The Medicine Immortal Old Man was speechless with anger upon hearing this.

He really didn’t know what to say to this disciple he had favored!

Clearly, she has provoked incredible figures, yet she’s carefree as if nothing happened, while he, an outsider, has to subtly remind her!

Sigh!

”Forget it, forget it, whether you want to or not, it’s your decision! I’m still puzzled about which unscrupulous person dared to lure me out! I need to go check to see if I can find them and give them a good punch!” said the Medicine Immortal Old Man as he walked out of the courtyard.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng instantly panicked, hurried after him, and anxiously asked, ”Old man, where are you going? Aren’t you going with me to Linyuan City for the Nirvana Martial Contest?”

”When did I ever say I’d accompany you to Linyuan City?” The Medicine Immortal Old Man replied without even looking back.

”Then where are you going, old man?” Gu Changsheng asked again.

”I am a wanderer who roams the world at will. I never know where I’ll go next; it’s all based on my heart’s desire...”

”But at least come and watch me participate in the Nirvana Martial Contest. Otherwise, if I win first place, where will I find you? You promised me that if I won first place, you’d take me as your disciple!” Gu Changsheng said, standing on her tiptoes and anxiously watching the old man who was walking farther and farther away.

In the distance, the Medicine Immortal Old Man paused, slightly raised his head to look toward the northern sky, and only after a good while did he speak with some worry, ”If you win first place in the Nirvana Martial Contest, I will naturally appear by your side and will never break my promise!”

With those words, the Medicine Immortal Old Man’s figure quickly vanished from Gu Changsheng’s sight.

A faint medicinal fragrance wafted around, and Gu Changsheng knew it must be the Medicine Immortal Old Man accelerating the release of the herbal scent...

Using his body as a medicine cauldron, among the Three Thousand Great Daos...

This old man, though unreliable in appearance, told her things more detailed than the Dowager Empress Xiao did!

Gu Changsheng looked at the empty space ahead and felt a slight touch for a moment.

Along this journey in Xunyang City, she met the pregnant Beauty Sai, saved her son, and also resolved the incident involving the maid abducting Beauty Sai. Regarding these matters, Gu Changsheng could confidently say that she handled them with ease!

However, in the end, when Beauty Sai was giving birth and during the incident in Xunyang City’s underground wine cellar, these were things she couldn’t manage at all!

She couldn’t, and neither could her evildoer!

Because this time their opponent was someone far superior to them, as if, after they had struggled to become leaders among children, an adult emerged in the air, delivering a deadly blow!

Although this metaphor is a bit exaggerated, Gu Changsheng truly had a feeling that the person who calculated against them from the shadows, or perhaps, the obscure phantom she saw that day, was indeed like an adult teasing children, holding them in the palm of his hand...