"Fellow Daoist Lu seems to be quite wary of the Gongshu family?"
In the dense forest, the Five Treasures Taoist, who was practicing his movement technique, asked Lu Qing a question.
He had noticed earlier that Lu Qing didn't seem to want to have much contact with the Gongshu family.
“I’m wary of all these powerful forces, not just the Gongshu family,” Lu Qing said. “We are outnumbered and unable to leave this secret realm for the time being. If we are targeted, it will be difficult to escape even if we want to.”
Wu Bao Daoist nodded as he recalled the current situation in the secret realm.
The rogue cultivators in the secret realm have begun to plunder each other due to the scarcity of spirit stones and pills.
These elite disciples of powerful forces, with their profound foundations, might not be inclined to do anything that would lower their status for the time being.
But things might change over time.
"Shall we go find Fellow Daoist Ye and the others now?"
“Yes, this ancient pagoda is so conspicuous, Miss Ye and the others should be nearby.” Lu Qing nodded.
The two traversed the dense forest. With Lu Qing's extraordinary spiritual sense and Xiao Li's reminder, they led the Five Treasures Taoist to avoid the forces lurking in the forest in advance.
Finally, after a quarter of an hour, his expression changed, and he finally sensed a few familiar causal auras.
"Found it, it's just ahead, Taoist priest, let's go over there."
After a series of quick maneuvers, the two finally arrived at a valley.
"who?"
Because Lu Qing and his group did not conceal their presence, they immediately alerted the people in the valley.
"My name is Chen Qing. I was unaware that this is the headquarters of the Qiankun Sect. I would like to pay a visit to Fellow Daoist Ye Qingzhu and Fellow Daoist Zixiao."
Lu Qing stood at the entrance of the valley and spoke loudly.
He could tell that a powerful array had been set up in the valley, covering the entire valley.
This prevented them from seeing the true situation inside the valley.
"Chen Qing, a friend of Senior Sister Ye and Senior Brother Zixiao, you said your name is Chen Qing, the fellow Daoist Chen Qing who saved Senior Sister Ye and the others?"
The Qiankun Sect disciple on guard duty was initially somewhat suspicious, but upon hearing Lu Qing's name, he seemed to remember something and immediately exclaimed with delight.
"...It should be me."
"Please wait a moment, I will go and report to them."
Lu Qing and the Five Treasures Taoist stood quietly outside the valley and waited. Soon, they saw the entrance to the valley shift and twist, with fluctuations in the power of a magic array.
Immediately afterwards, a slender figure rushed out from the middle and headed towards Lu Qing's side; it was Chu Xiaojing.
At this moment, Chu Xiaojing's face was full of anxiety, and she didn't even feel the joy of seeing Lu Qing again.
Using his agility, he arrived in front of him, grabbed his hand, and tried to pull him into the valley.
"Brother Chen, hurry! Senior Sister Ye and Senior Brother Zixiao are about to die!"
Lu Qing originally wanted to break free, but upon hearing these words, he froze and did not struggle, following Chu Xiaojing into the valley.
As for the Five Treasures Taoist, he naturally followed closely behind.
Passing through the array of light at the valley entrance, we entered the valley.
Lu Qing discovered several wooden houses built in the valley, and more than a dozen figures were walking towards them.
The leader was a young man with a square face, dressed in a blue monastic robe.
Seeing Chu Xiaojing pulling Lu Qing in, the young man frowned and immediately scolded, "Xiaojing, how can you be so rude to our distinguished guest!"
"Second Senior Brother."
Chu Xiaojing was clearly afraid of the young man, and upon hearing the reprimand, she involuntarily stopped in her tracks.
But soon, she cried out urgently, "Senior Sister Ke Ye and Senior Brother Zi Xiao are seriously injured..."
"Qingzhu and Zixiao are indeed seriously injured, but it's not like they're just a little bit short of time. Fellow Daoist Chen is a distinguished guest of our Qiankun Sect. How can you be so negligent?"
Chu Xiaojing didn't dare to speak. She squeezed Lu Qing's hand and pouted, looking a little aggrieved.
Lu Qing gently withdrew his hand, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "I am Chen Qing. I greet everyone from the Qiankun Sect. Miss Chu said that Miss Ye and the others were injured. What happened?"
"Greetings, fellow Daoists. I am Qin Zheng, their good-for-nothing senior brother."
The square-faced young man returned the greeting earnestly, then sighed softly.
"It's a long story, but Junior Sister Qingzhu and Junior Brother Zixiao are indeed injured, [N O V E L I G H T] and their injuries are quite serious. We don't know if they can survive this ordeal."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing immediately said, "Then may I take a look? I have some medical knowledge and may be able to help."
Recalling the divination performed by the Five Treasures Taoist priest, Lu Qing wondered if the danger mentioned in the divination was the current situation of Ye Qingzhu and the others.
"Of course," Qin Zheng quickly replied. "I've also heard from Junior Sister Qingzhu and the others that your medical skills are amazing, with the ability to bring the dead back to life. I'm sure you should be able to help Junior Sister Qingzhu and the others recover from their injuries."
"Miss Ye, you flatter me." Lu Qing smiled. "Then let's not delay and go check on their injuries first."
"Brother Chen, Senior Sister Ye and Senior Brother Zixiao are inside. I'll take you there."
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaojing immediately took Lu Qing's hand and led him to one of the wooden houses.
Qin Zheng frowned again, but this time he didn't say anything. He simply followed behind with his fellow disciples.
The other Qiankun Sect disciples also showed expressions of curiosity.
They were familiar with the name Chen Qing.
After all, Junior Sister Xiaojing has been reciting the Dao quite a bit these past few days.
He also often said that not only was his swordsmanship divine, but his medical skills were also superb, capable of bringing the dead back to life and healing flesh and bones.
If that's the case, then Qingzhu and Zixiao might really be saved.
Lu Qing followed Chu Xiaojing into a wooden house.
Inside the room, Ye Qingzhu, Zi Xiao, and two other disciples of the Qiankun Sect were lying on wooden planks.
Their robes were stained with blood, and their breaths were extremely weak.
Among them, Ye Qingzhu had a huge wound between her waist and abdomen, which almost split her in two diagonally, making her look quite terrifying.
As for Zixiao, her condition was equally serious. One of her right arms had disappeared, her chest was sunken, her face was as pale as paper, and she was barely breathing.
The other two Qiankun Sect disciples, whom Lu Qing did not recognize, were also severely injured, and their condition was not optimistic.
How could they have been so badly injured?
Lu Qing frowned as he looked at the injuries on the group.
"Senior Sister Ye and the others were injured by the strange beasts guarding the ancient tower." Chu Xiaojing's face suddenly turned hateful as she said this. "If those people from the Gongshu family hadn't deserted in the face of battle and ruined the formation, we wouldn't have been defeated head-on by the strange beasts, and Senior Brother Zhao and the others wouldn't have died..."
"Xiao Jing!" Qin Zheng suddenly shouted, interrupting Chu Xiao Jing's words.
However, Lu Qing already understood that this matter was related to the Gongshu family.
Could it be that the man-made disaster mentioned in the divination by the Five Treasures Taoist refers to the Gongshu family?
"Fellow Daoist Chen, Xiao Jing is talking nonsense. I hope you will forgive her."
After stopping Chu Xiaojing, Qin Zheng asked Lu Qing, "I wonder if there's any way to heal Junior Sister Qingzhu and the others' injuries?"
"I can't guarantee it either; a detailed diagnosis is needed to know," Lu Qing said, offering no assurances.
"Then please make a diagnosis, Fellow Daoist Chen. If you can save Junior Sister Qingzhu and the others' lives, our Qiankun Sect will be eternally grateful for this favor."
Qin Zheng saw that Lu Qing did not deny it immediately, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.
Because it means there is still hope.
"Then I will take the liberty of presumptuously."
Lu Qing first came to Ye Qingzhu's side, gently placed his fingers on her wrist, and let a wisp of magic power seep into her body to examine her condition.
As his mind followed the magical power into Ye Qingzhu's body, Lu Qing's expression quickly revealed a hint of understanding.
At this moment, Ye Qingzhu's injuries were extremely severe.
Not only was his physical body almost split in two, but the meridians within his body were also completely destroyed by a brute force.
His dantian and dantian were also damaged, and his mana and golden core were dim and lifeless.
This injury is no less severe than the one inflicted by Li Motian.
After checking Ye Qingzhu's injuries, Lu Qing went to Zi Xiao's side and placed her fingers on his wrist as well.
As it turned out, this person's injuries were even more severe than Ye Qingzhu's.
He lost his right arm, and his chest was completely and brutally destroyed by some unknown force.
Not only was his sternum completely shattered, but his internal organs were also completely destroyed, and his heart pulse was reduced to an extremely weak beat.
It's only because the Golden Core Realm cultivator has strong enough vitality; otherwise, with these injuries, he would have died countless times over.
After examining Zi Xiao, Lu Qing checked the injuries of the other two Qiankun Sect disciples and then fell into deep thought.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, how is it? Have Junior Sister Qingzhu and the others recovered?"
Seeing Lu Qing's silence, Qin Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked.
"I can only say there is some hope, but I dare not say that it can be completely cured," Lu Qing said cautiously.
This is what my master taught me: as a doctor, even if you are 100% certain, you must never speak too confidently.
"It's good that there's hope!" Qin Zheng was overjoyed upon hearing this and bowed deeply to Lu Qing. "Please do your best to save my junior brothers and sisters."
Although he remained calm on the surface, Qin Zheng was under immense pressure ever since Ye Qingzhu and the others were seriously injured and fell unconscious, and his two junior brothers died.
However, as the leader of this expedition into the secret realm, he could not show this pressure.
Otherwise, the already somewhat restless junior brothers and sisters would inevitably become even more panicked.
Even with their composure, they were powerless to stop Ye Qingzhu and the others as their life force grew weaker and weaker.
Qin Zheng's heart grew increasingly anxious.
Now that he heard Lu Qing say there was hope for a cure, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
“I know Miss Ye and the others, so I will do my best to help them,” Lu Qing nodded. “However, it might be a bit cramped in this wooden house. When I am treating their injuries, I would appreciate it if you could help me move Miss Ye and the others outside.”
"Go outside?" Qin Zheng was taken aback.
Generally speaking, it's best to treat injuries indoors, but Lu Qing was going to do the opposite.
“That’s right, we need to go outside.” Lu Qing said somewhat seriously, “The spiritual energy in this secret realm is thin. Miss Ye and the others are seriously injured and have no spiritual energy to nourish them, which is why their condition is getting worse.”
"I need to set up an array to stabilize their injuries, but it might be too cramped in this room."
"Fellow Daoist Chen is right; it was our oversight."
Qin Zheng was a powerful cultivator in the late stage of the Golden Core realm. Although he was not skilled in medicine, he understood Lu Qing's words immediately.
In fact, the reason they were helpless in dealing with Ye Qingzhu and the others' injuries was...
Besides their lack of medical skills, the more important reason was that they were in this secluded place.
This peculiar secret realm has extremely thin spiritual energy, which greatly weakens the power of their Taoist arts when they are used.
As for the array formations that were set up, without the ability to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, their power was reduced to less than one-tenth.
Therefore, although they did try to rescue Ye Qingzhu and the others, the effect was minimal.
Immediately, Qin Zheng instructed his junior brothers and sisters to move Ye Qingzhu and the other three outside and place them on a blanket laid on the ground.
"Gentlemen, please move back a little."
Lu Qing stood in front of Ye Qingzhu and the others, and after asking them to step back a little, he began to form a sword with his fingers together, activating sword energy to carve on the ground around him.
The disciples of the Qiankun Sect looked on with a mixture of anticipation and curiosity at the sight.
This was the first time they had ever seen someone inscribe a formation before healing another.
The Five Treasures Taoist was also watching intently.
He had always heard Chu Xiaojing say that Lu Qing's medical skills were amazing, and this time, he finally had the opportunity to witness it for himself.
Only Xiao Li seemed unaffected by the scene before her.
He lay on a large rock to the side, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lu Qing quickly inscribed a profound array.
Then, he began to flick his fingers, inserting spirit stones and talismans into the nodes of the formation.
Qin Zheng's expression shifted slightly upon seeing this.
He could tell that all the spirit stones Lu Qing threw were mid-grade spirit stones.
Given the current situation in the secret realm, such a move is quite significant.
"Xiao Jing and the others are right. This Fellow Daoist Chen is truly kind-hearted and compassionate, a doctor with a benevolent heart."
The other disciples of the Qiankun Sect were equally astonished to see Lu Qing continuously throwing out spirit stones.
In today's secret realm, spirit stones are even more precious than magical treasures.
This fellow Daoist Chen is incredibly generous.
Lu Qing was unaware of the thoughts of the Qiankun Sect disciples.
The reason he inserted spirit stones into the formation was to use them as a source of power, in order to maximize the formation's power.
Otherwise, given the scarcity of spiritual energy in this secret realm, the formation wouldn't be able to exert much power.
Once the formation was fully set up, he lightly tapped his foot to activate it.
The next moment, a light screen lit up, enveloping him and Ye Qingzhu and the others.
The spiritual energy of the spiritual stones within the formation was activated, and in an instant, the entire formation became misty and filled with spiritual energy.
These spiritual energies also carried a hint of vibrant green, quite different from ordinary spiritual energies of heaven and earth.
That's because the talisman that Lu Qing inserted into the formation was a healing jade talisman that he had personally crafted, containing the power of the wood element.
Through the blessing of healing talismans, this spiritual energy has now transformed into a unique spiritual energy with powerful vitality.
Once the spiritual energy within the formation was sufficiently concentrated, Lu Qing manipulated the hand seals, directing the spiritual energy towards the unconscious Ye Qingzhu and the other three, nourishing their injured bodies.
