Chapter 58: Post-celestial Spiritual Treasure, As-You-Will True Yang Staff

All matters were settled, and the various schools of thought dispersed, returning to the Jixia Academy.

"Grand Master, Shen Zi is severely injured now. We should stay and help take care of him," Yin Wenzi said with a worried expression.

Lu Ge waved his hand. "No need."

"He took care of me all along the way."

"Now it is my turn to take care of him."

"Besides, none of you know medicine, so staying would be useless."

"You should all return."

"There are numerous affairs within the Academy; how can you linger here for long?"

Under Lu Ge's firm refusal, Yin Wenzi and the others had no choice but to follow the leaders of the various schools back.

This time, Lu Ge drove the carriage, while Shen Dao sat inside.

Returning to the post station, Lu Ge settled Shen Dao in and was about to go out to find a physician.

Just as he reached the door, he saw an eunuch leading a group of people approaching.

"Greetings, Master Lu."

Seeing Lu Ge, the eunuch hurriedly led the others in a bow.

Lu Ge looked at them indifferently.

"Why have you come here?"

The eunuch stammeringly replied, "The King sent me."

"The King said that this time he was also deceived by the Eastern Emperor, and it was truly beyond his control."

"The King already knows his wrongdoing and hopes Master Lu will not hold it against him."

"He has even sent me with imperial physicians to treat Shen Zi."

Lu Ge gave a cold laugh.

"Oh, he knows his wrongdoing?"

"Clearly, he is just afraid of dying."

"Go back and report to your King."

"If he wants his reputation in the history books to look a bit better, he had better hurry and commit suicide tonight."

"Otherwise, I will enter the palace to assassinate the monarch another day."

Compared to desperately clinging to life only to be eventually slain by someone violently breaking into the palace, suicide always seemed slightly preferable.

Lu Ge could not be bothered to say more. With a flick of his wide sleeve, a violent wind rose, instantly scattering the eunuch and the numerous imperial physicians.

With no one blocking his path ahead, Lu Ge stepped outside.

Just as he walked out of the post station, a voice called out from behind.

"Is the person ahead the Daoist Master Lu?"

Lu Ge turned around in confusion and saw an elderly man smiling warmly at him.

"And you are?"

The old man cupped his hands and said, "Mu Shang of the School of Medicine, greetings, Master Lu."

Lu Ge tried to recall, but he seemed to have never heard this person's name before.

"I previously heard that Master Lu was defeated by divine beings, and Shen Zi was even taken hostage by the Eastern Emperor."

"The leaders of the various schools at Jixia Academy all rushed to Chu."

"Although I am merely an obscure person of the School of Medicine, I am unwilling to lag behind others."

"It is a pity, however, that my traveling pace was too slow; by the time I arrived, all matters had already been settled."

Lu Ge did not speak, simply watching Mu Shang quietly.

"I originally intended to leave, but I happened to encounter the leaders of the various schools returning to the Academy."

"From them, I learned that Shen Zi suffered brutal torture and is now in critical condition."

"Therefore, I have presumptuously called upon you, hoping to offer a modest contribution."

Hearing this, Lu Ge's eyes suddenly lit up.

"So that's how it is."

"Such a benevolent heart, sir."

"I was still worrying about not being able to find a good physician, never expecting that you would personally visit us today."

"Please, come with me."

Lu Ge grabbed Mu Shang and hurried back into the post station.

Entering Shen Dao's room, they saw Shen Dao lying in bed with a pale face, lips devoid of color, and eyes tightly closed.

Mu Shang quickly stepped forward, taking his pulse to diagnose him.

A moment later, Mu Shang spoke, "Shen Zi has merely suffered excessive blood loss, but fortunately his vital essence has not been harmed."

"Presumably, the Eastern Emperor was also afraid that Shen Zi would die and thus lose his leverage over the Daoists, so he held back."

Lu Ge nodded slightly. "Yet his current condition cannot be considered optimistic."

Mu Shang smiled reassuringly, "No matter."

"Even without treatment, it would only take a few months for him to slowly recover on his own."

"With me here now, I can help him return to normal much faster."

With that, Mu Shang gently raised his right hand, and a verdant green light bloomed in his palm.

Lu Ge's eyes brightened. Could this be... a divine technique of the School of Medicine?

Mu Shang's palm slowly descended onto the center of Shen Dao's brow.

The verdant green light merged into Shen Dao's body, coursing through his limbs and bones, replenishing his lost blood.

Shen Dao's complexion regained its color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"A miracle worker indeed, Physician Mu."

"You are truly a divine doctor."

Watching Shen Dao's complexion gradually turn rosy and his breathing grow steady, Lu Ge finally let out a sigh of relief.

After a long while, Mu Shang withdrew his hand.

"The ailments in Shen Zi's body have now been removed."

"However, he has been mentally exhausted these past days."

"Once he has a good sleep, he will wake up tomorrow fully recovered."

Lu Ge nodded and cupped his hands. "Thank you very much, sir."

Mu Shang stood up and smiled. "Think nothing of it."

"Healing the sick and saving lives is what I ought to do."

"Now that the illness has been cured, this old man will take his leave."

Lu Ge was slightly startled and hurriedly said, "Why is Sir in such a hurry?"

"Why not stay a few days so I may properly thank and repay you?"

Mu Shang shook his head with a smile. "Then I would only ask Master Lu for a few spade coins to serve as travel expenses on the road."

Lu Ge's view of Mu Shang changed.

If Mu Shang wanted nothing at all, it would actually mean he wanted much more.

Yet now, Mu Shang only wanted a few spade coins, showing that he truly came with pure sincerity, solely for the purpose of saving the world.

Of course, there was another possibility.

That was that Mu Shang had anticipated Lu Ge's thoughts and used this to win his favor.

However, Lu Ge did not care about this.

The initial interaction between people is always a mutual display of value.

Either utilitarian value or emotional value.

Only when both can mutually benefit can a relationship last.

Mu Shang was proficient in medicine and had even comprehended the divine technique of the School of Medicine. Lu Ge was more than willing to make this friend.

"Sir's benevolence and virtue in saving the world is truly a great merit."

Lu Ge took some spade coins from his sleeve and gave them to Mu Shang.

"If Sir ever has need of me in the future, feel free to seek me out."

"If you cannot find me, simply send a letter to the Jixia Academy."

Mu Shang smiled faintly, accepted the spade coins, said no more, and bade farewell to leave.

Lu Ge escorted him all the way to the door, watching him depart.

"To be able to comprehend the divine technique of the School of Medicine is proof of consummate medical skills."

"Such a figure, why did he not leave a name in history?"

Lu Ge felt somewhat puzzled.

On second thought, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a hundred schools contended.

Everyone who managed to leave a name in history was an extraordinarily rare prodigy of the millennium.

Those who failed to leave a name were not because they lacked ability, but because their contemporaries were simply too strong.

Lu Ge sighed emotionally and returned to the room.

While tending to Shen Dao, he took out the small wooden stick.

Only now did he have the time to properly study this little trinket.

Grasping the wooden stick tightly in his palm, his mind immersed within it.

In a trance, his mind seemed connected to it, establishing some kind of intangible resonance.

"Forged from a primordial spiritual root with chaotic divine power."

"Gathering the True Fire of the Sun, condensing the utmost rigidity and yang, while incorporating the Dao of compliant transformation."

"When wielding this object, one naturally possesses the protection of utmost rigidity and yang, repelling all evil spirits."

"All kinds of true fire find it difficult to harm one's body."

"And when swinging the staff, one can command all fire in the world with the True Fire of the Sun; burning mountains and boiling seas is within a single thought."

"Therefore, it can be considered a postnatal spiritual treasure."

All kinds of profound information surfaced in Lu Ge's mind.

Lu Ge slowly opened his eyes, looking at the wooden stick in his hand.

"Since it possesses the Dao of compliance, the True Fire of the Sun, and the essence of utmost rigidity and yang."

"From now on, I shall call you the Compliant True-Yang Staff."

In Lu Ge's understanding, the Ruyi Jingu Bang was a physical output equipment.

While this Compliant True-Yang Staff of his was purely magical equipment.

"I truly look forward to meeting your good brother in the future."

"Let's see then which of the two of you is more powerful."