Divine Level Witch Doctor

Zhao Yuan sighed. ”There is a treatment, but I can’t administer it right now.”

Ying Ji didn’t understand. ”What do you mean?”

Zhao Yuan explained, ”For your condition, the first step is to use the Guiding Massage Technique to open up all the meridians and blood vessels in your body. Then, the Duoe Needle Method must be applied to expel the toxins and Ghost Qi. Finally, you would need to consume a Ginseng Soup brewed from a Wild Ginseng at least five hundred years old to greatly replenish your Primordial Qi. Only then can we purge the affliction, restore your foundation, and return you to health. The problem is, I don’t know the Duoe Needle Method yet, and I don’t have a five-hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng.”

He had found all of these treatment methods in the medical records left behind by Wu Peng.

Wu Peng had once treated a Witch Priest with the same condition. He even invented a Breathing Technique called the Nourishing Essence Technique to permanently dissolve the toxins and Ghost Qi, preventing them from invading the vital organs and damaging one’s health.

Unfortunately, with Zhao Yuan’s current knowledge and Cultivation, the Information Leaf had not yet unlocked the Duoe Needle Method, let alone any trace of the Nourishing Essence Technique!

Ying Ji’s spirits sank after hearing Zhao Yuan’s words.

Anyone who had a glimmer of hope snatched away would feel the same.

After a deep sigh, she asked with a pained expression, ”Besides that, are there any other methods?”

Zhao Yuan thought for a moment and said, ”There is one other way, but I doubt you’ll be willing to follow it.”

A flicker of joy returned to Ying Ji’s face, and she urged, ”What is it? Tell me, quickly.”

Zhao Yuan replied, ”It’s simple. From now on, you must no longer have any contact with Gu Insects or Wandering Souls, including your Ghost Spirits. If you combine this with taking Nourishing Essence Medicine, you’ll gradually recover.”

Ying Ji was stunned. ”You must be joking. We’re Witch Cultivators. If we don’t have contact with Gu Insects and Wandering Souls, what kind of Witch Priests would we be?”

Zhao Yuan spread his hands in resignation. ”See? I told you you wouldn’t agree. In truth, even with the first method, though it can purify the toxins and Ghost Qi in your bodies, you would still need to continuously take medicine to fortify your constitution afterward. This is the only way to resist the toxins and Ghost Qi and prevent them from invading and harming your bodies. Otherwise, you’ll just revert to your original state.”

Ying Ji didn’t say a word, her mood plummeting.

She felt like her emotions today were on a roller coaster, soaring to the clouds one moment and plunging into the abyss the next.

Zhao Yuan comforted her, ”Don’t be too upset. Give me some time, and I will definitely learn the Duoe Needle Method and find a five-hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng. Of course, if you have connections and can find someone who knows the Duoe Needle Method, as well as enough five-hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng, I can also write down the treatment plan for you so you can escape this torment sooner. Also, there is a way to solve your condition permanently, but like I said, I need time to research it.”

Zhao Yuan was speaking the truth.

He didn’t know the Duoe Needle Method right now, but as long as he finished learning the fundamentals—acupuncture theory, meridians, and acupoints—the Information Leaf would surely unlock new chapters on clinical techniques and applications. The Duoe Needle Method and others would definitely appear on the Information Leaf at that time!

He didn’t have a five-hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng at the moment. However, in his Chinese medicine garden and cultivation base, the Ginseng was growing vigorously, changing by the day. He believed it wouldn’t be long before five-hundred-year-old, or even older, Wild Ginseng would appear!

As for the Nourishing Essence Technique, Zhao Yuan was confident that as long as he studied hard and sped up his Cultivation to reach the standard approved by the Information Leaf, he would definitely obtain it!

Ying Ji, however, was unaware of these details and thought Zhao Yuan was just trying to console her. She forced a smile and said, ”Alright, you don’t have to comfort me. I’m not that fragile! The Duoe Needle Method and a five-hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng, right? I’ve noted it down. I’ll report this to the Ancestor later.”

Seeing her return to normal, Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and added a reminder, ”During this time, you can brew Ginseng, Astragalus Root, White Atractylodes, and Licorice Root into Four Gentlemen Soup. Taking it frequently will help replenish your Primordial Qi, which can delay the onset of the toxins and Ghost Qi and lessen the pain they cause.”

”I’ll remember that. Thank you!” Ying Ji said with sincere gratitude, and a stream of Wish Power flowed from her into Zhao Yuan’s body.

Ying Ji walked Zhao Yuan all the way out of the alleyway. The car Zhao Yuan had summoned with an app was already waiting at the entrance. After saying goodbye to Ying Ji, Zhao Yuan got in the car and sped away.

Ying Ji stood at the mouth of the alleyway, watching his car disappear from sight before turning around and heading back to the Ying Family’s Old Mansion. She went straight to the Ancestor and relayed what Zhao Yuan had said.

The Ying Family Ancestor had barely heard the beginning when she interrupted Ying Ji with an incredulous look, exclaiming, ”What? He actually saw through our Ying Family’s Curse? How is that possible! Jie’Er, you didn’t reveal it to him, did you?”

Ying Ji swore up and down, ”Absolutely not! This is the Ying Family’s greatest secret. How could Jie’Er dare reveal it to an outsider?”

The Ying Family Ancestor knew Ying Ji wasn’t reckless, which made her even more astonished. ’Strange, then how did he know? Could he really have figured it out just from our appearance and breathing, like he said?’

Ying Ji recalled something and quickly said, ”It’s very possible. I have a few friends in the medical field, and they all say Zhao Yuan’s medical skills are incredible! Besides, his perception is truly uncanny. He could see my Ghost Spirit even when it wasn’t materialized!”

”There’s such a thing?” The Ying Family Ancestor pondered for a moment before accepting this fact. She muttered to herself, ”Cultivators from the Elixir School are indeed skilled in the Medicine and Formulae Skill. It seems he really did see through our Ying Family’s Curse…”

”It’s not a Curse, it’s an illness,” Ying Ji corrected. ”Zhao Yuan said our condition is caused by toxins and Ghost Qi invading our bodies and damaging our vital organs…”

This time, the Ying Family Ancestor didn’t interrupt Ying Ji again, letting her recount everything Zhao Yuan had said from beginning to end.

After listening, the Ying Family Ancestor murmured, ’What has plagued our family for a thousand years is actually an illness, not a Curse?’

Although she still had her doubts about Zhao Yuan’s diagnosis, it didn’t stop her from deciding to give it a try.

’What if everything Zhao Yuan said was right?’

The Ying Family Ancestor immediately convened a family conference call, ordering everyone in the clan to mobilize all their resources to find a doctor who knew the Duoe Needle Method and to purchase Wild Ginseng over five hundred years old!

Afterward, the Ying Family Ancestor also had Ying Ji pass a message to Zhao Yuan.

”Tell Zhao Yuan that if he can really research a permanent solution to the harm caused by the toxins and Ghost Qi, then in addition to a hefty consultation fee, our Ying Family will give him three Tokens. With these, he can command anyone in the Ying Family to do anything he asks!”