Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 555: 555 Withered Blood Syndrome?

”Zhiyuan, Yun Xiao is the pioneer of treating Innate Pulse Cutting. You must not be disrespectful!”

Seeing Yao Zhiyuan getting more and more intense, Qian Sanyuan’s face also began to look uneasy. If, because of this branch president, Yun Xiao developed dissatisfaction towards the Meridian Refining Master Guild, it would truly contradict the original intention of demonstrating Meridian Refining Techniques today.

”Treating illnesses and injuries - perhaps I also have some methods that Vice Chairman is unaware of!”

Yao Zhiyuan, inexplicably defiant now, no longer listened to Qian Sanyuan’s words. He believed that with Yun Xiao’s young age, it was impossible for him to achieve much in the art of Meridian Refining.

Treating illnesses involves a lot of luck, and with the vast array of bizarre illnesses out there, knowing one unique treatment isn’t necessarily anything impressive.

Unfortunately, Yao Zhiyuan was unaware that during Yun Xiao’s time in the Lingtian Empire, he had brought down all the steles in the Medical Pulse Master Guild Hall - this was not merely good fortune.

”Fine, let’s begin!”

Seeing that the branch president might say even more, Qian Sanyuan interrupted coldly, yet this issue sparked new thoughts in Yao Zhiyuan.

”Vice Chairman Qian, this patient is a bit special. I have studied for several years and still have no clue, so I request guidance from you, Vice Chairman!”

Yao Zhiyuan said somewhat inexplicably, then lifted his right hand and gestured lightly - a guard pushed up a wooden platform, which covered a gaunt middle-aged man with a white cloth.

”Hmph, just watch!”

Seeing that Yao Zhiyuan seemed to be directing his anger at him, Qian Sanyuan grew increasingly displeased. He deemed himself as an Earth-rank Advanced Peak Meridian Refining Master; in this small Hidden Dragon Continent, was there any illness that could stump him?

”Vice Chairman Qian, that patient is not simple, don’t underestimate him!”

Just as Qian Sanyuan stepped forward, a voice suddenly came from behind him. He heard clearly; this time, it was not Yao Zhiyuan who spoke, but the miraculous youth, Yun Xiao.

Hearing Yun Xiao’s words, Qian Sanyuan’s heart couldn’t help but tighten. He knew far more about Yun Xiao than Yao Zhiyuan did. Their Power of Soul may be stronger, but when it comes to healing diseases - that’s another story.

”Young Master Yun Xiao certainly has insight!”

Hearing Yun Xiao, Yao Zhiyuan turned his head, looking a bit perplexed, but still spoke with the tone of a superior.

Yun Xiao paid no attention to this old troublemaker, just staring at the patient on the platform, thinking to himself that this time, due to an oversight, Earth-rank Advanced Peak Meridian Refining Master Qian Sanyuan might jeopardize his brilliance forever.

When the platform was pushed forward, everyone in the hall turned their gaze to the man covered by the white cloth. As they were all Meridian Refining Masters and couldn’t ”ask or feel” from such a distance, they could only ”observe and hear” to some extent.

”Could it be ’Withered Blood Syndrome’? ”

”It must be. Otherwise, he would not look so ill. Also, there’s no trace of blood on his cheeks and hands; it must be due to a severe deficiency of Qi and blood!”

”But I heard there’s something called ’Failing Energy Syndrome’ that also seems similar to this man’s condition. Could it be possible?”

”Failing Energy Syndrome refers to the exhaustion of Meridian Qi, but the blood circulation is still normal - doesn’t quite seem like it!”

”Could it possibly be ’Shrinking Muscle Disease’? Look how thin he is!”

”...”

Amidst the crowd, whispered discussions arose intermittently. From such a distance, they could only judge based on the appearance of the middle-aged man, and thus, several possible diseases were mentioned.

People like Yu Shu and Lu Zhan were Spiritual Rank Advanced Peak Meridian Refining Masters with some knowledge. Yet, they forgot would a patient deliberately selected by the Meridian Refining Master Guild be so simple?

Especially since, due to Yun Xiao, Yao Zhiyuan purposely chose such a patient, knowing that if one is not extremely observant, even Vice Chairman Qian Sanyuan might be misled.

It’s not that Yao Zhiyuan had any dissatisfaction with Vice Chairman Qian. He simply couldn’t stand the young Yun Xiao receiving such high praise from the Vice Chairman, feeling as if his many years of refining his Meridian Refining Technique were wasted efforts.

Qian Sanyuan’s insight, undoubtedly, was much rarer than the Spiritual Rank Meridian Refiners of the Hidden Dragon Continent. As he approached the platform, he smelled a faint hint of blood.

”Could it really be Withered Blood Syndrome?”

With Qian Sanyuan’s Power of Soul, even though the surrounding discussions were quiet, some words still reached his ears. Therefore, upon seeing the patient, his first thought was also Withered Blood Syndrome.

There are many causes of Withered Blood Syndrome, perhaps as a side effect of a severe injury, possibly being poisoned by something that affects the blood or maybe due to practicing a Cultivation Technique that doesn’t match one’s attributes. However,

”It’s not Withered Blood Syndrome!”

But the next moment, as Qian Sanyuan’s index finger touched the patient’s wrist, he immediately dismissed the diagnosis of Withered Blood Syndrome. This patient, carefully selected by Yao Zhiyuan, couldn’t possibly be so simple.

If it really is Withered Blood Syndrome, the treatment would be quite easy. Either control the injuries, resolve the severe poison, or change the cultivation method, and then supplement it with some medicinal nourishment to restore blood and qi, allowing recovery over a period of time.

However, the moment Qian Sanyuan connected with this patient’s pulse, he felt his own blood and qi seemingly affected, as if the blood in his body was about to burst out, causing him to suddenly retract his fingers.

”There seems to be something devouring blood and qi in this person’s body!”

Qian Sanyuan’s face showed a slight change, yet he did not lose composure, and muttered calmly. Given his discerning eye, he could tell that the patient’s cultivation, even at its peak, was merely at the late stage of the Spirit Vein Realm.

But now, the suction force within the body could catch even him, a super expert at the half-step Heavenly Rank, off guard, indicating the severity of that thing inside.

Not to mention, as an Earth Rank Advanced Peak Meridian Refining Master on the Hidden Dragon Continent, such diseases would not cause Qian Sanyuan to retreat, especially with so many low-rank Meridian Refining Masters watching; he couldn’t afford to lose face.

”I don’t believe I can’t force it out!”

A low shout came from Qian Sanyuan’s mouth, followed by an intangible aura bursting forth from his body, precisely that half-step Heavenly Rank Power of Soul, and as this overwhelming Power of Soul surged, everyone present felt a strong oppression.

The stronger the Power of Soul, the more it helps a Meridian Refining Master in probing the patient’s body, but realizing what Qian Sanyuan was about to do, Yun Xiao, seated not far away, subtly furrowed his brows.

”If I had known it was like this!”

Yun Xiao’s gaze slightly lowered, flickering with a hint of peculiarity; he was not like those low-rank Meridian Refining Masters of Hidden Dragon Continent who blindly trusted in Qian Sanyuan’s methods.

Just as Yun Xiao was pondering, Qian Sanyuan had already made his next move, his Power of Soul spreading around, immediately tapping several key points on the chest of the middle-aged man.

”Truly worthy of being an Earth Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master!”

Qian Sanyuan’s acupoint tapping technique flowed smoothly like clouds and water, a pleasing sight that garnered great admiration from the onlookers, though they were unaware of the purpose of Vice Chairman Qian’s actions.

”Wow...”

Just as the people were in awe, they suddenly discovered that the previously motionless middle-aged man suddenly spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood, looking extremely bloody.

Originally, this middle-aged man was already unconscious due to the depletion of his blood and qi; this sudden spitting of fresh blood made his face even paler, as if his body had also grown weaker in that moment.

”Damn beast, still trying to be fierce!”

Seeing this, Qian Sanyuan’s expression changed. In his view, something inside the middle-aged man’s body, feeling pressured to come out, was struggling in its last throes; this weak body might not withstand it.

Pupupupupupu!

Six consecutive fingers tapped rapidly on the acupoints of the middle-aged man. This time, Qian Sanyuan, confident in his heart, finished tapping and then roared loudly: ”Come out now!”

”Wow...”

Once again, after being tapped on major acupoints, the middle-aged man couldn’t help but spit out another mouthful of fresh blood, his breath faint as if he could lapse into death at any moment.

”Look, what is that?”

But this time, everyone’s attention was not on the middle-aged man, because within the scarlet blood he spat out this second time, there seemed to be a hint of something unusual.

The fresh blood spouted by the middle-aged man, as luck would have it, landed on the white cloth covering him; amidst that patch of blood-red, something seemed to be continuously squirming, slightly eerie and somewhat revolting.

”Could that thing be devouring this man’s blood and qi?”

Watching that constantly squirming object, resembling a silkworm, everyone seemed contemplative. What they didn’t notice was that after this blood-red bug was forced out, the middle-aged man’s breath was increasingly weakening.

”So it was you, this little beast causing trouble!”

Even Qian Sanyuan had not noticed anything abnormal, and having forced out the blood-colored bug, he was already certain that it must be this unknown creature that invaded the body and depleted the person’s blood and qi.

Although he did not recognize what this blood-colored bug was, as a Medical Pulse Master like Qian Sanyuan, naturally he had no liking for such a poison bug capable of devouring blood and qi.

”Die!”

Thus, the next moment, Qian Sanyuan let out a loud shout, his right hand’s two fingers coming together, ready to point towards the blood-colored bug, and with his strength, probably just a light tap would immediately tear the bug’s body apart.

”Vice Chairman Qian, hold on!”

However, just when everyone thought Qian Sanyuan’s point would immediately take effect, a somewhat anxious voice suddenly came from somewhere, causing everyone to turn their heads towards the direction of the sound.