in2ebook Chapter 498 - 497: Medicine Preparation
Chapter 498 - 497: Medicine Preparation
Ding Ling asked Zhong Ling to tell him where there was a mountain cave.
Zhong Ling told him.
At that moment, Ding Ling grabbed Zhong Ling and Ling Yanqiu with one hand each and sped towards the direction of the cave.
The Ferghana Horse, with its spiritual connection, followed Ding Ling’s silhouette, galloping wildly to catch up.
They arrived at the entrance of the cave.
Ding Ling set the two of them down.
At this moment.
Ling Yanqiu also began to feel somewhat dazed. After landing, she woke up briefly but was extremely sad and distressed. Without saying a word, she was about to smash her head against the wall to end her life. Fortunately, Zhong Ling held her tightly, preventing her suicidal impulse.
Ding Ling sighed deeply.
Compared to the two women, he was much better off.
Whenever the inner turmoil was too much to bear and he couldn’t hold on, a surge of Buddha Qi would emerge, sweeping away the anxiety in his heart, and Ding Ling would immediately feel much more at ease.
He couldn’t help but be secretly surprised; did Buddha Qi actually have this effect?
He glanced at Zhong Ling, who was also looking at him, her large, watery eyes containing a hint of shyness and heat. She called out ’Brother Ding’ with a face like a peach blossom, then almost uncontrollably let go of Ling Yanqiu’s arms and turned to hug Ding Ling, reaching out to touch his face, looking up at him and smiling foolishly.
Like a lovesick girl.
Though a hint of her past innocence could still be seen, it was clear she was already confused and unaware.
Ding Ling knocked her unconscious with a strike.
Then he knocked Ling Yanqiu unconscious as well.
Taking advantage of someone in their time of need.
Is not the conduct of a gentleman.
Ding Ling thought to himself he was no gentleman, but neither was he a villain.
Such despicable and shameless acts, he disdained to do.
He preferred love that was open and honest!
If he acted like the vile Yin Zhiping, whom he despised, what difference would there be between him and Yin Zhiping?!
Thinking this through.
Ding Ling carefully placed the two women to one side, executed Spiral Nine Shadows, and flew out of the cave like Xun Wind, soaring over a hundred meters in just a few breaths, landing in front of the Ferghana Horse.
Neigh!
The Ferghana Horse immediately stopped.
On its back, Cloud Crane observed Ding Ling’s extraordinary Lightweight Skill, amazed and in awe, for such mastery was unheard of and unseen before. Who on earth was this young man?!
So young, yet possessing such astonishing power?! Could he have been cultivating since birth?!
Though Cloud Crane’s abilities were not at the Innate level, he had traveled north and south, with uncommon knowledge and experienced insights. He could see Ding Ling’s Lightweight Skill was supreme, but what was most shocking was the incredible cultivation level of his Inner Power!
No matter how strong the Lightweight Skill, without a certain level of Inner Power cultivation, one couldn’t effortlessly leap, maneuver, and dodge like that.
"Speak."
Ding Ling flew forward, grabbed Cloud Crane by the collar, and threw him to the ground:
"What herbs did you use for that drug of yours?"
Ding Ling’s medical skills combined the essences from several worlds.
Without a formula.
It was hard for him to deduce the antidote just by guessing.
But having a formula made it different.
"This, this..."
Cloud Crane stammered.
Ding Ling’s face darkened, raising his palm:
"If you don’t speak, I’ll kill you right now!"
"If I tell you, you’ll kill me anyway!"
Cloud Crane, feeling hopeless, retorted:
"Why should I tell you? Besides, I’m helping you achieve your goals; you should be thanking me, not killing me!"
He seemed a bit aggrieved as he spoke.
Ding Ling laughed in exasperation.
He’d seen shameless people before, but never someone so utterly shameless!
He reached out and pressed Cloud Crane’s acupoint.
This time, he pressed more acupoints, with firmer and heavier pressure.
In no time at all.
Cloud Crane started convulsing, foaming at the mouth, eyes rolling back, moaning, and seemed on the brink of death.
Only then did Ding Ling release his acupoints, saying with a steady face.
"You can choose not to speak. Want to try again?"
"I’ll talk!"
Cloud Crane was truly terrified of Ding Ling.
For someone so young to be this decisive and efficient was astonishing, far surpassing the Four Great Evils.
And to be able to torture someone like this?!
It was truly eye-opening!
He instantly realized that Ding Ling must have an intimate acquaintance with all the major acupoints of the body, and his mastery of the One Yang Finger and medical skills must have reached the Transformation Realm.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to torture him with such precision and effectiveness.
Cloud Crane quickly listed the names of the herbs used to concoct the drug.
Ding Ling used the vast, oceanic Full Level Medical Dao Secret Manual to carefully deduce the antidote’s formula.
He combined the knowledge points from top-tier Medical Dao Secret Manuals from several worlds.
In just a moment.
He figured out the solution.
Ding Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily, in his previous world, he used the power of Jiuzhou to collect countless Secret Manuals, among which the Medical Dao Secret Manuals were vast. It was this deep foundation in Medical Dao that allowed Ding Ling to find the solution.
He was secretly grateful.
Further realizing the necessity to read more on various Secret Manuals, because he couldn’t predict when and what knowledge points might come in handy.
Learning more as a precaution was always beneficial.
Crack!
Ding Ling pressed Cloud Crane’s acupoint, then casually knocked him unconscious. Then he executed the Golden Swan Skill and Spiral Nine Shadows, flying into the depths of Wuliang Mountain in search of herbs.
He had extraordinary eyesight and exceptional vision, coupled with a full-level familiarity with various herbs.
After running through several mountains, he collected three sets of herbs.
He immediately entered a sect, took some bowls and stoves, and swiftly departed.
This region of Wuliang Mountain was extremely vast.
In the mountains, there were many sects and gangs.
Even among the mountains, there were some small farmers and households. After exploring several mountain ranges, Ding Ling naturally discovered these sects.
But even so.
He still failed to find the Scarlet Venom Toad.
Thinking of the urgency to cure Zhong Ling’s poison, he immediately rushed back to the cave.
Upon seeing them again.
He couldn’t help but be startled.
The two women were burning with fever and seemed almost beyond help.
Especially Zhong Ling.
Her power was extremely low, and she hadn’t practiced the Breathing Technique. Her physical condition was far inferior to Ling Yanqiu, and she was barely breathing, with no way to tell how far gone she was.
Ding Ling dared not delay, promptly approaching to release Zhong Ling’s Sleeping Acupoint.
He woke Zhong Ling.
Zhong Ling opened her large, watery eyes, saw Ding Ling, and couldn’t help but smile foolishly, sweetly calling ’Brother Ding,’ then rushed to hug him.
Ding Ling couldn’t bear to press her acupoint again; given her frail constitution, doing so might knock her out completely, causing her to die here.
So Ding Ling promptly began skillfully building a fire and brewing medicine, using the Burning Wood Saber Technique to ignite flames; starting a fire was extremely quick for Ding Ling.
Additionally.
His cultivation was extremely profound, and his skills in brewing and cooking medicine were at a full-level.
At this time, fully exercising his power, the combination of Nine Yang Divine Skill, Medicine King Breathing Technique, and Medical Saint Breathing Technique’s Fusion Qi made the pace of brewing medicine exceptionally fast.
In less than fifteen minutes, the medicine was ready. Ding Ling used the Profound Celestial Finger Technique to point, cooling the boiling concoction instantly.