Chapter 18: Pharmacists Blessing Manifests Divine Ability

The closer he got to the dying bandit, the stronger the irritable thoughts in Li Qiuchen’s mind became.

It wasn’t until the branch-cane in his hand plunged into the bandit’s chest, and a surge of life energy poured into his body through the cane, that this irritable feeling truly subsided.

Life, on the verge of dissipation, gained Rebirth in another way.

Human life energy, even the residual life of a dying person, far surpassed that of fish in the river.

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After only absorbing the life energy of a few dying bandits, Li Qiuchen felt as if he was soaking in a hot spring, warm from head to toe, and filled with strength throughout his body.

Even the tip of the branch in his hand grew fresh green sprouts.

If this was the case for the dying, what about normal people?

Li Qiuchen walked up to the last bandit, who was unconscious but unharmed, and turned to glance at White Crane.

The Stupid Bird was still immersed in the fear of its first kill, lying in the lake, gulping down water, completely oblivious to his actions.

Li Qiuchen squatted down, raised his hand to press on the bandit’s face, and the image of White Crane shooting feathers flashed in his mind.

That Move was so cool… Pfft—

A slender, sharp wooden thorn grew from his palm, piercing into the eye socket and directly into the bandit’s brain.

The Li family’s Pupil Technique itself had the Divine Ability to observe and imitate others’ Moves, and life energy was extremely easy to manipulate. He merely simulated it in his mind and easily created a Move somewhat similar to it.

The scorching life energy passed directly into his body through the wooden thorn, like a bowl of fragrant chicken soup wontons, causing all the pores on his body to involuntarily expand, and his forehead instantly became covered in a fine sweat.

Li Qiuchen suddenly stood up, shook off the blood on his hands, and retreated a few steps.

Too delicious… No, too terrifying.

What’s the difference between this and directly eating people?

No, you’re just extending his life.

A voice in his mind whispered like a demon.

What a load of crap about extending life!

Li Qiuchen instantly sobered up, realizing that this was not his true thought, but rather an influence from the Pharmacists Blessing.

The Pharmacists Blessing itself has no good or evil, but this power comes too easily, and one can easily become immersed in the illusion of expanding power, losing rationality, and even humanity.

If he lost his humanity, would he still be himself?

Li Qiuchen felt a chill in his heart, slowly retracted the wooden thorn in his palm, and began to recall the explanations and discussions about the Pharmacists Blessing in the classic of scenic clouds.

Then he realized a very serious problem.

The classic of scenic clouds is incomplete.

This is just a general outline.

The Li family’s library had three hundred volumes, but he only had two; the rest were all burned by his Older Female Cousin.

Older Female Cousin, can you please act like a human being!

People need to be educated. Having power without theoretical knowledge to support it, wouldn’t that easily lead one astray?

At this moment, Li Qiuchen’s desire to learn became infinitely strong.

Seeing the White Crane, full of water, gradually recovering, Li Qiuchen walked over and whispered, “Let’s split up. You go after that bandit Leader and try to find the location of their mountain stronghold. I’ll go to the village to check on the old man’s family and tell him about what happened here, so he can be mentally prepared.”

White Crane nodded and spread its wings, flying into the sky.

Although it was already night, with the Stupid Bird’s ability, tracking a person from the air was not a problem.

Night travel is difficult. It would be best if that bandit Leader could fall to his death on his own.

But the fact that he could break free from that illusion indicates he has some skill.

If that person managed to escape, regain his composure, and gather a group of people to attack, Li Qiuchen would have to make other preparations.

However, he was no longer the same person he was an hour ago.

After absorbing the life energy of several dying individuals and one living person, Li Qiuchen felt that all his physical functions, both strength and perception, had significantly improved.

Although he hadn’t Cultivated martial arts, he felt that he could now easily defeat two adult strong men with just his strength.

Moreover, he had imitated White Crane’s flying feathers and created an extremely insidious Move, which was equivalent to suddenly having a sharp dagger in his hand with a blood-sucking function. He decided to name it “Palm Thorn.”

Under a premeditated attack, an ordinary person would simply not be able to evade this sneak attack.

In the past, it would take half an hour to descend the mountain, but now his pace had almost doubled. He moved like flying through the forest and arrived in the village in no time.

The old man’s house was in a state of desolation, the courtyard gate kicked in, and the inside was a mess.

The coffin originally prepared for the old man now held his youngest son, white-haired parents burying their black-haired child; the scene was unbearable to witness.

The old man and his family were guarding the courtyard. Hearing footsteps, he quickly got up, and seeing Li Qiuchen enter, his tears flowed uncontrollably.

“It’s good that you’re alright, Young Immortal. Those bandits didn’t find you, did they?”

“I’m fine, but those bandits… that’s another story.”

Li Qiuchen lowered his voice and said, “They spoke rudely and offended the Mountain Lord, so they all suffered retribution.”

“Ah? Suffered retribution?”

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately knelt down and heavily kowtowed to the mountain, making a loud thud. “Heaven has eyes! The Mountain Lord is mighty! These evil people deserve retribution!”

Li Qiuchen glanced at the young man lying in the coffin, coughed, and said, “This person can still be saved. Aren’t you going to find a Physician to take a look?”

“What? Can still be saved?”

The old man scrambled to his feet, wide-eyed, and said, “He’s already cold…”

Mid-sentence, he suddenly reacted, quickly grabbing Li Qiuchen’s hand and pleading, “Young Immortal, there’s no Physician in our village. If you can save my son’s life, my whole family will be eternally grateful for your great kindness!”

After speaking, he was about to kneel again, but Li Qiuchen stopped him with one hand, unable to Move.

“Carry him out first, let me see.”

Li Qiuchen did not make any grand promises.

Normally, this person would indeed be beyond saving. A knife wound to the chest, a punctured lung, massive blood loss, and so much time having passed. Saying he was cold was an objective description, not an exaggeration.

But in Li Qiuchen’s eyes, the last bit of life energy in this person had not completely dispersed.

To use a more professional term, he was in a state of “suspended animation.”

Only a tiny difference separated him from true death.

The old man had excellent character; even after all this trouble, he didn’t betray him, so Li Qiuchen naturally had to return the favor.

Besides delivering the message, he also wanted to help the old man treat his whip wounds, but he didn’t expect such a pleasant surprise.

The old man here was overjoyed, immediately shouting for his sons and grandsons to carry the person out of the coffin.

Inadvertently, he subconsciously covered his chest, only to realize that all the pain in his body had disappeared, and even his chronic cold legs seemed much more flexible and light.

Ah, this… Li Qiuchen waved his hand, signaling him not to speak, and placed the branch-cane on the “deceased’s” chest.

Life energy can be absorbed, and naturally, it can also be transmitted.

In the past, he could only absorb the life of small animals and had never experimented on humans. After this battle, he discovered that it could also be used on humans.

The premise is that the other party cannot resist.

Such as being critically ill, unconscious, or in a severely injured state like now.

If it were a normal, lively person, it would be hard to say.

Perhaps there will be an opportunity to experiment in the future.

As the life energy in his body was transmitted, the “deceased’s” complexion visibly reddened, and even the wound on his chest began to heal.

Meanwhile, Li Qiuchen felt emptiness and fatigue in his body.

For him, life energy was like money, picked up and spent. But he himself had no stable source of income; all his money was cash, and only a small portion could be deposited in a bank.

The Cultivation Technique recorded in the classic of scenic clouds mainly focused on body tempering and Pupil Technique, with no corresponding content for the Pharmacists Blessing.

Seeing the chest of the “deceased” on the ground begin to rise and fall slightly, Li Qiuchen quickly removed the cane.

The old man’s eyes were filled with tears, and he stammered, holding Li Qiuchen’s hand, not knowing what to say.

“Thank you, Immortal. Thank you, Immortal…”

“Alright, I’m not a Physician. This is the most I can do.”

“No, no, no, no Physician is as amazing as you!”

“Come with me, I have a few questions for you.”

Li Qiuchen pulled the old man aside and asked in a low voice, “Didn’t you give them that mysterious pearl?”

The old man smiled bitterly, “How could I dare not give it? Who knew these bandits completely disregarded Jianghu rules, especially that Leader…”

“What is the background of that Leader?”

Li Qiuchen was mindful of his image and didn’t dare to ask, “How could there be such a reckless idiot?”

Even farmers know the principle of pulling up seedlings to help them grow; crops are planted and harvested only after they mature.

Since there is a mysterious pearl in the village, you can take it. Come back after some time, at least to give the village a period of rest and recuperation.

But these bandits?

They wanted two after getting one, killed people if they couldn’t get it, and then went to the lake themselves to fish for pearls… They were purely insane.

The old man hesitated, then whispered, “We country folk are cut off from news, how would we know the background of this Leader… But today when they came, I overheard from those bandits that he used to be a jailer in the county town. I don’t know what mistake he made to end up here, but his purpose in demanding the mysterious pearl was to bribe officials to clear his name.”

So that’s it, that explains everything.

It’s often said to leave a line when dealing with people, so you can meet again in the future. But there’s one exception: jailers.

Such people never consider the consequences, because those imprisoned are unlikely to come out alive.

So it’s no wonder this Leader was ruthless and exhausted all resources.

The value of a mysterious pearl was indeed extremely precious to the villagers, but to those high-ranking officials and nobles, it probably wasn’t that precious; without preparing more, it might not even be presentable.

Having figured out the Leader’s background—that he wasn’t some scion of an aristocratic family who came to the mountain gully to experience life as a pampered second-generation heir—Li Qiuchen immediately felt much more secure.