The residence outside the school was quiet and secluded.
Cai Tan was only wearing shorts and was sitting cross-legged on the bamboo bed. His expression kept on changing. There was hope and longing for Sun Mo to be cured, but there was also worry and trepidation because he was afraid that Sun Mo would fail.
"Sun... Teacher Sun, am I really not at the end of my rope?"
Cai Tan still asked. Because he had failed too many times recently, he wasn't confident anymore.
"Definitely."
As Sun Mo spoke, he circulated his spirit qi and gathered it at his fingertip. After that, he tapped his finger on Cai Tan's back.
Pa!
A stream of spiritual energy immediately drilled into Cai Tan's body.
"Ah!"
Cai Tan involuntarily cried out. Being poked by Sun Mo's fingertip felt like a thick iron needle was forcefully piercing into his flesh. It was so painful, but after two breaths of time, the pain turned into soreness and numbness. It was like an earthworm had tunneled into his flesh and was wriggling incessantly.
That feeling was very strange, and Cai Tan couldn't help but twist his body.
"Hold on, don't move!"
Sun Mo warned as he tapped his finger repeatedly.
The Living Blood Art was different from the Muscleforge Art and Circulation Art. It mainly used the finger arts. The ten fingers used different amounts of strength to inject spiritual qi into the target's body, stimulating the acupoints and purifying the blood.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Sun Mo's fingers were like he was playing the piano, continuously tapping on Cai Tan's body. In an instant, countless afterimages were formed.
"Is he really poisoned?"
Ruan Yun was curious.
"Keep quiet, don't disturb me."
Sun Mo frowned and involuntarily glanced at Ruan Yun. (No matter what, you are a senior student, yet you don't even know such a basic test?)
Don't mention that I'm detoxifying Cai Tan. Even when I'm explaining, you shouldn't interrupt me!
Three minutes later, sweat could be seen on Sun Mo's forehead. Because the living blood technique needed to use spirit qi and had to identify the acupoints accurately, Sun Mo needed to focus. In addition, his proficiency index was only at the expert-grade. Hence, it was much more tiring compared to the muscleforge technique and circulation technique.
Lu Zhiruo felt heartache and took out a handkerchief, wanting to wipe Sun Mo's sweat. However, Li Ziqi stopped her.
"We can't disturb him!"
Li Ziqi also felt heartache, but she was more shocked by Sun Mo's finger technique. She was a girl who loved to read, and she had read quite a lot of medical books.
Among them, there were books on acupuncture. What Sun Mo was doing now was using his fingers to replace acupuncture. Moreover, she had never seen such a technique before.
As the last finger landed on the baihui acupoint, Sun Mo's fingers formed a palm and slammed it fiercely onto Cai Tan's forehead.
Bang!
A large amount of spiritual energy was injected into it.
Cai Tan immediately began to tremble.
"Ah!"
The three girls screamed, because under Cai Tan's skin, lumps the length of a thumb had suddenly bulged out, constantly moving about. It looked like there were countless loaches drilling in and out of Cai Tan's skin. At first glance, not only was it disgusting, but it was also terrifying.
"Teacher Sun..."
Ruan Yun was very worried. Would there be a problem?
"If you want to talk again, get out!"
Sun Mo frowned.
In an instant, Cai Tan was sweating profusely. About twenty seconds later, the originally white sweat actually turned light red. Then, as time passed, the color deepened until it finally turned dark purple.
Lu Zhiruo jumped in fright and grabbed Li Ziqi's clothes. The color of the blood wasn't right.
"Endure it. Circulate your spirit qi at full force and let it circulate through your entire body. You mustn't lose consciousness no matter what."
After Sun Mo gave his instructions very quickly, he took in a deep breath and started to tap his ten fingers consecutively, performing the living blood technique.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
From Cai Tan's pores, black steam with a tinge of purple could be seen. A stench similar to feces started to permeate the air.
Ruan Yun's eyes narrowed. Right now, there was no need for Sun Mo to reply. She also knew that there was a problem with her boyfriend's blood.
After a full ten minutes, Sun Mo ended the ancient massage technique. After that, he instructed Ruan Yun, "Go get a basin of water and heat it up. Help him rub it. He mustn't touch cold water now."
After speaking, Sun Mo returned to the west room. As he rested, he took out the giant medicine packet's prescription and admired it.
"Should I purchase some herbology knowledge?"
Sun Mo hesitated.
He was a cautious person. Although he had the prescription and knew that the system wouldn't lie to him, who knew if there would be an accident that he wouldn't be able to detect during the process of concocting the medicine packet? With some basic herbology knowledge as a foundation, he would be able to have a clear idea of what was going on.
Sun Mo had also done chemistry experiments before. Even if he strictly followed the steps, there would be times when the experiment would fail. That was because there were some details that he didn't pay attention to.
If the experiment was wrong, so be it. But this was a medicine packet. If there was a mistake, it would affect one's health.
Knock knock! Knock knock!
A knocking sound rang out from the door.
"Teacher Sun!"
Cai Tan's voice rang out.
"Come in."
Creak!
The door opened. Cai Tan stepped over the threshold and walked in. When he was three meters away from Sun Mo, he directly knelt down and kowtowed to express his thanks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three kowtows were filled with sincerity.
"Teacher Sun, you are like my second parent!"
After Cai Tan spoke, he sobbed uncontrollably.
During this half a year, he had been living in the shadows every day. His emotions were depressed and he would often think of committing suicide to end all his troubles.
His talent had run out. His previous flattery and fawning had turned into mockery and mockery. In the past, many teachers and even great teachers had come to recruit him to be their personal student. But now, no one was interested in him.
During this half a year, Cai Tan had truly tasted the fickleness of human nature. Only his girlfriend didn't despise him and continued to accompany him.
As a genius that was the center of attention, Cai Tan couldn't bear to fall from his pedestal. He wanted to die, but at that time, he met Sun Mo at the Sorrowless Lake.
Reality had proven that Sun Mo's God Hands were truly divine. His current condition was so good that it could explode.
During this period, the amount of spirit qi Cai Tan absorbed decreased. But now, it increased again. This meant that his body was getting better.
"Teacher Sun, I won't forget your great kindness in this lifetime!"
Cai Tan kowtowed again.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Cai Tan + 50. Neutral (85/100).
"Get up!"
Sun Mo smiled. From the favorable impression points given by Cai Tan, this was a young man who knew how to be grateful.
After Cai Tan kowtowed again, he stood up, wanting to say something but hesitating.
"Don't feel restrained. What do you want to ask? Just ask!"
Sun Mo indicated for everyone to sit, but no one dared to.
"Teacher Sun, do you know what poison I've been afflicted with?"
Cai Tan's expression was respectful.
Honestly speaking, in the past, because he had the reputation of being a genius and was often recruited by teachers, Cai Tan was very confident and proud.
Although he appeared respectful toward those teachers on the surface, he didn't feel too much respect in his bones. But now, he was completely using the attitude of a disciple to serve Sun Mo.
"Teacher is so awesome!"
Looking at Cai Tan's respectful attitude, Lu Zhiruo felt very happy. (Look, this is a genius ranked # 10 in the Battle Hall.)
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Lu Zhiruo + 15. (943/1,000).
Ruan Yun and Li Ziqi pricked up their ears in curiosity.
"Indra!"
Sun Mo observed Cai Tan and Ruan Yun's expressions stealthily.
"Indra?"
Cai Tan frowned. "What is that?"
"A type of plant that grows in the Darkness Continent."
Li Ziqi only knew this much. Because information regarding the Darkness Continent was extremely valuable, the price of detailed information on these species of darkness was explosively high.
Sometimes, even money couldn't buy it.
"After the flower juice of Indra dissolves in the blood, it will lower the ability of the blood to contain spirit qi."
Sun Mo explained. Since the blood couldn't contain spirit qi, the effects of cultivation would be greatly reduced.
"So this is the case!"
Cai Tan was enlightened.
"Is there an antidote?"
Ruan Yun asked.
"I don't know!"
Sun Mo shook his head. He had seen the information about Indra through Divine Sight, but this eye technique was only at the grandmaster-grade and wouldn't automatically give him an answer. Hence, Sun Mo had to find a solution himself.
"Oh!"
Ruan Yun's brows were furrowed very deeply, almost contorting.
"Don't worry, I'm fine now."
Cai Tan pulled his girlfriend's hand and consoled her in a low voice.
"Don't be happy too early. I've only helped you to remove a portion of the poison in your blood. If you want to completely purify it, you'll need at least seven to eight more times."
Sun Mo explained.
Cai Tan fell silent. Why would Teacher Sun treat his illness? Should he pay for it himself? Leaving aside the fact that he was just an ordinary youth from a farmer's family and didn't have too much money, even if he did, he most probably wouldn't be able to afford it.
One must know that he had looked for over 20 doctors, but none of them were able to find the cause of his illness. Yet, Sun Mo managed to point it out with a single sentence. Just based on his capabilities and his excellence, was this something that money could solve?
Moreover, how could Sun Mo lack money? Would he care about money?
Cai Tan wanted to treat his illness, but he didn't dare to trouble Sun Mo too much. Hence, he sank into a dilemma.
Sun Mo smiled. This was a student who knew how to think for others. If it was a selfish student, he would have long since knelt down and begged for treatment. As for Cai Tan, he first considered Sun Mo and what compensation he could give.
"Don't worry, I'll treat you."
Sun Mo explained, "Every time you expel the poison, you'll lose some blood and your origin qi will be greatly injured. Hence, it's impossible to expel everything in one go."
Putong!
Cai Tan knelt down again. He didn't know what to say, but he had already decided in his heart that he would follow Teacher Sun's lead for the rest of his life. Only by doing so would he be able to repay Teacher Sun for giving him a new lease of life.
"Teacher, your Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands is truly amazing!" Li Ziqi sighed and was filled with curiosity. "Can it cure all kinds of poisons?"
"No, only poisons that are related to blood can be cured!"
Sun Mo didn't hide anything.
"That's already very amazing!"
Li Ziqi exclaimed in admiration.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from Li Ziqi + 30. Friendly (625/1,000).
After hearing this, Cai Tan drew in a cold gasp, silently musing that his luck was really good.
"Don't report the matter of you being poisoned to the school first. Also, you have to pretend that you're exhausted."
Sun Mo reminded, "Be careful not to alert the enemy."
"I understand!"
Cai Tan gritted his teeth. (If I know who did this, I'll definitely kill that person.)
"Alright, you can go back and rest. Come and look for me again a week later. Also, don't tell anyone about this place."
Sun Mo instructed.
"Roger, Teacher Sun!"
Cai Tan bowed and left with Ruan Yun.
"Teacher, how do you think Cai Tan was poisoned? Could it be his roommate? "
Li Ziqi's eyes gleamed with the light of a famous detective. "His roommate should be the most suspicious, right?"
"I feel that it's his girlfriend!"
Lu Zhiruo pouted.
"What's the reason?"
Li Ziqi was curious.
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