The Central Province Academy's medical specialization wasn't their forte, but they still had a medical building.
Humans were definitely not allowed to be dissected, but animals weren't a problem. This was especially so for species of darkness captured from the Darkness Continent. After being dissected, they would be soaked in a liquid that prevented them from rotting, allowing the students to observe and learn from them.
In addition, this place would often deal with some disgusting diseases, such as certain infectious diseases, tumors, and unknown diseases. Hence, this place was generally a place that caused one's hair to stand on end.
The majority of people would feel a few degrees colder physiologically the moment they entered this building.
"Teacher!"
Lu Zhiruo had just walked into the hall when she couldn't help but tug at Sun Mo's sleeves. She frowned and had a look of panic on her face.
"Go and play!"
Sun Mo chuckled.
"But..."
The papaya girl was conflicted. She knew that her teacher was going to treat Jiang Leng. Hence, she wanted to be an assistant and wait at the side. It would be good even if she could help a little.
"Go and play, leave everything to me!"
Li Ziqi consoled.
"In that case, eldest martial sister, I'll leave everything to you!"
After Lu Zhiruo spoke, she was like a little rabbit that had been shot by an arrow and directly ran away. This place was really too eerie. It was still safer to stand under the sun.
Sun Mo went up to the third floor and found room 312. After opening the door, he entered.
The furnishings of the room were very simple.
The walls were completely snow-white, but because of the passage of time, the color had faded a little. The floor was made of a type of stone that was mined from the Darkness Continent. It was very sturdy and wouldn't corrode easily.
Sun Mo rubbed his nose. There was a strange pungent smell in the operation room. This should be the smell of some kind of disinfectant.
There were two wooden shelves, some metal instruments, a bed, and a clean bed sheet. These were all the surgical equipment.
Sun Mo had just finished his inspection when a woman wearing a face mask ran in anxiously.
"Teacher Sun, Headmaster An said that I'll be your assistant while you're in the medical building!"
The woman introduced herself. Her name was Wang Mei.
"I'll have to trouble Teacher Wang!"
When Sun Mo looked for An Xinhui to apply for the operation room, he heard her say that she'd arrange a trustworthy assistant for him. "Jiang Leng, take off your clothes and lie on the bed!"
"Teacher!"
Although Jiang Leng was a man of few words, this was all because of what he had encountered. His thoughts were meticulous and he had rich emotions. Now that he had to take off his clothes in front of two women, he felt a little awkward.
"This is treating a patient and saving a life. Don't worry too much about it!"
Sun Mo persuaded, helping Jiang Leng relieve the pressure. "In their eyes, you might just be a piece of meat!"
"I've helped the doctors dissect more than a thousand animals."
After Wang Mei spoke, Li Ziqi couldn't help but shiver. She moved a few steps to the side, distancing herself from Wang Mei.
Jiang Leng's mental state hadn't adjusted yet, but he knew that his teacher's time was very tight. Hence, he could only brace himself and go on.
When the uniform was removed, Wang Mei, who was used to seeing corpses, could not help but let out a scream.
Jiang Leng's body was like a tattoo, filled with spirit runes. There wasn't a single inch of undamaged skin on his body. Also, the 'main culprit' had clearly failed. Maybe it was because he was enraged or because he wanted to keep it a secret, he used a carving knife to destroy these spirit runes. Hence, Jiang Leng's body was filled with scars.
"What beautiful spirit runes!"
Sun Mo surveyed Jiang Leng.
Right now, he was no longer a layman. He possessed high-grade spirit rune knowledge, and through the spirit rune design template, he had seen and learned two brand new spirit runes, the Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands and the Flame Explosion Technique. In addition, his talent was extremely high and he had dismantled traditional spirit runes before, drawing them on plants. One could say that Sun Mo already had deep attainments in the study of spirit runes.
Hence, at this moment, Sun Mo could sense the beauty of the spirit runes on Jiang Leng's body with just a glance.
This was just like some physics formulas. When outsiders saw them, they would not feel anything. However, when physicists saw them, they would feel that they were extremely beautiful. They contained the laws of heaven and earth!
After Jiang Leng lay on the bed, Sun Mo used the ancient massage technique and started to inspect his muscles. At the same time, he activated Divine Sight.
Jiang Leng, 13 years old, spirit-refinement realm!
Strength: 12. If he worked hard, he could kill a ferocious beast with one punch.
Intelligence: 13. High degree of brain development. Although you don't rely on your brain to make a living, it's impossible for most people to defeat you in terms of intelligence.
Agility: 13. Average. Enough.
Endurance: 15. You can call yourself an iron man if you have such a high endurance.
Will: 9, wavering, always doubting himself.
Potential value: Low!
Note: In the past, your potential value was extremely high. It's a pity that the spirit runes on your body destroyed your future.
"Jiang Leng, the person who tattooed these spirit runes on you, is he a relative or an enemy to you?"
Sun Mo asked.
Every time he saw this note, Sun Mo's heart would ache for Jiang Leng. At the same time, he felt angry. Someone who could tattoo such spirit runes must be at the ancestor-level. Hence, he would definitely be able to see through Jiang Leng's aptitude. However, he still did it.
This meant that the other party didn't care about Jiang Leng's future at all. He only cared about his experiments.
Jiang Leng fell silent.
"There must be many people who had the same experience as you, right?"
Sun Mo surveyed this young man who had the word 'trash' on his forehead. Although he didn't say anything, Sun Mo could tell that he must have admired that ancestor-level spirit rune master a lot.
"Yes!"
Jiang Leng thought of his companions.
"Are you familiar with these spirit runes?"
Sun Mo's hand stopped on Jiang Leng's shoulder blade. There seemed to be something there.
"Father said before that these spirit runes can make us stronger, allowing us to stand at the peak of the Nine Provinces at the age of 20. We would be invincible!"
When Jiang Leng said this, he had a sorrowful look on his face.
Which boy didn't have the dream of becoming a hero? Who didn't want to be invincible? However, his father had lied to him.
"Father?"
Li Ziqi called out in a low voice.
Jiang Leng bit his lips. When he saw Sun Mo inspecting him attentively, his heart softened and he still said, "Although we call him this, he shouldn't be our father. Since young, we..."
"Wait a minute!"
Sun Mo stopped Jiang Leng and looked at Wang Mei. "I'm sorry, this matter involves personal privacy. Teacher Wang, please excuse us."
"Alright!"
Although Wang Mei's curiosity was off the charts, she knew that she mustn't stay here.
After she went out, Jiang Leng continued, "Ever since we could remember, we lived in a large manor. I remember that the scenery there was very good, and we could see the distant mountains. The sunset every day was extremely beautiful. Father should be the owner of the manor.
"Every day, other than eating and drinking, we would train our bodies and undergo long periods of meditation. After that, we would undergo combat training in the manor.
"There were some adults who would record all sorts of data about us every day!
"If our data isn't up to standard, we would be sent away. But if our data is outstanding, we would be able to obtain everything we want. Famous swords, armors, and even saint-tier cultivation arts!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ziqi couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "Saint-tier cultivation arts? Could they be lying to you guys? "
"Ziqi, the vast majority of people would treat saint-tier cultivation arts as treasures and wouldn't easily impart them to others. But if you have many saint-tier cultivation arts, you wouldn't care!"
Sun Mo explained. Moreover, this large manor was clearly set up for the sake of nurturing Jiang Leng and the other children. Hence, they would definitely think of all ways to raise their combat strength.
Naturally, having many saint-tier cultivation arts meant that the power of this manor was extremely great.
"Yes!"
Jiang Leng nodded. "I learned them back then."
"..."
Li Ziqi was speechless. (I didn't expect you to have concealed yourself so deeply. You actually learned saint-tier cultivation arts before?)
Sun Mo patted Jiang Leng's shoulder, not suspecting anything. Given Jiang Leng's aptitude, he should be one of the top-notch children back then in that manor.
Creak, the door opened.
Sun Mo and the other two turned their heads and saw An Xinhui wearing a face mask walking in.
"Do you need my help?"
An Xinhui understood Jiang Leng's situation and wanted to do what she could to help.
"In that case, other than combat, you guys haven't learned any other subjects before?"
Sun Mo's expression was slightly heavy. This meant that he didn't have any information.
"Yes!"
Jiang Leng nodded.
"To tell you the truth, with my current standard in the study of spirit runes, I'm worthy of being called a grandmaster. However, I have no idea what the effects of these spirit runes on your body are!"
After Sun Mo spoke, Li Ziqi and An Xinhui couldn't help but cast sidelong glances at him.
Sun Mo would never boast. If he said that he was a spirit rune grandmaster, then he was definitely one. However, he added a modifier at the end, 'completely'. Given Sun Mo's pride, if he could say such words, it meant that Jiang Leng's problem was very difficult.
"If they were complete spirit runes, I could still judge based on their effects. However, they are all damaged."
Sun Mo sighed ruefully. "Also, I can be sure that the father who tattooed these spirit runes on you is a great ancestor. His standard in spirit runes can definitely be ranked in the top ten in the entire Nine Provinces. "
"I understand Teacher's kind intentions and hard work!"
Jiang Leng smiled bitterly. "It's fine even if I can't be cured. In any case, I'm already used to it."
"When I was checking earlier, I discovered that there's something implanted in your body. I need to cut open your flesh and personally observe it!"
Sun Mo reminded.
"Mn!"
Jiang Leng didn't reject, nor was he afraid.
Without Sun Mo's instruction, Li Ziqi passed over a small dagger in the shape of a willow leaf.
Sun Mo first pressed on Jiang Leng's muscles a few times and used the muscleforge technique to seal the blood vessels to prevent bleeding. He then took the dagger and cut open the flesh on Jiang Leng's shoulder. After about an inch of thickness, a spherical object that was enshrouded in red light could be seen.
This spherical object had already fused together with Jiang Leng's blood and meridians.
"What is this?"
Li Ziqi exclaimed in shock.
"Does Sister An know?"
Sun Mo asked and activated Divine Sight.
The Heim Pearl was a type of mysterious shellfish that originated from the western ocean of the Darkness Continent. It was extremely rare and had the powerful effect of absorbing spirit qi and producing blood.
"I don't know!"
An Xinhui shook her head. "It looks like some kind of pearl? Speaking of which, the patterns on it seem to be spirit runes? "
"It's spirit runes!"
Sun Mo nodded.
An Xinhui's lips moved, wanting to say something. However, this place wasn't suitable. Hence, she endured it.
"I originally had a treatment plan, but from the looks of it now, I'm afraid it would fail. Are you still willing to give it a try?"
Sun Mo passed the decision to Jiang Leng.
"I'm willing!"
Jiang Leng didn't hesitate. As long as there was a hint of a chance, he wouldn't let it go.
"Alright!"
Sun Mo drew in a deep breath. "Then I'll start the treatment now!"
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