After a moment of astonishment, Bai Xiaochun came to a realization.
It was not that Zhang Xuan was stronger than him, but the lotus was on the verge of shattering due to the clash between him and the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast. At the same time, the other party's sword qi happened to find the weakest point of the lotus, allowing it to shatter with a single blow.
Even so, it was still an incredible feat.
Even he was unable to find the weak point of the lotus, but the other party was able to do so with a single glance. On top of that, despite being so far away, the other party was still able to strike down Elder Liao without harming him at all. The other party's eye of discernment and control over his strength had already reached an astounding level.
Bai Xiaochun was impressed. Lowering his gaze, he saw that Zhang Xuan didn't seem to be excited by the fact that he had split open the lotus. Instead, his face had paled, and a deep frown was etched on his forehead.
"Hmm? What's going on? "
"That lotus sure is bizarre …"
Just as Bai Xiaochun was about to ask Elder Liao what was going on with the lotus, he suddenly heard a commotion from the crowd below. Turning his gaze over, he saw the lotus that had been split into mist seeping into Elder Liao's body once more, as if it had a life of its own.
"Humph!"
Harrumphing coldly, dozens of silver needles appeared between Zhang Xuan's fingers, and he flicked them.
Wuwuwuwu!
The silver needles pierced through the air and struck many of Elder Liao's acupoints. The mist that was trying to worm its way into Elder Liao's body seemed to have met its nemesis, and a sizzling sound could be heard before it stopped.
Hu!
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan grabbed Elder Liao from the air and placed him back onto the stretcher. At the same time, he tapped his finger lightly on the latter's glabella.
"Cough cough …"
Coughing violently, Elder Liao opened his eyes, and a mouthful of black blood spewed from his mouth. He sat up on the stretcher, and following which, a series of crackling sounds reminiscent of firecrackers echoed from within his body.
"This is …"
Bai Yu widened his eyes in astonishment. "Is he going to make a breakthrough?"
He was well aware of his old friend's condition. Due to the fire poison, the other party's vitality had been severed, and he was on the verge of death. Even with his profound medical skills, he was still unable to save the other party … Yet, who could have thought that the other party would make a breakthrough with just a few needles and a tap on his glabella …
Are my eyes playing tricks on me?
Rumble!
Before Zhang Xuan could recover from his shock, he suddenly heard a series of explosions echoing within Elder Liao's body. Following which, his cultivation advanced layer by layer, rising from Saint 7-dan intermediate stage to Saint 7-dan pinnacle.
Even then, his speed still didn't slow down, and the shackles of the pinnacle of the Void Initiation Realm were directly broken in over ten breaths of time. In an instant, the wind and clouds surged, and the territory of the Void Interpretation Realm spread out from his body.
Only then did he slow down and stabilize his cultivation.
Half-step Void Interpretation Realm!
Advancing from the intermediate stage of the Phantasmal Space Realm to the Half-step Dimension Sundering Realm, this kind of advancement speed was simply unprecedented.
Bai Yu's mouth twitched.
Ever since this old friend of his was poisoned, his cultivation had stagnated at Phantasmal Space realm intermediate stage. For the past several hundred years, he had been stuck at Phantasmal Space realm intermediate stage. Who could have thought that he would suddenly make a breakthrough at this very moment?
"I …"
He was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Elder Liao also sat where he was, looking at the boiling power in his body with a dazed expression.
Before he fainted, the vitality in his body had dissipated, leaving him on the brink of death. Yet, when he opened his eyes, not only had he recovered, his cultivation had even been restored to its peak, and he was even able to achieve a breakthrough immediately … For a moment, he couldn't help but wonder if he was dreaming.
Pah!
He gave himself a tight slap, and a searing pain stung his cheeks.
"I'm still alive?"
Tears flowed down his cheeks as his body trembled in agitation.
How many years had he been teetering on the edge of life and death? He had thought that he would be doomed this time around, but who would have thought that not only would he be able to resolve his affliction, he would even achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation?
With a jolt, he leaped off the stretcher and walked up to Zhang Xuan. His knees caved in, and he kneeled down.
"Thank you, Zhang Shi, for saving my life!"
Even though he had been unconscious all this while, and he had no idea what had happened, judging from the pale face and trembling body of Zhang Shi, he could tell that he had paid a heavy price in order to recover.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony. I wasn't too confident either, but it's fortunate that I succeeded!"
Zhang Xuan said with a smile. Putong! Unable to take it any longer, he collapsed to the ground.
This time, he wasn't faking it.
He had just executed the Sea Severing Sword, and his zhenqi had been sapped dry. Before he could recover, he had to resolve the other party's affliction. Even though he had a pinnacle spirit stone to absorb his zhenqi, he still felt as if he was going to faint at any moment.
"Zhang Shi!"
Elder Liao hurriedly rushed forward to support Zhang Xuan from falling to the ground.
Hu!
Bai Yu hurriedly flew down from the sky and said, "Don't worry, it's just that he has overexerted himself. As long as he has sufficient spiritual energy and time, he should be fine …"
The reason why he had made a move earlier was because he had misunderstood that the young man before him was trying to harm Elder Liao. Now that he knew that not only was the young man not trying to harm him, he was even trying to save him, so naturally, he no longer harbored any hostility toward him.
More importantly, even he was completely helpless against his old friend's affliction. Yet, in less than three minutes, not only did the young man treat him, he even helped him achieve a breakthrough without consuming any medicine or any other means. This left him deeply perplexed.
"That's good …"
Hearing that Zhang Xuan was fine, Elder Liao heaved a sigh of relief.
"Zhang Shi, what's going on?"
Divine Healer Bai Yu asked anxiously.
He had been a physician for many years, but he had never seen anyone treat a patient in such a manner.
"In order to save Elder Liao, I didn't mean to insult you, Divine Healer. I hope that you can forgive me!"
After struggling for a moment, Zhang Xuan clasped his fist apologetically.
"That's a small matter."
Divine Healer Bai Yu waved his hand.
Putting aside being insulted, even if he were to be pummeled, it would still be worth it to witness the other party's incredible medical skills.
It was due to his deep understanding of the Way of Medicine that he had been able to reach so far in the Way of Medicine.
"I hope that Zhang Shi can dispel my doubts …"
Divine Healer Bai Yu's eyes were filled with sincerity and anticipation.
In truth, he was not the only one. Fei shi, Feng Ziyi, Zhang Yu, and the others also turned their gazes over upon hearing Zhang Xuan's question.
It was understandable that Zhang Xuan would be able to overcome the lethal poison in the other party's body through the consumption of pills and zhenqi potions. However, to knock the other party out, berate the other party, and beat the other party to death … all of a sudden, it turned into saving the other party's life. This was truly incomprehensible.
If it was as simple as saving the other party's life, there wouldn't be so many patients in the world who would die from illnesses.
"This …"
Seeing the eagerness in Divine Healer Bai Yu's eyes, Zhang Xuan shook his head bitterly. "Divine Healer Bai Yu, can you allow me to recover a little before answering your questions?"
At the moment, he was so weak that he could barely speak.
"Yes, it's my fault …"
Divine Healer Bai Yu's face reddened in embarrassment.
He had been so focused on learning that he had forgotten about the other party's condition.
"I have a Vitality Restoration Pill here. Consume it and you'll be able to recover your strength swiftly."
Flicking his wrist, Divine Healer Bai Yu took out a jade bottle and passed it over.
As one of the top physicians in the Sanctum of Sages, there were countless patients who sought him for treatment, so he had quite a few treasures on him.
Grabbing the Vitality Restoration Pill, Zhang Xuan took a look at it before shaking his head helplessly.
The pill was indeed not bad, but it was no longer of much use to him.
The Heaven's Path zhenqi was extremely demanding on spiritual energy, and the higher one's cultivation rose, the greater the requirement would be. This Vitality Restoration Pill was effective even on Phantasmal Space realm experts, but to him, it was no different from eating jelly beans.
"This pill is useless to me. Thank you for your help …" Zhang Xuan shook his head and passed the pill back.
"It's useless to you?"
Divine Healer Bai Yu was taken aback. "I still have some here …"
"I appreciate Divine Healer Bai Yu's goodwill, but I'll have to find a way myself …"
After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan could not bear to take out the pinnacle spirit stone. Instead, he turned to the elder before him and said, "Elder Liao, I'll have to trouble you for a moment."
"There's no need for that, Zhang Shi. As long as it's within my means, I won't turn you down!" Elder Liao replied with a nod.
"That's good."
A hint of excitement flashed across Zhang Xuan's eyes as he nodded. "Elder Liao, I'll have to trouble you to push for a breakthrough to Dimension Sundering realm then!"
"Push for a breakthrough to Dimension Sundering realm?"
Elder Liao froze on the spot.
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