"Guild Leader Liao suffered from some internal injuries during the previous Flood of Spiritual Energy. As he is a physician, he has consumed all kinds of medicinal herbs and books over the past decade, but none of them have worked!"
The middle-aged physician explained. "Over the past two years, his internal injuries have been spreading, and he thought that he had reached the limit of his lifespan. However, just a few days ago, someone bought him a Beauty Pill and gave it to him. Initially, he didn't think much of it, but after consuming it, his internal injuries actually began to recover! He begged someone to buy him a few more, and after consuming ten of them, not only did his internal injuries recover, his lifespan also seemed to have increased significantly … Thus, it isn't too much to say that you saved his life! "
Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in realization.
The principle behind the Beauty Pill was that it harnessed his Heaven's Path zhenqi, thus allowing him to recover from his internal injuries easily. Once his injuries were healed, his vitality would be enhanced, and his lifespan would be extended.
"I have studied the internal injuries for a long time, and yet, your pills were able to cure them easily. Doesn't that mean that your medical skills far surpass mine?" Liao Xin asked.
"This … I don't see it that way." Zhang Xuan wanted to be humble, but after a moment of contemplation, he realized that it was indeed the case. Thus, he could only nod reluctantly.
Most illnesses could be treated with his Heaven's Path zhenqi, and those that couldn't be treated could only await death.
To admit that his medical skills were inferior to others … Just the thought of it made his face redden in embarrassment!
That was the extent of being outstanding …
Just the thought of it left him with a headache.
"Alright, I'll send a message back right now to get the Great Displacement Teleportation Formation approved for you!" Liao Xin said.
Under normal circumstances, there was no need for him to come personally to challenge the Physician Guild of Drifting Specter Royal City. The reason he came all the way here was to meet Apothecary Zhang Xuan and thank him personally.
Since the other party had a request for him, he could just agree to it.
Just as Liao Xin was about to take out a Communication Jade Token to send a message, another elder walked out of the room and hurriedly waved his hand. "Guild leader, you mustn't …"
"Vice Guild Leader Wang, why not?" Liao Xin frowned.
The elder was the vice guild leader of the Clouddragon Royal City Physician Guild, Wang Fei.
"An apothecary is a master apothecary, and a physician's skill is a physician's skill. The two can't be confused!" Wang Fei hurriedly said.
Even though he had to admit that the young man's Beauty Pill was unparalleled in the world, pill forging was still pill forging. No matter how skilled the young man was, it couldn't be compared to the Way of Medicine.
Medicine was to prescribe the right medicine to treat the illness, while alchemy was to use a special method to fuse medicinal ingredients together, with the goal of increasing the medicinal effect. The two were completely different, and could not be mentioned in the same breath.
If Guild Leader Liao were to make a mistake in the Way of Medicine, it would mean that he was no match for Guild Leader Liao. If something were to happen to the latter, Guild Leader Liao's reputation would go down the drain.
"Guild Leader, please reconsider!"
Another person walked out.
The five physicians from the Sky of Cloud Dragon had already arrived.
"He saved my life, and I'm planning to retire. At most, I won't treat anyone anymore … Alright, there's no need to say anything more. I've made up my mind!"
Liao Xin waved his hand.
Although he admitted that Zhang Xuan's pill concoction was indeed unparalleled, deep down in his heart, he shared the same opinion as the rest of the crowd. Although Zhang Xuan's pill concoction was impressive, his medical skills might not be as good as his.
The reason why he agreed was to repay the debt of saving his life.
Compared to his life, the damage to his reputation was nothing.
"How about this? Isn't there going to be a Physician Tournament? Since we're already here, there's no harm in competing with one another! "
Zhang Xuan understood the other party's worry, but he did not get angry.
He was still young, and it had not been long since he arrived in the Firmament. It was only natural for him to be doubted.
"You want to compete in the Way of Medicine?" Guild Leader Liao frowned.
"I'm already here," Zhang Xuan replied nonchalantly.
"This …" Seeing that Zhang Xuan was determined, Guild Leader Liao nodded in agreement. "The Way of Medicine is divided into four steps — observation, listening, questioning, and palpation. At each step, you will have to write down your judgment, diagnose the illness, write down a prescription, and see if you can prescribe the right medicine!"
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
He had been wondering what was going on with the Way of Medicine, but from the looks of it now, it seemed like it was no different from treating a patient. Just that …
"What about the patients? Are we going to let them suffer the pain and wait for the competition instead of treating them? "Zhang Xuan asked with a frown.
That wasn't showing the compassion of a physician. Instead, he was treating his patients as a bargaining chip to build his reputation.
This was a complete violation of the professionalism and ethics that physicians should have.
"Of course not!"
Guild Leader Liao looked at Zhang Xuan in bewilderment. "You … don't know about the Way of Medicine?"
The young man before him actually didn't know a single thing about the Way of Medicine?
Initially, he was thinking that even if the other party's medical skills weren't as good as his, given that the other party was able to forge the Beauty Pill, his skills shouldn't be too bad either. But from the looks of it … that wasn't the case at all.
To not even know about the Way of Medicine, it was likely that the other party's medical skills weren't inferior to his. Rather, it was likely that the other party didn't know anything about the Way of Medicine at all!
"The Way of Medicine is a method created by the medical experts of the Nine Heavens to assess one's medical skills. It relies on the Stone of Physician!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan really didn't know anything about the Way of Medicine, Guild Leader Liao shook his head helplessly.
It seemed like Vice Guild Leader Wang's worries were true.
The young man's medical skills were probably mediocre at best. Otherwise, who wouldn't know about the Way of Medicine?
"Stone of Physician?"
"It's a unique artifact that has the ability to record the patient's physical data and create an illusory image for physicians to examine and question. As long as you can give him the most accurate prescription, he'll be able to recover from his' illness' as well! "
As Guild Leader Liao spoke, he took out a stone and tapped it lightly.
With a light buzz, ten silhouettes suddenly appeared before Zhang Xuan.
They were illusory images formed by a unique formation.
Every single one of them looked sickly, as if they had contracted some kind of illness. If they weren't treated in time, they could very well die on the spot.
"The illnesses that these ten people are suffering from are the latest incurable illnesses discovered within the Nine Heavens. There are also illnesses from several hundred or even several thousand years ago that have been imprinted through a unique method. Through observation, smell, question, and diagnosis, one can determine the cause of the illness through observation, examination, and diagnosis," Guild Leader Liao explained.
Seemingly seeing through Zhang Xuan's worries, he continued, "Don't worry, these illnesses span from the ancient times to the present. In fact, some of them are even intertwined with one another, so it's impossible for anyone to memorize all of them. Furthermore, the person who appears after each infusion of energy is completely different from the one before. It's impossible for anyone to memorize the answer. "
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
Treating a patient wasn't as simple as memorizing a question. Even though the illnesses looked the same, it was still possible to treat them differently depending on their constitution and gender.
For this reason, Zhang Xuan was worried that someone might have memorized the characteristics and treatment method of the patients beforehand. However, from the looks of it, it wasn't as easy as he thought.
Even though the experts of the Firmament had incredible memory, there were still many illnesses that had appeared over the millennia. On top of that, there was a lack of historical records, so it was unlikely that it would be easy for anyone to memorize all of them.
Guild Leader Liao said, "Since you know the rules, let's begin. The rules are that you have to write down your deductions at every step of the process. After you're done with the observation, listen, question, and diagnosis, you'll have to pass the prescription to the other party. If the prescription is identical to the one you've used previously, the illness of the illusory image will be cured. Even if there are any mistakes, the outcome will still be the same! "
Zhang Xuan nodded. He placed his palm on the Stone of Physician and touched it lightly. The ten illusory images on the stone changed, becoming completely different from before.
"Begin!"
Following which, two physicians passed a brush and paper over. Guild Leader Liao walked up to the illusory images and took a closer look at them.
As a physician, observation was the first step. Through observing the patient's expression, appearance, posture, and tongue, a physician would be able to determine the condition of the illness in the patient's body.
Watching as Guild Leader Liao walked to one side of the group, Zhang Xuan walked to the other side.
It didn't take long for him to finish scanning through the group, and he had already deduced most of the conditions.
Walking to the center of the group, he exclaimed, "Flaws!"
Hu hu hu hu!
Ten books materialized in the Library of Heaven's Path.
Even though he had already deduced the illness of the ten illusory images, he was still a little worried. Thus, he decided to use the Library of Heaven's Path to check if his deduction was correct.
He needed to head to the Sky of Spirit Origin to find Lozosy as soon as possible, so he didn't want to waste any more time.
Even though they were only illusory images, the Library of Heaven's Path was still able to provide the flaws of the patients. Taking a look, he was able to confirm that his deduction was correct, and he heaved a sigh of relief.
Even though he did not have much knowledge in the Firmament, he was still one of the greatest physicians on the Master Teacher Continent. His understanding of the human body and the medicinal properties of every single medicinal herb down to the bone. As long as he could understand the difference between the Gods and ordinary humans, as well as the difference between the medicinal properties of medicinal herbs on the Master Teacher Continent, he would be able to assimilate the two types of knowledge together.
Zhang Xuan quickly went through the calculations in his head before sitting down on the spot and writing down the results. It didn't take long for him to finish writing down the ten sheets of paper.
"Alright, I'm done!"
Zhang Xuan said with a smile.
"You're … done?"
"How long has it been? Ten minutes? Eight minutes? And you're writing down the results? "
"You managed to diagnose the illnesses of ten patients in such a short period of time, and you even wrote down a prescription? You must be joking! "
Everyone was taken aback.
Even though they were pressed for time, to diagnose ten patients with one of the most intractable illnesses in the history of the Way of Medicine and even write down a prescription for them in less than ten minutes …
Are you sure you're not joking?
The crowd glanced at one another before turning their gazes back to Guild Leader Liao Xin, only to see the latter rubbing his glabella as he took the first patient's pulse.
A moment later, he took out a piece of paper and wrote down the illnesses he had diagnosed and the prescription for them.
After he was done, he heaved a sigh of relief. However, when he turned around and saw that Zhang Xuan had actually stopped in his tracks, he frowned and said, "Don't waste time. Under the same circumstances, the one who is faster will emerge victorious!"
He had been too focused on examining the patient that he had not noticed the young man's actions.
After saying those words, he was just about to move on to the second patient when the others suddenly turned to look at him speechlessly.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"Guild leader … he has already diagnosed the illness and written down the prescription. You should … hurry up!" Wang Fei said awkwardly.
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