Chapter 4 Becoming Famous is Also a Headache

  For the massive memory flow that suddenly appeared in his mind, almost making him scream, as Han Ankang had expected, were all products brought by the mysterious disappearance of the Blood-colored Jade Buddha. And the reason why he fell off the cliff and landed on a pile of rocks without getting hurt was largely due to the blood-colored yuanqi inside the Blood-colored Jade Buddha.

  This crimson jade Buddha is actually a Taoist medical practitioner of the Tang Dynasty, who at the time of his passing infused all his life experiences and blood into this object. The nature of this object is very similar to the Buddhist monk's sarira produced during their passing. However, this jade Buddha that can carry a person's memories requires some Taoist techniques to store them.

  These Taoist medical practitioners, when they sense that their end is near, in order to prevent the disappearance of their sect's heritage, will pour all their life experience and medical knowledge into this small jade Buddha. The purpose is to hope that whoever obtains this jade Buddha can inherit his legacy.

  It's just that for some reason, the Blood-colored Jade Buddha, which has been passed down for thousands of years, seems to have never found a suitable successor. Until this time, Han Ankang fell off the cliff, and the fresh blood on his body soaked the jade Buddha completely. Only when he felt the medicinal properties in the blood did the jade Buddha automatically recognize its master, transform into fragmented inheritance, and enter Han Ankang's mind.

  And by utilizing the jade Buddha's central channel, the stored essence and energy of his body automatically repaired Han Ankang, who was on the verge of death. It can be said that if it weren't for this unexpected severe injury and the medical aura on his body, perhaps in this lifetime, Han Ankang would never have known that the Jade Buddha still stored such a shocking and extraordinary medical skill.

  As a high-achieving student from the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Han Ankang was no stranger to the title "Taoist Doctor", which referred to those who practiced Taoism and were skilled in medicine. However, the master who created this Jade Buddha had focused more on medical research during his lifetime, and his Taoist skills were not particularly impressive. At that time, people like him who cultivated Taoism through medicine were also known as "Cultivators of Truth".

  Han Ankang, who had always been skeptical of the internet, would often go online during his university days to look for medical-related content. Although many authors' descriptions of their medical skills were a bit too fantastical, Han Ankang couldn't help but feel envious of the protagonists' experiences as he studied traditional Chinese medicine.

  Who would have thought that when he was envying the protagonist's extraordinary adventures in the book, he actually possessed a treasure mountain without realizing it. If not for yesterday's unexpected event, this jade Buddha which has been passed down for thousands of years would probably still be searching for its master who can unlock its secrets.

  Calamity and blessing are intertwined!

  As for the strange encounter on his own body, Han Ankang could only think of this word to describe it. If he hadn't gone to pick those few ginseng plants, he wouldn't have fallen off the cliff. If he hadn't fallen off the cliff, he wouldn't have unexpectedly obtained the inheritance of the Jade Buddha at the moment of his death. This is indeed the unpredictability of life, and one cannot know whether it is good fortune or bad luck!

  The cultivator, a cultivator who practices medicine and Taoism, this encounter like a fantasy, made Han Ankang's calm heart also start to fluctuate. From the inheritance of this Taoist doctor, Han Ankang once again felt the profoundness of traditional Chinese medicine, and also felt the even more mysterious theory of Taoist medicine.

  These Taoist doctors can utilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the breath of the human body's major meridians, as well as the alchemy of elixirs that astonish the world, to cure illnesses that seem incurable to ordinary people. All of this, which used to sound like fantasy, has become a completely possible miracle through the combination of Taoist principles and medical techniques.

  Looking at the vast inheritance of memories, Han Ankang knew he needed some time to digest, especially in the Jade Buddha's master inheritance, which also recorded a few cultivation methods that could truly make Han Ankang transcend the ordinary. Han Ankang then knew that his future life would definitely become infinitely brilliant because of the appearance of this Jade Buddha. Therefore, when choosing a method, he was very cautious. After all, once a method is chosen, there is no opportunity to change it later.

  It stands to reason that Han Ankang can inherit the Jade Buddha's Gongfa cultivation, but the owner of the Jade Buddha clearly stated in the inheritance that the successor does not have to follow the old rituals and can freely choose from the extremely high-quality Gongfa he has specially selected. The fact that he did not make a breakthrough in his medical Taoist cultivation is largely due to the low-level Gongfa he chose when he was young.

  So when choosing a successor to inherit his skills, he will save all the rewards of the skills he obtained from treating illnesses for high-level cultivators in memory inheritance. If there is a lucky inheritor of his Taoist skills, they can choose one of these skills he saved and use it not only to cure illnesses but also to make their own strength stronger.

  Looking at these techniques that have been passed down, just one of them is enough to make people scramble for it, Han Ankang also found that sometimes having too many choices can be a very painful thing. After all, among the techniques stored in the memory of this Jade Buddha's owner, none are not excellent and most of them are helpful to medical learners.

  After examining the advantages and disadvantages of these exercises, Han Ankang finally chose to practice a true cultivation method called "Yin Yang Jue". This exercise can be cultivated up to the level of ascending to immortality in broad daylight, and is said to be a supreme exercise created by a cultivator who attained enlightenment based on the "Yu Nu Xin Jing" (Heart Scripture of the Jade Maiden) practiced by the Yellow Emperor.

  In fact, this is not the reason why Han Ankang chose this kung fu. The real reason for choosing to cultivate it is that he understands that in the Dharma-ending era of the earth, the five elements' spiritual energy is extremely thin. As long as yin and yang alternate with each other day and night, they can basically guarantee the cultivator's normal cultivation. Of course, at a higher level, some spiritual objects with yin-yang attributes are needed to break through. But in the short term, there is no need to be troubled by spiritual energy!

  Another reason for choosing it is that after cultivating the Yin Yang Decree, the cultivator's body can produce the two energies of yin and yang. It is very helpful for doctors to get the assistance of the two energies when performing medical skills.

  In the human body, apart from the five elements of Qi being important, the two Qi of Yin and Yang are the foundation of the human body. More importantly, through the unique properties of the two Qi of Yin and Yang, many times in combination with some five-element properties of medicinal materials, they can be converted into the five-element original Qi for treating patients.

  Just seeing these introductions, Han Ankang didn't think much and decided to choose this method of cultivation. As for the fact that this method can cultivate into a white day flying ascension, Han Ankang didn't even think about it. For him, as long as he could help him cure diseases and save people, this method was a good method, and other things he really didn't care about.

  Unfortunately, he forgot an old saying that "one man's rivers and lakes, his body is not free." From the day he chose to practice "Yin Yang Decision", he was destined to be unable to live a peaceful life as a ordinary rural doctor in this quiet mountain village. And later, the renowned "Divine Doctor Han" was born at this moment, only that Han Ankang still didn't know it yet.

  Perhaps after experiencing the baptism of the Blood Qi, Han Ankang discovered during his first meditation at night that soon after calming down, he felt a thread of cool air slowly growing in his body's dantian.

  He had always thought that cultivating was a very difficult thing, but at this moment, Han Ankang felt that it didn't seem as hard as he had imagined. In fact, he didn't know that all of this was because the owner of the Jade Buddha had infused his own vital energy into the Jade Buddha before passing away, and Han Ankang had absorbed it all. To a large extent, the vital energy stored in this Jade Buddha was not inferior to the high-grade Washing Marrow Dan of the Cultivation Realm. It's just that Han Ankang didn't know himself!

  In addition to living next to the Changbai Mountains, where the density of heaven and earth spiritual energy is higher than outside, he also has a calm and quiet personality due to his medical studies. As a result, it's much easier for him to cultivate compared to others.

  Han Ankang, who was immersed in the wonder of his first cultivation, didn't realize it until the sky brightened and he felt that refreshing air become weaker. When he opened his eyes, he found that outside had already become sunny, could it be that the yin energy he absorbed for the first time disappeared that quickly?

  Helpless, Han Ankang ended his first cultivation and opened the door to wash up as usual. He then opened the courtyard gate to wait for patients to seek medical treatment. As the yin-yang energy in his body grew stronger, Han Ankang discovered that he could now lift 100-200 kilograms with one hand without any problem. All of this was a change brought about by his cultivation.

  The enhancement of martial arts was not what Han Ankang, who did not like fighting in the first place, had hoped for. What delighted him most was that as he grasped the medical skills of the Jade Buddha's master, his level of traditional Chinese medicine also improved day by day. Even a few elderly villagers who often suffered from rheumatism were completely cured after receiving acupuncture and the Yang energy cleansing from his daytime practice, and they had not relapsed for a long time.

  The villagers were undoubtedly the happiest group of people, and every day when they saw outsiders, they would proudly say that their village had produced a young medical god. Even rheumatism that big hospitals couldn't cure, their village doctor could completely cure it and never relapse again.

  Perhaps the villagers were sincerely praising Han Ankang, but "people fear fame and pigs fear fatness". As more and more people came to ask Han Ankang for medical treatment, he found that he had very little time left to cultivate.

  Sometimes, after a busy day, there are still dozens of villagers from tens of miles away who come to seek medical treatment in the courtyard. Han Ankang is very understanding of these villagers' desire to cure their illnesses. But this way, he can no longer think about living a quiet life, it's probably not possible anymore!

  This made Han Ankang finally decide to leave the village and hide for a while. Otherwise, relying on him alone to treat patients in this area of hundreds of miles would be exhausting even if he were to die trying! This also made Han Ankang realize for the first time what it means to be a famous doctor's troubles!