460: Chapter 460 Unable to Control

Due to the days of bloody battles, the doctors were all at the casualty camp, and the medicinal herbs were almost exhausted.

Princess Li Xinglan did not understand why Lin Xiao had run into this empty pharmacy. Even more bizarrely, Lin Xiao was actually doing things she couldn't understand...

Lin Xiao touched things here and peeked there, sometimes sitting in the doctor's consultation seat, and other times pulling open drawers of medicinal herbs. It was as if he were pretending to be a doctor, busy working inside.

"Your Highness, is playing doctor fun?" Princess Li Xinglan asked impatiently, unable to hold it in any longer.

Lin Xiao couldn't be bothered to explain to her. Through over half a year of exploration, he basically had experience with how the shop refreshed. If he wanted to refresh items that fit the current environment, he had to be "immersive." Once the system determined what you were trying to do in a specific environment, the refresh would be spot on.

After acting with such genuine dedication for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lin Xiao finally put down a medical book in his hand. Refresh!

The shop's items were completely renewed, and most of them had indeed changed to be medicine-related. This included medical tools like silver needles, stone needles, and bone-scraping knives used by doctors. The medications were also much richer, including anesthetic drugs like Mafeisan.

Among the immortal grade spirit pills, there were even things like the "Youth Preservation Pill" that could keep a person's appearance from aging. Although immortal grade spirit pills often cost tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand prestige, which looked outrageous, if one thought about it carefully, to truly let a mortal keep their youth, it really wasn't expensive.

However, Lin Xiao was not concerned with these and skipped directly to the cultivation Technique area. After all, his current problem was that he didn't know the root of Shu Yelan's illness, so no matter how expensive the pill was, it wouldn't be of much use. To solve it once and for all, he still had to start from the root and raise his medical skills to immortal grade.

"Sure enough... it's them..." Lin Xiao saw at a glance that there were many methods of traditional Chinese medicine that sounded incredibly impressive just by their names.

"《Hundred Herbs Pill Emperor Sutra》 60,000 prestige, 《Diamond Bone-Mending Great Method》 50,000 prestige, 《Nine Origins Heavenly Pivot Divine Needle》 80,000 prestige..." A series of immortal grade medical cultivation Techniques made Lin Xiao's eyes dazzle. Some focused on medicine making, some targeted broken bones, and some cleared meridians and smoothed qi...

They all felt useful, but none could guarantee they would cure Shu Yelan. Lin Xiao felt like a confused patient who had entered a hospital, knowing only that his body felt wrong but not knowing which department to see. It was too hard!

As he scanned through, he finished looking at all the medical-related immortal grade cultivation Techniques, but Lin Xiao simply couldn't find one he liked. Just as he was feeling a bit discouraged, a cultivation Technique below made his gaze freeze!

"Holy crap! Am I mistaken!?" Lin Xiao discovered a cultivation Technique that required a far higher amount of prestige!

"《Primordial One Qi》: The primordial qi comes from the void and is the beginning of the body receiving qi. For those without distracting thoughts, the qi meridians will be clear. Grade: immortal grade, prestige: 150,000."

What was going on!? A cultivation Technique actually required 150,000 prestige? This was almost the highest price of all the immortal grade items Lin Xiao had seen so far. One had to know, most immortal grade cultivation Techniques were only around 80,000.

But looking at the description of 《Primordial One Qi》, this should be a cultivation Technique that traces the origin of the Dao, which is "The Dao produces One," the primordial qi of the universe. From this height, it made sense that it was expensive; it should be a cultivation Technique with an extremely high threshold but huge rewards.

"System, can this 'Primordial One Qi' treat illness?" [System: Theoretically speaking, illness is caused by an accumulation of acquired turbid qi. Primordial qi has the effect of correcting the root and clearing the source, but the actual situation needs to be discussed based on reality.]

Lin Xiao curled his lip. The system's answer highlighted three words: non-stick pan! However, things being as they were, Lin Xiao didn't have time to think too much. Based on his intuition as a Heavenly Immortal realm expert, this 《Primordial One Qi》 would not be wrong!

He couldn't afford 150,000 prestige right now. But fortunately, he still had a trump card hidden up his sleeve—the "Free Meal"! This was it!

[Ding! The Host has consumed one "Free Meal" to obtain 《Primordial One Qi》!] [Ding! Achievement "Free Rider" (Earth Grade) obtained, prestige +200]

"Hey! You damn system, who are you insulting!?" Lin Xiao cursed in his heart. Could he just refuse this 200 prestige!?

However, time was pressing, and he had no leisure to argue with the system about these things, so he directly learned 《Primordial One Qi》 first.

[Ding! The Host has learned 《Primordial One Qi》!] [Ding! Skill "Qi Sutra" obtained!] [Qi Sutra (Passive): Converts the qi of heaven and earth for one's own use; all cultivation Techniques and skills will be enhanced.]

Holy crap!? Lin Xiao was overjoyed. This was actually a passive, all-attribute enhancing divine skill!? No wonder it cost 150,000 prestige to buy; just for this one passive, it was absolutely worth the price!

He still had over 90,000 Comprehension Ability points. Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and added 5,000 years of cultivation onto it!

[Ding! 《Primordial One Qi》 has been upgraded to 5,000 years of cultivation!] [Ding! Achievement "Seeker of the Dao" obtained, the Great Dao starts from under one's feet! Earth Grade, prestige +200]

Lin Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It looked like his journey in pursuing the Great Dao had only just begun.

[Ding! Learned skill "Technique"!]

Technique: At the cost of consuming one's own essence, energy, and spirit, converts acquired turbid qi into primordial qi.

Lin Xiao looked at this skill and fell into deep thought. What did it mean? Why did it seem like a purification skill to drive away evil? Lin Xiao tried using it on himself and found that his whole body felt like it was bathed in a spring breeze, but nothing else happened.

"System, how do I use Technique?" [System: This skill has a wide range of effects. The Host can slowly explore it; there will be unexpected surprises!]

Lin Xiao rubbed his forehead. He shouldn't have asked!

"Princess Li Xinglan, come here." Lin Xiao waved at the woman who had been waiting to the side, looking somewhat impatient.

Princess Li Xinglan walked up to him and asked impatiently: "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

Lin Xiao didn't talk nonsense. He placed one hand on the woman's back and activated Technique.

Princess Li Xinglan's expression changed instantly, as if some kind of upright, peaceful, and awe-inspiring power was surging through her limbs and bones!

The qi in her dantian was drawn out, as if a pair of invisible hands were leading her to break through shackles, running in the wilderness, sweeping away all fatigue! Her two legs, which had been unbearably heavy from days of running, suddenly felt light...

That tingling sensation sent her straight to the clouds! "Ngh..." Princess Li Xinglan couldn't help but make a strange sound; she couldn't help it, she couldn't control it, it was too comfortable!

"How does it feel?" Lin Xiao asked, withdrawing his hand.

Princess Li Xinglan blinked, her face blushing as she said: "Your Highness... you... can you make a woman... so amazing just by using your hand?"

"Amazing at what?" Lin Xiao was focused on the effect of the skill and didn't understand for a moment: "I asked you how it feels, answer honestly! Why are you stammering?"

Princess Li Xinglan bit her rosy lips and decided to just go for it, saying: "This Princess just felt very comfortable and couldn't hold it back. Are you satisfied now that I've said it?"