Chapter 849: The Medical Canon

"Brother Su, what is this?"

Gazing at the contents of the book, Zhang Liang felt his heart trembling uncontrollably.

Some of the medical techniques within, he could understand, while others he had never seen before—unheard of, yet they seemed to possess a self-consistent logic.

Regarding medicine, Zhang Liang had naturally come into contact with it; he even knew a little bit of it himself.

He was a disciple of the Confucian school, but he had also dabbled in the ways of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Whether it was the Military school, the Agricultural school, or even some of the mechanical arts of the Mohist school, he had studied them all, and he had naturally not neglected medicine.

The Medical school was low-key among the Hundred Schools of Thought and did not seek to manifest holiness, but the great master of the Medical school, the Sage Bian Que, held a status among the schools that was not low at all.

The Medical Dao was a minor path, but those like Zhang Liang clearly understood that, like the Agricultural school, it was extremely important for the human race.

It was a pity that the Medical school could not expand on a large scale.

After all, there were far too few disciples of the Medical school. Once many of the common people at the bottom of the human race fell ill, they could only rely on their own bodies to endure it; if they survived, they continued to live.

Once they could not endure it, then it was the end.

As for seeking a doctor to treat an illness, for most, it was very difficult; after all, they generally could not afford medical care.

Few disciples of the Medical school meant few medical clinics.

Knowledge was something that was quite expensive in ancient times.

As for the spread of knowledge, it went without saying that only those aristocrats could afford it.

Why was the Mohist school viewed with hostility by those in power? Because the Mohist school walked among the masses and commoners, spreading knowledge extensively among the bottom-tier populace; this was acting against the ruling aristocratic clans.

How could those in power tolerate that?

In reality, the Confucian school also faced this hostility, but after the Mohist school became the target of the spear, the Confucian school began to restrain itself somewhat.

That was why they were not viewed with hostility by those in power, but the Confucian philosophy was also not suited for the current era and could not ascend to officialdom.

Even the three teachings of Confucianism and Mohism were like this.

A minor school like the Medical school naturally dared not act against those in power, so they were even more cautious in spreading the Medical Dao, and only a few people could come into contact with it.

Naturally, physicians were extremely scarce.

Did these people of the Medical school not want to expand their recruitment of disciples? Once expanded, the fortune of the Medical school would inevitably increase, and at that time, those high-level members of the Medical school would also reap great rewards.

It was a pity that it was not that simple.

Of course, if the Medical school really expanded its recruitment, it would not be like the Mohist school; after all, those in power were hostile to the Mohist school because the Mohist philosophy was incompatible with those in power.

The philosophy of the Medical school was to treat illnesses and save people, so those in power would not be overly wary of them.

It was just that wanting to recruit disciples on a large scale was not easy; it required a lot of manpower and material resources, and the Medical school was weak—without strong support, it was very difficult to achieve.

It was impossible to do without attaching themselves to the powerful and wealthy.

Moreover, regarding medical techniques, one first needed to be literate before they could be taught slowly; a disciple of the Medical school would likely have to study for decades.

This was even more difficult than the Confucian school teaching its disciples.

"So, Brother Su, are you also a disciple of the Medical school?"

Zhang Liang stared at Su Fan, looking him up and down.

"Zifang, you surely know which school I belong to. I obtained this Medical Dao Canon by accident, and then added to it the summaries I have made over these years."

Su Fan's words were very sincere.

But unfortunately, Zhang Liang did not believe a single word.

He was not a fool; the contents of this canon, placed among the Hundred Schools of Thought, were like a holy scripture.

Their Little Sage Virtuous Manor had ten thousand volumes of books, and those that could rival this canon were few and far between.

Yet the other party claimed to have obtained it by accident.

Who was he trying to fool?

Su Fan naturally saw the look in Zhang Liang's eyes and could only feel helpless in his heart; the Medical Dao Canon he had organized these days was indeed not his own.

He knew medicine, and his medical skills were very high; even without borrowing the means of Qi cultivation, based solely on his medical skills, in ancient times, he would be at the level of a divine doctor, likely not a bit inferior to Zhang Zhongjing or Hua Tuo, and perhaps even above them.

This Medical Dao Canon was something he had combined from later generations; it could be said to be all-encompassing, and it was absolutely a supreme canon of the Medical school.

After all, this Medical Dao Canon was a collection of medical canons from multiple worlds, plus some medical techniques of Western medicine from later generations.

When Su Fan was organizing this canon, he felt his divine soul surging.

In reality, if the baleful Qi of heaven and earth were pervasive, many people would likely be able to feel that there was a surge of fortune on the human side.

When Su Fan was organizing this canon, the fortune indeed came rolling in.

It was just that the merit had not yet descended because he had not completely finished organizing it.

Once it was completely organized, merit would inevitably descend from heaven, and at the same time, once he spread this canon throughout the world, that would be another portion of merit descending.

In reality, Su Fan had already felt that a huge wave of fortune had poured into the Universe Realm.

With the surging of luck, Su Fan's cultivation also naturally advanced a step further, reaching the Earth Immortal realm.

In the main world, the Earth Immortal realm does not even have a lightning tribulation.

He broke through so smoothly that Su Fan did not even notice it when it happened.

He had originally thought that he would need to spread medical Dao like Bian Que to receive merit, but he had not expected that simply organizing this medical classic would cause the human race's luck to roll in.

Since that was the case, Su Fan naturally did not stop.

Merit and luck were things he sought after himself.

It was just unexpected that it would be this smooth—so smooth that it made him suspect whether the Heavenly Dao was plotting something.

However, Su Fan was still very happy about his cultivation breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm; if he were in the main world, he could ascend to the upper realm immediately.

Although Earth Immortal-level cultivation does not count for much in the upper realm of the main world—at most being considered middle-tier in a small city—with his combat power, Su Fan's Earth Immortal cultivation is enough to threaten Heavenly Immortals.

That's right, he can threaten Heavenly Immortals.

Su Fan is not an ordinary Earth Immortal cultivator; with his secret techniques and physical body, practicing both magic and martial arts, his combat power has surged even more.

Especially in terms of mental attacks, Su Fan, who possesses the Yunmo Planet inheritance, is creating his own mental secret techniques by drawing on that inheritance.

He has already deduced the "God-Slaying Art" to the fourth level.

With his current divine soul secret technique, his attacks are enough to threaten Heavenly Immortal-level cultivators.

However, this kind of secret technique also severely overdraws one's spirit; once used, he himself will be weak for quite a while.

But considering he just broke through to Earth Immortal and can already threaten Heavenly Immortals, one can imagine the power of this mental secret technique.

One must know that he is only an Earth Immortal-level cultivator who created this secret technique.

He did not rely on any Dharma treasures.

In this mythical world, fighting and killing across levels is also a very normal thing; some Golden Immortals can even fight across levels against Great Luo-level beings.

What do they rely on? They rely on top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures.

A single Innate Spiritual Treasure is enough to instantly increase a cultivator's combat power or defense, and those top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures are even more like using cheats.