Chapter 201: Helping to Save People

Someone brought over a clay bowl and a stone pestle. The Elder carefully removed a slender petal from a Wangchuan Flower, placed it into the clay bowl, and then carefully ground it into a paste with the stone pestle.

As the grinding continued, a white, cold mist rose from the rim of the bowl, curling in the air like wisps of smoke, yet it condensed without dispersing, looking very magical.

"Quick, pour in the Ghost Soul Water, otherwise the cold energy will dissipate too much and the effect won't be good!"

The Elder shouted a reminder. Someone hurriedly handed over a clay pot, and the Clan Leader took it and poured half a bowl of pale blue liquid into the bowl.

Following the addition of the Ghost Soul Water, the cold energy soon stopped radiating.

In no more than ten breaths of time, a simple bowl of medicinal liquid was prepared.

Then, the Elder carried the stone bowl and walked into a narrow passageway. Xu Chen followed behind, his face twitching slightly.

Can this even be considered refining medicine? It is a hundred times simpler than decocting herbal medicine in the Mortal World.

However, he did indeed learn a little something, knowing this method of using the Wangchuan Flower to treat those in a dormant state from Blood Poison.

On both sides of the passageway, there were many man-made stone chambers, but they were all sealed with heavy stone doors, leaving only a palm-sized hole. Inside it was pitch black, but his Divine Sense could still see clearly when it penetrated inside.

Each stone chamber was only about a zhang in size, with a person lying inside—men and women. Most of their bodies had clearly begun to wither, but upon careful observation, one could still feel an extremely weak life force. Their heartbeats were extremely slow; if not for his powerful Divine Sense, he would have barely been able to sense this change, as they were almost like dead people.

And in this long passageway, there were at least thirty such sealed stone caves. Additionally, there were quite a few stone doors left open, with the insides empty; either there was no one there, or the person had already died completely and been thrown out.

A group of people walked to the front of one of the stone chambers and stopped. One of the older men stepped forward to push open the room, then touched the wall, seemingly opening a hidden compartment. Suddenly, a hazy white light radiated out, instantly illuminating the entire stone chamber.

An incredibly strong young man lay on the ground, wrapped only in simple animal skins. Although he was in a deep sleep, it was evident that when this guy was awake, he must have been the tallest and strongest guy in the Feng Clan. However, at this moment, he was motionless, his breathing was nearly non-existent, and his body and face were covered in eerie red patterns, making the situation look very terrifying.

"My brother is named Feng Yi, and he only recently entered dormancy, so we must save him first!" Feng Feiyi stood behind Xu Chen and whispered via Divine Sense Transmission.

Xu Chen nodded without speaking. After squeezing into the stone chamber with the group, there was almost no extra space left in the entire room.

The Elder had someone pry open the man's mouth and slowly poured a mouthful of the medicinal liquid into it. Beside him, someone began to pat the man's body heavily with a rhythmic *pitter-patter*.

With every pat, the red patterns on the man's body would light up with a faint red glow, and as the patting continued, the life force in the man's body grew stronger and stronger, as if life were gradually awakening.

After patting for nearly the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the Elder fed the man another mouthful of the medicinal liquid, and two older men continued the patting.

Xu Chen stood to the side and saw it very clearly: these patting movements appeared to have no method, but in reality, each one struck important Active Acupoints.

In other words, this type of patting is actually a method to assist in the circulation of Qi and blood. The Mortal World also has similar treatment methods, only they are more precise. Moreover, this method is best combined with Yuan Qi for better results. Even physicians in the mortal world would adopt auxiliary means like acupuncture and would absolutely not be so rough and casual.

Because he gradually saw that although the patting technique of these two men appeared proficient, in reality, the order in which many acupoints were struck was not quite right, and some acupoints even deviated significantly.

This round of patting lasted for another cup of tea's time. The aura on the man's body was clearer, but he still had not awakened; instead, the color of the red patterns on his body became even brighter.

The Clan Leader and the Elder both had very serious expressions; it was clear they were very nervous, and the stone bowl in their hands was shaking slightly.

Xu Chen was between laughter and tears; he had no desire to be intimate with this strong, tomboyish woman.

He felt the difference in species was too great, and he had a serious psychological barrier.

Viewing from afar is fine, but playing up close is better forgotten; who knows who would be playing whom in the end.

"It seems my brother's Blood Poison is too heavy; I'm afraid he needs to drink another mouthful!" Feng Feiyi transmitted to Xu Chen, her voice even trembling.

It seemed the Elder thought the same, as he had someone pinch open Feng Yi's mouth again. Xu Chen hesitated for a moment, then his Divine Sense Transmission landed on everyone: "Could you let me try? I have also studied medicine before; perhaps I can be of help."

Everyone stopped upon hearing this. Feng Feiyi hurriedly said, "Elder, just let Xu Chen try! Perhaps it will have an effect!"

The Elder and the Clan Leader looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and spoke a few words. The two middle-aged men who were helping to pat moved to the side.

Xu Chen squeezed over, his Divine Sense landing on Feng Yi to carefully scan and observe from head to toe several times. He soon had a relatively clear judgment in his heart.

Although these descendants of the human race left behind in Minghuang were very tall, their body structure and the positions of their Apertures were no different. Through his Divine Sense, he could observe that while some of Feng Yi's important Apertures had indeed begun to have smooth Qi and blood flow, most of the Apertures were completely sealed. Each Aperture region was the area where the most Blood Poison had accumulated, forming large red patterns around the Apertures that looked like spider blood spots.

These Blood Poisons could not be expelled through the Apertures, so they could only continue to accumulate, destroying the tendons, bones, and flesh until they completely blocked the circulation of Qi and blood, eventually causing the body to collapse.

The Feng Clan people do not understand how to practice Qi; they only have some simple artifact-refining abilities that Xu Chen does not quite understand, as well as powerful physical bodies and Souls, which they use to resist Nether Beasts.

Not understanding the circulation of Qi and blood, they naturally were not very clear about the positions of the Meridians and acupoints throughout the body.

It is estimated that this method of patting acupoints is also some of the most superficial knowledge of Meridians and acupoints left behind through countless years of inheritance.

After Xu Chen observed clearly, he lightly tapped his finger on the Shan Zhong Xue on Feng Yi's chest.

The Shan Zhong Xue is the place where the human body stores Qi; only when Qi is unobstructed can breathing be smooth, and only when breathing is restored can Qi and blood be full.

This finger of Xu Chen's was not just a simple physical massage; it also contained a wisp of Yuan Qi that penetrated into it. Under the impact of the Yuan Qi, the Blood Poison blocking the Aperture was suddenly flushed away. He saw Feng Yi, who had not had any movement, suddenly shake his body, and he actually opened his mouth to spit out a mist of red blood. His aura instantly became much stronger.

"Whoosh~"

There was a violent commotion among everyone in the stone chamber. The Clan Leader and the Elder were full of surprise, and Feng Feiyi was even more excited, clutching her chest tightly and gasping for air.

It was too tense and too exciting.

Although her contact with Xu Chen had been very short, she now had a mindset of near-worship toward Xu Chen.

Not to mention that Xu Chen saved her, just the fact that after Xu Chen arrived at the Feng Clan, he took out the Wangchuan Flower and the Other Shore Flower—two rare items capable of saving the entire Feng Clan and her brother—was enough to make her full of gratitude, not to mention that Xu Chen also had two terrifying weapons.

She believed that Xu Chen would definitely find the way back.

Perhaps he could even save all the humans left behind in Minghuang and return to the beautiful Mortal World in the future.

This was perhaps the only hope for the Nether Human Race.

At this moment, Xu Chen was in no mood to pay attention to the emotions of Feng Feiyi, the Clan Leader, the Elder, and the others. With a roll of Yuan Qi, Feng Yi, who was lying on the ground, rose into the air. While he was rolling in the air, his fingers swept across the Active Acupoints on his body that were blocked by Blood Poison like the wind.

"Thump~"

Amidst exclamations, Feng Yi crashed heavily onto the ground.

Xu Chen withdrew his hand and stood still.

From the moment he made his move to the moment Feng Yi landed, it took less than three breaths of time in total.

But all the Major Apertures on Feng Yi's body had already been cleared by his Yuan Qi.

Almost the moment he landed, Feng Yi, who had been in a deep sleep and unconscious, actually opened his eyes and looked around blankly.

"Brother, you're awake!"

Feng Feiyi excitedly pushed the Elder aside, threw herself beside Feng Yi, and helped him up.

Feng Yi stared blankly at Feng Feiyi. It took a long time for his eyes to slowly focus. Only after seeing clearly did he speak a few words with a face full of confusion and chaos.

Xu Chen could not understand, but Feng Feiyi excitedly explained with a flurry of words. Only then did Feng Yi turn his head to look at Xu Chen, his face full of surprise.

At this time, the Clan Leader, the Elder, and the other two middle-aged men had not yet recovered from the dazzling series of movements Xu Chen had just performed. Looking at the awakened Feng Yi, they looked at Xu Chen with faces as if they had seen a ghost.

"Alright, since the person is already awake, hurry up and do whatever treatment is needed. It's too cramped in here, I'm going out to get some air."

Xu Chen left this sentence behind via Divine Sense Transmission and turned to walk out of the stone chamber.

A moment later, the people inside the stone chamber rushed out after him as if a nest had been stirred.

The Elder, his head of withered yellow hair trembling, grabbed Xu Chen's arm and transmitted with a shivering Divine Sense: "Can you teach us this method of saving people?"

Xu Chen thought for a moment and said: "This method is not difficult, and there is no problem with teaching it to you. Perhaps you can use it too, but I fear it won't be as effective as my treatment, because it requires a special technique from the Mortal World, and I haven't sensed this ability in any of you."

The Elder was stunned for a moment before excitedly saying: "As long as it can be used, that is enough. Please, for the sake of us all being of the human race, help us!"

Xu Chen nodded, and the Elder was immediately overjoyed, but he then made another request, hoping Xu Chen would help by continuing to treat the remaining clansmen.

Xu Chen did not refuse this request either.

Thus, the Elder roared a few times in delight, and soon two men pushed open the doors to several nearby stone chambers.

(End of this chapter)