Suddenly, Zhao Yuan felt a wave of energy rush into his body.
It was Wish Power! And more than twenty streams of it!
'What's going on?' Zhao Yuan was shocked. 'When I treated Lin Xue and Fang Ling, I only got one or two streams of Wish Power. To suddenly get more than twenty at onceā¦ this is unbelievable!'
'Where did all this Wish Power come from? Could it be...' Zhao Yuan glanced at the other passengers in the carriage, speculating, 'Is it from them?'
'These people don't even know the middle-aged woman who fell ill. Why would they give me Wish Power on her behalf?' The situation was rather strange. Zhao Yuan frowned and sank into thought.
Soon, he figured out the reason.
It wasn't actually that complicated. The passengers in the carriage indeed had no connection to the middle-aged woman, but when she fell ill, they showed great concern. After Zhao Yuan revived her, that concern transformed into deep gratitude toward him, which ultimately manifested as Wish Power.
Similar things were most common during major disasters. Many people who weren't directly affected would still empathize after seeing the situation in the disaster area and feel a deep gratitude for the rescuers!
That was exactly the situation Zhao Yuan had encountered today.
After figuring out the reason, Zhao Yuan sighed in admiration, 'Human nature really is good at its core.' He also secretly resolved to do more good deeds and save more people in the future to obtain more Wish Power. 'This stuff is the real deal!'
'The last three streams of Wish Power got me the method for drawing the Enchanting Talisman,' Zhao Yuan grew excited again. 'What will I get from these twenty-plus streams today?'
He eagerly summoned the Inheritance Seed and was surprised to find that the tender sprout emerging from it was a little bigger than before.
'The Inheritance Seed grew?'
This discovery made Zhao Yuan even more excited.
'If the Inheritance Seed has grown, then something new must have appeared on the Information Leaf, and it's definitely going to be better than the Enchanting Talisman!'
He opened the Information Leaf. A soft green light appeared before him, forming into individual words.
On the Information Leaf, there were still the four sections: Medicine, Cultivation Techniques, Miscellaneous, and Talismans. No new content had appeared. However, under the Medicine section, Zhao Yuan saw a new branchāMedical Skills!
'Medical Skills? As in, medical techniques?'
Full of anticipation, Zhao Yuan opened it and saw a Medical Skill for Observation called the "Qi Observation Technique." In addition to the detailed learning method, there was also a footnote left by Wu Peng.
"Qi Observation Technique: created upon my initial enlightenment of the Witch Doctor Dao, this is a skill of Observation. All things in the world possess Qi, which is divided into Yin Yang and the Five Elements. Harmony leads to life, chaos to illness, and dissipation to death. The Qi Observation Technique enables one to discern the transformations of Qi with the naked eye, identifying the source of an ailment and understanding its cause, unbothered by external illusions. During the Spring and Autumn Period, I once wandered the world of mortals under the alias Chang Sangjun. I encountered a man of great talent named Qin Huan. Appreciating his ability, I passed the Qi Observation Technique on to him..."
After reading the footnote, Zhao Yuan understood what kind of Medical Skill the Qi Observation Technique was and couldn't help but marvel. 'To identify the ailment's source and understand its cause with a single glance? That's even better than an X-ray! The most crucial part is that the Qi Observation Technique can't be fooled by external factors. That means it can reduce the chance of misdiagnosis to the absolute minimum! This is incredible! It's a straight-up Divine Skill!'
Amidst his excitement, he grew curious about the two names mentioned in the footnote. 'Chang Sangjun? Qin Huan? Why do they seem so familiar?' After a moment of thought, he immediately remembered. 'Qin Huan? Qin Yueren? Holy crap!'
As a medical student, how could he possibly be unfamiliar with Qin Yueren! Of course, an ordinary person might not have heard that name, but they would definitely have heard of another oneāBian Que!
That's right, the Divine Doctor Bian Que, the very same one who appeared in their language arts textbooks.
Qin Huan was his given name, Yueren was his courtesy name, and Bian Que was the title people gave him because of his brilliant medical skills!
Since the Qin Huan in the footnote was Bian Que, Zhao Yuan also remembered who Chang Sangjun was.
The *Records of the Grand Historian* states that when Bian Que was young, he met a famous doctor named Chang Sangjun and studied medicine under him for a time. Later, Chang Sangjun gave Bian Que a dose of medicine. After taking it for thirty consecutive days, Bian Que could see the root of ailments within the five viscera at a glance and diagnose illnesses without error. Afterward, Chang Sangjun mysteriously disappeared, and Bian Que went on to practice medicine throughout the Qi and Zhao Lands, eventually becoming a Divine Doctor of his generation!
Previously, Zhao Yuan had always treated the story of Bian Que and Chang Sangjun as a legend. But today, he finally realized that this damn story wasn't a legend at all, but real, actual history!
Chang Sangjun was Wu Peng!
Then the ability Bian Que learned from him, the one that let him see the root of ailments within the five viscera at a glance, was, in all likelihood, the Qi Observation Technique!
This was the miraculous Observation technique that had allowed Bian Que to become a Divine Doctor whose name was passed down through the ages! And to think he had actually obtained it!
Zhao Yuan's body trembled with excitement.
How powerful was Bian Que's diagnostic ability? It was recorded in detail in *Han Feizi's Elder Yu*āthe very same text from the language arts textbook, *Bianque's Visit to Lord Cai*! In that story, Bian Que, through four observations, accurately grasped the progression of Lord Cai Huangong's illness from the surface to the interior, from mild to severe.
It now seemed that the ability Bian Que relied on to perceive the changes in Lord Cai Huangong's condition at a glance was precisely this Medical Skill right in front of Zhao Yuanāthe Qi Observation Technique!
'I can't believe the Divine Doctor Bian Que is actually my senior brother... Hmm, no, that's not right. To be precise, he was never formally accepted, so he can only be considered an Outer Disciple.' This series of discoveries left Zhao Yuan both shocked and thrilled. 'Bian Que studied under Wu Peng for a period of time and became a Divine Doctor renowned for millennia. But what I've received is Wu Peng's *entire* inheritance! As long as I work hard, my achievements will definitely surpass his!'
Forcing down his excitement, Zhao Yuan began to carefully read the description of the Qi Observation Technique.
After finishing the introduction, Zhao Yuan finally understood why this miraculous Medical Skill hadn't been passed down by Bian Que. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that this Medical Skill required either Qi or Wish Power to learn and use.
Zhao Yuan didn't have Qi yet. He was only at the Mid Stage of Muscle Strengthening. Above that was Marrow Cleansing, and only after that came Qi Listening, the stage where one could cultivate Qi. But thankfully, while he didn't have Qi, he did have Wish Power. The appearance of the Medical Skill branch and the Qi Observation Technique was precisely because he had accumulated enough Wish Power.
With Wish Power, learning the Qi Observation Technique became much easier. Zhao Yuan only took about ten minutes to gain a preliminary grasp of this miraculous Medical Skill.
'Let me see if this Qi Observation Technique is really as amazing as it sounds!'
Zhao Yuan was eager to test its effects.
He focused his Wish Power into his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through his pupils. Zhao Yuan looked up at the guy who had given him his seat earlier.