25: Chapter 25 Breakthrough and the Doctor

【In the tenth year, three years later, you have broken through to the ninth level of the Innate Realm.】

【Your Overlord True Qi is vast and magnificent, and your entire person has become increasingly formidable.】

【Without realizing it, your height has already reached two point five meters.】

【Everyone in the entire Qingshan City knows about you.】

【There's no helping it; you are just too conspicuous.】

【On this day, the sky was clear and vast, and your hair randomly turned black.】

【Thus, you decided to go out for a stroll and drink some wine.】

【Putting on a black coat, you let your hair hang loose, slowly walked out of your house, and strolled toward the tavern.】

【People on the road saw you and curiously greeted you.】

【"Hello, Mr. Zhou."】

【"Mr. Zhou, have you eaten?"】

【"Mr. Zhou, you should just stay home..."】

【Having stayed for a long time, the neighbors around you know that you are a decent person, just with a fierce appearance and a bit of a homebody.】

【I have to say, the residents of this small city are quite enthusiastic.】

【You smiled and greeted them back.】

【A quarter of an hour later, you arrived in front of a tavern.】

【You glanced at the plaque, which read Feihua Restaurant.】

【Yes, it is Feihua, not Zuihua.】

【You lowered your head and sat on the chair outside: "Boss, bring a pot of wine."】

【A young waiter walked over, smiled when he saw you: "Mr. Zhou, please wait a moment, I will go get your wine now."】

【"Should I still use the gourd to hold it?"】

【"That's right."】

【The waiter ran off.】

【It is still early, and the current waiter is not the same one from the previous simulation.】

【The boss is the same.】

【"So, I was indeed deceived."】

【In the last simulation, those subordinates you sent out said that Zuihua Restaurant was operating as usual.】

【But at this time, Zuihua Restaurant hasn't even opened yet!】

【You have already asked.】

【Feihua Restaurant has been passed down for three generations in Qingshan City, with a history of over a hundred years.】

【If those subordinates had come here, they would definitely have seen Feihua Restaurant, yet they didn't say anything when they returned.】

【Why exactly is that?】

【You started investigating in your first year in Qingshan City, but unfortunately, you never found the answer.】

【While you were pondering, the waiter had already returned with two gourds of wine: "Mr. Zhou, please enjoy."】

【Here, 'Mr.' is just a form of address, a respectful title. Clearly, even with your appearance, you have won the respect of the people in the small city without doing anything.】

【After the waiter left, you opened the gourd and took a big gulp; the taste was not bad.】

【After drinking for a while, a young man wearing a scholar's long robe walked over and called out to the waiter who was wiping the table.】

【"Little brother, may I ask if there is a medical hall in this city?"】

【"Yes, there is one in the north of the city. Mr. Qin is the one who sees patients there. He is very capable; whenever a family has an issue, they go to ask Mr. Qin to take a look."】

【The scholar heard this and asked again: "Then may I ask, how is Mr. Qin's medical skill?"】

【The waiter scratched his head: "Minor illnesses can be cured; for major illnesses, you just wait to die."】

【The scholar understood and smiled slightly: "Thank you."】

【You watched this scene, quickly withdrew your gaze, and continued to ponder the matter of Zuihua Restaurant.】

【Two days later, you heard the sound of firecrackers. You poked your head out to look and saw that a medical hall had actually opened across the street.】

【The one seeing patients was none other than that scholar.】

【He had changed into a long robe and was cupping his hands, looking at the neighbors and passersby around him: "Everyone, I, Liu Xia, am the thirty-fifth generation successor of the Liu Family Medical Hall."】

【"From now on, I will practice medicine here. Both major and minor illnesses can be cured."】

【"I ask for everyone's kind support."】

【Thirty-fifth generation successor?】

【It has quite a history.】

【And this name, Liu Xia.】

【You glanced at him; he was just an ordinary person, nothing special.】

【After noting down this name, you continued your cultivation and paid no further attention to him.】

【In the eleventh year, you began to practice the Inner Gang chapter of the Overlord Halberd, constantly researching and contemplating, wanting to cross this hurdle.】

【But after all, it is a major Realm, and it is not possible to break through smoothly in a short time.】

【Even for you, it would take some time to prepare.】

【This year, you only devoured one Sword Technique and had no other gains.】

【In the twelfth year, you felt that your comprehension of the Inner Gang chapter of the Overlord Halberd had reached a higher level, and your cultivation went very smoothly.】

【You had a feeling that it wouldn't be long before you could break through.】

【In your spare time from cultivation, you would also observe the Liu Family Medical Hall across the street.】

【That Liu Xia was normal in every respect.】

【His cultivation was always that of an ordinary person, without any changes.】

【He sat in the medical hall all year round and almost never went out.】

【His skills were very good; he could treat both internal and external injuries, and within a year, he had accumulated a good reputation.】

【You had also suspected his identity, or that he might have a special motive.】

【But after several investigations, you didn't find anything special.】

【At the end of the twelfth year.】

【You got up to go to the latrine, feeling quite comfortable, and casually broke through to the Inner Gang Realm.】

【The Inner Gang Realm is completely different from the Innate Realm!】

【Squatting on the ground, you felt absolutely amazing. All the True Qi in your body changed into black Protective Aura, continuously swirling around the surface of your skin.】

【After circling twice, it retreated back into your body and continued to circulate.】

【This is Protective Aura.】

【It is an advanced version of True Qi.】

【Protective Aura is endless; even if you don't actively circulate your Cultivation Technique, it will continuously surround your body, resisting various attacks.】

【Your Overlord Gang Qi is even more so. If someone attacks you, they will not only be blocked by the Protective Aura, but they will also suffer severe internal injuries as a result.】

【You reached out and grabbed; the wall beside you was like mud and sand, easily torn off by you, and with a gentle squeeze, it turned into powder.】

【With the enhancement of the Protective Aura, you are even stronger.】

【The Overlord Gang Qi flows and automatically cleans away dirt; from now on, you won't even need to bring paper when going to the toilet!】

【You took out the heavenly halberd and swung it around in the courtyard.】

【Every move carried powerful Protective Aura. Facing a Martial Artist of the same Realm, a graze would cause injury, and contact would mean death.】

【Especially with the annual enhancement from the Boundless Divine Sword Record, you were even more confident, having a feeling of being invincible in the Inner Gang Realm.】

【"I really want to find someone to test it on."】

【Unfortunately, there is no suitable target.】

【You slowly adapted to the combat power of the Inner Gang Realm and continued your cultivation.】

【A few days later, your hair refreshed to black again, and you decided to go out and drink two more gourds of wine.】

【Just as you left the house, you saw more than a dozen people gathered in front of the Liu Family Medical Hall.】

【Seeing someone passing by, they immediately started talking.】

【Each person said a sentence, and their voices were all very loud.】

【"Doctor Liu, last time my throat hurt, you told me to close my eyes and open my mouth, and also told me to open it wider. In the end, you prescribed me some cough syrup, and it was really effective."】

【"By the way, Doctor Liu, what is cough syrup? Why isn't it sweet?"】

【A middle-aged man finished speaking excitedly, and another person next to him spoke up: "Doctor Liu, last time you performed the hemorrhoid surgery, I fell asleep after you gave me the anesthesia, but why did I poop out a balloon the next day?"】

【You stood in front of the door.】

【You felt completely dumbfounded.】

【What the hell are you all talking about?】