Chapter 699
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Chapter 699: Jiang Dao Emerges from Seclusion!
“I hope it didn’t wash away my handprint,” Fang Yu muttered.
“Whoosh!”
When Fang Yu’s palm touched the tree stump, the ground beneath his feet immediately emitted a glow.
A white light rose from the ground, instantly enveloping both Fang Yu and Ling’er completely.
Then, the scene before Fang Yu’s eyes underwent a dramatic transformation.
Before him was a mountain spring, surrounded by green fields.
Grasslands, forests, small slopes—everything that should exist in a natural pastoral setting was here.
The place was full of vitality, with air much fresher than outside.
Fang Yu followed the small path beneath his feet, walking forward at a leisurely pace.
Along the way, birds sang and flowers bloomed, making Fang Yu feel increasingly relaxed.
“When I have free time in the future… I should create a small space like this for myself. When there’s nothing urgent to attend to, I’ll never leave,” Fang Yu thought to himself.
Following the path for some time, Fang Yu came upon a mountain spring.
The spring water flowed down from a small mountain ahead, extremely clear.
Fang Yu walked to the spring, placed Ling’er on the grass, scooped up some spring water with both hands, and drank it.
The spring water was extremely sweet, as if sugar had been added, yet without the cloying sweetness of sugar—instead, it was incredibly refreshing.
“Old Turtle, I’ve been here for so long, and you haven’t come out to greet me. Isn’t that a bit much?” Fang Yu said after drinking several mouthfuls of spring water.
There was no one around, only the sound of flowing water from the spring.
But after Fang Yu spoke as if talking to himself, the surface of the spring water suddenly rippled.
Then, a stone-like object covered in moss by the spring suddenly rose up.
Looking carefully, one would realize it was a turtle shell!
The turtle shell then stood upright.
This turtle walked on two feet, circling around the edge of the spring toward Fang Yu.
“I was sleeping soundly, and you came and woke me up… I’m already being polite by not driving you away,” the turtle approached, its head not extending from its shell, but its voice emanating from within.
Judging by the voice alone, it sounded like a man in his seventies or eighties.
“Old Turtle, after so many years, you should at least stick your head out to let me see you,” Fang Yu said.
As soon as Fang Yu finished speaking, the turtle in front of him extended its head.
Its head looked similar to that of an ordinary turtle, but its eyes were especially large, like human eyes.
The old turtle glanced at the girl on the ground and said, “I know why you’ve come to find me. Unfortunately, I’m currently in my dormant period and can’t help.”
“Dormant period? When are you not in a dormant period? Hurry up and take a look, this girl’s situation is a bit special,” Fang Yu said.
“Come back in half a year. I’m truly in my dormant period. Can’t you see I can barely keep my eyes open?” the old turtle said lazily, with half-closed eyes.
Fang Yu stood up, gave a cold smile, and said, “Old Turtle, I originally wanted to treat you as an old friend, but if this is your attitude, don’t blame me for turning hostile.”
Feeling the coldness in Fang Yu’s gaze, the old turtle recalled the painful memory of their first meeting, trembled all over, and immediately opened its eyes.
“I see you’ve built this small space quite nicely. It would be a shame to have it destroyed,” Fang Yu looked around, muttering to himself.
“Alright! Say no more… I’m willing to make an exception for you, my old friend!” the old turtle said loudly.
Only then did Fang Yu withdraw his aura.
He knew this old turtle too well—it only responded to force, not kindness.
This old turtle was someone he had encountered by chance a thousand years ago.
At that time, Fang Yu had wanted to kill it for soup, but the old turtle had knelt down and begged for mercy with tears.
Later, Fang Yu discovered that this old turtle was a spirit beast that could transform into human form. Due to its superb medical skills, it was worshipped like a living deity by villagers in the surrounding mountain villages.
After exchanging medical knowledge, Fang Yu was shocked to discover that this old turtle’s medical expertise far surpassed his own!
So, he stayed in the old turtle’s independent space for a while, hoping to learn some medical skills from it.
He stayed in the independent space for about three years, significantly improving his medical skills before leaving.
Now meeting again, a thousand years had passed.
Strangely, neither Fang Yu nor the old turtle felt the awkwardness that usually comes with not seeing someone for a long time.
Perhaps it was because both had lived for so many years that time meant little to them.
By now, the old turtle had walked to Ling’er’s side, taken her left hand, and was checking her pulse.
After about ten seconds, the old turtle turned to look at Fang Yu and asked puzzledly, “Judging from her pulse, this girl has no problems at all. Are you playing a trick on me?”
“The fact that most of her body appears to have no problems is the biggest problem,” Fang Yu said. “Otherwise, why would I need to find you?”
“You’ve already examined her? Then tell me what’s wrong. Don’t waste my energy; it’s tiring,” the old turtle sat on the ground.
“You’d better transform into human form, otherwise I’m afraid you’ll frighten this girl when she wakes up,” Fang Yu said.
“So demanding,” the old turtle grumbled, then patted its blue-green chest shell. Its entire body emitted a glow.
Then, a severely hunchbacked old man with a kind face appeared before Fang Yu.
“Her symptoms include unconsciousness, she vomited blood once, and when her eyes open, they’re completely black with no whites visible,” Fang Yu said. “I’ve already checked her soul and meridians, and they’re fine. The only problem is in her blood. Her blood is currently in a boiling state, though the cause may not necessarily be temperature… In short, it’s extremely chaotic.”
“Completely black eyes?” The old turtle extended his wrinkled hand, pulled open Ling’er’s eyelids, and indeed found that her eyeballs were completely black.
“For blood problems, I need to draw some blood first to see what’s going on.”
As he spoke, the old turtle shakily reached into the storage pouch at his waist, taking out a silver needle and a small transparent bottle.
He took the silver needle and pricked Ling’er’s finger, then collected a few drops of blood in the small bottle.
“Sizzle…”
When the blood dropped into the bottle, it actually made a slight noise.
“This blood…” The old turtle’s white eyebrows furrowed tightly, his eyes showing surprise.
The old turtle took the small bottle, turned to an open area behind them, and took out a small medicinal furnace from his storage pouch, then began a series of operations.
Fang Yu stood to the side, watching silently without speaking.
There was no need to question the old turtle’s medical skills.
About half an hour later, the few drops of blood in the bottle had been separated by the old turtle into several portions placed on white paper for component analysis.
“This type of blood… unheard of, unseen before!” the old turtle exclaimed in shock, holding a piece of white paper up to the sunlight.
“What’s wrong?” Fang Yu stepped forward and asked.
“I can’t be certain yet! I can’t confirm yet! To ensure accuracy, I need to test again… and I also need to consult some old books,” the old turtle suddenly became excited, as if encountering something joyful.
Walking back to Ling’er, about to draw blood again, the old turtle turned around and said to Fang Yu, “If you ask me to explain now, I can’t tell you anything… Figuring out her condition can’t be done quickly, it will take at least ten days to half a month. You can leave for now, don’t disturb me.”
Fang Yu looked at the old turtle and narrowed his eyes, “Then you must take this seriously, she’s my friend.”
“Rest assured, with this condition… even if you asked me not to be serious, I couldn’t do it!” the old turtle said.
“Then I’ll come back in ten days,” Fang Yu said.
This spirit beast, the old turtle, was trustworthy.
Years ago, the old turtle had stayed among mountain villages as an old physician, helping many poor villagers, thus being praised as a living deity.
Although it was lazy in speech, its medical skills and ethics were impeccable.
With Ling’er in its hands, the chances of healing were high.
Fang Yu said no more and turned to leave.
…
In a primeval forest in the central region.
The last spirit stone floating in front of Jiang Dao, who was meditating among stone tablets, had its spiritual energy completely depleted!
“Whoosh!”
Jiang Dao’s body immediately emitted an orange-yellow glow!
At the same time, his tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, with a gaze that chilled the soul!
“My spirit… has finally reached perfection! The sacred artifact left to me by the Supreme Elder… can finally be used!” Jiang Dao let out a long howl, his aura fully erupting!
“Boom…”
The surrounding stone tablets were all toppled by this suddenly erupting aura!
