Chapter 170 Possessed by the Devil
"Here, these are the medicinal herbs you need. I've bought them all for you."
Han Ming threw the few packets of items he was holding onto the table.
Chai La De looked at Han Ming with a smile and nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad..."
Han Ming's face suddenly darkened, "What do you mean 'not bad'?"
The old man shook his head without speaking.
Han Ming was annoyed in his heart but had no choice. He knew that the old man was referring to him turning into a woman and that it was very successful, which was why he kept saying "not bad." But since he was now dependent on this man, he could only hold back his anger and refrain from losing his temper.
"This little guy's injuries are quite severe. His internal organs have all been shattered. Earlier, he was just barely holding on with your powerful water-type magic. But repairing his internal organs will likely be very difficult."
The old man began to carefully examine Xiao Qi's injuries. He placed one hand on Xiao Qi's belly, and the wood-type magic energy slowly flowed into Xiao Qi's body, observing every part of Xiao Qi's internal organs.
Han Ming asked nervously, "Do you have the confidence to save him?"
The old man stroked his beard pretentiously and said, "I can save him, and you're lucky. If someone else had brought him to me for treatment, I'm afraid it would have been impossible. There are two reasons for this. First, saving him will consume a great deal of my energy, which you, as a magician, must understand. Wood-type magic has a strong healing function, and the biggest difference between wood-type healing magic and water-type healing magic is..."
Han Ming knew a bit about this basic knowledge and interrupted, "Water-type healing magic can only repair, but for some particularly severe injuries, it's powerless. Wood-type healing magic, on the other hand, has the unique trait of regeneration. That is to say, if a person is severely injured, but treated with wood-type healing magic, even if a small part of their body is missing, it can regenerate. This is the biggest difference between the two types of healing magic."
The old man nodded in satisfaction and said, "You're right. Wood-type healing magic depends on the caster's own ability. For example, this kid's internal organs are shattered, which is a very serious injury. If a third-stage wood-type magician tried to save him, it would be futile. But you're lucky to have met me. I can use both wood-type healing magic and the herbs I've prepared to increase the effectiveness significantly. The first reason I said I could save him because of you is that saving him requires a lot of energy, and I would be too lazy to do such a thankless task for someone else. But you were kind enough to help me test the medicine, so I owe you a favor."
Han Ming nodded slightly and said, "That sounds more like it. What's the second reason?"
The old man chuckled and said, "The second reason is that you are a water-type magician. You know that water and wood are naturally the most compatible of all attributes. It can be said that wood relies on water to grow, and water can also gain energy from wood. Moreover, your water-type magic is extremely peculiar, much stronger than that of ordinary water-type magicians. With your help, the chances of saving him are even greater."
"Then what exactly are you trying to say after all this talk?"
Han Ming was getting impatient; this old man talked too much.
The old man nodded slightly and said, "Actually, there's nothing much. I just haven't chatted with anyone for a long time and wanted to talk to you. By the way, I wanted to see if you had any unusual side effects from taking my medicine."
Han Ming said sternly, "Then stop talking and get started. I don't have any adverse side effects, so don't worry about me."
The old man gave Han Ming a strange look, chuckled, and took several packets of herbs to the table. He took out the herbs, divided them into more than a dozen portions, and added some of his precious herbs. He mixed these dozen or so herbs together in a large wooden bowl and began to crush them slowly with a pestle.
"I need some time to prepare the herbs, so you should cultivate quickly. I've noticed that your promotion to the second stage, sixth rank is imminent. Speaking of which, you should thank me. Because of the potion you drank, almost all the tissues in your body have been rejuvenated, and the magical energy on your body has been cleansed, which has helped your strength improve by a step. I bet you didn't expect that. Hurry up, once the potion's effects wear off, it won't be so easy to promote again."
Han Ming also felt the magical energy within him stirring, knowing that what the old man said was true.
He found a quiet room, took out a pile of water-type magic crystals, arranged them in a circle on the ground, and sat down in the middle of the circle. He slowly closed his eyes and began to meditate.
He grabbed a water-type magic crystal at random, and the magical energy slowly flowed from the crystal into his body through his arm.
Han Ming noticed that the energy vortex inside his body was spinning a little faster than before, and the light it emitted was also a bit stronger.
"Haha, congratulations, you've successfully transformed."
The Demon Soul was gloating.
Han Ming ignored this annoying guy and focused on absorbing magical energy.
The magical energy was slowly injected into the magic vortex, purified by the vortex, and then infused into the core.
The light of the magical energy was erratic, flickering on and off, clearly in an unstable state.
"It seems that the promotion is indeed imminent."
This phenomenon indicated that his promotion was just around the corner.
Time passed bit by bit.
The sky gradually brightened.
Han Ming sat in the room, eyes closed, concentrating on cultivating.
The old man tiptoed to Han Ming's door, saw that Han Ming's cultivation to the next level had not yet ended, and did not disturb him, turning around and leaving.
"You kid, your constitution is indeed special. No wonder that Han boy wanted to save you. An innate purification constitution... interesting."
The old man looked at Xiao Qi with great interest.
He took out a bowl of prepared herbal powder, removed Xiao Qi's shirt, held the herbal powder in his hand, and the wood-type magic energy flowed through it, continuously winding around the herbal powder. The herbal powder gradually began to dissolve and finally turned into a paste-like substance.
The old man nodded in satisfaction, evenly spread the paste on Xiao Qi's stomach, and took out another bowl of herbal powder. He slowly poured some clear water into it, injected wood-type magic energy again, and stirred a small bowl of clear water and herbal powder into a small vortex. The vortex spun faster and faster, eventually turning into a bowl of emerald-green porridge.
The old man gently opened Xiao Qi's mouth and poured the emerald-green porridge into his mouth, guiding the porridge into Xiao Qi's stomach with wood-type magic energy.
Han Ming sat still, the magical energy inside his body almost boiling.
The entire room had become an ice and snow world due to the overflow of magical energy from Han Ming's body.
"Damn it! Something's wrong with this kid!"
The old man felt an extremely unstable magical energy fluctuation from a distance and immediately guessed the cause and effect.
This kid must have just transformed and was not yet accustomed to his new body. This fool must have cultivated in the same way as before. What an idiot! He didn't even think about it, could a man's body be the same as a woman's?
The old man was worried about Han Ming and hurriedly wanted to help him.
Suddenly, several bright lights in the room began to flicker.
"Someone's here!"
The old man frowned. His castle was protected by a very secretive wood-type magic array, and the lights in the room were the indicators of the magic array. When a high-level expert approached, as long as they stepped within a mile of the castle, the magic lights in the room would start to flicker and warn.
When Han Ming brought Xiao Qi here, the old man had already known about it, so he happened to finish preparing the herbs just as Han Ming entered the room and attracted Han Ming with his laughter.
"At this critical moment, no one can be allowed to disturb us."
The old man nodded, picked up Xiao Qi, and quickly ran towards Han Ming's room.
"You little guy, now I have to carry you. Don't blame me."
The old man said softly, placing one hand gently on Han Ming's waist. Immediately, a huge green leaf grew from the ground and lifted Han Ming up.
Carrying Han Ming to the hall, the old man gently knocked three times in front of a huge bead, as thick as five people could embrace. The column suddenly opened a small door with a click. He put Han Ming and Xiao Qi into the small door, then ran back to Han Ming's room to melt all the frost and hurriedly ran back to the pharmacy to collect the herbs.
Only then did he finally enter the column.
Inside the column was a hollowed-out space with a small magic lamp burning inside. The old man gently knocked three times on the inner wall of the column, and the small door on the column healed again. From the outside, not a single gap could be seen.
After the small door closed, a light green, net-like energy slowly appeared in the space inside the bead, wrapping around the entire bead.
"Han boy, I know you can hear me now, but don't panic. Concentrate on your meditation, and I will help you break through this difficult point. Now, all the magical energy fluctuations inside this column are sealed off by my wood-type barrier, and the outside world won't feel anything. The people who come this time are all experts. If I'm not mistaken, these people probably mean no good. No matter what you hear or see later, don't make a sound."
The old man had just finished instructing Han Ming when the heavy door of the castle creaked open.
Several black shadows quickly flashed in from outside and turned into several light shadows, flashing into various rooms in the castle.
