The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2814: Mountains are not famous for their height, but for the presence of immortals

Gong Jianying did not fly, but led Lin Chen on a slow walk along the mountain path, her expression calm and unhurried.

“We disciples follow our master in our cultivation. In our spare time, we each have our own hobbies to study. I like medicine. The essence of medicine is people, and it requires practical experience. So I use my spare time to treat patients suffering from various intractable diseases and improve my medical skills.”

Lin Chen asked curiously, "Where did all these people come from?"

Gong Jianying smiled and said, "Most of them are patients from nearby towns. I asked the mayor of the town at the foot of the mountain to help me organize it. Ordinary patients are given some pills to take and go home on their own, while those who are seriously ill wait, and I will take the time to treat them together."

"For ordinary people's illnesses, even terminal ones, the use of immortal energy and the power of elixirs can often improve their condition or extend their lifespan, even if they cannot be completely cured. I have put a lot of medical knowledge into practice through this."

"Ordinary people are easy to treat, but immortals are not so easy to treat. Their bodies have already been tempered and are immune to all diseases. Once they fall ill, they are extremely difficult to treat."

Lin Chen smiled and agreed, "Yes, when I was still a mortal, I was considered a top doctor in the human world. I could treat many difficult and complicated diseases that others could not. But after I became a cultivator, I found that although the medical principles are the same, they are very different. There are many diseases that I simply cannot cure."

Gong Jianying's eyes lit up, as if he had found a kindred spirit: "You used to be a doctor too?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Yes, I was a physician in the human realm. Later, I also learned alchemy and some medical skills from others. I can be considered a half-baked physician in the immortal realm, but my skill level is definitely not that great."

Gong Jianying asked curiously, "How good are your alchemy skills?"

"Alchemy skills, not bad."

Lin Chen chuckled: "Slightly better than my medical skills."

Gong Jianying smiled slightly and said, "You're not that old, but you know quite a lot."

Lin Chen replied, "I'm not young anymore. Not to mention the past, I've spent a lot of time traveling lately, and I haven't been cultivating at all. It feels like I'm just wasting my life. When will I be able to use my senior's ability to traverse worlds? Then I won't have to go through all this trouble."

Gong Jianying chuckled and said, "Traversing the starry sky is not so easy. You need to have a natal divine power with spatial attributes, a corresponding cultivation technique, and most importantly, a powerful spatial magic treasure. Only by combining all of these can you achieve such an effect. Not just anyone can traverse the Milky Way or the Immortal Realm."

Lin Chen surveyed the entire Taixu Mountain. The mountain wasn't particularly majestic or imposing; there wasn't even a single high waterfall, let alone any soaring cranes. A thin white mist floated among the mountains, and houses were vaguely visible within it. They weren't magnificent palaces or cave dwellings, but simply wooden huts. Some were single-story houses with three or four rooms, while others were exquisite two- or three-story wooden pavilions.

Lin Chen sighed inwardly. The Great Void Immortal was so famous and powerful, yet his residence was so simple. It truly lived up to the saying, "The Great Way is simple."

"Your accommodations here are so simple. It's true what they say, 'It's not the mountain's height that matters, but the immortals who dwell there that make it famous!'"

Gong Jianying's eyes lit up: "It is not the height of the mountain that matters, but the immortals who dwell there. I like this saying. My master has always taught us that cultivating immortality is cultivating the mind. If the mind is not cultivated properly, the stronger one becomes, the easier it is to fall into the demonic path. Therefore, our lives are relatively simple, all of which we learned from our master."

Gong Jianying looked Lin Chen up and down a few times and smiled, "It's clear that you and Master are the same kind of people. No wonder Master admires you so much."

Lin Chen blinked and asked curiously, "Can you tell me what the Yin-Yang Water and Fire Mirror Master told you about me?"

Gong Jianying smiled and said, "When Master crossed the Immortal Realm to save you last time, he was giving us a lecture. He disappeared right in front of us, but then he came back. Naturally, we were curious, and Master didn't hide anything from us. He told us about you..."

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Okay, everyone knows now, so he doesn't need to explain to them one by one.

"There don't seem to be many people on Mount Taixu. Do all the residents live here on weekdays?"

The two had arrived at a two-story exquisite building hidden among pine trees. Gong Jianying gestured to the guest, saying, "Master is not here. Please come to my place and rest for a while."

"it is good!"

Gong Jianying led Lin Chen inside before answering his earlier question: "Master is often away exploring new worlds. Apart from a few maids, there are only twelve of us on the mountain. However, our senior brothers and sisters aren't always there either. They go out to travel, cultivate, and help people. Usually, there are only three or five senior brothers and sisters on the mountain."

After a pause, Gong Jianying added, "Our eldest brother is always there. Whenever Master is away for a long time, our eldest brother teaches us in his place. He's been in the sect the longest and is the most skilled; he knows everything..."

(End of this chapter)