Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 44 Even Three Legs Can Be Cured!

Ever since the Hundred Treasures Pavilion had the idea of ​​having them help hunt down second-tier monsters.

The agreement they made with Baibaoge before is no longer valid. Originally, Baibaoge would find customers and provide materials, and he would only charge a labor fee for making the puppets.

Now, Qinghe will sell him the materials at market price. How many puppets he can refine with these materials and how many spirit crystals he can earn is all up to his own ability.

With 6,000 spirit crystals, after deducting the cost of the spirit lotus root leg, he could earn at least 3,000 to 4,000. This was truly a big deal, no wonder he was overjoyed, and even the way he looked at Guo Qiaolian softened.

"Fellow Daoist Guo, I've decided to be your friend!" Su Qing's eyes were sincere.

"Ah, weren't we already friends?" Guo Qiaolian was taken aback, her clear eyes devoid of any worldly wisdom.

If it were her, she probably wouldn't mind that the hiding hole was small, right?

Lost in thought, Su Qing had the lizard warriors carry him and Guo Qiaolian as they headed towards the hermitage of the rogue cultivator.

The independent cultivators at the forward camp were not so particular; most of them lived in groups of three or five in simple tents, and very few were willing to rent a spirit house.

The simple tents resembled mounds of earth scattered across the land, lacking any semblance of decorum befitting a monk.

The lightly equipped lizard warrior was extremely fast, carrying the two of them as they raced through tents, and in no time they arrived near the wounded man's dwelling.

A series of tents arranged in a ring surround a large inner tent.

Upon seeing outsiders arrive, a group of fierce-looking rogue cultivators glared menacingly at the puppet and the two, making Su Qing somewhat nervous.

Fortunately, Guo Qiaolian had some influence among the independent cultivators. After seeing her negotiate with a burly man, the cultivators parted to make way for her.

Su Qing thought to himself that just from the shock he experienced, he would have to earn more from this deal.

When he reached the innermost large tent, he immediately saw the stray cultivator with a broken leg lying on the wooden plank in the middle.

This rogue cultivator is really strong; with both legs broken, his upper body alone takes up most of the bed.

Su Qing bent down and examined the wound. Seeing that Guo Qiaolian had already used the Spirit Physician's technique to treat the wound simply, she couldn't help but nod slightly.

Around him, dozens of burly, fierce-looking rogue cultivators had already gathered.

"Fellow Daoist, is there any hope for my elder brother? He's not dead, is he?!"

"Shut up! Big Brother just broke his leg. At worst, he'll get a prosthetic leg and he'll still be lively and energetic. How could he be dead!"

"That's a pity, I was thinking of helping him take care of his sister-in-law!"

"That's not necessarily true. It seems my older brother has broken three legs!"

"My sister-in-law is so pitiful, oh no, I mean my brother is so pitiful!"

Although these people were making witty remarks, Su Qing couldn't find them funny at all.

On the way there, Guo Qiaolian had already explained the patient's condition to him.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this fellow Daoist is now lying flat on his back, his former vigor gone.

But he is Niuya, a renowned rat hunter in the hunting area.

Not only are they peak first-order body cultivators, but the body cultivators inside the tent are also his brothers-in-arms who have been hunting demons with him for more than ten years. Outside the tent, there are also hundreds of people who rely on him for a living.

These people spoke kindly to put his elder brother at ease and to soothe his emotions as a puppeteer.

If I make a mistake and cause trouble, I won't be able to handle the resulting medical disputes.

This is also why Su Qing was unwilling to go out alone to take orders for lotus root legs.

There are many reasonable people among the independent practitioners, but even more unreasonable ones!
Fortunately, after a short while, Huodan led Matuan and the others into the tent, and Su Qing also deployed the two armored war bears outside.

Seeing Ma Tuan standing indifferently behind him, even his unusually ugly face seemed exceptionally reliable at that moment.

Only then did Su Qing begin to refine the spirit lotus root leg for this tough guy who had lost three legs.

"I wonder what your requirements are for the shape of your legs, whether they are thick or thin, long or short. I suggest that we make them according to your original measurements, so that you can adapt to them more quickly."

"We still need to take care of the feelings of our major clients," Su Qing asked Niu Ya in a gentle voice.

Niu Ya's eyes were glazed over; he hadn't yet recovered from the shock of losing his leg.

He had limited natural talent and average aptitude, but he relied on his ruthlessness to lead his brothers in hunting demons.

Although life is a bit tough, I have a virtuous wife and obedient children at home, and I usually drink and have fun with my brothers, so I live a carefree and unrestrained life.

With the demonic beast descending the mountain, he wanted to seize this opportunity to try his best again and see if he could obtain a second-tier demonic core to advance to the second-tier body cultivator level.

But now he has killed many monsters and earned a lot of spirit crystals, but all three of his legs are broken.

Even if they install puppet prosthetics, there will be no way forward in the future.

He certainly couldn't accept this blow.

The young puppeteer that Guo Qiaolian invited was a complete stranger to him. He figured he hadn't made a name for himself in the market and didn't have much skill.

It was only because Dr. Guo was a bit naive that she was deceived by his empty words and thought he was capable. Niu Ya was only trying his luck as a last resort and didn't want to offend Guo Qiaolian, so he agreed to let Su Qing come and give it a try. Therefore, he didn't show Su Qing much respect at this moment.

He saw that Su Qing wanted him to cooperate in drawing a blueprint of his three legs.

Niu Ya didn't put much thought into it, drawing the left and right legs casually, just letting Su Qing get a general idea. He was only afraid of losing face in front of his brothers, so he drew the middle line a little bigger.

Whether it was big or not, it's gone now, and nobody can verify it, right?
"Your sister-in-law is so lucky!"

Su Qing held the blueprints and nodded in approval.

Then he took out three sections of white jade lotus root from his storage bag and began to work.

The Spirit Lotus Legs cannot be made without the Spider Doctor's cooperation, so he is not afraid of others seeing them.

Guo Qiaolian, who was standing to the side, stared intently at him as he began to operate. Su Qing really couldn't say anything about such an open act of learning from him.

As Guo Qiaolian watched, she was inwardly screaming.

Using white lotus root as a material for prosthetics is incredibly ingenious!
This spiritual material could potentially transform into a lotus root person, becoming a spirit or monster, and cultivate like a cultivator. Using it as a prosthetic limb could indeed potentially establish a network for the circulation of magical power and blood.

The second-order biomimetic runes are brilliantly drawn!
Guo Qiaolian didn't know how to use second-tier biomimetic runes. She had heard that they could simulate the body structure and movement habits of various creatures, and were runes that only second-tier puppeteers could master.

Fellow Daoist Su is able to draw such runes; no wonder he can create lizard warriors.

How to draw a second-tier medical rune?

Why would a puppeteer study medical runes? Aren't these the main runes for spiritual healers?
The reason why Guo Qiaolian saved countless lives in the market was because she had mastered second-tier medical runes. When she encountered problems that ordinary medical skills could not solve, she would directly use the runes to tackle them and let the runes solve the problems.

This Fellow Daoist Su is clearly a puppeteer, yet he has also mastered second-tier healing runes, which is truly unexpected, but I greatly admire him.

Next came the first-tier materials and runes, which also broadened Guo Qiaolian's horizons. She realized that Su Qing was right; what he was doing now was something she could never learn.

But she dared not relax, because she knew that the key difficulty of these lotus root legs lay in how to connect the three legs to Niu Ya's wound.

It should be understood that whether one is a cultivator of magic or a cultivator of body, if the body is damaged, the magic power and blood will leak out through the wound. Small wounds may be okay, but the amount of blood and magic power that leaks out is less than what the cultivator recovers.

However, a large wound like a broken leg can cause a significant amount of vital energy and magical power to dissipate.

If the damage is not repaired in time, the cultivator will definitely fall in cultivation level.

Generally speaking, monks would quickly treat the wound after losing a leg or limb, either by installing a prosthetic or by having a spiritual healer stitch it up.

In this way, the qi, blood, and magical power within his body will form a new cycle based on the incomplete body. Although he will no longer fall in realm, he will never be able to establish a complete cycle again.

This is also why Su Qing needs freshly severed legs to refine the spirit lotus root leg.

Niu Ya's wounds were simply treated by her.

The blood and qi are still slowly being lost.

When Su Qing reattaches the leg, there will inevitably be a lot of movement, causing the wounds to reopen. If they are reconnected, everything will be fine. Niu Ya can recover the lost blood and energy by cultivating for a while.

However, if he suffers a severe loss of vital energy and the installation fails, the outcome will likely be unfavorable.

Although Guo Qiaolian was not good at social skills, she had seen many such things over the years as a doctor.

He glanced apologetically at Su Qing, who was focused on her work, and thought to himself how rash he had been to invite Su Qing over so impulsively in order to satisfy his own thirst for knowledge.

Under Guo Qiaolian's anxious gaze.

Su Qing picked up a lotus root leg.

With a snap, he yanked on Niu Ya's wound, pulled out the fine stitches, and, as if installing a dead object, shoved the Ling Ou leg onto it.

"what!!"

"Ah? Ah!"

The first sound, "Ah," came from Niu Ya.

Installing a new leg is always a bit painful, but Ge Ling used to be able to grit his teeth and not utter a sound. This seemingly strong and tough guy is so intolerant of pain, which makes people look down on him.

Su Qing was surprised by the second "ah." He turned to look at Guo Qiaolian and asked, "What are you 'ah'ing about?"

"This...this is too rough! There are so many blood vessels and meridians, how could you just put them in like that? Aren't you afraid of making a mistake?" Guo Qiaolian's mouth was slightly open, her eyes shining with shock.

"I'm a puppeteer, so I'm not from the same system as you spiritual healers. It's normal that you don't understand some of my techniques."

Su Qing naturally wouldn't tell her that she had secretly released more than ten spider doctors to check for any omissions or deficiencies.

Next, the second leg was successfully attached.

The third leg just wouldn't align. Even without Su Qing's investigation, it was obvious at a glance that the size was the problem.

"Fellow Daoist, how about I thin it out a bit?" Su Qing asked tentatively.

"Um, cut it a little shorter!" Niu Ya had already witnessed Su Qing's skills and felt it was better to be honest, so he covered his face and said.

(End of this chapter)