Martial Arts Crossover: Something's Wrong with This Evil Sect

Inside the Drunken Life Pavilion.

Li Guishou slowly awoke from his unconsciousness, his consciousness gradually returning. He subconsciously touched his head, recalling the last thing he saw, and a chill ran down his spine: "Damn it, this kid has no sportsmanship! I'm done for this time!"

He began to look up and scan his surroundings.

He found himself reclining in a guest room, surrounded by the sounds of women outside. His face flushed slightly; he was a seasoned veteran and knew exactly where such sounds could be heard.

His gaze fell on the opposite side, where Shan Tianxie was lying lazily with a smile on his face, cheerfully greeting him.

"Oh, Dr. Li, you've woken up? I don't know what happened, but you suddenly fainted while we were talking. It gave me quite a fright. I couldn't bear the responsibility if anything happened to you, so I quickly invited you to my residence to rest and recuperate."

"Hehe, then I'll have to trouble you, young master. As the saying goes, a favor must be repaid. I wonder where the patient is? I'll make an exception and examine him. Young master, please don't stop me, or you'll be looking down on me, Li Guishou!"

Li Guishou, unusually, put aside his temper, laughed heartily, and asked in an extremely sincere tone.

After being punched for no reason, he knew that the guy opposite him had no respect for the elderly or the young. At this point, he was at the mercy of the other man. He was no fool after living so long, and he naturally knew that he should yield when necessary and just go along with what the other man said.

"Xiyu, look at this! Isn't this a medical miracle? After fainting, people have become more reasonable. Bring out the things and let Doctor Li take a look!"

Dan Tian chuckled evilly, and at the same time waved his hand, signaling Xi Yu to take out the remains of Luo Mo.

Li Guishou sat calmly in place, thinking it was just a routine consultation. He had seen all sorts of things, but when the girl suddenly produced two mummified corpses, he was startled. He was just a skilled doctor, not a god, and he was helpless in this situation.

This was intolerable! Just as he was about to stand up and defend the dignity of a doctor, thinking he had been mocked, Shan Tianxie pointed with his finger and said, "This is the remains of Rama that have been causing such a stir lately!"

"Rama's remains?! These are Rama's remains!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guishou immediately became interested and quickly took Rama's body, rubbing it with both hands as if it were some rare treasure.

However, it's understandable. The legends surrounding Rama's remains are incredibly powerful. The fact that severed limbs could regenerate is enough to drive medical students crazy, let alone a healer like Li Guishou.

He had been quite curious about Rama's remains before, but since he was not a martial artist, he could only look on with envy at such a treasure. He never expected that it would actually be delivered to his door today.

"That's right, I just want to ask Doctor Li to help me study the mysteries of the meridians. If I can gain anything from it, I will certainly reward him handsomely."

As for how to ensure he wouldn't be mistreated, Shan Tianxie smiled and said, "I'll just let Doctor Li join the Bliss Valley and make sure he's well taken care of in his old age. That way, he won't have to stay on that broken ship every day. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Speaking of the ship, we'll take it all in at once."

I imagine Dr. Li will be incredibly grateful. As for whether he'll be rejected, to be honest, I haven't considered that. No one knows better than him how to get people to join.

"Alright, I agree, but it will take some time—three hours. I will give you a result then. However, let me make this clear: I will do my best, but if I ultimately fail to solve the problem, you must ensure my granddaughter and I can leave safely."

Although Li Guishou was quite confident in this aspect, he still left himself room for maneuver.

"Don't worry, I am a man of integrity. I will wait for Doctor Li for three hours. Xi Yu will take Doctor Li to the temporarily converted medicine hut."

"Yes, Dr. Li, please follow me."

Once Shan Tianxie saw that the matter was settled, all he had to do was wait for Li Guishou's results, and then he would know how to explain things to the Hua family.

Inside the makeshift medicine hut, medicine cabinets stood tall, a medicine grinder was placed on the ground, and other medical equipment was also readily available.

After washing his hands, Li Guishou gripped the knife and began to meticulously analyze Rama's remains.

He himself had a great deal of knowledge about the meridians of martial artists, mainly because most of the people he treated were martial artists. He secretly thought to himself: the meridians of martial artists vary in strength due to the different circulation of internal energy, which is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish, but it is not difficult for me, Li Guishou.

Three hours passed by in a blink of an eye.

"Reporting to the young master, there are results from Doctor Li's side."

Ouyang Xiaoyue knocked on the door and entered gracefully, speaking in a sweet voice.

Dan Tianxie was overjoyed and immediately got up and walked towards the medicine hut next door.

"Dr. Li's results are in? How are they?"

"I have lived up to your expectations. The remains of Rama do indeed contain hidden secrets. After piecing the two remains together, I carefully studied the toughness of the internal meridians and found that there is indeed a set of internal cultivation methods in the meridian pathways."

"Is it really true! It's not that I don't believe in you, Doctor Li, but why is it that a mystery that ordinary people have been unable to solve for hundreds of years was solved by you in just three hours?"

Dan Tianxie couldn't help but wonder, mainly because the time was too fast, which seemed very abnormal compared to the situation that had remained unsolved for hundreds of years.

"Firstly, it's likely that after Rama's remains were divided, it was rare for them to be reunited. Secondly, it's thanks to an ancient book I once read that mentioned that the Zen lineage outside the region combines Buddhist cultivation with martial arts."

Furthermore, based on the flow of energy through the meridians within Rama's body, the route of this internal energy circulation should correspond to the lost Zen Buddhist method mentioned in ancient texts, 'Constant Illumination'—'Break through the last bit of ignorance in your heart, and blessings will be bestowed upon you everywhere in the ten directions. The perfect and bright Buddha eye constantly illuminates, but people are unaware of it.'

"What you said makes sense, but what do you mean?"

Dan Tianxie's head ached whenever he heard Buddhist scriptures; he thought Buddhist teachings were just deliberately mystifying.

"Ancient books also explain that this Buddhist verse means that anything you are extremely fond of or disgusted by is because you have not seen the whole picture, but only a part of it."

This is the obstacle of "ignorance" in Buddhism. Diligently practicing Buddhism to gain a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of things is the key to overcoming ignorance. Presumably, Rama was only half a step away from becoming a celestial being, but in order to enter the palace and propagate Buddhism, he renounced the root of afflictions, and his Buddhist practice made a breakthrough, which also led to his personal transcendence of the celestial realm, thus allowing his severed limbs to regenerate.

As Li Guishou spoke, he couldn't help but admire Buddhism from the bottom of his heart. To seek a breakthrough in Buddhist cultivation, he wielded a sword himself. For a man, having or not having to use such a sword is a completely different matter.

"So, Doctor, you mean that ordinary people might not be able to unleash the full power of this internal energy cultivation technique?"

Dan Tianxie frowned slightly and asked.

"Indeed, simply put, judging from the flow of energy through the meridians, it's quite ordinary. Therefore, I suspect that this internal energy requires the blessing of Buddhist cultivation; the higher the level of Buddhist cultivation, the stronger the power of this internal energy."

As Li Gui spoke, he handed the meridian flow diagram he had drawn to Shan Tianxie.

Dan Tianxie glanced at it and found it to be worthwhile. He thought that in order to promote Buddhism, martial arts were generally tied to Buddhist cultivation, and the higher the Buddhist cultivation, the higher the martial arts.

In the past, Rama must have relied on his profound Buddhist cultivation to break through the heavens and earth, and combined this with his internal energy to break through the realm of gods and humans and regain his male form.

Upon learning that the Rama Divine Skill required Buddhist cultivation, Dan Tianxie instantly lost interest. However, driven by his obsession with the 200,000 taels of silver, he still asked, "So, this internal skill can't cure blindness?"

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Li Guishou shook his head.