Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

A side room in the Demon Suppression Division, a clean chamber.

Under the arrangement of the Demon Suppression Division's clerks, patients infected with "Demonic Qi" were sent in one after another.

"Young Master, another Demonic Thought."

"Demonic Thought, another little demon."

"Young Master, we're in luck this time, another little demon."

All afternoon, Little Jujube kept muttering to himself, very excited.

Over the past year, it had the good fortune to eat "Spiritual Qi Essence" refined from "demons," and knew this thing was good stuff, even better than the Qi of grass and trees.

Good news kept coming.

Qiu Zhen remained calm, with a silver needle in one hand and a warding-off-evil thunder needle in the other, using both at the same time.

All afternoon, he stayed in the Demon Suppression Division exorcising evil, treating hundreds of patients.

Perhaps due to the gratitude he received from countless patients, the nascent soul of the spiritual fetus in his sea of consciousness became radiant with golden light.

The gestation of his "Innate Natal Magic Treasure" seemed to have accelerated a lot.

This was a manifestation of the advancement of his inner cultivation.

"Inner Cultivation" is cultivating the spirit, tempering the mind; a doctor possessing a benevolent heart, rescuing patients, and freeing people from suffering, can make one's mind happy, and inner cultivation will naturally improve.

Similarly, cultivators who uphold a righteous style, pursue true knowledge, and unify mind and heart, are all tempering their minds, and can all enhance inner cultivation.

Of course, inner cultivation is quite mysterious, and one cannot see its depth in a short time, but the improvement of one's own cultivation can be foreseen.

All afternoon, more than a hundred patients, all exorcised, a great harvest.

Initially, three out of six patients possessed "Demonic Thoughts," a very high proportion.

This was because the Demon Suppression Division clerks, according to the severity of the illness, started by arranging the seriously ill patients with listless expressions.

Subsequently, the "Demonic Thoughts" collected were not as numerous.

However, after an afternoon, there were still as many as thirteen Demonic Thoughts.

What kind of concept was this?

According to the lowest estimate, one Demonic Thought was equivalent to twenty days of arduous cultivation; if all were refined and absorbed, it would be equivalent to 260 days, almost half a year's worth of cultivation.

A year ago, when the demonic disaster broke out, he would only encounter one or two Demonic Thoughts, or two or three, a day while providing free medical consultations at the Green Wood Pharmacy.

But now...

If this happened a few more times, his [Night Wandering God] would be nearing completion.

While Qiu Zhen was delighted with his harvest, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Even though he buried himself in hard cultivation, ignoring worldly affairs, he understood that this matter was no small matter, and there was something unusual about it.

When the last patient left the consultation room, Wu Chuanfeng quickly walked in, repeatedly cupping his hands, with a face full of gratitude:

"You've worked hard today, sir. The kitchen has prepared a feast for you, this way please."

"Colonel Wu is too kind."

Qiu Zhen packed up his medical kit, conveniently had Bai Shu carry it on his back, and followed Wu Chuanfeng out the door.

Walking on the road, he pondered for a moment and then reminded:

"Colonel Wu, the demon and evil cases you've been handling this time seem somewhat unusual."

Wu Chuanfeng was stunned, somewhat surprised. Usually, Divine Doctor Qiu never proactively inquired about or mentioned any cases of the Demon Suppression Division, but today he was acting strangely.

For a moment, his expression also became serious:

"Please enlighten me, sir."

"There are too many patients with Demonic Thoughts. I've handled more than a dozen this afternoon, which clearly exceeds that of ordinary demon cases."

"What, so many!"

Wu Chuanfeng was greatly surprised, his expression suddenly becoming solemn.

If it were one or two "Demonic Thoughts," it would be a normal situation, but if so many suddenly appeared, it often meant that something major was happening.

Under normal circumstances, it was either the birth of a "Celestial Trace" attracting extraterrestrial demons, or a cultivator going berserk, triggering a "Demonic Disaster."

If someone else said this, he would still need to verify it, but Qiu Zhen's medical skills over the past year, he had personally witnessed, especially in the way of exorcism, he was even a master in this area.

He wouldn't be wrong!

Wu Chuanfeng understood the seriousness of the matter, his expression immediately becoming solemn:

"Sir, to be honest, this demon case itself is very strange. We received a report from someone saying that a demonic disaster had broken out in a village in the distant suburbs. We rushed over as soon as possible, dug three feet into the ground, but were unable to find any other clues. The demonic disaster seemed to have been born out of thin air, which is very strange."

"There's actually such a thing."

Qiu Zhen was somewhat surprised.

"Sir, the matter is of great importance, I must immediately report to my superiors. I don't have time to accompany you, please forgive me."

"It's alright, Colonel Wu, feel free to go. I'm also familiar with this place."

"Good!"

With that, Wu Chuanfeng hurriedly left.

Qiu Zhen didn't ask more questions, or inquire further, stopping at the point.

This was his sense of propriety. Before he achieved great success in his divine powers, he had to lie low and not provoke any messy troubles.

After having dinner at the Demon Suppression Division, Qiu Zhen left with Bai Shu, bathed in the evening glow, and spurred his horse to gallop.

"Little Jujube, today's harvest was great, you've made a great contribution, I'll reward you with a Demonic Thought's Spiritual Qi Essence!"

"Thank you, Young Master!"

The little wood sprite squatted in the medicine chest behind Bai Shu, poked out its little head, and looked delighted.

Bai Shu on the side also looked envious.

However, it didn't compete for it.

Its own young master was fair in rewards and punishments. It usually found many treasures, and its young master would also reward it.

While speaking, Little Jujube spoke again:

"Young Master, the Spiritual Qi Essence you rewarded, I want to give it to Big Brother Bai Shu."

"Ah ~"

Bai Shu widened its eyes, very surprised, and quickly said:

"Young Master, I didn't instigate it."

Qiu Zhen was somewhat surprised and asked:

"Why do you want to give it to Bai Shu?"

"Big Brother Bai Shu always says that his cultivation is not strong enough, not powerful enough, and wants to become a great demon. I want to make him happy and help him become a great demon!"

"Hahaha, becoming a great demon is good, you will all become great demons in the future!"

Qiu Zhen laughed loudly, feeling emotional in his heart.

Who said that stubborn stones and hard wood were heartless!

"You silly wooden stake, who wants you to give Spiritual Qi Essence."

Hugging Qiu Zhen, Bai Shu, sitting behind him, mumbled very proudly, but the corners of its mouth slightly raised, and the smile couldn't be concealed no matter what.

"Giddy up!"

Exorcising evil in the Demon Suppression Division was delayed for too long, and he returned too late. By the time he spurred his horse back to Qiu Family Village, night had already fallen.

Qiu Zhen took the time to go to the ancestral hall and asked the old patriarch Qiu to strengthen patrols these days.

"Little Zhen, is something big happening again?"

Old Patriarch Qiu frowned. It was not easy to live a peaceful life. As soon as he heard something was happening, his heart was suspended.

"It's nothing, it's just that there are demons and evil spirits in the Qingmu area recently, and the people of some villages are infected with Demonic Qi. Please pay attention to it in your daily life, old man."

Qiu Zhen casually instructed.

Speaking of which, the people exorcised by the Demon Suppression Division during the day were only a dozen miles away from Qiu Family Village, not too far.

If there really were demons causing trouble, it was always good to be prepared in advance.

"You don't have to worry, I'm here to guard, nothing will happen, just let you be careful."

"So that's the matter. Actually, I also heard today that a village in the neighboring township encountered a situation, and many people were infected with Demonic Qi."

Old Patriarch Qiu looked proud when he heard this:

"Our village has you, Little Zhen, so we're not afraid of any Demonic Qi."

Qiu Zhen shook his head. It was a good thing that the clansmen weren't panicked, but it was never good to provoke such things.

"Old Patriarch, you can't say that. Even if the Demonic Qi is dispelled, people will still suffer. It's not a good thing."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Old Patriarch Qiu and a group of elders nodded repeatedly, but they were not too panicked, and seemed very calm.

There were so many villages, it wouldn't be their Qiu Family Village's turn.

Even if someone was really infected with Demonic Qi, they also had an expert in exorcism.