"Master, have you broken through to the Innate Realm?" Lu Qing asked excitedly.
"No, not yet, I have only refined the Divine Soul Power, but haven't officially entered the Innate Realm," the elder doctor replied.
Lu Qing, upon hearing this, did not feel disappointed.
The Divine Soul Power is the most crucial step for someone in the Postnatal Realm to advance to the Innate Realm.
The Master was originally at Half-step Innate, lacking only the Divine Soul Power.
Now that the most critical component is in place, he is only a true step away from the Innate Realm. The next breakthrough, once it begins, will naturally follow, with no more obstacles.
"So when exactly can you properly advance to the Innate Realm, Master?"
"It will take a few more days. Once I regulate my essence, spirit, and energy to the optimal condition, I can attempt the energy induction and take that final step," the elder doctor said.
"Master, didn't you say it would take at least half a year to possibly make the breakthrough? How come it has been so much sooner?" Lu Qing asked with curiosity.
"It's also a stroke of luck," the elder doctor sighed, "The Innate Technique that you gave me is extraordinarily exquisite, and recently I have been studying the Medical Saint's 'Green Bag Medical Scripture.' The two complement each other well, and this has deepened my understanding of the body's Essence and the Divine Soul significantly, allowing me to advance this step ahead of time."
Lu Qing was somewhat silent.
He hadn't guessed wrong; his master was undeniably a genius in the path of cultivation.
In his youth, he was able to deduce the exquisite and complete Nourishing Body Boxing method from an incomplete Cultivation Technique.
Now he has even managed to obtain enlightenment from the medical scriptures, making an early breakthrough.
It is noteworthy that the Master had no formal instruction on the path of cultivation.
His own master was but a traveling folk doctor with only a rudimentary knowledge of boxing, not even a true martial artist.
It can be said that the Master's progress in Martial Arts has been almost entirely through his own solitary exploration.
Yet even so, he has now reached a state where he has refined the Divine Soul Power and is only a thread away from the Innate Realm.
Although the opportunities given by the Earth Vein Spirit Liquid play a part, it is undeniable that the Master possesses an extraordinary gift for cultivation.
Of course, Lu Qing also knew that the Master himself probably didn't see it that way.
In his heart, he probably didn't consider himself a martial artist but merely a doctor who understood some Cultivation Methods.
However, the Master's imminent advancement to the Innate Realm is a great joy for Lu Qing.
He had saved Mrs. Wei and her child and had killed Wang Qingshan and Tong Canglang with Little Li, greatly offending the Tian Cang Sect.
Although the Tian Cang Sect might not necessarily be able to find out, it was still a hidden threat.
Now that the Master is about to break through, Lu Qing felt more assured.
Thinking of this, Lu Qing took out a Jade Scroll.
"Master, congratulations on your breakthrough. I may not have any grand gift for celebration, but this Inheritance Jade Scroll is my gift to you."
Lu Qing presented the Jade Scroll to the Master.
"Inheritance Jade Scroll?" The elder doctor looked curiously at the Jade Scroll.
"Yes, the so-called Inheritance Jade Scroll can only be created by those in the Innate Realm with considerable Divine Soul Power. Such a small Jade Scroll can contain a vast trove of information and is very rich in content.
The Inheritance Jade Scroll can generally only be read by martial artists who have refined the Divine Soul Power. The Innate Technique that I gave you came from this Jade Scroll."
"Since only those with Divine Soul Power can read the Inheritance Jade Scroll, how did you..." The elder doctor was puzzled.
His disciple had not yet cultivated Divine Soul Power.
"In that cave, I had another incredible encounter and fortuitously received the complete inheritance. However, that was only once, and now I am no longer able to extract information from the Jade Scroll. This scroll is of little use to me but can be presented to you, Master."
Lu Qing gave the prepared explanation.
He knew that his Master's character meant he would definitely not inquire about the nature of his fortune.
Sure enough, after listening, the elder doctor did not suspect further.
According to Lu Qing, that cave was capable of producing the miraculous treasure liquid, Earth Vein Spirit Liquid, so it being a place of strange occurrences was to be expected.
The elder doctor took the Jade Scroll and studied it.
Jade of the quality to be made into an Inheritance Jade Scroll could not be ordinary.
Only the very pure Jade Marrow could be used to create an Inheritance Jade Scroll.
Therefore, this Jade Scroll's appearance and jade quality were both exceptional, a treasure so rare that even as an ordinary artifact for enjoyment, it would be extremely valuable.
However, the elder doctor was interested not in the Jade Scroll's appearance but the quaint patterns on it.
Those patterns had a very unique charm for him.
After examining for a while, the elder doctor could not discern any mystery.
His realm was, after all, still too low.
The patterns left by Li Weitian, a master at the perfection of the Innate Realm, were not something he could see through yet.
The elder doctor, following Lu Qing's instruction, placed the Jade Scroll on his forehead, and carefully probed into it with the bit of Divine Soul Power he had only recently cultivated.
The Divine Soul Power entered the Jade Scroll smoothly.
In the Jade Scroll, he sensed several small light clusters. He directed his Divine Soul Power towards one of the light clusters.
As the Divine Soul Power touched the light cluster, a vast amount of information began to flood his mind.
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Lu Qing watched as his Master tried to read the Inheritance Jade Scroll, without intervening.
Unless there was a Divine Soul restriction set on a Jade Scroll, merely reading the information it contained posed no danger.