Ultimate Village Doctor

Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Four

"Supreme God, I dare not," Yue Ling hurriedly stated. In his eyes, Long Xiaoshan was undoubtedly a deity descended to earth, and a mere ghost cultivator wouldn't dare to address a deity as a brother.

"Ah, Brother Yue, what Supreme God? I'm just a simple farmer," Long Xiaoshan emphasized once again, "Brother Yue is a descendant of the loyal and righteous, and he sacrificed himself fighting against foreign aggression. I can only admire him."

Hearing Long Xiaoshan's sincere tone, Yue Ling felt somewhat ashamed: "Unfortunately, Ling lacks the ability to drive out the foreign aggression, and my country fell. I have failed my ancestors."

"That was due to the corruption of the Qing Dynasty and the accumulated national maladies at the time, not solely Brother Yue's fault. Besides, those events are a century past. Nowadays, our Huaxia's military might is in its prime, and our nation is thriving, one of the top five countries in the world. Why should Brother Yue dwell on the past?" Long Xiaoshan said.

"That's true," Yue Ling let out a sigh and no longer dwelt on it.

Long Xiaoshan still had many questions he wanted to ask.

Yue Ling had existed for over a century and had an extraordinary background; he must have seen a great deal.

After some thought, he asked, "Brother Yue, do you know what a Spirit Practitioner is, or a Huang Level Martial Artist?"

Yue Ling asked in confusion, "You don't know?"

In his view, Long Xiaoshan was already a Spirit Practitioner.

"I really don't. I've been cultivating on my own and am not aware of these terms," Long Xiaoshan said helplessly.

Yue Ling explained, "Let me start with Martial Artists, as I'm more familiar with that subject. The Ancient Martial World passes down through generations, divided into the four levels of Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow. As soon as one cultivates Inner Strength, they are considered to have entered the Huang Level of Martial Artists. Above that are the Heaven, Earth, and Profound Levels, each with its Initial Phase, Middle Stage, and Late Stage. I was an Earth Grade Initial Phase Grandmaster in my lifetime."

"An Earth-Ranked Grandmaster? That must be very powerful, right?" Long Xiaoshan remembered the middle-aged man in the mandarin jacket being shocked when he called himself a Huang Level Martial Artist.

Just a Huang Level Martial Artist possessed such a deterrent power.

How powerful then must an Earth-Ranked Grandmaster be.

Pride appeared on Yue Ling's face as he said, "A Grandmaster's body is like quicksilver, able to tear steel apart with bare hands and possessing the strength of tens of thousands of pounds. Had it not been for being ambushed, poisoned with a deadly toxin, and surrounded and shot by over a hundred muskets, I would not have died."

Long Xiaoshan looked shocked.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Over a hundred muskets firing at once.

Although he could block bullets,

it was due to the power of the Talisman.

Without Talismans, his flesh could not withstand bullets.

And Yue Ling had been poisoned and shot by hundreds of muskets before he met an unfortunate death.

The gap between them was immeasurable.

"Brother Yue, you truly are a heroic figure of your time," Long Xiaoshan exclaimed with admiration.

"It's a pity..." Yue Ling's face showed a trace of bitterness: "Since the emergence of guns and cannons, the Martial Dao declined. Although I turned into a ghost body after death, I have also heard about the rapid development of modern weaponry, including the terrifying nuclear weapons that can obliterate cities and slaughter nations. Even Heaven Level strong individuals are far inferior to them."

Long Xiaoshan shook his head and said, "Brother Yue, you are mistaken. The strength of ancient martial arts lies within oneself, and guns and cannons are ultimately external forces. Besides, if an Ancient Martial Artist could equip themselves with modern technology, they could very well become a humanoid, self-operating tank with an abnormal lethality. Brother Yue, you shouldn't belittle yourself unnecessarily."

Long Xiaoshan's words enlightened Yue Ling instantly.

Yue Ling sighed, "It is you, Xiaoshan, who sees clearly. I was undervaluing myself. But now I am a ghost body, without a fleshly form. Ancient martial arts are of no use to me, and even if I was a Heaven Level strong individual, what would it matter? After death, we are all just a handful of yellow soil."

This was also the reason why Yue Ling was unwilling to go through reincarnation again.

He understood that cultivating martial arts could not grant immortality. Although becoming a ghost cultivator was difficult, there might still be a glimmer of hope for achieving immortality.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener took it to heart.

Long Xiaoshan's eyes lit up.

After several bouts of combat, he understood his own shortcomings.

It was all based on rough fighting skills honed through brawling.

That might be enough against ordinary people.

But as soon as he faced a true expert, his weakness was immediately exposed.

Here was an Earth-Ranked Great Grandmaster before him, and it would be a grave waste not to seize this opportunity.

"Brother Yue, can you teach me Ancient Martial Arts?" Long Xiaoshan asked.

Yue Ling was slightly startled and said, "Aren't you a Spirit Practitioner?"

Long Xiaoshan said, "Actually, I'm not very clear about what a Spirit Practitioner is, please enlighten me, Brother Yue."

Yue Ling replied, "Spirit Practitioners, in fact, are cultivators. I don't know much about Spirit Practitioners either, but after being imprisoned in the Hundred Ghosts Banner by the Elder of the Black Scale Sect, I've come to understand a bit. 'Entering the Path' means that cultivators have cultivated mana and can control Magic Artifacts and cast spells, which make them Spirit Practitioners. It's said that Spirit Practitioners are divided into nine stages, above which are True Persons. True Persons have the power to call forth winds and summon rain and control thunder. However, True Persons are as rare as Heaven-Ranked experts in the Ancient Martial World, or even rarer because cultivators are following The Path of Longevity. Each advancement in stage could increase their lifespan. It is said that upon becoming a True Person, one has a lifespan of two hundred years, which is why cultivators have always looked down on us from the Ancient Martial World, and there's little interaction between the two."

"So are you saying that Spirit Practitioners are more powerful than Ancient Martial Artists?"

"Not exactly, Spirit Practitioners do have a variety of means; talismans, magic artifacts, and formations. If they maintain a distance, many Ancient Martial Artists are not opponents for a Spirit Practitioner. However, once the distance is closed, no matter how advanced a Spirit Practitioner is, the might of a Grandmaster can control life and death within ten meters. Back then, I also killed a Seventh-Stage Evil Cultivation Spiritual Practitioner who did evil using infants, with a single spear blow," Yue Ling said indifferently, his tone carrying the imposing air of a powerful Grandmaster.

After listening to Yue Ling,

Long Xiaoshan had a clear concept in his mind.

It seemed that "The Art of Immortality" must be a scripture for cultivation.

The True Qi cultivated would be the Spirit Practitioner's mana.

That's what Long Xiaoshan believed.

"Brother Yue, I've only cultivated the mana, without the techniques to wield it. That's why I want to learn Ancient Martial Arts to strengthen myself. I've killed two from the Black Scale Gate. They're bound to come after me again," Long Xiaoshan said.

After a moment's hesitation, Yue Ling then said, "Alright, our ancestor left a teaching that the Yue Family Martial Arts should only be passed on to those who are loyal and righteous. Xiaoshan, your body emits a pure light and your face is veiled in a purple aura, blessed with virtue. You are definitely not one of those who commit vile acts. Passing on the Yue Family Martial Arts to you does not disgrace our ancestral teachings."

"Thank you, Brother Yue," said Long Xiaoshan joyfully.

Yue Ling, a straightforward man, then said, "I have trouble appearing during the day, so now I'll first teach you the basic Yue Family Boxing Technique and the skills of issuing force."

Long Xiaoshan nodded eagerly.

Yue Ling began to impart his knowledge.

Though he had a Ghost Body, Long Xiaoshan was only interested in the martial arts skills, and as for the cultivation technique, having "The Art of Immortality," he had no need to switch to learning the Yue Family's Ancient Martial Arts heart method.

Therefore, Yue Ling first demonstrated the techniques for Long Xiaoshan, then let him learn and pointed out the inadequacies in his movements.

Long Xiaoshan kept imitating and learning.

Soon, the "whoosh whoosh" of punches slicing through the air resounded through the forest.

The Yue Family Martial Skills, originating from the military, were very fierce and devoid of any superfluous movements, focusing on the skills of killing.

Long Xiaoshan found the learning process very gratifying and well-suited to his personality.

Because in prison, the fighting skills he honed were all about knocking down an opponent as quickly as possible.

From the initial calm, astonishment gradually emerged on Yue Ling's face.

The speed at which Long Xiaoshan was learning was just too fast!