Episode 13: The Three-Lives Stone's Zhong Kui!

  "Hmm——" Along with a faint, almost imperceptible fluctuation, Yuan Shen returned to his senses in an instant. Li Yan, who was sitting on the bed, slowly opened his eyes. In the endless darkness, two beams of light, as if they were tangible, burst forth, as if even the boundless black night sky could be easily torn apart.

  With a flip of his hand, a pale green crystal appeared out of thin air on the palm of his hand. The surface was covered with mysterious symbols that formed strange patterns. Amidst the darkness, a faint glow seemed to emanate from it, flickering incessantly.

  "It's interesting, I didn't expect that this would actually be a Three Lives Stone!" Once again using his divine sense, he carefully examined the spiritual energy fluctuations on the surface of the emerald crystal stone. Li Yan's face suddenly couldn't help but reveal a hint of ecstatic smile.

  Three Lives Stone, worldly people like to call it the Marriage Stone, but in fact, for scattered immortal cultivators, if they don't have a grasp on passing through the next Thunder Tribulation, they can't help but reincarnate and start over. In that case, this Three Lives Stone can store up one's cultivation achievements, wait until after reincarnation, then come back to receive the previous life's cultivation, and easily possess hundreds or even thousands of years' worth of cultivation results. Although it can only be used a maximum of three times, it is absolutely considered a treasured item!

  I don't know if anyone has ever used this Three Lives Stone before. Li Yan's mind stirred, and immediately a strand of true yuan split off from him, pouring into the Three Lives Stone. In an instant, the crystal stone trembled, and a massive energy burst out from within it, emitting a dazzlingly bright light.

  After a while, the strong light gradually dissipated and transformed into an extremely dense True Yuan force that attached itself to the Three Lives Stone. A blurry human figure was vaguely visible within it, looking as if it were a sleeping person, vividly lifelike.

  "Good fellow, this guy's cultivation before his transmigration was quite high, I'm afraid it has already reached the middle of the fourth tribulation." After all, he wasn't an ordinary person, and Li Yan instantly judged the strength of this True Yuan. But immediately after, a satisfied smile spread across his face again, "This is good too, I was worried that this place's spiritual energy was severely insufficient, making it difficult to support cultivation. It seems that heaven doesn't want me to be extinct!"

  As soon as his mind moved, he immediately sank into the Three Lives Stone, pulling out the true yuan force from within, transforming it into a strand of flowing light that merged into himself like flowing water. In this instant, his entire person seemed to be wrapped in a layer of crystal clear crystal, constantly emitting strands of strange and mysterious light.

  "Zhong Kui? So this guy's name is Zhong Kui, why do I feel like this name sounds familiar? Ah, yes, it was in the memories of that person from before, he was some kind of ghost-catching heavenly master during the Tang Dynasty. Now it seems, he was originally a loose immortal expert who had at least reached the fourth tribulation...” Until dawn broke, Li Yan finally managed to open his eyes, and a hint of a smile immediately appeared on his face.

  It never occurred to me that this Three Lives Stone was actually left behind by Zhong Kui, the ancestor of the Tian Shi Dao and a generation of Tian Shi, over 1,000 years ago. Unfortunately, after more than 1,000 years have passed, he still hasn't recovered the Three Lives Stone. If he hadn't re-entered the path again, I suppose he would have long since fallen in the torrent of time.

  As expected, just as I had guessed, this world indeed has some relatively perfect cultivation systems. Even though they have been destroyed now due to environmental damage, at least, they once were.

  He let out a breath, and Li Yan only felt his whole body relax, his primordial spirit condensed, and he had fully recovered. Although he had only absorbed less than half of the Three Lives Stone's true yuan power, it was still enough to not only repair his primordial spirit but also cause his cultivation to explosively rise to the peak realm of a first-order scattered immortal.

  He thought it would take at least a year and a half to complete, but now it was done overnight. Li Yan's heart was naturally extremely happy. As long as he could survive another thunder tribulation, he could continue to absorb the remaining power of the Three Lives Stone. By then, he could at least restore his own strength to the level of a three-tribulation scattered immortal.

  This time, the gain from the yuan god's departure was incredibly great, far beyond imagination. Although there would be no more opportunities to receive the generous rewards of the villa owner, for Li Yan, it was clear that even more wealth could not compare to a piece of three-life stone, especially one that contained the cultivation of Tian Shi Zhong Kui himself.

  Since he woke up early, Li Yan might as well not sleep anymore. He got out of the house early and came to the park for his usual morning exercise.

  Although I have practiced dragon-shaped boxing before, now it is after all to be said again, the shape of each body, physical quality, strength, and even external environmental factors are quite different from before, naturally, it also needs to be re-cultivated in order to reach the peak.

  A fist was thrown slowly and steadily for over an hour, and the park had returned to its usual bustle, but it was also time for him to leave.

  "Hmm, she's really here........." The distance from the park entrance was still quite far, but Li Yan could clearly see the girl standing at the entrance of the park, who was the granddaughter of the old man he met yesterday. Yesterday, he was busy saving people and didn't take a close look, but today he discovered that this girl looked pretty good, although she was wearing only a simple white dress, it completely brought out her temperament.

  It seems that some troubles can't be avoided, especially when they are self-inflicted. Now, even if he wanted to ignore it, it's probably not possible. With a bitter smile, he shook his head and his thoughts turned several times before he arrived in front of the girl. At the same time, a surge of yuanqi energy dispersed, clearing away the haziness from the girl's memories yesterday.

  "Ah! You're the young doctor who saved my grandfather yesterday morning?" The girl's eyes widened in surprise as she saw Li Yan walking towards her, and a look of excitement flashed across her face.

  "It was I who saved his life, but I am not a doctor. What's the matter, why are you looking for me?" Li Yan naturally knew the purpose of the other party's visit. It wasn't that he was bragging, unless there were Immortal Realm or higher cultivators willing to waste a large amount of true yuan energy to assist him. Otherwise, relying solely on medical skills, on this planet, except for himself, perhaps only a few people could cure the old man's illness. After all, the old man's condition was indeed too severe."

  However, Li Yan was willing to speak out directly because he didn't want to be a divine doctor or master, but rather because he felt that encountering each other was a destined encounter, which was his idea as a loose immortal. Secondly, he had just obtained a piece of three-life stone with the power of a loose immortal's primordial spirit last night due to his kindness, so he was in an exceptionally good mood.

  "It's really you! I'm Chen Nan, thank you so much yesterday. My grandfather owes his life to your timely rescue, or else something bad would have happened." Upon hearing Li Yan's response, she further confirmed the other person's identity, and a young girl's face couldn't help but smile with excitement, her voice also revealing a subtle joyful emotion.

  In her eyes, she has now found hope. Although the other person's age seems not to be very big, this does not hinder her trust in him. After all, the scene of him saving her grandfather yesterday morning is still vivid in her mind at this moment. Even a medical outsider like her can feel that he is extraordinary, and even listening has never heard of such a magical medical skill in the world.

  Li Yan just smiled calmly and said, "Let me say it again, I'm not a doctor, I don't have a medical license. Yesterday was an emergency, so I had to take action. But now that your grandfather is in the hospital, please excuse my inability to do anything."

  "Ah?" Chen Nannan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. She had never thought that the other person would have such high medical skills, yet not have a medical license? However, thinking about the other person's incredible medical skills, she still couldn't help but ask with a hint of hope in her voice: "Your medical skills are so high, how can you not be a doctor? I beg of you, please take another look at my grandfather's illness. Although the hospital has controlled the condition for now, there hasn't been any improvement, and the doctors say that the condition may worsen at any time. Please, I beg of you, save him completely, and take another look at my grandfather..."