The Responsibilities of Chongyang Palace's Headmaster

"I'm showing you why my acupuncture is ineffective. Why do you care if my acupuncture is rubbish?" Zhang Mingtuo glared at Xia Tian unhappily, then said in defense, "Even if my acupuncture is rubbish, it's none of your business. It's the ancient [Heaven Burning Moon] acupuncture."

Xia Tian took two steps forward and took a look at the person lying on the bed. It was a thin old man who appeared to be in his fifties or sixties. He had a kind look and a reserved demeanor. He should be a cultivator.

At this time, the thin old man closed his eyes and had not breathed for a long time, but he was not dead. He must have been kept alive by Zhang Mingtuo's acupuncture.

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"Hey, Master Chef, didn't you go down the mountain to look for your one hundred old lovers? Why are you here?" Xia Tian asked in confusion, "Could this old man be one of your old lovers?"

"Get lost!" Zhang Mingtuo glared at Xia Tian and said, "Don't talk nonsense here. This is Ren Daofang, the current headmaster of Chongyang Palace. You should be more careful when you speak."

Xia Tian looked disapproving and continued to tease, "Hey, Master Chef, I just ran into an old lover of yours outside. She has been looking for you for 20 to 30 years. Why are you hiding here and not telling her? Are you feeling guilty?"

"You mean that Liu Xihua?" Zhang Mingtuo shook his head subconsciously and said with a sigh, "This woman is mentally ill. She and I are not that kind of person, and I don't want to have anything to do with her."

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Xia Tian smiled and said, "That's such a pity. Actually, that old woman is quite nice and a good match for you."

"You know nothing about matching." Zhang Mingtuo glared at Xia Tian unhappily, "Stop talking about those nonsense, help me get down to business, and find out what's wrong with this acupuncture method and why it has no effect."

Xia Tian casually glanced at all the silver needles on Ren Zhenren's body and said lightly: "Master, I have said it before, this set of needlework is rubbish."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Mingtuo was stunned, somewhat confused.

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"I've explained it clearly enough, but you still don't understand it." Xia Tian shook his head speechlessly, "Master, has your medical skills declined since you came down the mountain, or has your ability to understand declined?"

Zhang Mingtuo said dissatisfiedly: "I think you are becoming less and less able to speak human language."

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"Well, since you are my master, I will explain it in a simpler way." Xia Tian reached out and took off half of the silver needles on Master Ren's body and threw them aside. "This acupuncture method is too old, so the form is complicated and repetitive, the method of moving qi is outdated, and many needle positions are deliberately mysterious. It can't keep up with the times."

"Hmm?" Zhang Mingtuo was about to retort, but he suddenly discovered that Ren Zhenren, who had long been in a state of living dead, had recovered his breath. He couldn't help but said in astonishment: "You are really good, kid."

Xia Tian laughed and said, "Of course I can do it. I'm the best doctor in the world. This little thing won't bother me."

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"Okay, okay." Zhang Mingtuo saw that Master Ren had recovered his breathing, so he gave him two more injections to keep him in this state. Then he winked at Xia Tian and turned to sit at the table: "Come here, let's talk."

Then he called out to Ning Ruirui and Shi Chun, "Young ladies, don't be so reserved. We are all family. Come sit down."

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As they talked, the four of them sat down around the table.

"There is not much tea and cakes here. I am really sorry for neglecting the two girls." Zhang Mingtuo looked at the small room and explained with an awkward smile.

Ning Ruirui waved her hands quickly: "You're welcome. We are sorry to bother you."

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"Are you my brother-in-law's master chef, the legendary ghost doctor Zhang Mingtuo?" Shi Chun looked at Zhang Mingtuo with some curiosity and found that although he had a lot of hair and beard now, he had a decent appearance. He should have been considered a handsome man when he was young, at least more handsome than her brother-in-law who always claimed to be the most handsome man in the world.

Zhang Mingtuo stroked his beard and nodded with a smile: "Yes, I am Zhang Mingtuo, the master of Xia Tian. I wonder which wife you two are of my apprentices?"

"That I am not..." Ning Ruirui didn't expect Zhang Mingtuo to ask so directly. She blushed and subconsciously wanted to make some excuses, but unfortunately she didn't know what to say for a moment.

"You don't need to be shy, nor do you need to rush to deny it." Zhang Mingtuo grinned, clapped his hands and said, "As a master, I don't know the nature of my apprentice. Not only is he extremely lustful, but he also has very high demands. Since he has you by his side, you will definitely not be able to escape."

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Ning Ruirui was speechless for a moment.

Shi Chun was straightforward and answered directly: "Uncle Zhang, my name is Shi Chun, and I am my brother-in-law's future concubine, but I am still a free person now."

"Well, you have good aptitude, but it seems that you must have suffered from a serious illness when you were young." Zhang Mingtuo's eyes were unusually bright, but he said with a smile: "But it doesn't matter, my apprentice must have helped you get rid of the root of the disease. Seeing that your current cultivation is not low, he must love you very much."

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"Hehe." Shi Chun laughed and said to Zhang Mingtuo, "Uncle Zhang, your medical skills are really amazing. You can even see this."

Zhang Mingtuo said proudly, "Nonsense! I taught this kid medical skills. If he didn't have some of my true teachings, how could he be known as a miracle doctor?"

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"Hey, Master Chef, can you stop bragging?" Xia Tian pouted, "My medical skills surpassed yours when I was six years old. Since then, I have been learning the Heaven-Defying Eight Needles on my own, okay?"

Zhang Mingtuo felt bored instantly and said indifferently: "You only know how to talk about the Eight Needles Against Heaven. You should learn the eighth needle. Otherwise, my disciples' wives will not be able to come back."

Xia Tian was a little surprised: "Hey, Master Chef, do you know about this?"

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"Can't I know?" Zhang Mingtuo asked back.

Xia Tian asked casually, "That idiot with thick eyebrows just now clearly said that you were imprisoned here ten years ago. How did you know that?"

"Listen carefully." Zhang Mingtuo explained seriously, "First, I was not imprisoned here, but came here on my own initiative; second, staying here also allows me to know what is going on in the world; finally, it was me who asked Chongyang Palace to send your invitation to the Hidden Immortal Conference."

Ning Ruirui was stunned when she heard this: "Then was my invitation letter also sent by you, old sir?"

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"Don't call me old gentleman, I'm not old yet." Zhang Mingtuo waved his hand, "Either call me master chef like this boy, or call me uncle like this girl, or call me whatever you want, just don't call me so old."

"Oh. Then just call me uncle." Ning Ruirui said calmly, "What about the invitation letter?"

Zhang Mingtuo smiled and said, "I was the one who asked Xia Tian to send out the invitation letter. I don't know about yours, but it was probably sent by someone you know."

"But among my acquaintances, there seems to be no one who practices cultivation, and they have no connection with Mount Zhongnan." Ning Ruirui was puzzled.

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"Little long-legged girl, actually you don't need to think about this kind of thing at all." Xia Tian said with a smile: "When the time comes, this person will show up by himself, just wait patiently."

Ning Ruirui thought so too.

"Okay, Xia Tian, ​​I'm going to talk about some serious matters next. You'd better listen carefully and don't think I'm joking with you." Zhang Mingtuo's expression became serious and he looked at Xia Tian very seriously.

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Xia Tian yawned lazily: "Just tell me what you want to say. There's no need to act so arrogantly. Don't you know who I am?"

"This is a serious matter, and I can't take it lightly." Zhang Mingtuo's eyes flashed with hesitation, "In fact, I wanted to find you ten years ago, but I was also hesitant in my heart, thinking that I shouldn't involve you. But after ten years of struggle, I feel that you may be the only one in the world who can solve this problem."

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Xia Tian said with some dissatisfaction: "Master chef, what's the matter? Just tell me directly. Why are we beating around the bush?"

"It's a long story, and I don't know where to start right now." Zhang Mingtuo nodded, and then fell into deep thought. After a while, he said, "You should know that a big event happened in Zhongnan Mountain about 120 years ago."

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"Of course I've heard about the so-called great calamity in the world of immortal cultivation, and I've heard it several times." Xia Tian curled his lips, "However, I first heard it from my personal maid Gu Hanshuang, and I only believed what she said. Master, you're not going to tell me a new version, are you?"

"To put it bluntly, this so-called catastrophe in the world of immortal cultivation is just an internal fight among a group of immortal cultivators. There is nothing much to say." Zhang Mingtuo did not intend to tell a long story. He just mentioned a few words casually and then got to the point. "Some of them wanted to obtain the underground spiritual veins of Mount Zhongnan, so Chongyang Palace and those people had a big battle underground. As a result, the underground spiritual veins were ruptured, and Chongyang Palace had no time to take care of the so-called catastrophe."

"What would happen if the underground spiritual vein was broken?" Shi Chun asked subconsciously with curiosity on his face.

Zhang Mingtuo sighed and said slowly: "The underground spiritual veins are also called dragon veins in Feng Shui. They are the foundation of mountains and rivers and all things in a place. If the spiritual energy is abundant, then the place will naturally be lush with vegetation and have many outstanding people. Once the spiritual veins are broken, the spiritual energy will leak out, which will not only endanger the lives and safety of humans on the ground, but over time will also cause the land to lose all vitality and become a dead place like Lop Nur."

After hearing this, Ning Ruirui and Shi Chun understood.

"What happened next?" Ning Ruirui couldn't help but ask.

"Chongyang Palace is a Taoist temple in Zhongnan Mountain, so it naturally has the responsibility to protect the spiritual vein." Zhang Mingtuo paused for a few seconds, and then said: "At that time, Master Chen sacrificed himself to block the hole of the broken spiritual vein, and that is the person in the first elixir cauldron on your side."

Ning Ruirui and Shi Chun looked back at the first cauldron in the spiritual vein, and indeed there was an old man with white hair and beard sitting cross-legged inside.

Zhang Mingtuo pointed to the other two alchemy cauldrons and said, "As a result, the two subsequent Chongyang Palace masters, Qin Zhenren and Lu Zhenren, also chose to sacrifice themselves to block the cracks in the spirit veins on the day when the golden elixir was formed. This was to protect the spirit veins. Otherwise, the people, animals, and plants within a radius of thousands of miles on the ground would have been doomed to die."

At this time, Xia Tian suddenly said: "They are really too stupid. Once the spiritual vein is broken, simply blocking it will not solve the problem."