Chapter 1098: Three Last Wishes
Aunt Yao and Zhou Yi exchanged a glance and nodded with satisfaction.
Then, Aunt Yao smiled and said, "Speaking of which, out of the three last wishes Master left behind, two have something to do with you."
Liu Zixuan asked in confusion, "With me?"
"Have you ever doubted your medical skills?" Aunt Yao asked meaningfully.
Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, suddenly recalling something that had puzzled him for a long time.
He immediately said, "Indeed, I have doubted. When I learned medical skills from Master, I later learned about the Medical Immortal Sect and thought that the disciples on Aunt Zhou’s side practiced the same medical skills, all derived from the Holy Medical Scripture. But gradually, I found that whether it was Aunt Zhou or Master, their medical skills included things from the Holy Medical Scripture, but they weren’t as pure as what I practiced."
Aunt Yao nodded, "The medical skills within the Medical Immortal Sect are extremely complex. Those from Venerable Ghost Nether’s side practice Ghost Healing. Many healers under them have medical skills from various medical families, while others possess some unconventional magic. As for us, originally from the Profound Medical Pavilion, most of our practices are similar."
"However, what we practice is not the true essence of the Holy Medical Scripture but a hand-copied version that Master altered, so in other words, practicing the orthodox Holy Medical Scripture, you are considered the true heir of Master."
Liu Zixuan scratched his head vigorously. If that’s the case, he shouldn’t call Liu Ruyan Master, but instead, he is of the same generation as Zhou Yi and Aunt Yao?
He immediately asked in confusion, "But why is that?"
"I don’t know the exact reason, but I’m sure it has a lot to do with the Profound Medical Pavilion behind Master. Before he died, he said that a male disciple from our lineage should be passed on to within three generations. We are one generation, Ruyan is another, and you are precisely the third generation. And since I haven’t taken a disciple, when you count it all up, it can only be you."
Aunt Yao spread her hands, "So when I found out that Ruyan had taken you as a disciple and brought you to Spirit Extinct Mountain, I asked Yi’Er to bring the Holy Medical Scripture to Spirit Extinct Mountain."
Zhou Yi added, "That was Master’s first wish. Although we don’t know exactly what mystery lies within or what deep meaning Master had, we can be sure that once you practiced the Holy Medical Scripture, that first wish was completed!"
"And the second one?" Liu Zixuan asked.
"The second wish has just been fulfilled!"
Aunt Yao pointed to the Ghost Venerable Silver Needle in the box in Liu Zixuan’s hand and said with a smile, "This Ghost Venerable Needle originally came with the Holy Medical Scripture, brought by Master from the Profound Medical Pavilion behind him. Before he died, he said that whoever collected the other twelve Ghost Gate Needles should be given this thirteenth Ghost Venerable Needle."
"I just didn’t expect, after all this time, that you would be the one to collect all twelve Ghost Gate Needles. If I had known this was all arranged, we wouldn’t have bothered so much; we would have given it all to you back then!"
Listening to Aunt Yao’s words, Liu Zixuan pursed his lips. He now understood the painstaking efforts of his beautiful master. When he left Spirit Extinct Mountain and went to Lingxiu Village, his beautiful master repeatedly urged him to find the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles, not realizing there was such an intention.
It seems all of this was arranged by fate in some mysterious way!
Of course, Liu Zixuan also had some doubts as to whether this was intentionally arranged by Aunt Yao’s master or if it was a coincidence orchestrated by destiny?
While it was understandable for the Holy Medical Scripture to choose Liu Zixuan, the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles also happened to fall into Liu Zixuan’s hands.
These questions, perhaps if spoken aloud, no one could explain clearly. Although Aunt Yao and others studied medicine with the predecessor of the Profound Medical Pavilion for a long time, they knew little about him.
After a moment of silence, Liu Zixuan asked, "When you left the Medical Immortal Sect back then, aside from conflicting opinions with Venerable Ghost Nether, was the main reason for searching for the person possessing the Ghost Gate Needles?"
"Yes. The Holy Medical Scripture is the Medical Dao Treasure Manual, and the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles are the Medical Treasure. As people who study medicine, who wouldn’t want to see what kind of existence possesses the Medical Treasure?"
As Aunt Yao spoke, her expression changed, "But times have changed. The Medical Immortal Sect, once so prosperous, has fallen, otherwise, with a disciple like you now, the Medical Immortal Sect would be more powerful."
Liu Zixuan naturally understood the meaning in Aunt Yao’s words and immediately spoke solemnly, "Rest assured, I will certainly revitalize the Medical Immortal Sect so that it continues to grow strong. The Medical Immortal Sect, along with the Profound Medical Pavilion, were founded with the great aspirations of saving lives. Such a sect should not vanish from the course of history but continue to be passed down."
"Good, we hope that in our lifetime, we can see the rise of the Medical Immortal Sect or the Profound Medical Pavilion. We will also lend you a hand when necessary!" Zhou Yi and Aunt Yao said in unison.
Liu Zixuan nodded, "So what is the third wish?"
Aunt Yao slowly turned around and picked up the plaque wrapped in red cloth from the cabinet, then pulled off the red cloth and said, "Find the true Profound Medical Pavilion and give this to their Pavilion Master."
Liu Zixuan took the plaque; it indeed looked like a plaque without any engraved words, and he asked in confusion, "What is this...?"
"This is our Master’s plaque. The base of the plaque is hollow, containing a portion of Master’s ashes. The reason no words are engraved is, firstly, due to Master’s will, and secondly, though we studied medicine with Master for many years, we never knew Master’s full name."
Zhou Yi gently comforted the somewhat choked-up Aunt Yao and continued, "Master only let us call him Bitter Master and said nothing else. Before he died, he instructed us to deliver this nameless plaque, which carries part of his ashes, to the Profound Medical Pavilion for the Pavilion Master to handle. Yet, we searched all over the Star Sea and could not find the Profound Medical Pavilion’s trace."
"The Star Sea is vast; perhaps the Profound Medical Pavilion, like a Hidden Sect, is concealed within countless mountains. I know many people, and I can ask them for help when the time comes." Liu Zixuan nodded.
"Hopefully, it can be found. Once Master’s three last wishes are fulfilled, we two can die in peace!" Aunt Yao wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and whispered.
"I will do my utmost!"
Not to mention the relationship with Aunt Yao and Aunt Zhou, Liu Zixuan, having received the Holy Medical Scripture and Ghost Gate Needles, must do everything in his power to find the Profound Medical Pavilion.
However, though he has navigated the Martial Realm for a long time, he has never heard of such an organization. To find out where it is, he may need to find an opportunity to ask Elder Qing or inquire from Yafei and the others.