The Martial Doctor

The last time Lin Miao encountered Scorpio was when he led people to chase after Dongguo Sun, who was, after all, his nominal master uncle.

At least, Dongguo Sun gave him the "Rejuvenation Skill".

Although it brought him some trouble, there has never been a hint of any intent to harm him from either side until now.

So, this enemy Scorpio is someone he will inevitably face sooner or later.

Eliminating the enemy is the simplest and most effective solution, especially when the opponent is completely unaware.

One must act with intention against the unprepared to achieve the surprise effect.

The problem now is the opponent has a master at the Tianyuan level, a nuclear-level threat. If Fahai were here, he wouldn’t have to worry.

Fahai is still in Li Jing, and my mother-in-law is stationed at Li Hen City, unable to leave easily to prevent a surprise attack on their base.

If there’s no power to restrain or counter the Tianyuan master, he cannot act rashly, to avoid alerting the opponent and incurring a greater cost to deal with them later.

If Helian Wanwan had already broken through, even if she couldn’t defeat the Tianyuan master, she could hold them off, providing a force to counter them...

The problem is that Helian Wanwan hasn’t reached the stage where she can break through. Forcing it might impact her future ceiling of achievements.

How costly would that be, and would she be willing to bear it?

One must weigh out the power comparison; it can’t just be a spur-of-the-moment decision. Although the opponent has recruited a ragged mob, they are all desperados. Even without Meridian Passage Realm experts, at least they are Blood Fusion Realm masters, perhaps even more formidable ones.

"Yuyao, can you gather intelligence on these people Scorpio recruited, as soon as possible?"

"I’ll try, but even with quick responses, it would take half a day," Baili Yuyao said. This was using the fast communication method; if by carrier pigeon, it would be slower and more prone to interception.

"Use encrypted communication methods."

"Understood." Baili Yuyao nodded. They were now utilizing the encryption method Lin Miao had left at the embroidery villa for communications.

In this world, apart from Lin Miao and the users, no one else could decrypt it.

Thus, even if a carrier eagle intercepted, they wouldn’t know the contents of the message.

...

"Mr. Helian, Lin Miao requests to see you."

"Come in." A moment later, the voice of Helian Wanwan, who was in seclusion, came from the quiet room. Only her disciples Lianxin and Liansuo could enter, except for Lin Miao.

Lin Miao pushed the door open, walked in, and closed the door behind him.

Seclusion for cultivation didn’t require lights, so the room was pitch dark, but Lin Miao could see in the dark, so it wasn’t a problem for him.

The quiet room was not large. On a meditation mat, Helian Wanwan sat cross-legged with her hands crossed, forming a five-heart-to-heaven posture.

In the corner, there was a chamber pot; even in seclusion, one still had to eat and drink, and naturally, people need to excrete.

Everything happened in the quiet room, with Lianxin or Liansuo coming to change it every day.

"Have you sensed the chance to break through, senior?"

"Just a little bit more. Given some time, it won’t take long," Helian Wanwan responded without opening her eyes.

"I have a mantra here. Please try to comprehend it. It might help with your breakthrough," Lin Miao said after careful consideration, sharing his insights on advancing to Tianyuan with Helian Wanwan.

Although he hadn’t broken through to Tianyuan, he had witnessed two masters reaching that level with his own eyes. His understanding of the Tianyuan state was perhaps even clearer than the masters themselves, as he had a medical background and understood what it meant from a healer’s perspective. Not to mention, his mind was filled with so many innovative theories.

The theory also needed practice as support, and Helian Wanwan was an excellent test subject. What he suggested was the most reliable method.

"Oh?"

Helian Wanwan opened her eyes in surprise; even in the dark, she could clearly see the sincerity on Lin Miao’s face.

"The way of heaven is to diminish where there is excess and to replenish where there is deficiency, thus..."

At first, Helian Wanwan thought there was nothing much to it, but as she listened further, her expression gradually became serious because it pointed to many key issues in cultivation.

She had been in the Meridian Passage Realm for many years and, with the backing of a top-notch sect like the Snow Mountain Sect, had access to ample experience regarding Tianyuan breakthroughs. As a senior elder of the sect, she had read a lot and had her own understanding and ideas about breaking through to Tianyuan.

But the experiences of predecessors only serve as a reference for the successors; everyone’s path is unique, intended merely to help future generations avoid detours.

However, it was the first time hearing such a lucid, thorough explanation of the Tianyuan state, and Helian Wanwan felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Many unclear areas suddenly became clear, with countless realizations flooding her mind, making her feel a lightness all over.

She saw it, the membrane she had been looking for.

Yes, it’s the feeling often recorded by predecessors before a breakthrough, as if there were a ceiling above her head. Once that ceiling was pierced, she could advance to Tianyuan!

Previously, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t see the ceiling. It felt very distant, but now she saw it.

Though still at a distance, she had nonetheless seen it.

Once seen, it becomes a direction to strive toward, a goal to keep approaching and breaking through.