Chapter 45 Shannon Herbal Skill
As the factory was almost ready for production, Zachary was finally free to focus on his cultivation.
After taking the refining ointment for a period of time and practicing Refining Boxing, Zachary's strength and agility had improved to a terrifying level now even though he still looked thin and weak.
Based on his current state, the refining ointment could no longer exert any pharmacological effect on him. After making his body stronger, Zachary focused on his inner skill, which was known as Shannon Herbal Skill that had been passed down for thousands of years.
Ordinary people would think that the Shannon Herbal Encyclopedia only recorded the experience of its author, Shannon, tasting hundreds of herbs and was regarded as an ancient encyclopedia.
However, Zachary, who used to be the Herbal King, knew that the Shannon Herbal Encyclopedia was actually a tool for the cultivation of Qi-refining.
As the name suggested, Shannon Herbal Skill involved using hundreds of herbs and plants to cultivate the inner skill. In order to practice this cultivation method, a person needs to feel the aura of the plants and absorb the essence emitted from them.
In the initial stage, a cultivator could absorb the aura of all herbs and plants to strengthen their body and heal their own injuries.
In the middle stage, a cultivator would not only absorb the essence of all herbs, they could also emit their own essence and integrate with the herbs. After reaching this state, the cultivator could use the absorbed essence on themselves, while also using it directly on other plants, animals, and even human beings to achieve the miraculous effect of growing the plants rapidly and healing the injuries on animals and humans.
Zachary, who had been the Herbal King in his previous life, had once achieved this stage. However, he was new to this stage and could only apply this skill to heal some minor injuries.
As for the final stage, a cultivator could communicate with the herbs more deeply. Their aura would integrate with each other so that the cultivator could feel the vitality of the herbs. In the end, the cultivator would be able to communicate with all herbs and move them with his mind.
Even Zachary, who used to be the Herbal King, could only regard this stage as a legend. In this era, it was even more unachievable.
After drawing back his mind, he began to practice the Shannon Herbal Skill. With the experience of his previous life, Zachary picked up the rudiments quickly. In a trance, he seemed to feel a refreshing aura from the herbs in the courtyard, which entered his body slowly. The effect was better than taking the herbs directly.
Of course, the growth of the plants would be affected if the absorption was too much. It might even cause the plants to wither.
After cultivating for the entire morning, and seeing that no one was at home, Zachary stretched his body and went out for a walk.
He applied Shannon Herbal Skill on the plants at the roadside as he walked along the road. However, the effect was very poor as he was in the initial stage only. Also, the essence of the plants planted in the bustling city could not be compared with natural wild plants at all.
Zachary just took it as a practice to cultivate his inner skill. He absorbed and emitted the essence as he walked aimlessly. He reached a prosperous shopping mall eventually.
There were many people in front of the shopping mall and the atmosphere was lively. A playground was built on the open space in front of the shopping mall, which attracted a lot of children. Seeing the children playing and laughing happily, Zachary's mood became better.
He looked at them for a while and was ready to find a restaurant to have a meal. At that moment, an exclamation sounded from the playground.
"You're having a nosebleed! Raise your head now!"
He looked in the direction where the voice came from and saw two streams of blood flowing out of the nostrils of a little girl. A staff member of the playground was helping her to stop the bleeding. "Where are your parents?" The staff asked while wiping the little girl's blood with toilet paper.
The staff didn't notice that the toilet paper in his hand was almost fully stained with blood. The little girl's condition did not improve at all. Her face became pale gradually.
Zachary sensed that something was wrong and rushed over. This was definitely not a normal nosebleed.
"Lay her down and hold her chin up!" he shouted in a hurry. Seeing that the staff was skeptical, Zachary added, "I'm a doctor."
The staff did according to what Zachary said after knowing that he was a doctor. He looked around anxiously to look for the little girl's parents.
Zachary grabbed the little girl's wrist and felt her pulse. After diagnosing her, Zachary's expression became solemn. He took out his silver needles and was about to treat the little girl.
"What are you doing? Stop!" A loud shout came from the side at that moment. A man in his late twenties ran over. He was a well-dressed man with smooth hair.
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"It's you!" Seeing the person, Zachary was stunned for a moment. The guy in front of him was Leslie Chao, who carried the blue roses to Lauren's house last time. Leslie glanced at Zachary in an unfriendly manner, "What are you doing? Get out of my way."
"The patient is in a critical situation. I'm treating the patient," Zachary said in a serious tone.
Leslie sneered, "What a joke! Are you a doctor?"
"I'm a Chinese physician!"
"Chinese physician? It's ridiculous! How can you call the Voodoo-like thing a medical skill? It's the biggest insult to real medical skill," Leslie said sarcastically.
Zachary frowned, but the patient was in a critical situation. He was not in the mood to argue with Leslie. He held the silver needles and was about to start the treatment.
"Stop right there! Can Chinese medicine cure diseases? It'll be good enough if you don't put the patient in danger," Leslie mocked and reached out to snatch Zachary's silver needles.
A middle-aged woman, who was carrying a basket, ran over anxiously and shouted, "Abby, what's wrong?"
The woman rushed to the little girl's side with an anxious look on her face.
"You are her parent! The child just had a nosebleed," The staff member of the playground explained.
"Yes, I am. I am Miss Tang's nanny. Miss Tang is usually in poor health," The nanny looked extremely worried.
"Don't worry, the doctor is here," The staff comforted her immediately.
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Hearing this, Leslie stepped forward. He tidied his suit and said proudly, "I am the chief of the General Surgery Department of Topstate Hospital. My name is Leslie Chao. I will treat Miss Tang's illness." "Thank you, Dr. Chao. Please save her," The nanny said in a hurry.
"Of course!" Leslie nodded. Then, he squatted down and pushed Zachary away. "Get out of my way."
Zachary was not in the mood to argue with him. He said to the nanny, "The little girl's illness is not a normal nosebleed. She must be treated immediately with acupuncture. Otherwise, she will be in danger." The nanny was startled. She didn't know which decision to make.
Leslie glared at Zachary and huffed immediately, "Don't believe his nonsense. He's just a sh*tty Chinese physician. I've already diagnosed Miss Tang. There are just some minor leaks in the capillaries of her nose because of dehydration. It's not a big deal. I can handle it soon."
"Look at the long needle! Miss Tang is still so young. I'm afraid she will be sicker after being stabbed with those long needles." Leslie pointed to the silver needles in Zachary's hand and said arrogantly.
"You'd better listen to Dr. Chao. After all, he is from Topstate Hospital."
"That's right. I never believe in Chinese medicine. Also, he's just a young man. How good can his medical skills be?"
"I guess he's just trying to take the opportunity to trick you for the medical expenses. This kind of liar is too disgusting."
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The onlookers were in a heated discussion, doubting Zachary's medical skills.