Chapter 211: Yan Yuqing's Test

Chapter 212: Showing Off

Yan Yuqing looked at him with a hint of suspicion. "How do you know?"

Jiang Fan frowned, asking in return, "Is it really that hard to tell?"

"Although his complexion seems normal, there are three noticeable blood vessels on both sides of his nose."

"White, greasy deposits are oozing from the roots of his hair."

"His earlobes are red and swollen."

"His breathing is abnormal."

"Aren't these such obvious characteristics of a severe poison invading the entire body?"

He looked strangely at Yan Yuqing. "Aren't you a disciple of the Divine Healer Peak?"

"Why do these basic diagnostic skills seem so difficult to you?"

The surrounding disciples were dumbfounded.

This guy actually knows a thing or two!

If you're not in the medical field, how could you possibly tell that this disciple has such a deep-seated poison?

Yan Yuqing had intended to make Jiang Fan look foolish.

Instead, she ended up being lectured.

Annoyed and flustered, she said, "Who said I don't know? I... I was just worried that Uncle wouldn't understand."

Feeling guilty, she quickly changed the subject. "In that case, Uncle, what do you say we do to treat him?"

She was thoroughly exasperated!

He had made her lose face in front of the Grand Supreme Sect's elite disciples.

Today, she was determined to find fault with Jiang Fan!

She wanted him to experience what it felt like to be publicly lectured!

Jiang Fan looked at the disciple again.

The latter, now a little reverent, carefully extended his hand. "Do you want to take my pulse?"

"No need."

Jiang Fan swiped two fingers across his eyes, invisibly performing a qi-gazing technique to observe his internal condition.

After a few breaths, he said, "You were bitten by a Striped Demonic Serpent, weren't you?"

"That's strange. Why would there be a Striped Demonic Serpent within the Grand Supreme Sect's territory?"

"This serpent prefers hot and dry places, but the Grand Supreme Sect's territory is humid and moist. There shouldn't be any Striped Demonic Serpents here."

Hua Xiangchen was surprised. "You can even tell what kind of demonic beast caused the injury?"

"Even Divine Healer Shangguan wasn't entirely sure."

Yan Yuqing felt a surge of delight.

Ah, here's the flaw!

There are thousands of poisonous demonic beasts. How could Jiang Fan identify the source of the poison without even taking a pulse?

Unless her grand-master, the Undying Healer, had been resurrected.

Otherwise, who could tell?

"Uncle, are you sure? If the diagnosis is wrong, it could be fatal."

She reminded him, feigning concern.

Jiang Fan looked at the disciple and asked, "Did you get a clear look at the demonic beast that bit you?"

The disciple nodded. "I saw it clearly, but when I described it, no one recognized it."

There were simply too many types of demonic beasts.

And the demonic serpent that bit him was very obscure; even after asking all the elders of the Grand Supreme Sect, no one could identify it.

Jiang Fan nodded, pulling out a copy of "Demonic Beast Compendium" from his robes.

He opened it and, after a brief search, pointed to an illustration of a serpent covered in dense patterns.

At first glance, the serpent's pattern resembled a tiger's pelt.

"Is it this one?"

The disciple looked and immediately exclaimed, "Yes, yes! That's it!"

"I told everyone it had a tiger-like pattern, but many said I was seeing things and that no such demonic serpent existed."

"So it really is called the Striped Demonic Serpent!"

At this point,

The disciples present could no longer remain calm.

Their expressions as they looked at Jiang Fan had completely changed.

Hua Xiangchen muttered, "He really does have some skill."

"He recognized a poison that even Divine Healer Shangguan couldn't pinpoint immediately?"

Another disciple showed a hint of admiration.

"This person not only has high medical skills but also possesses considerable expertise in demonic beasts."

"We couldn't guess the demonic beast from the description alone, but he just observed the symptoms and deduced what kind of serpent it was based on the poison's characteristics."

"No wonder Chaoge respects him so much, and no wonder Divine Healer Shangguan recognizes him as a junior brother."

"This person truly possesses medical abilities beyond ordinary people."

Now,

Yan Yuqing felt embarrassed.

She had failed to make her "cheap" uncle look foolish; instead, he had repeatedly stolen the limelight.

This made her seem ignorant and incapable of recognizing true talent.

Biting her red lip slightly, she remained unconvinced. "Then, Uncle, how should this disciple be detoxified?"

"Acupuncture and medicinal stones are no longer effective."

She intended to severely criticize him on the treatment methods.

She had to make him lose face!

Jiang Fan, however, sternly criticized her, "Didn't Divine Healer Shangguan teach you not to be stubborn and rely solely on your own judgment when treating illness?"

"Why are you so dismissive, claiming acupuncture and medicinal stones are useless?"

Yan Yuqing's face flushed!

Are you addicted to criticizing me?

Again and again?

With a stony face, she retorted, "The poison has already entered his entire body. Silver needles can only affect the skin and meridians; they can't reach the bones."

"Am I wrong?"

She decided to confront him head-on.

Today, either he, as her uncle, was unqualified for his position, or she, as a disciple, was unskilled!

In short, one of them had to be proven wrong!

Xia Chaoge said displeasedly, "Senior Sister, how are you speaking to Uncle?"

"He's criticizing you for your own good."

"A healer cannot afford any negligence."

Yan Yuqing snorted, "I didn't say anything wrong!"

"Why should I accept criticism?"

"Unless he can prove to me with silver needles how to expel the severe poison from his body!"

Jiang Fan shook his head.

Learning medicine with such a mindset would truly be detrimental to people in the future.

It was necessary to teach her humility.

He immediately took out a jade box.

When opened, a set of silver needles, each with a brilliant blue flame burning at its tip, came into view.

Yan Yuqing was startled. "Master's Blue Flame Silver Needles! How do you have them?"

She felt a little panicked.

These needles were Master's most cherished possession.

Ordinarily, none of them, as disciples, were even allowed to touch them.

Yet, Master had given them to Jiang Fan.

It was clear that his recognition of Jiang Fan as a junior brother was not a fleeting impulse.

It was serious!

Could it be that Jiang Fan could truly remove the severe poison with just silver needles?

Thinking this, she couldn't help but bite her red lip slightly, her eyes still filled with defiance.

She simply refused to believe.

That someone who appeared to be a peer, so young, truly had the qualifications to be her uncle.

Jiang Fan didn't waste any time.

He instructed the disciple to remove his upper garments and lie down on the stone table.

Then, in front of numerous disciples, he began the acupuncture treatment on the spot.

Unlike ordinary healers,

who insert needles one by one,

He slapped the jade box, sending all the silver needles flying into the air.

He then enveloped them with spiritual energy.

After suspending them in mid-air, he arranged them into a unique formation based on their lengths.

At first glance,

it resembled a legendary sword array.

Each silver needle was connected end-to-end.

And with the activation of spiritual energy, the blue flames miraculously ignited other needles, causing them to glow entirely in a brilliant blue.

In a blink, the set of silver needles transformed into a blue array pattern.

It was both mysterious and intricate.

Xia Chaoge frowned, gazing at the array pattern; it seemed somewhat familiar.

Yet, for a moment, she couldn't recall where she had seen it.

Yan Yuqing, however, snorted, "Is this a circus act?"

"If Grand-master Undying Healer knew that one of the three sets of silver needles he left behind was being trifled with like this, he would die regretting it!"

The surrounding disciples came back to their senses.

They also showed confusion.

"It looks nice, but aren't we supposed to be treating an illness?"

"Is he just showing off by playing with the silver needles like this?"

Just then,

The stone door of the alchemy chamber nearby suddenly opened.

A cloud of green smoke billowed outwards.

Shangguan Sheng emerged, looking rather disheveled.

Clearly, preparing the antidote had not gone smoothly.

Yan Yuqing's eyes lit up, and she immediately ran forward to report:

"Master, look! Someone is messing with your Blue Flame Silver Needles!"

She felt incredibly smug.