Chapter 298: Chapter 221: The Battle for Grotto Heaven! The Injured! The Power of the Celestial Doctor!_2
"Ah..."
In just a moment, Elder Sun sighed softly, "We came too late; the poison has reached the internal organs and seeped into the bones."
"With such grievous injuries, even the Celestial Pill Pavilion may not be able to save them."
Mo Xiong felt as if struck by lightning, collapsed to the ground, and then began to wail mournfully.
The people around them sighed as well, having seen too many similar scenes in recent days.
"Don’t worry, there is still hope."
Just as Mo Xiong was overwhelmed with sorrow, a gentle voice sounded beside him.
Seeing the figure crouching beside him, his dull eyes suddenly brightened, "Chang Qing, Senior Brother, you’re back!"
"Yes, I just returned today."
Su Changqing nodded, and with a wave of his hand, produced several silver needles, "We’ll talk later, first, let’s save her."
With those words, silver glimmers sparked at his fingertips, and the silver needles fell into the woman’s body like silver dragons.
"Silver needles?"
Seeing such an ancient method of healing, Elder Sun was taken aback, "Chang Qing knows medicine?"
"I’ve been self-studying for a while, just know a little." Su Changqing nodded without elaborating.
"This technique is quite exquisite."
Watching the continuous Profound Mystery Seal in Su Changqing’s hand, Elder Sun’s eyes brightened, but then he sighed:
"But it likely won’t help much, this girl’s been poisoned for too long, I’m afraid she cannot be saved."
Upon hearing this, Su Changqing said nothing, but Mo Xiong had already stood up, trembling with excitement:
"We can definitely save her!"
"Don’t you remember how Senior Wu Jiuling’s wounds were healed?"
With those words, everyone present suddenly brightened.
If Mo Xiong hadn’t mentioned it, they would have forgotten.
Wu Jiuling was once injured by the Emperor’s Weapon, and when the Liu family visited, it was Su Changqing himself who claimed he could heal him within half a year.
Sure enough, Wu Jiuling’s injuries truly healed in half a year, and he even reached the Peak of Quasi-Emperor!
Though no one knew exactly how Su Changqing treated Wu Jiuling, his medical skills were undoubtedly top-notch!
If he could heal a quasi-emperor, surely he could handle some ordinary disciples?
"Quickly, bring Brother Song over here, with Senior Brother Chang Qing’s medical skills, he can definitely heal him!"
"Hurry up and get into position, don’t bother the elders, Senior Brother Chang Qing is here, why look for elders!"
"Move aside, all of you, where Senior Brother Chang Qing is, save my Senior Brother..."
The news of Su Changqing’s return spread quickly, and soon the entire Pill Peak was in an uproar.
Anyone critically injured or near death was hurriedly brought before Su Changqing by their friends and family.
Everyone was hopeful and anxious, yet dared not disturb Su Changqing in the slightest, awaiting quietly.
At this moment, Spirit Stones, Dao techniques, Divine Soldiers... none of that mattered.
Only the ’Pill Master’ and ’Physician’ were the most precious, scarce resources!
"It’s done."
After a while, Su Changqing exhaled softly and retrieved the silver needles.
The woman lying on the ground, once dark-faced, had returned to her original appearance.
Though still pale, she was evidently saved.
Such minor injuries as poisoning were easily handled by the Celestial Doctor, hardly worth mentioning.
"It’s unbelievable that there’s such miraculous medical technique in the world."
As Elder Sun watched the injured female disciple recover, he looked at Su Changqing with incredulous eyes.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Chang Qing!"
Mo Xiong, full of emotion, knelt down without hesitation and bowed deeply.
This woman was his junior sister and his fellow Dao companion. Her life-saving grace left him immensely grateful to Su Changqing.
"Since we are of the same sect, how could I let you die?"
Su Changqing helped Mo Xiong up, refusing to accept the bow, and frowned, asking:
"What’s happened to Little Immortal Sect? Why are there so many injured?"
At his words, Mo Xiong’s eyes flashed with anger as he replied, "Isn’t it all due to that damn Demon Race? Recently, a Grotto Heaven emerged nearby, and then..."
"Chang Qing, Senior Brother, can you help my brother first, I’ll bow to you..."
A Little Immortal Sect disciple, filled with anxiety, flung his sleeves and was about to kneel.
The surrounding injured disciples’ friends also showed grief, promptly kneeling in large numbers, their pleas echoing incessantly.
"This..."
Su Changqing turned back to finally notice the gathering crowd behind him.
Those injured on the ground were all severely wounded, on the brink of death.
"Everyone, don’t worry, I will fully commit!"
Su Changqing swept his gaze over them, without time to understand more, saving lives urgently.
He unfolded his Divine Sense and approached the gravely injured first without differentiating order.
"Brother Mo, fetch some Bleeding-Stopping Spirit Grass, Green Wood Vine, Earthroot Ginseng, quick!"
With a furrowed brow, Su Changqing assessed the injuries of the disciple before him in just a glance.
He used the Celestial Doctor’s vein-sealing technique to temporarily stop the disciple’s life essence from leaking, then hastened to the next person.
"Okay, I’ll go right away!"
Mo Xiong wiped the blood off his face and was about to dash off, but was stopped by Elder Sun.
"I’ll get them, you guard here."
Elder Sun took a deep look at Su Changqing and willingly became his assistant, rushing around.
Meanwhile, Su Changqing moved among the injured, temporarily stabilizing their conditions.
Most injuries were caused by external forces, with damage to internal organs and meridians.
Others were blade wounds or deep poisoning, and the difficulty of treatment wasn’t high.
Yet there were just too many people; at a glance, there were at least a hundred awaiting treatment.
"Brother Mo, help that fellow disciple stop bleeding first!"
"Elder Sun, use bone-renewing flowers, purple Spirit Fruit, mystical sun grass... brew a pot of medicinal soup, I’ll teach you how to manage the heat."
"Go fetch more bleeding-stopping grass, we’re running low..."
Su Changqing steadily arranged the injured while his hands were ever busy, seals continuously forming, silver dragons weaving.
As time passed, the situation gradually improved.
The countless lives, even some disciples given a final deadline by many elders, had injuries gradually stabilized.
Though a few were simply too late, beyond the point of breathing, some that even a Celestial Doctor could not save.
Yet despite that, all present looked at Su Changqing with eyes full of respect.
That respect wasn’t rooted in Su Changqing’s strength or high status.
Rather, it was the selfless saving of lives that evoked admiration from the heart, and respect for the profession of a ’Physician’.
"Chang Qing... his means are celestial."
Watching the sweat-drenched youth, Elder Sun’s eyes carried shock and marvel.
Having assisted Su Changqing all along, he was keenly aware of his terrifying skills.
This was truly a struggle against the Death God’s grip.
So long as there was as much as a breath, Su Changqing could, with his dreadful medical skills, pull someone back from the brink.
He was a Pill Master too, able to heal, but more focused on researching the Alchemy Dao.
Yet now, he witnessed a true, pure ’Physician’.
The methods employed in treatment far surpassed any imaginable by Pill Masters, even more so than Celestial Pill Pavilion.
"Without him today, half of these people would have died."
Another elder said with a bitter smile, "Has Alchemy Dao truly replaced medicine rightfully?"
"Previously, I could boast external salvation as a ’Pill Master’s magic revival’, but today compared with Chang Qing..."
"The terms ’magic revival’ and ’Pill Master’ are simply shameful against him."
The first encounter of Celestial Doctors and Alchemy Dao proved an absolute defeat for the latter.
"Do you think..."
Elder Sun looked at Su Changqing, hesitantly murmuring, "If Chang Qing could comprehend within Celestial Pill Pavilion, the rumored Celestial Doctor..."
"Mind your words!"
The other elder’s face changed, "Matters of such calibre aren’t ours to decide!"
"Considering the chaos within Celestial Pill Pavilion, why we left with the Peak Master, do you not understand?"
Remembering this, Elder Sun’s expression turned gloomy, then sighed heavily in silence.
As the elders chatted idly, Su Changqing finally found some spare time.
Seeing the continued arrival of the injured, he couldn’t help but frown and ask, "What exactly happened?"
"Hasn’t the battle been resolved yet with all this time?"
Mo Xiong beside him shook his head, "There won’t be resolution today."
"The Grotto Heaven is yet to open, both sides are contending for it; once it fully opens, then victory will be decided!"
Saying this, he glanced at the sky, murmuring, "But it should open soon, likely around dawn."
Su Changqing, hearing this, gradually brightened his eyes.
Nearby, a Grotto Heaven was gestating?