Ye Qiu had been learning various Maoshan Talismans recently, but he had made no progress with opening the heavenly eyes.

Now, with the Dragon King on the brink of death, he was desperate to master this mystical art.

For the past few days, he had been cultivating relentlessly.

Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, he closed his eyes and prepared to channel his energy, but suddenly felt a wave of soreness in his waist and legs.

“Sister Lin’s combat prowess is truly… terrifying.”

Ye Qiu quickly adjusted his internal breath.

Ten minutes later, he opened his eyes, feeling refreshed and full of energy.

“If I were in this state again, Sister Lin would probably beg for mercy.”

Ye Qiu chuckled, cleared his mind of distractions, and focused entirely on his cultivation.

After a while, his body began to lift off the sofa, floating three feet above the ground.

Gradually, a layer of golden light appeared on the surface of his body, making him look like a deity.

Following the method for opening the heavenly eyes, Ye Qiu directed his internal energy towards his brow.

However, no matter what he did, the energy kept circulating through his meridians, refusing to follow his command.

Why was this happening?

Was his cultivation level too low to open the heavenly eyes?

Ye Qiu was puzzled.

“No, I must open the heavenly eyes. It’s the only way to save the Dragon King!”

A few days ago, when they destroyed the Jiangzhou branch of the Shaman God Sect, Chen Dong had triggered the poison in the Dragon King’s body. Although Ye Qiu had treated the Dragon King and temporarily suppressed the poison, the Dragon King only had seven days to live.

Four days had already passed, meaning that if no one could save the Dragon King within the next three days, he would surely die.

Ye Qiu was determined to save the Dragon King, not only because the Dragon King had helped him multiple times and owed him a great debt but also because he was a doctor.

A doctor should always do everything in their power to save their patients, no matter the difficulties.

Ye Qiu continued his cultivation.

After nearly two hours, there was still no sign of the energy gathering at his brow.

“What exactly is the problem?”

“Is the cultivation method wrong? Or is it something else?”

Ye Qiu had many questions in his mind.

Just as he was about to stop cultivating, suddenly, the energy inside him rushed madly towards his brow, as if being chased by something, very eerie.

What… was happening?

Ye Qiu was momentarily stunned, then overjoyed. He quickly focused his mind and continued cultivating according to the method for opening the heavenly eyes.

Once all the energy had gathered at his brow, Ye Qiu felt an increasing heat there, eventually becoming scorching, as if something wanted to break through his skin.

This situation lasted for twenty minutes.

After twenty minutes, the energy gathered at his brow split into two streams, entering Ye Qiu’s left and right eyes through his meridians.

Instantly, his eyeballs felt a burning sensation.

This continued for nearly five minutes before everything returned to normal.

Ye Qiu opened his eyes and touched his forehead, feeling a chill in his heart.

According to records, two inches above the human brow lies a hidden eye, known as the heavenly eye.

If successfully cultivated, once the heavenly eye is opened, it can not only see through objects but also perceive things invisible to the naked eye, such as ghosts, evil spirits, and demons.

At its peak, it can even foresee good and bad fortune, discern personal fate, and understand the world’s trends.

But now, Ye Qiu found no change on his forehead.

What a waste of time!

He felt a bit frustrated.

Glancing at the time, it was already nine in the evening.

Ye Qiu quickly put on his shoes, intending to wash his face and then cook for Lin Jingzhi.

He went to the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror, stunned.

Ye Qiu saw himself in the mirror, his lips red and teeth white, his skin better than before, and his features more defined. Most importantly, his aura had significantly improved.

“With looks like this, it’s a pity I’m not an actor.”

Ye Qiu looked at himself in the mirror again and again.

Suddenly, he noticed that his eyes had also changed slightly, with his pupils appearing darker than before.

“With eyes this attractive, few girls could resist, right?”

“But what’s the use of having good-looking eyes if I can’t open the heavenly eyes?”

“If only I could open the heavenly eyes, then I could save the Dragon King.”

“Wait, what’s that?”

In an unintentional moment, Ye Qiu noticed that deep within his pupils, there seemed to be another pair of pupils.

He thought he was seeing things, rubbed his eyes, and looked again.

He finally realized he wasn’t mistaken; there really was another pair of pupils deep within his own.

However, these pupils were very small and hard to notice without careful observation.

“Double pupils!”

Ye Qiu was shocked.

When he was in college, he loved spending time in the library reading. Once, he read an article about double pupils.

The article described double pupils in one sentence: “Those with double pupils are born sages!”

Ye Qiu had later researched this and found that historically, four people had double pupils.

The first was Cang Jie, who created Chinese characters for the Yellow Emperor. The second was Emperor Shun, a wise ruler as famous as Emperor Yao. The third was Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu. The fourth was Li Yu, the last ruler of Southern Tang.

However, these people were born with double pupils.

Ye Qiu’s double pupils had just appeared.

“Could I have an eye disease?”

As a doctor born in an era of advanced science, Ye Qiu first thought of an eye condition.

Medically, double pupils are explained as a form of pupil adhesion and deformation, also known as “paired eyes,” considered an early sign of cataracts.

But Ye Qiu quickly dismissed this idea.

“I’ve seen people with early cataracts, and their paired eyes are different from mine. Besides, I don’t feel any discomfort. Could I also be a born sage?”

Of course, this last thought was a joke.

He was just an ordinary person, not a sage.

Moreover, until today, his eyes had been perfectly normal, and he had only just noticed the change in his pupils.

Ye Qiu still couldn’t understand why this was happening.

Suddenly…

It was like a flash of lightning in his mind.

Ye Qiu was shocked. “Could it be because of cultivating the heavenly eyes?”

Immediately, he silently recited the incantation to open the heavenly eyes.

In just about three seconds, Ye Qiu felt everything he saw change.

His vision penetrated the mirror, seeing the wall behind it, and then through the wall, he saw the situation in the adjacent bathroom.

“Damn, Sun Mengjie is taking a bath!”

[Author’s Note]

Thanks to the reader “Qimao Reader_” for the “God Certification” reward, much appreciated.