The venom of the Jiao serpent was completely purged.

Chang Kui slowly came to his senses.

Only then did Li Anjiang react, tapping the void a few times to promptly seal his meridians.

Chang Kui gave a wry smile: “Sect Leader Li, there’s no need to restrict me. The young healer has saved my life; whatever he takes from me is only right.”

But do you know what he’s asking for?

Li Anjiang muttered in his heart. Du Ge had indeed cured Chang Kui, which posed a difficult problem for him.

The elders had chosen patients with severe and difficult-to-treat conditions for him, taking their spiritual power without future repercussions.

Now that the man was healed, taking away the spiritual power he had cultivated so hard for seemed rather cruel. It would likely provoke resistance from others…

“Sect Leader Brother, I’ve always said there would be no problems. I saved his life, and it’s only right that he offers some compensation,” Du Ge said as he returned after storing the Jiao venom for Elder Liu. He placed his hand on Chang Kui, “Brother Chang, my apologies.”

In the next instant.

The power of acting in heaven’s stead automatically activated.

The spiritual power within Chang Kui’s body surged like a breached river into Du Ge’s palm, filling his Golden Elixir on the brink of transformation.

Feeling the rapid loss of spiritual power, Chang Kui’s eyes widened in shock: “This…”

Li Anjiang glanced at him, thinking you’re paying the price for your act!

Taking others’ power without concern and having others to protect him was much more satisfying than forcibly taking it in battle.

This was the ultimate form of robbery!

Noble yet plundering, taking with a clear conscience, leaving others speechless, who could compare with me?

A vast amount of spiritual power flooded into Du Ge’s dantian, and in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Golden Elixir evolved into a tiny infant, complete with nose and eyes, sitting cross-legged, identical to Wang Chong.

After the Golden Elixir transformed into the Elemental Infant, the meridians absorbed spiritual power even faster. The meridians previously expanded by the Golden Elixir now truly surged like rivers.

“Has he transformed into an Elemental Infant?”

Nearby.

Li Anjiang, who had been paying close attention to Du Ge, was utterly shocked.

He had thought that Du Ge’s extraction of others’ spiritual power would at most push his own realm to its peak, still requiring seclusion to break through. He didn’t expect that once enough spiritual power was gathered, the transformation from Elixir to Infant would be so natural and smooth.

What exceptional talent!

Li Anjiang was so envious he almost cried. No wonder he had schemed so much to get the Healing Sect on his side. The Heavenly Dao technique must have been tailor-made for him by his master!

But fortunately, this promising seedling now belonged to the Healing Sect!

At the moment Du Ge transformed from Elixir to Infant, Li Anjiang suddenly made up his mind. From now on, everything in the Healing Sect would revolve around Wang Chong.

Only he, only this genius, could truly lead the Healing Sect to its peak.

The elders of the Healing Sect were also stunned. They knew Wang Chong’s cultivation level.

Although Wang Chong promised to help everyone reach the Body Fusion realm, everyone thought it was a long-term plan.

Because Wang Chong’s realm had to surpass theirs to nourish them, and breaking through required time. They had even prepared to wait for ten years…

But now, it seemed unnecessary. Wang Chong’s breakthrough appeared to have no bottleneck, and what seemed to be dragging them down was themselves.

Their speed of breakthrough determined the time it would take for the Healing Sect to grow.

This sad reality left the elders with mixed feelings, speechlessly watching Du Ge, who was still absorbing spiritual power.

…

After a stick of incense had burned.

The transfer of spiritual power between Du Ge and Chang Kui ceased.

Du Ge steadily entered the early stage of the Elemental Infant, while Chang Kui fell from the mid-stage to the early stage of the Elemental Infant.

“Brother Chang, my apologies.”

Du Ge removed his hand from Chang Kui’s body, taking his only piece of clothing, and then considerately covered him with it.

To fall from mid-stage to early stage in a moment, losing over twenty years of hard cultivation, was indeed painful. But considering the other had ultimately saved his life…

He couldn’t bring himself to blame.

Moreover.

There, Li Anjiang was watching him with a predatory gaze, his frosty expression as if ready to kill him at any moment. Chang Kui naturally understood why Li Anjiang looked this way.

Du Ge’s technique was too domineering.

Once it got out, it would likely cause a bloodbath in the cultivation world. To protect Du Ge, having him die would be the best choice.

That was why they had chosen him for Du Ge to extract power from in the first place.

After all, he was beyond saving at that time, and extracting his spiritual power wouldn’t cause any accidents.

Unfortunately, the young healer was kind-hearted and chose to save him after all.

He didn’t understand the wickedness of human hearts!

Sighing inwardly, Chang Kui said, “Young healer, there’s no need to talk about offense. Chang knows his condition was dire, with the poison reaching my heart, my life was nearly over. To have my life saved at the cost of some power is no big deal. In fact, it’s Chang who has gained the most.

Rest assured, young healer, Chang swears not to reveal anything about this healing. If my actions bring disaster upon you, may I suffer a terrible death.”

Li Anjiang frowned slightly.

The compassion of a healer had taken effect! Pretending not to see Li Anjiang’s expression, Du Ge smiled and said, “Brother Chang is noble, but there’s no need for such a dire oath. I understand that having your spiritual power taken by someone else can be uncomfortable.”

“You misunderstand, I truly don’t mind,” Chang Kui said with a bitter smile, glancing at Li Anjiang, “Young healer, while I was unconscious, I overheard your conversation with Sect Leader Li and the others. They’re right; human hearts are treacherous. Someone as trusting as you will eventually bring disaster upon yourself. If it weren’t for me being the one treated, I’m afraid I would have made the same choice as Sect Leader Li. Only the dead can keep secrets.”

Li Anjiang looked at Chang Kui with surprise, his murderous intent slightly subsiding.

“Brother Chang, I think living people can keep secrets too,” Du Ge said, looking at Chang Kui and shaking his head, “May I ask, Brother Chang, how long will it take for you to recover the power I’ve taken from you?”

“At least ten years,” Chang Kui said somberly.

“Brother Chang, actually, my technique can not only extract power but also nourish others with it. The loss you just suffered could be replenished in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, as long as my power is higher than yours,” Du Ge said with a smile.

“…” Chang Kui frowned in confusion, “Young healer, what do you mean by telling me this?”

“It’s to save your life,” Du Ge turned to glance at Li Anjiang, “I’m afraid that as soon as you leave, Sect Leader Brother might just have you killed at the sect’s gate. After all, I saved you, and I don’t want you to die because of me; that would make my efforts in vain.”

“I have the heart of a healer; I wouldn’t do that,” Li Anjiang said, slightly embarrassed at having his thoughts exposed.

“You truly have a kind heart, young healer,” Chang Kui laughed, looking at Du Ge with admiration, “You are righteous, and so am I. You can speak frankly with me, young healer. My life was saved by you; if need be, I’ll return it to you.”

“It’s not that serious,” Du Ge waved his hand, looking embarrassed, “Brother Chang, as I said, as long as my power is greater than yours, I can nourish you with spiritual power.

What if we did this: if you have family or friends with higher cultivation levels but are unwell, you could bring them to the Healing Sect. I’ll cure them, then extract their spiritual power to nourish you, so no one suffers any loss.

If Brother Chang brings in many patients, I won’t shortchange you. I’ll return some spiritual power as a commission, which might even be faster than your own cultivation.

In this way, it’s beneficial for both sides.

I won’t worry about Brother Chang betraying me, and you won’t have to fear Sect Leader Brother harming you. It’s a win-win cooperation, isn’t it beautiful?”

“…” Li Anjiang was suddenly stunned.

“…” Chang Kui was also stunned, swallowing hard, “But the people I bring, if they lose power, they might resent me, and I might lose even their friendship, right?”

“They can also find someone with higher power to replenish theirs!” Du Ge looked at Chang Kui strangely, “Besides, when your power is higher than theirs, why fear their revenge? I’d think that by then, you should be working together to capture… to find patients with even higher power…”

Chang Kui pursed his lips, lost in thought.

Du Ge smiled and turned to the elders of the Healing Sect, continuing, “In this way, no one loses anything, and everyone is striving for their own benefit. There’s no need to worry about leaks! Because if it leaks, it’s bad for everyone!”

Gulp!

A chorus of swallowing sounds filled the air as the elders of the Healing Sect stared at Du Ge, completely astonished by his ideas.

With his approach, they wouldn’t need to go to war, and soon, the entire cultivation world might become patients of the Healing Sect.

What a monster!

The elders of the Healing Sect looked at Du Ge, sweating coldly, each of them relieved that Wang Chong had come to the Healing Sect. If it had been another sect, they probably wouldn’t even know how the Healing Sect had disappeared…