The Nine-Nine Divine Transformation Pill, despite its name suggesting divine transformation, can only extend an ordinary person’s lifespan by a thousand years; it cannot achieve ascension in broad daylight.
The true pill capable of ascension is called the Nine-Turn Golden Pill, not the Nine-Nine Divine Transformation Pill.
Shaking his head, Xu Ping’an shifted his gaze to the other two gourds on the cabinet.
“I’ve already taken the Nine-Nine Divine Transformation Pill. I hope I won’t encounter a situation where I need to use these two.”
Casually hanging the gourd back in its place, he noted that everything in the west room, including these gourds, was protected by arrays provided by the system.
No one but him could open them.
Of course, he had long mastered these arrays.
Even without the system’s help, he could have learned them.
“System.”
With a casual word, a light screen appeared before his eyes.
Invisible to others, it was perfectly clear to him.
[Name: Xu Ping’an]
[Gender: Male]
[Occupation: Medical Sage (100% enhancement to all treatment, medicine, and poison-related abilities)]
[Skills: Ancient Medical Scripture (Transcendent), Ancient Divine Scripture (Transcendent), Ten Thousand Years Dao Scripture (Transcendent), Innate Eight Trigrams Scripture (Transcendent), Myriad Spirit Herb Scripture (Transcendent), Primordial Law Scripture (Transcendent), Heavenly and Earthly Poison Scripture (Transcendent), Chaos Alchemy Scripture (Transcendent)]
[Artifacts: Heaven-Revolving, Earth-Turning, Star-Filled Divine Needles (365 needles), Purple Lotus Gourd (contains one Nine-Nine Divine Transformation Pill), White Lotus Gourd (contains one Nine-Turn Golden Pill), Black Lotus Gourd (contains one Chaos Lotus Seed)]
[Lifespan: 22/73 (+1703)]
[Constitution: Chaos Body Immune to All Laws]
These skills were learned word by word, sentence by sentence, over countless years spent in the system’s space.
It wasn’t just studying texts.
To give him practical experience, the system arranged various patients, all simulated but indistinguishable from real people.
He had treated Guan Yu for poisoning, extended Zhuge Liang’s life, prolonged the Yellow Emperor’s lifespan, held soil for Nüwa, and even removed a callus from Pangu’s foot.
Of course, aside from the foot, he couldn’t see much else—Pangu’s size was simply too immense.
His own body couldn’t even fill the lines on Pangu’s sole.
Heaven knows what he faced during those fifty years.
Unable to see Pangu’s face or body, he only knew he was circling an enormous foot, his small knife slicing rapidly.
Yes, he spent fifty years cutting Pangu’s callus, and the pile of flesh he removed was taller than a mountain.
Thinking back, it brought tears to his eyes.
Though everything was simulated by the system, according to it, these bodies and existences were borrowed from some world.
Not only Chinese mythology but foreign mythologies as well.
In those thousands of years of memories, he hadn’t had a single minute of rest.
Thanks to the system space, he had no physical limitations, or he would have died of exhaustion long ago.
His gaze fell to the constitution section at the bottom.
When he saw those seven words, Xu Ping’an’s face darkened instantly.
Yes, he had no talent for cultivation because of those seven words.
[Chaos Body Immune to All Laws]
As the name implies, his constitution is impervious to all laws.
Whether external or internal, anything involving “laws” cannot affect him.
As for the Chaos Body, it’s even more straightforward: his body lacks a specific attribute, existing in a state of chaos.
Thus, he cannot absorb spiritual energy.
Any spiritual energy he takes in is immediately buried by the chaos.
As a result, he was unable to cultivate any techniques.
However, while he couldn’t cultivate, there were benefits on the other side.
No poison or external law could harm him.
Literally speaking, he couldn’t die from illness or poison, and even dying of old age was difficult, given his profession provided countless ways to extend his lifespan.
The only possibility was being killed by someone.
But… could a Medical Sage be easily killed?
Shaking his head, he waved his hand, and the light screen vanished.
Feeling the surging vitality in his dantian, he knew that he no longer needed to fear the innate charm bone!
However… since things had already happened, he had to consider some matters more carefully.
“Hmm… the proper betrothal gifts must be prepared.”
The so-called betrothal gifts were similar to a dowry but with a significant difference.
Betrothal gifts were for a proper, equal match—formal marriage with a grand sedan chair to bring home the legitimate wife.
This was a betrothal.
A dowry, on the other hand, was for taking a concubine.
Once a concubine was married into a household, she essentially belonged to them.
Thus, the dowry was also called a “purchase gift.”
In plain terms, it meant, “Here’s some money, and from today, your daughter belongs to me.”
A legitimate wife with betrothal gifts had the right to seek a divorce, but a concubine with a dowry could only be divorced, not initiate it.
After pondering for a while, Xu Ping’an casually took a box from the cabinet, opened it, and glanced at the ten-thousand-year snow ginseng inside, nodding.
“Alright, this will do. For most families, even the nobility, this would be about the right value. But… if Qingxuan is truly a cultivator, I’ll need to consider adding something else later. If it comes to it, refining a few Seven-Nine Golden Pills should suffice as betrothal gifts.”
He no longer had the materials for a Nine-Turn Golden Pill, but for anything below that, like an Eight-Nine or Seven-Nine, he had plenty of materials.
The herbs in the courtyard could be casually picked to refine them.
Nodding to himself, he finally felt a bit more confident.
He wasn’t the type to play around and then abandon someone.
As a man, he should take responsibility.
“Next is the treatment. Within a year, her body can recover, but to reach optimal condition, it’ll take at least three years.”
Three years… If she were healthy, they might already have two kids by then.
A voice came from the main bedroom.
“Husband~ Husband, where are you? Don’t you want me anymore?”
Xu Ping’an’s lips couldn’t help but curl into a smile.
“My lady, I’m in the west room. It’s alright, I’m coming over now.”
As he opened the door, a figure rushed into his arms.
Thanks to the Nine-Nine Divine Transformation Pill he had just taken, which greatly strengthened his body, he was able to withstand the impact.
The little lady clung to his shoulder, her strong, slender legs wrapping tightly around his waist.
“Wuu… I thought my husband didn’t want me anymore~”
Instinctively, he reached out to support her, feeling the intense impact and elasticity against his chest, which sent his heart racing.
“How could that be? My lady is so adorable. I love you so much—how could I not want you?”
He quickly comforted the little girl, guessing she must have panicked because she woke up and didn’t see him.
Right now, with her amnesia, her trust in him was almost excessive.
In short, due to her lack of memories, she feared the outside world and everyone in it.
But because he was the first person Pei Qingxuan met, she had no psychological barriers toward him and even relied on him completely.
This, combined with his initial words upon meeting her—“You’re my wife”—had led to the current situation.
“Husband, you really won’t abandon me, right?”
Pei Qingxuan slightly raised her head, tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes.
“Of course not. Be good and rest for now. Your husband will make breakfast for you.”
“Mm!”