Urban Super Medical Saint

"You bought it, you give it," Ge Shengming said.

"I bought it on behalf of you. Don't think Mom was just talking. Actually, she cares about this stuff a bit. You, you need to buy her flowers or gifts every now and then. We used to say we needed to save money, but now that you've got some money in your pocket and a car, isn't it convenient to go out and pick up a small gift? My mom is only in her early forties this year. She's followed you through tough times for over twenty years. Now that we have better days, you really should show your appreciation," Ge Dongxu smiled.

"You cheeky kid, now you're lecturing your dad, huh!" Ge Shengming glared at his son, but still reached out to take the bracelet and then added thoughtfully, "You're right. Your mom's quite an educated person. To follow me, from a poor family and a man without a romantic bone in his body, she has indeed endured much. I'll pay more attention from now on."

"Haha, don't be so modest. It was quite the feat to get Mom to marry you back in the day," Ge Dongxu laughed.

"You brat, think you're so smart, making fun of your old man?" Ge Shengming said with a laugh and a glare but soon wore a proud expression and added, "That's for sure! When your dad brought your mom home, everyone in the village was dumbfounded. You've got to work hard, don't let your dad down!"

"Of course," Ge Dongxu laughed.

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"Suya, this is for you." Late at night, in the room, Ge Shengming took out the translucent and smooth jade bracelet.

"Wow! It's so beautiful, thank you, Shengming!" Seeing the jade bracelet gleaming with a soft, pleasing glow under the light, Xu Suya excitedly put it on her wrist and then gave Ge Shengming a kiss.

"This, actually, Dongxu bought it," Ge Shengming said awkwardly, touching the spot on his face where he'd been kissed, feeling undeserving of the kiss. Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire

"I know, but you're the one who gave it to me," Xu Suya said affectionately, leaning into Ge Shengming's arms and happily looking at the bracelet on her wrist.

"You've suffered through the years!" Ge Shengming's heart shook suddenly with emotion.

"With you and such a sensible son, even if life is hard, I'm happy," Xu Suya said.

"Hmm!" Ge Shengming, hearing this, smiled happily and said, "Quickly drop a drop of blood on it, you'll feel this bracelet is very different."

"Ah, really? Then you help me, I can't bring myself to do it."

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Late at night, in the courtyard, Ge Dongxu took out several jade tokens and placed them according to the orientation of the Big Dipper, then sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his hands encircling his lower abdomen.

The night sky was sprinkled with stars, among which the Big Dipper seemed especially bright tonight, twinkling away. At the same time, the seven Seven Stars Spirit Gathering Jade tokens arranged around Ge Dongxu flickered like fireflies in the darkness, echoing the Big Dipper in the sky.

During cultivation, Ge Dongxu felt as if he were bathed in gentle starlight, his True Qi growing non-stop, soon becoming as vast and majestic as a surging river.

When the True Qi reached a peak, Ge Dongxu's mind moved, and he carefully guided the True Qi from the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian into his kidneys.

The sensation of piercing pain spread throughout his body once again, but it was much shorter than before because the True Qi quickly formed a vortex of True Qi in each of his kidneys under the control of his strong spiritual power.

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True Qi vortexes formed in Ge Dongxu's kidneys, and he saw his lifebound essence blood growing at a visible rate. Not only that, every rotation of the True Qi purified it further, expelling the Acquired filth from his body.

If anyone were present, they would see Ge Dongxu's skin covered in dark substances.

This feeling was indescribably wonderful, and Ge Dongxu found it irresistible until a considerable time after midnight, when he slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes sparkled with joy.

Last time in Yingjiang, when he entered the mystical Unity of Heaven and Man Realm, his True Qi had nearly reached the threshold of breakthrough. After cultivating for these several days, today, everything fell into place naturally.

What Ge Dongxu hadn't expected was just how miraculous the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation was. Once entering it, not only was the lifebound essence blood he shed gradually replenished, but the effect of tempering the Acquired True Qi also became significantly stronger.

No wonder the "Baopu Nine Pill Mysterious Scripture" states that the kidneys store the Innate essence, the core of the Yin Yang of the organs, receiving and storing the essence from the five viscera and six bowels. Also, within the kidneys are housed the elemental Yin and Yang; elemental Yin belongs to water, while elemental Yang belongs to fire, which is why they are also called the "organs of water and fire."

It says that there are two critical passages in the realm of Dragon Tiger, one being the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation, where a True Qi vortex formation occurs in the organs of water and fire, pondering day and night on what Yin Yang is. The second is the final step, identifying the True Dragon in the fire and recognizing the True Tiger in the water.

Now that I have finally broken through to the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation, I have truly achieved success in laying the foundation. I am no longer like a child, but grown up, able to really absorb the Elixirs I take, no longer acting rashly.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ge Dongxu's thoughts were manifold until a mountain breeze stirred, carrying foul odors that jolted him into full wakefulness. He swiftly got up, went indoors, and took a cold shower to cleanse his body of all filth.

After bathing, under the light, Ge Dongxu noticed his skin seemed to have lightened a shade, which made him chuckle to himself. He remembered how Jiang Lili and others used to tease him about his dark complexion in the past, didn't they?

However, Ge Dongxu didn't dwell on these thoughts. He quickly dressed and returned to the yard.

The Seven Stars Spirit Gathering Formation Talismans Jade on the ground had shattered into fragments during his breakthrough; they could no longer be used.

But Ge Dongxu didn't feel much regret. He now had over a hundred Jade Tokens at his disposal, and now, especially since his spiritual power had increased greatly, inscribing a Seven Stars Spirit Gathering Formation was almost effortless. Therefore, he wasn't worried about the consumption of Jade Tokens.

Glancing at the jade shards on the ground, Ge Dongxu lightly tapped the ground with the tip of his foot, leaping into the air to suddenly reach a height of forty or fifty meters. Looking down, he could almost see the entire village beneath his feet, which gave him quite a startle.

At the Seventh Layer of Qi Cultivation, his Qinggong height had been only about thirteen or fourteen meters. He had not expected that breaking through to the Eighth Layer would boost him to forty or fifty meters, and this was without even trying his hardest. If he put his full effort into it, Ge Dongxu estimated he could fly up to seventy or eighty meters.

Even though he had broken through to the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation and expelled much of his Acquired impurities, having his True Qi refined and purified through his kidneys, his progress still shouldn't have been this significant. It must be related to the tenfold increase in spiritual power.

Ge Dongxu mulled over this as he naturally released True Qi outside his body, subtly forming a dome-shaped barrier of True Qi, allowing Ge Dongxu to actually fly through the air like a bird.

This "flight" carried Ge Dongxu for nearly three hundred meters before he gently landed.

Luckily, it was just past two in the morning; the village was silent, and everyone had fallen into deep sleep. Otherwise, if someone had seen a person "flying" in the sky, they would have been scared out of their wits, thinking they had seen a ghost.

Indeed, it had a lot to do with the spiritual power. Previously, the spiritual power wasn't sufficient to control the release of True Qi with precision. But now, he could control it with extreme delicacy and even clearly sense the changes in the air currents between heaven and earth, which certainly made his Qinggong much more impressive.

Taking advantage of the night, Ge Dongxu excitedly stepped on treetops and flew all the way to the peak from the foot of the mountain. He finally confirmed that the great improvement in his Qinggong was not only related to the breakthrough in his Cultivation but also deeply connected with the tremendous increase in spiritual power.

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