Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Fate of the Heavens

No wonder he thought so; the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, which is about establishing ceremonial rules and disciplining people, is vastly different from the concept of treating and saving lives. They are fundamentally two separate matters.

"Once they come out, we'll find a way to try and see..."

After pondering for a while and still unable to figure it out, Blue Cloud Venerable shook his head, considering whether to keep waiting or not, when he saw the door "creak!" slowly open and Elder Yao Yun hurriedly walked out.

"Elder Yao Yun, please wait!"

Blue Cloud Venerable flickered into view before the other: "May I know... how long before Elder Jiang Li becomes available?"

Having waited indefinitely without knowing when the wait would end, it made more sense to take the initiative and inquire directly.

"Venerable, I'm really sorry, but my master is indeed too busy today. How about... revisiting on a different day?"

Only then did Elder Yao Yun remember this guest, showing an embarrassed look on his face.

Those two Drug Testers, every time they took medicine, were able to precisely identify the missing ingredients in the forge a grade-1 pill, helping their teacher successfully create medicinal products. Even witnessing it firsthand was overwhelmingly shocking, to the point where they even forgot this visitor was here to see their teacher.

"We've waited so long already, and now you ask us to leave, is this the way your Medicine Sect treats guests?" Miao Neng Zen Master said angrily.

"This..."

Elder Yao Yun was at a loss for words.

Indeed, it was his oversight to begin with, and he did not even know where to start his explanation.

"Actually, it's not that we absolutely must see Elder Jiang Li!"

Seeing this impulsive disciple handling the critical moment well, Blue Cloud Venerable smiled slightly and looked over: "Just now, I saw Zhang Xuanqing enter the room, and I noticed many others improving their cultivation or healing from injuries after taking forge a grade-1 pill. Could it be… he is also skilled in Physician, or perhaps has made achievements in forging pills?"

"You know Zhang Xuanqing?" Elder Yao Yun was surprised.

"He is my neighbor, of course we are acquainted!" Blue Cloud Venerable nodded.

He was intentionally using the information difference to let the other party lower their guard and then coax out more information.

Hearing 'neighbor' and an old acquaintance, Elder Yao Yun breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "Zhang Xuanqing and Kong Shiming do not have any achievements in forging pills, but they have a natural medicine body, good at taste-testing!"

"Taste-testing?" Blue Cloud Venerable was surprised.

"The two of them can quickly pinpoint the Defect in the pill creation process through their sensations, thus increasing the success rate of the pills..."

Elder Yao Yun went into detail.

"Could it be… they have mastered a taste-testing type of fragments of the heavens?" Blue Cloud Venerable frowned.

Through the laws of cause and effect, he had deduced that the inheritor of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony would meet them in Tianli City, and that's why he had rushed here to buy and settle in a house.

He originally thought the sudden appearance of a new neighbor would be this person, but now it seems that it might not be the case.

The Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony can set rules and standards, and this is the first time he has heard that it can be used for taste-testing forge a grade-1 pill without becoming indestructible.

Elder Yao Yun, not knowing how to respond to this, just cupped his fist in the other hand: "Venerable, I'm truly sorry, but I need to go out and find a Life Sea 1-dan expert to taste-test some pills, so I'll take my leave now..."

"Do you know what kind of medicine you need to test? My disciple, Miao Hai, happens to be at Life Sea 1-dan, and he might be able to help!"

Blue Cloud Venerable smiled.

"Amithaba, if Elder agrees, I am willing to taste-test with myself!" A disciple beside Miao Neng stepped forward, with an aura that flickered neither too strong nor too weak, just at Life Sea 1-dan.

Elder Yao Yun was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "The person I'm looking for not only needs to have reached Life Sea 1-dan in cultivation, but also must have a hurt corpse... This Zen Master seems healthy, clearly not quite suitable!"

"A hurt corpse? That's simple!"

Miao Hai Zen Master smiled slightly, flipped his wrist, and a long saber appeared in his palm, lightly slicing his left arm.

Puchi!

Blood flowed and the left hand fell to the ground.

"Amithaba..."

Chopping off his own arm, Miao Hai Zen Master showed no pain on his face, instead smiling faintly and bowing in respect: "Now that my corpse has been hurt, may I know if this meets the requirements?"

"You..."

Elder Yao Yun's eyes widened, looking at him like he was seeing a monster.

Even for a Life Sea Realm 1-dan cultivator, regenerating a limb is very difficult, yet this person did it without hesitation... how great must his determination and wild spirit be?

And his goal was solely to allow his master to meet Elder Jiang Li sooner...

"My disciple practices the Abstinence from Sorrow Zen! The more pain endured, both in the corpse and stamina, the greater the progress!"

Seeing his shock, Blue Cloud Venerable explained.

"I see..."

Elder Yao Yun came to a realization.

In the Buddhist Sect, there are many varieties of Zen Meditation, each requiring an abnormally firm mind, different from ordinary people.

For instance, the Ascetic Zen requires the cultivators to walk non-stop day and night without rest, and cannot be lax even for a single day. The Sleeping Zen requires spending every moment except for eating, drinking and the like in slumber, to the extent that even in life-and-death battles, one cannot be fully awake. The Raise Hand Zen requires one to constantly keep their arms raised, maintaining the same posture even while eating and drinking...

He had also heard of Abstinence from Sorrow Zen before, which necessitates sorrow to enhance cultivation; thus, self-harm is also a form of their cultivation technique.

It is said that the creator of this Zen from past times deliberately reduced himself to a mere stick-in-human-form, soaked in a pickling vat, and exhibited himself for others' viewing to understand the dual strikes of the spirit and corpse, thereby breaking through the shackles and becoming a great monk.

Unexpectedly, this person was such a cultivator.

"Come with me."

Since Elder Yao Yun could even resort to self-harm to see his teacher, he no longer said much and led everyone back to the room.

Moments later, the group entered and saw a scene that left them utterly astonished.

At that moment, Elder Jiang Li stood in front of two people with an indescribably respectful attitude, while the other sat on a seat in the room with eyes closed, seemingly feeling something.

"How is it?"

Even Elder Jiang Li, who had to be treated with respect by Blue Cloud Venerable, looked at the two people in front of him eagerly and nervously.

Blue Cloud Venerable, Miao Neng, Miao Wu and others were all somewhat stupefied.

Aren't these two guys only taste-testers?

Why does Elder Jiang Li seem like a student before them, so cautious and careful?

Just as Blue Cloud Venerable was about to ask Elder Yao Yun beside him, the young man with closed eyes suddenly opened them, showing a faint smile on his face.

"This medicine... the taste is quite good, fatty yet not greasy, scorched but not burnt, crisp with a touch of sweetness, certainly among the best-tasting of the many medicines. It's a pity that the heat control was inadequate; the aroma of the Spirit Leaf Grass in the medicine wasn't fully released. If you could add some Purple Flame Green Whiskers, the flavor would definitely improve..."

"???"

Blue Cloud Venerable was completely dumbfounded.

Wasn't it about taste-testing? Why has it turned into food critique now?