Chapter 27

"Old man, get up quickly! What have you become like this!" Qu Zhenshu hurriedly went to support him. She couldn't understand why he was bowing to a young person, even though Liu Qingyuan had talked about the master's teachings for a lifetime, she still couldn't understand.

Her thoughts were very simple now: she couldn't let Liu Qingyuan do this.

"Women, what do you know? Why don't you kneel with me quickly? You are my wife and also a disciple of the master's school. Not kneeling to the master is a grave act of defiance!" Liu Qingyuan scolded sternly.

Qu Zhenshu was taken aback. After decades of mutual support, she had never seen Liu Qingyuan be so strict with her.

At that moment, she felt soft in her heart and was about to kneel... Regardless of anything else, just to make her old companion feel at ease, she would kneel.

"Senior Brother, Madam, this absolutely cannot be! Absolutely cannot be!" Gu Fan, in a hurry, no longer tried to support them. His spiritual energy surged, directly holding Qu Zhenshu and pulling Liu Qingyuan up.

Qu Zhenshu felt that she couldn't kneel at all, and Liu Qingyuan's face was full of shock.

Although he was old and his physical functions had declined severely, even his internal energy could only be maintained, with no possibility of further improvement.

But even so, he still had the strength of a peak Earth-level practitioner!

But now, he felt that under the pull of Gu Fan's energy, he couldn't resist at all!

How could this not shock him? At the same time, he seemed to understand why his master had abandoned him despite his good talent. It turned out that he was still far from meeting his master's requirements. Looking at Gu Fan, what was he doing at Gu Fan's age? Thinking about this, Liu Qingyuan felt very disheartened.

"Liu Qingyuan, are you willing to join the Immortal Physician Sect?" Gu Fan's voice was serious, his expression solemn.

It could be said that from this moment on, Gu Fan had completely broken the 'tradition' of the Immortal Physician Sect.

"Having only one successor can be understood. But always having a single successor, without any disciples to accompany, and with various missions and tasks, how did the ancestors of the Immortal Physician Sect think? But in my view, this must change!" Gu Fan muttered to himself.

When in difficulty, change; when changed, progress!

The Immortal Physician Sect had gone through thousands of years, with twenty-four generations achieving nothing. This was a sign that change was necessary. They couldn't stick to the old ways. They needed to adapt to the times and keep up with the times. Only then could they possibly achieve the Immortal Physician Sect's long-standing pursuit.

"Disciple Liu Qingyuan is willing!" Liu Qingyuan was full of excitement, wanting to kneel but unable to.

"Senior Brother, you are now a disciple of the Immortal Physician Sect. Between us, there's no need for such formalities." Gu Fan said with a smile.

"The Immortal Physician Sect, so my master's sect is called the Immortal Physician Sect!" Liu Qingyuan said solemnly: "Master, the rites cannot be abandoned!"

"What are the rites? They are the heart. Having respect, perseverance, and loyalty in your heart, that is the true meaning of the rites. The rest is just superficial. Why be concerned?" Gu Fan could see the traditional values in Liu Qingyuan's bones, and only such a person would always remember the master's sect.

"Liu Qingyuan has learned, thank you, Master!" Liu Qingyuan was taken aback, with a hint of enlightenment.

"Still calling me Master, just call me Junior Brother!" Gu Fan said with a smile: "Meeting Senior Brother is truly a great fortune!"

"Then I won't be pretentious, Junior Brother!" Liu Qingyuan asked solemnly: "What about our Master?"

"He has entered the Ancestral Tomb!" Gu Fan said solemnly.

Ancestral Tomb!

Although Liu Qingyuan didn't know what the Ancestral Tomb was, since it was related to a tomb, could it be...

"Our Master?"

"Senior Brother, you misunderstood. The Ancestral Tomb is the tomb of our Immortal Physician Sect's ancestors. It is deeply connected, and Master is there for some missions and hopes. However, the possibility of you meeting him is low. When there's a chance, I'll take you to pay respects outside the Ancestral Tomb!" Gu Fan explained.

Gu Fan's master was a powerful cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, with a lifespan of two hundred years!

By retreating to the Ancestral Tomb, he could preserve a breath of life, waiting for a glimmer of hope.

But generation after generation, the hope of the Immortal Physician Sect had yet to appear.

"Junior Brother, my wife didn't understand the rites earlier, please don't blame her. Old lady, quickly meet Junior Brother!" Liu Qingyuan said.

"Senior Brother, don't, I was just about to say that. After all, society has changed a lot. If outside, you two call me Junior Brother, it would be strange. How about this, just call me by my name, Gu Fan! And I will still call you Old Liu and Madam Liu." Gu Fan said solemnly.

Qu Zhenshu looked at Liu Qingyuan, hoping he would agree.

Calling a young person not even twenty years old a junior brother, she really couldn't bring herself to do it.

At the same time, she was very pleased with Gu Fan's understanding. After all, from the look of Liu Qingyuan, if Gu Fan hadn't suggested a change, Liu Qingyuan wouldn't have changed at all.

"We can call you Gu Fan, but I can't call you that! I am just a named disciple of Master, while you are not only Master's successor but also the master of the Immortal Physician Sect. I just have the advantage of being older. You can call me Qingyuan, and call her Zhenshu!" Liu Qingyuan said seriously.

"I'll just call you Senior Brother, and call her Sister-in-law?" Gu Fan was also very troubled, with such a large age gap, yet they were of the same generation, and Gu Fan's status was so high. Even the way to address them was a problem.

"I think this is fine!" Although Qu Zhenshu felt a bit awkward being called Sister-in-law by a young person not even twenty, it was much better than expected, and she was naturally very satisfied.

"Senior Brother, it's settled then. I can't ignore Sister-in-law!" Gu Fan laughed.

"Gu Fan..." Liu Qingyuan shook his head, having to accept everything.

He didn't think about whether it was appropriate or not. In his view, the sect was the sect, and the rules were the rules. They couldn't be abandoned at any time or in any situation.

"Senior Brother, I see that your Dragon Elephant Profound Art should only be at the sixth level, right?" Gu Fan quietly used his spiritual energy to check Liu Qingyuan's condition. Under the same conditions, the energy of martial artists and psychics was inferior to that of cultivators.

"Master only gave me the first six levels." Liu Qingyuan sighed.

He had always pursued the possibility of advancing the Dragon Elephant Profound Art further.

Although reaching the sixth level made him a skilled practitioner, he was still only at the Earth level, not the Heaven level, and thus not a top-tier ancient martial artist!

"I know a bit about the Dragon Elephant Profound Art. How about we discuss it when we have time?" Gu Fan said with a smile. Since he had let Liu Qingyuan join the sect, he wanted Liu Qingyuan to understand the benefits of joining, and to show him that his long-term perseverance was not in vain.

"How about now?" Liu Qingyuan had long given up on advancing his internal energy. But now it was different... Gu Fan was Master's successor and the current master of the Immortal Physician Sect. He might have the complete Dragon Elephant Profound Art.

If he had the complete Dragon Elephant Profound Art, he might have a chance to reach the ranks of Heaven-level experts.

"Senior Brother, look at the time. It's fine for you, but not for Sister-in-law. We have plenty of time. Besides, I see that Sister-in-law's health is not too good. I'll help her adjust tomorrow." Gu Fan thought.

Liu Qingyuan looked at the time, indeed it was very late, and he smiled awkwardly.

"Gu Fan, why is our sect called the Immortal Physician Sect?" Qu Zhenshu asked.

"Sister-in-law, the name Immortal Physician implies the ability to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. I'll help you adjust your health tomorrow, so you can spend more time with Senior Brother. That shouldn't be a problem!" Now that Qu Zhenshu was considered one of them, Gu Fan was very generous.

"Gu Fan, thank you!" Liu Qingyuan knew that his wife's health was getting worse. She was not a martial artist, a psychic, or a cultivator, just an ordinary person, over eighty years old, and frail. Liu Qingyuan was very clear that his old companion could leave him at any time.

Now, Gu Fan was willing to help.

Although Liu Qingyuan didn't know how capable Gu Fan was in this area, thinking about the name of the sect... the core tradition should be medical skills, right? Perhaps he could really, as Gu Fan said, let his old companion stay with him for a longer time.

"Senior Brother, you're being too formal!" Gu Fan said with a smile.

"Then why don't you come for lunch at my place tomorrow? I live in the family compound of Donghai University. I'll also introduce you to the other junior brothers at another time." Liu Qingyuan said with a smile.

"Other junior brothers? Senior Brother, do I have many senior brothers?" Gu Fan knew that his master had sown many seeds and was aware that they were practicing ancient martial arts, essentially following the path of martial arts to the Dao. But these seeds should not know each other. How was the situation different now?

"I don't know how many named disciples Master has, but I've met a few. After a long time of verification, we all inherited from the same person—Master Xunzhen! So, without knowing the true nature of our sect, we call ourselves senior and junior brothers. I believe they will be very happy to know about Junior Brother!" Liu Qingyuan was as happy as a child.

"Alright, Senior Brother, you contact them. I want to meet the other senior brothers!" Gu Fan nodded with a smile.

Since he wanted to expand the Immortal Physician Sect, how could he not absorb these excellent materials?

"Then tomorrow at noon..." Liu Qingyuan was eager to learn about the subsequent levels of the Dragon Elephant Profound Art.

"Give me the detailed address, I'll definitely be there at noon tomorrow!" Gu Fan said with a smile.

"Great!" Liu Qingyuan was overjoyed, left the detailed address, and then left with Qu Zhenshu, who was reluctant to part.

Back home, Liu Qingyuan immediately called his son, daughter, and the other junior brothers, one by one.

Qu Zhenshu didn't blame Liu Qingyuan for not resting at such a late hour... She understood his feelings.

"Are the son and daughter coming back? I haven't seen them for a long time. They've all grown up and don't come home often!" Qu Zhenshu thought, seeing this as a good opportunity for a family reunion.