Chapter 6

Suppressing his excitement, Mo Qiu closed his eyes again, his consciousness sinking into the sea of consciousness.

In the sea of consciousness, the thousand words of the *Treasure Medicine Trauma Treatise* were clearly visible on the light screen.

And the dim star sea was faintly flickering.

An instinctive rhythm urged him to do something, like a switch.

A gentle press, and the system would activate.

His heart raced, his mouth dry, Mo Qiu rolled his throat and followed the feeling, gently moving his mind.

This meant pressing the switch.

*Whoosh!*

In the sea of consciousness, the light halo brightened.

The dim starlight suddenly burst into a strange radiance, instantly enveloping the light screen and pulling it into the star sea.

Immediately, the starlight rapidly dimmed.

It seemed to be consuming something, and a mysterious notion quietly appeared in Mo Qiu's consciousness.

*The Treasure Medicine Trauma Treatise*

Dozens of case studies, hundreds of methods for diagnosis and treatment, and over ten ointment recipes, including golden wound ointments...

Clear and complete, with the feeling of having immersed in this field for many years, it suddenly surfaced in his mind.

A thought, and the experience of judging and treating injuries, bruises, and cuts from weapons all surfaced.

*Whoosh!*

Mo Qiu suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were full of joy, and his hands gripped tightly to suppress the urge to let out a loud cry.

This system could help him understand medical texts, allowing Mo Qiu to grasp the *Treasure Medicine Trauma Treatise* in an instant.

It was almost equivalent to saving years of effort.

No!

Mo Qiu's eyes flickered.

It wasn't just understanding; upon reflection, some descriptions in the *Treasure Medicine Trauma Treatise* were not detailed.

But he could clearly distinguish them.

For example, the Wind-Dispelling Qi-Regulating Decoction and the Blood-Activating and Collateral-Opening Decoction, the records in the book had flaws, making it easy to make mistakes when following the prescriptions.

Through the system's understanding, these flaws were eliminated, enhancing his medical skills.

There were other areas as well, providing more ingenious methods of treatment.

Mo Qiu tossed and turned in bed, taking a long time to calm his turbulent thoughts, thinking to himself:

"This system not only helps me save time in understanding medical books but also enhances the medical principles within them."

"I wonder if this function is only useful for medical books and herbal texts, or if it works for other books as well?"

"Also..."

"The activation of this function is not without a cost; it consumes the starlight in the sea of consciousness."

At this moment, the many dim stars in Mo Qiu's sea of consciousness had completely disappeared, leaving only darkness.

The light screen still appeared with a thought, but it only had a short-term storage function and no other use.

His heart was still racing, and he couldn't sleep, tossing and turning in bed until the sound of Xun Liu muttering beside him made him finally lie still.

But his spirit remained excited.

He only dozed off until dawn.

When the loud voice of Lu Tou, the courtyard guard, rang out, Mo Qiu sprang out of bed, hurriedly dressed, and rushed out of the bedroom.

After a night of contemplation, there were many things he needed to verify.

First,

Was the understanding the system gave him real or not?

This was easy to verify. Mo Qiu walked around the hall, comparing a few common prescriptions, and confirmed it.

It was indeed real!

However, there was a small issue.

Although he understood the medical principles and knew how to use the medicines, his practical application was very clumsy.

What medicine should be used for whom?

How much medicine should be used for men, women, the elderly, and children? How should they be combined to be appropriate?

Especially for bone injuries, how much force should be used when setting bones?

Although these were all included in his understanding, when he tried to apply them, Mo Qiu hesitated.

It was like he was a top theoretical expert but lacked practical application.

"Phew..."

Putting down the prescription, Mo Qiu's eyes flickered, his mind racing: "Theory and practice are both essential; otherwise, it's just empty talk, and one cannot become a true doctor."

However, with the theory, it was like having a high vantage point, and the subsequent practice would progress rapidly.

Drawing inferences from one instance to another was normal.

"So, next is..." Mo Qiu took a small piece of Cangxiang and solemnly put it in his mouth.

A cold, bitter sensation flooded his taste buds.

Closing his eyes, a faint light appeared in the dark star sea.

As time passed, the light slowly grew, but the speed was excruciatingly slow.

Opening his eyes, Mo Qiu's face showed a bitter smile.

This speed was almost despairing. To restore the brightness of last night, it would likely take months.

This was even with the use of herbal medicine.

In reality, he could only hold Cangxiang for at most an hour a day; any more would harm his body.

Since the starlight was not rising, he couldn't continue the verification.

For example,

Could the system be used to understand martial arts?

Or calligraphy and literature?

Would the consumption of starlight be the same for understanding different things? If not, how would it differ?

"Mo Qiu!"

A clear and cheerful voice interrupted his thoughts. Qin Qingrong, dressed in neat attire, pointed up and said:

"Help me take down the honey-fried, angelica, and white atractylodes. We'll need them later."

"Sure." Mo Qiu nodded, immediately pulling a wooden ladder to the wall and stepping up to get the medicines.

Honey-fried, angelica, white atractylodes...

He thought, "It should be the Yuan Nourishing Decoction. I wonder if it's for heart protection or liver protection?"

"If it's for heart protection, it should be combined with raw rehmannia, lily, and coptis. White atractylodes needs two qian, and angelica needs three qian..."

He was deep in thought as he fetched the medicines, unaware that he was committing a major mistake.

Especially when climbing high, his body was weak, and he had hardly slept last night. Just as he opened the medicine drawer, his body swayed, and his consciousness became hazy.

Oh no!

Mo Qiu was startled and instinctively reached for the medicine cabinet, but in his haste, he pulled down several more drawers.

*Clatter...*

The sound of chaos rang out as the medicine drawers, herbs, and Mo Qiu all fell from above.

"Be careful!"

Qin Qingrong, who was weighing the herbs, shouted and rushed over.

She extended her hand, making a sword gesture, and with a flick and a lift, she skillfully caught the medicine drawers and Mo Qiu.

Only a small amount of herbs scattered.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Mo Qiu, still shaken, waved his hands and quickly squatted down to organize the herbs.

Fortunately, it was Qin Qingrong. If it had been Senior Brother Wei, he would have been scolded.

"Be more careful." Qin Qingrong rolled her eyes and helped him check the herbs, saying:

"Your body is too weak!"

"Uh..." Mo Qiu smiled awkwardly, paused, and then asked curiously:

"Senior Sister, was that... martial arts?"

"Yes." Qin Qingrong put away the herbs, dusted off her hands, and stood up, her voice slightly bold:

"I practice the Shadow Splitting Sword, taught by my maternal grandfather. Do you think the Qingnang Pharmacy could stand firm here with just medical skills?"

"Shadow Splitting Sword?" Mo Qiu's eyes lit up.

"Don't think too much." Qin Qingrong, understanding Mo Qiu's thoughts, waved her hand and said:

"Apprentices can't learn it."

"But if you can graduate like Senior Brother Wei and formally join my father's disciples, you can learn it."

"So..."

She stepped forward, patting Mo Qiu's shoulder in a mature manner, and said: "Study hard in medicine!"

"Sure." Mo Qiu nodded heavily.