Sage of Humanity

"How do you feel?" Hua Ci stepped to Lu Ye's bedside and stood still, bringing with her a body fragrance that was refreshing to the soul.

Lu Ye replied, "Much better."

"Let me take a look." Hua Ci shifted her plump hips and sat by Lu Ye's bed, lifting his sleeve to examine the injury on his arm, then raised her hand to open his shirt and check his chest, nodding as she said, "Not bad."

As she spoke, she took some items from her storage sack and placed them beside the bed, instructing Lu Ye, "Take off your upper garment."

Lu Ye's upper garment was already torn and stained with blood, and he had not had time to change due to focusing on recovery; hearing the instruction, he obediently removed his upper garment.

While fiddling with the items she had taken out, Hua Ci said, "The burns on your arms and chest are severe, making it inconvenient to bandage, so we'll use medicine for a few days first."

"Mmm," Lu Ye hummed in response.

"Stretch out your hands," said Hua Ci.

Lu Ye extended his hands, revealing arms that were coated with a green medicinal solution, which had probably been applied the day before while he was still unconscious.

Hau Ci used something to clean Lu Ye's arms, and only then did she continue to apply that green medicinal solution.

Once she finished with the arms, she moved on to his chest. The injury on his back was a cut and didn't require the same treatment. Lu Ye remembered that Hua Ci had applied some kind of plaster to his back the previous day, and it had been unbearably itchy all day.

When it was time to treat the wound on his back, Hua Ci asked Lu Ye to turn around, cautioning him, "Bear with it a little."

Before Lu Ye had time to react, he heard a ripping sound from his back where the plaster from the previous day was torn off, and a sharp pain emanated from the wound, making his body tremble and cold sweat break out.

This woman named Hua Ci truly had a way of using the gentlest words while taking the most ruthless actions…

A green light began to flicker, and the fluctuations of spirit force became perceptible. Lu Ye turned his head in surprise and caught a glimpse of something, realizing, "Sister, are you a healing cultivator?"

Pang Dahai of the Righteousness Sect had told him before that cultivators fell into six major categories: physique cultivators who primarily focused on the body, combat cultivators engaging in close combat, magic cultivators who study magic and spells, healing cultivators who heal and save lives, ghost cultivators who communicate with the Netherworld, and extrinsic cultivators who master alchemy, talisman drawing, array setup, and artifact crafting.

Because cultivators have low cultivation in the early stages, most of them start as combat cultivators, and having a weapon in hand undoubtedly provides a stronger capability for self-protection and convenience in the Spirit Stream battlefield.

However, during this period, cultivators would prepare according to their element sign and preferences; when their cultivation is high enough, they could then determine their specialization.

In the Sky-Splitting Gorge, the cultivators he met were mostly combat cultivators, except for Luo Ji, who with a Level 2 cultivation had laid the foundation as a magic cultivator, which was possible because he came from a big sect, possessing the necessary background and resources.

Dong Shuye was also a magic cultivator, but at the Spirit Stream Level 7.

It was not until this moment that he encountered another cultivator who had determined their specialization, and it was a healing cultivator, no wonder she could treat him.

"Mm," Hua Ci casually responded, "Why, do you have a grudge against healing cultivators?"

Lu Ye quickly said, "No, I have a dispute with magic cultivators." He inwardly vowed, from now on, if he encountered any magic cultivator he disliked, he'd cut them down first and ask questions later.

Hua Ci pursed her lips and smiled, "I can tell." The wounds on Lu Ye's body were clearly caused by a powerful spell, and as a healing cultivator dedicated to treating others, Hua Ci certainly had the discernment to see that.

With the continuous application of Hua Ci's spirit force, Lu Ye could distinctly feel the pain in his back diminish until it eventually became an itching sensation.

After she stopped, she applied another plaster on Lu Ye's back.

Then she proceeded to treat the injuries on his chest and arms, and this time Lu Ye saw clearly, Hua Ci's hands hovered above his wounds, her palms enveloped in green light, and under the nourishment of her wood attribute spirit force, his injuries gradually healed.

This way of healing is truly miraculous.

The senior sister is not only beautiful but also has a nice figure and a pleasant voice, making such healing sessions far from tedious.

A moment later, Hua Ci finished her healing and stood up. "That's it for today's healing," she said, extending a hand to Lu Ye. "Ten Spirit Stones for your trouble."

Lu Ye looked up at her, puzzled. "Huh?"

Hua Ci said with a smile, "The healing fee is five Spirit Stones per session. You were too exhausted yesterday to discuss it, so with today's session included, it comes to a total of ten Spirit Stones."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"There's a fee?" Lu Ye was astonished.

Hua Ci said, "The herbal medicine I gave you costs money, and I need elixir pills and Spirit Stones to replenish the spirit force I've used, so... of course, there's a fee."

Lu Ye was somewhat speechless...

"As a disciple from a big sect, you surely won't try to duck the bill, right?" Hua Ci's hand was still in front of Lu Ye, firm and insistent.

"Of course not." Lu Ye didn't know how she could tell he was a disciple from a big sect, but what she said made sense. After all, she was neither a relative nor a friend, and it was reasonable to expect some token of gratitude for spending time and effort to heal him.

Meeting a healing cultivator here undoubtedly saved him a lot of recovery time. Calculating the benefits, he was still coming out ahead.

"I don't have Spirit Stones, but will elixir pills do?" Lu Ye asked.

"Naturally." Hua Ci nodded her approval.

Lu Ye then took out a bottle of ten elixir pills and handed them to Hua Ci.

"Thank you for your patronage!" Hua Ci received the elixir pills, her smile growing even wider.

Lu Ye hoped desperately that she wouldn't say "look forward to healing you again next time."

"You should rest well," Hua Ci advised. "I'll come back to heal you tomorrow."

Just before leaving, she turned back, "If you could also take some healing pills, your recovery should be even faster."

"Understood." Lu Ye nodded.

For the next several days, Lu Ye lay sick in bed. During the day, a girl named Lingyu would bring him the extremely bitter medicinal solution, and at night, Hua Ci would come to perform healing spells on him.

Lingyu's full name was Ruan Lingyu, a lively girl with an outgoing personality. After talking to her a few times, Lu Ye learned that this place was the ruins of a sect's former location.

No one knows what sect it used to be; it had been overrun decades ago, and the entire sect was annihilated. Though a Heaven's Augury Pillar still remained, it could no longer serve its original purpose.

This reminded Lu Ye of the scene when the sect master had sent him to the Spirit Stream battlefield in a desolate wilderness, which also seemed to be the ruins of a sect's location.

There were many such ruins, both in the Nine Provinces and inside the Spirit Stream battlefield. When new sects emerged, they could choose these ruins to establish their base, thanks to the remaining Heaven's Augury Pillars.

However, many ruins remained unchosen, and these became gathering places for independent cultivators.

The buildings within these ruins were often dilapidated but still provided many places to shelter from the wind and rain. Moreover, their locations were generally good, naturally attracting some homeless independent cultivators.