I Have Medicine

Chapter 584 - (Breaking the Shell) Big Brother, that is…

Acting on their thoughts, the two of them immediately gave up any notion of leaving. They sat down on either side of the bed, placing the stone egg in the center. Then, they simultaneously cut open their wrists and let their blood drip down.

Their crimson blood fell together, and the stone egg seemed to respond with an even more jubilant consciousness, eagerly absorbing the blood. At the same time, the crack on the egg’s surface began to extend upward—very slowly, but visibly to the naked eye.

The stone egg itself slowly rotated, keeping the crack always in view of Gongyi Tianheng and Gu Zuo.

It was a most peculiar sight.

Gu Zuo watched the egg’s behavior, and without realizing it, his gaze softened.

A gentle warmth rose within him—not the kind he felt when facing his big brother, nor the kind he had toward his parents.

Rather… it felt like affection, a kind of loving care.

At this moment, Gu Zuo didn’t even think there was anything unusual about how he felt.

On the other side, Gongyi Tianheng didn’t show much outward emotion, but there was a subtle change in his eyes. A trace of feeling flickered there—eerily similar to what Gu Zuo was experiencing.

This emotion brought a rare attentiveness to his demeanor.

Gradually, the crack lengthened, starting from a point near the center of the egg. Eventually, the two ends of the crack met, forming a perfect circle.

And the moment this circle was complete, the stone egg suddenly burst with a stronger, more radiant glow.

The light started from the crack and enveloped the entire egg. Then, the brilliance intensified until it became blinding. Even Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng—who had been sitting so close—were gently pushed back by the force of the glow, forced to step farther away and watch from a distance.

Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound rang out from the egg!

*Crack, crack, crack—*

The next moment, right before Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng’s eyes, the stone egg split open along the crack, dividing cleanly into two halves. The two shell pieces trembled slightly.

Then, the white light faded.

An expression of shock uncontrollably appeared on Gu Zuo’s face.

Gongyi Tianheng’s pupils contracted sharply, a rare flicker of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

Gu Zuo’s voice trembled slightly: “B-big brother? Th-th-that is—”

Gongyi Tianheng took a deep breath to steady himself: “Ah Zuo, let’s go take a look.”

And so, the two of them walked up to the stone couch.

Their expressions were extremely serious as they carefully examined what had emerged from the cracked egg—

A baby.

Yes, what lay on the bed was not some mysterious or fantastical creature as they had expected, but a baby. A fair-skinned, chubby, completely naked infant who, despite having just hatched, looked as healthy and plump as a human baby a hundred days after birth.

From the infant emanated a feeling of deep gentleness and closeness—toward both Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng.

There was not even the slightest sense of danger.

Within the two halves of the stone eggshell, pools of milky-white liquid had gathered, releasing a rich and fragrant aroma. These liquids rose of their own accord, forming streams of white essence flowing toward the infant from both sides—each stream directed toward the baby’s navel.

Gu Zuo froze for a moment.

He had the distinct impression that this milky-white liquid was like an umbilical cord, and the entire stone egg had been… a natural womb that nurtured this child?

Then, with his keen senses, he quickly identified what was inside the egg and let out a quiet exclamation:

“Xiantian Shi Milk?”

—

Xiantian Shi Milk was a rare heavenly and earthly treasure—a gentle-natured medicinal substance. If added to a medicinal pill, it could enhance its efficacy significantly, and sometimes even cause it to evolve into a miraculous elixir.

This kind of treasure could only be encountered by chance; many pharmacists never saw it in their lifetimes. Others who did were unable to obtain it.

But Gu Zuo—he was seeing it now. And if he wanted, he could have it at any moment—all he had to do was pick up the baby, interrupting the flow of the Xiantian Shi Milk.

The baby had already hatched from the egg. Whether he continued to absorb the liquid or not shouldn’t have much of an impact. Even if there was an effect, it would likely be minimal.

Yet at this moment, Gu Zuo—who loved collecting medicinal ingredients and had an insatiable desire for them—didn’t feel the slightest urge to take the baby away to preserve the Xiantian Shi Milk.

All he felt was: if this Xiantian Shi Milk could benefit the baby even a little, then he would rather let the baby absorb it. Even if interrupting the flow would only cause the baby a tiny loss, he couldn’t bring himself to allow even that much harm.

And Gongyi Tianheng felt the same.

He said nothing—perhaps because he instinctively knew his Ah Zuo’s thoughts mirrored his own. There was no need to ask.

So the two of them stood watch as the baby absorbed the Xiantian Shi Milk.

And this silent vigil lasted a full six hours.

At last, all of the Xiantian Shi Milk had been absorbed. The baby let out a tiny burp, then slowly opened his eyes.

His pupils were like black lacquer—clear and distinct, filled with a pure, luminous clarity. He looked no different from any ordinary newborn.

If there was anything that set him apart, it was his exquisitely formed features, delicate skin, and radiant adorableness… far surpassing most other infants.

Now, the baby looked quietly at Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng, his eyes filled with what seemed like curiosity.

Then, as though sensing something, he opened his little mouth, revealed tiny white teeth, and began to giggle.

Gu Zuo’s gaze grew even more tender.

Gongyi Tianheng stepped closer.

The baby looked at him, reached out with his chubby, lotus-root-like little arms, and let out a string of soft “ah ah” sounds—like he was trying to say something.

Gongyi Tianheng reached out and truly picked the baby up.

Gu Zuo quickly stepped to his side and extended a finger to poke the baby’s chubby little cheek.

The baby immediately reached out and tightly grasped Gu Zuo’s finger.

Looking at the child, Gu Zuo felt a surge of emotion welling up inside him—so much so that he didn’t even know what to say.

At that moment, Gongyi Tianheng gently squeezed the baby’s limbs, and a smile tugged at his lips: “A Xiantian body.”

Gu Zuo let out a soft breath: “He’s… born Xiantian?”

Gongyi Tianheng gave a slight nod. “Though he’s very young, the bones in his body are already firm and solid, his meridians are supple and wide, and even within his acupuncture points, there are already a full one hundred and eight bone beads formed.”

Gu Zuo was stunned. “One hundred and eight bone beads?”

He remembered: there were the seventy-two Di Sha bone beads of the Houtian stage, and the thirty-six Tian Gang bone beads of the Xiantian stage. Once all were fully condensed, the cultivator could advance at any time, stepping into the realm beyond the mundane!

But under normal circumstances, those two stages—Houtian and Xiantian—took a very long time to complete. Only with a solid foundation could one safely break through.

He had never heard of someone being born already at the Xiantian stage—and not just Xiantian, but at its pinnacle, standing on the threshold of transcendence!

Gongyi Tianheng gently sent a wisp of internal energy into the baby’s body. After carefully circulating it, he said, “The Di Sha bone beads had already formed. As for the Xiantian bone beads, most of them developed after the shell broke—during his absorption of the Xiantian Shi Milk.”

Gu Zuo immediately understood.

With such a rare treasure aiding him, it made perfect sense that the child could advance this quickly.

Gu Zuo couldn’t help but feel thankful he hadn’t interrupted the process earlier.

After all, the Xiantian Shi Milk was born alongside the child, clearly intended to solidify his foundation. What could be more suitable for him? What else could achieve better results?

A Xiantian body, built up from the very beginning with its matching, pure, and compatible Xiantian Shi Milk—only in this way could all impurities be avoided, preserving the full potential of such a precious physique.

Gu Zuo looked at the baby—his affection deepened the longer he stared.

Then, he couldn’t help but extend a fine thread of psychic power into the child’s dantian.

He wanted to see how strong the child’s Xiantian psychic power was. Although martial cultivators didn’t formally train in the psyche realm, those with stronger psychic power had higher comprehension, sharper senses, and faster progress in martial cultivation.

But what he saw made him gasp in astonishment.

Gongyi Tianheng noticed and asked, “Ah Zuo, what is it?”

Gu Zuo wore a slightly strange expression. “Inside his dantian… his psychic power is condensed—like that of a Core Psyche Realm.”

Gongyi Tianheng also paused in surprise. “A Core Psyche Realm?”

Gu Zuo nodded. “The tenacity of his psychic power is no different from a Core Psyche Realm’s.”

It had to be noted—martial cultivation and psyche cultivation were two separate systems. Just like pharmacists, though they cultivated inner energy, they rarely used martial techniques. Even when martial artists reached the Celestial Realm, their psychic power might transform somewhat, but it would never condense into anything close to the level of a Core Psyche Realm.

So what was going on now?

Gongyi Tianheng thought deeply for a while, then said, “His Xiantian physique, and now this psychic anomaly… I’m afraid both are due to the fusion of our blood.”

Gu Zuo quietly nodded.

He agreed.

You have to understand—Gu Zuo was already a Nurturing Psyche Realm pharmacist, and by now, he had even broken through to the Spirit Psyche Realm. His life structure had fundamentally transformed from what it once was. To put it in terms of the modern world, his genes had undergone significant evolution. And when he infused his blood into the stone egg, those genes were clearly absorbed. The child that was nurtured within ended up inheriting that evolved genetic makeup.

That’s why the baby was born with an extraordinarily powerful innate psychic power—so much so that it had condensed into something resembling the Core Psyche Realm.

As for the child’s innate physique, that undoubtedly came from Gongyi Tianheng.

His Tiandu body had originally caused his meridians to be blocked by innate qi. But that body type wasn’t hereditary—so when the baby inherited Gongyi Tianheng’s genes, what resulted was a body that was innately flawless, almost transcendent from birth. His martial foundation, his physical constitution—all of it far surpassed the norm.

However…

The way the baby’s body responded, and the deep sense of intimacy he showed toward the two of them, left no room for doubt.

Gu Zuo murmured, “Big brother… is he… our child?”