Chapter 521 - 519: Soul-Hooking Dao Path? Kill It.

Chapter 521: Chapter 519: Soul-Hooking Dao Path? Kill It.

There are many Dao Paths related to the soul.

The main one is the Soul Path itself, which is the most comprehensive of all the soul-related paths.

But it’s also a Dao Path without any extraneous techniques.

Su Qing remembered.

There was one soul-related Dao Path called the Soul-Hooking Path.

It seemed very similar to what Su Qing was encountering now.

Soul-hooking. If one successfully suppressed a soul, the Dao Path allowed the user to turn it into a Ghost Slave, while simultaneously increasing the soul power of the Daoist Cultivator themselves.

’A decisive battle between Dao Paths.’

’The Soul-Hooking Path is gone.’

Su Qing lay on his wicker chair.

A sense of pleasant comfort washed over him.

"Divine Physician Su, my father has been unconscious for a day and still hasn’t woken up."

A common man came in, carrying his middle-aged father on his back.

"Oh?"

"Place him on the bed over there," Su Qing said, intrigued.

The man quickly laid him on the nearby bed.

Su Qing took his pulse.

He frowned. He had just been thinking that the Cultivators of the Soul-Hooking Path were gone, but to his surprise, one was still alive.

This was a common man’s soul.

And it had been hooked away.

That person was trying to use the lives of mortals for their Cultivation.

Su Qing’s brow furrowed again. "This is a difficult matter."

THUD.

The young man dropped to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly to Su Qing. "Please, Doctor Su, I have silver! My family has over thirty taels of silver at home."

"That’s not what I’m talking about. Get up first."

Su Qing quickly helped the man to his feet.

"I’m saying your father’s illness is rather troublesome. I’m just a student of medicine; I can’t save someone whose soul has been hooked away."

"What?" The man was stunned.

"Doctor Su, is there anything you can do?" ℯℓ.

"No..." Su Qing shook his head.

"Think about your father. Has he had any conflicts with anyone recently?"

"Or argued with someone?"

Su Qing didn’t want to intervene.

’It’s not worth it for a mere mortal.’

"I’m not sure about that."

"Your father’s body is fine. Just slowly feed him some congee made from finely ground rice every day."

"Go find a Daoist priest to help restore your father’s soul."

"I can’t do it," Su Qing said with a grave expression.

"However, I can prescribe a medicinal soup for you that can restore some of his vital energy."

Su Qing wrote out a prescription and then said, "The consultation fee is one tael of silver."

"Filling the prescription costs extra."

"Thank you, Doctor Su."

....

「The next day.」

Inside Qingsu Medical Clinic.

He encountered the same situation again.

He frowned.

’It really does seem to be a Cultivator of the Soul-Hooking Path.’

’If I let them grow stronger, they’ll probably hook the souls of every living being on this entire Star and turn them into their own power.’

Su Qing’s brows knitted together.

’What a pain.’

This person had no morals. Or rather, they had no bottom line.

They only cared about their own growth.

Seeing these patients, Su Qing knew exactly what kind of character this Soul-Hooking Path Cultivator had.

It was impossible for another one to appear so soon by coincidence.

It was obvious they intended to use the people of the County City as a foundation for their Cultivation.

’This kind of person... Cultivators on this Dao Path can already achieve Longevity and immortality.’

’Why do they have to be so aggressive?’

Su Qing sighed.

Su Qing felt he should wait and see a little longer.

If more people fell victim, then they couldn’t blame Su Qing for what came next.

Su Qing still needed to continue his Cultivation here, after all.

If everyone just cultivated peacefully and steadily, there wouldn’t be any problems.

But this punk just had to stir up trouble. Their temperament was unstable.

Su Qing had no desire to leave this Star halfway through his plans.

’I’ll see how things develop.’

Because the number of victims was still relatively small,

Su Qing still thought the perpetrator might just be taking revenge.

So he decided to wait a few more days.

Another day passed.

No one whose soul had been hooked away came to the clinic.

Just as Su Qing thought it was over,

on the fourth day since the incidents began,

two more such patients appeared at Qingsu Medical Clinic.

Another day passed.

Panic began to spread throughout the city.

Five people whose souls had been hooked away arrived at Su Qing’s clinic.

’Just as I thought. The growth method for this kind of Dao Path only gets faster and stronger, and the plundering becomes more and more ferocious.’

Su Qing hesitated no longer.

This had been going on for a week.

Give that Soul-Hooking Path fellow another week,

and they would likely be capable of slaughtering the entire city.

’Unfortunately, our interests have collided, and you are no match for me.’

’Therefore, you must die.’

Su Qing had made his decision.

The next moment.

Su Qing, who was cultivating on the second floor, opened his eyes. They pierced through all obstacles, and in an instant, he located the Soul-Hooking Path Cultivator.

A deathly gaze!

In reality, it was a soul impact that shot through space.

Then, his Devouring Dao Path unleashed its power, devouring the other party’s body and spirit entirely.

’As expected, a powerful Dao Path without a good temperament will only end up provoking others.’

’Like provoking me.’

Su Qing retracted his gaze, popped a poison pill into his mouth, and closed his eyes to continue his seclusion.

...

...

「In the days that followed.」

With no more soul-hooking incidents occurring,

the common people’s panic gradually faded.

Within a month, it was almost forgotten.

Su Qing also went back to receiving patients as usual.

Life began to return to normal.

Another year passed.

Su Qing continued to act as a doctor.

But everyone noticed that Su Qing’s face was actually changing.

He was starting to look a bit more mature and weathered.

In any case, the change let others know.

That Su Qing was just an ordinary person, not some Divine Physician.

...

...

「Year’s end, winter.」

Heavy snow was falling outside. Su Qing was still lying on his wicker chair, next to a stove burning with firewood.

Su Qing was also dressed in thick clothes.

A figure entered through the doorway.

"Here for a consultation?" Su Qing asked without looking up.

"Brother Su Qing, I’m back."

Only then did Su Qing glance over. "Li Renren? You’re back so soon? How many years has it been? Not even three."

"I have reaped great rewards. Along the way, I compiled all of my medical knowledge into this book."

Li Renren smiled and handed Su Qing a thick book.

It was a heavy tome, at least a dozen centimeters thick.

"Just put it aside." Su Qing didn’t feel like moving.

"Mm."

"You’re still the same. Why hasn’t anything about you changed, yet your face has grown older?"

"How should I know?" Su Qing looked up at Li Renren helplessly.

Then, a gleam appeared in Su Qing’s eyes as he took a furtive look at Li Renren.

’The 5th step of his Dao Path.’

’It seems he really did gain something.’

’Before, this guy hadn’t made any progress at all.’

’It seems that after going out this time, he has rediscovered the pure heart of his own medical Dao.’

Su Qing was sure that before, the kid had been blinded by the power and prestige of the Capital City.

Back then, at the 4th step of his Dao Path, he was always worried about this and concerned about that.

That was not the mark of a perfect healer.

"I’m leaving for now. I’ll be back here tomorrow to continue working as a Doctor." ℯ𝐥.

"Mm, take care."

Su Qing didn’t disturb him.

Li Renren left. He hadn’t been home in a long time.

He wanted to go back and see his wife.

This was going to be a great battle.

...

In an era with such feudalistic thinking, a woman born to a high-ranking official would typically guard an empty chamber and endure loneliness when her husband was away.

Infidelity was basically unheard of.

...

—

Li Renren, who hadn’t slept all night,

arrived at the Qingsu Medical Clinic.

He silently sat down at the consultation desk. There was a stove for warmth next to him, but he had to add the firewood himself.

Su Qing added his own firewood, so Li Renren had to as well!

After all, things had to be fair.

...

’My Skill Level is almost 210,000.’

’Still a long way to go.’

Su Qing sighed inwardly.

These kinds of days were truly hard to endure, especially since he was currently passing the Time in the body of a mortal.

It was even harder this way.

It was also a trial for his temperament.

"Old Li, do you want to spend your whole life saving people?"

"If I can, I hope to save people for the rest of my life."

...