Sebastian was laughing."Do you still remember how you saved the man that day? The city is holding an awards ceremony for the medical industry tomorrow, and Mark is going to make a speech," Henrietta said earnestly. "You've told me about that already. Since he wants fame, let him have it." Sebastian shook his head wryly. Was fame really that important? "No, he says that traditional medicine is witchcraft, and he even said that the patient could have recovered even faster if a traditional medicine doctor hadn't appeared on the scene that day. "He wants to advise the city's Medical Association to get rid of all the traditional medicine departments in the major hospitals," Henrietta said indignantly. Henrietta was the director of Tranquil Hospital's traditional medicine department. If Mark did such a thing, he would be depriving all the traditional medicine doctors in Steinberg of their jobs. "Really?" Sebastian frowned. He didn't care about his own reputation, but as the suc
Robin immediately thought of the young traditional medicine doctor that his wife Marissa had mentioned. He nodded quickly and said, "I've heard of the incident, but I'm not the chairman of the Janover Medicine Association, so I'm not sure about the details. However, it is true that the doctor who cured the prince is from Steinberg." The news about Sebastian curing the prince on the spot had spread throughout the nation's medical industry. Although Sebastian had requested for his name not to be mentioned, someone had still spread his information. For a long time after that, the Steinberg Medical Association had searched for the miracle doctor who had cured the Ytalian prince, but they hadn't been able to find anything. Robin had only zeroed in on Sebastian recently, and he had found the lead through Marissa and Isabel. However, Robin had never met Sebastian, and they had no connection to speak of. If he agreed recklessly to Madeline's request and was unable to deliver, he w
"Are you saying that you want the World Medical Association to take note of traditional medicine through Madeline?" Marissa looked at Robin in surprise. She had always thought that Robin looked down on traditional medicine. After all, most modern doctors thought of it as witchcraft."That's right! Traditional medicine is part of our national heritage! It's a pity that Mark doesn't know that!" Robin couldn't help but think of Mark at the mention of traditional medicine.Modern medicine had created a miracle at the scene of the accident that day and given a spinal cord injury patient the hope of being able to walk again. However, Robin didn't want Mark to insult traditional medicine."Honey, the person who saved that patient wasn't Mark." Marissa had been there at the scene, and she knew exactly what had happened. However, Robin was still unwilling to believe it. Operations were the forte of modern medicine. He had never heard of a traditional medicine doctor operating on a pati
"A traditional medicine doctor? Was there one there? Why don't I know anything about that?" Mark asked, reacting quickly. He added, "I'm being serious when I tell everyone that traditional medicine and acupuncture are all just tricks to deceive people. Do you believe that a silver needle that's only a few inches long will be able to cure such a severe condition?"Those below the stage became quiet at once. All the media reporters were silent. Just as Mark began to feel smug, the doors to the venue were smashed open by a few police officers. All the reporters turned simultaneously to look behind them."Dr. Letterman, as the police chief of Steinberg Police Headquarters, I'll give you one last chance to tell the truth!" Vince walked into the conference room with his hands clasped behind his back.Mark frowned as he looked at the reporters, who were turning suspicious looks on him. More than a dozen cameras turned to aim at him almost simultaneously. Mark gritted his teeth and sa
Vince smiled slightly and said, "I'd like to ask everyone to look at a video taken from the surveillance footage. Someone with ulterior motives wanted to destroy it, but sadly, they'll be disappointed."Vince beckoned to a few officers behind him, and a high-resolution video was played immediately.Everyone saw the bus driver screaming weakly for help. Only Sebastian, Henrietta, and a few firemen went to save him.On the screen, the scene of Sebastian applying acupuncture and Henrietta sewing up the victim's wound was played for the media.As for Mark, he had remained 20 feet away at all times and hadn't even touched the victim at all!The hall was in an uproar at once, and the bus driver hung his head in shame.Mark stared at the screen in a daze. He had turned pale, and he was trembling slightly."I didn't come here today for my own reputation. However, I won't let anyone try to destroy the reputation of traditional medicine. "Traditional medicine is our national heritage. I
Mark had wanted to dodge it, but he knew that he would be exposed if he did. Thus, he had no choice but to clench his teeth and endure it.When Sebastian's silver needle plunged into Mark's body, an intense pain erupted and spread throughout him. Mark began to shake from the agony.At first, he could still put on a smile. However, in less than five seconds, tears were streaming down his face. He began pleading relentlessly for mercy. "I was wrong! Have mercy on me. I was wrong!"The reporters immediately burst into laughter when they saw that Mark was now back to normal."Dr. Letterman, don't pretend to be crazy. That isn't very nice." Sebastian scoffed as he pulled out the silver needle."Sebastian, I am not going to forget this!" Mark glared venomously at him."Take him away! Add the crime of threatening another person's life to the list of charges!" Vince waved impatiently at the officers behind him."Mr. Ballard, you saved this patient, didn't you? Can you tell us what you w
When the news of the young Ytalian prince's illness had traveled back to North Malia, almost everyone had confidently said that it was a condition related to the nervous system. Sebastian had used acupuncture to cure the prince. And this time, he had once again shown everyone how amazing acupuncture could be.That was why Madeline was determined to come personally to Crestborne and meet him. Sebastian had created a miracle of medical history."That's right. Mr. Ballard used acupuncture to cure that victim," Dalton said firmly."Can you contact that traditional medicine doctor? I'd like to see him or ask him to hold a lecture or presentation," Madeline said earnestly. Dalton shook his head slightly and said, "Ms. Eddings, this may not be easy. As far as I know, Mr. Ballard is usually very busy. Besides, traditional medicine doctors aren't in the habit of holding lectures or presentations."Madeline nodded and gestured for Dalton to get out of the car.Afterward, the Rolls-Roy
Seeing how happily everyone was eating, Sebastian felt reassured enough to pick up his cutlery and say, "Come on, let's—"Before he could even start, he realized that there was barely any food left.Lila smiled and stood up, saying, "Wait a moment, Mr. Ballard. I'll tell the chef to serve some more food."When Lila had gone, Sebastian asked Liam, "What do you think?"Liam was busy stuffing a piece of herb-infused fish into his mouth and hadn't heard Sebastian's question at all. He nodded vigorously as he ate, saying, "It's good! It's great!""Have you been starving your entire life? We're talking about official business." Sebastian rolled his eyes at Liam.People who wolfed everything down were so annoying. Why hadn't they left him any food?"I'm sorry, Seb. I was hungry," Liam said, wiping away the sauce from his mouth.They had been busy all morning. Liam's appetite would not have been assuaged even if he'd eaten half the food on the table."I was asking you what you think a
After all, Octavius was an expert at the fourth level of the Celestial realm. How could he be unable to withstand even one blow from Sebastian?There was a thump as Octavius fell heavily on the ground about 40 feet away. He spat out a huge mouthful of blood.After a long time, he raised his head in disbelief and stared at Sebastian in shock. "You… How could you—"Sebastian huffed coldly and toyed with the Spirimist pill in his hand. He scoffed and asked, "Is everyone in the Healer Sect an idiot like you? If I can refine Spirimist pills, how could I be less powerful than you?"The heavens have their own laws, so we'll end things here for today. I hope the Healer Sect will learn its lesson. If you cause trouble again, I wouldn't mind wiping out your entire sect."Remember, I never joke with my enemies." Sebastian turned and walked toward the entrance of the venue. As Sebastian passed the crowd, they all stood up to clear a path for him. They watched him walk off into the distance.
There was an uproar from the crowd as soon as Sebastian spoke."Isn't Ballard being too harsh? The head elder of the Healer Sect has already humbled himself to beg him. Why isn't he showing him even the slightest respect?""That's right. Cedric is a rare talent in the Healer Sect. If he just dies in this manner, it will be a loss to the mystic sects.""Even if it's just for the sake of those in the mystic sects, Ballard shouldn't be so cold and unfeeling."The crowd muttered darkly. They were all against Sebastian.Octavius felt more confident when he heard the crowd. The crowd's emotions were very important. If everyone felt sorry for Cedric, they could exert pressure on Sebastian and force him to let Cedric go. Even the Warrior League wouldn't risk angering the crowd for Sebastian's sake. Besides, Sebastian's biggest ally was the Warrior League. Would he really offend the Healer Sect so thoroughly?Octavius smiled thinly and said to Sebastian, "Mr. Ballard, I'm sure you'v
Cries of surprise and disbelief erupted at once. Cedric, who had been confident of winning, was now completely dumbstruck."This is impossible! You're cheating!" he shouted. He couldn't suppress the shock he felt. However, he realized at once that he had blurted it out without thinking.There wasn't a single person within 80 feet of Sebastian. How could Sebastian have cheated?Octavius glared grimly at Cedric. There were over a thousand pairs of eyes watching. Saying that Sebastian had cheated was ridiculous.He was thinking quickly about how to extricate themselves from the mess when a gold pill fell into Sebastian's palm."Although Spirimist pills aren't top-grade mystic pills, I'm sure it's several grades higher than a Spiritual Energy Pill. Would any of the senior members from the Healer Sect be interested in testing out its authenticity?" Sebastian held the Spirimist pill in his hand and turned to look in the northwest direction, where the Medcrofters' grandstand was. A
"Hmph!" Octavius huffed coldly and turned his head to one side."The competition now begins." A white-robed old man walked up to the rostrum and announced the beginning of the competition in a loud voice.The apprentices of the Healer Sect and Medcity all crowded around the sides of the arena to pick the medicinal herbs that they needed. The participants knew that they weren't the main event that day—they were only there to make Cedric stand out.However, everyone wanted to show off their skills in front of a crowd of a thousand people. If they caught the eye of the elders in their sects, they would be able to get the elders' skill passed on to them.Even if they couldn't shine as brightly as Cedric did, they could at least become one of the core apprentices. Sebastian yawned and asked Cedric rather impatiently, "Are you going to compete or not? Aren't you just refining Spiritual Energy Pills? Must you dawdle so much? My time is limited." He pointed to his wristwatch as he spok
Cedric said, "To tell you the truth, I'll be refining a Spiritual Energy Pill today! Didn't you just say that my Spiritual Energy Pill is worthless compared to a mystic pill? Then refine one and show us all! Do you dare to do so?"Cedric shook the waiver he was holding.A white-clad youth sitting behind Octavius couldn't help frowning slightly. His name was Nicholas Thornton, and he was the young sect leader of Medcity. Medcity hadn't sent him to compete in the Medical Congress. His only purpose was to observe. Besides, Nicholas was self-aware and knew that he was no match for Cedric with his own knowledge of pill refining. Therefore, there was no need for Medcity to embarrass itself. However, Medcity and the Healer Sect had a very close relationship. Nicholas couldn't help being worried that Cedric would make a mistake. He lowered his voice and said to Octavius, "Mr. Fuller, if that Ballard fellow really can refine a pill that's in the mystic pill grade, won't Cedric…"Nicholas
"You're much too inexperienced to compete in refining pills. I'll give you one final chance to give up on the idea of betting your life," Sebastian said impassively.Cedric wasn't the only one who laughed. Everyone in the venue burst out into mocking laughter."Who does he think he's talking to? That's the young Refinist of the Healer Sect.""Yeah! I heard that a year ago, Cedric had already attained the skill of refining Spiritual Energy Pills, which are the most premium kind among the true pills. How can a layman like Sebastian be so boastful?""I think that he's just trying to give himself a way out. It's a pity that Cedric won't fall for it."Everyone in the crowd was speaking contemptuously about Sebastian.Cedric clasped his hands behind his back and began the Square Steps footwork. He walked slowly down the steps and gazed in Sebastian's direction as he said, "Ballard, I'm not looking down on you, but what gives you the right to brag in front of me?"I don't mind telling
In the center of the venue, there was an empty piece of land that was about the size of a soccer field. Seats rose in tiers around it. The tiers were already filled with martial sect apprentices who had come to watch.Bertie and Drake headed straight to the main grandstand on the north side. They bowed respectfully to Sebastian and said, "Please be seated, Mr. Ballard."Sebastian did not stand on formality with the two of them. He sat in the main seat of the north grandstand at once.Bertie and Drake sat down on either side of him. This made several of the younger people present look at Sebastian. Opposite them, in the south grandstand, several elderly men stared at Sebastian as they muttered to each other. They pointed at him from time to time. One of the old men looked displeased as he spoke to those around him."Those are the elders of the Healer Sect. The ones sitting beside them are elders of other sects who are on good terms with the Healer Sect," Drake said quietly in Se
After ten minutes or so, Sebastian felt as if he was sitting on a volcano. Every single pore in his body felt as if it would catch on fire.The air around Sebastian burst into flame, and even his clothes were burnt to ash. However, the extreme heat turned into extreme cold in just an instant.Layers of frost and ice coated Sebastian's body at once. It was the result of light and dark energy fighting for authority in Sebastian's body. After some time, the spiritual energy in Sebastian's body suddenly surged toward his limbs. Everything happened so suddenly that his skin cracked into deep fissures, unable to withstand the immense pressure.Blood seeped out of the cracks on his skin.Sebastian felt as if there were countless bugs and ants gnawing his body, and the pain made him wish that he was dead. Finally, after an hour, the cracks on Sebastian's body slowly healed as the two conflicting forces of spiritual energy merged into one.As Sebastian slowly opened his eyes, a powerfu
At Sebastian's current level, celestial pills were beyond him.After hearing Sebastian's description, both Bertie and Drake looked at him, their eyes shining. Prior to hearing this, they had been suspicious of where the energy replenishing pills had come from, but they no longer doubted that Sebastian had refined them."I didn't expect you to have the skills of a Refinist at such a young age, Mr. Ballard," Bertie said, looking awed.Sebastian smiled faintly and said, "Refining pills isn't actually that complicated. You just need to control the spiritual energy and the heat with your mind so that you can speed up the decomposition of the medicinal herbs in the medicine furnace. "However, Refinists have different levels of skill, so the effective components that remain at the end of the process also differ."Bertie and Drake both looked confused, so Sebastian didn't explain further. He weighed the cauldron in one hand and said firmly, "Rise!"The palm-sized cauldron rose up into t