Open a Clinic to Cultivate Myself

Coral reefs, seaweed, and colorful fishes. The wonderful underwater world was presented before Ning Tao. For a view which required others to be in diving suits to enjoy, he could enjoy it casually like having a leisurely walk in the park.

A hundred yards, two hundred, three hundred…

As they dived deeper, the place got darker.

A school of fish suddenly swam towards him, like a charging army of soldiers and horses.

Yang Sheng plunged into that school of fish and disappeared.

Ning Tao also paused in his tracks and took out the refined tactical flashlight and refined Mauser pistol from his small medicine chest.

He had already interacted with the demon village’s fish demons twice in total. If he still did not know what that glance from Yang Sheng and Bao Zhimei meant, then he really deserved to die.

A piercing bright light shone towards that school of frenetically swimming fishes. That light beam of about a bowl’s width was totally unaffected by the water, directly shooting through the dark waters and through the school of fish, scaring them away.

All of a sudden, a dark shadow charged over at high speed.

The light beam of the refined tactical flashlight was unable to pierce through the darkness because those were a school of sharks. Hundreds of vicious human-eating sharks!

The longest of those human-eating sharks were about five to six meters while the shortest were at least about two to three meters. Hundreds of them rushed over, resembling a moving castle of bloodthirsty sawteeth!

It would have been unbelievable if these sharks hadn’t been summoned by Yang Sheng.

Ning Tao raised his gun. A refined bullet was fired from it. A cone-shaped vortex appeared in the sea, aiming right at the school of sharks. Any regular gun would not have worked underwater. The resistance and pressure of the water would slow down the bullet and divert its course. But the refined Mauser pistol was different from ordinary guns. The resistance and pressure of the sea were negligible to it, only making it slightly slower but its course remained.

Bam!

With a dull thud, a human-eating shark leading the school was shot. The bullet pierced through its big and bloody mouth, its body below its head instantly exploded. In the next moment, only a part of its head and its mouth remained.

Yet that refined bullet did not stop and pierced into another human-eating shark. A huge wound immediately appeared on that shark’s abdomen; blood gushed out.

Bits of flesh. Fresh blood. The sea turned red and was filled with the smell of blood.

Sharks had a very sensitive sense of smell and could smell any trace of blood within a few miles of the sea. Once it locked on the source of the blood, it would open its huge jaws and bite into them, even if it were their own parents!

The school of human-eating sharks which were initially charging towards Ning Tao had instantly turned to the injured shark, viciously biting on it and tearing its flesh apart. It was instantly gone except for its relatively meatless head.

Ning Tao’s finger moved repeatedly, a few more bullets fired at the school of sharks.

The school of sharks ended up fighting against each other. They were either killed by the bullet of the refined Mauser pistol or eaten by their companions after being injured.

Blood in the sea was so rich that it had gotten thicker. The brutal scene of the sharks fighting against each other sent a chill down Ning Tao’s spine. It had also renewed his understanding of fish demons. Compared to the demons living with humans on land, fish demons were truly abiding by the law of survival of the fittest!

Without a sign, the sharks suddenly dispersed.

Almost in the same instant, a wave underwater swept over, about hundreds of yards high, spreading across thousands of miles!

Those sharks did not escape ultimately and were washed along with the huge waves. Some were even instantly killed while others were squeezed around until they were torn apart!

It was no ordinary wave.

An eerie voice suddenly came, “Let’s see whether you can escape this time!”

This voice was no horn of a ship. It was deep and extremely loud, so powerful that it could pierce through everything!

Ning Tao snorted derisively and recited, “I rest within the womb, listening to the sound of the Way.”

Dong!

The divine bell chimed.

Every word and syllable of the first line of “Your Text” came with the power and suppression of the way of Heaven. Even though Ning Tao was reciting it alone at the bottom of the sea, it felt as if Buddha was standing behind him in full glory, reciting along with him, giving him power!

Whoosh!

The huge wave suddenly disappeared. The sea was back to calmness.

A half-human half-fish creature appeared with a Soul Trident in its hand. Who could it be other than Yang Sheng the demon village chief?

Yang Sheng stared at Ning Tao in shock. It was as if his facial expression was carved out of stone, it stayed completely still.

Ning Tao raised his hand and aimed his refined Mauser pistol right at Yang Sheng.

Yang Sheng then immediately regained his attention. With a twist of his waist, his thick and long fishtail waved and he immediately dodged sideways.

A refined bullet was launched from the pistol, a cone-shaped vortex was formed in the water. In the next second, it hit Yang Sheng and a bowl-sized wound appeared on his tail, blood flowed profusely.

Nobody could be faster than bullets and no fish could be faster than the bullets of the refined Mauser pistol underwater. Not even Yang Sheng the shark spirit.

Yang Sheng fell to the bottom of the sea after being gunned down.

Ning Tao flew over in a few steps and arrived by Yang Sheng’s side immediately. His refined Mauser pistol was put to Yang Sheng’s head.

Yang Sheng looked at Ning Tao in fear, only just figuring out what kind of person he was actually trying to kill. However, it was too late.

Ning Tao said coldly, “Yang Sheng, you’ve tried killing me thrice, including the two times before. Have I ever taken revenge on you and the demon village?”

Yang Sheng was slightly taken aback then shook his head.

Ning Tao then said, “Nothing more than thrice. This is the third time. What do you think I should do?”

Yang Sheng said, “You’re stronger than me. I have no regrets being killed by you. I only ask for you to not harm the fish people of the demon village after killing me.”

Upon finishing his words, Yang Sheng closed his eyes, like he was awaiting death. Even though he had put on a strong facade and had the guts to face death, his body was trembling.

Ning Tao placed his gun down. “Just for that, I’ll let you live. If there is a fourth time, I’ll definitely kill you.”

Yang Sheng opened his eyes, he was excited and shocked. “You… you’re not killing me?”

Ning Tao said, “Take me to look for The Authentic Ambergris.”

“I’ll take you there.” Yang Sheng’s fishtail began to shrink and quickly returned back to human legs. A bloody bullet wound appeared on his right thigh; blood continued to flow from it.

Ning Tao said, “Lie down first and don’t move. I’ll take the bullet out.”

“Here?” Yang Sheng was very shocked. Could the doctor from land carry out treatment underwater?

Ning Tao’s spiritual power shook, the runes of his Heavenly Gem Magic Garment shone and the area of water being repelled had increased, enveloping Yang Sheng within. He took out an erroneous plucking talisman from the small medicine chest and pasted it on Yang Sheng’s injury. With an activation of spiritual power, he pulled with force.

The bullet inside Yang Sheng had been extracted.

Yang Sheng was in awe. The whole process was so fast, all before the bat of an eyelid!

Ning Tao took the used erroneous plucking talisman and refined the bullet into a ball and threw it into the small medicine chest. He took out the Sacred Needle and injected it around Yang Sheng’s wound. Sacred Needles could seal acupoints and with the treatment of spiritual power, Yang Sheng’s wound stopped bleeding after a minute.

“I…” Gratitude and remorse were written all over Yang Sheng’s face. “I’ve tried to kill you thrice in total. Not only did you not kill me, but you have also even healed me. I…”

Ning Tao kept his tools patiently and said, “Save the cheesy words. You’re a shark spirit, not a rabbit spirit.”

Yet Yang Sheng insisted and spoke his true feelings, “I, Yang Sheng, am willing to follow after you!”

Ning Tao looked at Yang Sheng in shock. He was stunned momentarily before saying, “You want to follow me?”

Yang Sheng turned himself over and got up, kneeling before Ning Tao. “I swear, I am willing to follow my master. If I betray you, I’ll die a horrible death!”

This was undoubtedly the most vicious swear any fish person could make. Demons valued promises and credibility more than humans did. It was such a vicious oath. With it, it could never be defied.

Ning Tao pondered before saying, “Okay then, I’ll accept you. I’m good at refining elixirs and tools. If you need any elixirs or tools in the future, feel free to ask for them. As long as I have them, I’ll give them to you. We practitioners have a tough journey of cultivation. From now on, we’re in the same boat. Only when we work together, can we traverse further distances.”

He had to deal with two giant cultivating conglomerates of the East and the West, so definitely the stronger his team the better. With the addition of Yang Sheng and his demon village’s fish demons, his party’s power would be increased several-fold!

Yang Sheng slammed his head to the ground. He wanted to follow Ning Tao, not because of his great compassion for not killing him, but rather, for Ning Tao’s capability. He did not expect that Ning Tao had made a clear stance without him expressing anything. Thus he had been truly moved.

Ning Tao reached out to help Yang Sheng to his feet. “Let’s go, take me to look for The Authentic Ambergris.”

“Master come with me.” Yang Sheng turned around and left the “vacuum” space constructed by the Heavenly Gem Magic Garment and entered the sea. His two feet kicked and a fishtail reappeared. He darted like an arrow into the depths of the sea.

With a kick of his legs, Ning Tao activated his Ladder under Feet, and swiftly made strides. He was no slower than Yang Sheng.

The deeper they went, the light slowly faded away from the waters.

After an hour, Yang Sheng had brought Ning Tao to the bottom of the sea of complete darkness. There was not a ray of light. There were actually some luminescent jellyfishes and fish-type creatures in the deep sea. Ning Tao had seen many on his way but there was none here.

This place felt like it had died. Even the waters were not moving. There was no light at all. No sound at all.

“Master, it’s right in front.” Yang Sheng stood beside Ning Tao and said, “There’s a sea mountain in front. At the foot of the mountain is a cave. There are the remains of a real dragon in that cave. You may enter, I can’t.”

Ning Tao said, “Is the Ambergris really there?”

Yang Sheng nodded. “I’ve come here once when I was a child. I’ve smelled the scent of The Authentic Ambergris but did not dare to enter. Dragons are the god of the sea; they have boundless power. We fish people do not fear anything but offending the dignity of the dragon.”

Ning Tao said, “Then I’ll go in. Wait for me outside.”

“Master…” Yang Sheng spoke but stopped again.

Ning Tao turned on his tactical flashlight and shone it on Yang Sheng’s face. “What do you want to say?”

Yang Sheng closed his eyes. “I’ve brought Master here so I plead Master to only take The Authentic Ambergris and not ruin the dragon’s remains.”

Ning Tao stayed silent before saying, “Okay, I promise. No matter what’s inside, I’ll only take The Authentic Ambergris.”

The light was shifted away from Yang Sheng and directed forward.

A burial mound-like sea mountain appeared before him.