Chapter Eighty-Fifth The First Patient

  It had always been said that there was a three-legged golden toad, whether in the books of this world about divine beasts and demons, or in the mythological stories of the previous life. But this time, Wu Ming truly saw it with his own eyes.

  A three-legged golden frog, its appearance is indeed somewhat strange.

  This three-legged golden toad's head is only the size of a fist, its entire body shining with golden light, even its belly is a pale gold color, like a glowing light bulb in this dark cave. From the front, it looks similar to an ordinary toad, with a pair of toad eyes and two front legs propping up on the ground, and its back is also bumpy. However, upon closer inspection, there are small bumps all around, but in the middle, there are seven particularly large bumps, like the Big Dipper. But the rear part is different, it doesn't have two legs, but one, like a tail, from behind, it looks like an underdeveloped tadpole.

  "Little one, have you had enough?" Jin Chan spoke up, surprisingly in a clear and round tone. However, his voice was laced with a thick sense of fatigue, his eyelids drooping as if he was extremely tired.

  "Hmm... I'm trying to find the cause of the illness, aren't I? Hehe... Hehe..." Wu Ming laughed. You're even more rare than a giant panda, how can you not take a good look?"

  "Golden Toad yawned, 'Have you found the cause of the disease?'"

  "This one, searching, still searching!" Wu Ming let out a dry laugh and only then did he formally start to observe.

  Logically speaking, the Golden Toad is a divine beast and its cultivation shouldn't be low, so why...why did this situation occur? From the moment it emerged from the water pool, it looked extremely tired, as if it had no energy.

  "Hey, can I take a look?" Wu Ming wanted to say "take his pulse", but thinking about it, how do you take the pulse of a frog? The situation isn't quite the same. He could only roughly convey the meaning and then used his hands to gesture a few times.

  Jin Chan seemed to understand Wu Ming's meaning, and said: "I understand what you mean. Is it using your true yuan to input into my body, and then find out the cause of the disease? If you're confident, try it!"

  Wu Ming nodded and said: "I have a grasp of it, I just never gave... Hehe, what's that, I still want to take away my reward. However, do you believe in my medical skills?"

  Jin Chan hesitated for a moment before saying, "You can refine pills and possess high-quality medicinal pellets that even the Medicine King Valley finds difficult to produce. Whether you refined them yourself or they are from your sect, it proves that you have an excellent understanding of pharmacology. To learn how to refine pills, one must first be well-versed in medicine; I believe in you!"

  The Toad Taoist suddenly interjected: "This isn't quite right, is it? Wang, why don't we change methods?"

  The true yuan entered the body, and it was extremely dangerous. If there were evil intentions, Wu Ming could have killed Jin Chan in an instant. As the old saying goes, a doctor can save lives, but also take them! It's most appropriate to use it here.

  "Needless to say, I believe him! Hmph, you know my strength, besides..."

  "Besides, do those little snakes have the ability to set up such a large formation in the human world and wait for you? If he really dares to make a move, isn't he afraid of not being able to get out? Huh, with internal strength so pure, I estimate that the cultivation method is at least at the Earth level. Do you think those little snakes can find someone like that to be their cannon fodder? And it's still a human!"

  "Alright, I'll be watching. If he dares to have any ulterior motives..."

  "Alright, I understand what you mean. This matter is settled then. What's the harm in having a human Dan Master come and try?"

  Wu Ming was also sweating at this time, he really didn't know how to refine the elixir, and only knew a little medical skill. Being flattered by Jin Chan like this, his face was a bit red. However, thinking about it, it's not a big deal, just exchange it. But after hearing what came next, he finally understood that these toads looked easy-going, but were still on guard against him, an outsider.

  Forget it, after I'm cured, I'll take the payment and leave. Don't think you can still not give me? Do you want to lose the reputation of the Toad clan or not?

  If it were usual times, Wu Ming would not think so, but wasn't half of the territory of Wanshoushan taken away by someone? If this gets out, the toad clan will have no credit at all.

  Some people will ask, what you wrote is wrong. The Toad clan are demonic beasts, why should they talk about credibility with humans?

  This issue can't be viewed so simply, let's look at it from a different angle. The demonic beasts and humans are natural enemies, that's true, just like how the Beast Tide erupts every year in Haizhou, killing countless humans. This is indeed happening, but it's limited to only a certain part of the population. Demonic beasts aren't gluttonous, okay, even if they want to get some food, do they necessarily have to eat humans? This also means that among the demonic beasts, some large clans aren't rare either, just like how the Toad clan has produced exceptional masters, which shows that humans have many powerful individuals.

  "Alchemist, you're a rare breed in the human world. Having one is already a big deal. Your demonic beast can't stand humans, and it's fine even if they kill each other. But what's unacceptable is that someone saved your life, yet you repay them with malice. If this gets out, how much hatred will be stirred up between humans and demons? Alright, so maybe you're just a small-time alchemist, and no one would bother avenging your death. But do you know for sure that the person who saved you doesn't have an incredibly powerful master backing them? What if it's the Alchemy King himself? If he were to throw out hundreds of pills to buy the lives of your entire frog clan, could your clan possibly reproduce faster than his pill-making speed?"

  Let's take a step back, even if Wu Ming didn't have anyone backing him, does that mean he can be bullied? As mentioned earlier, this is a conflict between humans and demons, but by doing so, wouldn't the toad tribe become an enemy of the human tribe as well? The ambiguity in between is huge. The toad tribe is one of the demon tribes, but not all demons are toads, right? What's the point of having a whole tribe take responsibility? Not to mention that there's also the possibility of those cunning and treacherous snake tribe secretly stirring up trouble from behind.

  Wu Ming didn't think he was clever enough to consider all the factors, but with these as a basis, he was confident that the Frog Clan wouldn't dare do anything to him. Besides, wasn't there still the Xuan Tian Sect behind him? A personal attack couldn't be launched, but what about a top-notch sect?

  Will the Xuantian Sect avenge them against the Toad Clan? This possibility is really great! One is a matter of face, and the other is the sentiment of the sect. The Xuantian Sect doesn't have so many twists and turns, although it's not that every relationship between master and apprentice is very good, but it's also not far off.

  "Alright, what do I need to do?" Jin Chan said after finishing his conversation with the Toad Immortal.

  Wu Ming crouched down and stretched out his right hand: "This one, come into my palm."

  After finishing, he thought with a wicked taste in his heart, if he were to grab it down, wouldn't this Golden Toad be crushed into mush? He was very clear about the strength of his hands. However, this was just an evil and absurd idea, not to mention whether he could catch it or not, even if he really took action, would the Golden Toad be so fragile? The legend of that Golden Toad who became a great demon, had defeated even the Dragon God, if it didn't have any ability to withstand a blow, what was the point of fighting? Wouldn't it die instantly after being swiped by the Dragon God?

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