141. Gained Immense Benefit

"Immediately invite the most authoritative neurosurgeons in China to come and discuss the surgery for the old man. Select those with the highest chance of success to stay." Shortly after, Geng Jizhong let out a long sigh and instructed the logistics staff to arrange the surgery immediately.

After returning home, Chen Fengyun excitedly emptied the contents of his storage bracelet. There was a large pile of items, but they were chaotic and required careful sorting.

He first gathered all the jade slips and began to examine their contents. He discovered that most of the slips recorded cultivation techniques, primarily common ones for the Qi Refining stage, with only a few for the Foundation Establishment stage. There were no techniques for the Golden Core stage at all.

Chen Fengyun felt a tinge of disappointment. Without a Golden Core technique, he could not advance his cultivation further; his current technique could only take him to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Additionally, some jade slips contained common knowledge for cultivation sects, such as artifact refining, alchemy, medicinal herb cultivation, and spirit beast taming, as well as some knowledge on formations.

One particular slip recorded a massive transformation in the ancient cultivation world. A small sect known as the Hundred Flower Valley had been invaded by an evil force and turned into a ghost realm overnight. This event was documented by a surviving elder of the valley.

"It seems that the strange valley I encountered might be the Hundred Flower Valley recorded in this slip, and those evil energies might still exist. I must find time to investigate it."

Chen Fengyun was now full of interest in such bizarre places, as they might contain the energy the cultivation system could absorb to help him improve his strength.

After sorting, Chen Fengyun recovered over sixty spirit stones. They were all finger-sized, larger than those he had obtained from the formation bases in the Changbai underground palace.

All these spirit stones could be absorbed and converted into attribute points by the cultivation system. Chen Fengyun tested one the size of a soybean and gained 1 attribute point. He then absorbed a finger-sized one and found it converted into 2 attribute points.

Chen Fengyun was overjoyed. If he converted all his current spirit stones, he could gain nearly 200 attribute points. However, after some thought, he abandoned the idea.

Attribute points could also be obtained from other ancient artifacts, and other forms of energy could also be converted. Once the spirit stones were gone, they might not be easily replaced.

Finally, there were over a dozen broken magical artifacts among the items. Chen Fengyun extracted 18 attribute points from them before turning the remnants into materials for artifact refining.

What he left for last were the medicine bottles—more than twenty crystal-clear jade vials. They all looked identical, with no markings or labels, making it impossible to distinguish the pills inside.

Chen Fengyun opened them one by one. Most were empty. A few contained pills, but they were merely common ones like Spirit-Dissolving Pills or Foundation-Nurturing Pills; some had even decayed and turned black.

"I wouldn't dare eat pills not refined by myself. I might as well convert them all into attribute points; that’s safer." Chen Fengyun had a sudden thought, and testing it proved successful.

He absorbed a common Foundation-Nurturing Pill, which converted into 1 attribute point, leaving only a small pile of ash. In total, he gained 22 attribute points, including those from the decayed, blackened pills.

"Didn't I also get some pills from the Changbai underground palace? I never knew how to use them. I might as well convert them all today." Chen Fengyun then remembered the pills stored in his miniature heavenly cave.

A few minutes later, after absorbing the pills from the Changbai underground palace as well, he gained another 26 attribute points. His total surged to 71—another large influx of points.

"I plan to explore the Hundred Flower Valley in the Ten Thousand Mountains of Western Hunan during the National Day holiday, so I should improve my cultivation first, followed by my combat skills and the level of my magical treasures."

Chen Fengyun planned how to spend the points. Although 71 seemed like a lot, it was actually quite tight; advancing from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the middle stage required 40 points, leaving only 31.

Considering that the Hundred Flower Valley might be filled with evil energy, the best countermeasures would be the Sutra of Salvation and the Six-Syllable Mantra. He spent 15 points on each to upgrade them to the early stage of the Yellow Tier, leaving him with only 1 point in reserve.

At this moment, Chen Fengyun’s cultivation stats had significantly improved:

Spirit Root: Yellow Tier Peak
Spirit/Mental Power: Yellow Tier Late Stage
Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Middle Stage
Techniques: Qiankun Fengyun Manual (Yellow Tier Peak), Indestructible Vajra Body (Yellow Tier Early Stage)
Skills: Formations (Mortal Tier Grade 10), Medicine (Mortal Tier Grade 10), Artifact Refining (Mortal Tier Grade 10), Alchemy (Mortal Tier Grade 10), Qi Pulse Technique (Mortal Tier Grade 10), Sutra of Salvation (Yellow Tier Early Stage), Six-Syllable Mantra Seal (Yellow Tier Early Stage)
Magical Treasures: Flying Sword (Yellow Tier Early Stage), Spirit-Gathering Formation Flags (Mortal Tier Grade 10), Mysterious Yin Mirror (Yellow Tier Early Stage), Alchemy Cauldron (Yellow Tier Peak), Mantra Beads (Yellow Tier Peak)
Pet: Earth Dragon
Special Items: Miniature Heavenly Cave
Attribute Points: 1

The Earth Dragon had woken up that evening after its long slumber. It had grown into a behemoth, over three meters tall and five to six meters long.

Its strength had also increased dramatically, now equivalent to the peak Grandmaster level in the martial arts world, and comparable to a peak Qi Refining cultivator. It would be a great asset to Chen Fengyun.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. When Chen Fengyun arrived at the Geng residence, two of China’s most famous neurosurgical authorities were waiting for him, though their expressions were grave.

"Mr. Chen, these two are Dean Luo Zhihua of the Beijing 301 Hospital and President Xie Wenlan of the First Military Medical University. They are top neurosurgeons not just in China, but globally. They will be assisting you in this surgery." Geng Jizhong introduced the gray-haired experts to Chen Fengyun.

In addition to the Geng family, special envoys from the national leadership had gathered, as the old man was a founding father of the nation, making his condition a matter of national importance.

"Mr. Chen, the success rate for this surgery for both Old Xie and myself is only a few percent, certainly under ten. Do you have any way to improve the odds?" Luo Zhihua asked with a solemn expression, while Xie Wenlan also stared intently at Chen Fengyun.

"Rest assured, both of you. Since I said I am confident, I would naturally not deceive you. Come over, and I will assist you as we try," Chen Fengyun said with a nod.