An hour later, Li Nian drove Lin Chen to the military hospital.
In the ward, Wang Xinyu handed a medical record to Lin Chen.
"We invited the most top-tier doctors from the Great Xia Country to personally examine An'an."
"But several doctors in a row couldn't figure out what illness An'an had..."
"Later, a chief with a medical Martial Spirit happened to pass by and made a guess."
After a pause, Wang Xinyu, looking astonished, said:
"He said he suspects that Lin An'an possesses a certain powerful Martial Spirit..."
"Although the Martial Spirit hasn't awakened yet, it already shows initial signs of sharpness."
"As the Martial Spirit grows, Lin An'an's physical constitution can't withstand it, which is why she frequently falls ill and her body weakens..."
After hearing Wang Xinyu's words, Lin Chen frowned slightly.
"So, An'an isn't sick, but her aptitude is so good that her physical constitution can't bear it?"
Wang Xinyu nodded and said:
"That's roughly what it means. It's still unclear exactly how good An'an's aptitude is... But her Martial Spirit must be a powerful or rare type."
"About several decades ago, a similar situation occurred in the Great Xia Country, where a Martial Artist's Martial Spirit was too strong, but their physical constitution couldn't keep up, ultimately almost leading to a physical explosion and death..."
A physical explosion and death?
"Is there any way to save An'an?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's frown deepened, looking at the sleeping Lin An'an on the sick bed with some heartbreak.
"The most fundamental way is to provide An'an with sufficient nutrient solutions."
"Let her quickly improve her physical condition, and once her Martial Arts Realm advances and the Martial Spirit officially awakens, she naturally won't have this ailment."
"Of course, improving her physical condition can also reduce her pain..."
Wang Xinyu conveyed the method suggested by the chief to Lin Chen.
Hearing this, Lin Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief, as long as there's a solution!
Nutrient solution is a potion capable of repairing hidden injuries in the human body and accelerating cultivation.
It's most applicable at the Martial Disciple stage, and some wealthy Martial Disciples even take nutrient solutions daily to maintain training intensity.
Although expensive, each one worth tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, with his current status, obtaining nutrient solutions isn't difficult.
So Lin Chen earnestly said:
"The next step for An'an's physique is in your hands..."
Wang Xinyu gently shook her head and said:
"This is what we should do, An'an will be in the military hospital for a period, her safety will also be assured."
"It's best to wait until she's healthier before resuming training at home..."
"Moreover, the sooner An'an's health is restored, the more you can focus on your cultivation."
At this, Wang Xinyu sincerely said:
"We all hope you can focus more on enhancing yourself and exploring the Cultivation World..."
Lin Chen didn't agree nor disagree, understanding Wang Xinyu's meaning, which also aligns with his own thoughts.
...
That evening, Lin Chen returned home.
He glanced at the countdown on his arm, 129 hours and 53 minutes.
There's five and a half days until his next travel to the Cultivation Realm.
Lin Chen doesn't intend to waste this time.
Although he hasn't yet started Qi Introduction to the body, stepping onto the cultivation path.
The cultivation of the Martial Arts Realm can't be interrupted for a day.
From his casual backpack, he took out a silver alloy briefcase.
Inside, after opening it, there were ten vials of emerald-green potion.
This was b-7 type nutrient solution.
It's very beneficial for cultivation in the early stages for Martial Disciples and even Martial Artists, with mild effects, each priced at a hundred thousand Great Xia currency.
Looking at the nutrient solution in his hand, Lin Chen felt somewhat sentimental.
"In the past, I couldn't bear to use nutrient solutions that cost a thousand per vial, barely having one a month."
"Now, with high-level nutrient solutions costing a hundred thousand, I can have as many as I want... That's the difference..."
Without hesitation, Lin Chen drank a bottle of nutrient solution, experiencing the feeling of being wealthy.
Sitting cross-legged, he began to breathe in a pattern, practicing the Martial Arts Breathing Technique.
In the blink of an eye, eight hours passed, Lin Chen glanced at the Qi and Blood Value on his watch.
—10.8.
Eight hours of cultivation, and Lin Chen's Qi and Blood Value increased by 0.1.
Equivalent to ten days of hard training for an ordinary Martial Artist, although the nutrient solution helped, Lin Chen's Martial Path aptitude accounted for most of it.
But Lin Chen was still somewhat dissatisfied with this.
"It's still too slow... Even with the help of nutrient solutions, a day's hard training only yields small improvements."
"In comparison, cultivation in the Cultivation Realm is four times more efficient than on Blue Star!"
"Not to mention that with the help of Spiritual Food, the difference becomes twelve times!"
Lin Chen began to miss the Cultivation Realm.
For a Martial Path genius like him, a twelvefold increase in cultivation efficiency is terrifying.
If there were ample Spiritual Food, he could become a Middle-Level Martial Artist without half a month.
Within a month, he could reach the High-Level Martial Artist tier!
He might even become the youngest Warrior, Martial Master in the history of the Great Xia...
"Moreover, when I return to the Cultivation Realm, I can start attempting Qi Introduction to the body, officially stepping onto the path of cultivation... Quite exciting to think about!"
Lin Chen's eyes showed a glimmer of anticipation.
Although High-Level Martial Artists are also powerful, the various methods of Cultivators, Immortals in mythical novels fascinate him.
In the following days, Lin Chen continued to stay home for cultivation.
Being a genius pre-admitted to Martial Arts University, he doesn't need to attend high school classes.
His freedom wasn't restricted during this time, he even went out to the nearby market twice to buy groceries for his aunt.
It's just that every time he went out, he'd notice more than a dozen strong plainclothes officers within a hundred meters radius.
He knows they are the people the government sent to protect him.
As per his wishes, the Great Xia Country would protect his safety as much as possible without interfering in his life.
...
Soon, five days passed.
After finishing Martial Arts Breathing Technique practice that day, Lin Chen's Qi and Blood Value had reached 11.2.
He looked at the countdown on his left arm.
11 hours and 36 minutes.
Less than half a day until the next travel.
After notifying his uncle and aunt in advance, Lin Chen, escorted by Li Nian, headed towards the military region.
This time, instead of going to the Martial Arts Palace, the car stopped at a research institute within the military region.
After passing through numerous alloy doors with heavy security, Lin Chen came to a spacious room.
The bright incandescent lamp was a bit dazzling, and in the square room of ten zhang (about 30 meters) radius, there were more than a dozen researchers wearing white lab coats and glasses.
At this moment, they were using instruments to examine the wooden table and chair Lin Chen brought back from the Cultivation Realm repetitively.
Seeing this, Lin Chen tugged at the corner of his mouth, unable to help but say:
"Um, this table and chair aren't particularly special other than being a bit old..."
"You should be researching the Spirit Stone and Magical Treasure that I gave you instead..."
Upon hearing Lin Chen's voice, all the researchers unanimously stopped their actions.
They collectively shifted their gaze towards Lin Chen.
"Is... is that Lin Chen..." a researcher exclaimed, wide-eyed and stuttering.
"Lin Chen! It's Lin Chen!"
"It's the real Lin Chen!" shouted a researcher excitedly.
Seeing this scene, three black lines appeared on Lin Chen's forehead.
These researchers were all top experts and geniuses of the Great Xia Country, having published numerous papers on the Martial Path.
Yet these experts were acting like star-chasers when they saw Lin Chen...
The researchers fervently surrounded Lin Chen, scrutinizing him from all angles.
"Well, I'm only seventeen... I should be alive, right?"
Lin Chen couldn't help but hold his forehead and joke.
Just then, Wang Xinyu pushed her way through the group of researchers, over with a bit of helplessness:
"Lin Chen, don't mind... These people were all shocked by the things you brought back from the Cultivation Realm."
"They wanted to meet you in person a long time ago, only I kept stopping them..."
Lin Chen nodded after hearing this, smiling and said:
"I understand geniuses, they're all enthusiastic research enthusiasts."
"As long as they don't dissect me for studies!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xinyu quickly shook her head, assuring him:
"Don't worry! You're more valuable than anyone now; there's no way you'd be dissected!"
"Although, these researchers indeed discovered something..."
Wang Xinyu said, as she took out the inferior Magical Treasure that Lin Chen had seized from the Tribulation Cultivator.