The Way of Medicine

A centipede may die, but it will not stiffen; a river flowing through the ages may dry up, but its source will never run out.

One hundred and seventy years ago, the Yellow River changed course and the dragon veins shifted. The once-prominent Xue family of miracle doctors began its decline.

Later, the head of the Xue family moved their ancestral grave to the Golden Cicada Hollow by the abandoned course of the Yellow River. Legend has it that Jin Chan Zi, a disciple of the Tathagata, underwent nine lifetimes of reincarnation, washed away all his sins, and ultimately attained Buddhahood.

If the Xue family’s bloodline remained unbroken through ten cycles of reincarnation, they could be reborn after enduring nine lifetimes of suffering.

But man proposes, and Heaven disposes.

Xue Changsheng, the only son for seven generations, watched as both of his sons died soon after they were born...