Four Amazing Books for Beginners Self-Studying Traditional Chinese Medicine 小白自学中医的四本神书
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Notes from a Taoist Medicine Clinic 道医馆笔记
[All plotlines in this book are fictional and included solely for the purposes of the story. They do not represent real-life views. Please keep that in mind and don't confuse fiction with reality.] After graduating with a master's degree from an ordinary university of traditional Chinese medicine, the protagonist didn't go to work at a hospital. Instead, they joined a Daoist medical clinic and began recording their encounters with strange and baffling illnesses.
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The Herbalist's Jianghu Chronicles 本草江湖录
One flavor, one world of martial arts; one herb, one universe. This book explains all 365 herbs in the Divine Farmer's Classic of Materia Medica in the language of the martial world, one flavor at a time. Each herb gets its own chapter, breaking down its nature and flavor, meridians entered, effects, combinations, and contraindications. Cold, hot, warm, and cool are like four kinds of inner cultivation. Rising, descending, floating, and sinking are like a set of palm techniques. The sovereign, m
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The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, Explained with Laughs 黄帝内经爆笑讲解版
Still missing out on China’s millennia-old treasures of health and wellness because classical texts are so hard to understand? This book breaks free from the dry style of traditional texts and uses laugh-out-loud language to unpack the foundational classics of Chinese medicine! It is divided into three volumes. The first offers clear, accessible explanations of the chapters of the Suwen, breaking down the underlying medical principles of yin and yang, the five elements, the organs, and qi and bl
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- 4 The Hilarious, In-Depth Guide to Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases 伤寒杂病论爆笑详解版 The Hilarious, In-Depth Guide to Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases is a medical classic interpretation that turns tradition on its head. With witty, humorous language, the book presents a fresh take on Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases, breathing new life into this ancient text on traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully blending modern elements with ancient wisdom, the author uses entertaining stories and vivid examples to explain complex, dif 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Immortal's Path to Medicine 参仙医路 Liang Dakuan, a graduate of a college of traditional Chinese medicine, happens upon a thousand-year-old ginseng spirit in the Changbai Mountains by a twist of fate. This ginseng spirit is no ordinary treasure: it can detect ailments in the human body, pinpoint their causes, and quickly devise the most effective treatments based on ancient medical texts. Armed with this extraordinary boon, Liang Dakuan sets out on the path to becoming a great doctor who heals the world. From a small village in th 185Reads—Score—Shelves
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Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术
When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get
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The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon: A Hilarious, Detailed Guide 黄帝外经爆笑详解版
The Yellow Emperor’s Outer Classic: A Hilarious, Detailed Guide is a groundbreaking work that makes traditional Chinese medicine classics both educational and entertaining. With a lighthearted, witty approach, it simplifies the ancient and profound Yellow Emperor’s Outer Classic, turning obscure medical theories into something lively and engaging. Through explanations cleverly woven together with stories and jokes, readers can grasp the essence of traditional Chinese medicine while laughing out
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- 8 Treasures Left by Our Ancestors: Stories of Chinese Medicine 老祖宗留下的宝贝之中药的故事 When the world first emerged from chaos, who knew that every herb possessed a spirit? Shennong tasted seventy-two poisons, his vermilion whip revealing the power of plants and herbs. The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon concealed the mysteries of the four qi, while the principles of chief, deputy, assistant, and envoy revealed the wonders of the Five Elements. Silk manuscripts from Mawangdui recorded remarkable remedies for malaria and dysentery; Dunhuang scrolls preserved life-restoring herbs. Our 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Feng Shui Clinic 风水医馆 Lin Feng, a brash young man with a formal education in traditional Chinese medicine, takes over his grandfather's “Feng Shui Clinic.” He's well-grounded in Chinese medicine and knows a little feng shui. He expects to spend his days guarding a run-down shop and barely scraping by, but to his surprise, his family's inherited “feng shui acupuncture” technique helps him make a name for himself. He reads feng shui and unblocks meridians, treating the body while changing people's fortunes. With Chines 825Reads—Score146Shelves
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You're Almost a National Go Master, So Why Are You Still Going to College? 你都快成国手了怎么还来上大学
This book is the sequel to The Way of Medicine. My new book, From Village Doctor to Master of Chinese Medicine, is also being updated, and I strongly recommend that readers look it up. Chinese medicine has five levels: first, herbal remedies; second, decoctions; third, diagnosis and treatment; fourth, microscopic precision; and fifth, grandmaster. After graduating from university, most people only reach the level of decoctions. He had already mastered diagnosis and treatment before he even start
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- 11 The Art of Healing 医路精诚 The companion novel to this book, I Am a Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor, is complete. The new novel, From Village Doctor to Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is currently being updated. Interested readers are welcome to check it out. At a time when traditional Chinese medicine is in decline, hospitals bearing its name are treating patients with Western medicine. Wang Chen, an heir to the Shanghan school, simply cannot stand it: even for a common cold, a traditional Chinese medicine ho 21.8kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
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My Self-Study Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine 我的中医自学笔记
This is a fictional account of an ordinary person’s self-directed journey into the world of traditional Chinese medicine, sharing insights gathered along the way. The diagnostic approaches and prescriptions in this book are works of fiction and do not constitute medical advice. Traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound, and every person’s constitution and symptoms are different. Do not diagnose or medicate yourself based solely on the contents of this book. If you feel unwell, seek care
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- 13 A Beginner’s Guide to Chinese Medicine: Learn Diagnosis and Treatment in 50 Chapters 小白秒懂中医：50章学会辨证用 A good friend once told me, “Traditional Chinese medicine is good, but it’s just too mysterious. I can’t understand it, and I don’t dare use it.” I thought about those words for a long time. The wisdom for staying healthy that our ancestors have passed down through the generations shouldn’t be kept out of reach just because it seems “difficult to understand.” That gave me the idea to write this book for people like her, who are curious about traditional Chinese medicine but don’t know where to 53Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 14 A Guide to Enlightenment and Turning Your Life Around 开悟逆袭人生指南 [All Substance] This is very dry, so I recommend keeping a bottle of water by your mouth while you read, or you might choke. The future is uncertain, and you and I are both just cogs in the machine. Those who have never awakened spend their whole lives following the script of fate to the letter, never knowing where they came from or where they are going. They don't know how to get everything they want. In this book, I'll pass on my secret techniques, mindset, and practical methods, and lead yo 28.9kReads8.8Score4.9kShelves
- 15 Financial Freedom: The Secret to Making Big Money for Ordinary People 财务自由：普通人赚大钱的秘诀 This book offers a detailed guide to one question: How can ordinary people make money and build wealth? It’s aimed at ordinary people with humble beginnings and no connections, and breaks down the methods and paths to making a fortune in detail. No empty talk, no vague generalities, no unrealistic platitudes, and nothing fanciful. It’s practical and down-to-earth. The advice is actionable and easy to learn and imitate. It takes an in-depth look at a wide range of cases where ordinary people turn 23.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves
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After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Villainous Master’s Precious Treasure 穿书后我成了反派师尊掌中宝
One-on-one, both leads have only been with each other. Beautiful disciple, white-snake master~ Wen Xu accidentally transmigrated into a book and became the little disciple of the villain, Yu Qinghan. Then, for no apparent reason, he was bound to a survival System. If he wanted to stay alive, he had to frantically raise Yu Qinghan's affection level. He could gain eternal life after completing the missions; otherwise, he'd simply die. Wen Xu had no choice but to try his best to please Yu Qinghan.
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- 17 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
- 18 Reborn as a Tentacle Monster, Why Bother Cultivating? 重生成触手怪还修炼个屁 "Decisive and Ruthless" + "Darkness" + "Multiple Heroines" Evolution, begin! After working overtime to the point of death, I was reborn as a tiny soft-bodied monster. I sweep through the great clans and kick down the major sects. Empresses, female emperors, and female Celestial Venerables are all cauldrons for my evolution. 3.8kReads8.2Score346Shelves
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Herbs Become Spirits, and the Livestream Gets Showered with Tips 草药成精直播间疯狂打赏
Lin Feng graduated from a university of traditional Chinese medicine but couldn’t find a job, so he came up with the idea of teaching people about Chinese herbs through livestreams. And guess what? He ended up bound to a miraculous System! Whenever the livestream’s tips hit record highs, the herbs he talked about would come to life as if by magic! Lingzhi mushrooms danced, ginseng started talking. Just imagine how incredible that would be! The viewers stared in amazement as tips poured in.
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- 20 Mental Training 精神锻炼 Lin Qi, an assembly-line worker, lives a life of exploitation at Yonggu Group. On the brink of death, his consciousness accidentally leaves his body, allowing him to glimpse the truth of the world: human pain and pleasure can be produced and traded as "spiritual energy." Yonggu Group is a "spiritual energy mine," where the upper classes feed on the suffering of the lower classes to obtain "bliss." After awakening, Lin Qi diligently trains his power of consciousness. Rising step by step from the 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Art of Reading People 观人有道 The Daoist Five Arts are Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Physiognomy, and Divination, representing Heaven, Earth, Humanity, Ghosts, and Immortals respectively. The Immortal Way is Mountain: focusing on cultivation, talismans, martial arts, geography, and feng shui. The Human Way is Medicine: focusing on healing, Daoist medicine, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, pulse diagnosis, and prescriptions. The Divine Way is Destiny: focusing on fortune-telling, the Eight Characters, Zi Wei astrology, and more. 13.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
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An Ordinary Doctor Who Heals the World 济世凡医
Seeing color, hearing sound, and taking a pulse with three fingers: a traditional worldview gives rise to traditional medical principles. This story has no supernatural powers or tycoons throwing money around. It is simply a day-by-day account of an ordinary practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine on his path as a doctor, guided by the heartfelt wish to carry on the teachings of the sages. Throughout the long river of history, traditional medicine has protected generations of Chinese people
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A Self-Study Series on Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医自学丛书
Medicine is a way of the Dao. The way of healing and preserving life depends on specialized, profound knowledge. As the saying goes, “People do not die from illness, but from their doctors. It would be better to have no doctor than a bad one.” If you have not mastered medicine, you would be better off not practicing it at all.
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I'm a Traditional Medicine Streamer, Master of the I Ching, Physiognomy, Feng Shui, and Martial Arts 我中医主播精通周易面相风水国术
The renowned Zhouyi expert and feng shui master Li Changsheng transmigrates to a parallel world. He becomes a pitiful orphan who has relied on his grandfather for as long as he can remember. In this world, traditional Chinese medicine and herbal remedies vanished more than five hundred years ago. But his grandfather has a dream: to revive traditional Chinese medicine. Li Changsheng has read the book The Heavenly Healer’s Secret Realm tens of thousands of times since childhood. His grandfather ho
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Fifty Years in the World of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医江湖五十年
For historical reasons, most people know little about traditional Chinese medicine, and some are even prejudiced against it. Yet firsthand medical experience is undoubtedly the best way to understand it. The author recounts his own journey studying medicine, as well as those of his master and grandmaster. In particular, he tells the story of his master, known as “A Heart Devoted to Medicine,” who began studying medicine at the age of eight and has now practiced for fifty years. The book offers r
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- 26 Learning Chinese Medicine Is Really Simple 学中医真的很简单 The author is a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. I started out working in a hospital, then ran a traditional Chinese medicine clinic for many years, gaining a great deal of insight. I also realized that I had taken far too many detours while learning traditional Chinese medicine. That's why I now want to share my experience and little tips with everyone in simple, easy-to-understand ways, and use my own story to show that learning traditional Chinese medicine really is quite simple. 44Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 27 The Barefoot Chinese Medicine Doctor 赤脚中医 Pluck a handful of grass, pick up a needle: relieve people’s pain and save their lives. A folk healer from the very bottom of society continues the timeless legend and myth of traditional Chinese medicine... From July 28 onward, four chapters will be released daily. 985Reads8.7Score186Shelves
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Master Ni's Heavenly Principles 天纪倪师
I'm studying Master Ni's book Tian Ji, and I'll post updates here as my understanding of it develops. I'll keep learning and updating, covering the harmony of Heaven, Earth, and humanity, along with imagery and numerology. I'll explain it in plain language, using recent cases and feedback to deepen understanding, speed up learning, and build experience.
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- 29 They Tried to Make My Interview Difficult? I Know the Ancient Medical Canon by Heart! 面试为难我？我古医典倒背如流！ [The full-cast audio version is now available. Come give it a listen!] Also known as The Right Path of Medicine. A great doctor serves the times and saves the world. Only by being selfless and free of ego can the practice of medicine follow the right path! A country boy raised in the mountains of the great northwest has studied and trained hard since childhood, determined to become a renowned doctor known throughout the land. But the world beyond the mountains isn’t as simple as he imagined. Fac 23.5kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
- 30 A Record of Chasing Dreams with Classical Prescriptions 经方逐梦录 This is a traditional Chinese medicine novel that anyone who can read can easily understand. Drawing on the author's observations and reflections from years of medical practice, as well as extensive clinical experience, the book builds a rich world of stories. It skillfully blends Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist thought with related theories of fate and feng shui. Although the plot is fictional, the medical cases, medical theories, feng shui, and knowledge of destiny featured in the story are al 627Reads9.2Score183Shelves
- 31 The Chief Imperial Physician 首席御医 A battlefield doctor with peerless medical skills, versed in both Chinese and Western medicine. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a renowned traditional Chinese medicine master or a Western medical expert. With silver needles in hand, he fears no disease. And when his scalpel moves, he can create medical miracles. 51Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 32 The Peerless National Healer 无双国医 Why do expert department heads from the country's top hospitals keep showing up at a neighborhood clinic? Why do renowned experts and professors from across the country so often visit a township health center? Yun Heng, a master's graduate in traditional Chinese medicine, had just started his new job when he offended the hospital's department head and was driven out. With no choice but to make a living at a neighborhood clinic, he somehow turned a township community health center into a national 61.3kReads9.5Score7.4kShelves
- 33 The Great Immortal Doctor 大仙医 A master alchemist is reborn in a modern Chinese medicine clinic, with extraordinary medical skills and incredible luck. Beautiful women come seeking his help, and romance is always in the air for this unassuming doctor. He rises from a poor young man to a legendary physician, living a wonderful life! 2.9kReads9.0Score397Shelves
- 34 Cultivating Immortality Through Internal Alchemy 内炼金丹修仙 Fang Xin cultivates the Golden Elixir in secret, hidden amid the clamor of the city. Internal alchemy refines the self and tempers the mind; cultivation is like rowing upstream. External alchemy refines substances, drawing strength from the essence of heaven and earth, yet carries the hidden risk of backlash. 219Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Moss Traces and Medicinal Shadows 苔痕药影 In an old apothecary mottled with moss, a silver-haired physician listens with his fingertips to the secret language of the pulse. When he feels for the pulse on his own wrist with his left hand, the boundary between healer and patient begins to blur. When he writes out a hastily scrawled prescription, the rhythm of plants growing seems to be hidden in every stroke. This is no ordinary tale of a medical clinic. Every medicinal ingredient is a metaphor for life: aged tangerine peel, steeped for t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Principles of Life and Destiny: A Modern-Language Edition 性命圭旨白话文版 The Secret of the Golden Elixir, whose full title is The Golden Guide to Cultivating Both Nature and Life and Attaining Ten Thousand Spirits, is a comprehensive work on Daoist internal alchemy from the Ming dynasty. It is said to have been written by a senior disciple of Immortal Yin, variously identified as Yin Xi or Yin Zhiping, though its actual author is unknown. Compiled during the Wanli era and first printed in 1615, the book is divided into four collections: Yuan, Heng, Li, and Zhen. Comb 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Immortal Lineage of Wu and Liu 伍柳仙宗 The Straightforward Treatise on the True Principles of Celestial Immortality: Explains the basic theories of internal alchemy, including refining essence into qi and refining qi into spirit, and establishes the foundation for cultivation with the principle that "the way of immortality is the way of humanity." The Unified School of Immortals and Buddhas: Discusses the essentials of cultivating both nature and life, arguing that Buddhist and Daoist cultivation share the same essence. The Treatis 57Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Legend of Laozi: The Great Dao Is Simple 老子传：大道至简
Since ancient times, the mysteries of life and the secrets of the universe have captivated people, yet only a handful have ever been able to understand them. In the Spring and Autumn period, ritual and music fell into disarray, and war raged across the land. To strengthen their power, the various states recruited worthy and talented people, hoping that their aid would help them dominate the Central Plains. Thus, the Hundred Schools of Thought sprang up like sparks and spread across the land like
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- 39 The Lakeside Pulse Studies: A Plain-Language Edition 濒湖脉学【白话】 The Lakeside Master's Study of the Pulse, written by Li Shizhen during the Ming dynasty, is a classic of Chinese medicine that explains pulse patterns in verse. Translated into plain language, it is now easier to understand, making knowledge of pulse diagnosis more accessible. It is a valuable resource for practitioners and enthusiasts of Chinese medicine, and an important guide to mastering its diagnostic methods. 86Reads—Score—Shelves
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Ten Socializing Techniques 十神社交术
This is an unconventional guide to the art of social interaction, inspired by the author’s insights into “Daoist Eight Characters fortune-telling” and “Western pickup artistry.” It is completely different from the books on relationships you see in everyday life: not only is it easy to understand, it is also highly practical. Let’s look at the true nature of human beings in social interactions from a different perspective…
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- 41 The Principles of Ternary Consciousness and Memory Mapping 三元意识与记忆映射原理 This book deciphers the secrets of human longevity through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's number one original philosophical masterpiece, The Threefold Consciousness and Memory Mapping Principle, explores ideology, human nature, the secrets of human longevity, the truth behind ancient history, the origin of the moon, the mystery of the Great Flood, reasoning about past-life memories, an analysis of homosexuality, depression, multidimensional worlds, the differences in how men and women are att 1.5kReads9.2Score460Shelves
- 42 Master Ni's Complete Treatise on Cold Damage 倪师人纪之伤寒论全集 Treatise on Cold Damage is a classic Chinese medicine text written by Zhang Zhongjing of the Eastern Han dynasty. In 12 volumes, it examines the principles of treating externally contracted febrile diseases. Ten volumes, comprising 22 chapters, survive today. 3.6kReads8.2Score491Shelves
- 43 Master Ni's I Ching Studies 倪师易学 Join Teacher Ni Haixia in studying the Tianji series every day. With this divine gift of the Way of Change, all the world's affairs can be made simple, bringing good fortune, avoiding misfortune, and turning danger into safety. The key to learning is perseverance. I hope everyone makes progress and gains something every day. 5.2kReads8.8Score912Shelves
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The National Medical Sage Who Emerged from a Psychiatric Hospital 从精神病院走出的国医圣手
The day he escaped from the psychiatric hospital, a patrol officer pinned him against a wall, found three gold needles on him, and asked if he was crazy. Someone had been in a car accident at the street corner. Their heart had stopped. He pushed through the crowd and drove in three needles. The dead came back to life. The emergency doctor asked his name with trembling hands. A police officer dropped his radio, and onlookers fell to their knees and kowtowed. In a black car across the street, some
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- 45 My Cellmate Is a National Team Champion 我的狱友是国手 Other people do time by working sewing machines. Lin Yi does time by learning medicine from a renowned doctor. Ten years later, he walks free and calms every expert in the ICU with a single silver needle. Global healthcare giants line up to beg for his help, while his enemies kneel and call him Daddy. Only Lin Yi knows that the person in prison taught him far more than medicine. 253Reads—Score109Shelves
- 46 The Medical and Martial World 医武江湖 What is Chinese medicine? Is it a technique or a Way? What is the world of the jianghu? Is it black or white? This story tells of the first half of a life spent entering the Way through medicine, taking you into the real jianghu and revealing the most mysterious parts of traditional culture, as well as the good and evil buried deep in human nature. 1.9kReads8.9Score247Shelves
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Half a Volume of a Broken Book, Healing a Broken Life 半卷残书医残生
A mere scholar, he seems to have his fate laid out for him after graduation. Before he knows it, he has entered the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and under the guidance of his wife's grandfather, he eventually becomes a renowned doctor. But fate is fickle, and Xiao Dong still can't escape the destiny laid out for him.
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- 48 Ghost King of the Buddhist Sect 佛门鬼王 Chen Feng had made no progress in cultivation for ten years when he was forced to marry Liu Yiyi, the Lotus Sect's ugliest woman. To his surprise, this ugly bride, whose face could make a crying child fall silent, could actually solve the problem that had stalled his cultivation. Once back to normal, the couple lay low as they grew stronger and helped each other heal. When external enemies invaded, the Lotus Sect abandoned Chen Feng. From then on, the world was his to roam. See how Chen Feng, an 6.6kReads8.6Score841Shelves
- 49 Qi Cultivation Art 练气决 The Qi Cultivation Method is a cultivation manual that guides beginners into the mysterious world of qi refinement. Starting with the most basic search for a sense of qi, it gradually delves deeper, explaining in detail the many secrets and techniques involved in qi cultivation. In this book, readers follow carefully designed steps to shut out the noise of the outside world and calm both body and mind. Through specific postures, breathing techniques, and concentration exercises, they learn to s 620Reads7.0Score129Shelves
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A Doctor's Skill Shakes the Capital 医手遮天闯都城
College student Lin Xiaoxuan has had one misfortune after another. Framed by his classmates, he is expelled and sent home, only for his mother to be beaten by a local bully, leaving her bedridden with a shattered spine. Seeking revenge for her, Lin is instead left with a broken leg and a disfigured face, and has no choice but to become a beggar. But fate takes an unexpected turn: after a car accident, he inherits the legacy of a divine physician. From then on, Lin Xiaoxuan masters medicine and c
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