Chapter 74
It wasn't often that Hua Tuo had visitors . He was initially excited when Buddha called him . He looked forward to passing on his knowledge to young ones . However, when the elven guardian heard him, he ran away . The old deity was slightly disappointed but he was good at waiting . After so many centuries of practising the art of patience, he could afford to wait a few more days before he started tracking his lost students .
He was certainly not expecting to find two moontaur girls passed out outside of his door . These girls had no affiliation with his students and Hua Tuo wondered what to do about them . He could feel that both his students were near and didn't worry too much . Perhaps they were simply nervous about greeting their teacher . Hua Tuo decided to allow them the space and time they needed to get familiar with him .
As for the moontaur sisters, Hua Tuo decided that it was best not to rouse the sleeping lions as they say it back on the first Earth . Moontaurs were known to be short-tempered and extremely unreasonable . They were violent creatures with a great physical advantage in strength and speed . Hua Tuo may be a Sage God but unlike normal Gods or Great Gods, Sage Gods are only granted immortality . They were not immune to pain or injury . If the moontaur girls decided to kill him, Hua Tuo only had his brain to rely on . There was no way he would win in a fair fight against these natives .
Hence, Hua Tuo did the only logical thing . He concocted his best poison and prepared many splash potions to disarm the moontaurs should they become hostile . After checking his supplies, Hua Tuo decided to start his day .
The air in the mountain was fresh and it was one of the reasons Hua Tuo chose to spend his time on Endow Hill cultivating his Godhood . His domain was medicine and while medicine usually came in the form of pills or something edible, it was a very vast field . Hua Tuo had absolute control over the cells in his body . By cultivating them with the magical infused air of Endow Hill, Hua Tuo was able to create the divine body of his ideal choice .
It was always about balance in medicine . To counter a heat type of illness, one uses a cooling nature to suppress it . To nourish the frail immune system after an intense battle with virus, one must consume rich food high in vitamin . To balance the power struggle between good and evil, one must understand the flow .
This philosophy of balance was created by many Great minds . From Confucius to Meng Zi and Lao Tzu, all the great people have discussed it . Few have attained this balance but those who understood this fragile nature of balance were all Sage Gods with a few exceptions like Steve Jobs who was given a divine soul blessing by one of the Great Gods .
Dawn was the balance between day and night . It was a crucial time where the body had to adjust between waking and sleeping . Sudden changes are not good for the mind . This has been a practice since Hua Tuo was alive . Every dawn, he would wake up like clockwork and start this strange dance routine that starts with the tiger and ends with the bird .
For a good half an hour, Hua Tuo repeated the same actions several times before changing forms . The tiger form helps to alleviate back pains, neck and shoulder stiffness . It is important to sufficiently relax the muscles and put everything back to the right place after a long night . Like spring, after the tiger comes the monkey . Agile like a monkey, this form promotes better circulation and heats the body up from the inside . Breathing deeply will allow for better respiration . Once the body is sufficiently warm and the blood is flowing, Hua Tuo moved to the bear form which represents stability . The core of the body must be firm like the bear . Doing this exercise will help to strengthen one's digestion system . Only with a good digestion system, one can proceed to have a good immune system like a bird soaring to the sky . Finally, one must remember where they come from and come back down to Earth . With a strong foundation built, one must learn to relax and be grounded like a deer .
By the time Huo Tuo was ready to tend to his fields, the sun was just beginning to cast its rays across the sleepy land . The moontaur girls were still sound asleep and from the looks of it, so was his student hidden among the trees .
Hua Tuo smiled . The young ones certainly have a long way to go .