The staff passage was located beside the registration desk, leading into a wide corridor.
Even though it was an internal passage, there were still quite a few people inside, all of whom were either wealthy or noble, judging by their clothes.
The magical artifacts they carried shimmered with radiant light, and the powerful auras they emitted marked these people as cultivators of high status.
In contrast, the family of three seemed somewhat out of place.
There were branches in the corridor: VIP Passage No. 1, VIP Passage No. 2, Supreme VIP Passage, and so on.
Those high-level cultivators swaggered into these passages; Mu Yanxin understood—they all had special privileges and didn’t need to queue outside.
Very soon, they spotted the staff passage on the left.
They didn’t enter until they reached the fourth one.
There were several medical rooms on both sides, each staffed with medical cultivators in white coats.
Mu Yanxin’s parents watched for half a minute before cautiously stepping into an empty medical room.
His father handed over his badge.
This time, the medical cultivator’s attitude was quite decent.
He glanced casually at the badge and asked, “What’s the situation? Surgery or treatment?”
“Surgery—well, it’s for my son.”
Father seemed a little embarrassed, but after hesitating for a while and seeing the puzzled look from the medical cultivator, he managed to say, “Gender transition surgery.”
“Gender transition surgery?”
The medical cultivator looked at Mu Yanxin with a half-smile and asked, “Is it because you want to cultivate some technique only women can practice, or do you plan to join a sect for women?”
“He was admitted to Spiritual Moon High Sect.”
Father spoke awkwardly, feeling that saying this aloud was somehow shameful.
“Oh? Spiritual Moon High Sect? Congratulations, it’s not easy to get into Spiritual Moon High Sect.”
The medical cultivator replied, though it was hard to tell whether he was sincere or joking.
He picked up a pen and started writing the order, saying as he wrote, “Customized gender transition surgery, twenty thousand spirit stone.”
But with the employee discount, it’s only ten thousand spirit stone.
He has Yangxin Hall’s medical insurance, right?”
“Yes, but our supervisor only got us the most basic medical insurance.”
Father hurriedly pulled out a little green booklet and handed it over.
Mu Yanxin didn’t really understand what medical insurance was—clearly, there were still many things about this world he didn’t get.
But just the employee discount alone, slashing the price by half, seemed quite a bargain.
“Even the most basic medical insurance can reimburse thirty percent, so that’s seven thousand spirit stone. But has he had the unlimited dantian surgery yet? That’s required for all High Sect students.”
The medical cultivator asked again.
“Not yet. Of course, he needs to do that too.”
Father answered earnestly, while Mu Yanxin grew even more confused.
Unlimited dantian surgery?
What was that?
“Add another four thousand then. I’ve already included the employee discount and insurance reimbursement for you. Anything else? Do you want to do the Jingmai expansion surgery and Tendon reinforcement surgery as well?”
The medical cultivator kept writing as he asked.
This time, Father hesitated.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, “Are those two surgeries also required for admission to the High Sect?”
“Not required, but most High Sect students do them.”
“For Qi Refining cultivators, expanded meridians let you absorb spiritual energy and cultivate faster, while reinforced tendons mean more spell power in combat.”
“A lot of people do them as soon as they join a sect—start early, progress early. If you skip them, you’ll only be overtaken by others.”
The medical cultivator explained.
“Of course Xin’er should do them. The High Sect is fiercely competitive—he can’t afford to be weaker than the other disciples.”
This time, Mother made the decision without hesitation.
“That’ll be another twenty thousand Spirit Stone.”
“Would you like to have the life spring surgery done as well?”
“If you let the child open the life spring on his own, it’ll take a lot of time and carries risks, but our hospital’s technique is first-class—whatever quality of life spring you want, we can open it.”
The medical cultivator continued.
At this point, Mu Yanxin was completely lost.
If the earlier surgeries—Jingmai expansion, Tendon reinforcement—were things he could at least understand, since many high-level cultivators did similar things for their children by exhausting their own vital energy, then this life spring was something he’d never even heard of.
Father looked even more troubled.
He hesitated before asking, “Is it really that important to directly open the life spring through surgery?”
“Very important. As everyone knows, whether you open the life spring directly affects the speed of advancement during the Qi Refining stage.”
“If it’s opened late, or if the quality is poor, it’ll slow down cultivation.”
“Children from rich families have had theirs opened early on.”
“As for how fast they cultivate, I think Madam understands well.”
The medical cultivator glanced at Mother.
As a professional, he could tell at a glance that this lady had already opened her life spring, but the middle-aged man hadn’t, so he didn’t really grasp its impact.
Mother nodded and said, “It makes a huge difference.”
“Once a personal source forms within the body, spiritual energy flows endlessly, and cultivation naturally speeds up.”
“Chen’er was impressive—she managed to open her Sacred Spring on her own.”
“But as for Xin’er’s aptitude, you know how it is.”
Father’s face darkened.
Of course he knew—with their son’s lack of even basic spiritual roots, relying on him to open even the most basic life spring on his own was impossible.
He’d spent half his life trying and never succeeded.
So he asked, “How much does it cost?”
“Life spring, a hundred thousand.”
“Sacred spring, five hundred thousand.”
“Heaven spring, a million.”
“Divine spring, two million.”
“If you want to go straight to immortal spring in one step, five million spirit stone.”
The medical cultivator rattled off the prices as if he’d said them countless times.
“So expensive?!”
This time, Father couldn’t help but exclaim.
Even Mu Yanxin was shocked—in his past life, even at the Nascent Soul stage, he couldn’t have come up with a million spirit stone.
“Not expensive, not expensive!”
“With just a bit of spirit stone, you can get a head start over countless peers.”
“Besides, you get the employee price and insurance reimbursement.”
“If you choose the cheapest life spring surgery, it’s only thirty-five thousand spirit stone.”
The medical cultivator replied.
It sounded like the price was actually within the parents’ acceptable range now.
Father’s frown relaxed instantly and he seemed ready to nod in agreement.
But the medical cultivator wasn’t finished: “But if you want the best for your child and choose the five hundred thousand spirit stone sacred spring, after the discount you only pay a hundred seventy-five thousand spirit stone—saving over three hundred thousand spirit stone. Isn’t that a great deal?”
Father’s brow furrowed again and his hands began to tremble.
Mother, however, said, “With our jobs, and if we mortgage the house, we could still get a loan. Giving Xin’er a higher starting point—I think it’s worth it.”
Father gritted his teeth, about to nod in agreement, when a voice suddenly rang out: “No! I’m not having that surgery!”
The parents turned to look—it was Mu Yanxin, who had been silent all this time.
He hadn’t understood what they were discussing, and worried about giving himself away, he’d tried to say as little as possible.
But when he heard his parents were ready to mortgage the house and take out a loan for the surgery, Mu Yanxin couldn’t hold back any longer and spoke up to refuse.
“You child, why are you interrupting when the adults are talking? Your father and I are doing this for your own good.”
Mother frowned in displeasure.
“I know you’re doing it for me, but this just won’t do.”
Mu Yanxin insisted.
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