The Peerless Divine Physician

The Peerless Divine Physician is a urban rebirth cultivation web novel by Ouyang Liulang. It began serialization on 17K Novel Network in July 2014 and is complete, running about 1.4 million characters. The protagonist is originally a sect genius in the cultivation world; with his lifespan nearly exhausted, he is deceived by his female grandmaster through a dual-cultivation technique and dies accidentally, then is reborn as a notorious playboy of a wealthy family in the city who runs roughshod over others on the strength of his background. Carrying memories of alchemy, techniques, and medicine from his previous life, in his new identity he works to shed his scandalous reputation while entering the world through medicine and establishing himself through alchemy: setting up a stall to sell pills, stepping in to save people, advising on difficult and complicated illnesses, and using the name of "miracle doctor" to gain a foothold in the city while collecting rare spiritual herbs and treasures and gradually restoring his cultivation. The novel unfolds main arcs such as "Fierce Dragon Crosses the River" and "Return to Yanjing," advancing through layers of feuds among wealthy families, jianghu forces, underground gangs, and cultivation-world entanglements; the protagonist deals with provocateurs by playing the pig to eat the tiger, crushing his enemies one by one. The book concludes with a grand wedding. It is a typical urban cultivation power-fantasy, fast-paced, with set pieces centered on face-slapping, medical fame, and cultivation breakthroughs.