Chapter 1094: Chapter 1088: Let
Examine It Under the Microscope First
"Mother, what’s going on here?" Qi Xiu and You Ruo asked anxiously.
Although Qi Xiu had so resentnt towards his father, he could rationally understand that his father was responsible not just for a family, but for an entire dynasty.
The fact that his father bestowed so many cities as his fiefdom showed his regret and love for him.
As for You Ruo, she had been her father’s treasured daughter since childhood. Now that sothing happened to him, how could she not be nervous?
"Sigh, let
explain," You Ruo’s mother sighed.
A year ago, the Holy Lord Qi Moxing of the Sacred Gold Dynasty suddenly felt unwell while he was cultivating. His entire body’s Mystic Qi suddenly went out of control and attacked his internal organs, causing him to vomit blood and faint on the spot.
He imdiately summoned all the doctors in the Imperial City. After their research, they discovered that Qi Moxing had countless tiny parasites on him.
These parasites are so small that they are invisible to the naked eye and cannot even be detected by Mystic Qi. They continuously devour the host’s Mystic Qi and secrete a polluted energy that not only disrupts the host’s cultivation but can also severely damage the host’s body.
Logically speaking, since such creatures were discovered, there should be a way to eliminate them.
The truth is, if they were ordinary parasites, a Heaven-breaking Realm martial artist like Qi Moxing could kill or expel them just by using Mystic Qi.
However, these parasites are extrely special; they feed on Mystic Qi and are extrely minute. Killing them could even harm the body, so conventional thods are ineffective.
The pharmacists and alchemists tried countless thods, creating nurous drugs to attempt to kill these parasites, but without exception, all failed. At most, they could only slow their reproduction and suppress their growth.
In other words, only palliative treatnt is possible, no cure.
At first, it was manageable, but as the illness worsened, Qi Moxing’s body weakened by the day, his realm dropping to the First Realm of Heaven Breaking. Now, using Mystic Qi causes extre pain throughout his body.
Just tonight, he even vomited black blood, and now dications can hardly control the deterioration of his body. Almost all renowned divine doctors and alchemists in the Sacred Gold Dynasty have been summoned to the Imperial City to treat Qi Moxing.
The sound of the bell ringing ten out of nine tis indicates the current situation is very grim.
"They’re coming out!"
At this mont, a commotion suddenly arose in the crowd as the golden palace doors opened!
This is Qi Moxing’s residence, where he usually deals with state affairs and practices. Without his permission, outsiders are forbidden to enter.
A group of elderly n with significant credentials erged from the palace, looking somber.
Qi Moxing’s princes, princesses, and wives quickly surrounded them.
Zhang nglong noticed a short-haired young man who had been observing them since their appearance. If he guessed correctly, that should be Qi Xiu’s eldest brother, the legendary first prince.
He seed surprised when he saw Qi Xiu safely returned to the Imperial City, considering that Zhang nglong had a spaceship, but his followers likely hadn’t received the news yet.
As for how he looked at Zhang nglong, it was filled with suspicion and vigilance; anyone related to Qi Xiu was seen as a thorn in his side.
"Master Han, how is my father?" a prince imdiately grabbed the foremost elder in white robes. He was the most prestigious and outstanding alchemist in the Sacred Gold Dynasty, even having a chance to concoct Heavenly Grade elixirs, and even the Holy Lord Qi Moxing respected him greatly.
"It’s very grave," Master Han sighed, "The Holy Lord’s condition is worse than we imagined. The venomous parasites have perated his entire body, and despite exhausting all thods, we cannot kill them without harming the Holy Lord’s body."
"Then..."
"If we want to heal the Holy Lord, we have to find soone more skilled on the Haotian Continent, but..." Master Han seed to have so difficulty speaking.
"But what?"
"According to the Holy Lord’s current state, his body can last only three more days. If it surpasses three days, his body’s Mystic Qi will be overdrawn to the point of exhaustion, and the outco will be..."
"Master, what exactly is the venomous parasite on my father?"
"This is a very rare venomous parasite, and strictly speaking, it’s not even considered a parasite," Master Han said, "According to our research, we found its existence in an ancient text. It’s sothing that only exists in the ice layers of extrely cold places, with a very strong life force, and it has strong resistance against Mystic Qi of various attributes."
"Extrely cold places?" The prince was stunned, "But our Sacred Gold Dynasty is located in a highly comfortable region. The nearest extrely cold place is at least a dozen dynasties away. We’ve never heard of Father visiting any extrely cold place, so how could such a parasite invade his body?"
"This requires you, third prince, to think about it yourself." Master Han sighed again.
"Are you suggesting that soone is harming Father?" The third prince imdiately grasped the implication in Master Han’s words.
Since Qi Moxing had no other conditions to contract such a parasite, the only explanation was that soone intentionally obtained it and then found a way to infect his father.
"My goodness, that villain is smiling shalessly even when his own father is dying?" Zhang nglong noticed that the first prince actually had a sinister smile on his face.
"No way it could be so cliché?" Zhang nglong thought in surprise, "But given that guy’s behavior of wanting to kill Qi Xiu, it’s not impossible."
As soone who has watched various Qing Palace dramas like Legend of Zhen Huan, Story of Yanxi Palace, and Palace, Zhang nglong was well-studied in these plots. Things like assassinating the sovereign for the throne were no longer rare. Considering the first prince’s current expression, it was highly likely he had orchestrated the poisonous parasite.
"May I be allowed to examine the Holy Lord’s condition?"
At this ti, a young voice erged from the crowd, imdiately drawing everyone’s attention.
"Who is he? I’ve never seen him before."
"With the seventh prince and ninth princess?"
"May I ask, young brother, who are you?" Master Han didn’t look down on Zhang nglong because he was young; instead, he admired Zhang nglong’s calm and composed deanor.
"I’m a friend of the seventh prince and ninth princess," Zhang nglong said, "I wonder if I could see so of the Holy Lord’s blood or excreta?"
"What do you want these for?" Master Han asked.
"Would you allow
to take a look?"
"Of course." Master Han was curious about what Zhang nglong intended to do with these samples; he cautiously handed a vessel to Zhang nglong, "Here is the Holy Lord’s blood. But be careful, this venomous parasite is invisible to the naked eye and can easily infect you. You must isolate it with Mystic Qi. Although it can devour Mystic Qi, it can be killed using Mystic Qi outside the body."
"Thank you for the reminder, Master."
Zhang nglong accepted the vessel and, to everyone’s surprise, produced a rather large white object that appeared complex, composed of tal, glass, and other unknown materials.
"Zhang brother, what are you up to?" Qi Xiu asked in confusion.
"Oh, I want to first use a microscope to observe and see the structure of this thing before prescribing the right redy."
Qi Xiu: "???
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