Longzang

Chapter 161 The Doctor's Kindness

The eerie sight sent chills down Wei Yuan's spine.

When and how did the tens of thousands of Wu Clan members enter the Dao Foundation? Wei Yuan himself was completely unaware of it.

Wei Yuan tried to reach out and grab a member of the Witch Clan, but he grabbed nothing. The Witch Clan member had no physical form, and even in his sea of ​​consciousness, he was completely weak, as if he did not exist.

But Wei Yuan knew that they were not truly nothingness. Each member of the Wu clan possessed something special. These things varied greatly, yet their essence was the same. They were somewhat similar to souls, but they were neither souls nor fortune.

Wei Yuan couldn't explain what this thing was, but with it, each phantom of the Witch Clan had a reason to exist in the world. Even if they couldn't touch it, they still existed.

Tens of millions of Wu people walked towards Jade Mountain, and then disappeared into Jade Mountain one by one.

In Wei Yuan's eyes, a space had appeared in the Jade Mountain at some unknown time, with a drop of black water at its bottom. As the witch clan members disappeared one by one, the drop of black water slowly grew larger.

Wei Yuan subconsciously shivered, staring intently at the black droplet, not daring to think about its origin.

Wei Yuan opened his eyes, waking from his meditation. Dawn was already breaking outside the window. He pushed open the door, stepped out of the room, and flew into the air, gazing towards the northwest of the realm.

There was a large open space, clearly illuminated by rows of tall torches. The open space was densely packed with the corpses of the witch clan, and hundreds of cultivators were working through the night, moving away the corpses that had already been transformed, and then moving over the newly dead ones.

Wei Yuan had visited the corpse field more than once; in fact, he was the one who first suggested it and personally selected the location. This was only a few days ago.

At the time, Wei Yuan didn't see anything wrong with it. It was common knowledge that the corpses of alien races could be transformed into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; this was also the basic function of every boundary stone. However, according to past data, the transformation capacity of ordinary boundary stones was very limited, making them somewhat of a waste. If Wei Yuan hadn't been so poor, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to build a corpse field.

But now, tens of thousands of witches are walking in his Dao Foundation in a strange way, one after another entering the seemingly small space in Jade Mountain and merging into the black water droplets at the bottom of the pool.

In that instant, it seemed as if every member of the witch clan lying on the corpse field might stand up.

However, Wei Yuan had now emerged from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and quickly suppressed the tremors in his heart. The path to immortality was not only filled with beautiful flowers and jade trees, but also with many strange and unexpected events, fraught with danger at every turn, and every step forward could lead to certain death.

After descending the main peak, Wei Yuan flew towards the corpse field. A small, two-courtyard house had been built beside the corpse field; though small, it was fully equipped. That was Sun Yu's residence.

Sun Yu wanted to study the differences between different witch clans, and he felt that moving the corpses to the main peak was both troublesome and annoying, so he simply built a residence next to the corpse field.

Although Sun Yu had only been there for a few days, he had already saved nearly half the people in the entire realm, and his medical skills had deeply penetrated their hearts. So when he mentioned wanting to build a residence, many cultivators spontaneously came to help, and a small courtyard was built in just one day.

Wei Yuan wanted to ask Sun Yu if there were any unusual changes in these witch clan corpses.

At this moment, Sun Yu's courtyard was brightly lit, and more than a dozen people crowded the courtyard. Wei Yuanfei entered the courtyard and saw a medical table in the main hall, on which lay a person, covered in blood, unconscious.

Wei Yuan didn't think much of it at first. The great battle had just ended, and countless people were waiting for treatment. Dozens of seriously injured cultivators were lying in the side rooms on both sides of the courtyard, slowly recovering.

But Wei Yuan immediately sensed something was wrong when he scanned the injured man with his divine sense. The man had at least a hundred wounds all over his body, each one small but extremely deep, and he had deliberately avoided all the vital points.

The injured man was a cultivator who had reached the Great Perfection of Body Forging. He should have already opened his Sea of ​​Consciousness and nurtured the rudiments of his Dao Foundation, but at this moment, his Sea of ​​Consciousness was shrouded in darkness, with black energy swirling around it. Wei Yuan, who had some knowledge of medicine, knew that this was due to the collapse of his primordial spirit under extreme pain and fear. This man had not only lost his path to Dao, but he had also lost his mind; he had gone mad.

These injuries couldn't have been sustained on the battlefield; they look more like the result of torture.

Sun Yu's face was extremely pale. He said to Wei Yuan, "All the tendons and veins in his body have been severed. The person who did this was also a medical expert. He tortured him for at least an hour until his primordial spirit collapsed. Now his soul is somewhat incomplete. Even if I heal his physical body, I cannot heal his primordial spirit."

Wei Yuan carefully examined the cultivator's face and remembered that he was a member of the recruitment team sent to Quliu Town earlier that day.

"What happened?" Wei Yuan asked.

A cultivator nearby said, "Several guards from the Xu family brought him back and left him at the edge of the realm. We saw that he was too badly injured, so we didn't dare to delay and quickly sent him to Mr. Sun."

"The Xu family guards..." Wei Yuan's eyes flashed with a cold light as he asked, "Did they say anything?"

"they said……"

Seeing that the man hesitated, Wei Yuan shouted, "Speak!"

The cultivator was startled and quickly said, "Those people said that Quliu Town belongs to the Xu family, and the entire Shattered Domain does too! If we dare to recruit people on their territory again, they will kill us one by one. They also said... that you should be careful, Master, because you might lose your head one day without even realizing it."

Wei Yuan was completely unfazed by this threat, and simply asked, "I remember sending a dozen or so people in total. Where are the others?"

"...none of them have come back."

Wei Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, word by word, "My men didn't die at the hands of the Witch Clan, but instead died at the hands of your Xu family? Good, very good." Sun Yu frowned slightly, gave Wei Yuan a wink, and led him into the inner hall, saying, "How do you plan to deal with this?"

"I'll do exactly what they do."

Sun Yu said slowly, "Although the Xu family is at the bottom of the powerful clans, it is still one of the Seven Clans and Thirteen Noble Families. Such a behemoth is something that you and I can't possibly contend with. I also hated powerful clans to the bone back then. I was young and impulsive at the time, and I couldn't control my temper, which resulted in the loss of the most important person in my life."

Wei Yuan said, "We have already killed two Dharma Aspects of the Xu family, so there's no way we can settle this peacefully now. Besides, if we back down this time, it would be tantamount to handing over Quliu Town and more than 100,000 people in the surrounding area to the Witch Clan! If I did that, why would I have established Qingming in the first place, and why would I have reopened the human realm in this place deep within the Witch Domain?"

Sun Yu looked at Wei Yuan and shook his head, saying, "I'm not telling you to give up, but to tell you that if you want to go against a behemoth like the powerful clans, you must not act impulsively. You must plan carefully before you act to ensure everything is in order. Oh, by the way, your master forgot something here with me. You can take it and use it for now."

As he spoke, Sun Yu handed an inconspicuous black stone to Wei Yuan.

For some reason, Wei Yuan felt a strange chill run down his spine looking at the stone, instinctively unwilling to touch it. But Sun Yu wouldn't harm him, so Wei Yuan took it anyway. However, despite the stone being quite cold, Wei Yuan felt a burning sensation in his hands and just wanted to throw it far away.

"what is this?"

"This is a little gadget I made by accident back then. It can't be exposed to water. Once it's soaked in water, the surface of the water won't change at all. Those who haven't reached the Dao Foundation stage can drink it without any problems. But if someone who has reached the Dao Foundation stage ingests even a drop, their Dao Foundation will collapse. Even if a Dharma Aspect True Person accidentally ingests it, a slightly larger dose will cause serious injury. This thing is against the natural order. I was severely punished by my master for it and was imprisoned for a whole month before I was released. If this thing is used properly, it can probably kill several hundred people who have reached the Dao Foundation stage."

Sure enough!

Wei Yuan carefully put the stone away, not daring to let it get even a speck of moisture on it. In the Witch Domain, it was truly difficult to avoid getting it wet.

Seeing that Wei Yuan had put away the black stone, Sun Yu said, "There's one more thing. Clans are all behemoths, so large that they can't possibly be a single entity. The greatest enemies of a clan member are often not outside, but right beside them. So you should target a specific person or branch of the Xu clan, not the entire Xu clan. I made that mistake back then, and as a result, I forced two people who were originally enemies to come together."

Wei Yuan didn't understand this at first, but he understood it after seeing Cui Yu's example.

After putting away the black stone, Wei Yuan said solemnly, "Uncle-Master, rest assured, I am well-versed in history books, and I will definitely handle this matter flawlessly."

Sun Yu nodded: "You historians all have dirty minds, so you're naturally good at this kind of thing. Unlike us medical students, who only know how to save lives and are bullied everywhere we go."

Wei Yuan silently sensed the black stone.

Sun Yu knew what he was thinking and explained, "I made this back then so that some people who were beyond help could pass away peacefully without suffering. However, the potency of the medicine was a little too strong after it was made. In addition, it is colorless and odorless, and it has no effect on consciousness. It cannot be detected by ordinary means. It is also very rapid when it takes effect. Once it takes effect, most people cannot be saved. Even if they are saved, they will most likely be disabled for life... So it was taken by someone with ulterior motives to do something else."

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "Uncle-Master's intentions must be good!"

Sun Yu praised, "As expected, you really know your stuff!"

Wei Yuan then inquired about the condition of the Wu Clan corpses and learned that there were no abnormalities and that they were undergoing normal transformation.

After leaving the courtyard, Wei Yuan stood by the corpse field, pondered silently for a while, and then walked towards the prison.

At this moment, Xu Jingfeng was slumped in his cell. When he heard the door open, he was so frightened that he shrank back into the corner, wishing he could be smaller.

Seeing that it was Wei Yuan who came in instead of Xu Wan'er, he felt a little better, but he didn't dare to speak casually. He just hugged himself tightly with both hands and stared at Wei Yuan with a pair of terrified eyes.

Wei Yuan smelled a foul stench as soon as he entered. It seemed that this handsome young man had been treated to the point that he was almost unable to take care of himself in certain aspects.

Xu Jingfeng had already said everything he should and shouldn't have said, so Wei Yuan had nothing more to ask. He simply asked, "Do you want to go back?"

This is a life-or-death question! Xu Jingfeng shook his head desperately: "No, not at all! I'm perfectly fine here, why would I want to go back? Right now, all I want is to stay by your side; even just smelling your fragrance can prolong my life!"

Wei Yuan said calmly, "There's still some time. Think it over carefully. I'll come back to ask you again tomorrow."

After Wei Yuan left, Xu Jingfeng slowly recovered from his extreme fear and gradually regained his ability to think.

It was just dawn, and Quliu Town was already quite lively.

Early risers begin preparing for the day's meals, while the fierce ones, having just finished their work, head home to rest. Those in high positions, still savoring the moment, enjoy the wine and the company of beautiful women, yet the day dawns a little too early.

At the entrance of the Lying Flat Inn, two waiters were using a ladder to wipe the moss off the signboard, while the innkeeper watched from below and scolded the waiters for being clumsy.

Just then, a figure emerged from a nearby alley and appeared outside the inn. The innkeeper thought the man looked familiar, and upon closer inspection, he gasped softly. He then pulled the man inside and hurriedly asked, "Li Zhi, where have you been all this time? We haven't heard a thing from you."

(End of this chapter)