I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 151: Uproar!

After reviewing the information revealed at the scene, Qi Xuan remained stunned for a long time.

The materials cover a wide range of topics, including a significant amount of useful information.

He truly hadn't expected the truth to be like this.

This caused his initial guess to deviate slightly.

Fortunately, it wasn't too far off.

Moreover, this also explains many of the doubts we had encountered before.

It even made him suddenly realize something.

For example, when the three Foundation Establishment cultivators confronted each other in the Shadow Talisman, they talked about disease as "disease disaster" rather than specific symptoms.

It now appears that it wasn't that they didn't want to use specific symptoms to refer to the condition, but rather that the specific symptoms were not limited to just "osteophyte disease."

Even the "lizard disease" is just one of them.

There are many similar illnesses, affecting a wide range of people, not just a few families.

Based on the information obtained from the Illusionary Vine, it mentioned "Bone Disease" with the prefix "Cultivators of the Heaven-Seizing Sect Lineage." If nothing unexpected happens, there should be many kinds of diseases circulating within the Heaven-Seizing Sect.

However, it cannot be ruled out that similar symptoms may also be circulating in other sects.

After all, the guards were lamenting that the cultivators had died right after the mortals.

So the question arises: how did these diseases appear? Why did they suddenly infect the creatures of this world? Is there some connection between this and the sun in the sky?

Are there any native monks still alive?
The information gathered so far is still too little, and Qi Xuan doesn't know the truth behind it all. But in any case, what is certain now is that while these illnesses may not be completely curable, there are still ways to treat and delay their progression.

For example, there are Qing Shen Yu Lu and You Chan Ling Ye, which are effective for treating osteophyte disease.

Another example is the Yin-Yang Sunflower, which targets the "Lizard Disease".

These are likely specific medications designed for particular conditions, and may have little or no therapeutic effect on other conditions.

However, there are also drugs that can suppress various diseases.

The Mind-Stabilizing Pill is an antidote that originated from the Heaven-Seizing Sect and is widely supplied to various families. It can suppress a variety of diseases, and it can at least be confirmed that the [Lizard Disease] and [Bone Disease] are within its range of suppression.

The Condensing Dew developed by the Yuchi family is modeled after the Mind-Stabilizing Pill, and it also has a suppressive effect on a variety of diseases.

The difference lies in the fact that the generic version of Ninghualu may have certain negative effects due to substandard technology.

According to information revealed by the guards, this drug may cause drug resistance if taken for a long time, and its effectiveness will become worse and worse, and eventually it may even become ineffective.

It is clear that there is still a difference between the Condensed Dew and the genuine Tranquilizing Pill.

This is normal, though. The Duotian Sect has not only Golden Core cultivators, but also several Nascent Soul True Monarchs. Its foundation is naturally incomparable to that of the declining Yuchi family, a Golden Core clan.

The Zhang family must also know this principle, but under the pressure of the [Lizard Disease], they had no choice but to join the Yuchi family's camp in order to obtain more Condensed Dew for treating the disease.

Unfortunately, the Yuchi family's plan ultimately failed.

Yu Chi Wujing's breakthrough went terribly wrong, causing him to collapse on the spot and transform into a monster.

Judging from the situation here, it has a lot to do with the Sun family and the Fu family.

The location of the Fu family was marked on the map, but this was the first time he had heard anything about this family.

As for the Sun family, this family is located between the Zhang family and the Yuchi family. When they were picking the mica flowing heart fruit, they already knew that the Sun family was trying to deal with the Yuchi family.

Although they ultimately failed to obtain the Mica Flowing Heart Fruit, they devised other strategies, including tampering with the Cultivation Treasure, which affected Yuchi Wujing's promotion.

After accomplishing such a major feat, they would inevitably incur the hatred of the Yuchi family. The Yuchi family would be busy dealing with the mutated Yuchi Wujing and might not have time to attend to them. However, the Zhang family took the opportunity to gather manpower and launch a large-scale attack on the Sun family in order to seize the spiritual object in their home that could also be used to treat the [Lizard Disease].

To be honest, he wasn't optimistic about the Zhang family's next move. He reasoned that if you think about it carefully, you'd know that the Sun family must have been prepared long ago before committing such a serious crime. How could they possibly wait for someone else to come and deal with them?
Who knows, by the time the Zhang family pounces, his entire family might have already moved away.

They might even set up numerous traps within the family to ambush any enemies who are about to come.

From this perspective, the Zhang family's calamity and even complete extinction may very well be related to the Sun family.

However, the most important reason is definitely the large number of patients kept in the family.

After the Zhang family members fall ill, they will turn into ferocious and cruel terrifying lizards. Once the disease progresses to the terminal stage, they will never be able to turn back into lizards.

Although the North Branch, as a family research institution, has developed many treatment strategies, it is obvious that they have not been very effective.

The only thing that was discovered later, the Soul Burning Liquid, combined with the Beast Taming Ring, seemed to control the patients, but Qi Xuan always felt that the Zhang family's downfall was closely related to this research.

It's possible that some accident occurred during the research process, causing the lizards to go out of control on a large scale and ultimately destroy the entire Zhang family.

Unfortunately, before the Zhang family was destroyed, the guardian himself perished while participating in a beast-taming experiment. This made it difficult for him to understand what the Zhang family had experienced between attacking the Sun family and the family's destruction, and he also couldn't understand why the Zhang family suddenly went down the path of destruction.

However, one thing is certain: the improvements made by the North Academy to the [Soul-Burning Liquid] have been very effective.

At least the lizard monster he encountered earlier knew how to use tactics, ambushing and attacking opponents, and could even feel pain. It could still unleash a burning burst even after two hundred years... This evidence undoubtedly shows that the Northern Academy has greatly extended the onset time of the [Soul Burning Liquid], which may have made the effect of the medicine permanent instead of temporary.

Imagine dozens or even hundreds of monsters capable of temporarily unleashing Foundation Establishment combat power escaping from their cages; it's not hard to understand why the Zhang family was destroyed.

Qi Xuan was quite interested in the North Academy. He felt that he could gain all sorts of information related to the illness there, or at the very least, discover a lot of research data related to the lizard monster and the Soul Burning Liquid.

Either way, it will greatly help his subsequent explorations and may even help him better understand the world he lives in.

However, the investigation of the North Courtyard and other parts of the Zhang family will have to wait until later. Let's report the situation here to the viewers in the live broadcast room first.

"...The specific situation is roughly what I have described above."

Qi Xuan spoke eloquently to the camera:

"What we can confirm at present is that there are probably quite a few other terrifying diseases like [Bone Disease] and [Lizard Disease]. Whether it is the Ghost Cicada Elixir or the Yin Yang Sunflower, they are likely only effective for one of the diseases and have no effect on the others. Otherwise, the struggle between the major families would be far more intense than it is now."

"As for medicines that can cure all diseases, there are some. The Mind-Stabilizing Pill produced by the Duotian Sect should have a general therapeutic effect, and the Condensing Dew developed by the Yuchi family should also have such an effect. However, the Condensing Dew may have the side effect of drug resistance, and its effect is ultimately not as good as the Mind-Stabilizing Pill."

"In the next exploration, in addition to searching for all kinds of information related to the disease, as well as various special spiritual objects that can be used to treat a certain disease, I will concentrate my remaining efforts on finding the Mind-Stabilizing Pill or the Condensing Dew."

"It is uncertain whether the various pathogens still exist, whether I am infected and in the incubation period, or even what disease I have. Therefore, we must make preparations in all aspects as much as possible. Although it is difficult and troublesome, it is the only way to survive in this world."

"I will keep everyone informed of all relevant developments in a timely manner."

"This concludes our live stream this morning. This afternoon, let's continue our investigation into the Zhang family's secrets and see if we can find the Yin-Yang Sunflower and the Essence Dew here. Please stay tuned."

Although the Sky Screen live stream was shut down, the information revealed by Qi Xuan caused an unprecedented uproar on Earth. Countless shocked and panicked netizens anxiously discussed the matter online.
"What should we do? Besides [osteophyte disease], there are other diseases too? Could it be that these other diseases have already spread across Earth?!"

"【Lizard Transformation Disease】can turn people into ugly giant lizards? I don't want that!"

"Honestly, if I had a choice, I would rather have [Lizardism], it's much better than suffering from bone spurs like [Osteopathy]."

"Naive! Utterly naive! If you really contract [Lizard Disease], you'll probably be contained by the authorities immediately, or destroyed on the spot if they can't contain you. [Lizard Disease] is far more destructive than [Bone Disease]!"

"Indeed, patients with the [Lizard Disease] are like ticking time bombs. Once they develop the disease, they immediately turn into crazed lizards who only think about killing and devouring. It would be completely irresponsible not to imprison and contain them!"

"Since everyone here is a martial artist, if someone falls ill, the surrounding martial artists should be able to successfully control the patient with the [Lizard Disease], right?"

"What if the one who falls ill is a Grandmaster or even a Great Grandmaster? Don't forget, according to Qi Shen, even a terrestrial immortal can fall ill. [Lizard Disease] is the same as [Bone Disease], it doesn't care about your cultivation level, it's contagious."

"A Grandmaster alone can annihilate a small army. I can't even imagine the catastrophic scene if a terrestrial immortal falls ill. How is that any different from a nuclear missile that is launched at the same time?!"

"【Osteopathy】is a little better, at least it won't cause the extinction of humanity so quickly, but once 【Lizardism】spreads, many people, even those experiencing their first symptoms, will still cause enormous damage to the entire world. Some people may even be killed on the spot by the patients before they even develop symptoms."

"Do you think that someone might already have the [Lizard Disease], but is just in the incubation period and hasn't really broken out yet?"

"Holy crap! Don't make this sound even scarier! What if this disease flares up? Who could possibly accept that?"

"How about banning the practice of martial arts? If everyone stops practicing martial arts, even if the disease breaks out, the damage will be less, and it will be easier to deal with."

"Foolish! Qi Shen already said that all the mortals on the floating continent have died out long ago. Apart from the possibility that cultivators might fall ill and massacre mortals, it is more likely that there is some kind of disease that makes it impossible for mortals with extremely poor physical condition to survive, while only cultivators can barely withstand it."

The only consequence of not practicing martial arts is a swift death. No matter what, I absolutely cannot accept such an outcome. Even if it's an incredibly humiliating struggle, I will try my best to live to the end!

……

The widespread panic spread online and even led to numerous acts of vandalism offline, causing enormous losses.

Many of the prisoners arrested afterward expressed despair for the world and only wanted to vent and enjoy themselves before their illness flared up, since everyone would die eventually anyway. Meanwhile, doomsday theories and related rhetoric spread rapidly across the internet, even spawning related societies and numerous profit-making groups.

Officials in various countries have taken strong measures to combat this, block related negative public opinion, and try to guide people towards good, but the many chaotic phenomena are clearly not so easy to solve.

However, these are all things that come much later.

However, those most immediately struck by the truth are the pharmaceutical companies preparing to launch new drugs.

new York.

Pfizer headquarters building.

President Macari, holding a wine glass, said to FDA Commissioner Northis:

"Thank you for prioritizing the approval of Youchan Ling Liquid, which allows our drug to be launched on the market more quickly."

Nosis said in an official tone:
"As you know, we have been promoting CNPV since last year. Any drug that can address major national priorities or treat intractable diseases can be granted priority review status to expedite approval and market launch."

Since you were able to quickly launch the Ghost Cicada Elixir, it has made a huge contribution not only to our Beacon, but to the entire world. We have absolutely no reason to obstruct the market launch of this drug; it's all for the sake of the safety of all humanity!

"Of course, people's health is always on my mind,"

Makari leaned closer, smiling and winking:
"I have already transferred the remaining payment to your overseas account, and the honorary director position has been prepared for you. We are just waiting for you to step down from your position as director. This is destined to be a great collaboration."

A slight smile finally appeared on Nosis's stern face as he raised his glass and clinked it against his.

The two hadn't even had a chance to drink their wine before the crisp clinking of glasses rang out.

The door to the CEO's office was suddenly flung open.

Makari frowned, about to reprimand his subordinate, when the subordinate cried out in alarm:

"Boss, this is terrible! Qi Xuan has announced other illnesses, and the Netherworld Cicada Elixir is no longer the corresponding antidote!"

"What did you say?!"

Macari suddenly raised his voice.

After watching the recording played by his subordinate, his face turned deathly pale.

……

Switzerland.

Basel.

Roche Group's drug trial participant recruitment event.

The staff suddenly placed a sign at the door saying recruitment was suspended.

A commotion immediately broke out in the recruitment area, with countless applicants shouting loudly:

Why have you stopped recruiting?

"Give us an explanation!"

"Don't think we martial artists are easy to bully!"

"That's right! Do you want to try my Wind-Piercing Palm technique too?!"

……

Britain.

London Stock Exchange.

Panic-stricken screams continued to come from inside:
"Oh no! AstraZeneca's stock price has already dropped by 5%!"

"The new drug is about to hit the market, why is the price still falling?!"

"It's over, it's fallen below 10%! That's already exceeded the largest drop in history!"

"It dropped by 20%, triggering a circuit breaker and halting trading! No! My house!"

……

Magic City.

Ji's headquarters.

Distributor recruitment event.

Facing the distributors filling the entire venue, Ji Yunshen spoke eloquently, painting a picture of the future blueprint related to Youchan Spirit Liquid.

In fact, everyone present was already tired of hearing about it. Those who were able to attend had already done their research on the Youchan Spirit Liquid in every aspect.

But since they were willing to say it, they had no choice but to praise them, since Ji's was the first pharmaceutical company in China to launch Youchanling Liquid.
Everyone is waiting for the new drug to be launched so they can make a fortune.

When it comes to negotiating discounts, it all comes down to who has the best skills.

After finally getting through the presentation, everyone took turns coming forward to sign contracts.

Looking at the crowd of people, Ji Yun Shen couldn't help but feel elated.

For men, power and wealth are the best aphrodisiacs.

He had little interest in power, but if he could amass enough wealth, he might be able to wash away the shame of the past and the contempt and disdain he had suffered in the Ji family for many years.

As a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family, he has to make something of himself!
He wanted everyone to witness his success! To witness the glory he had created single-handedly!

Lost in his fantasy, Ji Yun Shen suddenly realized that something seemed off about the atmosphere.

At the back of the crowd, many distributors were whispering among themselves, their faces filled with shock and suspicion.

As time went on, the discussions not only did not subside, but grew louder and louder, even showing a tendency to spread to the surrounding areas. Even the major distributors who were about to sign contracts stopped at this moment.

Just as Ji Yunshen was about to step forward to inquire about the situation, his secretary suddenly rushed over and whispered in his ear:
"Chairman Ji, something bad has happened. Qi Xuan just released information that in addition to [Bone Disease], there are many other terrifying diseases. The Ghost Cicada Elixir is no longer a cure."

Upon hearing this report, Ji Yun Shen swayed violently and almost fainted on the spot.

Once he realized what was happening, he immediately hissed in a low voice:

"impossible!"

"How could there be other illnesses?!"

"He's never said that before! This must be fake news!!"

The secretary said urgently:

"But the pre-recorded video has already spread all over the internet, and now everyone knows about it!"

"I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"

Ji Yun Shen grabbed a major distributor:
"Old Zhang, haven't you been wanting to sign the contract as soon as possible? I'll give you a 5% discount, let's sign it quickly."

"Well, our company might need to look into this further. I'm sorry, Mr. Ji."

Seeing this, the others nearby also chimed in:

"Chairman Ji, my stomach hurts. Please allow me to go to the restroom first."

"My daughter is about to get out of school, and I need to go pick her up."

"My subordinate's wife is about to give birth, and I have to rush to the hospital."

……

Looking at the rapidly emptying meeting room, Ji Yun Shen trembled violently. He swept his hand over the signed documents on the table and roared sharply:

"Waste! Waste!"

(End of this chapter)