Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Marshal? Which marshal? I don't have any marshals here."

"We're looking for Marshal Zhongtan! Something important is happening! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Put her on the phone!"

"Huh? Who is that? Not this one. Can you describe the characteristics of that 'Marshal of the Central Altar'? Is she human? Or something else?"

"She's a human, she's also a Tianyi noblewoman, and she's also a Heavenly Dao Shadow Puppet. She's her own Heavenly Dao Shadow Puppet, just like Nezha! Yes, yes, just like Nezha, she's the one who's her own Shadow Puppet! The one who glows! Quickly, let her answer the phone! We want to see the Marshal of the Central Altar!"

[Huh? What is that?] Apollonia didn't understand either.

"Marshal! Marshal! Grand Marshal of the Central Altar! Is that you?"

[Huh?] Apollonia was stunned for a moment. [You, looking for me? How did you hear it? This frequency band is the frequency band of light.]

"Ahhhhhh! Marshal! Marshal! We finally found you!"

[Um, I don't understand at all.] She asked Shangluo, [Even though I don't understand, how about I ask for you?]

"Well, ask them. Why did they call suddenly? Do they have any requests?"

[Cough] Apollonia coughed, [If the marshal you are looking for is me, do you have anything to say?]

"Run! Run with us! Run!" Before the words were finished, another Dou grabbed the microphone:

"Explosion! Explosion! Explosion! Explosion! Big explosion!"

[Explosion? Where?]

"In front! Right in front! Ahhh! Turn around! Marshal, take us and run!"

"In front?" Shangluo glanced ahead.

The sign ahead is the Imperial Guards General Hospital.

Suddenly there was a "click" sound and the phone was disconnected.

The switchboard's voice came over: "Sorry to interrupt, I have a more important call for you."

"Hello, Shangluo." Zhu Xianxin's voice came from the phone.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"Something terrible has happened. News just came in from the Imperial Guards General Hospital that an unexpected incident has occurred during the ongoing spiritual fluid treatment. There's evil energy emanating from Patient 95—the one who previously received the spiritual fluid treatment. High concentrations of evil energy are emanating from him, surprisingly comparable to the concentration of spiritual energy. I'm rushing to the hospital. Where are you?"

"I'm in front of the hospital, in a taxi."

"Wait. I see you. I'm at the door too. Let's go together."

"Understood." Shangluo opened the car door. "Phaethon, pay the bill. You can go back first."

Before he finished speaking, another voice came from the phone:

"Ah! Marshal! You have to make him stop! Scary, scary, scary!"

"Who is it?" Zhu Xianxin was stunned by the strange voice. "Who else can interrupt our call?"

"Hey hey hey!! Eh! Woo!! Ahhhh!!" There was another flurry of conversation on the other end of the line.

"Phaethon, exposed!"

Phaethon immediately opened the lid - six broad beans piled like a pyramid were placed next to the telephone, and the cord of the telephone receiver was stretched very long.

It was finally quiet.

Shangluo, holding a cell phone, looked outside and saw Zhu Xianen, who was also holding a sign and looking out, as well as the Jinyiwei - Lu Huaiyang, and many others.

Walking quickly into the first floor of the hospital, Lu Huaiyang went to the front desk first and showed his ID: "Call your dean and evacuate immediately. Those who can evacuate, evacuate immediately."

The other Jinyiwei surrounded Zhu Xianxun and Shangluo, and also Phaethon.

"Are you here too?" Zhu Xianxun glanced back. "This is our business. You can go back."

"Never mind. I don't have anywhere else to go. Maybe I can be of some help."

"Thanks then."

Without saying anything more to him, they hurried to the stairs and headed towards the third floor underground. Alarms began to ring outside, and law enforcement and the fire department all arrived outside.

"Who asked them to come? Everyone, go back." Zhu Xianxun ordered those behind him, "It's useless to have more people come. We are the only ones who can handle this. Tell all the Jinyiwei who can come to come, and those who are interns, don't come. Everyone, take three Xiaohuandan pills and place them under your tongue."

The Jinyiwei all pulled out their medicine bags—as the "Chengdu Dan Ding Gate," the Imperial Palace had plenty of medicine. Zhu Xianxun also gave a can to Shangluo next door, and Phaethon also got one.

"As long as you take this Xiao Huan Dan, it can ward off evil spirits and other miasma," Zhu Xianxi explained. "But I'm a little worried now. The Xiao Huan Dan works on the same principle as the Spiritual Liquid to ward off evil spirits. If something goes wrong with the Spiritual Liquid treatment, will we also be in trouble? Forget it, I don't have time to think about it. It's better to take it in your mouth than not to take it in at all."

When I reached the door, the lead door was tightly closed, and the teeth-grinding "clicking, clicking, clicking" sound from inside could be clearly heard from the outside.

"It's definitely the sound of evil spirits." Upon arriving at the scene, Zhu Xianxun's face darkened. "There's a high concentration of evil spirits in this room, even here."

Suddenly, he took a step back and covered his eyes: "The burning sensation has seeped out. Take three more pills!"

Everyone increased the dosage to resist the erosion of evil spirits.

"Have you all retreated?" he asked behind him.

"No problem, the doctors have all left, and the lead door in the basement is closed. Everyone here is a Qigong practitioner."

"Shangluo, how do you feel?"

"It seems... normal."

"It seems I was right to call you. At least you won't fall. Open the door."

Several Jinyiwei pulled open the lead door. The door, which was supposed to be powered by an electric motor, made a teeth-grinding noise.

"Huh?" Standing at the door, Shangluo was stunned.

The newly arrived Jinyiwei took over the medical staff's duties and began checking the equipment. Zhu Xianxun stood in the observation room, where the equipment was concentrated, allowing for a clearer view—but as he passed through the busy Jinyiwei, Shangluo met someone's gaze.

A man in a hospital gown stood next to the rustling radio. Zhu Xianxun and the others who entered ignored him.

Noticing the gaze coming over, the man in the hospital gown also looked over.

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"Can you see me?" he asked.

Shangluo nodded.

"Ahhh! Thank God! Someone can still see me! I'm Researcher Wu Ren. Oh no, I'm Special 95, that's the code name I use in the hospital. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you! Finally, someone can see me when I'm unconscious. I told them that my spirit is out of body, but they didn't believe me. Who are you?"

Chapter 301 Evil Spirit

"So you mean to say that the spirit of Special 95 is standing next to us?" Zhu Xianxun was stunned. He looked at the corner of the wall. There was nothing there.

"Wait a minute." Zhu Xianxun took out another bottle of eye drops from the medicine bag, dripped a drop into his left eye, and looked with his left eye open:

"No, I can't see any souls or spirits leaving the body. It's not the original spirit."

"But there was one there... Wait. He said your favorite teacher in school was the one who taught chemical engineering."

"Stop!" Zhu Xiansen raised his hand and looked at the corner of the wall in shock, "Is it true? Hey, senior, is that you? If it's you, tell me the second one on the left of the first floor of the school cafeteria. What's for sale in the window."

"Hot dry noodles." Shangluo conveyed the message for him.

"Oh my goodness, it really is! But why can't I see it? Wait, wait, wait." He checked his own pulse and said, "It's okay, not a big problem. The Xiao Huan Dan is still useful. We still have time to solve the problem. Let me tell you the bottom line plan, senior, listen to it too. I reported this matter to Daozu before I came here, and the bottom line plan for this matter is currently provided by Master Lan."

"Who is Master Lan?"

"It's Qingxuan Master Lan Daoxing. He's different from the others. While the others are Daozu's guests, Master Lan is his subject. Therefore, he's been assigned by Daozu to guard the Xiaoyuxi Palace in the West Garden of the Fengjing Palace. He's on his way here and will be here soon. We'll first take you to Daxiaochang Airport to connect with Master Lan. Of course, this is the last resort, and we'll work hard until the very end."

Suddenly, the camera in Phaethon's hand lit up. In this complex environment, the unplugged camera began to work, projecting a silhouette in the corner. Special 95, dressed in a hospital gown, appeared before everyone, startling even the prepared Jinyiwei.

"Me? How come I'm on the wall? Forget about these juniors for now. Can you hear my voice?" He confirmed with Zhu Xianxun whether even sound could be transmitted.

"Your voice was released from the camera."

Zhu Xianxin was a little surprised that such a small camera had such comprehensive functions, but now was not the time to worry about it.

"So, Senior, what do you think?"

"I believe you, and I also believe the court. They used such a large dose of spiritual fluid and spared no expense in my treatment. From this point of view, I believe you, but I am also prepared for the worst. I have some understanding of the current situation."

"Oh?" Zhu Xianxi's eyes lit up. Currently, all the equipment was inoperable, making it difficult for them to obtain firsthand information. But the patient was conscious and could still speak for himself, which was a huge help.

"So, did you notice anything unusual?"

"It's the Qi Sea. We discovered it from day one. These spiritual fluids have made me, who was originally unable to cultivate, show signs of advancement. I entered the Qi training stage last month. But two days ago, I discovered some problems through introspection - some evil energy is still lingering in my Qi Sea."

"This is consistent with what the imperial physician reported to me. At the time, we believed it was a residual evil spirit."

"No, I just realized that the evil spirits haven't been expelled at all—they've been compressed! Just like spiritual energy can be compressed, the evil spirits are also compressed! I can feel an evil spirit swirling within my sea of ​​qi, and it seems to be substantial. Even the sea of ​​qi is beginning to... I don't quite understand it yet, and there are even signs that it is condensing."

"Condensation???" Zhu Xianxi was startled by the word. "Condensation within the Qi Sea is a sign of the Golden Core Stage. But this is evil energy. Could it be that your evil energy is about to form a pill???"

"I'm afraid so. Although it's very small, because it has been compressed by a huge amount of spiritual energy for so many days, it seems to be showing signs of forming a pill."

"How is this possible? How can evil spirits form a pill?"

Just as he was thinking, Zhu Xianxi suddenly clapped his hands: "Ah! I know why your Yuanshen can't see it. Because your realm is much higher than mine! So even if I open my spiritual vision, I can't see you. But Shangluo can see it, because he is a celestial being. But what's in this box? The Tianyi nobleman in this box is quite capable."

This was almost confirmed. Zhu Xianxun and Shangluo looked at each other, and Te 95 also covered his forehead in frustration.

Patient Special 95 had undergone 14 sessions of high-intensity psychic fluid immersion treatments, using far more psychic fluid than any other cultivator currently alive. His physical condition had improved dramatically thanks to the psychic fluid, but until just now, they hadn't understood the reason for all this:

I thought the evil spirit had been expelled. But it didn't disappear. It simply retreated into the Qi Sea, the essential passage for the circulation of true Qi. After repeated soaking and compression, the evil spirit in my body was repeatedly compressed by the high-purity spiritual fluid. Finally...

It was about to form a pill. This was an unprecedented evil pill.

"Ah, this." Shangluo looked at Zhu Xianxun, "Is there any way to solve this problem?"

"I don't know. This is beyond the scope. Do you have any ideas?"

Shangluo also shook his head.

"Anyway," Zhu Xianxun glanced at the body of Special 95 lying quietly in the spiritual liquid pool, "Anyway, we have probably found the cause of the disease. We can't let the evil spirit condense into pills in Yujing City, otherwise something terrible might happen."

"Will it explode?" Shangluo remembered the words of those Tianyi nobles.

"Maybe it will explode. Taoism has a technique called 'Weapon Removal Technique', which uses elixirs to reverse the meridians and transform evil spirits. Then, with the power of heaven and earth, it transforms the virtual and the real into the infinite. The best way to reach the infinite from the finite is to explode."

"Isn't this something that we should let the Heavenly Master handle?"

"If the Royal Ancestor hadn't said anything, the Heavenly Master wouldn't have taken action. The Royal Ancestor sent Master Lan here to implement the bottom line plan - if they want to blow it up, just throw it into the Pacific Ocean and explode it."

"How could this happen?"

"Ha, the Emperor is a ruthless person, and this is how he handles things. So, in the end, it all depends on us. Moreover, this seems to reveal an interesting phenomenon. The evil spirit can be so compressed. This is a great opportunity for observation. If we can find the principle behind it, we might be able to reverse it, or even find a way to further compress the spiritual energy. I think we can give it a try. Um... who are in that box?"

Zhu Xianxun looked at the box and said, "Can you take a picture of the inside of Patient No. 95? The equipment is broken now and we can't get close."

“They said yes, just come closer,” Apollonia replied. “They called me. They told me to finish my work and run away. They kept saying they were scared. But for my sake, they didn’t run away.”

Chapter 302 White Star

"Beep-beep--" The call came from the other end, but no one answered.

"Strange, why didn't they answer?" Sitting by the bay window, leaning against a life-size pillow shaped like the panda "Fu Fu," Yanqiu gazed out at the night view from the 19th floor of the Jinling Hotel. Outside, people were busy, while downstairs, a long line of vehicles, sirens blaring, passed by. Over a dozen police cars formed a goose-shaped formation, filling the entire roadway, leading an extended hearse and several armored vehicles in the center. Further back, over a dozen more police cars, and fire trucks trailed behind.

It looked like the funeral of some important figure, but there was nothing solemn about it. Dozens of police cars, sirens blaring, blocked out all other vehicles from a distance, like they were transporting a bomb.

"It seems like something happened. But I'm already off duty, so it has nothing to do with me." She rolled over and picked up the sign again. As a Xuan cultivator, she had plenty of energy and could brush all day without getting tired.

The sky gradually darkened and the lights outside gradually brightened. It was time for dinner.

"Am I disturbing them? But if I don't invite Miss Phaethon to dinner, who should I ask for help? Ah, what if I don't get the endorsement? Fufu, Fufu, why isn't she answering the phone?" She rubbed the doll's face. The elastic filling provided a full feel, and rubbing it anywhere was very relaxing.

Suddenly, the phone rang. It was the landline in the room.

"Oh, it's from the hotel." Yanqiu lay down. "Fufu, answer the phone for me. And bring me a bag of satay-flavored meat paper, the one I brought from home. I'm hungry."

The doll stood up. Like other spiritual objects imbued with the power of Tianyi Guiren, it duly carried out its command, answering the call and transferring the signal to the jade token in Yanqiu's hand.

"Hello, what's up? Oh, I'm not coming to eat now. Could you please reserve a seat for me for another two hours? Okay, thanks."

After hanging up the phone, she turned over and looked out the window——

"Shooting star? Ah! Make a wish quickly, Phaethon come quickly, Phaethon come quickly." After reading it twice, she quietly raised her eyelids to see if the shooting star had gone away.

However, the meteor did not disappear, but grew larger. A white comet was approaching the sky above Yujing, accompanied by a deafening roar.