Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 113 The Three Stages of Death

"???"

Such a rapid change in attitude left Feng Yingying puzzled: "What's going on? She was fine just now, why did she suddenly get angry?"

"Could it be that he went to settle the score with Shuang Lingxue?"

Going to settle the score with Shuang Lingxue was the glimmer of hope Feng Yingying held on to. However, judging from Qi Wei's expression when she left, she knew that this glimmer of hope was very slim.

Just when Feng Yingying's eyes were confused and she didn't know what was going on, something happened that made her eyes light up: Yaxin came out to get supplies.

Seeing her, Feng Yingying hurried over and asked what had happened inside.

Just as she had expected, the versatile little fox girl Yaxin did not dare to offend Shuang Lingxue, but she also did not dare to offend her too much - as for the previous misleading words, they were mostly said based on Zhong Cang's force field.

Now, facing Feng Yingying's doubts, she replied with a bit of amusement and even a bit of annoyance: "Ms. Qi Wei didn't take some time to care for Brother Zhong Cang, but instead came out. It wasn't because of Miss Shuang Lingxue's trick to drive her away, but because when she was taking care of Brother Zhong Cang, Mr. Zhong Cang fell and broke his leg. Now, we don't dare let her get close to Brother Zhong Cang."

"What?!!"

"Fell down? What's wrong with Qi Wei? Can't she even do something as simple as this?"

This answer was completely beyond Feng Yingying's expectations, and it made her heart skip a beat and her head feel a little dizzy.

After waking up, for the first time, she felt murderous towards Qi Wei.

"Asshole, if anything happens to Brother Zhong Cang, I will definitely kill you!"

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Zhong Cang was unaware of the entanglements outside. With the care of the two women and the protection of Mo Shuyu, Zhong Cang lived a very slow-paced life like an old man who was about to die and decay.

In this way, day after day passed, Zhong Cang's body became weaker and weaker, and his condition was not good.

Soon, more lesions appeared on his body, including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease...

The horrific disease sometimes makes Zhong Cang forget that he is a cultivator.

Such a crisis made Zhong Cang feel like he was completely going to die, causing him to panic and tremble, but it also brought his desire to survive to its peak.

Then, Zhong Cang really died.

Human death is a process, which is divided into the near-death stage, clinical death stage, and biological death stage.

The so-called near-death stage refers to the gradual failure of a person's important system functions, and the central nervous system is in a state of deep inhibition, which manifests as blurred or absent consciousness, weakened or disappeared various reflexes, and gradually weakened respiratory and circulatory functions. The duration of this stage varies.

As for Zhong Cang, he has been in a near-death state since he fell into the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man.

The second is the clinical death stage, at which point breathing and heartbeat completely stop, pupils dilate, and all reflexes disappear. This stage usually lasts 5-6 minutes, but can be prolonged in a low-temperature environment.

The third stage is complete death. This is the final stage of death, when the metabolism of all vital organs ceases, making it impossible for the entire body to be revived. At this point, body temperature drops, and rigor mortis (rigor mortis) and livor mortis (livor mortis) appear. Tissues begin to decompose and decay.

However, these three stages of death are from the previous life.

Zhong Cang has magic power and soul, and his magic power and soul are only hidden but not dissipated. Therefore, his final death stage is longer than that of ordinary people.

The cessation of heartbeat does not mean that Zhong Cang is dead. He still has the possibility of resurrection.

At this moment, Mo Shuyu, Gu Yan, Shuang Lingxue, Qi Wei, and Yaxin were standing in the secret garden, quietly watching Zhong Cang's withered and decaying body without any breath of life.

While watching, Qi Wei was a little nervous, and said with concern: "Brother Zhong Cang doesn't have to go to this extent, right? When he is on the verge of death, he can be revived."

These words made Shuang Lingxue smile and comfort herself. Compared to Qi Wei, she was not overly worried. As for the reason, it was not entirely because she had confidence in Zhong Cang, but rather: "Don't be too anxious, and don't worry too much. If a cultivator who has reached the end of his life wants to use the Four Seasons and Time Reincarnation Sutra to live a second life, they must enter a state of complete death and survive by dying."

"No one can help them like this. If they fail, they will really die." "But Brother Zhong Cang is different. He still has a long lifespan. Whether it's his magic power, body, or soul, he is very young. For him, the danger is actually not that high."

"Even if he can't 'wake up' on his own, we can use some secret methods to awaken the consciousness hidden in his fruit and help him wake up."

Having said that, Shuang Lingxue sighed:

"However, at that time, Brother Zhong Cang's first reincarnation was largely a failure."

Knowing that Zhong Cang was young and that even if he failed, it would only damage his foundation and he would not die completely, Qi Wei immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, she said with some dissatisfaction:

"You should have told me these things earlier..."

Before she finished speaking, she felt embarrassed, thinking about the reason why no one told her about this.

The Four Seasons Reincarnation Sutra requires the will to survive at the cost of death, and she couldn't hide it. If she knew, it was equivalent to Zhong Cang knowing. Such behavior would make Zhong Cang's reincarnation lose most of its value. Therefore, this matter could only be concealed from him.

Qi Wei and Shuang Lingxue are talking.

Beside them, Mo Shuyu was also discussing something with Gu Yan, Luo Bende, Du Kui, and Qin Xiuye.

At this moment, Mo Shuyu was complaining about something.

"It requires some small skills, and the risk level is quite high. Even if it succeeds, it depends on one's foundation and understanding, which can awaken powerful abilities... Our Taoist Academy's skills are still too weak. Old Qin, can't you find some better skills?"

Such words made Qin Xiuye ​​roll his eyes.

"This is the best earth-level technique I've found with all my might. Most people in Xueye Country, and even most of the noble families and sects, don't even have earth-level techniques."

"Perfect and powerful Heaven-level techniques are only possessed by a few super-large families and some sects in Xueye Country. They are also the core members of each of these families and sects. Even among those families and sects, there are only a few who can practice Heaven-level techniques."

This made sense, but Mo Shuyu disagreed: "But if our Taoist Academy wants to rise, the enemies that Zhong Cang has to compete with are the direct descendants of those powerful families. Without a heaven-level technique, Zhong Cang is naturally inferior to them."

"You don't want Zhong Cang to fail miserably because of his technique, do you?"

Mo Shuyu wanted Qin Xiuye ​​to take out some heavenly-level skills and let Zhong Cang practice them. If that didn't work, some heavenly-level spells would also be fine.

However, Vice President Qin Xiuye ​​couldn't produce any of it. Even his own martial arts skills were only at the Earth level.

Fortunately, Mo Shuyu didn't count on Qin Xiuye.

"If you can't produce it, you can report it. Our Taoist temple serves the king. Now, we help him fight for power, help him fight against the aristocratic families and sects, and help him eliminate monsters. In this case, asking for a heaven-level technique is not too much."

"Excessive... You know that our Taoist academy has never done anything well. We have never been able to resist the aristocratic families, and we have never been able to defeat the sects. This has caused the king to receive countless criticisms. If it weren't for his support, our Taoist academy would have stopped long ago."

Listening to Qin Xiuye's complaints, Mo Shuyu was not angry at all. Instead, she laughed: "That was in the past. Now that Zhong Cang is here, everything will be different. If he wins the title of a powerful family, you should at least ask for credit for him."

Qin Xiuye ​​was stunned by this and shook his head and laughed, "So you were waiting for me here."

Having said that, he didn't refuse.

"If Zhong Cang can really defeat the children of the aristocratic families and beat the disciples of the major sects, it will bring honor to the king. It is impossible for him to obtain a heavenly-level martial arts technique, but I can still apply for a heavenly-level spell for him."

Mo Shuyu: "Then it's settled."

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(End of this chapter)