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The three high priests all wanted to know the answers, whether it was the reason why Tan Yue had advanced to the Spirit Emperor realm so quickly, or his love-hate relationship with the lecherous demon Li Bai. They were all very curious. But Tan Yue shut his mouth and turned his head away.

The three high priests: "..."

Tan Yue is now at the Spirit Emperor Realm. If he doesn't say anything, can they force him to tell them? Of course not, but even if he doesn't say anything, his expression is enough to spark the imagination.

It seems there's more to his relationship with Li Bai than meets the eye.

The three high priests exchanged glances and secretly communicated telepathically.

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Inside the inner hall, as soon as Chen Quan led Gu Yan in, Pang Tong and the other alchemists turned their attention to her. Pang Tong had already met Li Bai, but this was the first time the others had seen him. This infamous lecherous demon, Li Bai, truly lived up to the rumors; just seeing his figure, even without seeing his face, could affect one's mind.

Among the sixth-grade alchemists in the inner hall, two were women. They reacted more strongly when they saw Gu Yan. These two female alchemists stared straight at Gu Yan, even forgetting why they had come here.

"Mr. Li Bai, look at the Empress..."

Chen Quan walked to the bed where the Empress was lying.

The light gauze curtains were hooked with golden hooks, and the woman lying on the embroidered bed looked to be in her early twenties, with a beauty that could topple kingdoms. However, she lay unconscious on the bed, her pale face radiating a dark aura, groaning incessantly in her unconscious state, her forehead covered in cold sweat, clearly in extreme pain.

Empress Shen was an absolute beauty; before Princess An Hui, Chen Yujing, came of age, she was the most beautiful woman in the Ruohe Empire.

Empress Shen's given name was Lihua, Shen Lihua. Although Shen Lihua's aptitude was not as high as Chen Yujing's, it was still excellent. In addition, she had cultivated with Chen Quan, a Spirit Emperor Realm expert, for a thousand years, and had no shortage of various elixirs, and had also reached the late stage of the Spirit King Realm. After being poisoned, she instinctively suppressed the poison in her dantian.

Because she possessed the strength of a late-stage Spirit King, she had time to delay the onset of poisoning and receive treatment. However, three days had already passed, and without an antidote, she would inevitably perish.

Gu Yan walked to the bedside, scanned Shen Lihua's body with her divine sense, sat down on the edge of the bed, took one of Shen Lihua's hands to take her pulse, and then took out a silver needle and pricked Shen Lihua's finger, from which a drop of black blood seeped out.

Under Gu Yan's magical influence, the drop of black blood hovered in mid-air. Gu Yan left the bed, the drop of blood hovering in his palm, and he stared at it silently. He stared at the drop of blood, and everyone stared at him.

The inner palace was completely silent.

After a long silence, the Poison King Pang Tong finally spoke, asking, "Does Mr. Li Bai know how to cure this poison?"

Pang Tong knew he was no match for this lecherous demon, and he admitted he was no match for him, but he didn't believe he was inferior to this guy as an alchemist. Mu Qinghe always flattered him, probably just to curry favor with the people of the Myriad Desires Sect; it was sycophancy that Pang Tong disdained.

snort!

"Fifteen hundred kinds of poisons, the toxicity of which changes every moment. Not only the physical body is corroded by this deadly poison, but the primordial spirit is also affected. If the physical body and the primordial spirit cannot be detoxified at the same time, they will die immediately from the poison. The person who poisoned this is truly a genius. I even want to meet him." Gu Yan stared at the drop of poisoned blood, closely monitoring the changes in toxicity with her divine sense, and exclaimed in amazement.

The other sixth-grade alchemists already knew what Gu Yan said, but they had only come to this conclusion after three days of research. Gu Yan, on the other hand, had only looked at it for a moment and yet she had guessed everything correctly.

This greatly surprised Pang Tong and the others.

"Taibai, why are you praising the poisoner? What do you think? Do you have a solution?" Mu Qinghe asked.

Gu Yan glanced at him and nodded.

A hint of joy appeared on Chen Quan's face, and he immediately asked, "How do we solve this?"

"I will administer acupuncture to the Empress first. Brother Mu, please go to the Imperial Hospital and prepare the medicinal herbs I need." Gu Yan said, taking out a jade slip and using her divine sense to inscribe the medicinal herbs to be used on it before throwing it to Mu Qinghe.

Mu Qinghe took it, scanned it with his divine sense, and said, "Alright." Then he looked at the two imperial physicians beside him, "Imperial Physician Hong, Imperial Physician Jiang, come with me!"

The two imperial physicians bowed to Emperor Chen Quan and then followed Mu Qinghe out.

Gu Yan then walked towards the bed, and everyone stared at him.

Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is not a well-developed art in the Yunlan Realm, and even fewer alchemists use it to treat patients. Gu Yan waved her hand, and the unconscious empress on the bed was swept up by circles of golden light, suspending her in mid-air. Chen Quan stood to the side, looking at his beloved empress, hesitant to speak, but ultimately said nothing.

The high priest surnamed Shen frowned, but ultimately said nothing.

Gu Yan extended his left hand, and a silver needle appeared in his palm. This silver needle looked similar to ordinary acupuncture needles, but it was actually a rare and powerful spiritual treasure. Therefore, everyone was astonished when the silver needle appeared.

With a thought, Gu Yan split the silver needle into dozens of needles, which then flew toward the unconscious empress with a silvery light and successively pierced different acupoints on her body.

The last silver needle pierced between her eyebrows, and Shen Lihua, still unconscious, cried out in pain. Chen Quan, upon hearing her cry, felt a pang of heartache and called out:

"Lihua—"

Large gusts of black energy surged out of Shen Lihua's body. This black energy was all poisonous. As soon as the poisonous energy was released, everyone instinctively used their spiritual power to protect themselves.

The poisonous gas actually swirled around Shen Lihua's body, transforming into a giant black python. This python coiled around Shen Lihua's body; it was not a solid entity but rather formed from condensed mist, appearing as if it could be blown away at any moment. However, it was as if it were alive, twisting and struggling.

However, many parts of its body were pinned down by silver needles, and it wanted to change and escape, but it could not escape.

"Mr. Li Bai, this, this is..." Chen Quan looked at Gu Yan.

"I used silver needles to stabilize the poison, preventing it from changing. Only then can I prepare the antidote; otherwise, how can I cure it if it keeps changing? Alright, you all watch the Empress. She mustn't remove those needles, or Her Majesty will die from the poison. I'm going to the Imperial Hospital," Gu Yan said.

Everyone was stunned, especially the alchemists like Pang Tong.

Their mouths dropped open in shock.

Can you do this?

Gu Yan wanted to go to the Imperial Hospital, but then realized she had no idea where it was. The Imperial Hospital was surrounded by layers of protective barriers, and she couldn't find Mu Qinghe by sensing his presence.

So he asked the person next to him, "How do I get to the Imperial Hospital?"

"Mr. Li Bai, please follow me."

The speaker was one of the sixth-rank female alchemists. She glanced at Gu Yan, her heart racing. She walked ahead, and Gu Yan followed behind her. The two left the main hall and transformed into two streaks of light, flying towards the Imperial Hospital.