The Immortal of Plague begins by establishing the root of lung fire.

Song You squatted on the muddy ground, unlocked the first aluminum alloy box, and lifted the lid with one hand.

The box was neatly packed with vacuum-packed ingredients: high-purity chocolate bars, dried venison strips, and several jars of unlabeled specialty meat jerky.

The quantity was small, only taking up half the space in the box. This suggests that Raj wasn't lying; they didn't dare to smuggle in large quantities, and could only take a little at a time.

Without hesitation, Song You reached out and grabbed a bag of venison strips, tore open the plastic packaging, and stuffed it directly into his mouth. The whole process was devoid of any enjoyment; it was purely for the purpose of consuming calories most efficiently.

During the day at the pharmacy, he first dealt with the probing of Mei Chong and his two companions, then clashed with Li Bin and Liu Chengquan, and finally managed to cope with Jia Chunfang's interrogation.

Each time he activated his lung fire, he was draining his body. After these repeated ordeals, his constitution was severely depleted, and he desperately needed to replenish it.

As food begins to digest, the heat dissipates and flows through the meridians to the limbs and bones.

As Song You ate, the scene of sharing the essence of the wild beasts floated into his mind.

That wisp of gray energy had a significant effect on him; in other words, it increased his maximum health while simultaneously increasing his overall health, and reduced his weakened state. He also clearly felt that his cultivation speed had increased slightly after absorbing the essence of the wild beast.

The ordinary food before them could only replenish what they consumed, and could not fundamentally change their constitution like the original essence of wild beasts.

He emptied the first box of food, then moved to the second and third boxes to open and eat. As he continued to eat, most of his fatigue subsided, and his strength returned to his limbs, but it wasn't enough.

Song You stood up, stretched his sore calves, and his gaze fell on the fourth box.

He walked over, kicked open the latch, and lifted the lid.

There was no food inside, only a few gold nuggets and a few uncut gems, which glittered in the dim light.

Song You looked down at these things and sighed inwardly. He had done some calculations when he was doing his residency training at the hospital. A small piece of gold was worth several months' salary after he became a full-time employee.

Now that all these things are piled up in front of him, he finds that he is not very emotional. He might as well just give him some food.

However, money is still useful in this world of light. If a stable logistics line is to be established in the future, funds will be needed to make arrangements.

Song You bent down and grabbed the gold nuggets and gems, stuffing them into the pockets on both sides of his suit. However, after emptying the suitcase, a layer of black velvet padding was revealed at the bottom, with two rectangular objects stuck at the edges.

Song You picked them up and looked at them. They were two mobile phones with rough casings and loose buttons, typical cheap Indian-assembled phones.

This was probably Raj and his companion's private communication device, and it was packed in a box, presumably to block inspection signals inside the warehouse.

The names of Meng Wenyuan and Meng Meng popped into Song You's mind.

Bharat and the Americans' scheme is aimed at Ruikang Pharmaceuticals. Meng Wenyuan is leading a team to India to sign the contract, which will take place in the next couple of days. Once the contract is signed, Ruikang Pharmaceuticals will most likely be dragged down by the penalty for breach of contract.

Song You owes Meng Wenyuan a favor, but more importantly, if Ruikang Pharmaceuticals goes bankrupt, he will have one less way out in modern society.

He also wanted to cause some trouble for Zhang Lihong and his group, hoping they would be too busy to look for him.

He pressed the power button on one of the phones, but the screen remained black and unresponsive.

Song You frowned and pressed the power button hard for ten seconds, but the screen remained black.

He flipped the phone over and saw a noticeable crack on the corner, with the plastic casing slightly warped.

Just now, when Raj was suffering from the flare-up of his lesions, he let go of the box he was carrying, and the box fell heavily to the ground. Given its poor workmanship, the motherboard inside had already broken. Song You tried another one, but it still wouldn't turn on.

"These cheap Indian-made phones will fall apart if you smash them." Song You coldly commented after burning the two broken plastic phones with his lung fire. Now he could only think of another way.

His gaze returned to the bottom of the box, where he stared at the black velvet pad and suddenly sensed something.

It seems the thickness is incorrect and doesn't match the height of the box itself.

Song You stretched out his index finger, grabbed the edge of the velvet pad, and pulled it upwards with force. The fabric tore open, revealing a hidden layer.

In the recessed center of the interlayer, there is a pure white square box with the word "medicine" written in the middle.

The medicine box was spotless, with no trademarks or production batch numbers on its surface, and looked like it had just been taken out of the laboratory.

Song You's gaze sharpened slightly.

Bharat's public identity is that of an Indian businessman, and his company is one of the top ten pharmaceutical groups in India. Killing one or two thieves on his own estate is nothing to him.

Raj and his gang risked being beaten to death by security guards to smuggle these four boxes; the value of the items they had just received was far less.

This box of medicine is their real target for this trip.

Raj wasn't telling the truth earlier; he concealed the existence of this box of medicine. The medicine has no effect on them; they are only responsible for the transportation link. There must be a buyer waiting for this thing behind the scenes.

Song You reached out and pried the medicine box out of the groove. The box was made of medical-grade antibacterial plastic and had excellent sealing properties. This was no problem for Song You. After a little manipulation, the medicine box opened.

There was only one white pill, about the size of a fingernail, inside, and next to the pill was a folded piece of printed paper.

Song You took out the paper and unfolded it. By the dim moonlight, he quickly scanned the contents of the paper.

It was covered with dense English words, interspersed with a large number of data charts and molecular formulas.

This is the final report of a clinical trial, which concludes by stating that this drug is the latest achievement of Bharat Laboratories, developed at great expense, with an undetermined code name.

Song You continued reading; the next part described the effects of the drug.

Within three minutes of ingestion, the medication effectively eliminates most pathogens from the body. Furthermore, it can form an immune barrier within the body for the next six months, protecting against the invasion of some common pathogens.

Upon seeing this, Song You's breathing unconsciously quickened.

Moving your gaze down to the side effects section, the cost is severe depletion of various stem cells in the body. After taking the medication, various bodily functions will permanently decline by 30%, and this process is irreversible. Further optimization research is recommended.

Song You's fingers tightened slightly as he gripped the paper. For an ordinary person, a 30% drop in bodily function means spending the rest of their life in weakness. No one would dare take this medicine unless absolutely necessary.

But for Song You and the cultivators of the Soul Treasury Temple, this was no big deal; the value of the item in their hands was immeasurable.

The foundation of the Plague Immortal's cultivation system lies entirely in the concept of "pathogens," and this pill can eliminate pathogens.

This pill may not be able to completely block the attacks of other sects' cultivators, but it may be able to clear away other invading, lower-level lesions to a certain extent and save his life.