I became a fox girl and was captured by the True Dragon Saint

"Report!!!"

"Report!!!"

Before Li Zuanming had finished speaking, suddenly, heart-wrenching cries of terror were heard from outside the palace.

"Why are you so panicking? Can't you see I'm talking to two immortal doctors? Get out!" Emperor Jing was furious.

The messenger seemed not to have heard Emperor Jing's threat, and shouted loudly with gritted teeth: "An unknown poison has broken out in Jiangdu City! Countless people have been poisoned and unconscious, and sword-controlling monks have fallen to the ground, with corpses everywhere!"

Then another messenger started to scream breathlessly: "An unknown poison has broken out in Tianzhou City! From the Supreme Beings to the Five Elements Realm cultivators, one out of every three people has been poisoned and is unconscious, with pus and blood all over their bodies, and they are vomiting blood..."

"Border Liang City erupted..."

"Border Wing City broke out..."

"Border Jing City broke out..."

Emperor Jing's face turned paler as he listened. It was so early in the morning, and there were so many surprises.

In a blink of an eye, he had heard the names of all the cities in the Dasi Kingdom.

In other words.

No place in the entire Dasi Kingdom was spared!

"Stop!" Emperor Jing's legs suddenly felt weak. "I understand. Don't panic. Tell me what's going on in the army."

"In the army..."

The messengers who had just hurried over from all over the country all had bitter expressions on their faces.

"In the Liangcheng army, the situation is even worse. One out of every two soldiers fell, and no one above the Seven Lights realm was spared."

"Jingcheng is also..."

"Yicheng is also..."

Emperor Jing felt a buzzing in his head.

The names of all the cities in Dasi Kingdom rolled past his ears again, which meant that the entire Dasi Kingdom’s military system was completely paralyzed.

Even the political system and its execution capabilities are probably not much better.

If the demons attack at this critical moment, the whole country will be powerless to fight back.

Fortunately, he still has three reliable alchemists. Looking at Li Zuanming and Huang Dahuo, Emperor Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "Since it is poison, it should be easy for you alchemists to catch it. The Great Siguo is in trouble, it all depends on you."

Li Zuanming and Huang Dahao felt their scalps tingling and lowered their heads in embarrassment.

Li Zuanming whispered, "We are here for this matter. This poison has a special nature and there is currently no antidote available..."

Emperor Jing frowned slightly: "How long will it take to develop an antidote?"

"Well, dealing with new diseases is what medical practitioners are good at. Although we can do it, it will be slower..." Li Zuanming looked embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter. It'll take about as long as it takes."

"That cannot be confirmed. We need a lot of time to test the effects of each elixir."

"It doesn't matter!" Emperor Jing said firmly, "I will immediately announce to the world that all alchemists should cooperate with the three of you to speed up the development of the antidote. All you need to do is focus on the research."

"Uh..." Li Zuanming hesitated for a moment and said, "Not three, but two. Dan Sheng has fallen ill."

"...Is this poison so powerful?" Emperor Jing widened his eyes.

"It is indeed a bit special. It can be spread among cultivators without being diluted. The total amount increases instead of decreasing over time, just like... it can multiply itself." Li Zuanming replied.

proliferation?

I seem to have heard this word somewhere before.

Emperor Jing tried hard to recall, and when he remembered the source, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Yiqin said that.

I still remember her surprised expression and the condescending look she showed towards me, the king.

When he thought of this, Emperor Jing was furious. "No matter if it multiplies or not, the situation is urgent. I will issue an imperial decree to call on all alchemists to assist you two! I now appoint you two as the general leaders of the Shenzhou Anti-drug Campaign. I will do my best to help you two develop an antidote within my capabilities! If you have any needs, just let me know!"

"It's contagious," Huang Dahuo suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this poison is contagious. In addition to the edict calling on alchemists to develop an antidote, you also need to issue another edict to prevent people from gathering together and spreading the infection!"

Emperor Jing's palm trembled slightly.

"Although it may be too late, at least we can stop the further spread of this strange poison!" Huang Dahuo said anxiously, "The Great State should immediately close all markets, auction houses and other places where people gather. All sects should immediately seal off the mountain gates and separate all disciples! In this way, even if we fail to develop the elixir, at least we can save those monks who have not been infected!"

all hit.

Everything happened just as Yiqin said, just one day late.

"There is also the Shenzhou Cup tomorrow," Li Tieming added hastily, "We must stop the Shenzhou Cup immediately! The Shenzhou Cup venue is crowded with people, and the spectators come from all over the world. If cross-infection occurs, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Impossible!" Emperor Jing said firmly, "The Shenzhou Cup must be held as usual!"

This is his bottom line!

Otherwise, wouldn't that be slapping yourself in the face?

"Your Majesty, the situation is urgent," Li Tieming said anxiously, "The severity of the problem is far beyond your imagination! Don't take it lightly!"

Emperor Jing shook his head firmly: "The measures you mentioned, including the blockade of the sect, must be implemented step by step. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause excessive panic among the people. At that time, the panic will further lead to the collapse of national order. The people will act recklessly and disobey orders. That will be a real disaster... At this time, it is even more important to ensure the execution of the Great Siguo from top to bottom to prevent the evil intentions of the scoundrels."

Li Tieming half agreed with what Emperor Jing said: "However, you may not know that the panic can no longer be concealed... At this time, we must take swift and decisive measures to let the people see the determination and ability of the Great Siguo, so that we can truly gather strength and maintain order!"

"If you can't cover it up, then cover it up!" Emperor Jing said firmly, "All news media in the world belong to me. They can only watch what I let them watch. What can't be covered up? They have only seen my words since they were young. If I say it is black, it is black. If I say it is white, it is white. Don't worry, they are very well behaved."

"But I still think..."

"No need to say more. I don't trust them. I know those common people. They all look righteous, but they only care about themselves," Emperor Jing interrupted. "If you want to rely on their ideological awareness to get through this difficult time, then you are really crazy. We must not let panic break out. I will do my best to maintain order. You just need to focus on developing an antidote."

"Okay..." Li Tieming sighed. After hesitating for a moment, he said hesitantly, "Regarding the medical training..."

"Don't mention medical repair again!" Emperor Jing slammed the table like an angry beast.

However, he soon realized that he had lost his composure, his tense muscles relaxed, and he said softly, "Because I believe in you."

(1/2)

93. Uncurable Poison

The order was passed down layer by layer from the magnificent palace.

In Emperor Jing's plan, the blockade will be implemented for five days. Dasi State will gradually carry out the blockade within these five days instead of completing it immediately, to give the major sects and chambers of commerce some time to react and prevent the economy of Dasi State from suffering too serious damage.

At the same time, alchemists from all over the country gathered together and began to develop drugs intensively - this is how it should have been.

But when Li Zuanming and Huang Dahao met the alchemists, they heard this conversation:

"My small anti-poison pills have been sold out at twenty times the price, and the rest of the pills are basically out of stock. I am now rushing to refine the next batch."

"Who isn't? Hurry up and make the most of this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make a fortune. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never have it again!"

"Damn that lousy emperor! I spend tens of thousands of magic crystals a minute. Who has time to help him develop an antidote? I still need to make some pills to make a fortune!"

"Why don't we just give the antidote to those big guys? It's none of our business. How can we help?... Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's make the medicine quickly!"

Li Zuanming and Huang Dahao stared at the alchemy practitioners in front of them in amazement. Hundreds of thousands of alchemy practitioners gathered from all over the country in response to Emperor Jing's call, but they did not waste any time and were racing against time to refine various kinds of pills.

"Alas, I can't sell my Qingling Pills. It worries me to death." An alchemist sighed.

"That's easy?" An alchemist nearby laughed. "Go hire someone to shout on the street that the Qingling Pills may have a preventive effect on new poisons... I guarantee that within three minutes all your Qingling Pills will be sold out at several hundred times the price!"

"Well, that's not cheating," the alchemist was a little confused, "Although I want to make money, I still feel a little guilty about the money I earned."

"Where are you lying? I said it's possible! It may have a preventive effect! I didn't say it definitely has a preventive effect!" The alchemist next to him laughed, "Just say 'drug testing is still in progress, and it is preliminarily believed that Qingling Pills may have preventive effects, but clinical tests are still needed'... That's enough, you didn't lie, did you? Besides, your Qingling Pills are health pills, and there's no harm in taking them."

"Oh, that's right." Dan Xiu said in surprise, "Then I can earn money just by standing there, right?"

"That's right!" The Dan Xiu next to him slapped his thigh. "Even if others want to criticize you, they will have nothing to say. It's just that they are stupid and panicked to grab the medicine. You have never admitted that your medicine can prevent... This money is easy to make, and it's foolproof!"

"Great! I'll let my family do it right away!"

Conversations like these filled the entire plain.

The flames from the alchemy furnace illuminated the plains, making it as hot as the Flaming Mountain. Thick smoke billowed up into the sky. Not a single alchemist had their hands free; all were converting the materials they had into pills as quickly as possible.

"Everyone, please stop!"

Li Zuanming and Huang Dahao shouted, however, among the hundreds of thousands of alchemy practitioners, only a few hundred people slowed down their movements and looked at them.

Many people glanced at the two of them, without any respect for their status, and said disdainfully: "Stop making a fuss, you are busy making money."

There kept coming monks on their swords to pick up goods, taking batches of pills from the crowd and transporting them to the market.

Li Zuanming and Huang Dahao could imagine the scene at the market at this moment. Regardless of whether the elixir was useful or not, the cultivators were spending all their money to buy it. What they were buying was not the medicine, but a peace of mind.

Unlike most alchemy practitioners who did not realize the seriousness of the problem and felt that it had nothing to do with them, the two of them deeply understood how terrible this matter was.

But what made them feel even colder in their hearts was the human heart.

"Get lost! That's enough!" Huang Dahuo suddenly went berserk and roared, "Whoever dares to make the elixir again will have his entire clan killed!"

"Exterminate the entire clan? Who do you think you are?"

"Who do I think I am?" Huang Dahuo sneered, "Go ahead!"

He waved his hand, and immediately a large number of soldiers rushed towards the alchemist. With a wave of their swords, heads flew into the sky.

The plain suddenly became quiet.

But the silence lasted only a moment.

The death of a colleague did not extinguish the desire of the alchemists to get rich overnight. Fortune and wealth must be sought at the risk of danger, and they believed that now was the opportunity.

"If you're not allowed to make money, then why did you ask me to come?"

"Why do you think I chose to be an alchemist instead of a combat cultivator? Of course it's for the money!"

"I just like money, so what? I'll kill anyone who stands in my way! Get lost!"

Huang Dahuo was so angry that his face turned blue and he almost fainted from anger.

Without saying a word, he broadcast the message and informed Emperor Jing of the situation on the scene.

[I will immediately order the market to stop the indiscriminate sale of elixirs and severely punish those who spread the rumors.] Emperor Jing replied.

Just as Emperor Jing finished speaking, Huang Dahuo heard a voice coming from the other end of the communication: [Eh? What about our elixirs? ]

Emperor Jing waved his hand: [Tell the royal alchemist to continue to intensify the refining. Only the medicine we refine is allowed to appear on the market. Other major sects need to apply for permission from me if they want to sell medicine... I am just taking this opportunity to rectify these annoying retail investors. Of course, more importantly, let them concentrate on developing the antidote.]

“……”Huang Dahao was speechless for a moment.

However, as soon as Emperor Jingdi issued the order, the results soon appeared.

The alchemy practitioners received the news one by one and learned that the elixirs could no longer be sold, and there were cries of grief everywhere for a while.

Fortunately, this also diverted their attention.

However, although the problem seemed to be solved, the alchemists just stood there staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Even if you ask us to help research the antidote, we can't do it! Who has ever done such a job? Shenzhou hasn't had a new poison in years!"

The shouting of a Dan Xiu suddenly made Huang Dahuo look bitter.

That’s right, researching the antidote has never been Danxiu’s job.

They had never learned how to deal with a completely new type of toxin. All they could do was try one drug at a time. However, because they knew what it did but not why, the efficiency of the experiments was pitifully low.

However, those who were really good at this kind of thing had been completely expelled by Emperor Jing.

"Let's study it first," Huang Dahao said stiffly.

"Uh……"

However, just as he finished speaking, something strange happened.

The Alchemy God Li Zuanming suddenly fell on his back, his skin instantly festered and oozing pus and blood, and blood spurted out of his mouth towards the sky.

Finish.

Another of the three pillars of the alchemy world has fallen.

Huang Dahao, the only survivor, was wearing protective clothing and felt the pressure on his back as if he was carrying a mountain.

"Epidemic."

These two words suddenly jumped into Huang Dahao's mind.