Chapter 267.2: You Are The One That's Sick
The doctor was startled. "What did you say?"
Her dream was exactly as Qi Yuan described! The bloodstained bird kept letting out a disconcerting yet joyful cry. She hadn’t paid attention before, but after hearing his words, could it be that things were not so simple?
Qi Yuan smiled faintly. "And that's why you're sick."
The doctor still couldn’t understand how Qi Yuan knew about her dream. He was clearly just an ordinary person. While all his classmates rose to prominence, he remained a psychiatric patient.
She couldn’t help but ask, "What illness do I have?"
"You have kidney deficiency," he replied seriously.
The doctor was speechless.
As expected, one should never place hope in a psychiatric patient. Still carrying doubts, she gave the robot a few instructions before leaving Qi Yuan's home.
He returned to his room. His home was a standard three-bedroom apartment, left behind by his parents who perished in battle. His room was about twenty square meters. It was very simple, with few belongings such as a bed, a computer, and a wardrobe.
Suddenly, he clutched his head and crouched on the ground. "Restart!" [1]
In his mind appeared an image of a bird flying across the sky. His pupils seemed to be filled with blood. More and more blood vessels appeared, growing thicker and thicker. His eyeballs seemed as if they would burst out of their sockets, terrifying to behold. Bloodstains appeared beneath his eyes.
***
In the Canglan World, Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes. "Why is the Primordial Seed in a poor condition? It's not going to die, is it?"
He was slightly stunned, especially when he couldn't perceive what was happening in the game world where the Primordial Seed was located. Once he entered it, it would be different. Any growth in that world would now transfer to his main body with far less loss than before. However, none of that mattered right now. He could feel that the Primordial Seed's life force was fragile, as if it would die at any moment.
The new game world was less than halfway loaded, its icon still not fully formed. Moreover, the icon appeared somewhat different from before, showing a skinned bird.
Qi Yuan sighed. "Let’s hope the Primordial Seed survives until I enter the game, or it’ll be game over."
Since the game was still downloading, there was nothing he could do. In the end, he decided not to worry about it and deal with Dark Sun first.
After casting one last look at the corpses from the Phoenix Palace, he returned to the Seeking Dao Palace.
***
Seven-Scar Elder seemed astonished by Qi Yuan’s return. "My lord, you’re back already?”
After all, Qi Yuan had only been gone a short time. Did nothing strange happen in Phoenix Palace?
"A change occurred in Phoenix Palace." Qi Yuan’s face was stern, though his eyes betrayed regret. He quickly recounted what had transpired, "Great Venerable Jasmine colluded with a mysterious expert and slaughtered all the Yin Spirits who had been invited. When I arrived, that mysterious expert attempted to use the same trick and launch a sneak attack on me. In the end, I killed him and Great Venerable Jasmine. Right now, the Phoenix Palace is full of Yin Spirit corpses. Send people to deal with them."
Hearing this, Seven-Scar Elder's heart was filled with stormy waves. "They're all dead?"
"Yes. What a pity. I have to go to Dark Sun, so I can't attend their funeral banquet. Remember to hold a banquet for them. Make it grand and respectable."
Seven-Scar Elder fell silent. Many thoughts flashed through his mind. He somewhat doubted Qi Yuan's explanation. Jasmine colluded with a mysterious expert? There were only so many powerful figures in this world. Where would so many mysterious experts come from? He even suspected that Qi Yuan had simply wiped them out for offending him. Come to think of it, that was very much like him. His fear of Qi Yuan deepened even more.
After giving instructions to Seven-Scar Elder, Qi Yuan also ordered Lord Wind to arrange for someone to invite Lord Great Wisdom to Qinghong City.
Having obtained enough cultivation techniques, Qi Yuan planned to continue with the Qi Yuan Scripture. He even had some ideas about the Violet Palace chapter. After all, he had already become a Supreme back in the Flowing Wind World. Nevertheless, as the saying goes, three cobblers together equal Zhuge Liang. With Lord Great Wisdom around, there could be some unexpected benefits waiting.
After everything was arranged, Qi Yuan stared at the lively preparations for the funeral banquet and felt deeply sorrowful. Unfortunately, he couldn’t attend the banquet, but he wasn’t stupid. He secretly tucked away a pig’s trotter to eat on the way to Dark Sun’s headquarters.
***
In the Secluded Heaven, a branch of the Seeking Dao Palace.
Over a hundred Yin Spirit projections sat within the hall. Most of them were Great Venerables, and even the weakest among them were at Step Three of Heaven-Treading. They represented nearly all the major forces in the region controlled by the Seeking Dao Palace.
Among the thirty-three regions of Canglan, the Seeking Dao Palace held authority over twenty. Aside from regions like the Central Heaven, where its influence did not reach, it had branches in nearly every other domain.
The palace master wore a purple robe, appearing refined and transcendent. "Fellow Daoists, what do you think of the Yuan God Sharing Society?"
Originally, when the Blood-Clothed Sword God proposed collecting the cultivation methods of the world, the palace master had refused. In his view, the Great Calamity was inevitable. So what if cultivation techniques were tainted? A mere Great Venerable dared to challenge the Great Calamity? If the Blood-Clothed Sword God wanted to challenge it, fine, the palace master could at least praise his courage. As for collecting techniques and exchanging them, that he could not do.
Moreover, Dark Sun had already dispatched the Four Generals of the Lei Clan to kill the Blood-Clothed Sword God. The palace master believed the man was done for. The idea of gathering the world's cultivation methods was pure fantasy.
He simply sent an envoy to brush the matter aside, but the development exceeded his expectations. Though every general stood at the peak of Step Six, the Sword God prevailed!
With no Mythics in Canglan, the Blood-Clothed Sword God was now the strongest in the world. Thus, when Qi Yuan later sent Wujun to contact the Seeking Dao Palace again, the palace master gave him face and contacted the leaders of several major powers.
"Not only was his strength on par with a Mythic, but he also dared to stand against Dark Sun. He is quite confident."
An elderly man smiled gently, saying kindly, "I am willing to join the Yuan God Sharing Society and contribute some insignificant cultivation techniques to assist him."
"I fear the Blood-Clothed Sword God simply does not understand how terrifying Dark Sun truly is. Though this is not the Central Heaven, Dark Sun still has Mythics stationed within it. I will not wade into this muddy water," said the president of the Divine Flower Society.
As soon as he spoke, the atmosphere in the hall grew tense, especially among the Great Venerables from Secluded Heaven, where the Divine Flower Society’s headquarters was located.
1. Judging by the pronunciation, it sounded extremely similar to the words "Chong Qi" (重七). "Chong Qi" might mean "Restart" (重启)? Or "Inflate" (充气)? Or even "Spoil the wife" (宠妻)? ☜
