Chapter 148 - 94: The Demon Fiend Chaos (2)
Chapter 148: Chapter 94: The Demon Fiend Chaos (2)
Chen Xuan asked, astonished.
"A Medical Officer," Su Chen replied.
"A Medical Officer?"
’What kind of rank is that?’
"Wait. You cured Cyan Sparrow and you’re just a Medical Officer?!"
After a long silence, Chen Xuan finally recalled what rank a Medical Officer held. They were the Medical Apprentices of the Imperial Hospital. At best, they were minor figures who only treated Eunuch Stewards.
And yet, this minor figure had cured a terminal illness that two Chiefs of the Imperial Hospital and even peerless, famous physicians could not.
"She’s not cured."
"She... will still die."
They were approaching the Imperial Hospital.
Inside the carriage, Su Chen lifted the curtain, pointed toward Heaven-Ascension Tower, and gazed at the flickering Longevity Fire and the terrifying aura it emitted. He asked,
"Has another powerful Tributor arrived at Heaven-Ascension Tower?"
’Heaven-Ascension Tower contains Grandmasters and Ancient Immortals. Among them is one presence that is incredibly, unbelievably strong.’
’Perhaps... that’s the one who reached the peak of the Royal Race’s cultivation back in the Great Yu Era.’
’Jie must have known about this, which is why he gave up on the Illusory Dream of using the Dynasty’s power for cultivation to reach the peak of the Qi Cultivation Immortal Path.’
"Watch your words!"
"You’re just a lowly Medical Officer, how dare you speak of such things..."
Chen Xuan’s scalp tingled with fear as he listened.
For a moment, he almost regretted bringing this Medical Officer out with him.
But there was no denying it; the man was truly skilled.
"The Purple-robed Thousand Years is in Heaven-Ascension Tower, discussing the establishment of the Demon-slaying and Exorcism Department with several magnates."
"The Demon Fiends’ power is immense. They’re backed by the legendary Demon Mountain, and they’ve even forced the Celestial Alliance into seclusion."
As he spoke of this, Chen Xuan glanced around nervously and deliberately lowered his voice, whispering into Su Chen’s ear.
"There’s one more thing."
"The Demon Fiends are running rampant in the Liang Territory, and Old Zhou is pulling the strings from behind the scenes. Last night, the Demon Extermination Army led by General Yan—a force of one hundred thousand—was completely annihilated in the fallen Three Commanderies..."
"General Yan, a dignified Grandmaster, was decapitated. Seven days ago, his head was placed directly in front of Jinluan Hall..."
"The Purple-robed Thousand Years was furious!"
"This matter is still classified. If you didn’t have some medical skill, I would never have told you any of this..."
Chen Xuan whispered conspiratorially.
’It seems being the Emperor—no, the Regent Thousand Years—is no easy task.’
And so, escorted by Chen Xuan, Su Chen returned to the Imperial Hospital.
"His backing is that strong? He took the assignment, failed to cure that noble, and still escaped punishment?"
The news caused an uproar among the Medical Officers.
Soon, the reward from the Purple-robed Thousand Years arrived.
A golden plaque for the Imperial Hospital! A gold medallion for Su Chen, and, skipping the rank of Grand Doctor, an unconventional promotion straight to the position of Imperial Physician.
This time, it alarmed even the Chief and Deputy Chiefs of the Hospital. They rushed to Su Chen’s small courtyard, along with three of the top Imperial Physicians and over a dozen more.
"Xu Ge, did you really cure that esteemed person?"
The Imperial Physicians were utterly shocked.
They had all diagnosed that noble person as well.
A terminal illness!
Incurable by any medicine or treatment!
And yet, she had actually gotten better.
Even if it was just by a little.
"Chen Xuan, the godson of the Purple-robed Thousand Years, is even praising you as a miracle worker..."
The Chief of the Hospital was also stunned.
He knew exactly what this kid was—or wasn’t—capable of.
He just went on one trip.
And his medical skills suddenly became this brilliant?
In the small courtyard, Su Chen was watering his plants. He simply nodded his head.
"It was a stroke of luck."
"I just happened to have read about a prescription to stabilize one’s Origin in an ancient text. Pure luck, that’s all."
’So it was just good luck.’
At this, the Imperial Physicians, both senior and junior, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
No one wanted to be outshone by a junior.
"Now that this kid Xu Ge has been promoted to Imperial Physician, should we let him in on our... business?"
One of the Imperial Physicians muttered.
Instantly, the other Imperial Physicians, the senior ones, and even the two Chiefs of the Hospital shot him such ferocious glares that he was forced into silence.
"Keep up the good work. Marry a wife and have a son soon. Continue your bloodline and comfort your father’s spirit in heaven..."
The Chief, his hair completely white, patted Su Chen’s shoulder and offered a few words of encouragement before leading the other white-haired Imperial Physicians away.
「In the following days.」
The Imperial Hospital was still filled with a crowd of Medical Officers just muddling along.
The Chief and the Imperial Physicians, however, all retreated into the depths of the Imperial Hospital and were nowhere to be seen.
’What are they up to?’
Late at night, Su Chen merged with the world around him and secretly slipped into the depths of the Imperial Hospital.
After that, he lost all interest.
It was because these senile masters of medicine were researching something that held absolutely no appeal for him.
Longevity.
The Human World was not truly the Human World.
The heavens were crippled, and the earth was flawed.
There was no Reincarnation.
There were those who had reached the peak of the Immortal Path, who could kill people to take their souls, and then there were the third of the Ten Extremes Skills, which touched upon the secrets of life, death, and the very foundation of the Soul Spirit.
’The maximum lifespan for a human is a few hundred years; for a Demon Fiend, two hundred.’
’Lifespan is a blade hanging over the head of every living creature. There are heavenly methods to extend life, using Immortal Skills to increase one’s years. There are earthly methods, like placing a coffin in a Yin Vein to sleep in frozen slumber. And there are human methods: slaughtering living creatures, plundering Human Spirit Energy, killing people for Alchemy...’
’A pity.’
’I have already achieved Longevity, transcending all life.’
「That night.」
The snow, which had stopped, began to fall once more.
The wind was bitingly cold.
And it carried with it the stench of blood.
The Imperial Palace was in chaos!
A massive horde of Demon Fiends—some towering to colossal heights, their giant shadows blotting out the sky, others a mere three inches small and black as ink—stormed through the Palace Gates, their Demon Qi overwhelming.
"HAHAHA!"
"You Castrated Dog of an Emperor."
"Watch as I, the number one Demon Fiend under Demon Mountain, have come to take your dog’s life!"
A wicked cackle echoed through the air.
BOOM!
A terrifying battle erupted.
A Medical Officer who was also a cultivator was startled from his dreams. He scrambled in a panic to his rooftop to gaze toward the Imperial Palace. His face went deathly pale, and with a scream, he tumbled off the roof.
"Demon Fiends!"
"They’re all Demon Fiends!"
"At least a hundred thousand of them!"
"Is our dynasty about to be destroyed?"
"Where is General Yan? Weren’t we told that General Yan was surrounding the Demon Fiends in the three fallen territories, that his advance was unstoppable, and that he was winning victory after victory?"