lǐ fán jiàn qíng kuàng bú duì ， yě shì lián máng gēn shàng 。
李凡见情况不对，也是连忙跟上。
Li Fan saw that something was amiss and hurried to follow.
zhǐ jiàn zhào shī jiě gé zhe yī duàn jù lí ， liǎn sè níng zhòng de chá kàn zhe miàn qián xiū shì de zhuàng tài 。
只见赵师姐隔着一段距离，脸色凝重的查看着面前修士的状态。
Ouyang Senior Sister stood a distance away, her face grave as she examined the state of the cultivator before her.
“ hāi hāi ……” zhè wèi dà dào zōng dì zǐ xiū wèi tíng zhì zài yuán yīng qī ， dàn cǐ kè jū rán què gēn kuài yào bìng sǐ de fán rén wú yì ， yǎn shén kōng dòng ， yì shí mó hú ， qì ruò yóu sī 。
“咳咳……”这位大道宗弟子修为停滞在元婴期，但此刻居然却跟快要病死的凡人无异，眼神空洞，意识模湖，气若游丝。
"Ah... Ah..." This disciple from the Great Dao Sect had his cultivation stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet he now appeared like an ordinary mortal on death's doorstep—his eyes hollowed out and his consciousness vague, barely clinging to life.
bù shí fā chū yī zhèn jù liè de ké sòu ， fǎng fú dōu yào bǎ fèi gěi ké chū lái yì bān 。
不时发出一阵剧烈的咳嗽，仿佛都要把肺给咳出来一般。
He coughed violently, as if trying to expel his lungs. A faint pallor of death clung to his face, making him look utterly weak, far from the appearance of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
liǎn shàng gèng shì yǐn yǐn liú lù chū yī sī huī bài de sǐ qì ， fù xū ruò zhì ， wán quán bú shì yī wèi yuán yīng xiū shì gāi yǒu de yàng zi 。
脸上更是隐隐流露出一丝灰败的死气，副虚弱至，完全不是一位元婴修士该有的样子。
Li Fan felt a chill run down his spine.
lǐ fán dùn jué yī zhèn xīn jīng ròu tiào 。
李凡顿觉一阵心惊肉跳。
Just moments ago, this cultivator seemed not so ill. But in the short time he had been with Ouyang Senior Sister, his condition had deteriorated significantly.
jiù zài gāng gāng ， zhè míng xiū shì sì hū hái méi yǒu zhè me yán zhòng 。 jǐn jǐn shì tā qù zhǎo zhào shī jiě de zhè me yī xiǎo duàn gōng fu ， qíng kuàng jìng rán jiù è huà le xǔ duō 。
就在刚刚，这名修士似乎还没有这么严重。仅仅是他去找赵师姐的这么一小段功夫，情况竟然就恶化了许多。
"Could it be that he was cursed by some evil spell?" Li Fan narrowed his eyes and scrutinized him.
“ mò bú shì zhōng le shén me xié è zhòu fǎ ？”
“莫不是中了什么邪恶咒法？”
"Cough... Daozi?" The cultivator suddenly saw the two standing before him and instinctively tried to rise, wanting to pay respects.
lǐ fán yě mī zhuó yǎn ， dǎ liàng qǐ lái 。
李凡也眯着眼，打量起来。
"Don't move. Just rest," Ouyang Senior Sister stopped him gently.
“ ké …… dào zi ？” huǎng hū jiān ， zhè wèi xiū shì kàn dào le zhàn zài tā miàn qián de èr rén ， xià yì shí de zhēng zhá qǐ shēn ， xiǎng yào xíng lǐ 。
“咳……道子？”恍忽间，这位修士看到了站在他面前的二人，下意识的挣扎起身，想要行礼。
"Ah..." This disciple of the Great Dao Sect had never seen Ouyang Senior Sister so gentle and approachable in his entire life.
“ méi shì ， shēn tǐ bù shū fú jiù bié luàn dòng ， hǎo hǎo xiū xī 。” zhào shī jiě zhì zhǐ le tā ， wēn róu de shuō dào 。
“没事，身体不舒服就别乱动，好好休息。”赵师姐制止了他，温柔的说道。
His face seemed to come back to life as he stared intently at her, entranced.
“ wù ……” zhè wèi dà dào zōng dì zǐ ， zhè bèi zi hái cóng lái méi yǒu jiàn dào guò ， zhào shī jiě rú cǐ wēn wǎn 、 jìn rén de yí miàn 。
“晤……”这位大道宗弟子，这辈子还从来没有见到过，赵师姐如此温婉、近人的一面。
"What did you do after leaving the mountain? What happened to you? Who did you meet?" Ouyang Senior Sister asked again.
shà shí jiān wǎn rú huí guāng fǎn zhào bān ， liǎn shàng huī fù le xiē xǔ shēng jī 。 shuāng yǎn zhōng mǎn shì mí liàn de dīng zhe zhào shī jiě ， hǎo sì bèi gōu qù le hún 。
霎时间宛如回光返照般，脸上恢复了些许生机。双眼中满是迷恋的盯着赵师姐，好似被勾去了魂。
Despite his near-death state, he coughed continuously while recounting every detail to her.
“ nǐ xià shān hòu ， qù le nǎ lǐ ？ zāo yù le nǎ xiē shì ， pèng jiàn le nǎ xiē rén ？” zhào shī jiě zài dù chū shēng xún wèn 。
“你下山后，去了哪里？遭遇了哪些事，碰见了哪些人？”赵师姐再度出声询问。
Slowly, his breath grew weaker. But with Ouyang Senior Sister's inquisitive gaze, he persisted, speaking in fits and starts until the last word, after which his breath abruptly ceased.
duì fāng bù gù bīn sǐ de shēn tǐ ， yī biān bù duàn ké sòu ， yī biān tí zhe yì kǒu qì ， wèi zhào shī jiě shì wú jù xì de jiǎng shù qǐ lái 。
对方不顾濒死的身体，一边不断咳嗽，一边提着一口气，为赵师姐事无巨细的讲述起来。
His eyes remained open, fixed on her with a look of reluctance.
màn màn de ， tā de qì xī yuè lái yuè ruò 。
慢慢的，他的气息越来越弱。
"Go!" Ouyang Senior Sister pulled Li Fan away quickly and handed him an oval purple-gold pill.
dàn kàn zhe zhào shī jiě chōng mǎn qiú zhī de yǎn shén ， tā réng rán jiān chí zhe 、 duàn duàn xù xù de shuō zhe 。
但看着赵师姐充满求知的眼神，他仍然坚持着、断断续续的说着。
"Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill?" Li Fan was shocked. Such pills were secret treasures of the Great Dao Sect, usually only available to Longevity Realm cultivators who could refine them. Even with severe injuries, one could recover instantly after swallowing it—essentially a second life.
zuì zhōng ， dāng tā shuō wán zuì hòu yí gè zì hòu ， qì xī zhòu rán xiāo shī 。
最终，当他说完最后一个字后，气息骤然消失。
Extremely rare, the sect had little stock left.
zhǐ shì shuāng yǎn yī rán méi yǒu bì shàng ， sǐ sǐ 、 bù shě dì dīng zhe zhào shī jiě 。
只是双眼依然没有闭上，死死、不舍地盯着赵师姐。
Ouyang Senior Sister consumed this precious item without hesitation...
“ zǒu ！” zhào shī jiě yī bǎ lā zhù lǐ fán ， xùn sù lí kāi cǐ chù 。
“走！”赵师姐一把拉住李凡，迅速离开此处。
Li Fan realized how serious the situation was and swallowed the Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill himself.
tóng shí dì le méi zǐ jīn sè dān yào guò lái ， dīng zhǔ lǐ fán fú xià 。
同时递了枚紫金色丹药过来，叮嘱李凡服下。
"Do not waste it. Use spiritual energy to slowly absorb its power," Ouyang Senior Sister instructed as she cast spells around them, creating layers of protection.
“ zào huà zǐ jīn dān ？” lǐ fán dà chī yī jīng 。
“造化紫金丹？”李凡大吃一惊。
"Could this curse be contagious? What kind of spell is so powerful? Is it targeting our Great Dao Sect?" Li Fan was startled.
zhè zhǒng dān yào ， nǎi shì dà dào zōng mì cáng ， yì bān lái jiǎng ， zhǐ yǒu cháng shēng jìng de qiáng zhě cái néng liàn zhì 。 jiù suàn shāng shì zài zhòng ， zhǐ yào bú shì dāng chǎng qù shì ， tūn fú zhī hòu yě kě zài shùn jiān huī fù rú chū 。 xiāng dāng yú dì èr tiáo mìng yě bù wèi guò 。
这种丹药，乃是大道宗秘藏，一般来讲，只有长生境的强者才能炼制。就算伤势再重，只要不是当场去世，吞服之后也可在瞬间恢复如初。相当于第二条命也不为过。
"It's more like a disease—a deadly one that even cultivators cannot avoid or escape from," Ouyang Senior Sister's face was unusually grave.
jí wéi xī yǒu ， zhěng gè dà dào zōng yě méi yǒu duō shǎo cún huò 。
极为稀有，整个大道宗也没有多少存货。
Even during the dramatic changes on the day of the Prohibition of Concurrent Practices, she had not been so worried.
cǐ děng bǎo wù ， cǐ kè zhào shī jiě què shì háo bù yóu yù de chī diào le ……
此等宝物，此刻赵师姐却是毫不犹豫的吃掉了……
"The target is not just our Great Dao Sect but all cultivators in the world... This must be reported immediately!"
lǐ fán dùn shí míng bái liǎo shì qíng de yán zhòng xìng ， lì mǎ jiāng zào huà zǐ jīn dān tūn rù fù zhōng 。
李凡顿时明白了事情的严重性，立马将造化紫金丹吞入腹中。
Li Fan was stunned: "Could it be another backlash from the heavens?!" He wondered if the heavens were truly intent on exterminating everyone!
“ bú yào làng fèi ， yòng líng lì bāo guǒ ， màn màn jí qǔ qí zhōng yào lì 。” zhào shī jiě yī biān fēn fù ， yī biān bù duàn shī fǎ ， zài èr rén zhōu wéi gòu jiàn chū céng céng píng zhàng 。
“不要浪费，用灵力包裹，慢慢汲取其中药力。”赵师姐一边吩咐，一边不断施法，在二人周围构建出层层屏障。
"Cough... Cough" As they flew towards the sect hall, Ouyang Senior Sister's face suddenly turned an eerie pale.
“ dǎo zhì nà wèi dì zǐ sǐ wáng de yuán yīn ， hái huì chuán rǎn ？ shén me zhòu fǎ zhè me lì hài ？ shì zhēn duì wǒ men dà dào zōng ér lái ？” lǐ fán bù jīn yǒu diǎn hài rán 。
“导致那位弟子死亡的原因，还会传染？什么咒法这么厉害？是针对我们大道宗而来？”李凡不禁有点骇然。
She began to cough uncontrollably.
“ yǔ qí shuō shì zhòu fǎ ， tā gèng xiàng shì yī zhǒng bìng 。 yī zhǒng lián xiū shì wú fǎ bì miǎn hé táo tuō de zhì mìng zhī bìng 。” zhào shī jiě de miàn sè qián suǒ wèi yǒu de yán sù 。
“与其说是咒法，它更像是一种病。一种连修士无法避免和逃脱的致命之病。”赵师姐的面色前所未有的严肃。
But soon, a purple-gold light appeared, pressing down the pallor. The coughing stopped and her complexion returned to its healthy hue.
shèn zhì dāng rì fǎ bù kě tóng xiū de tiān dì jù biàn jiàng lín shí ， tā dōu méi yǒu zhè me dān yōu guò 。
甚至当日法不可同修的天地剧变降临时，她都没有这么担忧过。
"How could it manifest so quickly? You are a Convergence cultivator?" Li Fan was filled with disbelief at the severity of his condition compared to hers.
“ tā de mù biāo ， jué bù jǐn jǐn shì wǒ men dà dào zōng 。 ér shì wèi le miè wáng tiān xià suǒ yǒu xiū shì …… zhè jiàn shì ， bì xū jǐn kuài shàng bào ！”
“它的目标，绝不仅仅是我们大道宗。而是为了灭亡天下所有修士……这件事，必须尽快上报！”
With Convergence being so affected, what about him, just a minor Spirit Transformation cultivator?
lǐ fán dùn shí shī shén ：“ nán bù chéng ， yòu shì tiān dì de fǎn shì ？！ zéi lǎo tiān ， zhēn yào gǎn jìn shā jué bù chéng ！”
李凡顿时失神：“难不成，又是天地的反噬？！贼老天，真要赶尽杀绝不成！”
He immediately used some of the Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill's power from his dantian to protect himself as he felt exhausted.
“ ké …… ké ” èr rén cháo zhe zōng mén dà diàn fēi chí ér qù de shí hòu ， zhào shī jiě de liǎn shàng hū de fàn qǐ yī zhèn yāo yì de cāng bái zhī sè 。
“咳……咳”二人朝着宗门大殿飞驰而去的时候，赵师姐的脸上忽的泛起一阵妖异的苍白之色。
Sure enough, after completing this, he suddenly felt extreme fatigue.
suí hòu jìng rán yě shì kòng zhì bú zhù de ， qīng qīng ké sòu qǐ lái 。
随后竟然也是控制不住的，轻轻咳嗽起来。
As if they had been fighting for seven days and nights, his entire body ached, as if his bones were about to break. His throat felt like it was being cut with a knife, but his body desperately needed air, like an ordinary mortal drowning.
dàn hěn kuài ， yī dào zǐ jīn sè guāng máng yǒng xiàn ， cāng bái màn màn bèi yā xià 。 ké sòu shēng xiāo shī ， zhào shī jiě miàn sè yě chóng xīn biàn dé hóng rùn 。
但很快，一道紫金色光芒涌现，苍白慢慢被压下。咳嗽声消失，赵师姐面色也重新变得红润。
Fortunately, the Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill lived up to its name.
“ zěn me huì fā zuò rú cǐ zhī kuài ？ shī jiě nǐ kě shì hé dào xiū wèi ？” lǐ fán xīn zhōng ， dùn shí yǒng xiàn chū yī gǔ nán yǐ zhì xìn de kǒng jù 。
“怎么会发作如此之快？师姐你可是合道修为？”李凡心中，顿时涌现出一股难以置信的恐惧。
The purple-gold energy circulated through him, and the abnormality vanished instantly.
hé dào shàng qiě rú cǐ ， gèng hé kuàng tā zhè xiǎo xiǎo de huà shén xiū shì ？
合道尚且如此，更何况他这小小的化神修士？
"Such a vicious disease!" Li Fan looked at Ouyang Senior Sister, still shaken. "Thankfully for your medicine. Otherwise, I would have followed my junior brother!"
dāng xià yě děng bù jí zì jǐ shēn shàng bìng zhuàng fā shēng ， xiān diào yòng yī sī dān tián nèi zào huà zǐ jīn dān de yào lì ， liú zhuǎn quán shēn ， zuò wéi fáng hù 。
当下也等不及自己身上病状发生，先调用一丝丹田内造化紫金丹的药力，流转全身，作为防护。
"Do not be complacent. This only suppresses the symptoms temporarily. The root cause is still within us," Ouyang Senior Sister reminded him.
guǒ rán ， zuò wán zhè yī qiè hòu bù jiǔ ， tā jiù hū de gǎn dào yī sī pí juàn yǒng shàng xīn tóu 。
果然，做完这一切后不久，他就忽的感到一丝疲倦涌上心头。
Her words were confirmed as she began to cough lightly again.
fǎng fú gēn zhào shī jiě lián xù duì zhàn qī tiān qī yè shì de ， hún shēn shàng xià suān tòng wú bǐ 、 gǔ tou dōu yào sǎn jià yì bān 。
仿佛跟赵师姐连续对战七天七夜似的，浑身上下酸痛无比、骨头都要散架一般。
Even though the disease was quickly neutralized by the Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill, this left Li Fan feeling despondent.
sǎng zi yǎn le shì yǒu dāo gē ， dàn shēn tǐ què xiàng nì shuǐ de fán rén bān 、 pò qiè de xiǎng yào zuān chū shuǐ miàn ， dà kǒu hū xī 。
嗓子眼了似有刀割，但身体却像溺水的凡人般、迫切的想要钻出水面，大口呼吸。
With divine medicines protecting them, they could not escape an unknown illness. How much worse would it be for ordinary disciples and scattered cultivators?
hǎo zài zào huà zǐ jīn dān guǒ rán míng bù xū chuán 。
好在造化紫金丹果然名不虚传。
They fought against the disease as they arrived at the sect hall.
zǐ jīn dān lì yùn zhuàn ， shēn tǐ de yì cháng zài chà nà jiān xiāo shī 。
紫金丹力运转，身体的异常在刹那间消失。
Senior Sect Leader Ji Changxi had already gathered all the elders after receiving Ouyang Senior Sister's message. Despite her detailed explanation of the severity, the sect leaders took it seriously but not with the same urgency.
“ sī …… zhè bìng zhèng jū rán rú cǐ xiōng è ！” fǎng fú zài guǐ mén guān qián zǒu le yī zāo ， lǐ fán xīn yǒu yú jì de kàn zhe zhào shī jiě ：“ hái hǎo yǒu shī jiě nǐ de dān yào 。 rú ruò bù rán ， wǒ kǒng pà yào bù gāng gāng nà wèi shī dì hòu chén le ！”
“嘶……这病症居然如此凶恶！”仿佛在鬼门关前走了一遭，李凡心有余季的看着赵师姐：“还好有师姐你的丹药。如若不然，我恐怕要步刚刚那位师弟后尘了！”
To them, even though she was a new Convergence cultivator who had succeeded through the new method, she could not be compared to their long-standing seniors who held countless secrets and endless techniques.
“ bié diào yǐ qīng xīn ， zhǐ shì zàn shí bǎ zhèng zhuàng yā zhì xià ér yǐ 。 dǎo zhì zhè yī qiè fā shēng de zuì kuí huò shǒu ， yī rán méi yǒu gēn chú 。 hái cáng zài wǒ men tǐ nèi 。” zhào shī jiě shì shí chū shēng tí xǐng dào 。
“别掉以轻心，只是暂时把症状压制下而已。导致这一切发生的罪魁祸首，依然没有根除。还藏在我们体内。”赵师姐适时出声提醒道。
They believed they were well-prepared.
fǎng fú zài duì tā de huà zuò yìn zhèng ， hěn kuài ， tā yòu wú fǎ yì zhì de ， fā chū qīng wēi de ké sòu shēng 。
仿佛在对她的话做印证，很快，她又无法抑制的，发出轻微的咳嗽声。
Around the open space in the hall, numerous prohibitions were set up, layer upon layer of defenses. The Deep Abyss Dao Rushing Formation was activated, creating a distance that felt like several worlds apart.
jí biàn bìng zhèng hěn kuài jiù yòu bèi zào huà zǐ jīn dān huà jiě ， dàn zhè què ràng lǐ fán yī kē xīn chén rù gǔ dǐ 。
即便病症很快就又被造化紫金丹化解，但这却让李凡一颗心沉入谷底。
Everything was secure, with confidence in their plans.
tā men yǒu shén dān miào yào hù tǐ ， dōu yī rán wú fǎ bǎi tuō zhè bù zhī míng de jí bìng 。 nà xiē xún cháng dà dào zōng dì zǐ ， yǐ jí xún cháng sàn xiū ， yòu huì yǒu duō cǎn ？
他们有神丹妙药护体，都依然无法摆脱这不知名的疾病。那些寻常大道宗弟子，以及寻常散修，又会有多惨？
"Release one drop of blood from each of you and do not suppress the strange illness," Senior Sect Leader Ji commanded.
jiǎn zhí wú fǎ xiǎng xiàng 。
简直无法想象。
Li Fan and Ouyang Senior Sister followed his instructions.
èr rén yī lù hé bìng mó kàng zhēng ， hěn kuài lái dào le zōng mén dà diàn nèi 。
二人一路和病魔抗争，很快来到了宗门大殿内。
Two drops of blood, seemingly emitting an ominous aura, floated before everyone.
shì xiān dé dào zhào shī jiě chuán xùn de dà dào zōng zhǎng mén jì zhǎng xī ， yǐ jīng zhào jí le zhū wèi zhǎng lǎo ， qí jù yī táng 。
事先得到赵师姐传讯的大道宗掌门季长夕，已经召集了诸位长老，齐聚一堂。
Silence filled the hall as they observed.
jǐn guǎn zhào shī jiě yǐ jīng jǐn kě néng xiáng xì de shuō míng le cǐ zhǒng bìng zhèng de kě pà chéng dù ， jì zhǎng xī hé dà dào zōng de yī zhòng zhǎng lǎo men yě jǐ yǔ le zú gòu de zhòng shì 。
尽管赵师姐已经尽可能详细的说明了此种病症的可怕程度，季长夕和大道宗的一众长老们也给予了足够的重视。
Suddenly, a trace of surprise flashed across Senior Sect Leader Ji's face.
Li Fan saw that something was amiss and hurried to follow.
Ouyang Senior Sister stood a distance away, her face grave as she examined the state of the cultivator before her.
"Ah... Ah..." This disciple from the Great Dao Sect had his cultivation stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet he now appeared like an ordinary mortal on death's doorstep—his eyes hollowed out and his consciousness vague, barely clinging to life.
He coughed violently, as if trying to expel his lungs. A faint pallor of death clung to his face, making him look utterly weak, far from the appearance of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Li Fan felt a chill run down his spine.
Just moments ago, this cultivator seemed not so ill. But in the short time he had been with Ouyang Senior Sister, his condition had deteriorated significantly.
"Could it be that he was cursed by some evil spell?" Li Fan narrowed his eyes and scrutinized him.
"Cough... Daozi?" The cultivator suddenly saw the two standing before him and instinctively tried to rise, wanting to pay respects.
"Don't move. Just rest," Ouyang Senior Sister stopped him gently.
"Ah..." This disciple of the Great Dao Sect had never seen Ouyang Senior Sister so gentle and approachable in his entire life.
His face seemed to come back to life as he stared intently at her, entranced.
"What did you do after leaving the mountain? What happened to you? Who did you meet?" Ouyang Senior Sister asked again.
Despite his near-death state, he coughed continuously while recounting every detail to her.
Slowly, his breath grew weaker. But with Ouyang Senior Sister's inquisitive gaze, he persisted, speaking in fits and starts until the last word, after which his breath abruptly ceased.
His eyes remained open, fixed on her with a look of reluctance.
"Go!" Ouyang Senior Sister pulled Li Fan away quickly and handed him an oval purple-gold pill.
"Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill?" Li Fan was shocked. Such pills were secret treasures of the Great Dao Sect, usually only available to Longevity Realm cultivators who could refine them. Even with severe injuries, one could recover instantly after swallowing it—essentially a second life.
Extremely rare, the sect had little stock left.
Ouyang Senior Sister consumed this precious item without hesitation...
Li Fan realized how serious the situation was and swallowed the Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill himself.
"Do not waste it. Use spiritual energy to slowly absorb its power," Ouyang Senior Sister instructed as she cast spells around them, creating layers of protection.
"Could this curse be contagious? What kind of spell is so powerful? Is it targeting our Great Dao Sect?" Li Fan was startled.
"It's more like a disease—a deadly one that even cultivators cannot avoid or escape from," Ouyang Senior Sister's face was unusually grave.
Even during the dramatic changes on the day of the Prohibition of Concurrent Practices, she had not been so worried.
"The target is not just our Great Dao Sect but all cultivators in the world... This must be reported immediately!"
Li Fan was stunned: "Could it be another backlash from the heavens?!" He wondered if the heavens were truly intent on exterminating everyone!
"Cough... Cough" As they flew towards the sect hall, Ouyang Senior Sister's face suddenly turned an eerie pale.
She began to cough uncontrollably.
But soon, a purple-gold light appeared, pressing down the pallor. The coughing stopped and her complexion returned to its healthy hue.
"How could it manifest so quickly? You are a Convergence cultivator?" Li Fan was filled with disbelief at the severity of his condition compared to hers.
With Convergence being so affected, what about him, just a minor Spirit Transformation cultivator?
He immediately used some of the Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill's power from his dantian to protect himself as he felt exhausted.
Sure enough, after completing this, he suddenly felt extreme fatigue.
As if they had been fighting for seven days and nights, his entire body ached, as if his bones were about to break. His throat felt like it was being cut with a knife, but his body desperately needed air, like an ordinary mortal drowning.
Fortunately, the Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill lived up to its name.
The purple-gold energy circulated through him, and the abnormality vanished instantly.
"Such a vicious disease!" Li Fan looked at Ouyang Senior Sister, still shaken. "Thankfully for your medicine. Otherwise, I would have followed my junior brother!"
"Do not be complacent. This only suppresses the symptoms temporarily. The root cause is still within us," Ouyang Senior Sister reminded him.
Her words were confirmed as she began to cough lightly again.
Even though the disease was quickly neutralized by the Transformed Fortune Purple Gold Pill, this left Li Fan feeling despondent.
With divine medicines protecting them, they could not escape an unknown illness. How much worse would it be for ordinary disciples and scattered cultivators?
They fought against the disease as they arrived at the sect hall.
Senior Sect Leader Ji Changxi had already gathered all the elders after receiving Ouyang Senior Sister's message. Despite her detailed explanation of the severity, the sect leaders took it seriously but not with the same urgency.
To them, even though she was a new Convergence cultivator who had succeeded through the new method, she could not be compared to their long-standing seniors who held countless secrets and endless techniques.
They believed they were well-prepared.
Around the open space in the hall, numerous prohibitions were set up, layer upon layer of defenses. The Deep Abyss Dao Rushing Formation was activated, creating a distance that felt like several worlds apart.
Everything was secure, with confidence in their plans.
"Release one drop of blood from each of you and do not suppress the strange illness," Senior Sect Leader Ji commanded.
Li Fan and Ouyang Senior Sister followed his instructions.
Two drops of blood, seemingly emitting an ominous aura, floated before everyone.
Silence filled the hall as they observed.
Suddenly, a trace of surprise flashed across Senior Sect Leader Ji's face.