Chapter 806: Innate Fetal Toxin Has Spread

Other six-star, or even seven-star, physicians would be powerless in this situation, but Zhang Xuan was different. With his Soul Oracle abilities, if absolutely necessary, he could extract the person's soul, nourish it separately until it was slightly stronger, and then return it to the physical body. This might solve the problem.

However, for such an incredibly frail body, doing so might easily be unable to withstand it, leading to a complete transformation into a corpse.

"Medicinal ingredients? What kind of ingredients?"

Wei Changfeng quickly looked over, his gaze filled with determination. "As long as it has a name, I will find it, no matter the cost!"

"I don't know the exact name," Zhang Xuan said, "but it needs to be at least Saint-tier, possess soul-nurturing properties, and it must be alive. Additionally, a Reconnection Pill is required!"

"Saint-tier medicinal ingredients? Alive... A Reconnection Pill? A seventh-grade pill?" Wei Changfeng's face turned pale.

If it were other items, with his strength as a Saint realm expert and a bit more effort, he should be able to find them. But these two items were difficult to obtain! It wasn't that his strength was insufficient or his connections weren't wide, but rather that it was highly probable the entire Hongyuan City didn't possess them. At other times, if they weren't here, they could search in higher-tier kingdoms. But given Wei Ruyan's condition, there was clearly no time!

"Only living Saint-tier medicinal ingredients possess abundant vitality to nourish her soul! As for the Reconnection Pill, you must have heard of it. If an arm is broken or the body suffers severe damage, as long as the foundation isn't injured, taking this medicine can easily restore it! It's extremely beneficial for the physical body," Zhang Xuan explained.

The Reconnection Pill was a seventh-grade pill. When consumed by an ordinary person, it could immediately stimulate the vitality within the body, allowing severed limbs to reconnect or even regrow; it was truly miraculous. Wei Ruyan's vitality had ceased. To awaken her, only a medicine of this grade could achieve it. Anything slightly weaker would likely have no effect at all.

"I know... it's just that Saint-tier medicinal ingredients might be found, but where can I find a seventh-grade pill?" Wei Changfeng clenched his fists.

Although Saint-tier medicinal ingredients were rare, some people in Hongyuan City still cultivated them. At most, with some effort and cost, they should be obtainable. But a seventh-grade pill was almost impossible to find.

"Indeed!" Zhang Xuan also frowned. The strongest alchemist in Hongyuan City was only at the peak of six-star, making it impossible for them to refine a seventh-grade pill. Furthermore, the Reconnection Pill was considered advanced even among seventh-grade pills.

"In that case," Zhang Xuan said, "I'll try first to see if other methods can strengthen her physical vitality!"

Shaking his head, with no better ideas, Zhang Xuan's gaze once again fell upon Wei Ruyan. He wanted to try his Heaven's Path zhenqi!

Heaven's Path zhenqi could quickly heal injuries, with better effects as its grade increased. Although he hadn't tried if it could reconnect severed limbs, its healing efficacy on cultivators had been proven countless times through experiments, leaving no doubt. If it could substitute the Reconnection Pill, then he wouldn't need to trouble himself searching for that seventh-grade pill.

Placing a finger on her wrist, his Heaven's Path zhenqi transformed into a stream and flowed in.

"They're all blocked?"

He had thought the zhenqi would quickly circulate throughout her body, stimulating her vitality, but to his surprise, it stopped after only moving a short distance. The girl's meridians throughout her body were like sealed passages, completely uncirculated. He withdrew his finger.

"It must be that when she was a fetus, she suffered an attack, and her meridians automatically sealed themselves for self-protection!" he quickly realized. "This means that unless she regains consciousness and actively controls them, her meridians cannot be opened. Forcing them open would only backfire..."

"Try this!"

Unable to enter via the meridians, Zhang Xuan was not discouraged. With a flip of his wrist, a box of silver needles appeared. With a gentle flick, the silver needles flew out, landing on the acupoints on the girl's body, and Heaven's Path zhenqi immediately spread inward through the acupoints.

"Hmm!"

As the zhenqi entered her body, the girl, who had been deathly pale, immediately turned rosy and let out a soft groan.

"It's working..."

Wei Changfeng's body trembled slightly.

Seeing that it was indeed effective, Zhang Xuan's spirits lifted. He continued to channel zhenqi into her body through the silver needles.

"Something's wrong!"

As the zhenqi entered her body and was about to circulate throughout, nourishing her, Zhang Xuan suddenly sensed something. His eyebrows twitched, and just as he was about to withdraw the silver needles, he saw the lying girl's face turn pale again, and her motionless body suddenly convulsed violently.

"This is bad..."

His pupils contracted. With a swift grasp and a surge of zhenqi in his palm, Zhang Xuan instantly withdrew all the silver needles. However, it was already too late. The girl, as if poisoned, foamed at the mouth, her body twitched a few times, and then became rigid.

"Dea...dead?"

His body stiffened. Wei Changfeng quickly checked her, his eyes instantly turning bloodshot. He had thought this young master could save her, but unexpectedly, in an instant... he had treated her to death! The hope he had harbored in his heart vanished in an instant, and he felt as though he was going mad.

"This..."

It wasn't just him acting this way; Zhang Xuan also felt somewhat insane. Heaven's Path zhenqi could heal injuries and had never caused problems before, so how could it suddenly go wrong and kill someone?

"It must be related to her Innate Poisonous Physique..." His expression was grim. She possessed an Innate Poisonous Physique, and Heaven's Path zhenqi, capable of neutralizing all poisons, was consequently met with a backlash. Wei Ruyan was already weak, and with such a backlash, how could she withstand it? She directly perished.

"If she truly dies," Zhang Xuan thought frantically, "even if Wei Changfeng is restricted by his soul oath and can't do anything, he'll definitely hold a grudge. Moreover, I guaranteed I could treat her, and this situation occurred; it would shatter my reputation!" His mind raced. What kind of situation was this! She was originally alive, and even had hope of recovery, but he had treated her to death on the spot. Anyone in his shoes would surely find it unacceptable, and it would be good enough if he didn't immediately fight him to the death.

"I must save her!"

Knowing that if the girl truly died, Wei Changfeng would definitely collapse and his own reputation would be ruined, Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows, placed his finger on her again, and new books reappeared in his mind. In the blink of an eye, he finished reading the books.

"Xiao Feng, you go out first!" Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan instructed.

"Out?" Wei Changfeng's face was grim.

"Yes, she's not dead," Zhang Xuan waved his hand. "She just couldn't withstand the power and entered a temporary deep coma. I need to use a unique method to save her, so please leave first..."

"This..." Wei Changfeng was stunned. Her heart had stopped beating, and she wasn't breathing. Her body was also becoming stiff. This was... a coma? Who was he trying to fool?

"Hurry up! If you don't want her to die, then get out!" Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, sir!" Seeing the young master angry, though bewildered, Wei Changfeng gritted his teeth and walked out, closing the door behind him.

Seeing him leave, Zhang Xuan exhaled a mouthful of stale air and sat cross-legged on the floor. His earlier Library of Heaven's Path investigation had revealed that it wasn't a deep coma as he had claimed, but rather... she was truly dead! However, she had just stopped breathing, and her soul had not yet left her physical body. In this situation, even a seven-star physician would be powerless, but he suddenly remembered that among the techniques Mo Hunsheng had passed on, there happened to be a method to merge souls and restore life. So... he had to try! If he didn't try, the girl would certainly be truly dead, beyond saving even by immortals.

"This kind of soul merging might cause damage to my soul," he thought, "but... I can't worry about that now!" Setting aside his credibility in front of his subordinate, he simply couldn't bring himself to watch a girl die right before his eyes. Even if it meant paying a certain price, he would not shrink back.

With a thought, his Soul Oracle jumped out from between his eyebrows. Floating in the air, he immediately saw the girl's soul, which seemed to be drawn by something, detaching from her body and entering another dimension.

"Hold it!"

Knowing that once it was pulled away, she would be beyond saving, Zhang Xuan's Soul Oracle waved its hands, forming several hand seals in succession, and pressed down fiercely. It was the Soul Summoning Art, a unique technique of Soul Oracles! It could summon souls back, mysteriously and inexplicably.

Whoosh!

Under the pressure of his palm, the soul, which had been on the verge of leaping out of the body, flickered and returned. However, this alone wasn't enough. Although suppressed by the Soul Summoning Art, the soul power wouldn't leave the body for now. But with death, it was already in a different world from the physical body; they had to find a way to merge them.

"Go in!"

He couldn't do it from the outside. Just like when he saved Lu Chong last time, he had to enter the Sea of Cognition. Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Xuan's enormous Soul Oracle flickered and directly drilled inside.

In the immensely vast Sea of Cognition, a frail little girl floated not far away, her eyes tightly closed. It was Wei Ruyan's soul.

"To make her soul stronger, there's only one way," he thought, clenching his fists. "And that is... to nourish a soul with a soul!" Her soul was weak and could no longer perfectly integrate with her body. To make it stronger, there was only one method... to nourish her soul. And the best method of nourishment was... to nourish a soul with a soul! In other words, it meant consuming his own soul to replenish hers. This method, while capable of saving someone, also damaged oneself. Unless it was for a dearest loved one, no Soul Oracle would undertake it.

To be honest, he and this girl had only just met for the first time, and he was somewhat hesitant about sacrificing himself to save her. However, who else but him had 'treated her to death'? The bitter fruit he had brought upon himself, no matter how difficult it was to swallow, he had to endure it! Otherwise, he wouldn't be worthy of being called 'young master' anymore.

Zzzzt!

His enormous soul body arrived before the girl. He placed his finger on her again, and pure soul power, using his arm as a conduit, continuously flowed into her body, nourishing her with its immense strength. As his soul power was consumed, Zhang Xuan quickly felt tired. Nourishing a soul with soul power meant consuming his own essence to supply another. This caused immense damage to his own soul. Weakness was secondary; if not careful, it could make his soul difficult to coalesce, leading to death.

However, having already started, there was no turning back. He forcibly endured the fatigue and continuously supplied soul power into her body. Under the infusion of his power, Wei Ruyan's previously weak soul indeed became much more substantial.

"It's working..."

Seeing that it was effective, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to continue, he suddenly remembered something. His Eye of Insight activated, and with a glance, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his soul body trembled uncontrollably.

"This is bad, the Innate Fetal Poison... it's spreading!"