The extremely strange plague erupted quickly in an extremely short period of time, completely exceeding the limits of the local administrator’s response.
There was clearly no large-scale population flow, but plague patients had inexplicably appeared from all directions.
This illness seemed to be able to move on its own and spread everywhere in Yongzhou.
Whether it was ordinary people or martial artists, when faced with this plague, they actually had no room to resist and were instantly infected.
The illness would also quickly become serious.
Some people with weaker physiques might die suddenly the next day.
This was the first time everyone in Yongzhou had encountered such an extremely contagious yet simple plague. They were even caught off guard. Immediately, everyone became busy.
The ordinary people fell into a great panic, afraid that they would catch the plague.
The martial artists from the sects and aristocratic families were also extremely worried. They all looked for the current Governor of Yongzhou and asked him to report this matter to Daoyi Palace and ask if there was any solution.
In Yongzhou, be it ordinary people or martial artists, their first reaction was to look for Daoyi Palace to report the situation.
This was the reputation that Daoyi Palace had accumulated for many years.
However, when the State Overseer of Yong arrived at Daoyi Palace to explain the situation, he realized that the operation had already begun.
Some of the disciples had already walked down the mountain and personally entered the living space of the commoners to understand the details of the plague outbreak, hoping to figure out the essence of the plague as soon as possible.
In the eyes of the people of Daoyi Palace, only by figuring out what was going on with this plague, where it came from, and how to treat it could they better tide over the difficulties.
Therefore, after the plague erupted, Zhou Hongyi personally investigated this strange plague.
But he didn’t gain anything.
He did not find any clues.
Chen Ying, who had come to Daoyi Palace to ask Zhou Hongyi about the fallen starlight, also stayed behind to help investigate the truth of the plague.
Because of this, she did not have the time to return to Fengzhou to attend the ceremony to welcome Cui Heng.
However, after discovering that something was wrong with the situation in Yongzhou, she sent someone to Fengzhou to send a letter. While explaining the situation, she also asked Senior Huo San to come here to help.
The situation in Yongzhou was indeed a little serious.
At this moment, in Daoyi Palace, Chen Ying and Zhou Hongyi felt their scalps tingle when they faced the situation report sent back from the disciples at the foot of the mountain.
The situation now seemed to be even worse.
In just a few days, the plague had already enveloped most of Yongzhou, and countless people had died.
This was too tragic.
Chen Ying was speechless for a long time after seeing these reports, but she could only barely calm down and continue to organize these reports and screen for valuable clues.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she hurriedly looked at Zhou Hongyi not far away. “Daoist Zhou, how’s your investigation going? I’ve found a clue.”
“What clues?!” Zhou Hongyi instantly came over and asked anxiously.
“The source of this strange plague.” Chen Ying found a map from a large pile of situation reports. On it was the time when the first patient from each place appeared.
From this picture, it could be seen that the first batch of patients had appeared at the same time. It was as if they had been poisoned and infected at the same time without warning.
After this moment, the plague began to spread quickly in all directions.
Moreover, from this map, it could be seen that almost all the first batch of patients were gathered in the towns around Golden Light Mountain. From this, it was very likely that the source of the plague was related to Golden Light Mountain.
“Could it be that those bald donkeys are making a comeback?” Zhou Hongyi frowned. After he saw the Golden Light Mountain, his first reaction was like this. He subconsciously felt that the Baolin Buddhist Hall was secretly playing tricks.
“I don’t think so.” Chen Ying shook her head and said, “The Baolin Buddhist Hall was destroyed by our ancestor a hundred years ago. Not a single monk was left.
“Even if there’s really a fish that escaped the net, it won’t take a hundred years before they’re ready to attack. Moreover, this doesn’t seem like the style of the Baolin Buddhist Hall. Perhaps…”
At this point, she stopped and looked outside. Then, she bowed respectfully and said, “Divine Dragon Huo San, please take action and investigate this evil person who spread the plague.”
“…Alright!”
Huo San replied concisely. Then, it transformed into a flame and soared into the sky, flying in the direction of Golden Light Mountain. At the same time, it released its perception and checked the situation wherever it passed.
With its cultivation equivalent to the Grand Completion Golden Core Realm, its perception was already extremely powerful. Even if the Limitless Golden Immortal used a concealment technique, he could not hide from it.
However, after searching carefully around the Golden Light Mountain from Daoyi Palace, Huo San did not find any suspicious people.
It could only return empty-handed.
In a small mountain village not far from the Golden Light Mountain, Ye Han, who was wearing a black robe, looked up at the sky and watched Huo San leave the area.
Huo San did not notice him.
However, Ye Han’s expression was still very gloomy. He thought to himself, “What a powerful Limitless Golden Immortal. There’s actually such a powerful Limitless Golden Immortal in the world. It’s simply unbelievable.
If not for the fact that I have a divine artifact that can hide my aura so that no one below the Sage realm can discover me, I would probably have been killed by the dragon here today.”
He was an expert who had been a Limitless Golden Immortal for more than 2,000 years. He was extremely powerful to begin with, and with a divine artifact in hand, he was confident in defeating any Limitless Golden Immortal.
“Heh, when I absorb more fear energy, my cultivation of the Heavenly Book of Calamity will be one step stronger, allowing me to approach the level of Myriad Techniques Return to One.
“At that time, even without using the divine artifact, that Fire Dragon shouldn’t be my match.”
As Ye Han calculated in his heart, he took a deep breath. Wisps of black gas immediately surged over from all directions and entered his nostrils, turning into his power.
At the same time, the people in the mountain village fell to the ground like fragile quails. They were all ordinary people. There were old people, young people, children, and even infants.
Now, they have all become skeletons. The essence, blood, and flesh in their bodies had been devoured by the plague and turned into nourishment for Ye Han’s cultivation.
“Ah, it’s really delicious.” Ye Han praised in satisfaction. He even licked his tongue and looked in the direction where Huo San had left with greed in his eyes. “If I can eat that Fire Dragon too, how enjoyable would it be! Hmm? What’s that?!”
At this moment, he suddenly saw an incomparably dazzling layer appear in the eastern sky, giving off an incomparably pure and clear golden light.
This light clearly lit up from an endless distance, but it instantly spread to the sky above Yongzhou.
Immediately after, the entire sky of Yongzhou was enveloped by this layer of golden light. The aura of pure Yang surged between the heavens and the earth, and an incomparably huge pressure spread out.
Streaks of golden light soared into the sky. After enveloping Yongzhou, it extended in other directions.
In the blink of an eye, the entire Daozhou Star was enveloped in golden light.
If one could look down from the perspective of the universe, they would be able to see that the surface of Daozhou Star was already filled with golden light, blooming endlessly in the dark and deep starry sky.
As the golden light spread, countless golden lotus flowers bloomed in the void. All the living beings in the world cheered at this moment, as if they were welcoming the arrival of a great existence.
At this moment, this scene made many high-level martial artists recall the shocking phenomenon they had seen a hundred years ago and that incomparably majestic figure.
Legend had it that he had gone to the Upper World a hundred years ago. Could he have returned now?
In Daoyi Palace.
Chen Ying and Zhou Hongyi looked at the sky excitedly.
The two of them, who had been busy just now, relaxed.
They knew that Cui Heng had returned. From now on, all problems would no longer be problems.
Ye Han, who had felt refreshed just now, was already horrified, his eyes filled with disbelief.
His entire body was trembling as he looked at the sky in disbelief. “This, what is this? What kind of existence has descended?! A Sage, no, compared to this pressure, a Sage is simply an ant. What exactly is this…”
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
To many people, a familiar trembling sound sounded again. All the students on Daozhou Star could hear and feel it.
The ground trembled under their feet.
The entire planet was trembling, welcoming the arrival of a certain great existence.
At this moment, the sky near the Golden Light Mountain in Yongzhou suddenly opened. A huge golden hand descended from the sky and grabbed the terrified Ye Han.