Time accelerated by hundreds of thousands of times, Hegemon Ashcloud inspected ten or so infected experts, including the Iron Mountain Hegemon's son, Muyao City.
Ten days had passed in the outside world, but Hegemon Ashcloud was still helpless.
In these short ten days, two more half-step Hegemons of the Heavenspan Wood Race had been infected. The speed was inconceivable!
"Senior Ashcloud, how is it?"
The Iron Mountain Hegemon asked nervously.
Hegemon Ashcloud emerged from the time formation.
"I'm afraid the Old Man won't be able to deal with it."
"Although the Old Man is a Hegemon alchemist, he's not that proficient when it comes to poisons."
Hegemon Ashcloud laughed bitterly. "The Old Man has tried many methods, but their situation hasn't improved. The Old Man's only gain over the past few days is that he has a rough idea of who the culprit is."
"Who?"
The Iron Mountain Hegemon and the others grew excited.
If they could find out who the culprit was, they might be able to capture the culprit or use the experts they cared about to threaten them.
"Two hundred billion years ago, the Devil Vine Race launched a Racial Blood War against our Heavenspan Wood Race. Because our Heavenspan Wood Race had many hidden experts, and because we were more united, our Heavenspan Wood Race won that war, and it became the starting point of our Heavenspan Wood Race's rise!"
The Iron Mountain Hegemon and the others nodded.
Two hundred billion years was a long time, but they still knew some basic things.
During that war, they had gained quite a bit of karmic luck, and the entire race's potential had grown even stronger.
Although the Heavenspan Wood Race's strength had declined after the war, it hadn't been long before they had grown even stronger.
Hegemon Ashcloud revealed a look of reminiscence. "Back then, the Old Man read some information. Although it was the Devil Vine Race that launched the Racial Blood War, the Devil Vine Race also had some peak experts who avoided the war. One of them used the Worry-Free Chaos Magic Spring to avoid the war.
"Later on, he grew even stronger and recovered. He became a peak Hegemon and a top-class alchemist."
The Iron Mountain Hegemon frowned. "Senior Ashcloud, could he have faked his death and only appeared now?"
"No."
Hegemon Ashcloud shook his head. "He's appeared a few times, and each time, he brought us quite a bit of calamity."
Another Hegemon said in a low voice, "Demonic Apothecary!"
Hegemon Bluecloud nodded. "That's right. The devil-apothecary. When he faked his death, he still had a long lifespan left. He faked his death in order to avoid being hunted down by the experts of the Heavenspan Trekfolk.
"Every time before he faked his death, he would concoct a lot of poisons. He would use some of them and keep some of them sealed. He wanted to see what kind of reaction they would have after a long time."
"The most recent appearance of the Devil Apothecary was in the Old Man's era. However, when he appeared, the Old Man's cultivation was not high. He only learned some things from his master and knew a little about the poisons that the Devil Apothecary refined."
As he spoke, a worried look appeared in Hegemon Ashcloud's eyes.
"It seems like the Demonic Apothecary has found something good to target our Heavenly Wood Tribe. If we can't find it, then the situation of our Heavenly Wood Tribe will get worse and worse!"
The Iron Mountain Hegemon said, "Senior Ashcloud, can we find it?"
After a moment of silence, Hegemon Ashcloud said, "It's not impossible, but it'll be very difficult. The other party's strength is obvious, and he's spent a great deal of effort to hide it. If we can find the help of many top-class alchemists, we might be able to find it within a hundred years!
"If we don't have the help of many top-class alchemists and experts, we might not be able to find it within a few hundred years!
"Moreover, this virus might even infect Hegemons!"
The Iron Mountain Hegemon and the others all had unsightly looks on their faces.
Not to mention finding many top alchemists and top powerhouses to help, they would have to pay a great price. It would take a hundred years to solve the problem, which was too long. At the current rate of infection, perhaps most of the powerhouses of the Sky-reaching Tree Race would be infected by then.
Many of them might not even be able to hold on until then!
"Bastards! It was clearly the Devil Vine Race that started the Race War against the Heavenspan Trekfolk. We were forced to fight!"
"We can only blame ourselves for being so unlucky. To think that the Devil Vine Race still had such a top-class expert alive!"
"Then what do we do now? We can't just watch as more and more of our people get infected!"
The experts all spoke up, all of them extremely depressed.
"Perhaps if we find a top-class alchemist, they might be able to resolve the problem!"
Hegemon Ashcloud said. "Although the Old Man came to this conclusion, it was still based on the Old Man's knowledge and experience. Perhaps a top-class alchemist would be able to resolve the problem with ease!"
Although he said this, Hegemon Ashcloud didn't hold out much hope.
He was still rather confident in his own strength.
Although he wasn't an alchemist, Hegemon Ashcloud was still an alchemist at the Hegemon level. He naturally had a deep understanding of poisons!
"Ironmountain, Fellow Daoist Dugu, make an appointment. The Old Man wishes to meet him.
If we can find out what he's using to help Illumination City, we might be able to gain some insight. "
Hegemon Ashcloud said.
Hegemon Ironmountain said, "Senior Ashcloud, we've already sent people to invite him. According to the news we've received, we don't know where Fellow Daoist Dugu has gone. The Ice Soul Hegemon is also unable to contact him. It's very likely that he's gone to find a place to absorb the Heavenspan Heart Marrow!"
Hegemon Ashcloud frowned. If Dugu Dugu had truly gone to absorb the Heavenspan Heart Marrow, who knew how long he would remain in seclusion?
"Big Brother Ironmountain, save me!"
Right at this moment, an early-level Hegemon sent a message to Hegemon Ironmountain, informing him that a Hegemon from the Skyspan Forest Clan had hurried over.
"Bluemoon, what's going on?"
This was a female Hegemon whom Hegemon Ironmountain was quite familiar. She preferred to travel alone and didn't like to gather with others.
Hegemon Bluemoon quickly arrived before Hegemon Ironmountain and the others.
Her condition wasn't very good!
"Bluemoon, you've been infected?"
Hegemon Ironmountain's face changed.
"Mm."
Hegemon Bluemoon transformed back into her original form, but she had shrunk considerably. She was now only a few dozen meters tall. Roughly a quarter of her dense foliage had already turned yellow, while the rest had already been affected. Less than half of them were normal!
"Bluemoon, why didn't you come back earlier when something like this happened to you?"
"Big Brother Ironmountain, I didn't know. I was in a deep slumber. Sleeping for one or two thousand years is quite normal for us. There were no other experts resting on my tree, and no one warned me. By the time I woke up, I was already like this."
Hegemon Bluemoon said bitterly, "Big Brother Ironmountain, have you found a cure? What should I do? "
Hegemon Bluemoon transformed back into her original form.
Hegemon Ironmountain and the others had even uglier looks on their faces.
They had just been discussing the possibility of infecting a Hegemon, but Hegemon Bluemoon had already been infected.
Hegemon Bluemoon stared at Hegemon Bluemoon. "The demonic apothecary most likely came into contact with you."
Hegemon Bluemoon had already received Hegemon Ironmountain's mental message. She knew what was going on, and her beautiful face turned somewhat pale.
Another Hegemon, a half-step Hegemon who specialized in alchemy, said in a low voice, "He most likely came into contact with you, and for quite some time at that!"
"The demonic apothecary definitely needs to confirm the effects of the medicine."
"And then, based on the effects, he might have to make some adjustments. Hegemon Bluemoon probably became his test subject!"
"Given Hegemon Bluemoon's power, given how serious her condition is, the other party must have been acting in secret for decades!"
Hegemon Ironmountain frowned. "Bluemoon, have you been feeling sleepy lately?"
"Correct."
Hegemon Bluemoon nodded. "In the past century, I've been feeling rather tired, so I've been sleeping this entire time. Is there a problem?"
Hegemon Ironmountain said in a low voice, "Given your power, you shouldn't be so careless. For you to only wake up after such a serious condition, it's very likely that the other party used some other medicine on you."
Hegemon Bluemoon nodded slightly.
He agreed with Hegemon Ironmountain's analysis.
"Bluemoon, in the past century, have you come into contact with anyone special?"
Hegemon Ironmountain asked.
Hegemon Bluemoon's face changed slightly.
"A century ago, I met a Hegemon. We got along quite well, and we wandered around together for about half a year."
"Afterwards, he had some matters to attend to and left."
Hegemon Ironmountain laughed bitterly in his heart. It was quite possible that that Hegemon was the devilish apothecary!
"Hegemon Ironmountain, Old Man Dugu Yin."
At this moment, a familiar voice rang out in Hegemon Ironmountain's mind. This was naturally Qin Yang; he had arrived at the Everlasting Forest.
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