Almighty God of War - Chapter 71

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Around sunset, Elder Hwang and Du Jinseong brought mountains of medicinal herbs they had purchased from the market to the training room.

Guyang Cheongang immediately placed his hands on the Heavenly Energy Alchemy Furnace.

He had already stopped the existing production of Yang Dragon Pills and Yin Dragon Pills.

As he placed his hands on it, the internal structure of the Heavenly Energy Alchemy Furnace began to change subtly.

‘Akasha, convert all production lines to mass production mode for Evil-Repelling Divine Pills.’

Evil-Repelling Divine Pills didn’t require the complex and precise processes like other spirit pills.

The medicinal herbs only needed to serve as vessels containing nanobots that would dissolve harmlessly in the human body.

When Guyang Cheongang personally managed the facilities in the alchemy room and operated the Heavenly Energy Alchemy Furnace for twelve full hours, the daily production exceeded ten times the previous amount, pouring out over twenty thousand pills.

Clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter-clatter-

Guyang Cheongang sat cross-legged in front of the endlessly pouring Evil-Repelling Divine Pills.

He pushed the Transcendent Formless Divine Art to its absolute limit.

Internal energy was the power source for Akasha and the nanobots.

His true energy was transmitted to Akasha, and the hundred thousand nanobots she controlled began two parallel operations.

Half converted Guyang Cheongang’s cellular tissue into biological nanobots.

And the other half carved energy storage circuits inside the pill cores.

Subsequently, the converted biological nanobots infiltrated each pill core, thirty units per pill.

It was not simple alchemy, but a process of creation that combined cutting-edge technology with martial arts—something no one in this era could imagine.

He sent the initial batch of nine thousand completed Evil-Repelling Divine Pills through Namchang Express Bureau’s delivery service to Bamboo Forest Manor, Heavenly Fragrance Tower, and Du Family Estate, three thousand to each location.

Elder Hwang and Du Jinseong took on this task, moving frantically busy.

And Guyang Cheongang continued to sit before the Heavenly Energy Alchemy Furnace, beginning a long, arduous battle.

While he manufactured Evil-Repelling Divine Pills in the training room, Namchang City and its surrounding villages were engulfed in uncontrollable terror and great chaos.

At first, it was merely ominous rumors.

But when survivors from northern villages fled into the city with terror-stricken faces, the rumors became horrific reality.

“They’re dead! Everyone… is dead!”

A man who had collapsed on the streets of downtown Namchang wailed in a half-dead state.

“The people of our village… in just one night… black boils erupted all over their bodies, then they coughed up blood and died!”

His desperate cry became the fuse of terror.

Merchants in the marketplace hurriedly closed their shops, and the common people competed to leave Namchang.

The entire city was being consumed by invisible shadows of death.

The Namchang Prefect remained passive.

He feared being held accountable by the imperial court if it became known that a plague had broken out during his term.

It was fortunate that he at least began an investigation, but it was already too late.

Patients were appearing in droves even in villages right outside Namchang City.

When Namchang City was gripped by terror, Elder Hwang and Du Jinseong roamed throughout the city spreading new rumors.

They moved centered around inns and markets where people gathered most.

“Have you heard? They say the divine physician staying at Guyang Family Estate has created divine pills that can repel this terrible plague?”

“The name of that medicine is Evil-Repelling Divine Pills, they say. It’s a miraculous elixir that can save even those dying from the plague!”

The rumors spread like wildfire, uncontrollably.

Right on cue, Guyang Family Estate piled up Evil-Repelling Divine Pills in front of their main gate and sold them, and Bamboo Forest Manor also released Evil-Repelling Divine Pills through their distribution network.

People were initially skeptical.

“How could such precious elixirs cost only ten coins? It must surely be a scam.”

But someone in despair bought Evil-Repelling Divine Pills with the mindset of grasping at straws, and a miracle occurred.

The black boils disappeared, and the dying patient came back to life.

When this news spread, the situation reversed overnight.

Countless people flocked to Guyang Family Estate and Bamboo Forest Manor, which sold Evil-Repelling Divine Pills.

Guyang Baek, following his son’s wishes, sold Evil-Repelling Divine Pills to the flocking people at the low price of ten coins, barely covering material costs.

Guyang Cheongang had told him:

“Father, I don’t want to see people die because they can’t afford medicine due to lack of money.”

Guyang Family Estate kept the identity of the divine physician who created the Evil-Repelling Divine Pills thoroughly secret.

Still, people called him the Divine Physician of Life and Death and revered him.

Thus, the name Guyang Family Estate and the epithet Divine Physician of Life and Death spread at terrifying speed among the people of Jiangxi Province who had fallen into despair.

* * *

Chang’an, Shaanxi Province, Inner Palace of Golden Tower Manor.

The air inside the inner palace was heavily settled.

Dong Hyeondo, unlike usual, was not drinking tea.

Before him stood Chae Munseong, the head of the intelligence organization Spider’s Web, with a stern expression.

“How far has the plague’s infection area been identified?”

Dong Hyeondo’s voice was calm, but within it lurked an uncharacteristic sharp tension.

“Until recently, it was spreading at a terrifying speed in the regions south of the Yangtze River, centered around Poyang Lake.”

“Have there been changes?”

“Yes. In recent days, that spread rate has been declining at an unbelievably rapid pace.”

“It must be because of the Evil-Repelling Divine Pills.”

“That’s correct, Manor Lord. The effects of those divine pills from Guyang Family Estate seem to exceed the rumors.”

At Chae Munseong’s answer, Dong Hyeondo’s brow furrowed slightly.

“Hmm… What is the current situation of our manor?”

Chae Munseong swallowed dryly and spoke.

“The major waterways of the Yangtze River have been virtually closed. Due to fear of the plague, boatmen are reluctant to operate, and regional government offices are also controlling the routes.”

“Those who desperately tried to hide the plague are now blocking the routes.”

“It’s not a day or two that the government has made situations that could be stopped with a hoe impossible to stop even with a spade.”

“Damn bastards. Continue.”

“The merchant groups under our manor have also suspended all overland movement toward Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui and other available regions. The situation is no different from commercial activities being almost paralyzed.”

“The damage must be significant.”

“It’s been about two weeks since rumors of the plague spreading began, so the damage is still at a manageable level. However, if this situation continues for more than a month, the losses from blocked trade routes are expected to snowball.”

“Expected damage?”

“More than thirty percent of our manor’s annual profits.”

Thirty percent.

At the enormous scale of expected losses, Dong Hyeondo’s cold gaze wavered slightly for a moment.

After a brief silence, he asked quietly.

“…So in the end, there’s no answer other than those Evil-Repelling Divine Pills?”

Chae Munseong bowed his head deeply.

“That’s correct, Manor Lord. Since their effectiveness has been proven throughout All Under Heaven, we also believe it would be best to actively procure them as soon as possible to give our merchant groups breathing room.”

Instead of answering, Dong Hyeondo kept his mouth firmly shut.

He simply couldn’t believe this situation where the merchant empire built over hundreds of generations was being held back by a single small pill created by the grandson he had considered so insignificant.

Though outsiders didn’t know, he was aware that the person who created the Evil-Repelling Divine Pills was Guyang Cheongang.

Dong Hyeondo asked Chae Munseong.

“Couldn’t we obtain the prescription for the Evil-Repelling Divine Pills?”

Chae Munseong bowed his head.

“I apologize, Manor Lord. We sent skilled subordinates to secretly search the Family Head and Grand Young Master’s quarters like hunting for lice, but couldn’t find it. The Grand Young Master probably carries it in his head.”

“He’s a child who recited the Four Books and Three Classics backwards at age three, so that’s possible…”

Dong Hyeondo clicked his tongue and continued asking.

“Have you found out why that child doesn’t directly reveal that he is the Divine Physician of Life and Death?”

“I apologize. We haven’t figured that out yet either. The Grand Young Master’s actions are so exceptional that we cannot fathom his intentions.”

“Hmm…”

Dong Hyeondo, who had been lost in thought for a moment, gave his orders.

“Purchase as many Evil-Repelling Divine Pills as possible. And distribute them to our trading companies in regions at risk of plague outbreak as quickly as possible. Right now, minimizing damage to the manor is our priority.”

“I will take immediate action.”

Chae Munseong then asked.

“But Manor Lord, what should we do about Guyang Cheongang… that Grand Young Master?”

“Touching that boy now would be foolish.”

Dong Hyeondo’s eyes gleamed coldly as he continued speaking.

“The Guyang Family Estate now has the people’s hearts of All Under Heaven behind them. Although it hasn’t been revealed that the boy is the Divine Physician of Life and Death, if that boy dies now, production of the Evil-Repelling Divine Pills will cease, and All Under Heaven will be shaken. The damage to our manor would also be enormous. So now is not the time.”

He then gave orders to Chae Munseong.

“Thoroughly control your subordinates’ mouths so that the fact that the Divine Physician of Life and Death is that boy doesn’t leak to the outside. In this atmosphere where the Guyang Family Estate’s prestige is already rising, if it’s revealed that the boy is a divine physician, it will become even more difficult to deal with him later.”

“Understood.”

“We’ll discuss what to do with that boy again after the plague has completely subsided.”

Dong Hyeondo’s low, sunken voice was like that of an old tiger exercising patience with prey before its eyes.

“I will obey your command.”

Chae Munseong bowed respectfully and quietly withdrew.

Left alone, Dong Hyeondo looked down at the go board.

“To think a boy whose death date is already set possesses such genius… It’s truly regrettable that my blood doesn’t flow in him…”

His quiet murmur eerily echoed through the cold Inner Palace.

* * *

For a month, Guyang Cheongang barely slept.

His face was pale, and dark shadows had formed under his eyes.

This wasn’t acting.

Though he was enduring with the Transcendent Impermanence Divine Art, his body and mind were clearly reaching their limits.

[Doctor, internal energy consumption rate 87%. Vital signs are approaching dangerous levels. Immediate rest is required.]

Akasha’s warnings constantly rang in his mind.

‘Not yet.’

Feeling his vision blur, Guyang Cheongang gritted his teeth.

‘I must save even one more person.’

Day and night, he stood before the Heavenly Mechanism Pill Furnace, pouring his internal energy and mental strength into the freshly produced Evil-Repelling Divine Pills to inject biological nanobots.

His fingertips trembled finely and cold sweat dampened his forehead, but his eyes only grew more intense with each passing moment.

Golden King never left his side for even a moment.

Elder Hwang and Du Jinseong also frequently visited the training room to check on Guyang Cheongang’s condition.

Though their worry was as heavy as Mount Tai, stopping him was impossible.

The Evil-Repelling Divine Pills worked like miracles.

Patients who took the pills quickly saw their high fevers break, and the black boils that had covered their entire bodies disappeared as if by magic.

The government stockpiled the divine pills, and Bamboo Forest Manor collaborated with Nanchang’s trading companies to sell the pills to villages in Jiangxi Province and neighboring provinces.

Local magnates and Murim sects from each region spent their private funds to purchase large quantities of Evil-Repelling Divine Pills, sometimes distributing them free in their territories.

The Black Death spread at a terrifying speed, but the death toll decreased even faster.

And finally, after a month, the Black Death that had driven the central-northern Jiangxi Province region around Poyang Lake and adjacent provinces into terror completely vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.

And the fame of the Guyang Family Estate and the mysterious physician known to reside there who created the Evil-Repelling Divine Pills reached levels no one could have imagined.

People praised and revered him as the Divine Physician of Life and Death, a physician who governed death and life.

The Divine Physician of Life and Death’s fame spread beyond Jiangxi Province across the entire continent.

However, the person in question, Guyang Cheongang, had never once left the training room, so he didn’t even know that such a title had been attached to him.

Training room.

Guyang Cheongang, sitting before the Heavenly Mechanism Pill Furnace, looked completely exhausted, but his eyes alone shone cold as ice.

Strangely, those were not the eyes of someone who had defeated a plague.

‘Akasha, you said you found traces of artificial manipulation in the Black Death bacteria?’

[That’s correct, Doctor. Analysis results show clear traces of artificial manipulation in the Yersinia pestis bacteria.]

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