Emperor San came up with a surprising plan

Chapter 521: Emperor San's Unusual Strategy

Ever since the high-level meeting of the Great Dao Sect concluded that day, this unknown strange illness had been spreading through the Sect's mountain gates at an extremely terrifying speed.

Even though an edict had been issued in advance, commanding the Disciples to be on high guard, isolate themselves as much as possible, and avoid going out to contact others.

Various Medicinal Pills were also distributed to all the Disciples as needed.

But…

All these measures were completely useless!

The transmission speed of the strange illness and its lethality towards low-tier Cultivators far exceeded the imagination of the Great Dao Sect's upper management.

In less than a month, almost all the Disciples of the Great Dao Sect had contracted this strange illness. Moreover, miraculous medicines like the Creation Purple Golden Pill were not something every Disciple was fortunate enough to enjoy.

In the face of this strange illness, ordinary Medicinal Pills had a comforting effect that far outweighed their actual effect.

It all relied purely on the Cultivator's personal luck to push through.

Those with mild infections slowly improved after suffering for a period of time. Although their cultivation dropped, they managed to save their lives after all.

Many more had extremely severe symptoms. Even after exhausting all kinds of life-saving means and secret arts, they still failed to survive.

What was even more tragic was that everyone within the Great Dao Sect was now panic-stricken.

Even if these people died, no one dared to collect their corpses. They merely kept a long distance away, took protective measures, and used Spells to completely annihilate the corpses as a crude funeral.

Within the Great Dao Sect, gloomy clouds hung thick, and wails echoed endlessly.

It was truly hard for people to imagine that this was one of the most powerful Sects in the Cultivation World today.

With the Great Dao Sect in such a state, the tragic conditions in other places could well be imagined.

On this day, Sect Leader Ji Changxi once again summoned Senior Sister Zhao and Li Fan to the Sect's main hall to discuss matters concerning this bizarre strange illness.

"Cough, cough…"

As soon as they entered the main hall, they heard one cough after another echoing from all directions.

The various Elders and Sect Leader Ji Changxi no longer had their previous spirited appearance.

Looking sickly, they were merely forcing themselves to stay spirited.

Quite a few Elders simply lay down, with a few Puppets on each side gently pounding and massaging them, while they occasionally let out groans.

Although they were in the same main hall, Li Fan discovered that they had isolated themselves from one another using Restrictions and Formations.

"How have you two been feeling lately?"

Sect Leader Ji spoke up and asked.

"Thank you for your concern, Sect Leader. In this past month, having consumed a total of three Creation Purple Golden Pills, Senior Sister Zhao and I no longer have any major issues. Many symptoms have also disappeared, and we should recover very soon."

"Cough, cough. Although it is a good thing, you must not let down your guard in the future and still need to pay attention to personal protection. According to the current situation, once someone contracts this strange illness, even if they fully recover, they will still face secondary or even multiple infections…" Ji Changxi said with a solemn expression.

Senior Sister Zhao couldn't help but change her expression slightly.

However, before she could react, Ji Changxi spoke up once more, "Calling you here today is to assign a task to you."

"Now, after a period of investigation, we have reached a preliminary conclusion regarding the origin of this strange illness."

Li Fan immediately concentrated and listened attentively.

"We previously guessed that this disease was caused by a Celestial Venerable of Longevity reversing a certain principle of heaven and earth. It was only recently that we finally determined what kind of heaven and earth principle it was."

"In the eyes of Immortal Cultivators, Mortals are all like ants. But once this disease comes out, even a Mortal can slaughter an immortal!" A trace of uncontrollable anger flashed in Ji Changxi's eyes.

"The source of this strange illness is actually a plague that circulated among the Mortal population a few years ago."

"Originally, it was completely unable to harm us Immortal Cultivators, but after some manipulation by this Celestial Venerable of Longevity, it underwent a qualitative change and can now pose a threat to our lives."

"Heh, it can indeed be called the [Immortal Plague]."

"I do not know what this powerhouse of the Longevity Realm is thinking, or what purpose they have, insisting on driving us to a dead end. But the current situation is already getting a bit out of control."

"Out of control?" Senior Sister Zhao was stunned, "Has this Immortal Plague already developed to such an extent?"

Ji Changxi shook his head, "You have stayed inside the Sect all along and do not know what has happened in the outside world this past month."

"The source of the Immortal Plague is Mortals; this is no secret. This matter has already spread among the Cultivator community."

"Those Cultivators who are on the verge of death due to the Immortal Plague have started wantonly slaughtering Mortals to vent the anger in their hearts. Down the mountain now, it can be described as a purgatory scene."

"Instead of going to trouble that Celestial Venerable of Longevity, they are taking out their anger on Mortals. Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, they are truly a bunch of trash, and they deserve to die!" Hearing this, a cold glint flashed across Senior Sister Zhao's beautiful eyes.

At this moment, Ji Changxi said, "People on the verge of death losing their sanity is normal. We cannot really blame them."

"It's just that wanton slaughter of Mortals is indeed going a bit too far. This [Immortal Plague] is deeply hidden within the bodies of Mortals. Although the Mortal's body dies, this [Immortal Plague] will not dissipate; instead, it will escape everywhere and spread to all places."

"Furthermore, if they really allow Mortals to be killed completely, how can we maintain…"

Ji Changxi paused slightly.

"Therefore, this crazy behavior must be stopped."

"The various Elders are all searching for and studying methods to counter the Immortal Plague and cannot pull themselves away. Thinking it over and over, this heavy responsibility can only be entrusted to the two of you."

"Of course, the Xuanhuang World is vast, and relying on just the two of you is definitely not enough. Not only our Great Dao Sect, but other Sects will also dispatch Disciples to save Mortal lives."

Senior Sister Zhao first acknowledged the order, and then raised the doubt in her heart, "In the past, those Cultivators might have feared the reputation of our Ten Immortal Sects and stopped slaughtering Mortals. But now most of them who are crazy are terminally ill…"

Ji Changxi also knew what she meant, waved his hand to interrupt her, and continued, "For those who have completely lost their sanity, there is no need to waste more breath; just kill them to settle the matter. As for the others, you can tell them that our Ten Immortal Sects have already figured out a way to deal with the [Immortal Plague]. Tell them to wait patiently and stop committing innocent bloodshed."

Hearing this, Senior Sister Zhao's expression couldn't help but become a bit strange, "Have they really found a method to deal with the [Immortal Plague]?"

To her surprise, Ji Changxi actually nodded slightly, "It was still a suggestion proposed by that Longevity Beast of the Beast Taming Sect. Since the [Immortal Plague] originates from Mortals, and Mortals cannot be completely killed off, we just need to banish all of them into the various affiliated blessed lands and Small Worlds of the Xuanhuang World."

"Without Mortals, presumably the concentration of the [Immortal Plague] in the Xuanhuang Main World will decrease significantly. After that, completely eliminating its influence will not be a difficult task either. At the very least, enabling Cultivators of our generation to live normally is something we can achieve."

"Although the specific feasibility of implementing the plan is still under discussion and evaluation, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"The Great Migration Plan…"

"Just speak to those Cultivators like that! With a glimmer of hope, they shouldn't be so crazy anymore."