"Hmm… this blessing seems to be the same type as the Xianzhou natives. Now you're also mara-struck. Next time you film a prank video, you can say you're suffering from mara-struck."
Who would want something like that!
Bai Luan looked at Jing Yuan:
"As you can see, I've been set up by Yaoshi. What are you going to do?"
"…"
Bai Luan's question truly stumped Jing Yuan. This situation had never happened before.
All previous situations didn't match the current scene.
After some thought, Jing Yuan said:
"I am willing to trust you, but a check-up is still necessary. This is for our safety, and for your own. Being blessed by Yaoshi isn't exactly a good thing."
"I understand. I'll cooperate."
Bai Luan nodded.
At least Jing Yuan didn't immediately turn on him.
Once they reached the Alchemy Commission, he could just extract his mara-struck then.
And so, Yanqing, Jing Yuan, Fu Xuan, Xueyi, and numerous Cloud Knights escorted Bai Luan, surrounded by a large group of people, to the Alchemy Commission.
A group of physicians arrived at the Alchemy Commission, all prominent figures, though not too many in number.
They gathered around the unconscious Li Wenjie, studying him.
The more they examined, the more they exclaimed, and the more they felt their worldview being challenged.
The Abundance's blessing that had plagued them was meticulously stripped away by an incredibly precise force, leaving only the beneficial parts.
Some even began to suspect that Yaoshi himself had personally operated on this person.
This was a complete miracle; how could a mortal possibly achieve it?
Although Li Wenjie's body, after this precise stripping, began to show more severe aging compared to before.
However, this aging was a natural process. If it continued at this rate, the elder could still live for some time before his body completely aged.
One must know, not long ago, the Ten-Lords Commission had confirmed that he was about to reach his limit and fall into mara-struck.
Generally speaking, the lifespan of Xianzhou natives is related to their willpower.
Excluding various external factors, when their willpower is completely eroded, that's when they will fall into mara-struck.
But now, the real-life example before them had merely grown old.
He currently had no possibility of falling into mara-struck.
In other words, while retaining the extended lifespan, the mara-struck was also removed.
It's just that the aging process would be a bit faster after reaching an advanced age.
But this was far better than falling into mara-struck; it was completely acceptable!
Bai Luan watched the physicians of the Alchemy Commission circling Li Wenjie, occasionally spouting incomprehensible jargon.
Hmm… this touched upon Bai Luan's blind spot in knowledge.
He didn't understand a thing.
Soon, the physician who came to examine Bai Luan also arrived; it was Ling Sha.
It seemed Jing Yuan had arranged top-tier provisions for him in all aspects, even the physician examining him was of the Si Ding rank.
He thought he had just seen Bai Lu's figure earlier, sneaking around, as if preparing to slip away to play amidst the chaos.
Ling Sha quickly examined Bai Luan's body and concluded:
"He's exactly like a normal, healthy Xianzhou native. If Jing Yuan hadn't told me that you were a short-life species not long ago, I would have thought you were a local."
Hearing this, Bai Luan smiled and self-deprecatingly remarked:
"Not long ago, I even said I was a 'spiritual Xianzhou native.' Now it seems I've truly become one."
As Bai Luan spoke, he took out his extraction gun, looked at Ling Sha, and asked:
"Are you done with the examination? Once you're done, I'm going to extract my mara-struck."
"Please, go ahead."
Ling Sha said nothing more, stepping aside, her eyes fixed on Bai Luan.
For a moment, many people stared at Bai Luan.
How should one describe this scene? It was quite eerie.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Bai Luan plunged the extraction gun into his arm and began to extract the mara-struck.
Hiss—
It really hurt!
This pain was going to last for twenty minutes?
No wonder Firefly and Li Wenjie both fainted after being extracted; they must have passed out from the pain.
And during the extraction, he seemed to be particularly lucid, feeling every bit of the pain.
This was probably also an effect of the extraction gun, ensuring the subject remained conscious during extraction to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The idea was good, but the execution wasn't so pleasant.
Although it hurt a lot, Bai Luan was currently being watched by a crowd of people.
He thought for a moment and finally chose to endure it stoically.
Stay strong, don't lose face.
Relying on his strong willpower, Bai Luan perfectly managed his expressions.
Twenty minutes finally passed.
It had been a long time since he had felt such pain.
Bai Luan quietly breathed a sigh of relief, then retrieved the S-grade bullet from the extraction gun.
Firefly used one, an experiment used one, and he used one.
There were five bullets, three had been used. Jing Yuan, do you want the remaining two?
If not,
you wouldn't be one of them anymore.
After Bai Luan took out the bullet, a physician who had witnessed the entire process couldn't hold back and exclaimed:
"Done? That's it? That's how it's solved?"
Bai Luan looked at him and nodded:
"That's it."
"I can't accept it! I can't accept it! I've studied medicine for many years, neglected sleep and food to decipher the mara-struck, yet I've made no progress."
The physician from the Alchemy Commission incredulously scratched his hair, his expression somewhat out of control:
"You can't… you can't just pull out a gun and solve it like that… What am I then? What am I…"
Xueyi flashed behind the physician and knocked him unconscious with a hand chop.
"His emotions are too agitated. It's better to let him sleep for a while."
Bai Luan glanced at the unconscious physician.
If this guy fell into mara-struck because of this, that would be truly tragic.
Genius roams the stars, while the mediocre cannot even follow a single footprint.
Look, the most vivid example of that statement is now lying before him.
But my journey here has not been easy at all, far from as simple as it appears to you.
Learning in the Little Black Room was exhausting and arduous, and it took me a great deal of effort to figure things out.
To catch up to a casual remark from a genius might take years.
And this accumulation of knowledge in the Little Black Room, in your eyes, is merely a momentary burst of inspiration from a genius.
What can I do? If I tell you the truth, you won't believe me.
I am merely you, with infinite time to work hard, at most a little smarter than you.
Bai Luan took out the mara-struck bullet extracted from Li Wenjie and waved it in front of all the physicians of the Alchemy Commission.
"This bullet holds the answer to dispelling mara-struck, but understanding its principle is not easy. Even if Xianzhou natives are long-life species, it probably won't be figured out in just one or two generations."
Bai Luan's gaze fell upon the physician who had already been helped up by his companion:
"Even with this bullet, you still have a long way to go. You might eventually end up like him, unable to accept reality."
Bai Luan faced the physicians and handed out the bullet.
"I won't be staying here long, so the challenge of overcoming mara-struck can only be tackled by yourselves.
Perhaps effort yields no results, but no effort yields no results forever. Are you ready to embark on a long journey to save people?"
Faced with Bai Luan's question, for a moment, none of the physicians stepped forward to take the bullet.
After all, this was a bottomless pit, a challenge that could consume one's entire life without necessarily yielding results.
Considering their own future, or… "Physicians must always save people. This bullet shall be entrusted to this concubine for research."
Ling Sha picked up the bullet from Bai Luan's hand and held it.
"As a member of the Vidyadhara, the one thing I lack the least is time for research."
Seeing someone willing to accept, Bai Luan nodded in satisfaction, then explained the precautions for the bullet.
Although it would take some strength to break this bullet, there's no guarantee against accidents, so the risks still needed to be clearly explained.
"I see. I understand."
"I wish you success, Miss Ling Sha."
"How do you know my name?"
"Who knows?"
Bai Luan smiled and said:
"Perhaps it's because I'm a genius…"
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I'm busy with other things, one of it is taking another fanfic translation, so there will be only 1 chapter/day for maybe a week.