After Ling Xiao had examined the King's condition, he understood it all. He marveled at the poisoner's sophisticated plot; it was a rare kind of evil. The poison afflicting the King was an entirely different concept from the one that had afflicted Old Marshal Qiu Chen. The poison in Qiu Chen had been extremely aggressive, like an endless series of ocean waves. Each flare-up was like a surging high tide, wracking the victim with unbearable pain. A person with a weaker will would have been unable to endure the agony and taken their own life long ago.
But the poison affecting His Majesty the King was as gentle as moonlight on water. In its initial stages, it even gave the victim a pleasant sensation, as if their cultivation was advancing. The most insidious part was that the poison was actually crafted from several restorative medicines!
