Chapter 222: Useless

Su Zhan frowned and asked, "How serious exactly?"At the very least, he needed to get a clear picture first.

He estimated the reason his spiritual energy was so damaged was because when he transformed into an Aberrant and absorbed Life Essence, it could only restore part of his mental energy, but couldn't restore spiritual energy.

This also resulted in the damage to his spiritual energy being far greater than to his mental energy.

"In mild cases, your cultivation realm will struggle to advance even an inch, stagnating from now on," the doctor said gravely. "In severe cases, the foundation of your spiritual energy will be permanently damaged, your realm may regress instead of progressing, and your lifespan... will also be significantly affected."

The medical room fell into dead silence.

Feng Jue and the other two stared at Su Zhan in shock.

They knew that Su Zhan had risked damaging his foundation to foresee the danger back then.

But when the doctor said it out loud, their hearts still clenched.

The doctor finally sighed, looking at Su Zhan's pale face. "You need to immediately receive the highest-grade stabilization treatment, attempting to repair some of the foundational damage as much as possible, but... you need to be mentally prepared. Some injuries, once inflicted, might never be fully restored."

Su Zhan's eyes were vacant, offering no response.

Liu Ziming suddenly looked at Su Zhan, his expression one of disbelief.

Xu Hao widened his eyes, clenching his fists tightly.

He remembered Su Zhan's abnormally pale complexion and the blood flowing from all seven orifices during their final escape.

Feng Jue's pupils also contracted violently.

He instantly understood the cause and effect of what had happened.

The situation back then had been extremely perilous.

It was Su Zhan!

It was Su Zhan who used a method of foreseeing danger.

Who forcefully led them through the encirclement.

Such a skill must have consumed tremendous spiritual and mental energy.

And at that time, Su Zhan's spiritual and mental energy were already nearly depleted. Yet he still forcibly activated that skill, and the price he paid...

"It was because of us..." Feng Jue's voice was extremely hoarse. "Su Zhan, you did it to help us escape back then..."

Liu Ziming and Xu Hao also instantly realized.

If it hadn't been for Su Zhan back then.

They would never have survived that kind of siege!

For a moment, overwhelming gratitude and guilt flooded them.

They looked at Su Zhan, their expressions complex to the extreme.

They wanted to say something.

But felt any words would seem pale and powerless in the face of such a heavy price.

At this moment.

The medical room door was pushed open.

Wang Mingyuan hurried back.

He happened to hear the doctor's final conclusions about "sequelae being impossible to fully restore."

Wang Mingyuan immediately understood what had happened.

He quickly walked up to Su Zhan, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

A moment later.

Wang Mingyuan reached out, pressing heavily on Su Zhan's shoulder. "Su Zhan, look at me."

Su Zhan looked up somewhat dazedly.

"Don't be afraid, and don't let your thoughts run wild."

Wang Mingyuan's gaze fixed tightly on him. "You did nothing wrong. In that situation, protecting your comrades and striving for survival was the top priority. You made the most correct, and the bravest choice. The academy is proud of you!

Your spiritual energy has damaged your foundation, but it's not absolutely irreparable.

The academy has deep foundations, and our storage contains many items that can repair foundations. I will immediately apply to the academy's higher-ups. No matter what, we will definitely do our utmost to secure the best treatment resources for you.

You're still young, with limitless potential. You absolutely cannot give up hope because of this!"

Su Zhan was momentarily stunned, then could only nod silently.

Wang Mingyuan looked around at Feng Jue and the other two, who were also immersed in guilt and sorrow, and said solemnly, "You don't need to blame yourselves too much either. Su Zhan saved you, and you survived.

Just remember this bond. What's most important now is to cooperate with the treatment. Everyone needs to pull themselves together!"

Xu Hao rushed forward with reddened eyes. "Brother Su, thank you! If it weren't for you, we would definitely have died back there!"

Liu Ziming stepped forward and said with utmost seriousness, "Brother Su, no need for words. This debt of gratitude, I, Liu Ziming, will remember for life.

In the future, whatever resources I have, just take whatever you want. If anyone dares to cause you trouble, they'll have to step over my body first! You will definitely recover. There must be a way!"

"Su Zhan, this life-saving grace, the three of us will keep it in our hearts. Teacher Wang is right, now is not the time for despair."

Feng Jue walked up to Su Zhan. "The academy must have a way. We will also find a way, doing our utmost. You're not alone. We're all here."

They couldn't imagine what kind of determination Su Zhan had when he made that sacrifice back then.

Su Zhan's pale lips moved slightly, and he finally just said quietly, "...Let's focus on treatment first."

"Useless."

The doctor said indifferently, "With Vermilion Bird Academy's current resources and foundations, it's fundamentally impossible to treat this level of meridian and foundational injury.

The academy's storage might have some nourishing medicines, but at best they can only slightly alleviate the pain and slow the deterioration a little. Want to repair? Absolutely impossible."

The entire medical room instantly fell silent.

"Bullshit!"

Liu Ziming suddenly rushed forward, grabbing the chief physician's lab coat collar with one hand and lifting him completely off the ground.

"You quack! What the hell do you know! If you can't treat it, then stop spouting nonsense! I'll fucking kill you today!"

The chief physician remained exceptionally calm, looking at him coldly. "Killing me won't change this outcome. Medical test data doesn't lie. I'm just stating a fact."

"Your mother's fact!"

Liu Ziming's other fist was already clenched, clearly about to strike down.

"Liu Ziming, stop!"

Wang Mingyuan grabbed Liu Ziming's wrist just as it was about to swing down, using his other hand to forcibly pry open the hand gripping the doctor's collar, pulling Liu Ziming backward violently.

"Calm down! What are you causing trouble for!"

Wang Mingyuan held down the violently struggling Liu Ziming firmly.

But his own expression was extremely grim.

The doctor straightened his disheveled collar and stood back in place expressionlessly.

The last trace of hope in Su Zhan's eyes was extinguished at this moment.

Wang Mingyuan's heart also sank to the bottom. "Is there... really no way at all?"

The chief physician looked up at Wang Mingyuan. "There is. And, Teacher Wang, you definitely know about this thing."

Wang Mingyuan's eyes instantly dimmed, murmuring, "That thing... I naturally know... but... I don't want that thing to become his only hope..."

Their cryptic conversation made Liu Ziming and the other two extremely anxious.

"What exactly is it?"

Liu Ziming couldn't help but say. "Speak clearly! As long as there's a sliver of hope, we'll risk our lives to obtain it!"

"When you were on a mission before, you suffered extreme cold erosion from a Frostgnawer, damaging your foundation and meridians."

The doctor didn't look at Liu Ziming, but continued speaking to Wang Mingyuan. "At that time, I told you that under heaven, only one thing could completely eradicate that injury, allowing you to recover and even advance further... the Reforge Fruit."

"Reforge Fruit?"

Liu Ziming and the other two looked at each other in confusion - they had never heard this name before.

"You naturally haven't heard of it."

The doctor explained in a flat tone. "Because in the recorded history of Daxia, we have only obtained three in total.

It's said to contain the power of creation, capable of healing all injuries in the world, no matter how severe. Even if the soul is shattered, the body destroyed, or the foundation exhausted, it can reforge them, restoring them to the most perfect state.

And even stronger than before the injury, rebuilding foundations."