123: Ikuku

"I... when I was a member of the Mist Origin Sect, I read books about them. They had a book about special bugs, and Yang Rotting Bugs were one of them," Ning lied.

"Oh, the Mist Origin Sect. Does this mean these bugs can be tamed?" Qezir asked.

"Hmm," Ning understood what this meant. If he told them it was possible, it would imply that the Mist Origin Sect might be behind all of this.

However, he had no good feelings toward the Mist Origin Sect, so he was happy to tell the truth now.

"Yes, they can be tamed. The process is a bit arduous, and anyone in the Condensing Qi Realm cannot do it. You have to tame many of these tiny bugs at once, so you need at least Divine Perception to do it.

"So, only Foundation Kingdom or higher cultivators can tame this kind of situation," Ning said.

"Oh, so the cultivators need to control these bugs to spread among humans?" Qezir asked.

"No, they spread through any medium. Food, water, air, touch.

Once they are released, they will enter anyone's body, devour their Yang Qi, reproduce, and spread again."

"However, these bugs are not harmful at all. They just eat your Yang and don't cause other problems. They cannot reproduce continuously and cannot reproduce again after a period of time. They need some time to equalize. But they are very difficult to obtain because they are too fond of showing off," Ning said, "So, after eating too much and reproducing too quickly, they will start dying within a month. So, we don't have to worry about them at all."

Hearing Ning's answer, the volunteers and doctors all nodded. If what he said was true, then there was nothing else to worry about except for some people who might experience complications due to insufficient Yang Qi in their bodies.

"What about the black spots? Will they disappear?" Someone in the crowd asked.

Ning said, "The black spots are just clumps of dead bugs. Your body will decompose them and excrete them on its own within a month."

Someone in the crowd asked, "Are there any relevant rotting bugs that can enter the city?"

Ning thought for a moment, looked at his knowledge of Chinese medicine and veterinary medicine, and said, "Yang bugs cannot survive in an open environment because they always attach themselves to living organisms to absorb Yang energy. So they will always die."

Ning said, "The only way they can survive is to be kept in a ceramic or glass jar where no light can penetrate, so they won't eat much Yang and won't constantly reproduce until they die. Only then can they truly survive long-term."

"I see. So, you mean... there's a culprit behind this," Qezir asked.

"It seems so," Ning said without hesitation.

"I see," Qezir muttered to himself, "Do you have anything else to say, or have you finished explaining?"

Ning said, "Hmm... Ah, yes, if possible, stay in the sun and don't stay indoors. The more Yang Qi they eat, the faster they die."

"Yes. That's a good idea. Everyone, you all heard it.

Go tell the people in the city that they don't have to worry about anything. However, still tell them to see a doctor just in case they have any problems. You are all dismissed," Qezir said.

As soon as everyone left, Qezir called Ning and said, "You said: to make all this work, you need an excellent tamer?

Let's go see Ikusa, he might know something." "Ikusa... that's the sect leader of the Mist Origin Sect, right? Is he suspecting this sect leader is the mastermind?" Ning asked in confusion.

"Yes," Ning finished speaking and walked out with Qezir.

Night had already fallen. Qezir and Ning walked on the crowded roads, where people were still screaming, but if the Physicians Guild had not immediately sent people to explain the situation to the public, the situation would have been very different.

Qezir and Ning arrived at the city gate, and the guards did not ask for his identity. "He must be very famous, I wonder what his position is in the Guild," Ning thought.

Elder One was the head of the Guild, so it couldn't be Qezir, and the sect leader of the Pure Purification Sect had a different name, so he wasn't that either.

Soon, they arrived at the Mist Origin Sect, and they were allowed to enter the sect and were taken directly to the sect leader. Qezir and Ning walked in and saw the sect leader sitting on a chair behind a table.

The sect leader, Ikusa, was a dark-skinned man, clean-shaven, with a full head of white hair, a colorful bird on his shoulder, and wisdom shining in his eyes.

"Wow, a Rainbow Phoenix," Ning said in shock. Rainbow Phoenixes are beasts with hints of true phoenix blood. They are quite rare, even in the dense forests of the Central Continent.

"What brings someone like Qezir Bruche to my doorstep?" the sect leader asked, sitting at the table with his hands on his waist. From his actions, he appeared quite arrogant.

"I want to know if you know what's happening in the city," Qezir asked.

"If that's what you mean, then yes, I know," the sect leader said, spreading his arms to show the black spots on his arms.

"About an hour ago, I started getting these spots. They are slowly creeping up my body, and I don't know if they will stop."