📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Exalting Sanctum

Dan Shu

On the eastern horizon, the arbor stands tall, the candle dragon down below... One day, I'll see that view for myself.

Dan Shu

Hello, are you here for a bit of Exalting Sanctum scenery too?

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Just passing by.

I'm on my way to the Divination Commission.

That's right.

Dan Shu

Sorry to bother you.

Dan Shu

I've heard there are serious incidents unfolding on the Luofu. Communication with the Divination Commission's delve has been severed. For your own safety, I'd suggest you remain here.

Dan Shu

If you do have an important reason to go, then please be extra careful.

Dan Shu

I'm just a doctor — there's not much I can do to assist you. These are medicinal pellets that the Alchemy Commission hands out to field doctors — you might find them useful in an emergency. Take them.

Dan Shu

In that case, would you mind describing it to me?

Options

...You mean you can't see it yourself?

Dan Shu

Precisely. I've been without sight since the day I was born.

Dan Shu

My other senses make up for that fact to some extent — they're as strong as anyone else's.

Dan Shu

I can hear the sounds of people on the wind, smell the moisture from the rain clouds of the Artisanship Commission, feel the delicate texture of the yule flower's petals. All I lack is a window on the world...

Dan Shu

I've been here many times in my life, but the scenery can never fully reveal itself to me.

Dan Shu

That's why I'd love you to describe it to me.

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I'm so sorry, but I have something important to attend to.

Dan Shu

Sorry to bother you.

Go to the Realm-Keeping Commission Chancery

📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Realm-Keeping Commission Chancery

I heard you require my assistance?

Dahao

Oh, that's right! Forgive my forgetfulness — glad you came, {NICKNAME}! It's great to have one of the general's distinguished guests helping us out.

Dahao

My Realm-Keeping Commission colleagues failed to provide adequate care for the Dragon Lady. I'd like to thank you on behalf of all of them for rescuing her back in Exalting Sanctum Plaza.

Options

All in a day's work.

Let's cut to the chase, shall we?

Dahao

As I'm sure you're aware, symptoms of mara have been spreading ever since the Stellaron incident occurred.

Dahao

Thanks to the Ten-Lords Commission, being stricken with mara had long since become a terrifying but avoidable fate for Xianzhou natives... The puzzling thing is that despite the Commission's protection, we're now seeing an increase.

Dahao

More and more citizens — in particular those dealing with great risks and stress like the Cloud Knights — are becoming stricken with mara.

Dahao

Moreover, the mara-struck have taken on a horrifying appearance — as if they're turning into some sort of monster... This certainly differs from what I thought I knew about the illness.

Options

So, you need me to eliminate the mara-struck?

Do you think there might be a hidden agenda at play?

Dahao

We wouldn't have the audacity to trouble you with that — the general has a plan to suppress the illness.

Dahao

That appears to be the case — no smoke without fire, as they say... Despite being just a servant of the Realm-Keeping Commission, spending a considerable amount of time on the front lines has sharpened my senses to potential dangers...

Dahao

You're a capable person, and since the general entrusted you with locating the Stellaron, it's only a matter of time before you run into mara-struck...

Dahao

If you come across any clues, remember to inform the Realm-Keeping Commission straight away. My colleagues and I will handle any situation with haste and to the best of our ability.

Dahao

Speaking of which, have you made any discoveries so far?

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Undelivered Letter

Healing Spray

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Energy Drink (sugar-free)

System

Dahao carefully reads the letter you delivered. His expression reflects his disbelief as he reads it again.

System

Dahao sweats profusely as he apologizes and bolts away. After a while, he returns with a girl.

Dahao

I... I read the letter...

Dahao

I'll be honest with you, I've got no idea how to handle this problem — it's beyond the Realm-Keeping Commission's jurisdiction. I contacted the Seat of Divine Foresight, which is overseen by the general.

Dahao

...Allow me to introduce Madam Qingzu, General Jing Yuan's chief counselor.

Dahao

I think it'll be easier if she explains the letter to you.

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Dahao

Uh... What's this? Looks pretty ordinary to me.

Dahao

C'mon now, {NICKNAME}, this is a serious matter — there's no time for jokes.

Dahao

Uh... What's this? Looks pretty ordinary to me.

Dahao

C'mon now, {NICKNAME}, this is a serious matter — there's no time for jokes.

Dahao

Uh... What's this? Looks pretty ordinary to me.

Dahao

C'mon now, {NICKNAME}, this is a serious matter — there's no time for jokes.

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1:!P202010301

When I was dealing with the mara-struck, I found this...

Options

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Dahao carefully reads the letter you delivered. His expression reflects his disbelief as he reads it again.

System

Dahao sweats profusely as he apologizes and bolts away. After a while, he returns with a girl.

Dahao

I... I read the letter...

Dahao

I'll be honest with you, I've got no idea how to handle this problem — it's beyond the Realm-Keeping Commission's jurisdiction. I contacted the Seat of Divine Foresight, which is overseen by the general.

Dahao

...Allow me to introduce Madam Qingzu, General Jing Yuan's chief counselor.

Dahao

I think it'll be easier if she explains the letter to you.

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Dahao

Uh... What's this? Looks pretty ordinary to me.

Dahao

C'mon now, {NICKNAME}, this is a serious matter — there's no time for jokes.

Dahao

Uh... What's this? Looks pretty ordinary to me.

Dahao

C'mon now, {NICKNAME}, this is a serious matter — there's no time for jokes.

Dahao

Uh... What's this? Looks pretty ordinary to me.

Dahao

C'mon now, {NICKNAME}, this is a serious matter — there's no time for jokes.

Listen to Qingzu's assignment

Dahao

*sigh* Such a serious matter — I'm sorry I can't be of much help to you. The assistance is appreciated — stay safe.

Qingzu

{NICKNAME}, I read the letter you obtained from the mara-struck.

Qingzu

While the Cloud Knights were searching for the Stellaron's whereabouts, I was carrying out the general's orders — tracking down clues on the mara-struck. Thanks to your efforts, we now have a lead.

Qingzu

To an outsider, this letter appears to be nothing more than good news detailing a recovery from a chronic illness. However, what is actually being discussed is a violation of the Ten Unpardonable Sins. It's heresy.

Options

Are you talking about Merciful Medicus?

Are you talking about the pharmacological experiment mentioned in the letter?

Qingzu

Correct. The term "Merciful Medicus" is one of respect — one that any law-abiding citizen of the Alliance would never dare utter.

Qingzu

It refers to none other than the enemy of the people of the Xianzhou — the one we now call the Plagues Author... The Aeon of Abundance — Yaoshi.

Qingzu

That's right. Since the Alliance was first established, all medical practices aboard the Xianzhou adhere to strict standards that prohibit long-life or mutant modifications under the guise of "curing."

Qingzu

I went through all our files to find information on the experiment in question, and found nothing. I started thinking about how the Alchemy Commission's delve was sealed off... There must be an unspeakable secret locked away there.

Qingzu

The author of this letter was likely the mara-struck you defeated. My guess is he was led astray and poisoned while under the pretext of being cured. You saw how he ended up...

Qingzu

Such actions remind me of an organization that was eradicated from the Xianzhou a thousand years ago... the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.

Qingzu

They were disciples of the Abundance that sought to restore the way of immortality by unearthing a forbidden remedial formula.

Qingzu

It's hard to believe a group that was wiped out so long ago would suddenly rear its head and create chaos once more. The Seat of Divine Foresight needs to learn all it can about this organization's status before the situation reaches a point of no return.

Qingzu

If you come across any similar clues about the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, come and find me at the Seat of Divine Foresight — these kinds of firsthand accounts are exactly what we require.

Options

So, what do I get out of it?

Sounds good to me.

Sounds like one big headache to me...

Qingzu

Don't worry, the Seat of Divine Foresight always rewards those who contribute to our efforts.

Qingzu

Excellent. Your work will not be in vain. The Seat of Divine Foresight always rewards those who contribute to our efforts.

Qingzu

I understand, but all I'm asking is for you to keep an eye out when you have time. The Seat of Divine Foresight always rewards those who contribute to our efforts.

Qingzu

I recently received some intel. It seems that certain individuals are taking advantage of the current chaos to lure in outworlders around Exalting Sanctum. Maybe you could start there?

Qingzu

We sent an undercover investigator out a few months ago — they provided us with a rough idea of the situation.

Qingzu

Unfortunately, it seems suspicions were aroused... We lost contact with the agent — I suspect he was discovered...

Qingzu

You are a fresh face on the Luofu and an outworlder. I would feel more at ease if I could leave this matter with you.

Look for the suspicious people at Exalting Sanctum

📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Exalting Sanctum

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System

Would you like to learn the truth about the Arbiter?

System

Would you like to learn about the true nature of immortality?

System

Is the Reignbow Arbiter truly just?

System

Is the Plagues Author truly evil?

Dahao

*sigh* Such a serious matter — I'm sorry I can't be of much help to you. The assistance is appreciated — stay safe.

Mumbling Weirdo

Excuse me, guest from another world. Please spare me a moment of your time. Do you yearn for immortality?

Options

No, I don't.

Yes, I do.

I yearn for power!

Mumbling Weirdo

Do you not believe in the pursuit of eternal life? Perhaps it's because you've already given up on that aspiration!

Mumbling Weirdo

Who would turn down the opportunity to live forever? The Xianzhou doesn't care one bit about the well-being of short-life species! They stubbornly blockade the glorious path to immortality.

Mumbling Weirdo

My name is Green Hibiscus. I came to Exalting Sanctum in hopes of a fated encounter with one such as yourself — one who is also on the road to immortality.

Green Hibiscus

What do you say? How about we find a more suitable spot to talk about all this?

Options

Sure, let's go.

Sounds pretty dangerous...

Green Hibiscus

Let's make haste — there are too many people here to linger.

Green Hibiscus

Bah, how so? We are dutiful and sincere — the only difference between us and other Xianzhou residents is that we are more faithful to our inner desires. I won't harm you.

Mumbling Weirdo

Excellent! Who would turn down the opportunity to live forever?

Mumbling Weirdo

The Xianzhou doesn't care one bit about the well-being of short-life species! They stubbornly blockade the glorious path to immortality.

Mumbling Weirdo

My name is Green Hibiscus. I came to Exalting Sanctum in hopes of a fated encounter with one such as yourself — one who is also on the road to immortality.

Green Hibiscus

What do you say? How about we find a more suitable spot to talk about all this?

Options

Sure, let's go.

Sounds pretty dangerous...

Green Hibiscus

Let's make haste — there are too many people here to linger.

Green Hibiscus

Bah, how so? We are dutiful and sincere — the only difference between us and other Xianzhou residents is that we are more faithful to our inner desires. I won't harm you.

Mumbling Weirdo

...

Mumbling Weirdo

I understand! Eternal life is indeed a kind of power, wouldn't you say?

Options

No. I want power, pure and simple.

Mumbling Weirdo

Uh...

Mumbling Weirdo

I'm at my wit's end with you, {F#Sister}{M#Brother}.

Mumbling Weirdo

Haha, what a peculiar person you are. I'll tell it to you straight — to outworlders I offer the chance of immortality... but perhaps someone like you would be better off joining the Antimatter Legion.

Mumbling Weirdo

Regardless of what you choose, let's keep our voices down... eh? This isn't the kind of conversation you can have out in the open.

Mumbling Weirdo

Before you can grasp absolute power, you must yearn for immortality, don't you think? The problem is that the Xianzhou Alliance doesn't care one bit about the well-being of short-life species! They stubbornly blockade the glorious path to immortality.

Mumbling Weirdo

My name is Green Hibiscus. I came to Exalting Sanctum in hopes of a fated encounter with one such as yourself — one who is also on the road to immortality.

Green Hibiscus

What do you say? How about we find a more suitable spot to talk about all this?

Options

Sure, let's go.

Sounds pretty dangerous...

Green Hibiscus

Let's make haste — there are too many people here to linger.

Green Hibiscus

Bah, how so? We are dutiful and sincere — the only difference between us and other Xianzhou residents is that we are more faithful to our inner desires. I won't harm you.

Green Hibiscus

So, made up your mind?

Options

Yes, but don't even think about lying to me.

It's a no — I don't make a habit of following strangers around.

Green Hibiscus

Good, then let's make haste — there are too many people here to linger.

System

Green Hibiscus gently whistles. He looks at you with a calm expression, seemingly certain that you will give into your heart's desire and go with him.

Copy the <i>Thousand-Handed Merciful Medicus' Salvation</i> 0/500 times

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Green Hibiscus

Where are you going? The trial isn't over, you can't just leave!

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Green Hibiscus

Hm? Your mind might've wandered, but that doesn't mean you can. Come back and finish the trial!

System

You start copying the Thousand-Handed Merciful Medicus' Salvation.

System

"Once upon a time, the thousand-hand Sanctus Medicus traveled the world with their 99,999 disciples, living under Rahu and teaching their Way."

System

Your index finger has a slight cramp, and your shoulders feel a bit sore... But you've only made the first copy. There are still 499 copies waiting to be written.

System

"As they spoke the words, the 99,999 disciples were liberated from youth, old age, sickness, and suffering."

System

After making the final stroke, you catch the Cloud Knight in your peripheral vision as he gestures at you.

Strange Cloud Knight

Psst, hey, stop writing — get over here!

Copy the <i>Thousand-Handed Merciful Medicus' Salvation</i> 1/500 times

System

You lower your head. You become closed off to the world around you as you quietly copy the text.

System

Your hand and shoulder are experiencing more pain, but you've only produced two copies.

Copy the <i>Thousand-Handed Merciful Medicus' Salvation</i> 2/500 times

System

"Mercy of Sanctus Medicus, the Arbor's new growth. Unity of Discipuli Medicus, the Enlightenment's true path."

System

You finish the third copy. This sentence has started to reverberate within your being.

Copy the <i>Thousand-Handed Merciful Medicus' Salvation</i> 3/500 times

System

Your hand and shoulder no longer hurt. Maybe you've gotten used to the work, or perhaps they have grown numb.

System

You complete the fourth copy.

Copy the <i>Thousand-Handed Merciful Medicus' Salvation</i> 4/500 times

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System

As you write out the fifth copy, the Cloud Knight near you no longer can wait in silence. He quietly comes up next to you.

Strange Cloud Knight

Stop writing — you wanna fall under their spell? I'll finish it for you — go keep a lookout!

System

The Cloud Knight swiftly scribbles away and finishes copying the sacred text while the disciples watching over you aren't looking.

Strange Cloud Knight

Alright, finally... I know you — you're {NICKNAME}, General Jing Yuan's honored guest!

Options

I think you've got the wrong person...

Jim Yan? Never heard of him...

Looks like I'll have to make sure no one finds out...

Strange Cloud Knight

You're here undercover, right? So am I! You've got to believe me!

Strange Cloud Knight

*sigh* Is this really the time for jokes of that quality... You're here undercover, right? Well, so am I!

Strange Cloud Knight

W—Wait a second! You're here undercover, right? So am I!

Strange Cloud Knight

I'm a Cloud Knight from the Exalting Sanctum garrison. That Green Hibiscus has been sneaking around spreading heretical lies for a while now. That's why I'm here — to spy on him!

Strange Cloud Knight

They were suspicious of me as soon as I arrived... It took a lot of effort to make them believe I wanted to become a disciple...

Options

Why did you come here in your uniform...?

Of course, they're bound to have their doubts when you're dressed like that...

Strange Cloud Knight

Hmph, I have my reasoning. Cults like this want to recruit people with influence in law and order — I wanted them to know I was a Cloud Knight! Always know your enemy...

Options

You really are a genius...

What's your next plan?

Strange Cloud Knight

Shh, keep your voice down — these disciples don't miss much. If they discover us, we won't make it out of here.

Strange Cloud Knight

Listen carefully — I help you copy the text, you cover for me, and I get word out to the Seat of Divine Foresight...

Give your transcribed scripture to Green Hibiscus

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Green Hibiscus

Where are you going? The trial isn't over, you can't just leave!

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Green Hibiscus

Hm? Your mind might've wandered, but that doesn't mean you can. Come back and finish the trial!

Green Hibiscus

Take your time, still your mind, and transcribe the text. Allow the beautiful enlightenment of Thousand-Handed Merciful Medicus' Salvation to permeate your being.

Options

I've finished it.

Okay. Just a moment.

Green Hibiscus

You're finished? So soon? Let me see... Hmm... Hmm... Yes, it would appear you are finished — a fast and accurate transcription. It seems you are destined for immortality.

Options

So, can I join the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus now?

Green Hibiscus

Calm yourself... The initiation is divided into two steps — you and the Cloud Knight have completed the first. Now... only the second remains.

Strange Cloud Knight

Sure... but can it wait till tomorrow? I'm supposed to be on duty right now — they'll get suspicious if I don't head back soon.

Green Hibiscus

No need to worry, the second step is extraordinarily simple. It'll all be over soon enough.

Green Hibiscus

The Disciples' initiation is governed by the following principle — never accept who you suspect, and never suspect who you accept. So...

Green Hibiscus

...it's time for you two to battle it out. Whoever survives will officially become a disciple.

Options

Why?

I'll pass...

Okay. Let's fight!

Green Hibiscus

Transcribing scripture allows us to ascertain your devotion, but determining whether or not you'll be loyal to the organization requires a stronger guarantee... Sorry, there's nothing I can do about it, I didn't write the rules.

Green Hibiscus

There is nothing that can be done. I didn't write the rules. If you are unwilling to complete the initiation process, then we will have to ask that you keep our secrets hidden... permanently...

Green Hibiscus

Excellent! The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus loves enthusiastic new blood! Well then, show us what you're made of!

Strange Cloud Knight

Wh—Whoa, whoa — you're kidding, right? We came here to lengthen our lifespans, not shorten them! You can't just make us fight like this!

Green Hibiscus

We aren't forcing you to fight — by all means refuse if you wish... but we won't possibly be able to let either of you leave.

Strange Cloud Knight

I... Fine, fine — but at least let me prepare. I've never done anything like this before...

Green Hibiscus

Very well, but you'll need to ask your opponent, too...

Options

I don't mind either.

Green Hibiscus

Good. Then prepare yourselves. Time is precious — make it quick.

- Transcribed Scripture x 1

"Battle" with the strange Cloud Knight

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Green Hibiscus

Where are you going? The trial isn't over, you can't just leave!

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Green Hibiscus

Hm? Your mind might've wandered, but that doesn't mean you can. Come back and finish the trial!

Strange Cloud Knight

Listen... I have an idea that will let you join the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, and let me get the heck out of here in one piece.

Strange Cloud Knight

You and I fight, and I lose to you — I pretend that you finished me off. Then, you pretend to help them remove my body by dragging me out of here...

Strange Cloud Knight

That way we both accomplish our objectives.

Strange Cloud Knight

Oh, uh... I've seen your skills... Please don't mess up and actually kill me...

Options

I know what I'm doing.

I can't make any guarantees...

Strange Cloud Knight

Good. I know I could trust you... My life is in your hands!

Strange Cloud Knight

Just... Ugh, whatever, I got myself into this — let fate decide. Just try and hold back a little, okay!?

Green Hibiscus

So, have you prepared yourselves? Are you ready to fight?

Options

Let's do it.

Not yet.

Green Hibiscus

And you, Cloud Knight?

Strange Cloud Knight

I... I'm ready...

Green Hibiscus

Then let's begin.

Strange Cloud Knight

Well... then... take this!

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Wait for further contact from Qingzu

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After some time...

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Messages

Meet up with Green Hibiscus at the Exalting Sanctum

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{NICKNAME}

(Green Hibiscus agreed to meet me here, but there's no sight of him. What gives?)

Investigate

{NICKNAME}

(There's a letter here... What's this on the envelope? "Gray Peony..." This must be from Green Hibiscus.)

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Green Hibiscus' Secret Letter

{NICKNAME}

(The Disciples sure know how to keep a low profile... Looks like I'll need to help them complete this mission.)

{NICKNAME}

(If they're looking to intercept a letter, then I should probably search around the Exalting Sanctum's Cycrane Stand.)

Meet with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus' person in charge of the Exalting Sanctum chapter

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You're too kind.

How much can you bench?

You look kind of weak.

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I despise The Hunt.

I want to become even stronger.

I want to gain immortality.

I'm not sure...

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Mauve Moon

Do you have any questions?

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How many people are in our organization?

Who prepares the prescriptions?

Can I meet the boss?

Why did you join the organization?

Mauve Moon

I don't know. I've heard our members are in the tens of thousands.

Mauve Moon

The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus has a flat organizational structure — the head of each area reports directly to the master. I know nothing about what goes on elsewhere.

Mauve Moon

The benefit is that even if our enemies were to wipe out the Exalting Sanctum branch, it wouldn't affect our brothers and sisters in other areas.

Mauve Moon

That's sensitive information... I know who they are, but for their security, I can't reveal their identities...

Mauve Moon

It's not that I doubt your loyalty, Gray Peony. It's like I said — security.

Mauve Moon

The boss? You mean the master... You'll meet them, but for now there's no rush. All in good time.

Mauve Moon

Keep fulfilling your duties — as you have been. With your strength, you'll have an audience with the master in no time.

Mauve Moon

I'm ashamed to admit it, but I once worked alongside those devils... I trained in spear techniques for almost a century — I nearly became a Cloud Knight instructor.

Mauve Moon

But I was trapped in a weak, mortal shell. I was never able to surpass the final barrier that separated me from the martial arts geniuses.

Mauve Moon

Fortunately, the Draught of Draconic Surge — the prescription you hold in your hand — rescued me. Once I took that medicine, I became more powerful than any mortal could ever dream of.

Mauve Moon

Now, everything has changed... Zhixin and his pitiful spearmanship are no more... All that remains is a loyal disciple of Merciful Medicus.

Options

Zhixin?

What did you say your old name was?

Were you an undercover agent for the Seat of Divine Foresight?

Mauve Moon

Wait... you recognize me? Where do you know me from? Your face changed when you heard my name...

Green Hibiscus

M—Mauve Moon, sir, we have a problem... I suspect this person may be the agent who's been looking for you...

Mauve Moon

...Idiot! What kind of trials are you running? You let an agent infiltrate our ranks!?

Green Hibiscus

I—I couldn't have known, sir! I witnessed this person slay a Cloud Knight before my very eyes!

Mauve Moon

Detestable... The Devilish Archer Author allows these pitiful mortals to face death without fear — self-sacrifice is their way of fooling us into opening our doors.

Options

You've really got an active imagination...

I don't think I said anything that revealed my identity...

I'm done. Let's do this. You can come at me together.

Mauve Moon

Merciful Medicus has sharpened my senses — nothing gets past me. A pathetic mortal like you could never understand.

Mauve Moon

Merciful Medicus has sharpened my senses — nothing gets past me. A pathetic mortal like you could never understand.

Mauve Moon

In that case, Divine Foresight devil, it's time for you to meet your demise!

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Head to the Seat of Divine Foresight and report to Qingzu

📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Seat of Divine Foresight

Qingzu

I'm glad to see you've returned in one piece.

Qingzu

So, what happened? Did everything go as planned?

System

You tell Qingzu about what happened as you worked undercover.

Qingzu

Don't worry, your operation was a success — although your identity was ultimately exposed, you gained a wealth of invaluable intelligence. On top of that, you managed to get out without a scratch.

Qingzu

*sigh* ...I never imagined that Zhixin would choose the path of evil.

Qingzu

{NICKNAME}, you did the right thing. I'm afraid this is how the Plagues Author operates — using notions of power and life to draw countless people like Zhixin away from bright futures... down a path of no return.

Qingzu

You've managed to shine a light on the darkness of the enemy. With this intelligence, the Seat of Divine Foresight will be able to improve its strategy...

Qingzu

...and for all your efforts, please accept this reward.

Qingzu

Is there anything else you'd like to know about?

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Tell me about the current state of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus...

Did you send a lot of people undercover?

Tell me about the beliefs of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus...

About the prescription that Zhixin gave me...

Qingzu

The current state... I'm afraid we know next to nothing. We dispatched agents, but they were only able to linger on the edges of the organization. Your operation is the furthest anyone's managed to infiltrate.

Qingzu

The Seat of Divine Foresight is still striving to answer one question: Is this but the resurgent shadow of an organization silenced a thousand years ago... or have they been lurking in the darkness all along?

Qingzu

Whatever the case, this sudden re-emergence hints at a hidden conspiracy...

Qingzu

It's troubled me deeply over recent few months... it's hard to tell what all of this is building towards.

Qingzu

Not at all. The Disciples' secret letter makes it sound as if we infiltrated their ranks in great numbers... The reality is that only a handful of agents have successfully slipped into the organization...

Qingzu

...and the majority of them lacked the strength you had to make it back unscathed after their identity was exposed. They didn't have the wisdom and good fortune to gain the organization's trust quickly...

Qingzu

An agent can't actually consume those pellets of the Disciples... doing so would mean the end of their life as they knew it.

Qingzu

The point is, there hasn't been anyone like you who managed to delve into the group's core and obtain so much firsthand information.

Qingzu

Thousand-Handed Merciful Medicus' Salvation is a manuscript transcribed from a sacred text — I don't know where the Disciples obtained it. It likely consists of fragments of banned works from the {RUBY_B#Theophany Era}befall era{RUBY_E#}.

Qingzu

As I see it, there isn't anything particularly alarming about the text. It recalls the acts of the Plagues Author's warped creatures from an equally warped perspective...

Qingzu

The scripture doesn't have the power to lead people astray — they do that to themselves... but it does feed lies and false hope.

Qingzu

The prescription you acquired is... beyond my knowledge.

Qingzu

There are a few reliable alchemists that reside in Exalting Sanctum. I'd like to ask you to consult with them on the particulars of the prescription. This will allow the Seat of Divine Foresight to have a clear target for creating an antidote...

Qingzu

{NICKNAME}, given that the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus has become aware of our operation, it's about time the Seat of Divine Foresight reeled in its net.

Qingzu

If you turn up any details about the prescription, feel free to come back and find me any time.

📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Exalting Sanctum

Timid Alchemist

Uh... C—Can I help you with anything...?

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Qingzu asked me to find you...

System

You explain what's transpired to the alchemist.

Timid Alchemist

Right... I see. Let me take a look at the prescription. I'm afraid I'm not the most talented alchemist — I probably won't be able to make much sense of it...

Timid Alchemist

Huh? Th—This calls for... Vidyadhara bone marrow? Whoever wrote this prescription must be out of their mind...

Timid Alchemist

Sorry... I can't make heads or tails of it. The ingredients listed are just too... strange.

Timid Alchemist

Based on what little I do know, I doubt the other alchemists will be able to understand it either... I think there's only one person who could grasp this kind of pharmacology...

Timid Alchemist

...The chief alchemist, Lady Dan Shu.

Timid Alchemist

Lady Dan Shu is the Luofu's — no, the Xianzhou Alliance's most knowledgeable alchemist... She may be sightless, but she has sharper senses than most...

Timid Alchemist

I'll wager she can wrap her head around this prescription.

Timid Alchemist

When she's not working, she's usually enjoying the breeze over in Synwood Pavilion. Why don't you go and ask her about it?

Timid Alchemist

Lady Dan Shu is the Luofu's — no, the Xianzhou Alliance's most knowledgeable alchemist... She may be sightless, but she has sharper senses than most...

Timid Alchemist

I'll wager she can wrap her head around this prescription.

Timid Alchemist

When she's not working, she's usually enjoying the breeze over in Synwood Pavilion. Why don't you go and ask her about it?

Talk to Dan Shu

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오랜만이네요, {NICKNAME}

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기다리고 있었습니다…. {NICKNAME}

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저인지 어떻게 아셨죠?

절 아시나요?

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당신한테선 독특한 냄새가 나거든요. 한 가지 감각을 잃으면 다른 감각들이 예민해지죠

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모르는 사람이 있을까요? 장낙천에서 한 영웅이 비디아다라족 「약을 품은 용녀」를 구했다는 얘기를 들었답니다

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다른 연단사들이 그러더군요. 제게 감정을 맡기고 싶은 처방전이 있다고요? 좀 읽어주세요

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알겠어요

기억할 수 있나요?

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감사합니다

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걱정 마세요. 한 번 들은 건 잊지 않도록 훈련을 했답니다

시스템

당신은 단우에게 처방전을 읽어준다

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음… 정말 이상한 처방전이군요. 무슨 약리인지는 대충 알겠어요. 용의 후예가 가지고 있는 힘을 흡수해 자기 걸로 삼아… 강해지는 약이죠

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하지만 구체적인 건 검증해 봐야 할 것 같아요…. 시간이 좀 걸리겠네요

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진짜 「비디아다라 골수」로 실험을 할 순 없잖아요. 안 그래요?

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연락처를 알려주세요. 약리 감정이 끝나면 제가 연락드릴게요