I Can Destroy Planets with My Psychokinesis-Chapter 243. Prion Virus

Hearing their conversation and combining it with what he had observed and heard, Lu Li felt that the Otherworld should be considered a "Feudal System."

Sects occupied the Spirit Veins and had a high degree of autonomy, they just needed to pay tribute on time.

But now that the court’s dignity had been swept away, this "Protection Fee" wouldn’t be easy to collect anymore.

Nan Jiping frowned and said,

"Seven of the Eight Governors no longer pay taxes to the court, the Governor of Two Rivers even directly rebelled... Do you think the Jiushan Sect will honestly pay up?"

"He dares!"

Hua Ruoxi said shrilly, "Right under the Emperor’s feet, and they can’t deal with a Jiushan Sect!"

Nan Jiping rolled her eyes, "Then you go by yourself, why drag me into it?"

"It’s because I had no choice but to endure this hardship."

Hua Ruoxi whispered, "The Sect Leader of the Jiushan Sect hasn’t shown his face in 5 years, perhaps he encountered a mishap during cultivation, we should confirm it on the way."

"Mishap?" Nan Jiping demanded in a low voice, "This is not a joke! What do you know, speak up!"

The two old men shifted from bickering like kids to an atmosphere of sudden tension in the next second.

Xia Weiyun whispered to Lu Li, "Refining God involves tampering with thoughts and Divine Soul, it’s very easy to damage the brain and turn into a madman."

Lu Li nodded, he of course knew this.

During Zuowang cultivation, one could easily fall into depression if not careful, and the subsequent realms were definitely fraught with peril as well.

A mad strong person was undoubtedly a great danger.

Hua Ruoxi hurriedly explained the situation:

"The Jiushan Sect Leader—Fan Chengxun, obtained the ’Gluttonous Devouring Sky Technique’ from Prince Qing 5 years ago, and since then he has not shown his face to outsiders..."

"’Gluttonous Devouring Sky Technique’!!!"

Nan Jiping’s eyes widened as she roared, causing the chandeliers inside the house to tremble:

"This Magic Skill devours others’ flesh and blood, only the Golden Race people can practice it... He, Fan Chengxun, dared to want it, and Prince Qing dared to give it!?"

Hua Ruoxi said helplessly, "Who knows what they were thinking, it’s useless to talk about it now."

Nan Jiping sighed and then asked Xia Weiyun,

"Girl, you have a good head, think about it, what happened 5 years ago? Why did Fan Chengxun suddenly practice the ’Gluttonous Devouring Sky Technique’?"

"5 years ago..."

Xia Weiyun pondered for a moment then solemnly said,

"The Gade chemist—Fritz Haber, discovered ’Dimethyltryptamine.’ This hormone, secreted by pregnant women, helps fetal brain development. But it can also stimulate the pineal gland, and assist with Fetal Breath, Soul Emergence... and even the Manifesting Saint Realm."

Nan Jiping said coldly, "That’s when the Jiushan Sect began kidnapping pregnant women everywhere!"

Lu Li’s expression changed, remembering that Xiao Cha’s father was also killed during that time.

What Fan Chengxun had done was now crystal clear!

Nan Jiping frostily said,

"This scoundrel must have used pregnant women to cultivate the ’Gluttonous Devouring Sky Technique’, eating people until a mishap occurred! Cannibalism invites divine retribution and turns one into a demon!"

Upon hearing these words, Lu Li immediately thought of a terrifying virus—Prion Virus!

It was a horrifying mutation triggered by cannibalism!

But there was no time to think further at this moment.

Nan Jiping suddenly grabbed the old eunuch’s collar and shouted,

"You dead eunuch, you knew there was a problem but still called me to go! If anything happens, do you just need to run faster than I do, is that it?"

"Ah, it’s not that serious."

Hua Ruoxi urgently explained,

"Fan Chengxun’s problem should not be that big. If he really went mad, the first to suffer would surely be the disciples of the Jiushan Sect. But their sect is doing fine, and didn’t someone come out and become a trustee of the Divine Heart Association~"

"The words were easy to say, but Nan Jiping still didn’t look too good,"

"This Fan Chengxun, whether he’s human or not, is still up for debate... This trip won’t be easy..."

"Us two Innate, if we can’t beat him, can’t we still run away?"

Hua Ruoxi said sharply, "Besides, if he really turns into a demon, our family will immediately report to Your Majesty and have an edict order the Jinmen Governor to eliminate him!"

Since the matter had already involved regional safety, Nan Jiping didn’t decline and solemnly nodded in agreement.

Lu Li actually wanted to tag along and scope out the place, but couldn’t find a good excuse at the moment.

Fortunately, according to the rules, one had to send a greeting and make an appointment before visiting a Sect, which gave a few days of buffer time.

Lu Li took the initiative to take his leave, wanting to go back and test the effects of True Qi.

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On the way back, Lu Li finally had a chance to fully recall the "Prion Virus."

The thing was both magical and terrifying!

Already in the previous century, a kind of "Mad Cow Disease" swept the globe.

Not only did cows convulse and go mad, but it also transmitted to humans, causing huge panic!

Later, scientists finally discovered that the cause of the disease was due to the Angsa people feeding cows with feed made from the leftover bones and offal when slaughtering cows.

In other words, cannibalism among mammals could trigger this... aberration.

The "Prion Virus" was originally a normal cell in the body, and cannibalism would induce the prion proteins to misfold, turning into pathogenic prions.

To put it simply, this thing came from within, making it impossible to guard against!

Once infected, death was certain, and it would come with hair and skin falling off, brain shrinkage, and episodes of madness... with a tendency to attack their own kind!

It sounded very much like a "zombie" virus, but it was a real "scourge."

Prions were extremely difficult to deactivate; they could withstand boiling in a pressure cooker for hours without harm.

High temperatures, ultraviolet light, ionizing radiation, ultrasound, alcohol, acids, and the like also had no effect.

What was more unbelievable was that this thing had no genetic material, couldn’t reproduce on its own, yet could cause other normal proteins to mutate!

This action went completely against the instinct of life propagation, as if its very existence was to punish "cannibalism."

Thinking of this, Lu Li suddenly felt—that the Prion Virus, to some extent, was a warning and protection.

It was because of this thing that people would eat Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Beasts rather than... the flesh and marrow of Cultivators.

If one were to disregard ethical boundaries, in fact, these would be the best supplements with high yield.

After reflecting for a while, the Puppet driver had already arrived home.

Lu Li got out of the car holding the "Spiritual Jade Pot," while the courtyard gate was already open, and the girls were all waiting.

"I bought a full ten Grand Circulation’s worth of True Qi, enough for all of us to use, all stored in this pot."

"This Jade Pot can store True Qi!?"

Xiao Cha, with widened beautiful eyes, touched the "Spiritual Jade Pot" carefully, and then passed it to Wanqing to caress.

"It can also hold Spirit, with infinite wonderful uses. I’ve spent all the gold."

"Hisss~ 20,000 gold! You’re really bold!"

Xiao Cha gasped, and Wanqing was also somewhat taken aback, but she could understand:

"If Husband has decided to purchase it, there must be good reason."

"That’s right, as long as it can save time, this amount of gold is nothing."

Lu Li said, "Come~ let’s all try out the wonders of True Qi; this is inner breath turned into substance!"

The two girls instinctively tried to decline, wanting to focus the resources on Lu Li.

Lu Li directly pulled them into the house:

"No need to be polite within the family, we still need your strength to take down the Jiushan Sect, its Sect Leader is probably infected with the Prion Virus..."

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