Fantasy: Unparalleled Prince, Conquering the Heavens!

In the heart of the Yellow Springs Underworld, Qin Wudao slumped to the ground, his face deathly pale. He looked around, a bitter smile forming on his lips.

Although he had driven the Dao away, he himself had suffered tremendously.

The repulsive force generated by the 'Heavenly Mark' and the 'Supreme Mark' was too terrifying. After the battle, he had quickly retracted the 'Heavenly Mark', but significant damage had already been done to the Yellow Springs Underworld.

More than half of the flowers on the Other Shore had wilted!

The River of Forgetfulness was on the verge of drying up!

Crevices had appeared in the sky dome, requiring urgent repairs!

Out of the eighteen layers of hell, ten had been damaged beyond function!

Numerous buildings had collapsed and needed to be rebuilt...

"Thankfully, the souls didn't escape, otherwise we would be in a real mess!" Qin Wudao said, a lingering fear in his voice. If the souls in the River of Forgetfulness had gotten away, they could have poured through the cracks in the sky and descended upon the human world, inevitably causing a great catastrophe.

By then, the karma and causality generated by the souls would all fall upon him. The consequences were unimaginable.

I should rest for a while, then return to the Imperial Physician's Office.

Despite the exhaustion seeping into his bones, Qin Wudao forced himself to sit cross-legged and began to circulate the "Chaos Heavenly Scripture" to restore his Spiritual Energy.

An endless torrent of extreme Yin power formed a vortex, which was converted by the Dao Mark into extreme Yang power and absorbed by Qin Wudao into his body.

「An hour later」

Qin Wudao opened his eyes, his face having regained its rosy color. He passed through the Gate of Ghosts to return to the world of the living.

In the Imperial Physician's Office, the treatment of Guo Jia and Yuan Tiangang was nearing its end.

Hua Tuo, Sun Simiao, and Zhang Zhongjing were joining forces to remove the disease focus that had fused into their souls.

"Three Souls and Seven Spirits, cleanse!"

Zhang Zhongjing, drenched in sweat, struggled to control the medicinal fire as he heated the souls of Guo Jia and Yuan Tiangang. In their transparent souls, a curse mark condensed from black gas was visible, gradually fading under the heat of the medicinal fire.

Outside the Imperial Physician's Office, dignitaries such as Zhuge Liang and Wang Yangming stood waiting in silence. None of them were in the mood to work. Apart from waiting for the treatment results, they were also awaiting Qin Wudao's return.

Qin Wudao had vanished after the great battle, causing them endless worry.

"How is the situation?"

At this moment, a familiar voice came from outside the Imperial Physician's Office. The guards on duty all knelt.

"His Majesty! His Majesty has returned!" an excited cry went up.

The ministers, their faces alight with joy, hurried forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Rise, all of you. Have Guo Jia and Yuan Tiangang been cured?"

Qin Wudao, now dressed in a white robe with his hair loose behind him, emanated a transcendent air, showing none of the dominance he had projected during the battle.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Physicians are still doing their utmost to heal them!" Zhuge Liang replied with a smile, cupping his hands in salutation.

Qin Wudao nodded. The fact that they are still being treated indicates that Hua Tuo and the others weren't too severely affected by the Dao.

He was just about to speak when he heard Li Yuanba exclaim, "Your Majesty, you were so majestic just now! You actually defeated the Dao—you're half a god!"

"Yes!"

"The sight of His Majesty sitting on the black throne, on par with the Dao, made my blood boil!"

"Especially during the final battle, when His Majesty controlled the giant dragon and struck the Dao—that scene was utterly, utterly spectacular!"

The ministers excitedly described the details of the battle, their faces filled with admiration.

For nine eras, who could claim to be half a god?

Among countless beings, who dared to stand on equal footing with the Dao?

Throughout history, only the Monarch of Great Qin!

"The Dao isn't so easily defeated. If not for the last-minute intervention of Rule Power, the consequences would have been unthinkable!"

Facing the crowd's exaggerations, Qin Wudao shook his head, showing no arrogance. Thinking about the final technique the Eye of the Dao had been preparing to unleash, he couldn't help but feel a chill. He had a strong intuition that if the Eye of the Dao had unleashed its final technique, both he and the Yellow Springs Underworld would have been utterly annihilated, ceasing to exist entirely.

The ministers, hearing his words, nodded with a touch of solemnity.

They too were aware that Qin Wudao had not truly defeated the Dao.

CREAK...

At this moment, the sound of a door opening attracted everyone's attention. Hua Tuo, exhaustion etched deeply on his face, stood at the entrance of the hall.

Qin Wudao, accompanied by his ministers, walked over and inquired, "Imperial Physician Hua, were you successful?"

He didn't even realize that his own voice trembled slightly.

"Your Majesty, fortunately, I have fulfilled my duty!" Hua Tuo said with a smile, then collapsed at the entrance. His jet-black hair turned white at a visible rate, his aura became faint, and wrinkles covered his face.

"Imperial Physician Hua, what happened to you?" Qin Wudao, slightly startled, quickly knelt to support Hua Tuo. He used his soul power to investigate and anxiously shouted, "Quickly, go check on Imperial Physician Sun and Imperial Physician Zhang!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Chu and Dian Wei hurriedly entered the hall to investigate.

Inside the Imperial Physician's Office, filled with the heavy scent of medicine, Guo Jia and Yuan Tiangang lay on their beds, eyes slightly closed. Due to the effects of the Powder for Anesthesia, they were immobilized.

However, judging from the strong vitality emanating from them, the curse of the Dao had presumably been dispelled.

Beneath the beds, Sun Simiao and Zhang Zhongjing lay on the floor, their hair completely white and their faces incredibly pale.

"I'll move the two Imperial Physicians to a bed! You go report to His Majesty!" Xu Chu exclaimed in alarm, quickly stepping forward to help them up.

Dian Wei rushed out of the hall and reported worriedly, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Sun and Imperial Physician Zhang have also fallen into a coma! Their symptoms are identical to Imperial Physician Hua's!"

Zhuge Liang and Huo Qubing, upon hearing this, looked on with concern. Their view of the Imperial Physicians from the Imperial Physician's Office had evolved from initial skepticism to eventual reliance, so they certainly didn't want anything to happen to them.

Qin Wudao remained silent, his eyes tightly closed. All his Heavenly Grade Soul Energy surged into Hua Tuo to analyze the cause of his condition.

"How could this happen? They treated an illness only to end up like this themselves!" Li Yuanba exclaimed anxiously, pacing restlessly.

"Quiet! Wait for His Majesty's diagnosis!" Zhuge Liang reprimanded. Li Yuanba immediately fell silent, staring intently at Qin Wudao with anticipation.

After all, Qin Wudao was the most skilled Alchemist in the Great Qin.

"When treating the illness, they used a Forbidden Technique, which led to a severe depletion of their bodies!" After a long moment, Qin Wudao opened his eyes and said with a furrowed brow.

"Can… can they be saved?" Li Yuanba, his mind slow to catch on again, asked sorrowfully, thinking Hua Tuo was on the verge of death.

"It has only affected their lifespan and vital essence; they will not die!" Qin Wudao glared at Li Yuanba in exasperation, then, after a moment of contemplation, took out three Imperial Pills. Amidst the astonished gazes of the assembled ministers, he pried open Hua Tuo's mouth.

"Your Majesty, those are Imperial Pills that can help someone break through to the Emperor Realm!" Jia Xu couldn't help but exclaim. He had recently consumed an Imperial Pill to break through to the Emperor Realm and was keenly aware of its preciousness. Used properly, they could add three Emperor Realm Martial Artists to the Great Qin. To use them for healing now, wasn't that a gross misuse of such a valuable resource?

"Only Imperial Pills can replenish what they've lost. The three Imperial Physicians willingly used a Forbidden Technique, sacrificing their own lifespan, to save these pillars of our nation. How could I be unwilling to part with a mere three Imperial Pills for them?" Qin Wudao said, feeding an Imperial Pill into Hua Tuo's mouth.

As the pill entered his body, a dazzling golden light enveloped Hua Tuo. His white hair instantly turned black again, and all the wrinkles on his face vanished.

Moreover, Hua Tuo's strength had even increased considerably!