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However, Ancestor Long Yan had lived for over a hundred years and had experienced many ups and downs in life.

 

In just a few breaths, she adjusted her emotions and her gaze became calm. "Shouzhe, I admit that you are very talented to be able to take advantage of the insect disaster and make a profit from it. But this small amount of money is like a drop in the bucket when it comes to healing my injuries."

 

Upon hearing this, Wang Shouzhe was not disappointed but rather surprised. "From the way you speak, Ancestor, is there still a way to heal your injuries?"

 

"It's difficult, as difficult as reaching the heavens," Ancestor Long Yan calmly replied. "Even if my Wang Clan sells everything, it still wouldn't be enough. Therefore, Shouzhe, you should not think too much about it. It's best to use your money to accelerate your cultivation to the peak of Qi Refining stage."

 

Naturally, the difficulty was there. Otherwise, the Wang Clan wouldn't have ignored Ancestor's injuries. The cost would have been too great for them to bear even if they sold their land and property.

 

Wang Shouzhe's expression was serious as he retreated to advance. "Can you explain the difficulty in detail, Ancestor, so that I can give up on this matter completely?"

 

"Alright, if I don't explain it clearly, I'm afraid you won't give up." Ancestor Long Yan's eyes softened a little. She could tell that Shouzhe truly cared about her. She explained, "The Lingtai realm cultivator who conspired with the Zhao and Liu Clans back then was not an ordinary person. He was imbued with pure Yin and evil power, and was likely related to the Yin and evil sect in the far west. I suspect that he had committed a crime and was hiding from pursuit, so he pretended to be a casual cultivator and infiltrated the Zhao and Liu Clans."

 

"The Yin and evil sect?" Wang Shouzhe had never heard of this name before.

 

"It's an evil sect with overall strength that is not weaker than the Purple Mansion Academy." Ancestor Long Yan's starry eyes became slightly heavy. "Others only know about the ambitious intentions of the Zhao and Liu Clans, but it wasn't until I fought against him that I realized he was likely the mastermind behind the scenes. During the battle, I disregarded the danger and relied on my higher cultivation level and two spirit treasures to kill him on the spot. However, I did not expect that the counterattack from the Yin and evil sect disciple would cause me to suffer a huge price."

 

Even though this life and death battle had occurred fifty years ago, Ancestor Long Yan could still remember it vividly.

 

Wang Shouzhe was also secretly alarmed. This Xuanhuan world was even bigger and more complex than he had imagined. He had every reason to believe that Ancestor Long Yan's revelation was only a small part of this world.

 

"At that time, the shield imprint of my Turtle Scale Armor had already been broken, and I was hit by his full-force Yin and evil palm strike." Ancestor Long Yan's eyes grew slightly cold. "This palm strike was extremely poisonous, not only causing me to suffer from serious internal injuries, but also eroding my internal organs with Yin and evil power. No matter how I tried to expel it, it was like maggots attached to bones and couldn't be dispelled. This made my injuries extremely difficult to heal."

 

Wang Shouzhe was awed. He had underestimated this Xuanhuan world before, but in reality, it was so dangerous. Moreover, the battles were not like the Xuanhuan novels he had read in his past life, where the protagonist had secret techniques and dozens of lives to spare, and would even risk their lives for a trivial matter of pride. Life and death battles were like "daily routines" in this world, which was ridiculous.There is always a possibility of accidents in any battle. In the life and death battle fifty years ago, for the mysterious Yin Sha Sect, accidents meant paying with their lives. For Long Yan Ancestor, it meant half a lifetime of pain and torment. It also left a huge psychological shadow on Liu Clan and Zhao Clan Ancestors, who have since been afraid to pressure Wang's Clan too much, for fear that Ancestor Long Yan would take one of them away in anger.

 

Every decision related to battle must be taken seriously, and one must consider whether there will be unexpected events and whether one can withstand them. Long Yan Ancestor had to fight back then. If she hadn't fought, Wang's Clan would have been destroyed.

 

"Ancestor," Wang Shouzhe took a deep breath and said, "let's talk about the treatment." After hearing about the battle, Wang Shouzhe became even more determined to help Long Yan Ancestor, even if the price was incredibly high.

 

"I have two major problems with my injuries," Long Yan Ancestor said. "First, the Yin Sha poison that has been corroding and developing inside me for fifty years has become increasingly difficult to suppress. Second, my internal organs have been severely damaged, and the injuries have become worse over time due to the entanglement of the Yin Sha poison."

 

She paused for a moment and continued, "To resolve such a serious Yin Sha poison, we need a third-grade pill called the Fire Yang Pill, which can suppress and remove the Yin Sha poison."

 

"If it's a third-grade pill, and not a particularly rare one, it can be obtained even if it's expensive, right?" Wang Shouzhe frowned, feeling that it wasn't that simple.

 

Usually, the price of a first-grade pill is around ten to twenty Top Gold, while a second-grade pill costs from tens to over a hundred Top Gold. Third-grade pills range from several hundred to over a thousand Top Gold.

 

"The Fire Yang Pill is a common third-grade pill that many alchemists produce, so it's not hard to find. It costs about three hundred Top Gold for one," Long Yan Ancestor said with a hint of helplessness in her eyes. "However, it needs to be taken once a month and slowly suppress and refine the Yin Sha poison. And this medicine must be taken for a long time. It's fortunate if the Yin Sha poison can be completely eradicated within ten years."

 

Once a month? That's 3,600 Top Gold a year!

 

Even Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but gasp. In fact, before Wang Shouzhe crossed over, all the family's industries combined couldn't reach this number!

 

And this part of the income was barely enough to cover the entire family's expenses, let alone have any surplus.

 

In fact, the income of any family's accounts was not small, but the family's expenses were also enormous. Even the relatively powerful Gongsun Clan, in normal years, could hardly have more than 1,000 Top Gold left over after deducting the huge family expenses.

 

"Not only that, to fight against the Yin Sha power, I must maintain good physical condition, and my monthly spiritual rice and spiritual food must be abundant, and I also need to take the Pei Yuan Pill to strengthen myself in the long term," Long Yan Ancestor said. "This cost alone is at least 600 Top Gold a year.""Furthermore, starting from the second year, we will also need the third-rank healing elixir, Zàohuà Pill, to treat the damaged internal organs. Zàohuà Pill is much harder to obtain than Huǒyáng Pill and is expensive, costing one thousand qián gold per pill. In one year, we will need twelve thousand qián gold." Long Yan Ancestor said calmly, "If we are lucky, my injuries will be mostly healed in about ten to eleven years. If my estimation is wrong, it will take another two to three years."

 

After saying all of this in one breath, Long Yan Ancestor's eyes were somewhat relieved. She understood the feelings of her clan members. Didn't the younger generation of the Xiāo clan want to help her with her treatment?

 

But it was truly impossible to afford the treatment. If they insisted on treating her, they would inevitably bankrupt the Wang's Clan, and still not be able to cure her. Even the Shānyáng Gongsun's Clan and Shānyín Liu's Clan would probably not be able to afford such treatment.

 

Perhaps the Chángníng Xú's Clan could barely afford it, but the entire treatment process would surely greatly damage their vitality.

 

She had seen the despair, helplessness, and pain in the eyes of her clan members. If it weren't for Wang Shouzhe's insistence, she really didn't want him to experience this.

 

"In other words, Ancestor's injuries do not require a one-time investment of huge resources, but can be gradually invested for slow treatment." Wang Shouzhe quickly calculated with bright eyes, "The total investment for the first year is four thousand one hundred qián gold, and from the second year, there will be an additional twelve thousand qián gold in expenses! The total cost of treatment is estimated to be around several hundred thousand qián gold. Good, good, good!"

 

"Good, good, good?" Long Yan Ancestor's eyes were somewhat inexplicable. The situation was so dire that the burden was enough to make people feel despair and helplessness, but Wang Shouzhe was cheering?

 

"Don't misunderstand, Ancestor." Wang Shouzhe calmed down his emotions and said, "The reason why I said 'good' is because the actual situation is a bit simpler than my estimation."

 

However, he also felt a bit emotional. No matter in which world, illness is always a burden. On Earth, how many families with decent financial status have been greatly affected by a family member's serious illness?

 

He never expected that the same would be true in the Xuanhuan world!

 

"Simpler?" Long Yan Ancestor's delicate body trembled slightly. Wasn't she supposed to be in despair?…

 

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