The three people present, although guessing that the mastermind could also be hiding among those four Princes, thought again that this possibility was not high.
In order to confirm his speculation, the Monarch ordered the eunuchs in the Imperial Palace to summon the other sixteen Princes.
Duan Gujin, upon learning that there were still sixteen Princes, was stunned and speechless.
"My kidneys! So, that ans the Monarch must have at least twenty sons, no wonder!"
He imdiately understood why the Monarch had been poisoned with a slow-acting lethal poison, after all, there was only one throne in Country Gulai, and now there were twenty Princes striving for it.
To vie for the throne, the Princes of Country Gulai must have resorted to all kinds of nefarious sches.
Soon, the Monarch's other sixteen Princes also arrived at the palace.
After examining these Princes for a while, Duan Gujin was certain none of the sixteen had been poisoned.
He first asked the Monarch to send the sixteen Princes away, then reported the outco to the Monarch.
"It seems that the mastermind focused on the Monarch and the four Princes we saw earlier."
Duan Gujin analyzed.
"Yes, it turns out it was and them who were in the greatest danger!"
Having heard the answer, the Monarch knew what he had to do next.
At this mont, he surmised it was highly likely both he and the four Princes had been marked for death by the hidden enemy.
ng Yun was feeling extrely anxious at this mont; she had not expected such a major conspiracy in the Imperial Palace.
"It seems I must find the real culprit as soon as possible!" ng Yun said.
"Right!"
Duan Gujin's eyes flickered, and he quickly considered shifting the bla onto Pri Minister Cao.
"Your Majesty, I thought of a possibility. Do you think soone wants both you and the other four Princes to perish, so they can choose another Prince as a Puppet and then let that Prince ascend the throne?" Duan Gujin asked tentatively.
"It's possible! Not only do these Princes want to seize power and usurp the throne, but even so ministers want to do so!"
The Monarch sighed, his eyes turning cold.
However, at this stage, he really couldn't think of any way to deal with the hidden enemy.
As he had absolutely no information on this hidden enemy.
Even after he had all the eunuchs who worked in the garden severely tortured, he could not find any leads. He could only lant that the enemy was too well-concealed.
"ng Yun, see if you can find those Detoxification Elixirs. Once found, I will help you concoct the Detoxification Elixirs. Currently, in this Imperial Palace, a total of six people have been poisoned, and I don't know if there are others who have also been poisoned, such as the Empress and the Imperial Concubines."
Duan Gujin said.
"Then I will give you a special task. I want you to examine my beloved ten Imperial Concubines; the others can die for all I care!" the Monarch said coldly.
Hearing the Monarch's words, Duan Gujin sighed inwardly. After a thought, he felt that since the hidden enemy was targeting the throne, they would not bother poisoning so insignificant won.
A mont later, Duan Gujin examined the ten concubines designated by the Monarch.
"Your Majesty, none of them are poisoned."
After the ten concubines had left, Duan Gujin declared his conclusion.
"Good! Very good! It seems that the hidden enemy is targeting and those four Princes!"
The Monarch was so frustrated that his teeth itched, but so far, he had not found any evidence, and he didn't even know who the hidden enemy was. He had fists ready to strike but only air to punch.
Duan Gujin thought of the high possibility that Pri Minister Cao might target the Duan Family in the future, so if the Monarch of Country Gulai intervened to protect the Duan Family, it might buy so ti for them.
After so contemplation, Duan Gujin said: "Your Majesty, I estimate you can live for at most ten more years, but I have a Third-grade Elixir Recipe that can extend your lifespan for another ten years. However, this recipe has one major downside: it will cause Your Majesty's Cultivation to remain at the current realm for life. If Your Majesty is a martial fanatic who believes you can continue leveling up, then I would advise Your Majesty not to take this Elixir."
"What? There is such an Elixir in this world?"
Upon hearing Duan Gujin's words, the Monarch was dumbfounded, unable to believe there was actually an Elixir that could extend his life by ten years.
"Yes, Your Majesty, there really is an Elixir that can extend your lifespan by ten years, but it has a very big flaw. Once Your Majesty takes this Elixir, your Cultivation will never be able to advance!" Duan Gujin stated confidently.
"My Cultivation is not high, and since sitting on this throne, I have had no ti to cultivate! Duan Gujin, na your price, give that life-extending Elixir Recipe!"
Duan Gujin exhaled, knowing he had achieved his goal.
"Your Majesty, the commoner offers this Elixir Recipe not for money, but to request Your Majesty's protection when necessary! Your Majesty, if Your Majesty's enemies learned that I offered an Elixir Recipe capable of extending Your Majesty's lifespan by ten years, may I ask, what would Your Majesty's enemies do to ?"
Duan Gujin asked in a persuasive tone.
"I understand. If the Elixir Recipe you propose truly extends my life by ten years, then I will dispatch a three thousand-strong Imperial Guard to protect you and your family. Without my command, no one shall harm you or your family!"
Duan Gujin pondered and felt that the Monarch's decree was very good.
"If the Monarch really is willing to send troops to protect the commoner and his family, then the commoner will write down the Elixir Recipe imdiately!"
After receiving the Monarch's promise, Duan Gujin imdiately wrote down a life-extending Elixir Recipe on a table.
When he finished writing, the Monarch passed the Elixir Recipe to ng Yun for inspection.
ng Yun furrowed her brows in thought, and after a while, she asked, "Duan Gujin, so of the Spiritual dicines in this Elixir Recipe are rather rare, but others are very common. Can such a combination truly extend soone's lifespan by ten years?"
Duan Gujin replied, "Indeed, the special aspect of this Elixir Recipe lies in its low grade, making it relatively easy to refine. This recipe is only suitable for common people and, coincidentally, Your Imperial Father is a common person. After being afflicted with the chronic Quicksand Fire Poison, nearly all the ridians in his body are damaged. From now on, no matter how diligently he practices Cultivation, there will hardly be much progression. Since that is the case, it would be better to simply extend his lifespan by ten years!"
"That's right! Yun'er, Duan Gujin is right. I've been poisoned, and I don't wish to continue Cultivating. Finally, there's an opportunity to increase my lifespan by ten years. I don't want to miss this chance. You must find the Spiritual dicines listed here for , and quickly!" the Monarch urged anxiously.
"Understood!"
Since her own father, the Monarch, spoke, ng Yun had no choice but to accept.
Looking at the Elixir Recipe, her mind raced as she considered whether to show the recipe to her Master.
Noticing ng Yun's hesitancy, Duan Gujin guessed she might be uncertain about the Elixir Recipe he wrote and said, "ng Yun, you can let your Master examine the Elixir Recipe. If a cultivator consus such Elixir Pills, as long as they can expel the effects of the dicine from their body within a month, they will not be affected by the lifespan-extending effects."
"Oh, I see! Well then, I will show this Elixir Recipe to my Master!"
ng Yun said.
After Duan Gujin left, ng Yun quickly took the Elixir Recipe to Xu ngzhen.
"Master, I have an Elixir Recipe here that is said to extend one's lifespan by ten years. Could you help see if it's real or fake?"
ng Yun said.
"Sure! Let take a look!"
Hearing that ng Yun had such an Elixir Recipe, Xu ngzhen imdiately beca interested and carefully reviewed the recipe Duan Gujin wrote.
After a while, she gasped sharply.
After much contemplation, she confird that the Elixir Recipe indeed had the potential to increase soone's lifespan but also hindered their Cultivation progression.
"This is an incomplete Elixir Recipe. Based on my judgnt, this recipe can only increase a person's lifespan by a few years at most, and it's not very valuable. ng Yun, you must not consu the Elixir Pills made from this recipe."
Xu ngzhen said.
"Incomplete Elixir Recipe? Master, it's not for to consu the Elixir Pills made from this recipe, but for my Imperial Father. Master, did you see a problem with this recipe?" ng Yun asked.
"Yes, while the recipe can extend lifespan, it truly can block further progression in a person's Cultivation—that is to say, after consuming these Elixir Pills, your entire life's Cultivation will remain at its current stage! If you wanted to harm soone, this Elixir Recipe is almost harmless. Generally, as long as you can channel your Primordial Power, you can easily expel the recipe's dicinal effects from your body! Such a recipe is purely diocre!" Xu ngzhen explained.
After hearing this, ng Yun's expression subtly changed.
Although the Elixir Recipe was considered diocre in Xu ngzhen's eyes, to her, it was even more pleasing than any Detoxification Elixir.
"That's great! So it's true that my Imperial Father can actually increase his lifespan by ten years!"
ng Yun exclaid excitedly.
"ng Yun, you must thoroughly understand your father's intentions! If your father no longer wishes for any Cultivation progression in the future, then this Elixir is indeed very suitable for him to consu!" Xu ngzhen said.
"Thank you, Master! Then, where should I purchase the Spiritual dicines listed here?"
"They can all be bought in Qiankun Country. These Spiritual dicines are not rare; you can send soone to Qiankun Country to purchase them! You must not consu these Elixir Pills yourself! Understand?"
"I understand! Master, don't worry, I will definitely not consu these Spirit Pills!"
ng Yun nodded vigorously in response.
"That's good!"
After bidding farewell to Xu ngzhen, ng Yun quickly called over ten elite eunuchs and dispatched them with one million Gold Coins to Qiankun Country posthaste, instructing them to buy all the Spiritual dicines listed on the Elixir Recipe.
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