Extra edition: For me, a hundred thousand million times Part 2_2
Unfortunately, during one encounter, he was mortally injured by a mechanism trap.
When he regained consciousness, the first thing he did was explore the memories of this new body.
As he expected, the world had undergone changes again.
A horrifying epidemic had emerged, spreading through Spiritual Energy, infecting Cultivators like a plague upon Mortals.
No amount of Elixirs or Divine Techniques could cure it.
Though the disease was not lethal, its effects on Cultivators were significant.
Any vigorous use of Spiritual Energy would trigger uncontrollable coughing.
If one ignored the discomfort and forced the circulation of energy, they risked fainting.
The disease had been circulating for over a decade in the Xuanhuang World, and conflicts had virtually ceased.
It wasn't that the inherently competitive Cultivators had changed their ways, but their physical abilities were gradually declining.