Chapter 439 - Hundred Lives Parasite (1/2)

”What's the problem?” Luo Keng asked softly waiting to hear the main concerns.

”Well, the first problem is that the pill recipe I have is not something that others have. It's called a Parasite Erasing Pill. The pill basically kills the parasite in your body without harming you.”

”One of the ingredients to the Parasite Erasing pill is the root of a small herb known as Lavender Bloodweed, and I only have a single one of that ingredient.”

”I will need to know the grade of the parasite after a few more examinations to know exactly how strong of a True Rank parasite it is. But, normally, the pill will need to be at least Earth grande to be successful,” Alex said.

”So… we only have a single chance at making the pill?” Shi Nangong asked.

Alex nodded in affirmation. Both Luo Xing and Luo Mei gasped in horror when they learned that.

”How long do you think I can survive like this?” Luo Keng asked.

”From what I can tell… you will start having problems moving around in a week or so, and soon after that lose functions of your organs one after another. After that, it's only a matter of time before…” Alex stopped.

Luo Xing started sniffing as tears streamed down her face. Luo Mei was still in disbelief.

”C-Can't you wait until you know more before you make such conclusions?” Luo Mei asked.

”You're not wrong, but the fact still remains that we need to make an Earth Grade True Pill. That alone is clear to me. I will let you know if there are other methods,” Alex said.

”An alchemist who can make True rank pills with Earth grade Harmony on the very first try… that is going to be troublesome,” Luo Keng said silently.

”The number of people that can possibly do that can be counted on a single hand,” Xiao Huang said from the side.

”Oh right, can't your master help father?” Luo Mei asked. ”We can take him back and you get get your master to make him a pill.”

The surrounding people were confused about who Luo Mei referred to as master when they should be disciple siblings themselves.

”Master… should be unavailable at the moment,” Alex said. He didn't want to reveal that Ma Rong could no longer make pills like she used to. She had received a boon and a curse after her constitution awakened.

”Then… then… then the Royal Alchemist? He should be available. Let's go to the capital,” Luo Mei said.

”Isn't the Royal Alchemist impossible to be found or recognized? He changes his face every time he moves around. Unless you have direct communication with him, you can't find him at all,” Xiao Huang said.

”I've heard the same,” Shi Nangong said.

”Then…” Luo Mei tried to think of other possible ideas.

”Meimei, enough,” Luo Keng said. He then turned around to Alex and said, ”I can't really move around a lot, so travel itself should be out of the question. Nephew Ming should try and see if there are other ways to heal me.”

”Don't worry, Uncle. I will do my best,” Alex said.

Luo Keng looked over to his girls and said, ”Don't cry. At least I got diagnosed. Just a day earlier even that seemed impossible. Surely something better will happen in the coming days.”

Old man Jin return a few moments later and stayed away from the group. Alex saw him standing at the side and walked up to him.

”Senior Jin, did you get it?” he asked.

”Yes, young lord. It's quite a few books though, I don't know how you will finish these,” Old man Jin said as he took out about 30 books from his storage bag and handed it to Alex.

”Oh wow, there's so many,” Alex said in surprise. He quickly took it into his storage bags and thanked the old man Jin.

”Uncle, Auntie, I just got some medical books so I will go and try to find out more if I can,” Alex said.

”Sure Nephew, go,” Luo Keng said.

Alex nodded and left them there. He went back to his room and looked at the time.

”8 pm huh? This… will take me a while,” he thought and took out the books and started reading them one by one.

Since he was just reading and nothing else, he used his focus mode to the max to read the books as fast as he could. In fact, he didn't even read the books properly but simply just looked at them and moved on to another page.

When he tried to recall the information, he would simply just think back to this page and then could read it all properly at that time.