The little girl was getting smug now.
Vidyadhara?
March vaguely remembered hearing about them—Dan Heng had mentioned it once, maybe.
Honestly, this was exactly the moment she wished Uncle Yang or Evan were here.
Uncle Yang knew everything.
And Evan… Evan somehow always knew his way around the Xianzhou.
But Evan had gone to assist other delves, and Uncle Yang had taken interest in the Divination Commission, heading for the Matrix of Prescience.
So here she was, babysitting Stelle.
"Ever since I emerged from my rebirth pool, I've studied medicine!" the little girl declared proudly.
"I'm a fully licensed physician of the Dan Shu Division!"
March couldn't help muttering,
"Kids in Belobog are still playing in the mud, and kids here are already treating patients…"
"The Luofu's not very peaceful lately. You two should probably—"
"If you're about to say don't run around, that's a shame," March cut in cheerfully.
"We're Nameless. Exploring trouble is kind of our job, right, Stelle?"
"Yeah!" Stelle puffed out her chest.
The girl looked them over, then rubbed her hands together happily.
"Well then! If you ever get bumps, bruises, or half-dead—
I can treat you for free!"
"…Medical fees at eighty percent."
"Wait, didn't you just say free?" Stelle asked.
"Huh?"
The girl stared at her like she'd just said something outrageous.
"Do you know how many people on the Luofu beg just to book an appointment with me?"
"If I hadn't run out of money when I snuck out—"
She coughed lightly.
"Ahem. Enough chatter. Delaying treatment is dangerous."
She turned toward the Mara-struck soldiers they'd just subdued.
March and Stelle followed closely—no way they were letting a kid face that alone.
The Xianzhou Luofu's design itself was worth studying.
The entire flagship was constructed in concentric layers around the Ambrosial Arbor.
The core lay at the center; outer rings were guarded by divine constructs.
Important locations—Jade Gate, Cloudford, Star Skiff Haven, Port Cloudrise—were positioned along these rings.
Every major domain had its own central mechanism:
Artisanship Commission — Genesis Forge
Central Plaza of Changletian — Floating Keystone
Divination Commission — Matrix of Prescience
And the Dan Shu Division was no exception.
Though its prestige had faded, for outworlders it remained more sacred than any other place on the Luofu.
And its most famous figure—
The Healer Dragon Lady.
Rumor had it that the Vidyadhara High Elder could cure anything with a single prescription.
Young, lively, brilliant—
And infamous for prescribing the strangest remedies imaginable.
Even Jing Yuan often visited just to check on her.
Inside the Dan Shu Division.
"This place…" Jing Yuan exhaled slowly.
"…is infested."
"Yeah," Evan replied calmly.
"Judging by this level of infiltration, the only person left worth trusting here is probably Bailu."
The moment they stepped inside, the stench of blood hit them.
Unlike the Artisanship Commission—where automatons had run amok—
The horrors here were far more intimate.
The deeper they went, the heavier the smell became.
At one door, blood seeped out from underneath in dark rivulets.
Even Jing Yuan frowned.
The door creaked open.
Inside—corpses. Everywhere.
At the far wall, a weak figure slumped against the stone.
"Heh… so you came after all…"
"Cloud Knights? Or judges from the Ten-Lords Commission?"
"It doesn't matter. The Chieftain already has what he needs."
"I surrender. Weapons are on the ground."
Evan's voice was cold.
"Xianzhou native?"
"Or Vidyadhara?"
Jing Yuan's gaze darkened.
"Vidyadhara," he said quietly.
"And their dragon marrow has been extracted."
His fist clenched.
Vidyadhara could not reproduce.
Death meant extinction.
And someone had harvested them alive.
"…Unforgivable."
"So the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus have sunk their claws this deep," Jing Yuan said, voice edged with steel.
The alchemist laughed weakly.
"You understand nothing!"
"The Xianzhou abandoned the Abundance—but we are its true children!"
"The Reignbow Arbiter is the real calamity!"
"We fight for the Luofu's future!"
"Enough," Evan said flatly—and flung the man aside.
"Thirty years of peace, and you've already forgotten what war looks like."
Jing Yuan slammed his fist down.
The platform shattered.
Hidden passages were exposed—
And beyond them, a research chamber.
Foxians.
Vidyadhara.
Cloud Knights.
Bodies suspended like specimens.
And on a clean table lay two documents.
Evan picked them up.
Dragoncoil Vault-Leap Formula
Dragoncoil Vault-Leap Pharmacological Notes
He read aloud, intrigued.
"For those with martial foundations or exceptional physiques.
Dragonkin strictly prohibited."
"Seven qian of Daiyu Angelica.
Three qian of Winter-Root Mulberry.
One qian of Tidemoon Ginseng."
"Two dried Talassa Scarabs.
One processed Fanghu 'Fallen Dragon' larva."
"Steam-distill until clear.
Mix one-to-one with Ancient Tidemoon Sea water."
"Add one tael of Vidyadhara marrow.
Soak twelve hours.
Inject intramuscularly with golden needle."
"May the Abundance be merciful—"
"Enough," Jing Yuan cut in sharply.
He looked at the alchemist in his grasp.
A Foxian.
Among all long-lived species, Foxians had the shortest lifespan.
Barely three centuries.
Compared to Xianzhou natives…
Compared to reincarnating Vidyadhara…
This formula revealed everything.
"Faith in the Abundance grants longevity," Jing Yuan said coldly.
"The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus have returned."
"If the Stellaron and the Arbor's revival are connected to them—
Then everything fits."
"But is the Sanctus Medicus alone capable of this?" Evan asked.
Jing Yuan's eyes widened.
"…Bailu."
"The Healer Dragon Lady."
"We've heard nothing of her since entering the Dan Shu Division."
"Their real target was never this place."
"It was her."
Evan smiled faintly.
Sharp, as expected of the Strategist General.
Jing Yuan gathered the documents, then looked at Evan.
"So you already saw this coming."
"No wonder trouble follows you Nameless wherever you go."
"Just like the ancient Trailblaze Emanator—
wherever he walked, chaos followed."
"Perhaps it's simply the nature of that Path."
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