Volume 1: The Hidden Dragon in the Abyss Chapter 4: Medical Miracle

  Ouyang Xuan carefully dripped the fresh blood onto the eight positions of the Bagua diagram, and when the last 'Dui' hexagram was also dyed red, suddenly, the Yin-Yang Bagua diagram quickly rotated, shooting out dazzling golden light towards the four giant divine pillars!

  At this moment, something that made Ouyang Xuan's eyes widen and his mouth agape happened again: the four giant divine pillars' four sacred beast carvings suddenly came to life, roaming around the pillars and emitting all sorts of roaring sounds, shaking Ouyang Xuan's eardrums like thunder, and his face turned as pale as earth!

  In the midst of the Four Sacred Beasts' thunderous roar, the Temple of Radiance shook violently. Suddenly, four Bagua symbols shot out from the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams diagram, striking the four roaming Sacred Beasts right in the middle!

  "Whoosh——" With the golden light surging again, the Four Sacred Beasts wrapped in the Bagua symbol suddenly shrunk and were sucked into the rotating Yin-Yang Bagua diagram like birds flying into a forest.

  "Ka-ching!" The Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams diagram absorbed the four sacred beasts, and at that moment, it let out a clear and crisp crashing sound, transforming into a pile of shattered stones!

  "Hahaha! After all these years, I'm finally free!" A burst of excited laughter suddenly echoed from the midst of the raging flames on the high platform!

  "Are you out of trouble yet?" Ou Yang Xuan asked cautiously.

  "Exactly!" Zhu Rong responded with a shout, and the massive flames on the high platform suddenly shrank violently.

  In an instant, a huge red figure appeared on the high platform: with the body of a man and the head of a leopard and the tail of a tiger, it was over ten feet tall, its muscles bulging, and a fiery red hair that seemed to be dancing in the wind like flames, extremely dazzling!

  "Hiss!" Although he had expected that the gods might not look like humans, when he saw Zhu Rong's appearance, Ouyang Xuan still felt a chill from the bottom of his heart!

  God is God, Zhu Rong's divine consciousness immediately sensed Ouyang Xuan's fear, and smiled: "I look like this, are you afraid? Maybe if I change my appearance, you won't be scared!"

  Zhurong shook his body and transformed into a human figure, with only his hair still blazing like fire. He wore a suit of golden armor that shone brightly, and his majestic, resolute, and handsome face made people involuntarily want to bow down in worship!

  This appearance looks much more pleasing to the eye, Ouyang Xuan calmed down and said with reverence: "Since you've already escaped, my mission is complete. Please send me out, okay?"

  Zhurong's figure flashed, and in an instant, he was already standing in front of Ouyang Xuan, smiling: "Sending you out is just a trivial matter for me. However, since you saved me from trouble, I must thank you no matter what. What do you want? I can grant it to you, and try my best to satisfy you!"

  "This, this!" Ouyang Xuan now had only reverence in his heart and didn't dare mention any requests. He humbly said: "Just now, Chi Bao gave me an inner elixir, allowing me to no longer fear fierce flames from now on. I'm already very satisfied and don't dare ask anything else of you!"

  "Haha!" The Blazing Emperor, Zhu Rong, suddenly laughed and shook his head, saying: "What's the use of this skill to ordinary people if you can't even withstand intense flames!? Of course, oh, maybe you could make a decent firefighter!?"

  "This, a firefighter!? No interest!" Ouyang Xuan shook his head and thought to himself: As a top student from QH University, one of the best talents in the country, becoming a firefighter would be a waste of his abilities!

  "That's it!" Zhu Rong smiled and said: "You have a fate with me, and you also have a fate with fire! In that case, Chi Bao will give you an inner elixir, allowing you to defy fierce flames! I'll give you another inner elixir, allowing you to control fire at will, becoming the strongest in the world!"

  "How can this be!?" Ouyang Xuan said humbly, but couldn't hide the joy in his eyes - a joy that was no less than a beggar finding a wallet, or a hungry cat seeing a mouse!

  "Don't decline anymore, this is God's will!" Zhu Rong's face turned solemn as he nodded and suddenly clapped his hands.

  A crisp sound, a golden light burst out from Zhu Rong's palms, it was a red inner elixir, spinning in mid-air, emitting an intoxicating golden light!

  "This inner elixir is nothing to me for my long years, but it's a priceless treasure to you! With it, you can manipulate fire at will! And in an emergency, this inner elixir can also transform into various weapons for self-defense, with unmatched power, although it can't last long! I hope you use it well and don't do evil things that would tarnish my name!" Zhu Rong then chanted a spell and suddenly pointed at Ouyang Xuan's forehead. The red inner elixir transformed into a golden light and entered Ouyang Xuan's forehead with a 'whoosh' sound!

  Ouyang Xuan only felt a warm current flowing from his forehead, instantly filling his entire body. For a moment, his bones crackled with a huge and abundant power!

  "Thank you for your kindness!" Ouyang Xuan said gratefully: "I have another very strange question, I don't know if you can tell me?"

  "Speak!" Zhu Rong smiled, at this moment he looked more like a kind elder.

  "It's like this, since you exist, other gods must also exist, but why haven't humans discovered any trace of them now!? Even the demons that used to wreak havoc in the human world are rarely heard of anymore?" Ouyang Xuan was quite perplexed.

  "Haha!" Zhu Rong laughed: "This is another very complicated ancient history! In the distant past, you humans were still in a state of ignorance, so we in the divine realm did not avoid you, and the demon realm didn't even put you in their sights!

  Later, as you humans gradually developed, the divine realm felt it was no longer suitable to be in close contact with you, so they gradually distanced themselves from the mortal world, but still took care of you secretly. The demon realm didn't have such concerns and would occasionally appear in the human world, causing destruction. Our divine realm would also occasionally intervene to stop them, managing to keep things under control.

  But there is a saying: Since ancient times, gods and demons have not coexisted! Due to the differences in their respective positions, and both wanting to have absolute control over the human world, finally, probably during the Zhou Wu period, the contradictions between the two realms of gods and demons were thoroughly intensified, and a brutal war broke out under the pretext of King Wu's conquest of Zhou. In this great war, countless casualties occurred on both sides of the gods and demons, causing heavy losses to their vitality. This is what you humans call the War of Gods!

  After the war, both the divine and demonic realms had perfected their own orders and rules through their respective sealing actions, no longer chaotic and gradually becoming rational. This may also be a blessing in disguise. Later on, both sides felt that they could not continue to slaughter each other like this, so they decided to make peace and withdraw from the struggle for dominance over the human realm.

  We gods think that you humans have already had words, can independently enter civilization, no need for gods to take care of it again. So, the Yellow Emperor agreed to reconcile and ordered all the gods to work together to open up a different dimensional space. All the gods moved away one after another! Of course, only I and Gonggong were left behind in the world to suffer because we caused big trouble! However, from now on, once I leave, only Gonggong will be left alone at the bottom of the sea to suffer!

  The demon world also opened up a separate dimension according to the agreement and moved everything away. However, not all demons were as law-abiding as the gods, and some restless individuals who did not want to leave the human world hid themselves, evading the demon patrol officers' search and remained in the human world! This was also the reason why strange events occasionally occurred in the human world later on.

  But we in the divine realm had anticipated this and, to deal with these escaped fish, passed down some techniques through Taoism, Buddhism and other teachings, giving you humans the power of self-preservation, allowing you to resolve these troubles on your own! That's the whole story!"

  "No wonder! It turns out that there are so many twists and turns inside!" Ouyang Xuan felt a little disappointed, feeling like an abandoned child by his parents, feeling somewhat wronged.

  "Haha!" Zhu Rong Min smiled and said, "You humans have developed well on your own in recent years, haven't you? If the divine realm always takes care of you, you will lose your drive to progress! This point should not be hard for you to understand!"

  Ouyang Xuan suddenly came to a realization: Yes, humans should learn to be self-reliant and strong, rather than just being an appendage of the divine realm!

  "I understand what you said, thank you for your teachings! Are you planning to continue staying in the mortal world or go find your own kind?" Ouyang Xuan had a selfish thought: If Zhu Rong is willing to stay in the human world, it would be great. In the future, if China encounters any difficulties, they can ask him for help and solve the problem instantly!

  "I'm naturally going back to the Heavenly Realm! The Heavenly Realm has a rule that from now on, the gods cannot interfere with any matters of the mortal realm, and I am no exception! Besides, I've been away from my own kind for too long, and I'd like to go see them again. Oh, right, the internal elixir I gave you will need some time to merge with your body, and after a while, you'll be able to get used to it slowly and bring out its maximum power!" Zhu Rong said sincerely, his eyes filled with a wistful and yearning color - clearly, this Heavenly God who had been imprisoned for so long missed his own kin terribly.

  "Well, I wish you a smooth journey then!" Ouyang Xuan was somewhat disappointed, but still looked at the ancestors of the Huaxia nation with respect.

  "Alright, I should go now, the Heavenly Realm is summoning me!" Zhu Rong's face revealed a hint of joy: "Close your eyes, I'll send you out! By the way, remember to keep my secret, I don't want to cause trouble for the Mortal Realm!"

  Ouyang Xuan nodded, hastily closed his eyes, Zhu Rong let out a loud shout, clasped his hands together, and in an instant, the Golden Light Temple was filled with brilliant light. Soon, following a deafening crash, Ouyang Xuan lost consciousness!

  It is recorded that on August 8, 2007, a sudden thunderstorm appeared in the sky above Mount Hua, with lightning and thunder, causing the earth to shake. A fierce red light burst forth from the depths of the valley, shooting straight up into the clouds!

  Before long, the electric storm subsided, the earth was calm once more, and everything seemed as if nothing unusual had ever happened!

  According to the analysis of Shaanxi Provincial Seismological Bureau: On that day, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the Huashan mountainous area, fortunately, the epicenter was in a deep valley, and no casualties were caused! As for the strange celestial phenomenon, it is unknown what caused it!

  Beijing, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army!

  ICU, Intensive Care Unit!

  Ouyang Xuan lay quietly on the hospital bed, unconscious and surrounded by wires all over his body. Beside him were various medical devices, like a world's fair exhibition.

  Outside the door of the intensive care unit, a young female doctor in her thirties was talking to a middle-aged male doctor, both with solemn and strange expressions on their faces.

  Suddenly, a doctor in his sixties wearing a white uniform hurried over and smiled from afar: "Xiao Hui, Jiang Chong, you two called me here in such a hurry, what's the matter?"

  The old doctor is Jiang Boda, the president of the hospital, with superb medical skills; The female doctor is called Jiang Xiaohui, who is President Jiang's daughter; And Jiang Chong is a renowned internal medicine physician in the hospital and also a young talent in the medical field!

  "Dad, it's like this!" Jiang Xiaohui hastily went forward and pointed to Ouyang Xuan in the room: "Two days ago, a earthquake occurred on Mount Hua. After the quake, this patient was found unconscious by his classmates and was rushed to Huayin County for treatment! Who knew that this patient was extremely abnormal? The hospital in Huayin County tried every method but couldn't figure out why he was unconscious! Not only were they at a loss, but also shocked to find that the patient's body temperature was abnormally high, yet his breathing and pulse were normal. Look at the report!"

  As she spoke, Jiang Xiaohui handed a medical report to Jiang Boda.

  Jiang Boda's face turned serious as he took the report and looked at it, suddenly stunned, thinking his eyes were playing tricks on him. He shook his head, looked again, and still saw the same thing! He couldn't help but exclaim in shock: "The patient's body temperature is between 70 to 80 degrees, how is this possible?! Normally, a person's body temperature reaches 40 degrees, it's already extremely severe! Above 45 degrees, they won't survive for more than two hours! How can there be such a high temperature?! I've been practicing medicine for 40 years and have never seen anything like this!"

  "So, the Huayin County Hospital was at a loss! Since this is a rare and strange disease, ordinary hospitals have no experience with it. After contacting us, they directly sent the patient to our general hospital by plane, hoping that with the help of the army's advanced technology, we can find the cause of the illness!"

  "So, what's the result of your examination!?" Jiang Boda suddenly became spirited. He had practiced medicine for a lifetime and was most interested in mysterious and complicated cases.

  "Director, unfortunately, we almost dissected the patient, but still can't find any problem! However, the body temperature value is even more frightening! Look at the report!" Jiang Cheng shook his head in confusion, looking extremely disheartened.

  "What, 90 to 100 degrees?! Jiang Boda stared at the unbelievable number on the report, almost fainting!"

  "Dad, what should we do?! We've used the best equipment, the best doctors, and exhausted all our efforts, but still can't find anything wrong!" Jiang Xiaohui furrowed her brow, her beautiful face filled with distress and self-blame.

  "It seems that this patient's condition has completely exceeded the understanding of normal people, and it's not something we can solve! Alright, you continue to monitor him, I'll contact a department right away. Maybe only they can save this patient!" Jiang Boda's face was solemn, with sweat all over his forehead!

  "Dad, are there departments with even better technology than our hospital's!?" Jiang Xiaohui felt very curious.

  "Yes, of course, but you don't know that!" Jiang Boda's face showed a mysterious color, and he said seriously: "I'll leave first, someone will come to pick up this patient soon, just cooperate with them!"

  "Yes!" Jiang Xiao Hui and Jiang Chong nodded, but couldn't hide their great curiosity!

  Jiang Boda turned around, went back to the office, thought for a moment, took out a peculiarly shaped key and opened a safe on the wall. Inside, surprisingly, was a green internal-use-only telephone!

  Jiang Boda randomly dialed three numbers, and soon a loud laughter came from the other end of the line: "Old Jiang, is that you!? You little scamp never comes to the Three Treasures Hall without a reason, what do you want with me!?"

  "Old Zhang, it's like this, today our hospital received a patient who is very strange..."

  Jiang Boda hadn't finished speaking when the voice on the other end of the phone interrupted him crudely: "Hey, Old Jiang, you can't even cure your patients yourself, what are you calling me for? I'm not running a hospital!"

  Jiang Boda was annoyed and said loudly, "You little brat, shut up and listen to me! The situation is like this. This kid's body temperature is abnormally high, almost reaching 100 degrees. If it were a normal person, they would have died long ago. But this kid is breathing normally, his pulse is normal, he's just unconscious! We've used all our strength to investigate, but we can't find the cause of the illness. Isn't that strange?!"

  The person on the other end of the phone also sounded somewhat shocked and puzzled, saying: "Is that so, Old Ginger? What do you mean?"

  Jiang Boda's face turned solemn, and he fell silent for a moment before saying: "I suspect that this patient's body has undergone some kind of abnormal change. Otherwise, the human body wouldn't be able to withstand such a terrifying high fever. This should fall under your jurisdiction, shouldn't it? Are you interested in taking a look and figuring out what's going on? You have all sorts of strange and unusual instruments at your disposal; perhaps they can help us find the cause of the illness!"

  "On the other end of the phone, he thought for a moment before saying: 'Alright, I'll send someone over to pick up the patient right away. You're in charge of handing them over! Also, to avoid any future trouble, make a copy of all the medical records related to this patient and give it to me, then destroy the originals. Got it?"

  "Don't worry, I understand your way of doing things and won't leak any secrets. I'll wait for you!" Jiang Boda hung up the phone with a serious expression and muttered to himself: "Young people, only they can save you now. Hope you have good luck!"

  Soon, an ambulance marked 'China Ministry of Internal Affairs 204 Hospital' drove into the General Hospital, and under Jiang Baoda's arrangement, Ouyang Xuan was secretly taken away!