The Rise of the Divine Oracle

Chapter 59 - Prognosis

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Fu Shi woke up earlier than usual. This day is the beginning of a rough journey that will define her future as well as the future of mankind. Grandmaster Qiren shared with her the prophecy last night to emphasize how important treating Wei Wuxian is. Putting aside their deal, this treatment will mark a change to history itself. She must tread carefully. From the information she collected about Wuxian, he is not one to follow rules. He is self-sacrificing and reckless when it comes to his own survival. The man literally died twice.

The healer was walking towards the Orchid Room to meet with Wuxian and his family. She stopped when she saw Wen Ning blocking her way: "Master Wen, do you wish to speak with me?"

Wen Ning looks at her with a blank expression and gets closer: "Healer Shi, Grandmaster Qiren vouched for your competence and trustworthiness. Unlike him, Master Wei and I have been betrayed by many over the years. I will say this once.."

She feels his dark aura wash over her and goosebumps cover every inch of her body. He slowly gets close enough to whisper into her ear: "If you harm him, I will end you."

He steps to the side and with his hand gesture for her to lead the way. She's never been threatened with such blatant conviction before. She swallows hard and hesitantly proceeds towards the meeting place. As if making a deal with Qiren and reading the prophecy was not burdensome enough. Now she has an unbeatable guardian threatening her. Heavens have mercy on her soul.

She enters to see all the men sitting in wait, ready to receive her. She kneeled to Wuxian and bowed to the other three men. With a wary eye, she watched Wen Ning sit behind Wuxian who subconsciously leans back and pats his arm. She snapped out of her daze when Qiren clears his throat, anxious to hear what she has to say.

She straightens her stance and starts her explanation: "As you know, a cultivator has three different energies that can be used to fight, heal and live a longer life than the average person. The life force: which everything alive needs to keep on living. This energy is constantly replenished with food and rest. Without it, you die. The second type of energy is a spiritual energy: it builds up as we grow, practice and meditate. It's an unstable type of energy because it comes and goes depending on how we use it and cultivate it. Most average people have a small amount of spiritual energy but not enough to be used for fighting and protection. Cultivators learn how to harness it to serve different purposes. It's the type of energy that prolongs one's life if used with restrain and kept in regulation. The last type of energy is a golden core: A person is either born with it or not. It is powerful and everlasting. We use it while practicing swords and yielding first-grade weapons. As you know, once lost it cannot be regenerated or harnessed once more."

Wuxian bows his head in what seems like guilt. Wangji tightens his hold on his soul-bond's hand to comfort him. She continues: "From my understanding, Wen Qing transferred your golden core to another successfully which in itself is a miracle. However, the damage left from that has affected your ability to harness spiritual energy efficiently."

She takes out a piece of parchment paper and roughly folds it to resemble a bowl: "Imagine this is the spiritual container of all three energies in your body. At the bottom is the golden core; the most dense and everlasting. In the middle is the spiritual energy that fluctuates with use; renewable and regenerable. At the top is the life force; it contains and protects all the other energies for survival and wellness. For a healthy cultivator, regular rest, meditation, practice and healthy diet is all it takes to keep all these three energies in check."

She then used her finger to puncture a hole at the bottom of the paper bowl: "What Wen Qing did is make a small open space at the bottom to slowly transfer only the golden core out of your body. Even though this small opening was sealed by her before the procedure was done, she did not predict the unfortunate events that followed. Staying in the Burial Mounds with no food, no water and a high level of stress has reopened the seal. Over time, you kept using your spiritual energy creating more problems."