Zhao Ling squat down and took the pulse of Elder Mu and Shen Mu. After a few seconds, she let go of their wrist and took out tiny needles which were five inches long.
"They have been given immunosuppressive agent which is obtained from a fungus called Trichoderma polysporum. This agent can decrease the body's immune responses, that's why the medicine I have given them earlier is taking time to take effect. I will have to perform acupuncture on them quickly", Zhao Ling said, sorting out the acupuncture needles.
"What? No wonder…", Mu Chen said, eyes widened.
"Help me undress them, the upper body", said Zhao Ling in a hurried tone.
All of them heard what Zhao Ling said, and they couldn't help but feel anxious. Yan Xing was still maintaining the sword formation, but they can't depend on him for long. The ten shadow guards were also using their internal energy but as the core of the formation, Yan Xing's internal energy was depleting faster than theirs.
The sword formation cannot be simply and casually deployed. It's only used when there is no other way and in dire situations only because it required a large amount of internal energy.
"How long will it take?" Yan Xing asked.
"I'll try to be quick. Should be done by the time it takes to brew a cup of tea", Zhao Ling said as she nimbly and immaculately inserted the needles into the bodies of Shen Wu and Elder Mu.
Zhao Ling inserted the needles on Shu mansion, which is located in the depression just below the collar bone, and on the Upper Sea Qi which is located in the middle of the chest, slightly below the breastbone. After inserting all the needles, she used her internal energy and the needles trembled slightly.
After a while, Zhao Ling withdrew her hands and started to take out the needles. As soon as Zhao Ling took out the needles, both Elder Mu and Shen Wu coughed out a mouthful of blood. Subsequently, both of them could feel the tightness in their chest and exhaustion fading away.
Zhao Ling then fed them another pill and let them sit in a lotus position. The two of them quickly put on their clothes and sat down with their legs crossed, then they started to circulate their internal energy. This time they could feel their body become lighter and the circulation of internal energy was much smoother than before.
Yan Xing started to cough at this time, and he could feel the fishy taste rushing up his throat.
"Senior brother!" Jingsheng called out and hurriedly went and sat down behind Yan Xing.
He raised both his hands and placed his hand on Yan Xing's back and started to transfer some internal energy to him.
Yan Xing gritted his teeth and suppressed the metallic taste inside his throat. "Don't, I can still hold on"
Jingsheng didn't listen to him and continued to transfer internal energy to him.
Noticing the situation, Zhao Ling once again took a brief look at Elder Mu and Shen Wu and stood up. Even though she had already dealt with the problem in their bodies, they will still require some time to restore their internal energy.
Looking at Yan Xing and Jingsheng, Zhao Ling knew that Yan Xing was almost at his limit and he won't be able to hold on for long. She creased her brows and observed the situation. There were a total of seven children, aged below ten years, and they were huddled closely together near He Qing who was trying to comfort them. All of them had a look of panic and horror on their faces.
With this group of children, Zhao Ling knew that it will be impossible for them to escape the encirclement of the corpse puppets unscathed.
Zhao Ling sighed and after a second, her eyes turned sharp looking as if she made a firm decision, and said, "Everyone, I have a way to break out of this encirclement"
Hearing what Zhao Ling said, Jingsheng immediately turned his head and said, "Young Lady, are you serious"
"Yes, you can tell your senior brother to withdraw the sword formation the moment I take action", Zhao Ling said.
Yan Xing heard it, but he knows that Zhao Ling's method wouldn't be a simple one. But right now, he is running out of energy and had no choice.
"Then, I will trouble you", said Yan Xing, with a slight quiver in his voice.
He Qing frowned because she knew what Zhao Ling was going to do. "Senior Sister…"
"Don't worry, take me back to the medicine valley after this. Mu Chen, you open the barrier the moment I made a move", Zhao Ling interrupted He Qing and said in a commanding tone.
Both Mu Chen and He Qing had no choice but to listen to her.
Zhao Ling lifted her hand and internal energy surged out from her body as she did some quick hand movements in the air. After that, she kneel on one knee and slammed her right on the ground.
"Now", Zhao Ling shouted, and immediately Yan Xing withdrew his hand from the sword and the sword formation collapsed.
Jingsheng quickly supported the exhausted Yan Xing. On the other hand, Mu Chen lifted his fingers and after a few gestures, a thin film appeared and covered them.
On the ground, as soon as Zhao Ling's palm hit the ground, a blue light started to glow and small light blue color lines emerged on the ground starting from her fingertips and extending outwards rapidly.
The thin light blue line started to form into a structure of snow, and it kept extending outwards with Zhao Ling in the middle. It went past the barrier and started to cover up all the areas where the corpse puppets are.
The Structure of the snow on the ground started to glow brightly and it started to spin with Zhao Ling in the middle. The intense azure color burst out, and it covered the whole area.
Everyone held their breaths and looked at the beautiful scene in front of them in amazement and bewilderment.
Yan Xing took a deep breath and said, "It's the Frost Seal of the Medicine Valley"
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A/N: Immunosuppressive drugs are used in immunosuppressive therapy to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs and tissues (e.g., bone marrow, heart, kidney, liver)
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