The Military Affairs Grand Marshal, Wenren Zheng, sat gloomily by the bedside while the Emperor lay upon it.
Compared to half a year ago, his complexion was worse, and he was so thin that he was nothing but skin and bones!
As the Emperor, the 'medical treatment' was naturally top-notch. Anything useful, including heavenly materials and earthly treasures, could be found.
Yet the Emperor's physical condition continued to deteriorate, not due to any disease.
It was simply that his time was coming to an end.
Since the Emperor ascended the throne, for over forty years, he took the Lifespan Extension Pills sent by the Daluo Sect annually.
However, both Qing Xu and Qing Ding had tampered with the elixir long ago, so for a lengthy period, the elixirs had not effectively extended the Emperor's life, but instead siphoned a part of his Dragon Energy in secret.
The matter of the Daluo Sect's Lifespan Extension Pills had long planted a hidden danger in the Emperor's body.
