Chapter 18: Refined

The Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm kept tearing at Tang Yun's body, and Tang Yun felt his consciousness gradually blurring.

Just then, the Medicine King physique within Tang Yun suddenly erupted, and powerful vitality surged throughout his entire body.

The wounds on his body actually healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the cold air from the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm was also gradually neutralized by this vitality.

The Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm seemed to sense a threat and attacked Tang Yun even more crazily.

Tang Yun gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain, and frantically absorbed the energy of the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm.

The energy of the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm was exceptionally powerful, and Tang Yun's body began to change; his skin gradually became transparent, as if he were about to turn into an ice sculpture.

"Tang Yun! Don't absorb its energy!" Night Owl shouted anxiously. "You will freeze to death!"

However, Tang Yun could no longer hear Night Owl's voice; he was completely immersed in the state of absorbing energy, unable to extricate himself.

Eventually, Tang Yun's body completely turned into an ice sculpture, standing motionless in the center of the ice cave.

"Tang Yun..." Night Owl shouted in despair.

Lin Xiyue appeared in the ice cave.

"Xiyue..." Night Owl looked at Lin Xiyue in surprise.

Lin Xiyue ignored Night Owl and walked straight to Tang Yun's ice sculpture, stretching out her slender jade hand to gently stroke it.

A drop of golden blood dripped from Lin Xiyue's fingertip and landed on Tang Yun's ice sculpture.

A miracle occurred; the golden blood melted the ice sculpture, and Tang Yun's body gradually returned to normal.

"Tang Yun..." Lin Xiyue called out softly.

Tang Yun slowly opened his eyes, and seeing Lin Xiyue, a flash of pleasant surprise crossed his eyes.

"Xiyue... why are you here?"

Lin Xiyue did not answer, but hugged Tang Yun tightly.

"I was worried about you..." Lin Xiyue's voice was somewhat choked with sobs.

Tang Yun felt a warmth in his heart and hugged Lin Xiyue tightly.

"Ahem..." Night Owl coughed awkwardly twice from the side.

Only then did Lin Xiyue react; she hurriedly let go of Tang Yun, her pretty face slightly flushed.

"Now is not the time for lovey-dovey stuff." Night Owl said. "The energy of the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm has been absorbed by Tang Yun; now is the critical moment to refine the Mutant Ice Soul Pill."

Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue looked at each other, their eyes filled with determination.

"Let's begin." Tang Yun said.

Lin Xiyue nodded, and the two sat cross-legged, beginning to refine the Mutant Ice Soul Pill.

Inside the ice cave, golden light flickered, and the fragrance of herbs permeated the air...

Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue sat facing each other, palms pressed together, and a continuous stream of True Qi circulated between them, finally converging into the Dan Furnace.

A crystal-clear pill, emitting a faint chill, slowly took shape.

"It's done!" Night Owl shouted excitedly from the side, his eyes shining as if he had seen a rare treasure.

Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue also slowly opened their eyes, both revealing relieved smiles.

However, just at this moment, an unexpected change occurred.

The pill suddenly began to vibrate violently, and a powerful chill erupted from it, instantly sweeping through the entire ice cave.

"What's going on?" Night Owl exclaimed, hurriedly retreating.

Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue were also knocked back several steps by this chill, their faces turning pale.

They saw that the pill was actually constantly deforming in mid-air, finally transforming into a miniature version of the Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm, snow-white all over, exuding a heart-palpitating chill.

"Hiss hiss..." The miniature Ice Silkworm let out a hiss and shot toward Tang Yun's glabella.

Before Tang Yun could react, the miniature Ice Silkworm burrowed into his glabella and disappeared.

"Tang Yun!" Lin Xiyue exclaimed, hurriedly stepping forward to support Tang Yun.

Tang Yun only felt a sharp pain in his head, as if something was about to burrow out.

He clutched his head in pain and began rolling on the ground.

"Tang Yun! What's wrong with you?" Lin Xiyue asked anxiously.

"My... my head... it hurts so much..." Tang Yun said intermittently.

Night Owl watched from the side, his heart pounding; he realized that something had probably gone wrong with this Mutant Ice Soul Pill.

The Medicine King physique within Tang Yun frantically circulated, attempting to suppress this invading chill.

However, this chill was exceptionally stubborn and actually took root in Tang Yun's Hidden World, forming a cocoon-shaped block of ice.

The miniature Ice Silkworm was hiding inside the block of ice.

From then on, every month on the first day of the lunar month, Tang Yun would suffer a backlash of frost poison, in excruciating pain.

Capital, a top-tier private hospital.

Inside the ward, an old man with graying hair was taking Tang Yun's pulse.

This old man was none other than the famous divine doctor of the Capital, Huatuo reborn, Bian Que returned, known as the "Medical Immortal."

"Sigh..." The Medical Immortal withdrew his hand, sighed, and shook his head.

"Medical Immortal, Tang Yun, he... how is he?" Lin Xiyue asked anxiously.

The Medical Immortal shook his head helplessly and said: "The frost poison has entered Young Master Tang's bones; it flares up every first day of the lunar month. This old man... is powerless."

"How could it be like this..." Lin Xiyue's face turned pale, her eye sockets reddening.

"Unless... unless a Daluo Golden Immortal descends to the mortal world, otherwise... Young Master Tang is afraid..." The Medical Immortal did not continue, but the meaning was already very clear.

"Who says a Daluo Golden Immortal is hard to save?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Tang Yun slowly opening an ice box, inside which lay seven crystal-clear ice needles.

Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, Tang Yun picked up an ice needle and, without hesitation, pierced it into his own acupoint.

"Tang Yun! What are you doing!" Lin Xiyue exclaimed, wanting to stop Tang Yun, but was blocked by Night Owl.

"Trust him." Night Owl said in a deep voice.

As the ice needles were pierced in, the cold air within Tang Yun began to surge, and a thin layer of ice gradually condensed on the surface of his body.

"Hiss... so cold..." Tang Yun couldn't help but shiver.

But he gritted his teeth and continued to pierce the remaining six ice needles into different acupoints.

After all seven ice needles were pierced in, Tang Yun's body was completely frozen, as if he had turned into an ice sculpture.

"Tang Yun!" Lin Xiyue exclaimed, tears streaming down her face.

Inside the ward, everyone held their breath, watching Tang Yun nervously.

Suddenly, with a crisp cracking sound, the layer of ice on Tang Yun's body actually began to crack.

Immediately following, the ice layer shattered, and Tang Yun walked out from the ice block, his entire body exuding a powerful chill, like an Ice Frost War God.

"I... am fine now." Tang Yun said lightly, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

The cold air on Tang Yun's body gradually dissipated, and he took a deep breath, feeling unprecedentedly comfortable. The frost poison that had previously been like a maggot on a tarsal bone had now completely disappeared.

"Tang Yun, are... are you really okay?" Lin Xiyue asked cautiously, fearing to disturb this hard-won peace. Her eyes were red, clearly having been badly frightened earlier.

Tang Yun looked at Lin Xiyue's tear-stained face, felt a warmth in his heart, and smiled slightly: "It's fine. Do I look like I have any problems now?" He stretched his muscles and bones, which made a crackling sound.

Night Owl let out a long sigh of relief from the side, his hanging heart finally put down. He stepped forward and patted Tang Yun's shoulder heavily: "Good lad, you really have what it takes!" ===== CHAPTER 19 =====