Chapter 29: Ten Thousand Medicines Valley

The two walked over quickly, carefully observing this magical herb field. The Seven-Colored Lingzhi emitted a rich medicinal fragrance, making one feel refreshed.

Lin Xiyue couldn't help but take a deep breath: "So fragrant!"

Just then, Tang Yun's expression suddenly changed. He felt a sharp pain in his body, as if something was about to break out.

"Tang Yun, what's wrong?" Lin Xiyue noticed his abnormality and asked with concern.

Tang Yun gritted his teeth: "Not good, the Blood Moon backlash has come early!"

He had thought the Blood Moon backlash would only flare up on the night of the full moon on the fifteenth, but he didn't expect it to come early!

The intense pain made him almost unable to stand, and the pain of his meridians being severed made cold sweat stream down his face.

"Ah!" Tang Yun let out a painful groan and fell to the ground.

"Tang Yun!" Lin Xiyue exclaimed, hurriedly supporting him, "Hold on!"

Tang Yun's face was as pale as paper, his lips purple, and his breath weak.

Lin Xiyue was anxious, not knowing what to do.

She remembered that Tang Yun's mother's diary had mentioned a treasure called the "Taixu Armor," which could resist the Blood Moon backlash.

"'Taixu Armor'..." Lin Xiyue muttered to herself, her eyes gradually becoming firm. "I must find it!"

She gently placed Tang Yun on the ground and began searching for traces of the Taixu Armor in the valley.

Finally, in a hidden cave, she found an ancient stone platform on which lay a suit of armor shining with silver light; it was the Taixu Armor!

Lin Xiyue was overjoyed, hurriedly taking down the Taixu Armor, preparing to put it on Tang Yun.

Just then, a line of ancient characters appeared on the stone platform: "Holy Maiden Blood Sacrifice, open the Nine Heavens of Life and Death."

Lin Xiyue was stunned. Holy Maiden Blood Sacrifice? Nine Heavens of Life and Death? What did this mean?

But she couldn't care about that anymore; to save Tang Yun, she bit her finger without hesitation and dripped her fresh blood onto the Taixu Armor.

The fresh blood was instantly absorbed by the Taixu Armor, and the armor emitted a dazzling light, shrouding Tang Yun within it.

Tang Yun's body slowly floated up, entering a strange space.

This was a space filled with fog, where nothing around could be seen clearly.

Suddenly, a voice sounded in Tang Yun's ear: "Welcome to the Nine Heavens of Life and Death."

Tang Yun's heart shocked. Who was speaking?

"This is a place of trial; you need to pass the tests of the Nine Heavens to obtain true power." The voice continued.

Tests of the Nine Heavens?

Tang Yun felt a sense of confusion, but he knew he had to accept this challenge.

In the First Heaven, he returned to childhood, facing the scene of his younger self being bullied by a group of thugs.

In the Second Heaven, he returned to his youth, facing his master's strict teachings and competition among fellow disciples.

In the Third Heaven, he experienced the changes in his family, witnessing his relatives leaving him one by one.

Every Heaven was a major setback and pain he had experienced in his life.

And in the Ninth Heaven, he actually saw a familiar face—his mother!

However, this "mother" had hollow eyes and stiff movements, like a puppet being controlled.

"Kill her, and you can pass the final test." The voice sounded again.

Tang Yun's heart was filled with struggle; how could he bear to lay a hand on his own mother?

However, this was just a puppet, not his real mother.

He raised the sword in his hand tremblingly, pointing it at "Mother."

"I'm sorry..."

Just as the sword was about to fall, Tang Yun suddenly felt a powerful force surge from within his body, shattering the "Mother" puppet!

An ancient cultivation method appeared in his mind—the Taixu Reincarnation Art!

He finally comprehended the mysteries of the Taixu Reincarnation Art, merging the powers of the Medicine King and the Poison King into one, forming an even more powerful Chaos Medical Qi!

And at this time, outside...

Lin Xiyue waited anxiously; she didn't know what Tang Yun had experienced in the Nine Heavens of Life and Death, but she believed he would definitely return safely!

Suddenly, the light of the Taixu Armor dissipated, and Tang Yun's body slowly descended.

"Tang Yun!" Lin Xiyue hurriedly rushed over and supported him.

Tang Yun slowly opened his eyes, a flash of sharp light crossing them.

"I'm back..."

He looked at Lin Xiyue, his heart filled with gratitude.

If it weren't for Lin Xiyue, he might have already died under the Blood Moon backlash.

"Xiyue..." He gently held Lin Xiyue's hand, his eyes filled with tenderness.

Lin Xiyue looked at Tang Yun, supporting him with a heartache, her slender fingers gently stroking his pale cheeks: "You scared me to death..."

Tang Yun held her hand back, feeling the warmth of her palm, and a sense of inexplicable unease surged in his heart. The trial of the Nine Heavens of Life and Death was too eerie; that voice controlling everything, that scene forcing him to kill his mother, all made him feel a sense of hair-raising horror.

Suddenly, the light of the blood moon in the sky grew intense, and a powerful evil aura shrouded the entire Qinzhou City.

"Not good! The Poison King has resurrected!" An old man shouted in terror, his voice trembling like a candle in the wind.

The city was in chaos, people fleeing in terror, cries and curses filling the air.

Overwhelming black Gu insects swept in like a locust plague; wherever they passed, grass and trees withered, and living things were destroyed.

Tang Yun looked at this scene, his heart sinking. This army of one hundred thousand Gu poison soldiers was even more terrifying than he had expected.

"Tang Yun, what should we do?" Lin Xiyue grabbed his hand tightly, her eyes filled with fear.

Tang Yun took a deep breath, shielding Lin Xiyue behind him, and the Chaos Medical Qi surged out.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Wherever the Chaos Medical Qi passed, the Gu insects turned into ashes. But the number of Gu insects was simply too large, surging in like a tide, and Tang Yun's Chaos Medical Qi was somewhat unable to cope.

What shocked him even more was that the source of these Gu insects was actually the Shennong Cauldron fragment within his own body!

The Shennong Cauldron fragment exuded eerie black energy, constantly breeding new Gu insects.

"How could this be?" Tang Yun was confused.

Just then, Lin Xiyue suddenly pushed him away and stood in front of him.

"Xiyue, what are you doing?" Tang Yun exclaimed.

Lin Xiyue didn't speak; she bit her finger and dripped fresh blood onto the Taixu Armor.

The Taixu Armor shone brightly, turning into a huge medicine cauldron, shrouding Tang Yun within it.

"Xiyue!" Tang Yun felt a pain in his heart; he knew Lin Xiyue was sacrificing the Taixu Armor to activate the Taixu Medicine Cauldron!

The Taixu Medicine Cauldron was a legendary divine artifact, possessing the power to refine all poisons.

Tang Yun looked at Lin Xiyue's determined eyes, his heart filled with emotion and guilt.

He tremblingly took out the "Reverse Heaven and Earth" needle left by his father and pierced it into his heart.

Intense pain instantly spread throughout his entire body, and Tang Yun felt his consciousness gradually blurring.

At the critical moment of life and death, the mysteries of the Taixu Reincarnation Art appeared again, the powers of the Medicine King and the Poison King thoroughly merged, and the Chaos Medical Qi became even more powerful! ===== CHAPTER 30 =====