Chapter 34

Tang Yun slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on a soft bed.

"You're awake?"

A crisp voice reached him.

Tang Yun turned his head to look and saw a beautiful young girl wearing a kimono, sitting by the bed and watching him with a smile.

"You are..."

"My name is Yukina, and I am the Miko of this shrine," the girl said with a slight smile, introducing herself.

"A shrine?"

Tang Yun looked around and found himself in an antique-style room, which was filled with various shrine decorations.

"This place is..."

"This is Sensoji, and you have been unconscious for three days," Yukina explained.

"Three days?"

Tang Yun was startled and hurriedly sat up.

"How did I get here? What about the clone? And the Holy Medical Association President?"

"Don't be anxious, tell me slowly," Yukina poured a cup of tea and handed it to Tang Yun. "Tell me first, what happened?"

Tang Yun took the teacup and told Yukina everything that had happened at the Gene Vault, as well as how he had arrived here.

After hearing Tang Yun's account, Yukina's expression became grave.

"I never expected the Holy Medical Association to want to use the power of the Gene Lock..."

"You know about the Gene Lock?" Tang Yun asked.

"Yes, the Gene Lock is a legendary key that allows humans to obtain the power of gods," Yukina nodded. "However, the power of the Gene Lock is too great; once it goes out of control, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"The Holy Medical Association President has been blinded by power; he will definitely stop at nothing to open the Gene Lock," Tang Yun said in a deep voice. "I must stop him!"

"But you are severely injured right now; you are no match for him at all," Yukina said worriedly.

Tang Yun fell silent; he knew Yukina was right.

"By the way, while you were unconscious, someone sent you a letter," Yukina seemed to remember something, took an envelope from the side, and handed it to Tang Yun.

Tang Yun took the envelope, opened it, and found only a note inside, with a line of text written on it:

"Tokyo Ginza, Holy Medical Needle fragment."

Tang Yun's pupils constricted. A Holy Medical Needle fragment?

Just then, an emergency news bulletin suddenly interrupted on the television:

"Multiple incidents of human crystallization have occurred in Tokyo Ginza. The police have currently cordoned off the scene. We ask the general public..."

Tang Yun's heart sank. It seemed the Holy Medical Association had already begun their move!

He clutched the note, his brow furrowed tightly. Tokyo Ginza, Holy Medical Needle fragment? These words were like a fog, leaving him completely baffled.

"Miss Yukina, do you know about the Holy Medical Needle?" Tang Yun asked, looking up.

Yukina pondered for a moment and slowly said, "The Holy Medical Needle is said to be the supreme medical treasure of the Medical Immortal Bian Que, possessing the power to bring the dead back to life. But it has been lost for thousands of years and only exists in legends."

"Legend?" Tang Yun repeated in a low voice, his confusion deepening. If the Holy Medical Needle was just a legend, what did the information on the note mean?

"Regardless, I'll go to Tokyo Ginza and see for myself." Tang Yun stood up and stretched his limbs; the three-day coma had left his whole body aching.

Yukina looked at him worriedly: "Your body right now..."

"It's fine, I can still hold on." Tang Yun smiled, enduring the discomfort in his body. He had a premonition that this trip to Tokyo Ginza might resolve many of the questions in his heart.

Bidding farewell to Yukina, Tang Yun embarked on his journey to Tokyo Ginza.

Along the way, Tang Yun changed into the attire of a Japanese Onmyoji, which he had found in a guest room at Sensoji. He had to hide his identity to avoid being hunted by the Holy Medical Association.

Upon arriving in Tokyo Ginza, Tang Yun immediately sensed an unusual aura. The air was filled with a faint, fishy sweetness that made him very uncomfortable.

"This is..." Tang Yun's internal alarm bells rang, and he immediately activated his Chaos Medical Qi to protect his body.

Just then, a strange buzzing sound rang out. Tang Yun looked up and saw a massive red formation appear in the sky, enveloping him within it.

"Heavenly Net System!" Tang Yun's expression changed. He recognized this formation; it was a super-system used by the Holy Medical Association to monitor the globe. He never expected it to be activated here.

The buzzing grew louder, and countless bizarre creatures poured out of the formation. They had ferocious expressions and let out ear-piercing shrieks as they lunged toward Tang Yun.

"Shikigami Gu Poison Formation!" Tang Yun let out a low roar, and a long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand—it was the ancient sword he had brought from the Gene Vault.

"An Onmyoji? Hmph, all frauds!" A massive Shikigami Gu King slowly stepped out from the formation. It stood several yards tall, and its entire body exuded a nauseating poisonous gas.

"A fraud?" Tang Yun sneered. He swung the long sword in his hand, and a sharp sword Qi shot straight into the sky, actually severing the satellite signal of the Heavenly Net System!

"I have the final say!" Tang Yun's voice echoed over Ginza, deafeningly loud.

Nearby passersby stopped in their tracks, staring at this scene in stunned silence.

"My god! What is that?"

"He... he actually severed the satellite signal!"

"Could he be an immortal?"

The Shikigami Gu King was stunned; it hadn't expected this "Onmyoji" to be so powerful.

Tang Yun ignored the surrounding gasps. His eyes flashed with brilliance as Chaos Medical Qi surged into the ancient sword, causing the blade to emit a dazzling light.

"Since you like playing with Gu so much, then let me show you my power!" Tang Yun snorted coldly, his figure flashed, and he charged toward the Shikigami Gu King.

After breaking free from the Shikigami Gu Poison Formation, Tang Yun followed the hints on the note and arrived at a hidden underground Sword Tomb ruin.

An ancient and solemn atmosphere permeated this place, making one's hair stand on end.

"The Holy Medical Needle fragment should be here." Tang Yun took a deep breath and cautiously walked into the Sword Tomb.

Deep within the Sword Tomb, a massive stone coffin sat quietly in the center. The stone coffin was covered in mysterious runic symbols, emitting a faint golden light.

Tang Yun walked to the front of the stone coffin and reached out to touch the lid.

Just then, the stone coffin suddenly began to vibrate. The lid slowly opened, and a dazzling light shot out from within, illuminating the entire Sword Tomb.

As the light faded, a woman dressed in white appeared in the stone coffin.

The woman was breathtakingly beautiful with an ethereal temperament, and she held a silver needle that shimmered with golden light.

"The AI Sword Spirit of the first-generation Holy Medical Needle?" Tang Yun was startled; he recognized the woman's identity.

The AI Sword Spirit slowly opened her eyes, her gaze landing on Tang Yun, a complex expression flashing in her eyes.

"You finally came."

After the Holy Medical Needle acknowledged its master, the AI Sword Spirit played a holographic image.

In the image, the Holy Medical Association President was directing a group of people to transform a woman into a massive Gu Person mecha.

"Lin Xiyue!" Tang Yun recognized the woman at a glance; she was the lover he had been searching for all along.

"They actually..." Tang Yun clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his flesh, his eyes filled with rage and pain.