A Turn for the Better

In the small courtyard of Yang Tianyou's house on Purple Moon Mountain, in the rather cozy bedroom decorated by Duan Hongyu, Yang Qiongchu lay unconscious, barely breathing, with wisps of Devil Qi drifting out, seemingly mixed with the aura of a Vengeful Ghost.

Beside the bed, Duan Hongyu sat on a round stool, her eyes slightly swollen, tightly holding her husband's slightly cold hand, tears welling up in her eyes. Yunhua, dressed in white, stood silently to the side.

Bang!

The front door was suddenly pushed open, and Yang Tianyou rushed over anxiously. When he saw his father's current state, his heart clenched, and his lips trembled as he approached the bedside.

"Tianyou!" Duan Hongyu turned around and looked on, her expression sorrowful.

Yunhua also turned her head to look at Yang Tianyou, her beautiful eyes filled with complex emotions, and nodded slightly.

"Mother! Yunhua!"

After greeting everyone, Yang Tianyou went to the bedside, lowered his head, and activated his Great White Gold Eyes.

An invisible gaze fell, taking in the full extent of his father's injuries.

It was as if Vengeful Ghosts and monsters were laughing maniacally in his ears, and countless tiny demonic shadows were coiling around Yang Qiongchu's Dantian, devouring his Essence and Spiritual Power, and destroying his foundation.

What's even more troublesome is that this extremely corrosive Devil Qi has already entered the upper Dantian of the Sea of Consciousness, staining the father's soul with mottled and dim marks.

"This kind of injury..."

Yang Tianyou was startled at first, then glanced at Yunhua and understood.

It must be that Yunhua used some kind of treasure to suppress this kind of injury, which would be enough to kill a normal Foundation Establishment cultivator several times over.

Is there any hope for my father?

Yang Tianyou looked at Yunhua, his tone sounding somewhat helpless.

Seeing his appearance, Yunhua felt a pang of heartache. This was the first time she had ever seen the man before her show such an expression.

However, she couldn't hide this from anyone.

Gently shaking his head, Yunhua said, "The Devil Qi has already corrupted his soul. Only Fourth-Tier High-Grade Spirit Items, the Spirit-Washing Sacred Water, can expel Devil Qi. But even then, your father's cultivation will be forever stuck at the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

"Fourth-Tier High-Grade Spirit Items? Forever stuck at the Foundation Establishment..."

Yang Tianyou was stunned.

But soon, a fierce fire ignited in his eyes, "Where can I get my hands on such a treasure?"

Let's put everything else aside for now and get my father back to health.

Seeing this, Yunhua sighed, organized the information she had collected into a Jade Slip, and handed it to Yang Tianyou.

"Are the Sacred Land Auction and the Spiritvoid Trading Grounds the two places most likely to yield the Spirit-Washing Sacred Water? Could it be that the Luochuan Sect doesn't possess such a treasure?" Yang Tianyou asked Yunhua with a grim expression.

"No, the Spirit-Washing Sacred Water is a rather obscure Spirit Items. In the Lu Wu Realm, there are very few forces capable of assembling it in a short period of time!" Yunhua replied.

She paused, then continued, "However, the Luochuan Sect does possess a Third-Tier Upper-Grade Pills, the Cleansing Spirit Pill, which is somewhat similar to the Spirit-Washing Sacred Water. It can suppress the Devil Qi within your father's soul, giving him about ten years to recover!"

"But..." Yunhua hesitated.

"But what?" Yang Tianyou pressed.

"But I inquired with the Luochuan Sect, and the deacon in charge of the Contribution Hall said that the materials for the Cleansing Spirit Pill have been exhausted, and there won't be any more for the next few years!"

"You've run out of materials?" Yang Tianyou frowned. "According to you, the Cleansing Spirit Pill and the Spirit-Washing Sacred Water have similar effects. There shouldn't be many cultivators who need this kind of Pills, right? Could it be...?"

Yang Tianyou's expression turned grim, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Yunhua sighed and Various Daos story.

It turns out that since last year, the Contribution Hall of the Luochuan Sect has been replaced by the Great Elder's Line.

It's easy to imagine that Yunhua would face numerous obstacles if he wanted to exchange for anything else. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but at this critical juncture, he has run right into Yang Tianyou's line of fire.

"The Great Elder's Line..."

Yang Tianyou muttered to himself, a surge of resentment rising in his heart.

He took a deep breath and looked at Yunhua, "Could you please Su Qianya to help me exchange this? I'm willing to offer a Third-Tier Lower-Grade Law Treasure as a reward!"

"I've already written to Qianya, but she hasn't replied. She's probably in seclusion. As for my other friends, they're mostly conservatives, so forget about them. The Neutral Faction ones, besides Qianya, aren't high enough in status to warrant their acquaintance!"

Yunhua was also helpless. Misfortunes never come singly; the more unlucky a person is, the more troubles seem to come their way.

"What should we do?" Yang Tianyou was anxious, then suddenly thought of something, waved his sleeve, and released the Spirit Beasts Tongming and others.

"Take a look, see if you can suppress the Devil Qi within my father!"

Suddenly released by Yang Tianyou, Tongming was momentarily stunned, and then his eyes narrowed sharply when he saw Yunhua.

That unique aura couldn't be mistaken; of the two Purple Fortune Pillars with the deepest Karma to their master, the thinner one belonged to this woman.

"Tongming, what are you doing? Come quickly and see if you can suppress the Devil Qi in my father's body!" Yang Tianyou's voice came, tinged with urgency.

"Okay!"

Tongming hurriedly came to the bedside, activating his Netherworld-Seeing Divine Eye, which was mostly destroyed, to carefully observe Yang Qiongchuan's strength.

After a moment, it shook its head. "The Devil Qi has seeped deep into the soul; a complete cure is hopeless, but suppressing it for a few years is possible!"

"You have a way to suppress it?" Yang Tianyou was overjoyed.

"Yes, this is Pill Formula, Third-Tier Middle-Grade Demon-Transforming Pill, specifically used to neutralize various types of Devil Qi. The ingredients aren't hard to find either. Given your father's condition, if you have enough Demon-Transforming Pills, it should be able to suppress the demonic energy for eight or nine years!"

"Eight or nine years is enough. Our Yang Household has a cooperative relationship with the Spiritvoid Pavilion. We should be able to get Thirteenth Brother to use his connections to buy a bottle of Spirit-Washing Sacred Water!"

"Spirit-Washing Sacred Water? Never heard of it!" Tongming thought for a moment and shook his head.

It has some knowledge of the various Pills used by Human Race, but it is not omniscient or omnipotent.

Even rare Spirit Items like the Spirit-Washing Sacred Water required Yunhua to investigate through sect channels before she could find them, let alone the Demon Race Tongming.

"Great, that's wonderful!"

Things took a turn for the better, Yang Tianyou finally breathed a sigh of relief. He handed the Pill Formula to Yunhua and asked anxiously, "How is it? Are you confident you can refine it?"

The latter didn't immediately give a guarantee, but instead picked up the Pill Formula and studied it for a while before smiling and nodding slightly.

"Sure, this Pills isn't difficult to refine, and the ingredients are quite common. With the current capabilities of the Purple Moon Trading Company, plus my connections, we should be able to gather them all within a month!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tianyou was completely relieved. Duan Hongyu, who had been listening attentively without daring to interrupt for fear of disturbing her son's Duan Hongyu of thought, also burst into tears of joy, clasping her hands together and murmuring, "Dao Ancestor!"