Within a secret chamber in the City Lord's Mansion of Xianglong City.
The atmosphere was tense, yet filled with hope.
Xiao Yang, Feng Qingxue, Hong Qingcheng, and their four martial uncles—the Butcher among them, whose injuries had just been partially healed—had all gathered there.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the jade box in Xiao Yang's hands.
Inside was the Nine Revolutions Undying Divine Medicine, which his uncles had risked their lives to bring back from the depths of the Divine Ruins' forbidden zone! It was the only hope of bringing his father, Xiao Wuji, back to life!
Xiao Yang took a deep breath, doing his best to calm his excitement.
His fingers brushed lightly over the many layers of restrictions on the jade box.
The restrictions were ancient and complex. Clearly, the Lame Old Beggar and the others had placed them there to keep the medicine's power from leaking out.
Xiao Yang had now reached the Holy Lord Realm. His divine sense and cultivation were far beyond what they had once been, and he carefully removed the restrictions, layer by layer.
As the final restriction came undone, the box opened slowly with a soft click.
The instant it opened, an indescribably rich medicinal fragrance burst out!
The scent was intoxicating. Just a hint of it was enough to lift everyone's spirits.
It was as though every pore in their bodies had opened. The exhaustion and pain left by the battle eased under the fragrance's soothing influence.
Everyone looked into the jade box.
A strange plant lay quietly inside.
Its entire body shimmered with iridescent light, and its gnarled roots and stems resembled a sleeping true dragon.
Nine leaves grew from it, each a different color: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, and white. The nine colors flowed across