Hu Qingxuan's bet was resounding, and the authority brought by the millennium-old heritage of the Medical Immortal Valley made most people present subconsciously more inclined to her judgment.
Looking at Zhang Yu's solemn profile, Xiao Fenghua assumed he was putting on a brave face because he was unwilling to accept the tragic deaths of his men, and whispered:
"Zhang Yu, things have come to this, please accept my condolences."
In all things... do not force things, lest you only cause more sorrow.
Her tone was gentle, with a hint of comfort.
Xiao Meier also sighed softly, her beautiful eyes filled with sympathy:
"Shopkeeper Li and Mister Mo risked their lives for you; their devotion is truly touching."
But life and death are preordained. You have done your best, and if they know this in the afterlife, they will not blame you.
She also believed that Zhang Yu was unable to accept reality and was just putting on a brave face.
Even Du Jun, who had the most confidence in Zhang Yu, was now sweating bullets.
Although he knew Zhang Yu possessed extraordinary abilities, he was truly unsure whether Zhang Yu could bring the dead back to life.
His granddaughter had put it so bluntly; he didn't dare to think about what might happen...
Zhang Yu could sense the overt and covert suspicions around him.
Normally, he might have had the leisure to argue with this proud and arrogant girl and slap her in the face.
But at this moment, time is life.
He could clearly see that the faint life force within Li Dagang and Mo Zhai was being rapidly devoured by the insidious and malevolent Gang Qi, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
"Noisy."
Without turning his head, he uttered only two words, yet they carried an undeniable air of authority.
Everyone was stunned. Before they could react, Zhang Yu was no longer holding back at all.
His eyes narrowed, and a powerful aura belonging to the Innate Peak erupted.
But what's even more unsettling is the terrifying pressure that's held back yet subtly connected to the earth's Earth Veins throughout the entire Heavenly Prison.
He directly used his absolute control over the Heavenly Prison Grand Formation.
"Make way, everyone."
A low shout, as if Words Become Law.
Centered on him, an immense and unstoppable invisible force field instantly expanded, like a tangible wall, forcibly pushing the onlookers more than ten feet away, clearing an absolutely empty space in the center of the cell.
"This..."
Prince Jing and the others were all shocked. They could sense that the power was not Zhang Yu's own True Qi, but rather the unfathomable Formation power beneath the Heavenly Prison.
Hu Qingxuan stumbled a step from the force, and after regaining her balance, her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise and doubt, but even more so with disdain. "Playing tricks and injuring them. Even if you have extraordinary Cultivation, do you think you can reconnect a broken heart meridian with brute force?"
Zhang Yu ignored her taunts.
Once the area was cleared, he didn't waste any more time.
He simply raised his hands, and Li Dagang and Mo Zhai, who were lying on the ground, seemed to be lifted up by invisible hands, floating in mid-air in front of him.
The next moment, Zhang Yu moved.
His movements were not fast; in fact, they possessed a peculiar rhythm.
The ten fingers of both hands moved like butterflies flitting among flowers, or like plucking the strings of a zither, drawing mysterious and unpredictable trajectories in the air.
There were no gold needles, no silver needles, and not even any physical medium.
But with each tap and stroke of his fingertip, a tiny, emerald-green light, as dazzling as a star, appeared out of thin air and precisely entered the bodies of Li Dagang and Mo Zhai.
No, it wasn't just a few points of light.
Even those with exceptional eyesight, like Du Jun and Hu Qingxuan, could vaguely see that each point of light seemed to contain countless tiny, yet extremely complex, emerald-green Runes.
These Runes, imbued with an indescribable Fate Dao, underwent miraculous changes immediately after entering the injured person's body.
"Using qi to transform needles, and emptiness to form talismans?"
Du Jun gasped in shock, his old eyes widening in disbelief, his body trembling violently with excitement.
"This... could this be the legendary 'Ling Shu Hua Sheng Zhi' and 'Yi Mu Hui Tian Fu' that have long been lost?"
No, that's not right. It's more refined, more... closer to the Origin.
Anything produced by our system is guaranteed to be of high quality.
These are all divine-level techniques taught by the system.
The disdain and skepticism on Hu Qingxuan's face froze the moment the first emerald green light entered the injured person's body.
As a Medical Immortal Valley, she sensed the purest and most fundamental Life Origin Power contained within those points of light more clearly than Du Jun.
That was a power that completely overwhelmed the vitality cultivated by the "Qing Mu Hui Chun Jue" on a higher level.
It's as if... it's a manifestation of the very rules of life.
"This is impossible... How could this be..."
Her lips parted slightly as she murmured to herself, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.
Her sect's Supreme Lore, which she was so proud of, seemed so... crude in the face of this power?
What shocked her and everyone else even more was yet to come.
As more and more emerald green Runes entered, visible changes began to occur on Li Dagang and Mo Zhai!
The terrifying, sunken palm print on Mo Zhai's chest began to slowly but steadily smooth out from the inside, as if smoothed out by an invisible hand, and rose up again.
The broken bones made a faint "clicking" sound as they automatically returned to their original positions and reconnected.
A faint trace of color began to appear on their paper-white, deathly faces.
The breaths, which were so faint they were almost gone, gradually became heavier and more regular.
And the broken and shattered meridians in their bodies, enveloped by emerald green Runes, began to extend and heal automatically as if they had come to life, becoming even more resilient and wider than before.
This is no longer a simple treatment; it's a complete transformation.
It brings the dead back to life, and withered trees sprout new life.
The only sounds in the cell were the faint buzzing of Zhang Yu's fingertips cutting through the air and the subtle sounds of the injured man's bones returning to their places and his internal Gang Qi dissipating.
Everyone held their breath, their eyes wide, watching this incredible scene as if witnessing a miracle.
Hu Qingxuan had long forgotten the bet and her pride. She instinctively covered her mouth with her hands, her beautiful eyes fixed on Zhang Yu's mysterious and unpredictable techniques.
His mind went blank, with only one thought echoing wildly in his head:
He... he really did reverse life and death. Grandpa didn't lie to me. Is there really such Medical Skill in this world?
Zhang Yu, on the other hand, was completely focused and undistracted.
Time passed little by little.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Zhang Yu's forehead. He had to treat two people at the same time, and their injuries were so severe. This had taken a huge toll on his mental strength and his newly broken-through Cultivation.
But his eyes remained clear and focused, and the emerald light at his fingertips was steady and continuous.
Finally, when the last bit of Yin poisonous Gang Qi was purified, Zhang Yu suddenly pulled his hands together, and Li Dagang and Mo Zhai, who were suspended in mid-air, slowly fell back onto the soft mat laid out on the ground.
Although both of them were still pale, their chests were rising and falling steadily and powerfully, and their faces had regained their color.
Although the two were weak, the lingering death aura had completely dissipated, replaced by a faint but real vitality!
Zhang Yu let out a long sigh of relief, his face slightly pale, but his eyes remained sharp.
He turned around, his gaze calmly meeting Hu Qingxuan's, who was already stunned, and spoke softly:
"I've rescued him. He needs some time to recuperate, but his life is not in danger, and his Cultivation foundation is undamaged."
He paused, looking at Hu Qingxuan's pretty face that had turned deathly pale, and slowly said:
"Miss Hu, now... it's your turn to fulfill your bet."