Immortal Divine Medicine Remnants! Poison, Cannot Be Refined? Eat It Raw!

"The Lu Family Thirteenth Sequence killed a True God at ten years old—terrifying indeed!"

Yang Xingzhu remarked in front of Lu Qingyun.

At the same time, a flicker of killing intent flashed through his eyes without the slightest concealment. That thread of killing intent was almost tangible, cold enough to pierce the bone, like a sea of blood churning endlessly and swallowing countless lives!

He truly wanted to kill Lu Qingyun on the spot!

Such talent had never been seen since ancient times!

Not to mention attaining the supreme throne—even surpassing the supreme, Yang Xingzhu would not find it strange!

And precisely because of that, he wanted to destroy Lu Qingyun before he could grow!

Only...

The price was too great!

And there would be no benefit whatsoever!

Given how fiercely the Lu Family protected its young, their regard for Lu Qingyun was absolutely unprecedented!

If he truly dared to make a move, the Lu Family would truly dare to stake everything.

And the other family factions would join forces to attack Lone Moon Pavilion as well!

In the end, he might kill the man, but Lone Moon Pavilion would be gone too. What would be the point?

The only winners would be every force other than Lone Moon Pavilion and the Lu Family!

"Mm..."

Lu Qingyun's brows furrowed slightly, his blood and qi surging through his body like a terrifying colossal beast awakening!

A mere thread of killing intent made him feel as though he had fallen into an icy abyss!

The mountain-toppling, sea-overturning pressure left him almost unable to breathe!

The strength of the person before him had absolutely surpassed that of a True God by countless levels!

Yet he was not afraid in the slightest.

"Is Lone Moon Pavilion putting on such a display because you wish to bully the young, shatter my Dao heart, and block my path of Dao?"

"I, Lu Qingyun, do not fear you. Neither does the Lu Family!"

Lu Qingyun directly slapped a huge accusation onto Yang Xingzhu's head!

Yang Xingzhu's expression stiffened. He hurriedly withdrew his killing intent and explained, "A misunderstanding, it is all a misunderstanding. I recently accepted a mission and caused rather too much slaughter. For a moment, I failed to restrain my killing intent and allowed it to spill over. I hope the Thirteenth Sequence will not take offense."

"A misunderstanding? But these injuries of mine are very real."

The corners of Lu Qingyun's lips curled slightly. He forcibly gathered his blood and qi into his seven orifices, and blood immediately came spurting out, leaving him looking utterly miserable!

"Cough, cough! Despicable! Lone Moon Pavilion dares disregard the Great Wilderness Covenant, treating the many powers of the Great Wilderness as nothing, brazenly going against the will of all under heaven to bully the young and attack me, a genius of the Lu Family! My Dao body is now shattered and my blood and qi have reversed their flow. I need at least a hundred Three-pattern Sacred Medicines to recover!"

A hundred Three-pattern Sacred Medicines!?

Yang Xingzhu's mouth twitched wildly.

This was no longer a lion opening its jaws—it was clearly an abyssal maw!

Sacred medicines were precious to begin with, let alone Three-pattern Sacred Medicines of the highest grade!

Forget a hundred; even if the number were cut by a zero, he still could not produce them!

Yet even though Yang Xingzhu knew perfectly well that Lu Qingyun was extorting him, he still had no way around it!

He could only soothe him as best he could!

Who told him to lose control of his killing intent at the beginning and entertain thoughts he never should have had?

Still, he absolutely could not agree to Lu Qingyun's terms as stated.

"In my view, healing your Dao body does not require a hundred Three-pattern Sacred Medicines. I possess something even more precious than sacred medicine. I believe its effect in treating the Thirteenth Sequence's Dao injuries will be exceptional."

After a brief silence, a faint gleam appeared in Yang Xingzhu's eyes.

He took out a purple-black spirit pearl. Within it was a small section of jet-black vine. At its smooth severed end hung droplets that seemed ready to fall, and the aura it released had dyed the entire pearl purple-black.

This small piece of vine seemed to possess a trace of intelligence. Its tendrils danced about as it continuously probed for weak points in the spirit pearl, attempting to break free.

Seeing Lu Qingyun's gaze fixed tightly upon the spirit pearl, Yang Xingzhu secretly smiled, though his face showed a pained expression.

"Sacred medicines are difficult to find. Forget a hundred plants—even ten, I do not have. But though this section of vine is less than one-tenth intact, its value alone surpasses ten complete Three-pattern Sacred Medicines! Because it is an Immortal Divine Medicine—the sole one in the world, the only plant of its kind under heaven!"

A divine medicine!!

Lu Qingyun's mind shook violently!

As the Lu Family Thirteenth Sequence, he naturally knew of Immortal Divine Medicines!

They were one of a kind in this world, containing heaven-defying fortune!

They were divine objects of the supreme level; even most Ancestor-level figures had never possessed a single divine medicine!

If this truly was a section of a divine medicine's body, its value was likely beyond measure!

But... would the man before him truly be so kind?

Lu Qingyun's guard rose as he looked at Yang Xingzhu.

He did not believe that a bit of casual extortion on his part could make the other man pay such a staggering price!

By his original estimate, getting his hands on two or three Three-pattern Sacred Medicines—or even close to ten Two-pattern Sacred Medicines—would already have meant the other party was foolish.

Yet Yang Xingzhu had suddenly offered up something this huge, leaving him almost afraid to accept it.

Seeing Lu Qingyun's hesitation, Yang Xingzhu grew somewhat anxious.

He was naturally no great philanthropist, nor was he a fool.

There was naturally a reason he was handing over the remains of this divine medicine.

Divine medicines were somewhat similar to Sacred Medicines, though their effects varied.

Some could bring the dead back to life and grow flesh upon white bones; even supreme experts could be revived through them.

Others surpassed all poisons beneath heaven, and their emergence alone would bring about a devastating calamity!

The one he had obtained by chance belonged to the latter category!

When he had first acquired this piece of divine medicine, he had been ecstatic. He had wanted to study its mysteries, obtain heaven-defying fortune from it, and use it to glimpse the supreme realm!

But the result was that not only had he made no progress at all, he had instead been tainted by its poison, causing his cultivation realm to fall!

In the end, he had no choice but to spend an enormous sum to forge spirit pearls, using them to imprison this piece of divine medicine and keep himself from being tainted by its poison.

Yet this divine medicine was truly uncanny. Originally, a single spirit pearl could seal it away for several years, but now it could only hold it for a little over a month!

It was as though it had been continuously growing, continuously reviving.

If this continued, then in a few more decades...

No, he probably would not even last a few decades. Every last bit of his wealth would be poured into this bottomless pit.

So, having finally come across such an opportunity, Yang Xingzhu began to entertain an idea.

Rather than cutting off flesh to hand over Sacred Medicines, why not directly give away this hot potato instead?

That way, he would no longer have to bear the cost of sealing it, while also avoiding even greater losses!

Most importantly, he even hoped that... once the spirit pearl's effects dissipated, the poison within the divine medicine's remains would erupt and kill this Lu Family monster before him!

If it happened that way, even the Lu Family would have nothing to say!

After all, if he lacked the ability to suppress a divine medicine and was instead killed by it, that only meant he was useless!

It would have nothing whatsoever to do with him, Yang Xingzhu, or Lone Moon Pavilion!

"Thirteenth Sequence, while this divine medicine does not possess the ability to bring back the dead and grow flesh upon white bones, it is still the remains of an Immortal Divine Medicine! Given the uniqueness of its condition, with the Lu Family's capabilities and several tens of thousands of years of careful cultivation, there should be a considerable chance of restoring this divine medicine completely!"

"At that time, perhaps the Thirteenth Sequence may use it to comprehend its heaven-defying creation and obtain boundless benefits!"

Yang Xingzhu spoke earnestly and painstakingly, trying every possible way to make Lu Qingyun accept it.

"If... the Thirteenth Sequence truly does not wish to accept it, then although my purse is meager, I have still accumulated several One-pattern Sacred Medicines. They should barely be enough to heal the Sequence's Dao injuries. As for this piece of divine medicine, I shall..."

Yang Xingzhu retreated in order to advance, pretending to reach out to take it back.

But before his hand had even reached it, Lu Qingyun stopped him.

"Wait."

A faint smile rested between Lu Qingyun's brows as he said, "Leave the divine medicine behind. And take out those Sacred Medicines that can barely heal me as well. They'll be just right for treating my emotional trauma."

Hearing this, Yang Xingzhu clenched his fists, then quickly relaxed them again.

Without further ado, he took out three brocade boxes, each engraved with miniature formations to prevent the Sacred Medicines' essence from leaking away.

Before Yang Xingzhu's eyes, Lu Qingyun inspected the goods. Only after confirming them did he satisfactorily put everything away.

"Since the Thirteenth Sequence's injuries have healed, please leave. The information you require will be relayed to you in real time through Lone Moon Pavilion, so there is no need to come to this hall again. As for the payment... heh, forget it. Let it serve as Lone Moon Pavilion's apology gift."

Yang Xingzhu looked at the brocade boxes Lu Qingyun had yet to put away and shook his head.

All he wanted now was to send Lu Qingyun away as quickly as possible. A little payment was not worth mentioning compared to the price he had just paid!

"Then I'll trouble you."

Lu Qingyun could not be bothered to stay any longer. Having just acquired the divine medicine's remains, he was hurrying back to gnaw on them raw!