As dawn broke, the morning mist had not yet dissipated, carrying the lingering chill of the winter night.

Lu Jianming and Lin Hui staggered into the gate of Anhe Private Hospital. Neither of them had slept all night. Their eyes were sunken, with tear stains still hanging in the corners of their eyes. Their down jackets were still covered with the smoke and snow from the previous night. They looked haggard and as if they had aged several years.

"Excuse me, do you have a patient named Lu Yu? He was brought here by the police last night!" Lin Hui grabbed the receptionist's hand, her voice hoarse and almost cracking.

Just as the nurse was about to ask, a steady voice came from the end of the corridor: "Mr. Lu, Ms. Lin, this way please."

The two turned their heads and saw a young policeman standing at the corner of the corridor. He was the same policeman who had used his mobile phone to synchronize the on-site information with the Shouzhen Police Station when no one was paying attention. After the evacuation mission was completed last night, he had notified Lu Yu's parents.

He stepped aside to lead the way, his steps steady and without the slightest hesitation: "Last night the situation was urgent. Fearing the blast wave, we immediately put Lu Yu in an ambulance and transferred him to another hospital. We didn't have time to contact you beforehand, and we're sorry to have worried you."

Lu Jianming and his wife followed closely behind, their hearts pounding the whole way.

It wasn't until I pushed open the door to the VIP ward and saw Lu Yu lying on the hospital bed that my heart finally settled down a little—my son's face was still pale, but his breathing was more stable than last night. He was covered with a thick blanket, and the liquid in the IV drip was slowly dripping down.

"Xiaoyu!" Lin Hui rushed forward, wanting to touch him but not daring to, tears welling up again. "How are you feeling? Does it still hurt?"

Lu Yu barely opened his eyes. Through his blurry vision, he could see his parents' haggard faces. His throat tightened, and he wanted to say, "I'm fine," but he could only manage a weak whisper.

Just then, the ward door was pushed open, and several medical staff escorted an elderly man with gray hair into the room. The old man was wearing a white coat with understated auspicious cloud patterns embroidered on the cuffs, and the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose reflected the morning light. His refined demeanor exuded a sense of authority born of experience. He was none other than Dr. Jiang Heng, who had rushed over from Yanjing overnight.

The figure following behind him startled Lu Yu slightly—Shen Che was also wearing a white coat, holding a stack of medical records, standing as straight as a rooted pine tree, his back taut, which was completely out of place with the relaxed posture of the medical staff around him.

"This is Professor Jiang Heng from Yanjing General Hospital, a top expert in difficult and complex diseases in China," a medical staff member said at the right time, with a natural tone of respect. "Considering Lu Yu's special situation, we specially arranged for Professor Jiang to come over overnight."

Jiang Heng nodded slightly, his gaze falling on Lu Yu's face. Without any further pleasantries, his tone was gentle yet carried a professional certainty: "Let's check on the child's condition first."

Shen Che immediately handed over the medical record, his movements meticulous. Jiang Heng took the record, quickly flipped through it, then walked to the bedside and gently placed his hand on Lu Yu's wrist.

The instant their fingertips touched, Lu Yu suddenly felt a warm and pure vitality surge into his body through his pulse, like a spring stream melting, carrying the coolness of grass and trees, slowly flowing through his damaged meridians.

A delicate tingling sensation came from the places torn apart by the dual forces, and the burning pain in his internal organs was rapidly subsiding. However, this comfort only lasted for a few seconds. Suddenly, the azure array power and the pale gold true power within his body surged violently, like a ferocious beast invaded its territory, frantically devouring and colliding with the external life force.

Lu Yu groaned, his brows furrowed suddenly, his face turned deathly pale, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth.

The composure on Jiang Heng's face vanished instantly, replaced by deep solemnity. He could clearly sense that the two powers within Lu Yu's body were exceptionally pure, and the purity of Lu Yu's Great Dao Origin was even higher than his own.

"Xiaoyu!" Lin Hui immediately tried to step forward, but was stopped by the young policeman and the medical staff next to her, who quietly asked her to leave the ward.

The other medical staff also tactfully withdrew, leaving only Lu Yu, Shen Che, and Jiang Heng in the room. The air was filled with a faint fragrance of grass and trees, which was the aura that Jiang Heng's Dao naturally possessed.

Jiang Heng withdrew his hand, his fingertips trembling slightly, a hint of disbelief flashing in his eyes: "Two Great Daos, their origins are so pure, this is an unprecedented phenomenon." He took a deep breath and took out a jade needle from the ancient wooden box he carried with him. The needle shone with a warm, pale green light, its delicate luster flowing in the morning light. Faint patterns of grass and wood could be seen on the needle, as if it contained endless vitality.

"This is the Shennong Mysterious Jade Needle, originating from the ancient Shennong clan. It is made by combining 'mysterious jade' from the shores of Yaochi with the juice of the top-grade spiritual herb 'immortal grass,' and can draw on the vitality of plants and harmonize qi and blood." Jiang Heng held the jade needle, his eyes filled with a resolute determination, "You kid, being able to simultaneously bear two Great Daos of Immortality is already a miracle. Today, I will use this divine artifact to gamble."

Lu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to speak when Jiang Heng raised his hand and precisely inserted the jade needle into the acupoint on his chest. The movement was quick and steady, without any pain, leaving only a slightly cool sensation.

"Buzz—"

The moment the jade needle pierced through, the pale green life force surged suddenly, rushing into Lu Yu's body like a tidal wave, attempting to forcibly envelop and bind the two violent energies.

The golden power of truth and the pale green power of life showed some signs of flowing together and merging, but the azure power of the array was still unruly, frantically crashing against the barrier of life. Jiang Heng's face turned red, and fine beads of cold sweat seeped from his forehead. He formed hand seals and used all his strength to activate the power of the Great Dao, continuously injecting it into the jade needles in an attempt to strengthen the binding force of life.

Just then, a faint golden light suddenly appeared in Lu Yu's palm, indicating that the mark of the Myriad Dao Hub had been triggered. An invisible suction force surged from the mark, not only devouring the life force of the Shennong Xuanyu Needle, but also forcibly pulling the Dao Origin within Jiang Heng's body, which flowed along the meridians into Lu Yu's body.

"Not good!" Jiang Heng's expression changed drastically. He tried to withdraw his power, but found that his power of the Great Dao was firmly absorbed and could not be withdrawn at all.

He could sense that there was a bottomless pit inside Lu Yu's body, frantically devouring the power of the divine artifact and his own, and that the two forces of dual paths gradually calmed down a bit during the devouring.

Shen Che stood to the side and could clearly see Jiang Heng's hair turning gray at a visible speed, his breath weakening rapidly, and the pale green light of the Shennong Xuanyu Needle on Lu Yu's chest dimming rapidly, with fine cracks gradually appearing on the needle.

"Click—"

An unexpected event occurred! With a soft, crisp sound, cracks spread across the Shennong Xuanyu Needle, and the pale green light completely dissipated, turning it into an ordinary jade needle without any luster...

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