Mad Doctor No. 9

"You think you can take a share of my pie?" Qin Yuwei sneered, standing with her sword in hand.

"Master, be careful. There's still a lingering smell of poison powder where he hid before," Zhang Qingyun sniffed and warned.

A cold glint flashed in Shadow Rat's eyes: "You're asking for it! Then stay here!" With a flick of his wrist, two jet-black, dull short blades appeared in his hands. In a flash, he transformed into two afterimages and attacked Wang Tian and Qin Yuwei! His speed was so fast that no one could see him at all!

"Playing tricks!" Wang Tianxing activated his Body Tempering Technique, his eyes flashing with golden light. In an instant, he saw through the illusion and accurately located the true body. He then struck the vital point under the ribs with a Star Palm.

Shadow Rat was startled and quickly changed his move to defend, but the blow still left his arms numb. He was secretly astonished: "This kid is so strong despite being so badly injured?"

Qin Yuwei and Zhang Qingyun each blocked an afterimage, easily neutralizing the attack.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the cave entrance, followed by a roar that grew louder as it approached—the painful howl of the Star-Striped Frost Lizard.

Shadow Mouse's expression changed.

He suddenly flung out a cloud of poisonous smoke and retreated rapidly, not towards the cave entrance, but towards the edge of the cave, where there was a pile of decaying books!

Zhang Qingyun shouted, "He's trying to steal the book!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Wang Tian dispersed the poisonous mist, but instead of chasing after the Shadow Rat, he flashed to the side of the jade platform. He took out several jade bottles that Elder Xu had prepared long ago and swiftly collected half a pool of Starfall Spirit Essence, not a single drop was wasted! He even used his inner strength to collect the drop of water on the top of the stalactite into the bottle.

Just then, the five members of the Eternal Life Society rushed in.

The leader was covered in blood, his breath was weak, and his left arm hung limply at his side. The other four were also seriously injured.

The first thing they saw was the empty stone platform, and the shadow rat searching for something beside it.

"Starfall Spirit Essence!" someone exclaimed.

"Wang Tian, ​​you just wait! The Shadow Rat is here too!" The sinister leader's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He had finally managed to kill the Star-Patterned Frost Lizard, but someone beat him to it.

Shadow Mouse chuckled, took out a scroll that emitted a faint starlight, and stuffed it into his pocket without even glancing at it.

"Stop him! He stole the Star Doctor's Manual!" the leader roared, ignoring Wang Tian and leading a group of people in the direction the Shadow Rat had fled.

To them, the "Star Medicine Treasure Mirror," which records the origin of gene-based drugs, is even more important than the Starfall Spirit Marrow!

Chaos erupted inside the cave.

Wang Tian decisively said, "We've already got the spiritual marrow; we can't stay any longer."

We can't fight the Immortal Society to the death here, let's retreat!

The three of them quickly headed back along the route they had come from.

As we passed the cave entrance, we saw the enormous star-patterned lizard lying on the ground, covered in blood and barely alive, with bullet holes and cracks all over its body.

It was already evening when we left the Starfall Cave.

After determining the direction, Wang Tian led Qin Yuwei and Zhang Qingyun to the evacuation point quickly, following Nightingale's orders.

Although he didn't get his hands on the "Star Doctor's Treasure Mirror" on this trip, he did obtain the precious "Starfall Spirit Marrow," as well as some secrets of "Starfall Valley" and the movements of the "Eternal Life Society," all of which he found out very well.

The appearance of the Shadow Mouse, and the Eternal Society's determination to obtain the "Star Doctor's Treasure Mirror," both indicate that the struggle for the inheritance of the Star Doctor is far from over.

As night fell, three figures swiftly darted through the woods and disappeared into the twilight.

Starfall Valley has returned to peace, leaving only the traces of battle and countless unsolved mysteries, waiting to be opened again.

The night was deep, and the mountains and forests were completely silent.

Wang Tian and his two companions traveled through the night and finally arrived at the safe exit that Nightingale had agreed upon with them at midnight. It was an abandoned outpost located in a mountain valley.

Nightingale had been waiting for a long time, and when she saw the three return safely, she visibly relaxed.

She frowned upon seeing Wang Tian's pale face and the bloodstains on his clothes: "Injured? Was it done by the Immortal Society?"

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious. I met a few 'old friends' and a few new 'friends'." Wang Tian waved his hand and carefully took out the jade bottle containing the Starfall Spirit Essence. "I found the item, but that book, 'Star Medicine Treasure Mirror,' was stolen by that little shadow mouse, and the Eternal Life Society is chasing after it."

"Shadow Rat? Are you sure it's that lone bandit?" A cold glint flashed in Nightingale's eyes. "Even he's involved... The Eternal Life Society suffered heavy losses this time. The outer forces were almost completely wiped out, and the leader of the Transformation Realm was also seriously injured and escaped. There shouldn't be any major moves for a while. However, the Shadow Rat matter, and the Star Medicine Treasure Mirror, are both variables."

Wang Tian nodded and said, "Let's go back first."

The group got into a disguised SUV and quietly returned to Jiangnan City before dawn.

Wang Tian did not return to the clinic, but went straight to the safe house arranged by Old Xu, where there were more comprehensive medical conditions and greater safety.

Inside the safe house, Wang Tian first bandaged his left shoulder and then applied another layer of ointment.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a bottle of Starfall Essence, an extremely precious material.

Inside the jade bottle, a milky white liquid flowed slowly, shimmering with starlight. Even just getting close, one could feel the extremely rich vitality and star power contained within.

"Yuwei, Qingyun, you've worked hard. These spiritual essences will greatly help your basic cultivation." Wang Tian poured two drops for Qin Yuwei and Zhang Qingyun, putting them into two small jade cups respectively, and said, "After taking them, immediately circulate your cultivation. I will protect you."

"Thank you, Master!" Qin Yuwei and Zhang Qingyun both knew that this was a treasure, so they did not refuse it, but accepted it solemnly.

The two women took the spiritual essence and sat cross-legged.

The spiritual essence melted upon entering their mouths, transforming into a warm current that flowed throughout their limbs and bones. At the same time, a cool stellar energy surged into their sea of ​​consciousness.

Neither of them dared to delay, and they each circulated their internal energy to guide the medicinal power into their bodies.

A faint halo gradually appeared on their bodies, their auras rapidly increased, impurities were constantly being expelled from their bodies, and their bones began to make slight cracking sounds, clearly indicating that they were being strengthened.

Wang Tian himself also consumed three drops of Starfall Spirit Essence.

His injuries have not yet healed, and his internal energy has been greatly depleted; he needs this to replenish it.

The spiritual essence entered his body, and the effects were immediate! The pure energy quickly nourished his damaged meridians and bones, and the Starry Sky Body Tempering Technique also started to operate automatically at this moment, greedily absorbing this power.

The internal injuries sustained from forcibly activating "Starburst" were rapidly healed under the nourishment of the spiritual marrow.

Not only that, even his cultivation, which had been stuck at a bottleneck for a long time, showed signs of loosening!

Wang Tian closed his eyes and focused intently.