Mad Doctor No. 9

He went to his room and pulled out a metal box from under his bed.

Upon opening it, he found several yellowed notebooks and a broken jade pendant inside—something the Dragon Head had given him in prison.

Wang Tian touched the jade pendant in his hand and said, "This is the token of the Dragon Gate Society's headquarters. Dragon Leader, rest assured, we brothers will not have died in vain."

The next morning, Wang Tian was giving his father acupuncture when his phone suddenly rang.

It was Old Xu's voice.

"Wang Tian, ​​something's happened," Old Xu said in a deep voice. "Uncle Zhou was killed last night."

Wang Tian's hand trembled, and the silver needle nearly slipped from his grasp. "What?!"

Old Xu paused for a moment, then said, "There was a note left at the scene. The next one is your house."

Wang Tian felt his blood run cold.

After hanging up the phone, he yelled at Guo Zi, "Immediately send more people to protect my family 24/7. There can be no mistakes! Also, find out who's behind this!"

Guo Zi left in a hurry.

Seeing that his son was acting strangely, Wang Jianguo quickly asked him, "Xiaotian, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, Dad." Wang Tianqiang smiled. "I might go out for a few days, so you just stay home."

"Going out again?" Li Xiulan came out of the kitchen with red eyes. "My son, you're my only son. If anything happens to you, how will our family survive..."

Wang Tian hugged his mother tightly: "Mom, I promise, I will definitely come back safely."

Although he said that, the dark aura in his chest was faintly stinging.

Although the Dragon-Tiger Golden Elixir can suppress toxins, the stronger the suppression, the stronger the backlash.

The Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Grass must be obtained within seven days, or it will lead to certain death.

In the afternoon, Zhang Qingyun sent a text message: "Situ Jing is leaving for Canglong Ridge in southern Yunnan early tomorrow morning. That's the entrance to the cave. I'll come to Canglong Town to find you then."

"See you tomorrow," Wang Tian replied.

He accepted the silver needles, some emergency medicines, and the token of the Dragon Gate Society's chief leader.

Before leaving, he went to his sister's room.

"Sis, I'm going out of town for a few days." Wang Tian handed her a bank card. "If... if I'm not back within seven days, take Mom and Dad and leave Tiancheng. Go as far away as you can."

"Little brother!" Wang Yu cried, tears streaming down his face.

Canglong Town, southern Yunnan.

Wang Tian arrived the following evening.

This border town was exceptionally lively, with all sorts of people on the streets: tourists in mountaineering gear, locals with wary eyes, and martial artists with concealed auras.

Zhang Qingyun was waiting for him at the inn.

"They've arrived just in time. Situ Jing has already led a group of twelve people up the mountain, and they've brought quite a bit of equipment."

Wang Tian asked, "Where is the cave dwelling located?"

"Deep within Azure Dragon Ridge, behind a waterfall, lies a colossal mountain peak," Zhang Qingyun said, pulling out a map. "According to my sect's records, that's where a Golden Core cultivator perished during the Ming Dynasty. After the Dragon Gate Society obtained the fragments of the Kunlun Mirror, they hid them away. Later, the Dragon Gate Society encountered an accident, and the fragments disappeared. It seems they fell into the hands of the Yamamoto family, but somehow they returned to their cave."

Wang Tian glanced at the map and asked, "How did you know that?"

Zhang Qingyun looked at him and said, "That Golden Core cultivator was a traitor of my Longhu Mountain. I will not pursue this matter. He stole half of the 'Celestial Master Talisman Technique' and half of the Kunlun Mirror, fled here, and passed away peacefully. For three hundred years, our sect has been investigating him."

It turned out to be the case.

Wang Tian said calmly, "Situ Jing came for the fragments of the Kunlun Mirror, while I came for the Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Grass."

"Not only that." Zhang Qingyun shook his head. "Furthermore, I suspect Situ Jing has something else going on."

As she spoke, she pulled out a blurry photo that she had secretly taken from a distance.

Standing next to Situ Jing was an old man dressed in a black robe, holding a long wooden box engraved with strange runes.

"Japan," Zhang Qingyun said in a deep voice, "Abe Ryuichi, a descendant of Abe no Seimei, and the great Onmyōji (yin-yang master) worshipped by the Yamamoto family. The one he was carrying should be the Hundred Demon Box for raising shikigami (spirits)."

Wang Tian narrowed his eyes.

No wonder Situ Jing was so confident; it turns out she brought someone like this with her.

"When do we set off?"

Zhang Qingyun said, "Tonight at midnight, the cave's defenses will be at their weakest."

As night deepened, the two changed into night clothes and quietly left the inn.

The Canglong Ridge is steep and there is no path to walk through the dense forest. All that can be heard is the loud creaking sound.

Fortunately, the two were highly skilled, leaping and bounding between trees at incredible speed.

After walking for more than an hour, a canyon appeared ahead.

The thunderous roar of the waterfall was deafening, and the bright moonlight shone on the pool, reflecting a silvery glow.

"We're here." Zhang Qingyun pointed to the waterfall and said, "The cave is in the back; we'll sneak in."

Just as Wang Tian was about to make his move, his expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed Zhang Qingyun, forcing her to lie face down on the ground.

At the other end of the waterfall, several figures appeared silently.

These three people were none other than Situ Jing and her companions.

Situ Jing was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, followed by eight martial artists dressed in black tight-fitting outfits.

The most conspicuous among them was the old man in a black robe carrying a wooden box, Ryuichi Abe.

The old man was nearly seventy years old, with a gaunt face and bright, piercing eyes that seemed to see right through people's hearts.

"Mr. Abe, is this the place we're looking for?"

Abe Ryuichi said in broken Chinese, "Behind the waterfall, there is a fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from it. However, there is an array here."

He opened the wooden box.

Inside, there were several yellow talismans and some wooden puppets.

He took out a talisman from his pocket, bit his fingertip to draw a talisman, and flicked it at the waterfall.

The talisman burst into flames, transforming into a firebird that shot towards the waterfall.

boom!

The waterfall broke open, revealing a dark cave entrance inside.

"Let's go," Situ Jing said, and jumped inside.

Wang Tian and Zhang Qingyun exchanged a glance, and after everyone had gone inside, the two quietly followed.

This is a completely different world.

After passing through the narrow passageway, what appeared before everyone was a huge, naturally formed cave, with glowing crystals embedded in the cave walls, illuminating the interior as bright as day.

In the center of the cave, there is a stone platform, on which sits a skeleton made of white jade.

The skeleton held a jade box in its hands, the lid slightly ajar, revealing a corner of golden light—it was a fragment of the Kunlun Mirror!

Around the stone platform, there are more than ten kinds of exotic flowers and plants.

One of them was entirely emerald green, with nine leaves that spread out like a palm, and golden liquid flowing through the veins on them.

Wang Tian's heart pounded wildly, "Nine-Turn Resurrection Grass!"