Chapter 72

Half an hour later, at the city bureau's criminal investigation office, after retrieving the footage from outside the airport, Su Yang and Miao Ling's identities were quickly confirmed.

"This Miao Ling is the granddaughter of the Shenyang Military Region Commander and the leader of the National Security Department's Third Group," Captain Wang Qiang reported truthfully to the newly appointed bureau chief, Ling Hui.

"This man is named Su Yang, the nephew of Xu Tianyang, the founder of the Xu Family Group. He is..."

Ling Zhen had already recognized Su Yang the moment he saw his photo and immediately said, "This matter involves the National Security Department, which is beyond our jurisdiction. Seal off all sources of information and compile all clues related to this shooting incident. Hand them over to me, and I will contact the relevant departments to take over the investigation."

After learning Su Yang and Miao Ling's identities, Wang Qiang understood the severity of the situation and immediately complied, "I will take care of it right away."

After Wang Qiang left, Ling Zhen pondered for a while and then dialed the National Security Department's contact number, "Please connect me to Minister Chen..."

In the bedroom, the bleeding from Miao Ling's right shoulder had stopped. Under the powerful effects of the Wuji Golden Pill, even the wound showed signs of healing, but she remained unconscious, her face pale from blood loss.

Black Diamond was now coiled at the head of the bed, emitting its inner pearl, which hovered above Miao Ling's forehead. A stream of pure, life-infused energy continuously flowed from the pearl into Miao Ling's body.

Su Yang's face was grim as he looked at Miao Ling, who lay as if in a deep sleep, his heart sinking to the bottom.

If Miao Ling had only been shot, with a Wuji Golden Pill, which can revive the dead and heal the wounded, she should have recovered by now, but she remained unconscious.

"Black Diamond, until my cultivation is restored, I can only rely on you. You must not let anything happen to her."

"Boss, you go and practice your cultivation. I will take good care of her."

By nightfall, the aftereffects of the "Heavenly Demon Body Dissolution Great Technique" that Su Yang had used earlier finally subsided under his intense cultivation. With his cultivation fully restored, Su Yang appeared beside the bed as if by teleportation and placed his hand on Miao Ling's pulse.

He poured the boundless life force of the Sky Qi into her body without restraint. After half an hour, the results were still not optimistic, and Miao Ling showed no signs of waking up.

"Boss, when I transferred the pill energy into her body, I found that the reason she remains unconscious is that her hundred meridians and bone marrow are being eroded by a very powerful poison, keeping her in a state of complete lifelessness."

Su Yang murmured, his brows furrowed, "Although the Wuji Golden Pill can revive the dead and heal the wounded, it cannot remove this bone-deep poison. Even if I use the Sky Qi to purge the toxins from her bloodstream, I cannot remove the toxins that have penetrated her bone marrow. That's why Miao Ling remains unconscious."

"If this continues, Miao Ling's life can be saved, but the deep toxins in her bones will prevent her from ever waking up..."

A thousand years ago, his most beloved woman had vanished before his eyes, and he was powerless to do anything.

After nine reincarnations and over a thousand years of immortality, Su Yang had experienced too much, with too many regrets. But no regret or pain could compare to the death of a woman he cared for in his arms.

It had never happened before, and it would not happen now.

He could not let the woman he loved die before his eyes.

Thinking of this, a hint of sorrow appeared in Su Yang's eyes, but more so, an unwavering determination. He leaned down and kissed Miao Ling's forehead, then stood up and said, "I have a world-renowned pill formula. If it can be refined, it can reshape bones and blood, creating a body with innate abilities. However, the materials needed for this pill have been extinct for a thousand years."

"Black Diamond, you once told me that the Spirit Realm contains countless treasures that have long been extinct..."

"Boss, are you going to the Spirit Realm now?"

Black Diamond understood Su Yang's intention and transmitted his thoughts, "The Spirit Realm must have the materials you need, but even if we return to the place, I cannot guarantee that we can re-enter the Spirit Realm."

"She is the woman I love, and she is in this state because she saved me. If I can save Miao Ling, I will go to the Spirit Realm, or even the eighteen levels of hell, to find a way."

Su Yang's eyes glowed with determination, "Let's set off now, to the Ten Thousand Mountains."

Watching the military aircraft carrying Su Yang fly away to the Ten Thousand Mountains in Guangxi, Old Lu turned to Old Zhou and sighed, "Believe me, in this world, the only one who can save Miao Changsheng's granddaughter is Su Yang."

"If I didn't believe you, would I have vouched for him with Miao Changsheng?"

Old Zhou smiled bitterly, "But when did Miao Changsheng become so cooperative, agreeing to not let anyone else treat his granddaughter until Su Yang returns?"

Old Lu said meaningfully, "Because that old man, like me, owes Su Yang a life."

"Moreover, I believe he realizes that his granddaughter's condition cannot be treated by medical means. If even Su Yang can't do it, who else in this world can?"

Old Zhou nodded, "I hope so. The National Security Department has already launched a major investigation into this shooting incident. You know, their target was Su Yang, and this time it was just a case of mistaken identity."

"Let them investigate. From what I know of Su Yang's character, he will take revenge on his own, but now that Miao Changsheng's granddaughter is unconscious, his mind is focused on saving her."

In the Shenyang Military Region compound, in the innermost room of Commander Miao Changsheng's residence, a room meticulously cleaned, Miao Ling, dressed in a light pink nightgown, lay on the bed like a sleeping beauty.

By her bedside, the gray-haired Miao Changsheng looked lovingly at his granddaughter and murmured, "Miao Ling, you must be alright. Grandpa is still waiting for you to get married and start a family."

At this moment, Miao Zhengxuan entered the room and repeated his suggestion, "Father, why don't you ask the great doctors from Zhongnanhai to take a look? Miao Ling is in such a state; why not try to increase the chances of her recovery?"

"Don't bring this up again. Think about it, if I were already half-dead, how could I be standing here in front of you now? If I don't keep my promise, it would be a small matter to lose credibility, but if I harm Miao Ling, we will regret it for the rest of our lives."

"Moreover, you don't know, but just now, Old Zhou and Old Lu both called me to vouch for Su Yang. You should understand what this means. Old Lu even told me that his illness was cured by Su Yang."

Hearing this, Miao Zhengxuan was deeply shaken, and his last bit of resistance finally disappeared.

The Ten Thousand Mountains, located in southeastern Guangxi, extend from Qinzhou in the northeast to the Sino-Vietnamese border in the southwest, spanning over 200 kilometers. The mountains are steep and the vegetation dense, with few people venturing there.

Now, deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains, Su Yang sat on the back of Black Diamond, who had transformed into his original form, as it sped through the forest, heading toward the mysterious area in its memory.

Although the Ten Thousand Mountains are home to many fierce beasts, with Black Diamond, a once-dominant beast that ruled the area for over a century, leading the way, not even the most ferocious beasts dared to show themselves. The mere presence of Black Diamond's powerful aura was enough to make even the most fearsome predators tremble and hold their breath until it had passed.

"Boss, this is the place."

Returning to this familiar ground, Black Diamond was also quite excited. He whipped his massive tail on the ground and pointed his head toward a steep canyon below, transmitting his thoughts, "This canyon is where the earthquake that sent me to the Spirit Realm occurred."

Leaping from Black Diamond's back, Su Yang appeared at the top of the cliff and looked down, seeing a deep and vast fissure.

Releasing his divine sense, he was surprised to find an extremely dense concentration of natural energy, far more abundant than in ordinary areas.

Since his ninth reincarnation, having cultivated the "Nine Transformations of the Sky" to the peak of the fourth level, Su Yang's divine sense allowed him to perceive natural energy far more acutely than before, even enabling him to absorb it during cultivation, greatly increasing his speed and efficiency.

Black Diamond, being a semi-dragon, also had a keen sense of natural energy and agreed, "Boss, after I escaped from the Spirit Realm, I avoided this place, but because of the abundant natural energy here, I spent most of my time near this canyon. The beasts living in the forest around this canyon are larger and smarter than those elsewhere. About five hundred years ago, there was even a white tiger that had become a spirit, but it was too arrogant and provoked me, so I devoured it."

Su Yang took a deep breath, and his 36,000 pores opened. The Sky Qi circulated rapidly within his body, greedily absorbing the surrounding natural energy at an astonishing speed.

After a while, Su Yang used his divine sense to ask, "Black Diamond, how does the natural energy in the Spirit Realm compare to this place?"

Black Diamond shook his massive head and said confidently, "How can the natural energy around this canyon compare to the Spirit Realm? A single breath of energy there is enough for me to cultivate for half a day. If the natural energy here is a small stream, the natural energy in the Spirit Realm is a mighty river, completely on a different level."

"Exactly. Without abundant natural energy, how could the Spirit Realm nurture the many rare materials needed for my pill?"

Su Yang nodded in relief and looked down at the canyon, "Old friend, let's go down and explore."

With that, Su Yang leaped off the cliff, his body following a strange trajectory as he plunged into the canyon.

With Su Yang leading the way, Black Diamond was no longer afraid and also clung to the cliff wall, quickly following him down.

After about a hundred breaths, Su Yang finally touched the ground, feeling the natural energy around him even more abundant, which increased his confidence in finding the entrance to the Spirit Realm.

Due to the limited space in the canyon, Black Diamond transformed into a small snake, coiling around Su Yang's arm.

However, to Su Yang's disappointment, after rushing forward for about ten minutes, he found that the canyon was a dead end, blocked by a mountain. Turning back, it took him about half an hour to reach another dead end, with no other path to take.

"Boss, you can't just walk or look around in this canyon. You need to use your senses," Black Diamond reminded him, having realized something.

This made Su Yang realize that he had forgotten to use his divine sense to explore.

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