Urban Martial Saint

Outside Medicine King Mountain, the Demon Gate Formation no longer posed any difficulty for Ye Qing. Accompanied by Lin Tianyou, the two effortlessly passed through the Demon Gate Formation and arrived at the village beside Medicine King Mountain.

Ye Qing had visited this village before, at that time Divine Doctor An Shiping had set up an arrangement within the village, leaving behind some members of the An Family to test future generations. Later, Lin Tianyou passed the test and became the true heir of Divine Doctor An Shiping, receiving his inheritance.

Returning to this village now, Ye Qing felt nostalgic. The two walked along the mountain road, planning to first enter the village and find a car to leave this place.

Ye Qing’s tracks had been exposed over here at Medicine King Mountain, and there was a chance that the Wanyan Family would soon receive the news. So Ye Qing had to leave quickly to avoid being pursued by members of the Wanyan Family. Although Lin Tianyou was already a Peak Master, the strength of the Wanyan Family was such that even a Peak Master might not suffice. Only Peak Masters like Shen Tianjun, Liu Mubai, the Bloody Monk, could challenge the Wanyan Family’s Peak Masters; others simply didn’t have that capability.

Just as they arrived outside the village, Ye Qing was discussing the current state of the world with Lin Tianyou. Suddenly, Lin Tianyou furrowed his brow, gestured to Ye Qing, and said in a low voice, ”Wait a moment!”

”What’s wrong?” Ye Qing asked in surprise, looking at Lin Tianyou. It was evident that Lin Tianyou seemed a bit serious; what exactly had he discovered?

Lin Tianyou didn’t reply but instead suddenly changed direction and walked toward a field nearby.

Ye Qing wasn’t sure what had happened, but he still followed closely, walking into the field with Lin Tianyou. The field spanned a considerable area; they walked about fifty meters within it, when suddenly a huge pit appeared in front of them.

Upon seeing the pit, Ye Qing’s scalp immediately tingled with shock. Because inside the pit, countless bodies lay scattered densely. Judging by their attire, it seemed they were all nearby villagers. But now, every one of them had blood streaming from all seven orifices, their bodies turned black, and they had stopped breathing.

”Who did this!” Ye Qing immediately clenched his teeth, his face filled with rage. In the pit among the corpses, there were elderly people with hair completely white, and infants who were yet to be weaned. And now all these people were lying in the pit, every person in the same state, already devoid of breath!

Lin Tianyou took a deep breath and slowly uttered three words, ”Five Poison Sect!”

”Five Poison Sect?” Ye Qing’s expression changed again; he never thought that it was the Five Poison Sect behind this. The Five Poison Sect members appeared downright inhumane, committing such a heinous act, murdering so many lives. What were they up to exactly? These people were ordinary folks; did the Five Poison Sect really have to go to such lengths? Moreover, even if these people had offended the Five Poison Sect, surely the children could not have? Why didn’t the Five Poison Sect spare even them?

”These beasts!” Ye Qing shouted angrily, turned around, and said in a deep voice, ”I must demand an explanation for this matter!”

Lin Tianyou sighed lightly and directly jumped into the pit.

”What are you doing?” Ye Qing asked in surprise, but followed Lin Tianyou and jumped down as well.

Lin Tianyou flipped over a few corpses, examined them carefully, and once again sighed.

”What’s wrong?” Ye Qing asked in surprise, noting Lin Tianyou’s expression seemed somewhat troubled.

Lin Tianyou replied, ”These people were likely just killed; some have died, and others, though still alive, won’t last much longer!”

”Just killed?” Ye Qing was shocked again, looking at Lin Tianyou and said, ”According to you, they were killed during the time we descended the mountain?”

As he thought of this, Ye Qing’s face changed immediately. Because earlier inside the mountain of Medicine King, Lin Tianyou had warned the Five Poison Sect members, telling them to leave the sect and swear not to hurt innocents anymore. And then, the Five Poison Sect members went on to kill so many people here, as if deliberately defying Lin Tianyou. Does this imply the Five Poison Sect is confident enough to beat Lin Tianyou?

Ye Qing wasn’t sure about the real strength of the Five Poison Sect, but from the battle inside Medicine King Mountain, Ye Qing didn’t have high regard for them. If the Five Poison Sect was powerful enough, Ye Qing would have been captured long ago and wouldn’t have had the chance to escape to Medicine King Mountain. Therefore, the strength of the Five Poison Sect was still insufficient to provoke Lin Tianyou. If they lack the strength, then why are they engaging in activities like this, directly provoking Lin Tianyou?

”The Five Poison Sect knows me quite well!” Lin Tianyou remarked, ”These people were poisoned with the Five Poisons Powder, a kind of poison with strong potency that kills quickly. And this poison is peculiar; due to the varying amounts of the five poisons used, the antidote also varies. Hence, Five Poisons Powder does not have a fixed antidote; it must be configured based on the amount of poison used!”

Ye Qing had previously been poisoned with Five Poisons Powder. However, the Five Poisons Powder was ineffective against Ye Qing. Not to mention the Mu Ling he carried, just the three forces within his body ensured he would never be poisoned. But this Five Poisons Powder was deadly for these villagers who lacked any martial arts. These villagers all died under the Five Poisons Powder.

”No wonder Divine Doctor An Shiping wanted you to destroy the Five Poison Sect. It seems that Senior An understands them well!” Ye Qing said solemnly, ”People like those in the Five Poison Sect, even killing them all would not dissipate this anger; they are truly despicable!”

Lin Tianyou sighed and continued, ”The people from the Five Poison Sect know that I will go looking for them, and in fact, they are also thinking of ways to deal with me!”

”Deal with you?” Ye Qing glanced at Lin Tianyou and said, ”Their power is not strong, if it comes to fighting, they are definitely not your match. As for using poison, there’s no need to worry about that. You’re the heir of Divine Doctor An Shiping, their poison is useless against you!”

”The problem is, they won’t confront me head-on!” Lin Tianyou looked at the corpses in the pit and said, ”Instead, they use this method to deplete my strength first!”

”Meaning?” Ye Qing asked in surprise, as Lin Tianyou had been sighing since he came in, leaving Ye Qing puzzled about what he was thinking.

Lin Tianyou gave a bitter smile and said, ”I am the heir of Divine Doctor An Shiping, so it’s impossible for me to ignore those in need. Furthermore, these people died because of me. If I don’t save them, I’ll never be at peace for the rest of my life!”

”Ah?” Ye Qing looked at the hundreds of corpses in the pit and said, ”You... you don’t mean to revive all these people, do you?”

”I must save them!” Lin Tianyou replied.

Ye Qing’s expression froze immediately; there were hundreds of corpses in this pit. Lin Tianyou is the heir of Divine Doctor An Shiping and could bring recently deceased people back to life, something Ye Qing did not doubt. But the key issue was whether reviving hundreds of people was even feasible?

”Saving so many people at once, is it possible?” Ye Qing anxiously asked.

”Saving people isn’t hard; the difficulty lies in detoxifying them!” Lin Tianyou said.

”Detoxifying?” Ye Qing was momentarily stunned.

”Yes, detoxifying!” Lin Tianyou nodded and said, ”To revive them, just use the medicine left by my master to stimulate their life force. However, the most crucial thing is detoxification. Even if we bring them back, if the poison isn’t cured, they’ll die again. It’s completely pointless!”

”Detoxifying is easier than reviving someone, right?” Ye Qing reached into his pocket and grabbed the Mu Ling he always carried.

”Precisely, this is the most troublesome part.” Lin Tianyou said, ”If they were poisoned with something else, I could mix an antidote on the spot and get them to take it, detoxifying them, and then revive them. But the antidote for this Five Poisons Powder is not so easily formulated. Even if I figure out the proportions of the five poisons, it would take a week to concoct the antidote!”

Ye Qing nodded, a week’s time sure wasn’t feasible. In a week, these corpses would probably have decomposed, then what’s left to save?

”The most critical point of my master’s Life Restoration Technique is that the person must have died not long ago. If too much time has passed, even the best medicine can’t bring them back,” Lin Tianyou said. ”Preparing an antidote on the fly is simply too late. So, to detoxify, we must use inner strength to force out the poison. The Five Poison Sect did this to deliberately deplete my inner strength. With these hundreds of people, even if I exhaust my inner strength, I might not be able to save them all. But once my inner strength is depleted, the Five Poison Sect will immediately come to kill me. It’s a well-calculated scheme!”

Ye Qing suddenly realized, no wonder Lin Tianyou kept sighing, this was the reason.

”To detoxify, you don’t necessarily need an antidote!” Ye Qing took out the Mu Ling and said, ”This is the Mu Ling I got from the Miao Borderlands; it can detoxify all poisons in the world. With this Mu Ling, you can detoxify them too!”

”Mu Ling?” Lin Tianyou was clearly surprised, took the Mu Ling, and examined it closely, saying, ”I never thought something like this truly existed. The treasure of the Miao Borderlands is indeed this Mu Ling. It was recorded on the tree left by my master, but I had never seen it before!”

Ye Qing said, ”I’ve tested the Mu Ling’s effects, detoxifying is definitely not a problem, it can help you clear the Five Poisons Powder from these bodies!”

Lin Tianyou gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and handed the Mu Ling back to Ye Qing, saying, ”The Mu Ling is indeed a detoxifying treasure, but in this situation, it can’t detoxify!”

”Why?” Ye Qing asked in surprise, the Mu Ling can detoxify any poison, how can’t it detoxify the Five Poisons Powder?

Lin Tianyou looked at the corpses in the pit and said word by word, ”Because they are already dead!”