"Damn it..."

Watching Igarashi ascend the high platform at the center of the grand hall, Xu Fan lay at the entrance, cursing under his breath.

It was clear by now that there was only one portion of the medicine that could save someone.

If Igarashi succeeded, it would mean facing failure himself!

Sure, he admired Igarashi for being a man of courage, but that didn't mean he could watch Asao Mai die in front of him!

Xu Fan gritted his teeth and began to crawl toward the center of the grand hall!

However, the earlier battle with those Mechanical Warriors had drained all his strength.

Exhausted, he couldn't move, let alone block Igarashi.

"Stay calm... stay calm..."

The only solution was to recover as quickly as possible.

Leaning against the wall, Xu Fan tried his best to calm himself.

Panic would only worsen the situation!

Patiently, he channeled his Inner Strength, recovering his energy while observing Igarashi on the high platform.

He didn't know what mechanism Igarashi activated, but the apparatus on the platform began to move, and a stone bed rose slowly!

Igarashi carefully placed Akiyama Tsuki on the stone bed, then took something out from his bosom.

Upon closer inspection, Xu Fan quickly recognized what it was.

The item in Igarashi's hand was the Seven Treasures Relic he had stolen from the Lingyan Pavilion earlier!

Holding the Seven Treasures Relic in one hand, a gust of wind arose in the grand hall as the relic began to ascend from his palm!

Suspended mid-air, driven by some unknown force, the relic hovered above the stone bed, suddenly emitting a burst of Mysterious Light!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The shockwave opened countless holes in the ceiling of the grand hall!

Beams of starlight shot through these holes, striking directly at the floating Seven Treasures Relic!

"This..."

The scene was astonishing for anyone watching.

The relic absorbed the starlight completely before it shot several beams of golden light onto the ground!

Affected by this golden light, a stone pillar in front of the stone bed slowly rose upward.

An ancient stone box was placed on the pillar, likely containing the medicine.

But Xu Fan's gaze wasn't on the stone pillar at that moment.

His attention was fixed on the ground, where the relic's projection was being displayed, leaving him astonished.

The projection seemed to be a map of the Underground Palace Tomb.

Not only did it detail every location, but it also marked what was placed at each spot!

"Central Grand Hall, Corpse Nurturing Pill..."

Within a few moments, Xu Fan memorized the map completely.

His eyes fell on the central grand hall where he was, pondering over the treasures marked there.

Corpse Nurturing Pill, judging by its name, was something related to Corpse Refinement.

No wonder members of the Heavenly Witch Sect traveled all the way to Dongying with plans for this Underground Palace Tomb.

"No!"

As he thought about this, Xu Fan suddenly cursed under his breath.

His gaze quickly shifted to Igarashi.

Just as he feared, Igarashi's attention was solely on the stone box.

He hadn't noticed the map projected by the Seven Treasures Relic!

Corpse Nurturing Pill, if such an elixir is consumed by Akiyama Tsuki, a dead person, it surely won't lead to anything good!

"Don't feed her!"

Seeing Igarashi take the Corpse Nurturing Pill from the stone box and move to feed it to Akiyama Tsuki, Xu Fan lying on the ground desperately shouted!

Immediately, the pill that was about to be fed to Akiyama Tsuki stopped.

Igarashi turned his head to look at Xu Fan below.

"Do you really think I'll listen to you?"

"Damn it!"

Not giving Xu Fan a chance to explain further, Igarashi coldly smirked at him and directly shoved the Corpse Nurturing Pill into Akiyama Tsuki's mouth!

With that, all the energy he had gathered dissipated!

His body went limp, and he sat heavily on the ground.

Seemingly influenced by the elixir, the starlight above the grand hall converged on Akiyama Tsuki on the stone bed!

Her body floated upwards, absorbing the starlight imbued with Spiritual Power!

Lying on the ground, Igarashi smiled with relief as he watched this scene.

Surely the elixir was working, and soon, Akiyama Tsuki would be revived!

At that time, even if he lost his life, it would be worth it.

"Kid."

Life slipping away like flowing water, Igarashi leaned against the stone bed to look at Xu Fan.

He knew if not treated, he would soon die.

And who knew how long it would take for Akiyama Tsuki to revive.

Talking a bit more to this opponent before dying wouldn't hurt.

Igarashi smiled as he looked at Xu Fan below the platform.

If not for these events, perhaps he and this young man could have been friends.

"Sorry, but in the end, I'm the one who won."

"Haha."

With his plan successfully executed, Igarashi felt no more pressure and started to mock Xu Fan.

Seeing this, Xu Fan sneered.

"Igarashi, do you really think you defeated me?"

"Look closely at what you just fed her!"

This Corpse Nurturing Pill, nearly a millennium old, who knows what disaster it would cause when consumed by a dead being!

Even if Akiyama Tsuki, dead for so many years, opened her eyes again, she wouldn't be the Akiyama Tsuki Igarashi once loved!

What revives will be nothing but a corpse that knows only bloodshed!

"What do you mean?"

Xu Fan's tense expression made Igarashi sense something was amiss.

He looked at Xu Fan warily and asked.

"See for yourself!"

Lacking patience to explain further, Xu Fan rolled his eyes at him and refused to answer.

Fortunately, Igarashi wasn't foolish, and shortly after glancing at Xu Fan, he noticed the map projected on the ground.

"Corpse Nurturing Pill?"

"No..."

Realizing the elixir he gave Akiyama Tsuki wasn't a Divine Medicine for resurrection, Igarashi cursed inwardly. Clenching his teeth, he tried to expel the Corpse Nurturing Pill from Akiyama Tsuki!

But as soon as he touched her body, the starlight surrounding her flung him away!

Like a broken kite, Igarashi flew back!

Landing heavily, he coughed up a mouthful of blood!

Ignoring his injuries, he looked up at Akiyama Tsuki floating above the stone bed and shook his head.

"How... how did it turn out like this?"

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