Chapter 690: Zhang Xuan Rescues the Beast

After rescuing the spirit beast, the group hurried toward the thatched hut.

Soon, they saw the stone tablet and the hill-like grave again.

"Open it!"

Knowing the urgency, Zhang Xuan said nothing more and waved his hand.

Elder Qian nodded, raised his brows, and grabbed fiercely.

Rumble!

Vast true qi surged, wild energy scattered everywhere, and under his push, the hill's vegetation gradually cleared, revealing a huge tomb chamber.

"You built a tomb chamber? There might still be hope..."

Seeing that Elder Qian hadn't simply buried it, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Whether the chamber was large or small, it provided some space, and with the soil's gaps allowing air in, the beast wouldn't have been suffocated alive.

It was a blessing in disguise.

Pushing open the tomb door, the group filed in and saw a spacious room with a huge Dragon Rock Beast lying flat on the ground.

This massive creature was as hard as stone; though fifty years had passed, it showed no signs of decay.

"As expected of a Dragon Rock Beast..."

Zhang Xuan nodded after a glance.

Any ordinary spirit beast buried for fifty years without care would likely be dead or rotten.

The Dragon Rock Beast, with dragon bloodline and rock-hard skin, remained largely intact despite the decades.

"Quickly fetch a physician..."

Seeing the "corpse" unchanged, Elder Qian, filled with excitement, turned to Han Chong.

"Teacher, Master Zhang is... a very skilled physician!"

Han Chong hurriedly said.

"Oh, right, Master Zhang, I beg you to save the Dragon Rock Beast..."

Elder Qian couldn't help saying, his knees weakening as if to kneel.

The Dragon Rock Beast was his companion; he had lived in self-blame every day, never expecting to see it alive again. He hadn't even dreamed it was still alive!

If it could be saved, he wouldn't hesitate even to die, let alone kneel.

Of course, there was also more guilt.

The beast nearly died saving him, yet he, not understanding its words, had buried it underground for fifty years...

If it couldn't be saved, he might truly not be able to go on, dying from guilt.

"Elder Qian, no need to be polite. If I can save it, I will!"

Knowing the other's feelings, Zhang Xuan said nothing more and walked to the huge Dragon Rock Beast, lightly touching it with his finger.

Then he pretended to circle it, lowering his head in thought.

After a moment, he came back. Seeing his serious expression, Elder Qian tensed up and couldn't help asking, "Can it... be saved?"

"It is indeed not dead, but..." Zhang Xuan hesitated. "Buried underground for fifty years, its vitality has been cut off. To save it, we need pills to activate vitality and spirit stones!"

"Pills to activate vitality? I have three [Staircase Creation Pills], effective even for Mortal Deity 8 True Staircase experts!"

Hall Master Qin stepped forward, offering a jade bottle.

"I also have two [Life Pills], excellent for activating vitality!" Another elder came over.

"I have no pills, but plenty of spirit stones. Here are five hundred mid-grade spirit stones..."

They were all decades-long friends of Elder Qian. If the Dragon Rock Beast could be saved, it would not only comfort Elder Qian but also greatly boost the Beast Hall's strength.

"Good!"

Seeing the growing pile of items, Zhang Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

"I also need Five Element Formation Flags, Purple Bamboo Ink, three large buckets of beast blood—no need for anything else, just from that Purple Winged Sky Bear outside... and Pale Green Incense, Purple Ling Smoke..."

Seeing that Hall Master Qin and the elders had gathered the vitality-restoring pills and spirit stones, Zhang Xuan inwardly marveled at the Beast Hall's wealth and continued listing dozens more items.

"These..."

Hearing these items, everyone frowned, full of confusion.

The vitality pills and spirit stones they could understand, as they were life-related, but what use were Pale Green Incense and Purple Ling Smoke?

"I've heard of Pale Green Incense; it has a soul-stabilizing effect and is commonly used by Soul Shamans..."

An elder suddenly recalled and couldn't help saying.

"Soul Shaman?" Everyone was startled.

This profession had vanished from history for tens of thousands of years. Could this young man be one?

"Just some special techniques, nothing to do with Soul Shamans!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand. "Also, prepare for me three-foot silver needles, one hundred and eight of them, and a cup of Green Tail Snake saliva!"

Soul Shamans were wiped out by the Master Teacher Academy back then; even if he knew, he couldn't admit it. Anyway, they didn't know the specifics.

"Green Tail Snake saliva? That's a deadly poison..."

Hall Master Qin couldn't help saying.

He didn't know what Pale Green Incense and Purple Ling Smoke were for, but he knew Green Tail Snake saliva well.

A single drop could instantly kill a Mortal Deity 8 expert. What was it for?

"Poison can not only kill but sometimes save lives!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"Using poison to save lives? That's a... Poison Master's method..."

Everyone gasped again.

Though the young man didn't say it, poison wasn't used recklessly. Using it to save lives required a Poison Master.

Wasn't he a physician? How could he know Soul Shaman techniques and Poison Master methods?

And beast tamer, master teacher, ancient beast language...

What else couldn't he do?

"Alright, that's all. Go prepare quickly!" Having listed everything, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"Yes, I'll have it prepared immediately!"

Elder Qian nodded and hurried out.

Indeed, the Beast Hall's resources were astonishing. The items Zhang Xuan requested were not only rare but spanned several professions, a messy assortment. Any ordinary guild would never find them, but the Beast Hall gathered everything in less than three hours.

They even prepared extra copies of some items, fearing a shortage at a critical moment.

"Alright, everything is ready. Everyone, please leave. I need absolute quiet during the treatment. Without my instruction, I ask you to guard the outside and let no one disturb me!"

Zhang Xuan had expected these items to take at least three or four days to gather, but they were ready so quickly. He sighed inwardly, then looked around and waved his hand.

His subsequent treatment involved many things, and he would need to constantly consult the Library of Heaven's Path. Having outsiders watch would inevitably cause trouble.

"Alright!"

Elder Qian nodded and withdrew with Hall Master Qin and the others. Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei'er exchanged glances and also left. Soon, only Zhang Xuan remained in the tomb chamber.

Looking at the prepared items, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist and stored them in his storage ring.

Then he frowned, flicked his wrist again, and threw out the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation disk.

These items weren't for himself but were genuinely meant for the Dragon Rock Beast.

Back then, the beast had exhausted its essence blood to save Elder Qian. Under normal circumstances, replenishing its blood, giving it nourishing items, or nurturing it with spiritual energy for a few years would revive it.

But Elder Qian had done nothing...

The underground palace had extremely sparse spiritual energy; the beast couldn't even sustain its life. After fifty years, though not dead, its life hung by a thread, like a candle in the wind, ready to go out at any moment.

Any other physician, even a seven-star, eight-star, or nine-star, would likely find it hopeless, but Zhang Xuan was different.

He possessed Heaven's Path true qi, pure as water. As long as there was a spark of life, he could keep it alive.

However, Heaven's Path true qi alone wasn't enough. The beast had lost essence blood and been buried for decades; it also needed vitality-enhancing medicine and ample spiritual energy support.

More importantly... Soul Shaman techniques!

As that elder guessed, Pale Green Incense and Purple Ling Smoke were indeed Soul Shaman items. The beast's soul, though not in deep slumber like Lu Chong's back then, had been unconscious for fifty years, and the situation was similar.

These soul-summoning items were needed to restore it and bring it back to life.

As for Green Tail Snake saliva, Hall Master Qin was right—it was a deadly poison. But it wasn't for killing; it was to stimulate acupoints, using poison to rouse the body.

In this treatment, techniques from beast taming, Soul Shamanism, medicine, poison, and master teaching were all employed.

Anyone else would find it impossible; only Zhang Xuan, this freak, could manage it.

The formation disk landed, and Zhang Xuan threw in the spirit stones given by the elder. Immediately, spiritual energy swirled, enveloping the Dragon Rock Beast's "corpse."

With a flick of his finger, the prepared silver needles appeared in his palm. Dipping them in Green Tail Snake saliva, his figure turned into lightning, and with a light flick of his five fingers, in the blink of an eye, one hundred and eight silver needles flew out, sealing the Dragon Rock Beast's one hundred and eight acupoints.

The Dragon Rock Beast was an extremely rare spirit beast. Over tens of thousands of years, no more than a handful of beast tamers had tamed it. Thus, its suspended animation was unknown and unrecorded.

Even its acupoints were unknown. Zhang Xuan only learned their distribution after reading the books formed in the Library of Heaven's Path.

After sealing the acupoints, Zhang Xuan moved faster and faster, placing Pale Green Incense and Purple Ling Smoke in special positions and lighting them. Then he sat cross-legged and focused his mind.

Boom!

His soul left his body.

In the air, his soul activated the Eye of Insight, surveyed the area, and suddenly hooked his palm toward a certain spot.

The movement was light, like a lover's summons.

Hum!

Seeming to feel his call, the silver needles at that spot emitted a clear ring, like wind chimes in the breeze.

Soul Shaman special technique—Soul Summoning Hand!

He had obtained the complete Soul Shaman inheritance from Mo Hunsheng back then, and the Soul Summoning Hand was one of them. Once executed, even a soul sunk in oblivion could be forcibly pulled out.

It could even easily strip a living person's soul.

The beast's soul had slept for fifty years; normal methods would struggle to wake it, so this extreme technique was necessary.

Success or death!

Gurgle gurgle!

After the silver needles rang for a while, the originally lying Dragon Rock Beast suddenly stirred, slowly raising its body as if about to come to life.

"Not right..." Seeing this, Zhang Xuan's face darkened instead of rejoicing.