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Chapter 1116: Chapter 1116: Coming Out of the Mountain
On the ice bed, the man slowly opened his eyes.
Within those eyes, it seemed as though snowflakes were falling.
Hiss...
Accompanied by a loud noise,
the mist on the man’s body evaporated rapidly as if scorched by high heat.
In just half a minute,
his clothes were dry.
It was a black python robe embroidered with golden threads.
On the ice bed, the mist also dissipated, leaving only a wooden board.
After hundreds of years in this intensely cold place, the board hadn’t deformed even slightly.
Perfectly intact.
In contrast, the ice pillow under the man’s head completely vanished, revealing a jade stone encased in the center.
Black jade!
The people around knelt trembling near the man, not daring to raise their heads.
After a long while,
the man slowly sat up.
He took the black jade into his mouth.
"Ah..."
He sighed deeply.
"Medicine King Valley’s twenty-first generation Supreme Elder, Zain Ellsworth, pays homage to the Medicine God!"
The leading elder slowly raised his head and began to speak with a tremble.
He folded his hands together in a respectful manner.
"Pays homage to the Medicine God!"
Behind Zain Ellsworth, a group of Medicine King Valley elders bowed deeply.
"I don’t like pomp and circumstance,"
the man observed his own hands and gently touched his cheeks,
seeming quite satisfied.
"What year and month is it now?"
He twisted his neck and stretched his muscles.
"Response to the Medicine God! It is April 9th of the year 2020!"
Zain Ellsworth spoke, unable to stop himself from examining the man before him.
The legend that had circulated in Medicine King Valley for hundreds of years was now being witnessed by him in person!
After generations of Supreme Elders passed away, many in Medicine King Valley had lost hope in the legend.
Different voices had even begun to emerge within. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Waiting was the most torturous thing.
Since the Medicine God’s feigned death and his body was placed on this ice bed, doubts within Medicine King Valley had never ceased.
After the previous Supreme Elder died, the next one had to rush from Medicine King Valley to Boulevard to start the endless waiting.
Generations came and went here.
Next to it, the Ice Cave acted as a mortuary.
When the Supreme Elder guarding the Medicine God felt his days were numbered,
he would leave a will and go alone into the Ice Cave to quietly await death.
Nowadays, there were already hundreds of ice-entombed bodies inside that Ice Cave.
Fear and anxiety were deeply buried in every person’s heart.
At last, the Medicine God was resurrected!
Resurrected in their generation!
The hope and trust Medicine King Valley had placed for hundreds of years had finally become reality!
"I hear some have grown impatient."
The man sat on the ice bed, showing no intention of getting down.
He turned to look at the Medicine King Valley elders below.
"Medicine God, you might... might have heard wrong..."
Zain Ellsworth slightly lowered his head and said, "From the Supreme Elder to the ordinary Disciple of Medicine King Valley, all await eagerly for the Medicine King’s awakening! For this, we are willing to wait a lifetime!"
After he spoke, the elders of Medicine King Valley immediately echoed, "Willing to wait a lifetime!"
Silence.
Inside the cold cellar, only breaths could be heard.
"Ivan Ellsworth."
The man sighed deeply and waved his hand, "Come."
"Yes!"
The old man named Ivan Ellsworth trembled but stood up and hurried over.
"Ivan Ellsworth, meets the Medicine God!"
He bowed deeply before the ice bed.
"Ivan Ellsworth, I seem to have heard you dislike staying here," the man asked with a smile, "It seems there was such an incident, wasn’t there?"
"Medicine God is perceptive!"
Thump!
Ivan Ellsworth immediately knelt on the ground, his head bowed deeply, "Ivan Ellsworth has no second heart!"
"Stand up, there’s no need for this."
The Medicine God’s face kept a smile.
He appeared to be only in his thirties.
Yet, there were a few strands of white in his hair.
"Come, come before me."
The Medicine God slightly waved his hand, and Ivan Ellsworth immediately got up, walking over shakily.
While walking, he didn’t forget to look back at his companions.
"Would you be willing to guard this ice cave for the rest of your life?"
The Medicine God asked with a smile.
"I would!"
Ivan Ellsworth answered solemnly.
"Come, let me take a good look at how charming this generation’s Medicine King Valley Elder is!"
The Medicine God extended a hand, gently touching Ivan Ellsworth’s face.
"Ah..."
The moment his face was touched, Ivan Ellsworth let out a scream.
The hand of the Medicine God, as if possessing magic, froze Ivan Ellsworth immediately!
The frost started at his face, slowly spreading to his entire body.
At last,
Ivan Ellsworth turned into an ice sculpture,
his expression still filled with terror.
"Oh! How careless."
The Medicine God blamed himself regretfully, then chuckled, "But no matter, you had just said that you were willing to stay here forever."
Having said that, he slowly rose, stepping down from the ice bed.
Below,
the Elders bowed their heads, not daring to make a sound.
They were frightened to the extreme.
Three days ago, Ivan Ellsworth had complained, saying he no longer wished to stay here.
As a result, he ended up in this ghostly state.
And with just a light touch, the Medicine God could freeze Ivan Ellsworth!
This power was too terrifying!
"Don’t be afraid."
The Medicine God, noticing the Elders’ worries, spoke up to comfort them, "He’s just staying here, after all."
After saying this, the Medicine God touched Ivan Ellsworth’s head with his finger.
Crack!
A crisp sound.
A head fell to the ground.
Even the blood was absent.
In just a few seconds, he was entirely frozen!
To freeze a Grandmaster!
This power, how terrifying!
"Ah! I accidentally knocked his head off."
The Medicine God bent down, picking up Ivan Ellsworth’s head, his fingers exerting a slight pressure.
Crack!
The ice shattered into pieces.
"Let’s go! Let’s go back and see."
The Medicine God stretched out his body, turning his back, looking towards the cave entrance.
Outside, the snow was thick.
The wind fiercely blew!
"Several hundred years have passed." He walked to the cave entrance, stretching out a hand to let the snowflakes fall into his palm.
"The times, I fear, are about to change."
Hundreds of years ago, he had competed in a medicine duel!
The result was a deadly poison seizing his heart!
With no other options, he had to seal his own vitality!
And as his consciousness faded, per the secret left by the ancestral master, he arranged for the Medicine King Valley Elder to take his body to Boulevard Mountain.
Everyone knew of the genius Medicine King’s fall, but they didn’t know he still had a spark of life.
Everyone thought that the young man won the contest, yet they didn’t know the Medicine God had secretly planted a disaster in the medicine.
Some poisons act on the spot.
Some poisons can lie dormant for hundreds of years!
"Boulevard Mountain is a blessed land! In the early years, the ancestral master passed by here and discovered a secret."
The Medicine God turned around, smiling at the Elders, "Gentlemen, do you know what this secret is?"
"We do not!"
The Elders all bowed their heads.
The death of Ivan Ellsworth filled them with fear.
They couldn’t fathom nor predict the Medicine God’s thoughts.
"The secret lies right beneath your feet."
The Medicine God slowly lifted his hand, taking a deep breath.
Whoosh!
The fierce wind blew.
Mixed with flying snow, it poured into the ice cave.
Apart from Zain Ellsworth,
all the Elders turned into ice sculptures.
"Let’s go, I need a loyal servant." The Medicine God smiled, looking at the terrified Zain Ellsworth, calmly saying, "One is enough!"
