The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

"The following matter is also related to Tianfan!" Tian Chu Zhenren said.

"Related to me?" Ye Tianfan was a bit puzzled. What matter could be related to him?

"Yes, do you still remember the heart of the nine-headed demon dragon you found earlier?" Tian Chu Zhenren asked.

"Of course I know, wasn't it being studied by the Sect Leader?" Ye Tianfan replied, "Did they discover something new?"

Tian Chu Zhenren shook his head and then said directly, "Inside the heart of the nine-headed demon dragon, they found a cup, but the cup was severely damaged and turned to ash after being removed from the heart."

"A cup?" Ye Tianfan was also puzzled. What's with this cup? Could it possibly take all the Jade Liquid with it?

Wait, a cup, a dragon? Could it really be that coincidental?

"Master, does the cup have any distinguishing features?" Ye Tianfan asked Tian Chu Zhenren.

"Features? It's silver with a dragon, does that count? I didn't notice anything else because it weathered away too quickly!" Tian Chu Zhenren responded.

Hearing this, Ye Tianfan was stunned. A silver cup with a dragon, could it be the Jiulong Cup? It's very likely to be the Jiulong Cup.

A nine-headed demon dragon and a Jiulong Cup, they really do match.

Could it be that the Jiulong Cup is hidden within the heart of the nine-headed demon dragon, and does that mean there is hope for me to return?

Thinking of this, Ye Tianfan got excited, but then he was doused with cold water, as he suddenly remembered what his master just said about the cup turning to ash after being removed from the heart.

This shows that the cup cannot leave the heart of the nine-headed demon dragon, otherwise, it dries up.

The Jiulong Cup isn't like this, is it? Could it be that the Jiulong Cup has some special way to be opened?

Ye Tianfan thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason. However, since there is a clue about the Jiulong Cup, if I find the heart of the nine-headed demon dragon again in the future, I might as well pay attention and try not to take out the cup, but instead, take the whole heart along and see if thunder can strike me back through it.

Thinking of this made Ye Tianfan feel renewed motivation, as there was now a sliver of hope, and hope brings drive.

"There is another thing, after the cup weathered away, the spiritual energy fluctuations of the nine-headed demon dragon's heart also disappeared, as if the cup took all the spiritual energy from the heart with it," Tian Chu Zhenren said somewhat awkwardly.

After all, strictly speaking, this was Ye Tianfan's possession, his trophy. They researched it so thoroughly to end up with just a bowl of Jade Liquid, and then they made no progress.

It was such a difficulty to make some progress, only to encounter this situation, wasn't it frustrating? It's even embarrassing to tell the disciple about it, especially when a lake of Jade Liquid, a rare treasure, just disappeared without a trace.

Why it was considered gone is because, although there was no progress in developing the heart of the nine-headed demon dragon, its spiritual energy fluctuations were substantial at least. But now, the same moment the cup vanished, the heart of the nine-headed demon dragon showed no fluctuations of spiritual energy at all, which certainly raises questions.

After the analysis conducted by Tian Chu Zhenren and the elders, it's been concluded that there are two possible scenarios: the first is that the cup took the Jade Liquid; the second is that removing the cup triggered a mechanism, locking the heart, which would require some specific conditions to be opened again.

Everyone leans more toward the second scenario, as it's hard to believe a small cup could take away a lake-sized Jade Liquid!

Ye Tianfan also felt it was unlikely that the Jade Liquid was taken by the cup and believed it might have been locked.

Ye Tianfan wasn't too concerned, knowing the Jade Liquid's exceptional effects and immense value, but he couldn't use it now, so he wasn't in a hurry when he couldn't use it.

This is one of Ye Tianfan's good qualities; he's pretty easygoing by nature.

At this time, Senior Brother Zhichu stood up and said to Tian Chu Zhenren, "Junior Brother Tian Chu, is there anything else? If not, I need to go back and discuss the setup of the Array."

"No, nothing more, Senior Brother Zhichu, you can go back first. If there is anything, you can find me at any time," Tian Chu Zhenren replied.

Senior Brother Zhichu nodded and then turned to leave.

After seeing Senior Brother Zhichu leave, Ye Tianfan quietly asked Tian Chu Zhenren, "Master, what were the findings you mentioned to Senior Brother Zhichu earlier?"

"You mean earlier!" Tian Chu Zhenren said, "After you left the camp to find materials, that woman from before summoned a bunch of things, and I went to verify it, everything she said was untrue."

"And what was the result, Master?" Ye Tianfan asked curiously.

"The result!" Tian Chu Zhenren stopped talking, then his eyes seemed vacant as if recalling something.

Seeing Tian Chu Zhenren's expression, Ye Tianfan knew his master was contemplating something and that it was probably not good news, so he chose to remain silent.

After a while, Tian Chu Zhenren sighed deeply and said, "In my investigation of this matter, I found many items left by the group, although I did not meet any of them, I did get a rough idea of their identities."

Ye Tianfan remained silent, watching Tian Chu Zhenren, awaiting his next words.

"You should know of the Western Land?" Tian Chu Zhenren asked.

"Yes, Master, I know," Ye Tianfan replied.

"Good, knowing is good. The Western Land is the source of evil qi, but there is a tribe that has been guarding it, erecting a long barricade to block the evil qi from invading the continent; their merit is immeasurable!" Tian Chu Zhenren said and sighed.

"Master, if their merit is immeasurable, why do you sigh?" Ye Tianfan asked, puzzled.

"It's because their merit is immeasurable that I sigh. The clues I found this time are related to them. You see, they have guarded us under harsh conditions for thousands of years. If they are indeed the culprits of this incident, how should we of the righteous path treat them?" Tian Chu Zhenren sighed.