After hearing this, Xiao He pressed further:
"Was it because the Spirit Realm lacked the spiritual plants needed to refine the antidote, or because their cultivation was insufficient to refine it?"
Yunxi shook her head and said:
"When the Sect Master who ascended back then refined 'Lingering Affection,' it was meant to poison to death the male cultivator who had betrayed her daughter. No antidote formula was left behind. Without a formula, how could anyone refine an antidote?"
After hearing this, Xiang Sizi added:
"If there is no antidote, they can only suppress it with spiritual power. Or there is one other possibility."
Yunxi turned and asked:
"What possibility?"
"They have Immortal Pills."
Yunxi suddenly understood.
"You're right. If they have Immortal-grade Detox Pills, they might truly be able to cure this poison. But the Wuwang Ruins have been sealed for hundreds of thousands of years. Would they really still have Immortal Pills in their possession?"
The three True Venerables exchanged glances, none able to give a definite answer. The Wuwang Ruins were not a place they could set foot in. Du'e said bluntly:
"Whether they have Immortal Pills or not, we'll know if we wait and see. Now that we have poison capable of killing Evil Insects, they can no longer throw Evil Insects onto the battlefield without restraint. This has bought us time to catch our breath, which is greatly advantageous to us.
"Next, we can try to find the weak points at the passage entrance. Once Situ Xuanming and Cao Yi finish refining the new formation disks, it will be time for our counterattack. I want this battle to end before my assignment term is over."
Yutang Fengxin nodded.
"Good. From here on, we will wait and watch. However, the front lines will still require three Mahayana