I shuddered all over, my face turning much paler. I abruptly turned around, and in the dark distance of the island, a gaunt old man stood there quietly. I could not make out his eyes at all, seeing only his solitary figure, which looked just like a ghost!
I glanced at the Black Peony in my hand. It was icy cold, constantly polluting my aura, and making my expression look rather grim. I looked at him and said, "I thought this was an unclaimed corrupted land, so I was curious to see that plants could grow here. I took one of your medicinal flowers just to study it after returning. If you dislike it, I'll return it to you."
"Hehe, now that you've plucked it, the flower is useless to me. But I've also lost this flower. How do you plan to compensate me?" The old man slowly moved toward me. His figure did not sway in the slightest, making him look like a zombie. Under the reflection of my violet light, his appearance soon became clear before my eyes!
My expression darkened further. His eyes were gloomy, yet he had not been corrupted. His face was pale, yet there was no black aura. Even the aura around his body was resisting the erosion of the corruption.
"What compensation do you want?" I asked in a deep voice.
"Give me part of whatever treasure you have that can resist the corruption, and we'll call it even. I don't often come to this medicinal field, but since I came and happened to run into you, we'll have to settle this matter properly." The old man did not deny that he was a normal immortal cultivator. In fact, he even revealed that this place was his medicinal field!
This made my entire