Bai Feng's Preparations, Poison Cleansing Spirit Array

Bai Feng's Preparations, the Poison Cleansing Spirit Array

"Junior Brother, let's speak plainly."

"Do you want to leave?"

More than ten li from the cave dwelling, Bai Feng suddenly took the initiative to speak. He turned around and looked at Qin Yang with a solemn expression.

He gave Qin Yang quite a fright.

Naturally, he desperately wanted to leave. But he had never expected Bai Feng, who had followed the Old Devil for so long, to harbor the same thoughts.

At first, he made no move, merely watched the other man in silence.

After all, he had no idea whether this was a deliberate attempt to trick him or a genuine outpouring of feeling.

In this hellish place, protecting himself was what mattered most.

Seeing that Qin Yang remained silent, Bai Feng let out a deep sigh.

"Do you know, Junior Brother Qin? I'm actually just like you all."

"A year ago, I too was a prisoner brought here by force. I nearly died. I was only lucky enough that the old bastard had me work for him."

"For the past year, I've suffered day and night, every moment wishing to escape this place and return to my parents' side."

"I know very well that you must feel the same way, Junior Brother Qin!"

Bai Feng revealed this of his own accord, speaking each word with deliberate weight. There was hatred in his eyes, along with unwillingness to accept his fate.

That was not an act.

Qin Yang felt that Bai Feng before him was not lying to deceive him.

So it was not only him. Even the disciples working for Old Devil Xuan Chengzi at his side wanted to escape his control!

Seeing that Qin Yang still said nothing, Bai Feng gritted his teeth.

"Junior Brother Qin, I know you don't trust me, but I truly want to join forces with you."

"The other two Senior Brothers have already gone numb. I've tested the waters with them many times, but they simply wouldn't budge."

"You only just became that old bastard's disciple. I truly can't bear to watch you sink into this mire!"

"Over this past year, I've made my preparations. I'm at least ninety percent certain that I can escape that old bastard's control!"

He honestly laid bare his trump card, yet that only alarmed Qin Yang further.

Qin Yang could not help speaking up.

"If you're so confident, you can leave on your own. Why insist on bringing me along?"

"And besides, we've already left the cave dwelling. Can't we escape now?"

At those words, Bai Feng revealed a bitter expression and shook his head. "If only it were that simple."

"If I'm not mistaken, you should have taken the Soul Locking Pill poison that old bastard gave you too, right?"

"What's wrong with it?"

Qin Yang's heart tightened. From the moment Xuan Chengzi had taken out the Soul Locking Pill and made him swallow it, he had noticed something strange.

He simply did not know the pill's true purpose, so he had not pursued the matter further.

Bai Feng nodded. "That's no good thing. It's a poison pill used to control you and me."

"Once you take the Soul Locking Pill, you must obtain an antidote every month to suppress the poison. Otherwise, the poison will flare up within three days, and you'll die as your entire body turns into pus and blood!"

"It took me a whole year to painstakingly learn and gather this crucial information. Otherwise, why do you think I didn't just run?"

As he spoke, pain showed on his face.

Without question, this struck Qin Yang like a heavy blow.

When he had taken the Soul Locking Pill, he had not felt anything unusual within his body, so he had subconsciously chosen to ignore it.

But now it seemed that this was the key restraint binding them.

Once they left Xuan Chengzi, without an antidote, they would only die a death beyond miserable!

"No wonder the Old Devil wasn't worried at all about us coming out to gather herbs. He'd already laid his plans and secretly held our lives and deaths in his hands."

Qin Yang clenched his fists.

That Old Devil was truly hateful!

"Fortunately, over the past year, I've successfully found a solution."

"Half a year ago, by a twist of fate, I obtained a Poison Cleansing Spirit Array. After secretly setting it up for some time, it has finally been completed. But because I had no one to help me activate the formation, it was delayed until now."

Bai Feng continued, looking at Qin Yang with hopeful eyes.

"You want me to help you activate the grand array and purge the poison?"

Qin Yang immediately understood what he meant.

"Exactly. Rest assured, Junior Brother Qin. So long as you're willing to help, I can first assist you in activating the Poison Cleansing Spirit Array and remove the Soul Locking Pill poison from your body first. What do you say?"

Bai Feng looked as anxious as if his heart were on fire. Clearly, he could no longer wait to rid himself of the Soul Locking Pill poison and escape the devil's clutches as soon as possible.

Qin Yang was tempted as well.

After thinking it over, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.

"Alright, we'll do as you say." He nodded in agreement.

Bai Feng was overjoyed and cupped his fists in salute.

Right after that, he immediately led the way.

According to him, in order to keep Xuan Chengzi from discovering it, he had set up the Poison Cleansing Spirit Array more than thirty miles away from the cave dwelling.

The two walked from morning until dusk before finally arriving.

"This is the place, Junior Brother Qin. Come take a look!"

Bai Feng pointed ahead.

It was a mountain hollow, sealed off on all sides, without even the slightest breeze stirring.

At the center of the hollow stood the Spirit Array he had set up in advance.

A layer of cloth had been spread over it, and the tattered cloth was further covered with weeds and leaves to ensure no one would find it!

"What do I need to do?"

Qin Yang looked at the orderly Spirit Array arranged in a circle on the ground but did not step forward.

"It's very simple. Junior Brother, you only need to sit cross-legged in the center of the formation. I'll activate the Spirit Array and remove the pill poison from your body."

"Oh, right, Junior Brother—you've already entered Qi Refining, haven't you?"

Bai Feng asked.

"I just reached the Qi Refining First Layer." Qin Yang scratched his head.

"Then that's perfect. There's a trace of Spiritual Power in your body, so you can absorb the power of the Spirit Array yourself. You only need to sit inside!"

"..."

Qin Yang could not shake the feeling that something was off.

Everything had gone a little too smoothly.

Although the system meant he did not bear much psychological burden—at worst, he could just start over after dying—he still could not understand why Bai Feng, someone with no ties to him, would choose to help him remove the Soul Locking Pill poison first.

"Let me help you cleanse your poison first, Senior Brother."

Qin Yang spoke, only to find that Bai Feng's expression remained perfectly normal, without the slightest change.

"No problem. I'll have to trouble you, Junior Brother. I buried spirit stones beneath this Spirit Array. You only need to circulate the Spiritual Power within your body to revive the array!"

Bai Feng said as he sat cross-legged in the center of the formation.

Before long, Qin Yang did as he said, and the Spirit Array indeed began to operate.

Strands of pure power emerged, continuously flowing into Bai Feng's body like fluorescent light.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, black smoke rose from Bai Feng's body. With a shudder, he sprang to his feet, clearly having succeeded completely.

"Many thanks for your help, Junior Brother Qin."

"Now it's my turn to help you. Don't worry, I keep my word!"

Bai Feng said.

Seeing no abnormalities, and with the other party indeed appearing sincere, Qin Yang sat cross-legged in the center of the Spirit Array as well.

There were no accidents.

A quarter of an hour later, Qin Yang felt as though shackles inside his body had been unlocked.

But before he could rejoice, an intense surge of pain followed, making him feel as if all his internal organs had rotted away!

Something was wrong!