Life Poison

Ever since Ning Qi learned of the Heaven-Earth Anomaly from the scenes buried deep within Yuan Tiansheng's bloodline, he had been extremely wary of it. The fate of the Silver Giant Ape constantly served as a warning to him.

Later, he met Old Daoist Baishan.

The three words "cannot be spoken" raised the wariness in his heart another level.

Then came his experiments with the Blade Demon, which made him understand that there truly was something extremely poisonous within the Spiritual Qi. This poisonous thing existed between the real and the unreal, was exceedingly strange, and contained some kind of power Ning Qi could not comprehend. For a time, it even trapped him at a bottleneck in his deductions, until he obtained the True Martial Inheritance today and finally resolved it.

But even so.

One doubt after another still lingered in Ning Qi's mind.

What was this poisonous thing? Where did it come from? Why had it suddenly merged into the heavens and earth? He awaited the answers.

When he heard Ning Qi's question, the Hunchbacked Elder immediately fell silent, a complicated look appearing in his eyes.

"He wasn't wrong. It truly is 'cannot be spoken,' because he couldn't withstand the backlash." The aged voice slowly rang out. The old man stared at Ning Qi. "But I can."

Ning Qi instantly felt the pressure.

The truth required enduring backlash before it could be spoken. No wonder the Martial Saints had avoided mentioning it. Even after such a long time, not the slightest record existed.

He fell silent, unsure whether he should continue asking.

Obviously.

The price was not small.

The Hunchbacked Elder patted Ning Qi on the shoulder and said with an emotional laugh, "You're exceptional—so exceptional that even I find it somewhat unbelievable. How could such an Immortal Flower