Mountain Slave! Mysterious Immortal

Inside a secret chamber in the Ding Mansion.

Zhang Lingshan sat cross-legged in a Cold Jade Pool. The flushed heat on his face had long since faded, replaced by an ashen, steely pallor.

If Lu Zhaohe were here, he would have discovered that the Ember Bone Fire Poison in Zhang Lingshan's body had actually been suppressed and was no longer spreading.

If one observed even more carefully, probing Zhang Lingshan from head to toe with Immortal Divine Sense, one would discover that Zhang Lingshan's Water Element Spiritual Root had actually begun to recover slowly as well.

And the reason such a change could occur all came down to the Cold Jade Pool Zhang Lingshan was in.

Cold jade was solid—crystal stones, piece by piece.

So this so-called Cold Jade Pool was not a real pond, but a deep pit filled with large quantities of Cold Jade Crystal Stones. They released an icy cold aura that helped Zhang Lingshan suppress the Ember Bone Fire Poison.

Likewise, it was precisely because the cold aura released by these Cold Jade Crystal Stones contained large amounts of pure Water Element Spiritual Qi that it could help Zhang Lingshan restore his Water Element Spiritual Root.

But Ding Hong and Zhang Lingshan were neither kin nor friends, so why would he spend such a huge sum to help Zhang Lingshan?

There was no such thing as a free lunch.

If someone carefully observed the spot between Zhang Lingshan's brows, they would discover that there was now an extra scar there.

The scar was somewhat twisted. If one kept watching, they would notice it occasionally writhing, extremely weird, as if it were alive.

In truth, it was indeed alive.

This was a Soul Devouring Worm Larva. It grew by absorbing Zhang Lingshan's soul, and once it matured,