Three different poisons quickly spread through the mycelium. The contaminated strands immediately began to wither and rot.
A moment ago, that level of toxicity would have been like an ordinary child getting an upset stomach to Gu Xuan—he could have dealt with it by taking a shit.
But now, it was a problem. To deal with Xiao Ran, he'd had to sacrifice a huge amount of mycelium to gather his scattered mental energy. That had left his body only three inches tall. The poison had already spread, so he couldn't simply cut it out. He had no choice but to use his mental energy to forcibly suppress it.
Gu Xuan looked at Xiao Ran. "When did you poison me?"
Xiao Ran didn't answer. He simply stared coldly at Gu Xuan and calmly returned the Six-Foot Measuring Sword to his hand.
Yin Bone Powder, Shattered Heart Noodles, Flesh Dissolving Pill.
These were the three items Xiao Ran and the others needed to collect for their Side Quest.
Xiao Ran had never actually sent them out with Wu Man. He had secretly hidden them inside his own mycelial mass from the start.
The moment Number Two had decisively self-destructed, Xiao Ran had known that the blast couldn't truly hurt Gu Xuan. Its real purpose had been to shatter the three poisonous spores hidden inside the mycelial mass.
The spores had rapidly spread through his mycelial mass, and by now, they'd reached Gu Xuan's body.
"Grandpa!"
Xiao Ran glanced back at Xiao Zhenye. "You all go first."
"Go?" Xiao Zhenye froze. Li Qing, standing beside him, frowned. "Go where? That old Daoist is about to give out. Let's attack together and scatter his soul."
Xiao Ran didn't explain. Instead, he looked at Wu Man. "Take Yang Fengchui and the others from the coffin.