"Don't touch me! My body is full of poison—it'll spread to you!"
Lin Taichu did not give up. Taking advantage of the disciple's inattention, he quickly grabbed his wrist. He could feel that the disciple's pulse was rapid and erratic, completely unsteady.
Moreover, the disciple's skin felt ice-cold, utterly unlike a normal person's body temperature.
Lin Taichu carefully examined the disciple's eyes again and found that his pupils were larger than normal, while his gaze was dull and unfocused, as though he were not fully conscious.
"Could they all be trapped in an illusion?"
Lin Taichu muttered to himself. He recalled how, back at Heifeng Mountain, the Snake Shadow Cult had tried to use Soul-Confusing Powder against him. The condition of these Disciples was somewhat similar to the effects of Soul-Confusing Powder, yet not entirely the same.
Soul-Confusing Powder would only cause people to temporarily lose consciousness. It would not make them experience so many bizarre hallucinations and behaviors.
Lin Taichu returned to the clinic and told the director about his discovery.
After hearing him out, the director also found it strange. "Trapped in an illusion? Could the Snake Shadow Cult have poisoned them with some special toxin?"
Lin Taichu nodded. "I think that's very likely. Besides, I have a feeling this matter is connected to their attempt to seize the Purple Flame Grass."
"The Snake Shadow Cult has always wanted to steal Purple Flame Grass to refine the Seven Absolute Poisons. Although they failed to make it, perhaps they used the Purple Flame Grass to create some other poison to control the Disciples in their cult."
The director frowned. "Purple Flame Grass itself is a very precious medicinal herb with detoxifying properties. But if it is combined with other poisonous herbs, it may indeed be possible to create a