Testing the Poison

"These two herbs can strengthen the body."

"Careful. This whole patch is poisonous. Touch it, and your guts will rot right out of you."

In the sea of grass, Su Baiqian and Yunxi led the way, with Hu Xiaochán, Wu Dade, and the big black dog following behind.

With Su Baiqian and Yunxi identifying the plants, they moved at breakneck speed, as if no one stood in their way.

Along the way, Hu Xiaochán kept gathering all kinds of divine medicines. Her storage ring was nearly full.

"Ah... There are really so many! Grandmother has enough, and there's enough for the whole clan too..."

She thought it over, but just couldn't resist...

So she decided... to start eating!

Then, as she followed along, she began taking the divine medicines Su Baiqian and the others had identified.

In no time, her aura began to shift and grow stronger.

They hadn't gone much farther when—

"Hm? There are a few Divine Medicine Kings here."

Su Baiqian suddenly spoke, pointing ahead.

Among the densely packed weeds stood several divine medicines shaped like small trees.

They looked remarkably like sugarcane, with purplish-black skin and joints all along their stalks.

As the name suggested, a Divine Medicine King was the highest grade of divine medicine, containing the richest essence of the divine path.

Su Baiqian stepped forward and snapped off the oldest stalk. "Sister Yunxi, let's eat as we walk. This sugarcane should be pretty sweet."

Yunxi nodded. They split up the sugarcane, and even the big black dog had a hefty half-stalk clenched in its jaws!

"Wow, it's so sweet."

Yunxi ate the sugarcane, looking delighted.

"Not bad, not bad! Tastes great!"

Wu Dade munched as he walked, spitting the fibrous pulp onto the ground.

Even the big black dog was standing upright now,