Shopkeeper Yang listened to the descriptions from the four immortals, and a familiar feeling stirred in his mind.
Yet whenever he tried to think about it, he could not recall anything.
Uchiha Shin glanced at Shopkeeper Yang. He did not suspect him; after all, Shopkeeper Yang had lived for so many years and experienced so much. Perhaps he had encountered something like this before.
"Besides the poison people, did you encounter anyone else?" Uchiha Shin asked again.
The earth god said, "We did not encounter anyone else. However, we could sense that others would appear nearby, though we never saw them."
Uchiha Shin nodded.
"But we can be certain that these mysterious people absolutely will not come out during the day," the river god said.
Uchiha Shin looked at Shopkeeper Yang. "Then let's come back tonight and take a look."
There were many people on the hillside now, including cultivators and ordinary civilians. Numerous formations had been set up around the mountain, and they were able to withstand the lake poison's attacks.
"Senior Brother Jade Ding, have there been any developments?" Uchiha Shin asked as he approached Jade Ding Zhenren.
Jade Ding Zhenren said, "I have identified the poison within these poison people's bodies. But it will still be difficult to cure them. We must find the source of this poison. I need to know how this poison was made before I can resolve it."
To obtain the source of the poison, they had to find the person who had administered it.
That night, Shopkeeper Yang and Uchiha Shin led several cultivators away from the hillside to search the surrounding area.
The poison people were not very active at night. They generally stayed in one place, while during the day, they were quite active.
As the two searched, they suddenly