The Heretical Path to Immortality
Chapter 206

Resentful Sha Qi, Treasure Toad Corpse

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Chapter 205: Resentful Sha Qi, Treasure Toad Corpse

A faint spark of life showed in the giant toad's two eyes.

When it noticed Fang Shu looking at it, it even let out a moo like a cow. The sound was deep and heavy as a beating drum, exactly like what Fang Shu had heard before entering the valley.

It only cried out once, then gave no further reaction, continuing to lie motionless on the ground.

Fang Shu narrowed his eyes slightly. His divine sense immediately spread out, and before long, he discovered something amiss around the giant toad's body.

With a sweep of his sleeve, the ground beneath the giant toad was dug open, revealing vessels of bronze, iron, gold, and jade. They had been arranged around it in a particular pattern, linked together by yellow paper and red thread, the cords piercing through the vessels and burrowing deep into the giant toad's flesh.

Streams of vital essence were being drawn from the giant toad's body through the yellow paper and red thread, nourishing the outside and becoming a major source for the thick Killing Intent in this place.

Sure enough, there was something suspicious about this giant toad. Though it was a demon creature with an imposing aura, enough to frighten people, it was in truth nothing more than a trapped beast. That Ghost Dao immortal had subdued it, extracting its blood essence and true qi to nourish the Yin Baleful Qi.

No wonder the spiritual energy here is so scarce, and the yin energy so ordinary. It doesn't seem like a place for raising Killing Intent, yet the Killing Intent is this dense. Fang Shu pondered inwardly.

Thinking back on it now, perhaps the giant toad's cry before he had entered the valley had not been a threat

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