Burying Corpses with a Poison Treasure, Finding a Posthumous Letter

Inside the cave.

Fang Shu held the Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl in his hand, and his Qi and Blood continuously merged into the pearl. The two quickly became one, without much effort.

At this moment, he opened his eyes, hesitated for a moment, then squeezed the water pouch and took out the Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl.

After merging with his energy, the pearl changed drastically, becoming grayish-brown. It no longer burned with ghostly flames or emitted a strong Metal-Stone Poison. At first glance, it looked much like an ordinary stone bead.

As he caressed the object, Fang Shu was even more astonished.

Law Treasure artifacts are truly wondrous. Once refined, they require no special techniques, incantations, or restrictions. They only need to merge with the energy of the Immortal cultivator to be controlled freely, and divine objects can conceal themselves.

Of course, the main reason why Fang Shu was able to subdue this Law Treasure so easily was that the Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl was newly born and had not been tainted by the energy of others.

Once his Qi and Blood enters, there's no need to polish the pearl; the pearl is filled with his energy, without any other impurities, making it extremely easy to subdue.

This is like how it's easy to fool a three-year-old, but extremely difficult to fool and subdue an adult.

Furthermore, according to popular rumors, a Law Treasure artifact does not require refining, but rather nurturing.

As the user wears and cares for it, it will be influenced by the user, and over time it will produce some wonderful effects, which are more suitable for the user.

Fang Shu nurtured the pearl with his own energy, and in the future, the pearl would be more in accordance with his wishes, enhancing his cultivation and spellcasting.

Overjoyed, Fang Shu composed himself and carefully examined the precious pearl in his hand.

In the Unseen, he learned a rudimentary use for the pearl from within it.

Immediately, he carried the precious pearl and walked through the cave, especially on the stalactites that emitted a fluorescent glow.

With a thought, the Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl began to tremble, emitting an invisible force.

This force could not affect Fang Shu, nor even the dust in the air, but it could affect the free-floating Metal-Stone Poison in the surrounding area.

The nearest stalactite immediately dimmed its fluorescent glow and a strange, fiery phenomenon occurred, transforming into will-o'-the-wisps that continuously poured into the Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl, which was then consumed by it.

Fang Shu was even more amazed by the sight.

Indeed, one of the functions of this precious pearl is to absorb and trap the Metal-Stone Poison from the outside world, confining them within.

Without hesitation, he held the Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl, circulated his Qi and Blood, and walked left and right, absorbing all the Metal-Stone Poison from the stalactites and stalagmites in the cave in one go, leaving not a trace.

In any case, after the altar formation was lost, this cave was abandoned, and the toxins in the cave would dissipate on their own, spreading throughout the underground mineral vein.

After the Metal-Stone Poison was reduced to almost nothing, the cave became dim, with only the faint traces of toxins on the rock walls still emitting a ghostly glow.

The Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl in Fang Shu also turned scalding hot and red, as if he had eaten too much at once.

At that moment, another thought struck him.

Silently, the Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl flickered again, and visible fireflies appeared in the air, spreading outwards and turning the area within a few steps into a poisonous wasteland once more.

This is another simple use of the pearl: it can release the Metal-Stone Poison within the pearl, which can then infect the surrounding area, turning it into a poisonous place.

Fang Shu, repeatedly opening and closing it as he played with it for a long time in the grotto.

In the end, as the toxins in the cave became increasingly diluted, he simply removed his cumbersome lead armor and Fox Fur, and in human form, nurtured and pondered the precious pearl in his hand.

After many attempts.

He discovered that when he possessed the precious pearl, whether he was casting Law Technique or controlling Gu worms, his Law Technique and Gu worms would become tainted, imbued with a toxic substance.

Especially with Gu worms, their ferocity and alertness will greatly increase.

However, their aura will drop significantly afterwards, and their lifespan seems to be affected.

Furthermore, when Fang Shu holds the precious pearl and casts Talisman on his body, some Talisman, such as the Clean-Clothes Talisman and the Quiet-Step Talisman, will become ineffective or have their effects greatly reduced, while the effects of some Talisman, such as the Corpse-Disintegrating Talisman, will be greatly enhanced.

Some talismans, such as the Water-Drawing Talisman and the Smoke-Obscuring Talisman, which originally drew in clean water and smoke to obscure vision, will turn into poisonous water and smoke that can damage people's stomachs and cause them to cry!

After some sorting out.

Fang Shu roughly realized the Law Treasure effects of the Lead-Essence Treasure Pearl.

It is a poisonous treasure, which allows him to add an extra layer of metallic poison to the effects of Law Technique, increasing their power!

And it wasn't just Law Technique. Fang Shu walked up to the rock wall, but instead of using his Tongue Sword, he circulated his Qi and Blood and, relying on brute force, used his fingers to draw three marks on the rock wall.

All three marks showed a faint glow, clearly indicating that they had been contaminated by the Metal-Stone Poison.

In short, if Fang Shu wanted to, every move he made now would be imbued with the Metal-Stone Poison, as if he himself were a weapon forged from the Metal-Stone Poison.

In this way, he will undoubtedly gain an extra boost in power when he refines Gu with insects or fights with people!

This made Fang Shu's joy even stronger, and he couldn't help but exclaim inwardly:

"What a wonderful baby!"

He immediately understood why people were so eager to acquire Law Treasure artifacts.

This ability to imbue magical Law Artifact, Law Technique, Talisman, and even fists and feet with an extra layer of toxicity is truly mysterious and worthy of being called a treasure of the "Tao".

After practicing and trying it out several times in the cave, Fang Shu promptly put away the precious pearl.

With this Law Treasure by his side, he should be able to make even greater progress in his various Gu techniques.

After sorting through his spoils, Fang Shu prepared to leave.

However, before leaving, he wandered around the cave again, breaking rocks and clearing away all traces, especially the abandoned altar buried deep in the ground, to prevent the exposure of information that should not be revealed.

While cleaning up the traces, he suddenly discovered several petrified remains at the edge of the cave.

Previously, because the Metal-Stone Poison was still present, Fang Shu hadn't noticed these things. Now that he had some free time, he discovered them.

After examining it closely, Fang Shu couldn't help but shake his head.

The clothes on these corpses had long since decayed, and their bodies were all curled up in various bizarre positions, their skin withered, indicating that they must have suffered immense pain before their deaths.

Without a doubt, these people must have been trapped in the cave due to the collapse of the passage, and each of them suffered from the corrosive effects of the Metal-Stone Poison, dying in agony with their bodies rotting and even their bones melting.

As for the origin of these corpses, they should be no different from the corpses outside the cave; they were all neighbors from the Paper Workshop back then, but they were even more unlucky.

Fang Shu wandered around the various corpses and discovered the marks they had made on the rock face before they died, marks that were deeply embedded in the stone.

In particular, on one of the bodies, the other party used their hand as a pen to write lines of words in a crooked and sloppy manner, as if it were a last will and testament.

Due to the devastation Metal-Stone Poison, much of the writing on the wall had been obliterated. Fortunately, Fang Shu Dao Register, which allowed him to make out quite a few words by comparison.

He looked him over, then his gaze suddenly shifted.

Among these last words, the name "Fu Niang" appeared several times in a row, written with the utmost care and effort. From the words alone, Fang Shu could see the deceased's resentment and guilt before her death.

Coincidentally, Fang Shu met a woman named "Fu Niang" in the Paper Workshop. He had a slight relationship with her, and it was from Fu Niang that he learned about the old story of how Ling Cheng the Jar and many of the Paper Workshop's neighbors had gone out of town to search for treasure.

"In other words, this person is most likely Dou Sufu's husband from back then."

Fang Shu pondered, a look of emotion crossing his face.

However, he had no intention of taking the body back to Dou Sufu, so as not to expose the place and to prevent Dou Sufu's last glimmer of hope from dying out.

Fang Shu hesitated for a moment, then set off, intending to separate the half-melted skeleton from the rock as completely as possible, bury it nearby, and let it rest in peace.

Snap! But even though he had been as careful as possible, the other person's remains still shattered into several pieces.

At the same time, a notebook fell from between the other person's curled-up chest and abdomen, scattered and broken, equally fragile, but it immediately attracted Fang Shu's attention.

He stopped collecting the body, squatted down, and quietly turned the pages of the booklet one by one.

After reading the contents of the book, Fang Shu's face showed a deep look of surprise.