The reason he had not been poisoned was because he had contracted Bone-Piercing Green. Not only was Bone-Piercing Green's poison useless against him, but so were other poisons.
Bone-Piercing Green was the most poisonous spiritual plant in the Cultivation World. Even in its seedling stage, Nascent Soul Realm cultivators did not dare provoke it lightly.
Let alone Bone-Piercing Green that had already contracted with a cultivator and grew alongside them—no one dared to provoke that.
However, contracting Bone-Piercing Green was no simple matter. Some cultivators could not withstand the poison in its body and would be poisoned to death. It was both the spiritual plant most coveted and most feared by every medical cultivator, herb cultivator, and pill cultivator.
Mo Qingran was now at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, and the Bone-Piercing Green he had contracted was far more terrifying than one in its seedling stage. That was why the Radiant Moon City Lord, already in the Void Refinement Realm, feared it so deeply that he did not even dare touch it. After all, that old bastard feared death most of all.
Remembering that Mo Qingran had yet to answer his earlier question, Shen Ziheng asked again, "Senior Brother Mo, you still haven't told me why you didn't send word that you were trapped to my parents and Martial Uncle Mu."
Feng Wuhen had already seen it in Mo Qingran's past. It wasn't that Senior Brother Mo didn't want to send a message. It was that messages simply couldn't be sent from here. A barrier has been set up here, making it impossible to transmit any information.
Neither Senior Brother Mo nor Miss Bai, nor any of the others who were captured or lured here, have had their spiritual power sealed. Some can even continue cultivating.
Aside from satisfying the Radiant Moon City Lord's selfish desires, these people are also cauldrons he has prepared for himself. That is why he will not seal their Spirit Veins and prevent them from cultivating.
But he is an array cultivator, and a Void Refinement Realm array cultivator at that. Setting up an array that prevents messages from being sent and stops people from escaping is very easy for him.
Among those captured or tricked into coming here, Senior Brother Mo has the highest cultivation. They have no way of breaking through the array trapping them.
After investigating for some time, however, Senior Brother Mo has found a flaw in the array. At a certain place and a certain time, a message can be sent out.
But now that we are here, four Nascent Soul Realm cultivators should be able to break this array, right? Still, when the array is broken, its master will sense it. That guy is in the Void Refinement Realm, so he won't be easy to deal with. Why not poison him first? Even if it doesn't kill him, it can at least cut his combat strength in half.
Mo Qingran suddenly heard such a long stream of thoughts. Just as he was about to ask whether the others had heard it too, his dear junior brother covered his mouth and dragged him aside. After explaining matters to him in detail, he made Mo Qingran shut his mouth.
After learning the truth, Mo Qingran looked at Feng Wuhen with admiration. His new junior brother was impressive. Once he returned, he had to tell his master, as well as the sect leader and the sect leader's wife, about this.
The sect leader's wife would surely be delighted to death that she had gained such a fine son who could listen in on gossip anytime.
Come to think of it, if Feng Wuhen polished up the gossip he saw and turned it into illustrated storybooks, they would definitely sell like wildfire. Later, he had to find a way to remind Feng Wuhen of this. Then he could read gossip anytime, anywhere.
"Now we need to contact Eldest Senior Brother and the others, but Message Talismans can't be used here. We'll have to search courtyard by courtyard."
Thinking this, Shen Ziheng said to the others, "Let's split up and bring them here. Then we can gather together and discuss what to do. Many hands make light work."
"You're right. Then let's split up and look for them."
After agreeing, Feng Wuhen said to Bai Suji, who had remained silent, "Miss Bai, we'll go find Eldest Senior Brother. Please wait here for a moment. Don't worry—we will definitely rescue all of you."
Bai Suji nodded while holding her teacup. Feng Wuhen ran through the entire residence and summoned Qin Xiaoran and the others to Mo Qingran's courtyard.
Once everyone had gathered, Hua Yichen looked at Mo Qingran in surprise and asked, "Mo Qingran, why are you here? Don't tell me you were tricked into coming here too?"
Mo Qingran knew him well. Hearing that, he rolled his eyes and said, "I came to save someone, only to end up trapped here. Did you think I was like you, easily fooled by others?"
Mo Qingran knew there was a junior sister by Hua Yichen's side who had been scheming against him. He had warned Hua Yichen once before, but this fellow simply refused to believe him.
Thinking of that, Mo Qingran looked around Hua Yichen but did not see the junior sister who had always clung to him while plotting against him. "Oh? No wonder something felt missing when I saw you today. Where's that little follower of yours, your junior sister? What, have you finally seen her true colors and driven her away?"
Hua Yichen remembered how Mo Qingran had warned him that Xu Niannian was deeply calculating. Back then, he had not believed him and had not taken his goodwill to heart. Now that Mo Qingran mentioned Xu Niannian again, he immediately felt guilty.
"She... she's a living person, not someone with nothing better to do. How could she follow me around all day?"
Seeing his guilty look, Mo Qingran sensed a secret here. Just as he was about to press further, Xia Jingcheng suddenly stepped in front of Hua Yichen and looked at him coldly.
Watching this, Mo Qingran silently grumbled, Shameless pair of men, acting as if nobody else has a Dao companion. Fine, I really don't.
Seeing that they were gradually veering off course, Qin Xiaoran coughed several times and reminded them, "Leave these private matters until after this is over. Let's discuss the serious business first."
After seeing them fall silent, he continued, "The Radiant Moon City Lord is in the Void Refinement Realm. Even with four Nascent Soul Realm cultivators against him, he will not be easy to handle. Nor can we place all our hopes on our elders; it will take time for them to arrive from the sect.
"We need to think of a way to deal with him by taking a roundabout path. The best method is poison!"
At this point, Qin Xiaoran looked at Mo Qingran. Mo Qingran had thought the same thing, but that old immortal was already wary of him. It was impossible for him to administer the poison.
"I have been threatening him with poison all along. He has long since become wary of me. It's impossible to start with me."
Listening to their plan, Bai Suji took the initiative and said, "He isn't wary of me. It would be most suitable for me to poison him."
But Mo Qingran was not reassured. "He is only less wary of you compared to me. You resisted him before. If you suddenly become gentle and agreeable toward him, that old beast will definitely grow suspicious."
Hearing this, Bai Suji had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.
"Making him believe me will be simple. He knows I have always wanted to escape, while he has always wanted to possess you.
"Later, help me create the appearance that I am about to die. When he comes, I will approach him myself and tell him that I am dying and want freedom before I die.
"As long as he lets me gain my freedom, I can do anything for him, including helping him obtain you.
"He is also someone close to death. He knows how madly desperate a person can become when facing death, so he will not doubt it.
"Then I can take the opportunity to make him drink the poison. It is just that making up a weakness he will believe will be a little difficult for me."
Bai Suji's method was a good one. Bing Ling gave her a thumbs-up. "Miss, you're pretty smart."
Being praised like this for the first time, Bai Suji felt a little shy. "N-no, it's not that. I was just too anxious and suddenly thought of it."
Mo Qingran thought the method was feasible. Creating the pulse signs of someone on the verge of death was not difficult for him. As for his weakness, if they mixed truth and falsehood together, that fellow would not be able to tell.
"Suji's idea is good. And that old bastard will come tonight. Let's carry it out tonight!"
Mo Qingran had been observing the days when the Radiant Moon City Lord came. That old bastard had not visited often before, but lately he came once every three days.
Today happened to be the day he was due to come. Mo Qingran and the others prepared everything, then waited for that old bastard to walk into their trap.
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