Battle of Two Poisons, a Great Poison Cultivator!
Upon hearing this—
Qin Lu actually showed a thoughtful expression. In fact, what the old man said made perfect sense. In the cultivation world, the most feared thing is having wealth that doesn't match one's position...
The food here is good, but you need to be alive to get it!
You dare take it all today, but look at the people behind you. In this world, no secret can stay hidden forever...
What two people know is not necessarily a secret.
What's more, there are four of them!
If any one of them reveals even the slightest clue, it could be traced back to Qin Lu, let alone Third-Tier Spirit Plant...
Even if it's just acquiring a few more Second-Tier Spirit Plant, some people might still take the risk of destroying the Qin Clan and seizing their foundation!
not to mention--
You say you didn't take it? Do you think anyone will believe you?
Once the seeds of suspicion are sown, no matter how hard you try to prove your innocence, you'll still be a black mark, no matter how much you try to prove it...
That all became a cover-up!
Even if you don't offer any explanation, it will only lead everyone to accept that you have indeed obtained some kind of treasure, attracting even more people to covet it...
"Fellow Daoist is right!"
"To remain calm and composed in such a situation, and to have a clear understanding of the situation..."
"I admire you!"
Qin Lu cupped his hands in a respectful gesture. His words were half-true, half-false; he genuinely admired Qin Lu's decisiveness and understanding of reason—such actions were truly rare...
Ultimately, they were nothing more than caught up in the calculations between the two countries.
They're all just following orders!
The strong can command the weak, and the weak grovel and fawn; this is the essence of how the world works. The strong always remain strong...
Hehe~
"Fellow Daoist is a wise person; I imagine you already have a sense of proportion in your heart..."
"Fellow Daoist, take what you deserve, and then depart. At that time, you may fulfill your heart's desire, soaring far and wide, and enhancing the prestige of your family."
The old man's laughter was casual.
But the longer it went on, the more gloomy and strange Qin Lu's expression became...
At first, the old man didn't take it seriously, thinking they were still considering it. But later, he noticed something amiss, and his face grew increasingly grim...
"Fellow Daoist..."
Why bother? Just take your things and leave.
The old man sighed, his body gradually turning into white smoke and dissipating into nothingness. At the same time, the entire herb garden trembled violently, and a deep purple poisonous cloud appeared...
In the blink of an eye, it enveloped the entire herb garden!
The others were still clueless, clearly not understanding what had just happened...
Qin Lu clicked his tongue lightly, and a layer of refined wood Spiritual Power transformed into a barrier, enveloping everyone and continuously resisting the erosion of the poisonous cloud.
"The Illusory Form Demon Tree, and it's even a Second-Tier Spirit Plant that has gained sentience..."
"With a red dot on his head, he must be the legendary Heding Old Child of the Flower Willow Courtyard. His exact lifespan is unknown, but when he first appeared..."
"The most widely circulated version of the story dates back eight hundred years."
"The title 'Heding Old Child ' is a lineage within the Flower and Flower Willow Courtyard, passed down through generations, and is a widely accepted saying..."
"But now it seems that the so-called 'Heding Old Child' is probably not even human!"
Qin Lu thought to himself, "This is a strange tale I heard from the Qi Household back then. Today I finally have the chance to see it for myself..."
However, the price to pay might be a bit too high!
As the poisonous cloud gradually turned from purple to black, Qin Lu had no choice but to remove the Spiritual Power barrier and activate his Toxic Miasma Spirit Body, attempting to fight poison with poison and prevent its spread...
Fellow Daoist!
"I had no intention of doing this, fellow Daoist, please don't push things too far!"
Qin Lu's face was grim, with a hint of threat.
With the Tai'e Sword in hand, the Toxic Miasma Spirit Body released a hundred poisonous wisps, dispersing the surrounding poisonous clouds and barely managing to catch its breath...
If Qin Lu was like this, then the others were even more so!
Even with Qin Lu's support, it was still impossible.
The others still showed signs of poisoning, and Qin Lu had no choice but to forcibly absorb them into the Spirit Beast Jade...
At least this way, their lives can be saved temporarily.
Qin Lu was now able to unleash his full power and exert all his strength...
There's at least a glimmer of hope!
"Qing Centipede!"
"Come!"
Qin Lu Hand Seals, leaped high into the air, and the Qing Centipede followed, circling upwards. He then made another Method Formula seal, slapping the Qing Centipede's head with one hand...
As the centipede wriggled, a greenish-blue breath descended towards the sky!
A lush, verdant atmosphere filled the sky.
Instantly, this place was transformed into two colors: deep purple and cyan. The two poisonous clouds collided and dissolved continuously...
Two Qi Condensation Middle Layers cultivators actually managed to unleash the aura of the Dao Foundation Realm cultivator!
Even so--
This battle of poisons surprisingly felt like a close contest!
And the Heding Old Child reappeared at this moment...
His expression was incredibly complex. In this world, the person most like himself was also the most repulsive, possessing such astonishingly brilliant poison skills.
But it happened to appear on the enemy!
This feeling of encountering an old friend in a foreign land, only to be met with hostility, truly made "Tree" feel unhappy and was a source of regret...
"Fellow Daoist..."
"Stay here today and perish completely!"
With a wave of his hand, the Heding Old Child summoned a surge of brilliant purple clouds, which then rose and churned upwards once more, forming a skull condensed from the poisonous clouds...
It slowly emerged, opening its blood-red maw towards him!
Qin Lu and the Qing Centipede worked together, one human and one insect, continuously fusing together the various poisons to unleash a blue-green poisonous ray!
The poisonous light collided with the skull in mid-air, ultimately dissipating completely...
This time--
The two sides fought to a standstill, from large-scale poison cloud techniques to clashes of Poison Dao Law Technique, clearly evenly matched...
If we really had to make a comparison...
That Heding Old Child specializes in one poison, and its power, range, and toxicity are clearly superior and more formidable, but in terms of versatility...
It's clearly much inferior, lacking flexibility and adaptability...
This greatly reduces the number of possible choices, makes the approach too limited, and makes it extremely easy to exploit loopholes, thus rendering the art of poisons obsolete.
This may be one of the reasons why he has never been able to comprehend the Dao Rhyme!
The poison is not of one kind, but of all poisons.
What a pity--
Even after hundreds of years of contemplation, this Heding Old Child still couldn't understand it...
The tree's vision was ultimately too narrow, or perhaps its intelligence was limited. For Second-Tier Spirit Plant to have reached this level of comprehension was already extremely remarkable.
"Fellow Daoist..."
"Our poison skills are evenly matched; continuing like this isn't a solution!"
"How about we each take a step back?"
"I'll take what I need and leave. I will absolutely not get involved in the feud between your sect and the Da Zhou! The grievances have their perpetrators, and the debts have their debtors; why are you pursuing me relentlessly, fellow Daoist?"
"Taking a step back opens up a whole new world!"
"Your end is near, fellow Daoist, you'd better make plans soon..."
"If you do not mind, I am willing to take you in and provide you with a place for quiet cultivation. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this—
The Heding Old Child stroked his beard and chuckled, showing no sign of worry as he said:
"Fellow Daoist, you should worry about yourself first!"