The Poisonous Tree

Grandpa, spare me!

When Divine Lord Zhenyuan targeted the rabbit demons, he simply waved his sleeve and sent them flying halfway up the mountain.

This technique was so wondrous that it was beyond the comprehension of the rabbit demons. Feeling that they had not been harmed, the rabbit demons emboldened themselves and thus began to retaliate.

Zhang Xuezhou's Technique Method possessed a visible power, even causing the rabbit demons to feel the slow approach of death.

If the step of inducing the yellow sand to erode the body is not involved, it is acceptable to view the Yellow Sand Entanglement Technique as a torturous Technique Method.

The pervasive yellow sand clogs every pore of the body, making it difficult to breathe, see clearly, and hear, creating a feeling akin to drowning that brings immense torment.

Once the yellow sand left their bodies, the rabbit demons' simple minds were no longer filled with any hope.

In the end, the Demon Race race is all about might makes right. Divine Lord Zhenyuan's methods are too sophisticated for the rabbit demons to understand, while Zhang Xuezhou's simple and brutal torture taught the rabbit demons a lesson.

"What a pity. I was thinking of letting you go so I could practice my Technique Method with you again, but I didn't expect you to be so weak and beg for mercy right away," Zhang Xuezhou sighed.

"Please, Grandpa, let us go! We'll never dare come here again!"

The rabbit demons kowtowed sincerely, and seeing the mud pits they made on the ground, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but worry that these foolish demons would kowtow themselves to death.

"How did you learn to speak the language of the Great Han Dynasty?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Grandpa, it was a Human Sect us to speak," the lead rabbit demon exclaimed.

"Zhang Xu? Where is he?"

It was a rare opportunity to encounter someone with the same surname, so Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a bit curious.

"Dead!"

"They were buried after they died!"

"He fled from a place called something Xiong State,' claiming to be an envoy from the Great Han Dynasty to the Greater Yuezhi Kingdom. He said he lost his way in the chaos of his escape, fell ill, and died after enduring more than half a year!"

"If he hadn't run into us, he would have been dead long ago!"

"We fed him the magic leaves, which is why he lasted so long!"

"The magic leaf not only cures illnesses, but it also makes us smarter; we even learned to speak!"

When Zhang Xu was mentioned, the rabbit demons became much more talkative. In addition to the lead rabbit demon speaking, the other two rabbit demons who were begging for mercy also spoke up.

"An envoy from the Great Han Dynasty to the Greater Yuezhi Kingdom?"

The rabbit demons' words reminded Zhang Xuezhou of his former friend Zhang Qian Zhang Qian, who was also an envoy of the Great Han Dynasty to the Greater Yuezhi Kingdom.

He couldn't help but ask several times, and only after confirming that it was Zhang Xu and not Zhang Qian did Zhang Xuezhou feel much relieved.

"I wonder if Senior Brother has made any arrangements?"

He couldn't help but think of Wu Chao, where Zhang Qian had been guided.

Ten years ago, they studied together at the Yedie River Holy Land. Time has passed in the blink of an eye, and he, Wu Chao, Hongku, and others are now scattered in different places. There is little close contact or cooperation with other masters and disciples, which makes Zhang Xuezhou feel somewhat regretful.

He didn't have a particularly close relationship with Hongku, and he also had a rift with Wu Chao, but compared to outsiders, Wu Chao and Hongku were undoubtedly much more reliable to Zhang Xuezhou.

As long as there is no conflict of interest, they can even cooperate with great confidence.

"What is this 'miracle leaf' you're talking about?"

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zhang Xuezhou then asked the rabbit demons about the immortal leaf that could cure diseases and make people smarter.

"So this is where the immortal tree was planted!"

The leader of the rabbit demons was called Third Brother Rabbit, and the other two were called Fifth Brother Rabbit and Sixth Brother Rabbit.

Guided by the three rabbit demons, Zhang Xuezhou also circled the Longevity Fruit Tree, and then looked at another withered tree about a hundred meters up the mountainside.

"You mean that tree is a divine tree, capable of only surviving when planted here, so you want to uproot it and replant the divine tree?"

After reading for a while, Zhang Xuezhou finally understood the rabbit demons' thought process.

"Yes!"

"Grandpa, that's exactly what we think!"

"Please don't plant this tree; plant our tree back instead!"

Rabbit Brother Three, Rabbit Brother Five, and Rabbit Brother Six shouted at the Longevity Fruit Tree. Zhang Xuezhou then made a spell and leaped into the air.

His ascent and descent were extremely fast; in less than a dozen seconds, Zhang Xuezhou was already standing beside the tree that Divine Lord Zhenyuan had thrown far away.

Like the marigold tree, this tree was also wilted, its leaves looking wrinkled.

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and picked a leaf, chewed it, and immediately felt a bitter, numb taste surge into his heart. The Poison Avoidance Technique then began to circulate.

This 'miracle leaf' has no cure, but it's quite effective at poisoning people.

Lacking the nourishment of the mountains and rivers, this ancient tree may have secreted some kind of self-protective substance, causing it to transform into a poisonous tree.

After the bitter, numb sensation subsided, Zhang Xuezhou felt a sweet aftertaste in his mouth.

At the same time, he felt a subtle, inexplicable sensation within his body.

This prompted Zhang Xuezhou to pick a few more leaves and chew them.

As the body's detoxification technique circulated wildly, the subtle sensation within Zhang Xuezhou's body intensified.

He reached out and cast a spell again, and felt that the Sand Transformation Technique he had been chanting earlier was much easier. The Sand Transformation Technique, which originally took a minute to cast, was now only about forty seconds.

This prompted Zhang Xuezhou to raise his hand and unleash one of his most commonly used Supreme Purity True Technique. However, the lack of a target and the feeling that the spell was not being cast as usual overwhelmed him, so he quickly switched to other Technique Method.

"It seems that this leaf can only affect the quality of the spell if the spell is cast within a certain timeframe before the user eats it!"

After a brief comparison of several techniques, Zhang Xuezhou discovered that his skill level in using the Sand Entanglement Technique and Sand Transformation Technique in his previous battles with the rabbit demons had significantly improved. His Cloud Soaring Technique also seemed to have undergone some minor adjustments, making flying a little easier.

"Unskilled Technique Method are more likely to improve, while Technique Method that have reached a certain level are difficult to improve in a short time; perhaps a larger dosage is needed!"

By comparing it with Technique Method that had never been used before, and with the cloud-riding technique that had been mastered to a high degree, Zhang Xuezhou quickly verified the effects brought about by the Immortal Leaf.

However, he was not yet sure whether this effect was temporary or permanent, which led Zhang Xuezhou to cast the spell several times in succession, trying to solidify the pleasure of the spellcasting process.

"Hey, those three rabbits?"

Compared to the longevity fruit tree, this immortal tree is obviously less valuable, but it is still a rare and heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Zhang Xuezhou hadn't been able to detect any healing effects from the Immortal Leaf. He was just about to ask the rabbit demons if there were any other areas nearby where it could be planted, so as not to waste the tree.

After calling out several times without any response from the rabbit demons, Zhang Xuezhou finally rode the wind and waves to ascend the mountainside.

Upon landing back at the location where the Longevity Fruit Tree was planted, Zhang Xuezhou saw that the gray fur of the three rabbit demons had dulled, their entire heads had turned bluish-black, and black poisonous blood was constantly flowing from their eyes, nostrils, ears, mouths, and other places.

Looking at the leaves in the rabbit demons' mouths, and then at the teeth marks on the longevity fruit tree, Zhang Xuezhou finally came to his senses.

Clearly, Zhang Xuezhou's act of nibbling on the fairy leaves below may have caused some misunderstanding, leading these rabbit demons to regain their courage and cause trouble again.

However, Zhang Xuezhou possessed the ability to evade poison, while these rabbit demons were unable to withstand the poison after the Longevity Fruit Tree withered.

After gnawing on the leaves and bark, the three rabbit demons' corpses became stiff, thus becoming fertilizer entangled in the roots of the Longevity Fruit Tree.

"They're all poisonous trees?"

Zhang Xuezhou had eaten the longevity fruit.

Of course, he had to admit that the Longevity Fruit was also poisonous; at least the Buddha Son Shigong couldn't withstand its effects, and eating just one fruit felt like it was going to kill him.

But he didn't expect that the leaves, roots, and stems of the marigold tree were all poisonous.

The cassia wood that Lady Taizhen took out was not suitable and was eventually used to stuff the stove.

If one wants to improve this tree species, the species that can be paired with the magnolia tree would obviously be extremely rare.