Chapter 667: The Xuanyuan Poison

"It's my fault to Buqian. Kill me." Ceng Luo offered no explanation, only words begging for death.

"I suspect you have some secret you can't speak of. Say it outright—perhaps we can still help you." Mo Changcan spoke up.

Even Chu Tianhua and Seeing Qu Yi could tell: Ceng Luo truly had something she couldn't reveal.

And from Ceng Luo's expression and demeanor, it was clear she held deep feelings for Chu Buqian.

Ceng Luo looked hopefully toward Ding Huan.

She realized: if Ding Huan agreed, this matter might still be resolved.

Who would willingly die if they could live?

Ding Huan sneered inwardly: no matter what secret this woman carried, he would not lift a finger to help.

He, Ding Huan, was no do-gooder who saved every scrap of trash.

When Chu Buqian faced the blockade of the Ganlin Divine City's Guard Captain, he was already dead.

He survived only because Ding Huan and Mo Changcan happened to pass by and intervened.

This woman knew Chu Buqian would die—and still betrayed their location. What's there to save in such trash?

"Buqian, how did you meet Ceng Luo?" Ding Huan turned to Chu Buqian.

He asked because he still held some fondness for Chu Buqian.

Since they chose to enter the Liyin Divine Valley together, it was best they had no secrets between them.

Otherwise, he'd rather choose another sect to join alone.

Chu Buqian calmed down from his earlier emotions:

"My sister Tianhua and I fled to the Central Divine Lands. While foraging for cultivation resources in the wild, we encountered Ceng Luo and her senior brother being hunted down by enemies.

At the time, Ceng Luo was deeply poisoned; her senior brother had already perished. I used my only Soul-Resolving Divine Pill to save Ceng Luo.

I never imagined the poison was so terrible—after giving her the pill, I myself fell victim to the same poison.

Ceng Luo cared for me constantly; without her, I wouldn't have survived until the poison was neutralized.

Because she tended to me, my sister went to the Duet Sand Vein and nearly killed herself to obtain a Dingxin Divine Fruit, which cured my poison.

Afterward, the three of us survived together, and because we grew close, Ceng Luo and I became cultivation partners."

Ceng Luo wept: "Buqian, Tianhua—I'm the one who betrayed you. I didn't know they'd planted a Divine Mind Mark on me; only when we were trapped in Ganlin Divine City did I realize.

That Divine Mind Mark not only tracked my movements but also eavesdropped on our conversations. The Liyin Divine Valley's Sect Token was leaked from me.

By then, regret was too late. I had no face left to live."

Ceng Luo wept uncontrollably, unable to speak further.

Chu Buqian and Chu Tianhua were stunned.

They hadn't realized the information hadn't been deliberately leaked—it had slipped out unintentionally.

Chu Buqian and Chu Tianhua both turned to Ding Huan: this wasn't Ceng Luo's fault; after all, she was merely a Heaven God Realm cultivator.

Ding Huan looked at Ceng Luo: "Can the Dingxin Divine Fruit truly cure the Xuanyuan Poison?"

Ceng Luo answered instinctively: "Yes."

But after replying, her face turned even paler—she realized she'd spoken wrongly.

"So you already knew about the Xuanyuan Poison?" Ding Huan sneered.

Ceng Luo fell silent.

Seeing Qu Yi, observant as ever, was puzzled: "Big Brother, why?"

Ding Huan explained: "The Xuanyuan Poison is a transferred poison—but it can only be transferred once. When Buqian cured her, the poison passed to him.

The Dingxin Divine Fruit can neutralize some poisons, but not the Xuanyuan Poison—it merely suppresses its toxicity.

The day Buqian ascends to Divine Lord, that's when he'll die."

Ding Huan didn't need to say more; everyone understood.

Ceng Luo knew she was poisoned with Xuanyuan Poison; when Chu Buqian saved her, the poison had already transferred to him—her own poison was already fully cured at that moment.

She still consumed Chu Buqian's only Soul-Resolving Divine Pill, yet the one who truly needed it most wasn't her—it was Chu Buqian.

This woman had never cared about Chu Buqian's life.

"And one more thing."

Ding Huan's gaze returned to Ceng Luo: "There's no Divine Mind Mark on her. All the information was deliberately leaked by her."

"Ding Huan Brother, when did you know?" Mo Changcan stared at Ding Huan in shock.

Ding Huan said: "I knew the moment I gave her the Yulin Divine Pill."

After handing it to her, he discovered she was feigning death—in the instant the pill's potency activated, he sensed a powerful surge of life energy.

The Yulin Divine Pill is potent, but not that powerful.

The only possibility: this woman was pretending to be dead.

If she was feigning death, Ding Huan had no reason to be gentle—he'd already scanned her with his Divine Sense and found no Divine Mind Mark.

Chu Tianhua, thinking of her brother still poisoned and how every good thing on this journey had been given to this woman, erupted in rage.

She slapped Ceng Luo directly on the forehead.

Ceng Luo closed her eyes—she'd attempted suicide before, knowing she had no chance left.

But Mo Changcan's words had given her a sliver of hope. Boom!

Chu Tianhua's slap killed Ceng Luo.

Chu Buqian's eyes dimmed, his spirit crushed.

Mo Changcan clapped Chu Buqian on the shoulder: "Next time, choose better."

Ding Huan watched Mo Changcan's slap and his eyes brightened—Mo Changcan was truly formidable.

Chu Buqian shook his head: "I'm blind. First, I nearly died at the hands of my own personal maid; now, I've been betrayed by my own cultivation partner."

Fortunately, I've met Brother Huan, a true hero; otherwise, I'm worse than a blind man.

Chu Tianhua, eyes red, looked at Mo Changcan:

"Big Brother Changcan, can you save my elder brother? He's been poisoned by Xuanyuan Poison—he's about to break into the Godlord Realm. If this continues, won't he die for sure?"

Mo Changcan laughed heartily: "Do you think my slap just now was for nothing? I've already dissolved the poison for him."

Xuanyuan Poison is powerful, but in Mo Changcan's eyes, it's nothing but a wisp of Qi.

Even Chu Bukian stared wide-eyed at Mo Changcan—could he be this powerful?

He hadn't felt any change in his body, yet Mo Changcan claimed he'd dissolved the poison—what kind of divine art was this?

"Since the poison and internal afflictions are gone, let's hurry to the Upper God Lands." Ding Huan once again accelerated the Cosmic Cauldron.

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"Brother Huan, by the time we reach the Teleportation Hall, they've probably already posted wanted posters of us everywhere. Should we change our appearances?"

Chu Bukian's mind had cleared considerably.

"No need."

Ding Huan and Mo Changcan had already planned it—they'd use the Cosmic Cauldron to fly straight through the First God Abyss.

This isn't some void space.

Even if we're pulled into the abyss, we're not necessarily trapped.

Ding Huan had even less concern—he'd once comprehended the Law of Perdition within the Wheel of Rebirth Swamp.

Within this abyss, even if it's not an array, it's at most one single Law.

Perhaps sensing Ding Huan and Mo Changcan's indifference, Chu Bukian and Chu Tianhua gradually relaxed, no longer thinking of the Tiancaishen Alliance or the Feidao Trading House.

The group discussed the Dao together.

Seeing Qu Yi, Luo Huan'er, Chu Bukian, and Chu Tianhua were all Heaven God Realm cultivators; they validated each other's understanding of the Dao and all gained greatly.

Two more months passed, and Ding Huan's spiritual sense detected the First God Abyss.

Mo Changcan also grew excited—he stood at the edge of the Cosmic Cauldron's protective array, eager to sweep his spiritual sense the moment the Cauldron plunged into the First God Abyss, to see what lay within.

Chu Bukian and Chu Tianhua also realized it.

Ding Huan was going to forcibly fly through the First God Abyss.

Chu Bukian panicked and leapt to his feet—he was about to stop Ding Huan from forcing the passage—when his spiritual sense swept out and saw the Cosmic Cauldron had already plunged above the abyss.

Done for…

The moment this thought formed, Chu Bukian felt the Cosmic Cauldron sink.

When his spiritual sense swept outward, he clearly perceived the surroundings.

Clearly not inside the abyss.

Had they already crossed the First God Abyss?

Was it really this simple?

If it were truly this simple, why had he and his sister spent centuries struggling to reach the Second God Abyss?

"Hah! Indeed simple!" Mo Changcan laughed loudly—he'd just now tried to sweep his spiritual sense, but it had been blocked instantly.

Ding Huan pulled out a directional jade slip.

Raiding the Dao Xu Trading House, a major guild, hadn't yielded any cultivation resources—but it wasn't entirely useless.

At least they'd easily acquired a pile of directional jade slips for the Upper God Lands.

The Cosmic Cauldron adjusted its course and shot swiftly toward Yinshengu Sect.

"Brother Huan, I never imagined I'd one day cross the First God Abyss this way… sigh…"

Chu Bukian finally calmed from his shock and couldn't help but sigh.

For him, a place that might take centuries to cross, for a powerhouse, took less than a breath.

Mo Changcan muttered enviously:

"Do you think anyone can cross the God Abyss this way? Only his cauldron can. In time, I'll get myself a cauldron just like this."

After entering the Upper God Lands, everyone clearly felt the heavenly and divine Qi grow denser.

This time, they didn't fly long—only a few days passed before Yinshengu Sect appeared within their spiritual senses.

Though their spiritual sense still couldn't penetrate into Yinshengu Sect, the scenery outside was impressively imposing.

At the entrance of Yinshengu Sect stood a vast plaza, crowded with people.

"Ding Huan, does this look like the sect is recruiting disciples?" Mo Changcan's spiritual sense was strong—he saw Yinshengu Sect actively recruiting.

"They're definitely recruiting. Bukian, once we arrive, we'll all change our appearances. You take the sect token and go ahead—we'll follow behind you."

Without Ding Huan needing to say it, everyone knew they had to disguise themselves to enter Yinshengu Sect.

They'd be seized the moment they showed their true faces.

Once inside Yinshengu Sect, things would be much easier.

(Friend, good night!) da

(End of Chapter)