Chapter 76: Poison Sect Disciple

Poison Sect Disciple

The Donghua sword can suppress fortune, which is known to everyone in the world, but besides fortune, whether it can suppress things other than fortune is a matter of debate. For example, calming the mind is not that brilliant. In front of a Cave Heaven True Person, it is often sensed, and even the seed of love that Qu Tanyue might have given her, Ruan Ci also deduced from her own heart that this kind of emotion-shifting and nature-changing way, although it belongs to miscellaneous cultivation, can also be suppressed by the Donghua sword. It is unlikely that a Foundation Establishment disciple of the Poison Sect wants to break through the suppression of the Donghua sword by poison power. Even if Qu Tanyue doesn't know, Wang Panpan should know. Even she put on a worried look, which shows that there must be something in it. Ruan Ci figured it out, so she frowned and said, "Correct, although the Donghua sword can suppress fortune, its protection against miscellaneous cultivation seems not to be so thorough. I will check my inner landscape first."

After a cultivator reaches Foundation Establishment, their control over their own body has no flaws, and it can even be said that the flesh is the manifestation of the inner landscape. As long as the inner landscape is not destroyed, the damage to the flesh is limited. The most frightening thing about the Poison Sect is that it can poison the cultivator’s inner landscape. Ruan Ci looked inward for a moment and shook her head. "There is nothing unusual. It seems I haven't been infected. How about you?"

Qu Tanyue said, "I am but an avatar here, and this inner landscape is merely a simulation. My senses are not as sharp as they are in my true body. If I were to be poisoned, I would not be able to detect it myself, just like that disciple from the Crane-Releasing Hall—until the poison took effect, he didn't even know he had been treated as a parasite-person."

He was obviously still worried about whether Ruan Ci was infected with poison. He took out a jade slip from his bosom, closed his eyes and injected spiritual power, and handed it to Ruan Ci after a while. "You learn the detoxification spell first, then learn the poison-avoidance spell. Be fast. Since the ice has begun to melt, it will spread faster when the doors and windows are exposed. Without the protection of the poison-avoidance spell, it is easy to fall for it."

The concern was deep, and Ruan Ci almost softened her heart and told him about the suppression ability of the Donghua sword, but soon remembered that Qu Tanyue didn't ask a word about 'twelfth level of Foundation Establishment, vessel of the Dao Ancestor', and thought to herself, "Only by letting you know that the seed of love might be taking effect on me can you unknowingly bear the backlash."

These two spells are not too difficult. Ruan Ci has extremely high understanding. She closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then learned them. She first held the poison-avoidance spell, then silently recited the detoxification spell, and scanned her whole body, but found nothing unusual. Only then did Qu Tanyue put down his heart slightly and said, "The Poison Sect’s poison way is like this. Under the same realm, as long as you hold the poison-avoidance spell, it is almost impossible to be poisoned. But once you are poisoned, life and death are completely in the hands of others. Therefore, Poison Sect disciples have always been the most mysterious, never revealing their identity to the outside world, and most of their cultivation is used in hiding, tracking, and intrigue. Even the mountain gate is the same as our Xuanpo Gate, hidden in the crowd, and the entrance to the Cave Heaven moves indefinitely in several countries, which is the most difficult to calculate."

Although under the same realm, the poison power will be easily blocked by the poison-avoidance spell, it seems that as long as all cultivators hold the poison-avoidance spell at all times, the Poison Sect disciples will have no place to use their skills. But such a practice cannot be realized. After all, spiritual thoughts are always limited. Usually, when cultivators go out, they have to hold the four major spells. This is already four kinds of spells. Where there is miasma, there is also the anti-miasma spell. If you hold the poison-avoidance spell at all times, your heart will be insufficient, and your control over spiritual power will not be so detailed. What’s more, there are endless ways to harm people in the Central Continent. For example, the Xuanpo Gate is good at using strange insects. If you guard against the Poison Sect, do you want to guard against the Xuanpo Gate? No matter how much heart you have, you can’t guarantee everything. Only when you know that there are such sect cultivators nearby, some cultivators with experience in the rivers and lakes will hold one more spell, which is also the reason why this kind of sect acts low-key and disciples rarely show their identity in the continent.

Ruan Ci smiled. "You are an expert—how can you blame others? Don't your Xuanpo Gate also do this? Raising insects, using poison, isn't it the same?"

Qu Tanyue was unhappy. "How can this be the same? Although we raise insects, we still have orthodox Xuanmen mental methods, and it is also a separate transmission of the Dao Ancestor. The Poison Sect is a miscellaneous cultivation sect. Although it is also a Sheng sect, the future is not clear, and it can at most cultivate to the Cave Heaven level. From the perspective of the future, it is naturally very different."

He was rarely unhappy, as if he had been offended by Ruan Ci. Ruan Ci was amused by him and hurriedly apologized to him. Qu Tanyue was also coaxed well, and also put down his worry about Ruan Ci, saying, "If you are also poisoned, it is a big deal to give up this errand. It is easy for True Person Zixu to solve this poison for you, but your life is worry-free."

Ruan Ci smiled. "It shouldn't be to this extent, right?"

The two talked for a short while, and more than half an hour passed. Qu Tanyue took out a mirror from his waist and brushed his sleeves, and the scene in the jade boat cave appeared on it. The ice didn't know when it had melted to the second floor. The doors and windows were all open, but the Fanghe Hall disciple could not be seen. The surrounding cultivators didn't have Qu Tanyue’s knowledge, and some were still curiously exploring around the small building, and some stood on the corridor, pointing at that place from afar. Qu Tanyue said, "Wait and see, these people are already dead."

Ruan Ci said, "Is it okay for us to peek like this?"

"Foundation Establishment cultivators are okay, after all, this is peeking through magic tools, and the six senses have no contact. Foundation Establishment cultivators can poison through the six senses at most, Golden Core cultivators can poison through Qi, and Nascent Soul cultivators can poison in the spiritual thoughts. As long as your spiritual thoughts reach out and have contact with it, the poison power will unknowingly penetrate." Qu Tanyue’s understanding of the Poison Sect was obviously deeper than outsiders, and he was very detailed when he spoke at this time. "As for Cave Heaven cultivators, it is said that they are even more magical, and can poison people through karma. However, the deeper the cultivation, the less likely they are to poison easily. Otherwise, how can the Poison Sect survive to this day? One Cave Heaven cultivator can kill all the mortals and cultivators in the Langhuan Zhou Heaven."

Ruan Ci was also secretly shocked. The low-level cultivators in the eyes of high-level cultivators were really like ants. It is not that she hadn't heard of killing enemies across levels, but those killed were definitely loose sect high-level. If it were a real Sheng sect or Mao sect high-level, a gesture could bring hundreds or thousands of casualties.

But she had been practicing until now, whether in the Central Continent or South Zhuzhou, she had never heard of such high-level cultivators killing low-level cultivators in large numbers. What she relied on was just a light sentence 'Langhuan Zhou Heaven does not like bullying the small with the big'?

"So many cultivators, as long as one enters the maze, for low-level cultivators, it is a catastrophe..."

She couldn't help but mutter, but Qu Tanyue didn't hear it clearly and asked, "What did you say?"

Ruan Ci said, "I was thinking, the Central Continent is full of disputes, but why do they always strictly abide by such a rule of not bullying the small with the big? Who set this rule, so that all cultivators in the Zhou Heaven strictly follow it?"

"Do you think this is a rule set by the Dao Ancestor?" Qu Tanyue smiled when he heard this. "That’s not true. Our Zhou Heaven is under the protection of the Dongyang Dao Ancestor. The rule set by the Dongyang Dao Ancestor is that buying and selling must be fair. It didn't say anything about bullying the small with the big. This fair buying and selling is not a rule, it is just the Dao of his own, that’s all."

Ah?

I haven't heard of any Dao Ancestor setting a rule that buying and selling must be fair. Ruan Ci was a bit dumbfounded. "Dongyang Dao Ancestor, he... what Dao does he cultivate? The Dao of buying and selling?"

"Almost. The Dongyang Dao Ancestor cultivates the Great Dao of Communication." Qu Tanyue said, "As long as there are living beings in this world, there must be communication between them. Buying and selling is communication, and karmic connection is also communication. The Dongyang Dao Ancestor is the ancestor of all businesses. For example, the Baozhi Bank, it is said that it was passed down by the disciples under the Dongyang Dao Ancestor, so the Baozhi Bank is the most fair in doing business. It will not let you buy at a loss, nor will it let itself lose money."

He said another sentence in a low voice, "It is also because the Dongyang Dao Ancestor cultivates this Great Dao that he can lock the passage of the Langhuan Zhou Heaven. Other Dao Ancestors cannot be so tight in blocking."

There are too many things here that Ruan Ci wants to ask in detail, but Qu Tanyue shook his head after finishing, and this deep attitude made her dispel the idea. Many sharp topics were not asked again, but smiled. "No wonder, the shopkeeper of the Baozhi Bank said that no matter what happens in the world, it cannot stop their Baozhi Bank’s business. It turns out that there is such a reason for this business in the Zhou Heaven, and there is such a powerful ancestor on top."

Just by suppressing the cultivation by one level, the gap between the two sides is like a firefly and a bright moon. The Dongyang Dao Ancestor is high above, covering the Zhou Heaven, and his power is not something that the current Ruan Ci can imagine. Even the survival of the Zhou Heaven is only in the thought of the Dao Ancestor. Ruan Ci naturally would not say any arrogant words. After thinking about it, she said, "Since this is the case, I understand. The major Sheng sects all issue their own spirit money, which is probably also related to this Great Dao of Communication."

Qu Tanyue looked at her with slight surprise. "You are indeed very smart... Correct, these spirit money are made by each family, not entirely because they don't trust Baozhi money. There is a struggle for fortune and karma, which is not something you can understand now, even I only know the fur."

In Ruan Ci’s view, sects like the Poison Sect stand on miscellaneous cultivation, and although the power of means is great, it is relatively single and easy to guard against. However, the Xuanpo Gate raises many strange insects, and not many are easy to guard against. Actually, it doesn't need to be so hidden, but this is probably related to Yanshan’s restraint on the Xuanpo Gate’s cultivation method, so I won't mention it. Just said, "These words are far away. Since you can't bully the small with the big, it

Qu Tanyue shook his head and said, "It is not the work of any one great power, but a consensus among all the great cultivators of the Langhuan Zhou Tian."

The great cultivators he spoke of were naturally of the Grotto-Heaven level. Ruan Ci could not help but be filled with suspicion. "All the great cultivators? Do they all know each other? Or when a new one arrives, do they gather again to reach a consensus?"

The scene she described was truly somewhat comical, and Qu Tanyue was amused into laughing out loud. "It is not as you imagine."

But he did not continue to explain, only saying, "When you cultivate to the Grotto-Heaven realm, you will likely understand. I know that in your heart, there are many things about the Langhuan Zhou Tian that you cannot stand—"

He paused, as if waiting for Ruan Ci's rebuttal, but Ruan Ci was noncommittal and merely hummed. Qu Tanyue could not help but smile and stroke her head, saying, "Especially in the Central Continent, where human life is worth nothing at all, and marriages seem to be nothing but transactions."

"These things are all true, but later, when your cultivation base reaches that level, you will understand that many things are not just as you see them; there are always reasons behind them."

He was a Nascent Soul cultivator, closer to the Grotto-Heaven realm, and naturally knew more, but he simply refused to tell Ruan Ci. Ruan Ci did not speak; she rested her head on her hands, tilted her face, and stared quietly at Qu Tanyue. Qu Tanyue felt a bit unnerved by her gaze and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Ruan Ci said, "I was thinking, you only have a Foundation Establishment cultivation base right now... If I killed you and searched your soul, would I be able to know the things you are hiding and refusing to tell me?"

She held up her palm and made a phantom cutting motion at Qu Tanyue's neck. Qu Tanyue's shoulders could not help but shrug. He took her hand, frowned, and said, "Don't make such jokes; I might take them seriously."

"Who said I was joking?"

Ruan Ci's tone was not very serious, and she tried to pull her hand back, but Qu Tanyue would not allow it, holding her small hand firmly in his palm. After several failed attempts to pull away, Ruan Ci became annoyed and shouted, "Hey! You lecher! Why won't you let go of someone's hand!"

This was their first time having such intimate physical contact. Previously, Qu Tanyue had at most tapped her, and even since childhood, Ruan Ci had rarely been held by the hand. Now that her small hand was being squeezed tightly, she could not pull it away even with half her strength. A faint blush appeared on her face, looking both indignant and annoyed. Although she was still a young girl, this demeanor seemed to show she had grown up a little more than before. Qu Tanyue saw this and was momentarily stunned, as if wanting to do something else, but after hesitating for a moment, he slowly let go.

Ruan Ci cradled her small hand and turned her head away, refusing to look at Qu Tanyue. The two sat silently at the table for a while; the atmosphere could not be called awkward, but it was not exactly peaceful either, as if there were some vague, indescribable feeling. It is unknown how much time passed before a commotion suddenly broke out outside. Both looked into the mirror, their eyes met, and they let the matter pass.

The magic array Qu Tanyue had set up did not block sound. The two first heard the screams outside. Looking into the mirror, they saw the cultivators who had been watching the excitement on the long corridor unable to stand, falling down one after another. Many were twitching and struggling, and quite a few had skin that had turned dull and black, just like the ice-sealed small building. Some cultivators could no longer maintain their protective spells, and their inner landscapes were constantly peeling away from their heads. The jade boat grotto-dwelling had turned into a living hell in the blink of an eye. Ruan Ci felt her skin crawl as she watched, and she frowned, "The poison is acting so fast!"

Qu Tanyue said, "This is only the beginning. These were the ones who lingered too long near the parasite-person and were deeply infected, so the poison acts faster. For those cultivators who only glanced at it unintentionally, the poison will take effect more slowly, but they are still beyond saving."

He added, "The fact that this poison is so violent shows that this disciple of the Poison Sect has an extraordinary cultivation base. You must be extremely careful while in the Hengze Heaven; do not let any cultivator from this ship come near you."

A Foundation Establishment cultivator cannot exert poison power from too far away. Both banks of the Fengfu River were dangerous, so the culprit must be on the ship. Ruan Ci nodded, looked at the scene on the boat again, felt a trace of nausea and pity, and asked, "Will the boat owner not intervene?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she knew she was still being naive. The boat owner naturally had to remain neutral; otherwise, if they offended the Poison Sect, they would truly be unable to do business. She could not help but shake her head, covered the bright mirror, and sighed, "I wonder how many passengers on this ship will actually reach the destination."

The answer was also astonishing. Although the two of them were lucky enough not to be poisoned, seventeen days later, when the jade boat arrived at the Baoyun Sea pier, only twenty of the over a thousand passengers were still alive. Although there was always some mutual killing among cultivators whenever a boat traveled, this loss was unprecedented. In the past, most passengers who died were killed by different people, but this time, after the poison took effect on the boat, there was no other chaos; over nine hundred lives were the work of a single Poison Sect disciple!

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Updated, sorry for the wait, everyone. The husband isn't having an easy time either; the wife is just too wild.

I ate braised noodles with green beans yesterday, so delicious! It made me want to keep eating them, but I don't know if the calories in braised noodles with green beans are particularly high, because the oil, salt, and sugar are completely absorbed, unlike stir-fried dishes where a lot of oil remains at the bottom of the plate.

Wuwuwu, I had stir-fried chicken for lunch. I've caught up with "Conquering the Otherworld Starting from the Game," which is still pretty good, but it feels like it will be very long, so I have to save it up. I'm quite interested in this kind of Western fantasy; does anyone have other recommendations? (I've already read "Lord of the Mysteries")

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