Chapter 79

Poison Sect Disciple

Not long after sailing out of the Yiyun North Looking ferry, the Fengfu River channel widened again. The jade boat floated on it like a fallen leaf in a pond. In this river, Golden Core demon beasts were also common. The treasure map hanging in the cabin even turned black at one point, showing the pressure of the Nascent Soul level. Even with Golden Core cultivators sitting in the jade boat, they were cautious, stopping and going from time to time. Whenever there were signs of demon creatures fighting, they would avoid them from afar. Even so, if it weren't for those river demons who coveted flesh and blood following behind the boat, I'm afraid they would have been involved in the water demon battles several times.

"Is the river surface always this lively every time the boat sails here?"

On the deck, Ruan Ci couldn't help but ask the boatman curiously, "This time, a group of bodyguards was fed with the flesh and blood of Foundation Establishment cultivators. In normal times, wouldn't so many guests die, right?"

"Fairy, you are really joking."

This boatman was at the late stage of Qi Condensation, looked old, and spoke skillfully. "In normal times, fighting among guests is strictly prohibited on the boat. If there is any violation, they will be thrown off the boat immediately. Moreover, there are at most a hundred guests on a boat. For the demon creatures in the river, the restrictions on the boat are tight. Even if a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators are eaten, it won't make up for the consumption of breaking the restrictions. This business is not cost-effective. Therefore, in normal times, the two sides go their own way. It is really because there are too many guests in the past two years and they can't carry them. Now there are more than a thousand cultivators on this boat, so many rules have changed. If you want to go south to handle affairs later, just come to us to take the boat. You can even enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river."

Now the boat was in the middle of the river, looking at both sides, it was all vast river water, and the scenery on the shore was already blurred. Ruan Ci smiled when she heard this, "Okay, if there is fate, I must come to experience it again—but is this river usually so lively? We have only been sailing for half a day, and we have encountered at least three conflicts between Golden Core demon beasts."

You know, demon beast hunting is like cultivators fighting. The higher the cultivation, the longer it lasts. Golden Core demon beasts usually divide their territories and don't see each other easily. If there are such disputes on the Fengfu River, no matter what, the cultivator ferry shouldn't be so frequent. The boatman smiled when he heard this, "It's not like that, Fairy, you don't know. The river was much calmer in previous years. It's just that since ten years ago, the Yin Qi rising in the Fengfu River has become heavier and heavier, and more and more demon creatures have been born at sunrise. At first, most of them were Qi Condensation demon creatures. Starting two or three years ago, Foundation Establishment demon creatures were also born. Three months ago, Golden Core demon creatures descended from the sky. These demon creatures want to occupy territory in the Fengfu River, so naturally, they have to fight a bloody battle with the local snakes."

This "local snake" remark had a double meaning. He couldn't help but chuckle, feeling very humorous, and showed off, "I once heard the Immortal Master mention that the birth of a Golden Core demon creature means that the Hengze Heaven is about to appear. It should be within these six months!"

Ruan Ci couldn't help but think of the Nine-Infant snake monster born in the Green Jade Bright Hall, and nodded secretly, thinking, "No wonder this river is no longer turbulent, but it is still called the Fengfu River. I thought those were two rivers connected together, and over time they used a name mixed up. Now it seems that although the landforms are different, the geography is still connected. There is no such steaming Yin Qi elsewhere, so it seems that it must have some connection with that primordial phoenix."

She strolled around the deck a few more times, then flew back to the cabin to find Qu Qu Tan Yue to talk, asking, "Have those people left?"

Qu Qu Tan Yue said, "I have already sent them away—look at you, so impatient, it would have been better to kill them at the time."

Ruan Ci said, "Isn't this trouble caused by you?"

Qu Qu Tan Yue chiseled her forehead to show a slight punishment—although he only had Foundation Establishment cultivation, he was a Nascent Soul incarnation, and his knowledge and means were extraordinary. I don't know what means he used in this small building, but for the two days the boat sailed, there were successive injuries and even deaths of cultivators everywhere, and fighting fluctuations occurred from time to time. Some cultivators even flew out of the boat to fight, and none of them came back. But this small building had never been provoked, as if it had been forgotten by everyone.

The small building where the Fanghe Hall disciples were located was frozen, and others could do nothing about it. But was the one they lived in just lucky? As long as one had a little experience in the world, I'm afraid they wouldn't be so naive. The other few who spent the first day in the same building couldn't help but get to know each other and inquire, wanting to find the master behind the scenes, so that they could talk and make friends, and perhaps help each other in the Hengze Heaven. Ruan Ci sensed them gathering, was impatient to deal with them, and hid out.

"Sigh, I know now why most experts are so arrogant." She sighed and sat down with her chin in her hands beside Qu Qu Tan Yue. "In Huang Shoushan, I think Senior Sister Chi also understood this truth. Actually, I am usually very kind, but after making friends and having some feelings, and taking care of each other several times in a dangerous situation, I have to take them with me because of the feelings. Many times, it is actually a burden and easier to attract resentment. But it is not so easy to grasp the measure."

When she was a mortal, she once saw Liu Jizi's high-and-mighty appearance. At that time, she was very disgusted in her heart, only feeling that if she had cultivation, she must go the other way and be kinder to others. Now she knows that sometimes experts keep people at a distance, not because their personalities are bad.

Qu Qu Tan Yue smiled, "Yes, you have grown up—sometimes, friends should be made with those who are compatible, it's not being snobbish. Listening to what you said about Huang Shoushan, actually, the death of Senior Sister Meng, you and Miss Chi are also reasons."

Ruan Ci nodded, "Not bad. If we hadn't been together, or if Senior Sister Chi hadn't brought those junior brothers and sisters, Senior Sister Meng wouldn't have died. According to the skills of that group of people, they couldn't have reached the depths at all. I'm afraid they would have been forced to go back not long after entering Huang Shoushan, and then they could have saved their lives, and Senior Sister Meng wouldn't have died. Sigh, but who could have known about the future at that time."

She wasn't too sad about Meng Lingyue's death, but mentioning this matter inevitably made her think of True Person Su Yin's Love Seed, and she felt a bit depressed for a while. Qu Qu Tan Yue touched her head and said, "You have done your best, and it is good to have no regrets in your heart. At most, don't do this next time."

"But I also feel that if I am cold to everyone because of this, and only make friends with those who have solid cultivation and aptitude, I am not willing." The so-called "don't hit a smiling person," Ruan Ci was unwilling to reject those cultivators who came to cling to her with full hope, so she hid out. Actually, she didn't want to pay attention to the small cultivators of the Jin Bo and Pinghai sects in the Green Jade Bright Hall, but that was because she didn't like them herself, not because of other concerns. There were still many differences in this.

Qu Qu Tan Yue shrugged, "Then just make friends as usual, and wait until they become a burden. Anyway, if they are greedy because of your promotion and get involved in dangerous situations, then they are the ones who die, not you."

His words were sloppy and full of Qu Qu Tan Yue's characteristics, but they could make Ruan Ci happy. She couldn't help but giggle, "That's true. Everyone cultivates their own fruit. Actually, I already understood the truth. It's just that Senior Sister Meng died in front of me, and I occasionally think about it."

Fighting on the boat happens from time to time, which is not suitable for cultivation. Ruan Ci just looked at the classics and drew a few talismans in the room—she had to draw them carefully, as talismans are easily stained by fluctuating spiritual power, ruining the effect of the talisman. At this time, she was a bit bored, so she pestered Qu Qu Tan Yue, asking what means he had used on her, so that she could come and go freely without attracting the attention of other cultivators.

"It won't be effective if I say it." Qu Qu Tan Yue was pestered by her, but he was extremely doting on Ruan Ci. Even if he was annoyed like this, he still didn't drive her out, just changed the subject and asked what she saw on the deck. Ruan Ci said, "Nothing, just chatted with the boatman for a while."

She originally wanted to talk about her guess—since the Fengfu River is indeed related to the primordial phoenix, and the end of the Fengfu River is the Baoyun Sea, and the entrance to the Hengze Heaven is above the Baoyun Sea, it seems that the Hengze Heaven may also be related to the primordial phoenix. But the words came to her lips, and she held them back: the Xuanpo Sect must also have disciples entering the Hengze Heaven. Although it may not be related to Qu Qu Tan Yue, the blood-line golden insects are so crazy about the primordial phoenix, who knows if they will covet anything in the Hengze Heaven, which will add twists and turns to her own training.

Saying one more word about Biyuan Mountain, she had to burn incense and kneel down to pray to True Person Wang after the incident, in order to trigger the master-disciple connection between the two and convey the message in her heart. Ruan Ci had to kowtow several times for nothing, and she didn't want to do it again. So she forcibly held back and asked instead, "There are so many demon creatures living in the Fengfu River, don't they have tribes? Since they have cultivated to the Golden Core, they should have opened their wisdom, right? Are they still alone, killing each other every day?"

Qu Qu Tan Yue smiled, "Demon creatures naturally have tribes. However, Golden Core demon creatures, if their bloodlines are noble, many of them still cannot transform into human form, and their beast nature remains. Among the demon snakes following our boat, one has the Nine Yin bloodline. Therefore, although its cultivation is the highest, it is still confused and like a beast."

"The water demons in the Fengfu River are mainly snake-like, divided into several types, each defining its own territory. After transforming into human form, most of them live in the Baoyun Sea. Therefore, the Fengfu River is the most dangerous. After all, most transformed demon creatures have opened their wisdom and can communicate with us cultivators, and can even trade. The demon beasts that stay in the Fengfu River have cultivated to the Golden Core but have not transformed into human form. It can be seen that their bloodlines are noble and their strength is extremely strong, but they have not opened their wisdom, which is the most troublesome. When they reach the Baoyun Sea, it is nothing, just like being a guest in someone else's sect. When the Hengze Heaven is open, there might even be transformed demon creatures entering with you."

Ruan Ci listened with great interest and couldn't help but ask, "Then the Nascent Soul aura we felt before..."

"I heard that there is a fish-dragon here, its true blood is very pure, it is already a Nascent Soul, but it has not transformed into human form, and it wanders in the Fengfu River all day long. Transforming into human form means Grotto-Heaven. This dragon has been a Nascent Soul cultivation since I first came to the Fengfu River, and thousands of years have passed, but it has not transformed into human form. However, it is different from other demon creatures. It has opened its wisdom for a long time and is the most cunning. It occasionally hears that it swallowed a whole boat of cultivators, but it will not easily provoke the jade boat at this time, so there is no need to worry much."

Ruan Ci thought about it slightly and understood: since this dragon knows that there are many disciples from Sheng Sects on the jade boat at this time, it naturally won't provoke public anger. Otherwise, how can a Nascent Soul demon creature fight against many Grotto-Heaven True Persons?

The two were talking when, in their sensing, the ice-sealed small building suddenly shook. The Qi that was frozen in the field of aura gradually melted and flowed down. Ruan Ci and Qu Qu Tan Yue looked at each other and opened the door to go out. They saw the hard ice on the small building melting drop by drop. I don't know if it was because it had been frozen for too long or what, but the original five-colored eaves and walls also looked dim and black, and many pigments melted along with the hard ice.

The ice had just begun to melt and hadn't slid to the corridor yet, and there was no sound in the building. Many cultivators came out of their rooms to check, and at this time, they were also exchanging glances, with many mocking expressions, because this person had caused such a big commotion as soon as he got on the boat, but I didn't expect that after only two days, it seemed that something had happened. Qu Qu Tan Yue's expression changed, and he immediately turned his back and pulled Ruan Ci into the room. "Don't look, be careful of eye poison."

His face didn't look good, and he said, "I still overestimated the Fanghe Hall. That disciple was destined to die before he got on the boat. It's ridiculous that he was still unaware. Freezing the building to heal his wounds, but he didn't know that he had long been made into a poison bait. Letting him escape was just to let him board the jade boat and poison all the passengers on this boat."

Ruan Ci was also shocked, "Could it be—a disciple of the Poison Sect?"

Qu Qu Tan Yue nodded, "Not bad, it is a disciple of the Poison Sect."

He seemed a bit anxious, "I will teach you two mantras first, one for avoiding poison and one for dispelling poison—I don't know how deep that person's poison skills are. If they are deep enough, I'm afraid this incarnation of mine will have to be accounted for here. As for you—"

Wang Panpan also poked its head out of the spirit beast bag, looking at Ruan Ci earnestly—Qu Qu Tan Yue was just an incarnation, and it would be fine to discard it, but Ruan Ci was here in her true body. If she was infected with eye poison from that glance just now, then... what should she do?

Could it be that she would suffer damage here before reaching Hengze Heaven?

The two were so worried, but Ruan Ci was not panicked or worried. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, she felt a shock in her heart and secretly called out "not good," "I almost let it slip again!"

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Updated, sorry for the wait, everyone. When doing tasks in the dungeon, there are always some chapters without too many conflicts. Fortunately, the comments are also adding updates.

Ah ah ah, I should write drafts too, I can't be lazy anymore, crying.

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