Chapter 2599: No wonder I can't get in touch

Xu Jie muttered softly, and in doing so completely broke the defenses of a Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder.

He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, then glared at Xu Jie with bloodshot eyes, a look that seemed ready to devour him.

Facing the furious gaze of that Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder, Xu Jie still cleverly dodged behind Huang Lao.

He directly shielded Huang Lao in front of himself.

Although it's unlikely that these Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders would attack here, one can't rule out them being driven to desperation.

Mainly because this impact is indeed significant; who knows if their mental state might collapse, leading them to do something irrational.

Seeing Xu Jie's timid and shrinking behavior, that Heavenly Spirit Tribe elder flew into a rage, then promptly fainted from anger.

As these two fainted, the other Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders also seemed to be affected in the same way.

One by one, they fainted from sheer anger on the spot.

Even Ling Yunyi's grandfather was no exception; although he had always leaned toward the Human Race, after all, he had worshipped the Sea God for many years.

Having suddenly consumed Sea God ingredients, he indeed needed some time to accept it.

And as those Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders successively fell into unconsciousness, Huang Lao, who still had words left unsaid, couldn't help but frown.

No, I still have a bellyful of things to say, yet you all just fainted like that—what's the meaning of this?

This is only the first step; there's still more to do, and you're already passing out?

But now everyone is already unconscious; even if there were more to say, there's nothing we can do at the moment.

Finally, Huang Lao could only sigh helplessly, then waved his hand and said.

"Send them back."

"Okay."

Upon hearing that, several elders from the Heavenly Family and the Wushen Palace nodded, then each grabbed one and personally escorted them back to their residences.

At the residences of those elders, their family members waited, and upon seeing the people brought back, they were all bewildered.

Weren't they supposed to go to a banquet? How did they end up like this?

"Senior, this is…………………"

With some wariness in their eyes, they looked at the Human Race powerhouse who had brought the people over and asked, "Could it be that the Human Race did something during the feast? Is this a Hongmen banquet?"

Facing the questioning, the Human Race elder who had escorted them back was momentarily at a loss for words.

"How should I answer this?"

Suddenly recalling Xu Jie's words, several elders coincidentally gave the same reply.

"They fainted from how delicious it was."

"Huh???"

But this reply was clearly unconvincing; upon hearing it, the family members of those Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders all looked at the Human Race elders who had brought them back with the expression of "you look like an idiot."

What kind of spiritual food could be so delicious as to make someone faint dead on the spot?

Moreover, there was still blood at the corner of the mouth, obviously they had vomited blood.

You Human Race folks wouldn't have drugged them, would you?

They would rather believe that the Human Race poisoned them.

As for that, the Human Race elder who had brought them back said nothing more, dropped them off, and then left straight away.

After those Human Race elders left, upon examination it was found that several of the elders were merely unconscious, with no mortal danger.

Their bodies showed no signs of poisoning or injury, whereupon they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they grew more doubtful in their hearts, how could eating a meal cause one to faint to death?

Their bodies had no injury whatsoever, nor any trace of poisoning—it was simply bizarre.

Could it really be as the Human Race said, that they fainted from how delicious it was?

But since there was no harm, that was naturally the best; the elders' families also breathed a sigh of relief and then had them carried back to rest.

Given the cultivation levels of those Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders, it's naturally nothing serious; a good night's sleep and proper rest would see them recover quickly.

Indeed, that was the case; after one night, those Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders woke up.

But upon waking, each of them had vacant eyes, dazed and lying on the bedroom bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

This change made their families feel another jolt of alarm—what was going on now?

It felt as if their state of mind had collapsed—what on earth had been done?

At this point, several Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders indeed had somewhat unstable minds; after worshipping the Sea God for so many years, it had somehow run straight into their own bellies—anyone would be bewildered by that.

And yet, just before, they had eaten it so…… so delightfully; this is simply…………………

"Beast, beast!"

An elder muttered, "These Human Race people are simply black-hearted to the extreme, actually resorting to such vicious methods."

And that elder who had always staunchly supported the Sea God and consistently opposed Ling Yunyi's grandfather.

He suffered the greatest blow; previously he was also the first to fall into unconsciousness.

At this moment his whole person seemed like a fool, his mouth merely repeating a phrase over and over.

"No wonder I can't get in touch—I was wondering why I couldn't get in touch."

No matter how his family members called to him, this elder showed no reaction, leaving the onlookers anxious.

Could it really be that his spiritual intellect has shattered, turning him into an idiot?

In desperation, his family could only seek help from the other elders.

That evening, the remaining Heavenly Spirit Tribe elders came together to his home.

However, their own conditions were not good either—each had dull eyes, and their overall vitality was considerably weakened.

Only Ling Yunyi's grandfather remained relatively normal; compared to the other elders, he was obviously more able to accept things, so his recovery was naturally faster as well.

Seeing that the other elders were also not doing well, the family members grew even more puzzled—what exactly had happened at that banquet?

As for this, even if they asked, several elders remained silent, utterly unwilling to answer.

How could this be said? Are we supposed to tell all the tribespeople that they ate the Sea God?

From keeping it in the heart to putting it in the stomach? How could such words be spoken?

So, several old ancestors simply chose to remain silent.

They came silently to that old ancestor's room.

Seeing the other's dazed face, constantly repeating the same phrase, each furrowed their brows slightly.

They then personally examined him, and the conclusion was that this guy's state of mind had completely collapsed.

「This……………………」"

Regarding this, several old ancestors felt inexplicably sad, after all they were only a little away from falling to this point.

Once the state of mind collapses, not to mention future cultivation progress, one can basically be considered a living dead.

One meal directly ruined one of the Heavenly Spirit Tribe's old ancestors.

Although they felt sorrow inside, facing this situation, several people could do nothing; the collapse of one's state of mind is basically something outsiders cannot fix, unless he can walk out of it himself, but looking at this now, there's probably no hope.

An old ancestor gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

「Damned Human Race, how dare they? That was our Heavenly Spirit Tribe's Sea God, they…………………」

「Alright, what's the use of saying these now? You've already eaten it. 」"

「You……………………」"