Chapter 211: Traveling with the Divine Maiden Le

The Yanyue Sect did not hide the fact that Yan Taibai had left the Tiannan Cultivation World, and his departure allowed the many sects and high-level cultivators of both the Tiannan Cultivation World and the Luanxing Sea Cultivation World to breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the existence of Yan Taibai truly made them feel suffocated.

Back then, when the three Great Cultivators—Zhiyang Shangren, Hehuan Laomo, and Wei Wuya—as well as Long Han and Feng Bing were all present, and before Yan Taibai had appeared, the various powers of the Tiannan Cultivation World kept each other in check, and things were relatively peaceful.

But now, the existence of Yan Taibai was even more terrifying than the Spirit Severing stage cultivators of ten thousand years ago; with a single move, he wiped out two Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage: Zhiyang Shangren of the Righteous Alliance's Taizhen Sect, and Hehuan Laomo of the Hehuan Sect, the head of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects.

This directly caused the strength of both the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path in Tiannan to plummet; as for joining forces to kill Yan Taibai, it was not that they hadn't considered it, but compared to ten thousand years ago, they simply lacked the heart and the strength to do so.

Ten thousand years ago, to kill a Spirit Severing stage cultivator, there were over ten Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage alone, whereas now only Wei Wuya remained, with Long Han and Feng Bing barely counting as one; in such a situation, what could they use to kill Yan Taibai?

This was no different from seeking death, so even if they were filled with dissatisfaction and the Heavenly Dao Alliance had annexed more and more territory, the Righteous Path, the Demonic Path, and the Nine Nations Alliance could only endure it now, unable to do anything else at all.

Now that Yan Taibai had finally left, although he had not fallen or passed away, it at least allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief.

They would not be as stifled as they were before.

The first stop of Yan Taibai after leaving the Tiannan Cultivation World was the Sacred Hall of the Mulan Tribe, to inquire about the situation of the Great Divine Master surnamed Zhong.

"Brother Zhong has not returned to this day, and I am also very worried. If Brother Yan had not come, I had already planned to head to the Dajin Cultivation World to search for Brother Zhong." Regarding Yan Taibai's inquiry, Le Shangshi—now the Le Shennü—knitted her delicate brows, her jade face full of worry as she spoke.

"So the Fairy is also unaware. Is the Primordial Spirit Lamp alright?"

Seeing this, Yan Taibai frowned and asked further.

"Brother Zhong did not leave behind a Primordial Spirit Lamp, so we do not know either."

Le Shennü explained with a bitter smile.

"He actually didn't leave behind a Primordial Spirit Lamp."

Yan Taibai said in surprise.

This Primordial Spirit Lamp was not just for determining the life or death of its owner; more importantly, it preserved a glimmer of hope for reincarnation.

Because the Primordial Spirit Lamp contained a wisp of the primordial spirit, combined with specially made lamp oil and materials, even if one's body and spirit were destroyed outside, that wisp of the primordial spirit would still have a chance to enter reincarnation.

But not everyone could afford to use a Primordial Spirit Lamp; whether it was the lamp oil or other required materials, they were rare items in this world, and high-level cultivators would not easily use or light one unless they were about to pass away or were about to engage in some life-or-death dangerous task.

For example, in Huangfeng Valley, there was only one for the entire valley, and even when Linghu Laoguai was at Huangfeng Valley, he would not use it. The only time he used it was when heading to the Falling Demon Valley.

After returning to Huangfeng Valley, he extinguished it.

"The Mulan Tribe lacks resources. Even though the Luanxing Sea has made up for a portion over these many years, treasures like the Primordial Spirit Lamp oil are still in short supply. Brother Zhong knew that he would not be able to return in a short while this time, so he did not use it."

Le Shennü explained.

"I see. Then do you intend to head to the Dajin Cultivation World? Shall we go together?"

After hearing Le Shennü's explanation, Yan Taibai nodded and asked.

"Many thanks, Brother Yan. I am willing."

Hearing this, Le Shennü naturally would not refuse such a good opportunity.

"Good, then prepare yourself; we will go to the Dajin Cultivation World in a few days. By the way, we also need to make a trip to the Tutu Tribe to do one thing." Yan Taibai said again.

"I wonder what that matter is?" Le Shennü's face brightened, and she blurted out.

"You will know when the time comes." Yan Taibai smiled, feigning mystery.

"Very well, I understand."

Seeing this, Le Shennü stopped asking and nodded obediently.

Afterwards, she personally arranged lodging for Yan Taibai and Xin Ruyin, and at the same time, asked for advice on many questions.

Although she was already a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, she still did not feel she was stronger than Yan Taibai; after all, the number of Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage who had fallen at Yan Taibai's hands already exceeded five.

How could she possibly be his opponent? Naturally, she had to seek his guidance properly.

Regarding this, Yan Taibai was not stingy and basically answered them one by one, making this Le Shennü of the Mulan Tribe incomparably happy.

The Great Grassland is divided into two parts; the part adjacent to the Dajin Cultivation World is controlled by the Tutu Tribe, which is not only relatively rich in resources but also has many trades and exchanges with the Dajin Cultivation World, far surpassing the Mulan Tribe adjacent to the Tiannan Cultivation World in terms of materials, cultivation arts, and other things.

Under such circumstances of "the rise of one and the decline of the other," the Tutu Tribe almost suppressed the Mulan Tribe everywhere, and coupled with the fact that the Mulan Tribe had an irreconcilable relationship with the Nine Nations Alliance of the Tiannan Cultivation World, the fact that they could persist until now truly made Yan Taibai feel surprised.

But now, because of Yan Taibai, although the grievances between the Mulan Tribe and the Nine Nations Alliance of the Tiannan Cultivation World had not been resolved, there were no major battles, and they were basically at peace.

It was mainly because the Nine Nations Alliance could now only be considered a Five Nations Alliance, as the other four nations had already joined the Heavenly Dao Alliance. Wei Wuya could not say much about it.

Not to mention that he could not beat Yan Taibai, the Nine Nations Alliance could not even provide the conditions promised by the Heavenly Dao Alliance; in such a situation, they could only let things be.

Under these circumstances, the Nine Nations Alliance naturally had no power to have any more conflicts with the Mulan Tribe; as for the Mulan Tribe, they were shaken by the remaining prestige of Yan Taibai, and there was also the Tutu Tribe eyeing them covetously.

Not only could they not have conflicts with the Nine Nations Alliance, but they instead sought help from the Heavenly Dao Alliance many times; in such a situation, their relationship was actually quite good, and they could completely be considered to have turned enemies into friends.

Therefore, regarding their own Divine Maiden following Yan Taibai to the Dajin Cultivation World, the entire Mulan Tribe, from top to bottom, did not have a single person who opposed it; they were all incomparably in favor.

Just like that, Yan Taibai took Xin Ruyin and Le Shennü and set off for the Tianlan Sacred Hall of the Tutu Tribe.

Inside the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat

"It couldn't be such a coincidence!"

Yan Taibai, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes and said with some surprise.

Afterwards, Le Shennü and Xin Ruyin beside him also looked over toward him.

"Brother Yan, does Little Sister need to go down and take a look? It seems it is not the Tutu Tribe? But rather people from the Dajin Cultivation World."

Le Shennü opened her sandalwood lips and asked.

"Let's go! Let's go take a look. Ruyin, you stay inside the Divine Boat."

Yan Taibai nodded slightly, then stood up and said.

"Alright."

Hearing this, although Xin Ruyin's divine sense was not enough, Dayan Shenjun had told her, so she naturally would not refuse.

Afterwards, Yan Taibai and Le Shennü stood up and left the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat, heading straight toward a certain direction, breaking through the air.

A distance of over a hundred miles was, for Yan Taibai and Le Shennü, merely a fleeting moment.

The next moment, the two of them appeared above a rare patch of woods in a small grassland.

This patch of woods was not large, only about a mile in size, and the trees were somewhat sparse and not very tall.

However, at this moment, in a clearing about ten-plus zhang wide in the middle of the woods, two people were currently inside.

One of them, a person in blue robes, was lying on the ground with a patch of black bloodstains on their back, motionless, looking as if their life or death were unknown, but a light barrier had emerged on their body to protect them, presenting a seven-colored appearance, exceptionally brilliant. Nearby, another person, an old man in purple robes with hawk-like eyes, was driving a fiery red flying sword that transformed into streaks of sword shadows, hacking at the light barrier.

Although the seven-colored light barrier was extraordinary, because it lacked a master to maintain it, it had begun to sway incessantly, its light flashing wildly.

"It looks like a vendetta; the injured person seems to be related to the Buddha Sect of Da Jin. Doesn't Brother Yan need Buddha Sect techniques to resolve the baleful energy in your body soon? What a coincidence, perhaps this person has some?"

Le Shennü watched for a while, then smiled charmingly.

Regarding the matter of Yan Taibai needing to resolve baleful energy, she had already heard Yan Taibai speak of it on the road.

It was mainly because Yan Taibai remembered that Le Shennü also practiced Buddha Sect techniques; he had originally thought there might be some way, but it turned out there was not.

He had not expected such a coincidence, encountering this interlude, which was actually quite good.

After speaking, Le Shennü took action and wiped out the hawk-eyed old man.

For her, it was merely a matter of flicking a finger.

After wiping out the hawk-eyed old man, Le Shennü descended before the seven-colored light barrier like a fairy; this light barrier came entirely from a pale blue jade pendant floating inside the barrier.

This object hovered a few feet above the person in blue robes, flashing with seven-colored spiritual light, and from time to time, some strange Buddha scripts flickered and appeared within the spiritual light.

"It really is a Dharma artifact of the Buddha Sect."

Seeing this scene, Le Shennü, who had a deep understanding of the Buddha Sect, felt the smile on her jade face grow even richer.

Subsequently, she raised her jade hand and tapped on the barrier wall, and then, a cyan flame appeared at her fingertip; immediately, in just a single breath, the seven-colored light barrier was unable to resist the power of the cyan flame at all, and after a "bang" sound, the light barrier collapsed and vanished like a bubble.

Afterwards, she pointed her jade hand toward the man in blue robes on the ground, and immediately, after a gust of wind blew by, it flipped him over.

At this moment, the face of the man in blue robes was completely pitch-black, and his pair of lips were even black to the point of being faintly purple, truly becoming extremely terrifying.

"This is? Such fierce toxicity." After muttering to herself, Le Shennü moved her jade hand toward the chest of the man in blue robes.

Immediately, the clothing tore, revealing the silver-white key tied with a chain on his chest.

At this moment, this key was flashing with milky white spiritual light, constantly dispelling the poison gas at the chest of the person in blue robes, while the body outside of the chest had also turned pitch-black.

"It really is Bitter Poison; this person is truly unlucky."

Le Shennü smiled helplessly and sighed.

"Bitter Poison, to use Bitter Poison against a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, don't you think that's too extravagant?"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai chuckled and said.

"What do you mean, Brother Yan? Do you mean that what this person is afflicted with is not Bitter Poison?"

Le Shennü asked in surprise.

"It can only be said to be imitation Bitter Poison; it has a few parts of the toxicity of Bitter Poison, but compared to the real Bitter Poison, it is far too inferior."

Yan Taibai chuckled and said.

"Then does Brother Yan have the confidence to save this person?"

Seeing this, Le Shennü was both surprised and delighted.

"It's difficult, but it's not impossible; it just depends on what benefits this person can bring us."

Yan Taibai's smile did not diminish as he said this.

Subsequently, he patted his Storage Bag, took out a Jade Bottle, opened it, and poured out a medicinal pill—a fiery red, almond-like pill.

"Haoyuan Pill, Brother Yan is actually willing to use this kind of pill to save this person? But relying solely on this Haoyuan Pill, I'm afraid it cannot resolve the Bitter Poison in this person's body, right? Although it is imitation Bitter Poison, it is still Bitter Poison after all."

Le Shennü felt surprised.

This was a Haoyuan Pill worth over a thousand Spirit Stones, a miraculous medicine capable of increasing the cultivation of high-level cultivators at the Golden Core Stage and above; the entire Mulan Tribe did not have many.

It was actually being used by Yan Taibai to save someone.

"Naturally, it's impossible, but using it to suppress the toxicity and let them wake up is not a problem."

Yan Taibai chuckled and explained. After speaking, he flicked it into the other person's mouth.

Next, he reached toward his waist, and a silver-glinting thin needle appeared between his fingers.

Cold light flashed, and the silver needle transformed into several strands of silver thread, piercing various parts of the man in blue robes' body; it was finished in an instant, and from the places pierced, pitch-black poisonous blood shot out a foot high, and a fishy stench that made one want to vomit spread out.

Not long after, the man in blue robes slowly woke up, and the first things he saw were Yan Taibai and Le Shennü.

"Who are you?"

The man in blue robes said in a hoarse and weak voice.

Then, as if wanting to know something, his eyeballs turned slightly, and he struggled to twist his neck, finally seeing the unrecognizable corpse remains of the old man in purple robes; his face was first shocked, then finally revealed a look of hatred, and then his gaze turned back to Yan Taibai and Le Shennü.

"Many thanks to the two seniors for saving my life; this junior is deeply grateful and will certainly provide a generous reward."

After finishing his words of gratitude, the man in blue robes immediately reached out to take out a medicinal pill and stuffed it into his mouth, then prepared to stand up.

However, he had only stood up halfway when his legs went soft and he fell to the ground again.

"What's going on? Why do I have no strength at all?" The man in blue robes collapsed on the ground again, his face turning pale in an instant, revealing a trace of panic.

"Generous reward, hehe, you should look at your own situation first."

Le Shennü raised her jade hand, and then, a small object was thrown beside the man in blue robes: a small bronze mirror.

Seeing this, the man in blue robes gritted his teeth and picked up the mirror to look.

"Ah! What's going on? My face... this is poison gas, when did I get poisoned so deeply? Could it be that the thing that old thief used was poisonous?"

Seeing the color of his face and the black energy, the man in blue robes screamed in extreme terror.

At the same time, he did not forget to take out a pile—a large pile of bottles and jars—from his Storage Bag.

Then, he opened them all and swallowed them in one breath, but there was not the slightest effect.

"What's going on? Why do my Antidote Pills have no effect at all? Why? Why?"

"Because what you are afflicted with is Bitter Poison; although it is only an imitation, do you think your Foundation Establishment Stage Antidote Pills can resolve this Bitter Poison?" Le Shennü sneered.

"Bitter Poison? What, it's actually Bitter Poison? This old thief has truly defected to the Kong Family; it is said that the Kong Family possesses this very poison."

At this moment, upon hearing the two words "Bitter Poison," the blue-robed man's face lost every trace of color, and he shrieked in alarm.

"Enough, tell me the specific situation! What is your relationship with the Buddhist Sect of Da Jin?" Yan Taibai asked.

(End of chapter)