Chapter 292: Fairy Poisoned

"Swish!"

Traveling rapidly along the way, he encountered a few fire demons occasionally and slew them with a single sword strike.

Before long.

Luo Zijun had returned to that stone grotto.

In the deep pool, that fire lotus seemed to have already been plucked, disappearing into the red liquid.

However, the Moon Palace Fairy was nowhere to be seen.

Luo Zijun hurriedly searched all around the grotto, but still found nothing.

Just as he was preparing to walk out of the grotto to take a look, he suddenly saw the red liquid in the deep pool begin to boil violently.

"Splash!"

Liquid splattered everywhere, and a white shadow flew out from the pool.

Following that, a giant, fire-red, two-headed python also flew out from the pool; one of the giant python's heads opened its blood-red maw and spat out a stream of flames, burning toward the white shadow that had flown out first.

"Go!"

The white shadow dodged and landed, said this to Luo Zijun, and immediately dashed toward the exit.

Luo Zijun followed closely behind immediately.

"Boom!"

A massive fireball erupted from the mouth of the enraged two-headed python, instantly about to engulf the two of them within it.

Luo Zijun suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold, as if his entire soul were about to be frozen solid.

At this very moment, a white light suddenly enveloped him, carrying him out of the fireball and successfully escaping into the exit passage.

The two-headed python did not give up; it twisted its body and chased after them like lightning.

"Demon Crocodile Spikes!"

Luo Zijun turned his head and unleashed a storm of hidden weapons.

Yet that two-headed python did not dodge, instead charging straight into the spikes; the fire-red scales on its body were like a Treasure Tool, directly blocking those sharp spikes.

"Ding, ding, ding..."

The spikes struck it, sounding as if they had hit hard steel, emitting a series of crisp clinking sounds.

Luo Zijun's heart tightened, and he thought to himself: What a formidable demon beast!

Seeing that this two-headed python possessed terrifying strength, he dared not wield his Flying Sword again, fearing that the Flying Sword he had obtained with such difficulty would be lost forever.

"Pfft—"

The two-headed python behind them suddenly opened its other blood-red maw and spat out a stream of black liquid.

As soon as the black liquid appeared, Luo Zijun smelled a pungent and foul odor, and his head immediately felt a wave of dizziness.

"Hold your breath!"

The Moon Palace Fairy in front of him reminded him immediately; with a movement of her sleeve, a white light shot out, instantly transforming into a screen of light that blocked the incoming black liquid.

The black liquid was blocked, and that screen of light immediately dissipated as well.

Luo Zijun looked back and saw that it was actually a snow-white handkerchief; at this moment, the snow-white handkerchief had grown dim in luster and drifted to the ground, clearly no longer usable.

The two-headed python, which had been about to charge over, was also delayed for a moment by the screen of light.

Taking this opportunity, the two of them immediately fled toward the outside of the cave.

The two-headed python was exceptionally enraged, opened its blood-red maw again, and chased after them, its speed extremely fast!

Just as the two were about to be caught, the speed of the two-headed python suddenly slowed down.

It turned out that this passage was steep, winding upward, and relatively narrow; the two-headed python's body was too massive, and thus its movement was hindered, causing its speed to slow down.

The two dared not stop and continued to flee forward.

The two-headed python chased for another distance before finally getting stuck in the narrow passage; it was both shocked and furious, and as it suddenly exerted force, the two walls were actually crushed to pieces.

The entire passage began to shake.

Luo Zijun and the fairy moved forward all the way and soon exited the cave, arriving outside; only then did they secretly heave a sigh of relief.

"Fairy, that giant python..."

Just as Luo Zijun was about to ask about that two-headed python, he suddenly noticed the white shadow in front of him sway a few times, her body going limp, and she was about to collapse to the ground.

Luo Zijun hurriedly stepped forward to support her and asked with concern: "Fairy, are you injured?"

He suddenly discovered that the body in his arms was ice-cold all over and was trembling uncontrollably.

"Boom!"

At this moment, the cave shook, and a fire-red blast of air surged out from the cave entrance.

That two-headed python was actually still in hot pursuit! Luo Zijun felt a jolt of alarm; how could he dare to linger here? He immediately scooped the fairy in his arms into a horizontal carry and quickly fled the area.

Running all the way, he encountered a few minor ghosts and slew them directly.

After leaving the mountain forest, Luo Zijun was still uneasy and continued to run forward until he reached the tunnel; only then did he heave a sigh of relief, then quickly carried the fairy into the cave where he had originally practiced, and asked about her condition.

The Moon Palace Fairy sat down against the wall, her body still unable to stop trembling, and only then did she speak: "So cold..."

Her voice was also trembling.

Even without holding her, just by being near her, Luo Zijun could feel the bone-chilling cold radiating from her entire body.

This coldness penetrated deep into the soul, aching to the very core of her spirit.

Luo Zijun hurriedly said: "Fairy, where are you injured? How can I help you?"

The Moon Palace Fairy did not answer; she slowly raised a hand and opened her palm, and in her palm lay a fire-red lotus seed.

She said in a weak voice: "This is the seed of the Samadhi Fire Lotus; after you consume it, you can advance your cultivation quickly, and furthermore, you might be able to control its Samadhi Ghost Fire..."

Hearing this, Luo Zijun's heart could not help but tremble.

Looking at the fire-red seed in her hand, and then at her trembling, weak appearance, he was somewhat incredulous: "Fairy, you... were you the one who went to pluck that Samadhi Fire Lotus for my sake?"

The Fairy of the Moon Palace said with a trembling voice, "It is not..."

After saying this, she seemed to have exhausted all her strength; her arm dropped, and the Fire Lotus Seed floated away gently, as if preparing to flee.

Luo Zijun immediately reached out to grab it, helped her up, and said, "Fairy, I will send you out immediately. Once your soul returns to your body, you should be fine."

The Fairy of the Moon Palace gently grabbed his sleeve and said weakly, "No... I cannot go out... I have been struck by the Fire Dragon Poison. If I return to my body, my physical form will be burned to ash, and besides... I cannot open the exit right now..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun asked anxiously, "Then what should be done?"

If they could not get out, wouldn't they both die here?

If the soul does not return for a long time, the physical body he left in the Human Realm would soon rot and die, beyond the salvation of even gods.

The gaze of the Fairy of the Moon Palace turned to him, and she said softly, "Are you afraid of death?"

Luo Zijun admitted very honestly, "I am."

The Fairy of the Moon Palace leaned gently against the wall behind her and said, "Is it because you are afraid that you will never again see... those three wives and four concubines of yours?"

Luo Zijun said, "Fairy, at a time like this, please do not joke. Do you have a way to neutralize the poison? Or, is there something you need? Tell me, and I will go find it immediately."

The Fairy of the Moon Palace leaned against the wall, slowly closed her eyes, remained silent for a long while, and then said softly, "There is only one way: kill that Nether Fire Dragon and obtain its Demon Pill; only then can the poison be neutralized for me..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun's heart sank into a bottomless abyss.

Given the terrifying strength displayed by that giant python just now, even if he had now broken through to the Fen Shen Realm, it would be absolutely impossible for him to kill it.

"Fairy, is there no other way?"

Luo Zijun noticed that the aura on her body was becoming increasingly icy, and the fluorescent light emanating from her was growing weaker and weaker.

This was the rhythm of her soul scattering into nothingness.

Although the two of them still did not know each other's identities and had not yet seen each other's true faces, after spending this time together, Luo Zijun had long since come to regard her as a friend.

To him, she was both a mentor and a friend.

If not for her, he could not have come here, let alone cultivated so quickly.

Moreover, not only did she help him forge his Flying Sword for free, but tonight she had also risked her life to help him pick the Samadhi Fire Lotus. Now that she was poisoned and on the verge of having her soul scattered, was it not because of him?

Even if he were cold-hearted, he would not dare to ignore this debt of gratitude.

"Fairy, if slaying the Nether Fire Dragon is the only way, I am willing to try!"

He made his decision immediately and prepared to return to that cave.

No matter what, he had to try. Even if the result was not what he hoped for, at least he would not have stood by and watched her die; at least he would have a clear conscience! If he thought back on it later, his heart would not be troubled.

Just as he was about to rise and leave, the Fairy of the Moon Palace suddenly spoke softly again: "Actually... there is one other way..."

Luo Zijun paused his steps, turned around in a hurry, and asked, "Fairy, what other way is there?"

The cheeks of the Fairy of the Moon Palace were hidden in the faint fluorescent light, making it impossible to see the expression on her face, but her voice suddenly became smaller: "Use something to neutralize it..."

Luo Zijun said, "What thing?"

The Fairy of the Moon Palace did not answer immediately, but only whispered, "The Fire Dragon Poison is an extremely yin substance... after being burned by it, it will burrow into the soul, entering every orifice... only by using, using that thing... and injecting it into the body to neutralize it, can the speed of its spread be slowed and the virulent poison be eased... that way, I can slowly purge it..."

Luo Zijun walked over quickly and said, "Fairy, speak quickly, what is it? Is it here?"

The gaze of the Fairy of the Moon Palace looked at him; she seemed to bite her lip lightly before saying in a very small voice, "Yes... you have it..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zijun was stunned and felt greatly surprised: "I have it? What is it?"

"Soul... Essence of the Soul..."

The Fairy of the Moon Palace whispered.

(End of this chapter)