88: Chapter 88 Only the Sword Poison Fruit is Missing

Xia Shaoxin was all too familiar with the three-corpse three-insect body refining pill and knew deep down that it was not a Medicinal Pill for resisting poisonous gas.

It merely indirectly resisted the erosion of the poisonous gas by increasing the absorption capacity of Spiritual Qi.

The Disciples returned one after another, each with a complexion that was either livid or deathly pale, their spirits withered.

This was because they had been active in the Forbidden Ground for two or three hours, and their bodies were showing reactions to being poisoned.

Yet he himself did not feel uncomfortable; this must be the effect of long-term consumption of the three-corpse three-insect body refining pill.

Elder Qian Yunchang stood in front of the Pavilion, and as time passed and more Disciples returned, he became visibly restless and anxious.

At the Pavilion, Xia Shaoxin saw small white dots appearing on the map on the ground; each dot represented a person.

In the middle of the map, which was the Pavilion, the white dots were dense, with only three or four dots outside, all of which were running back.

"Elder, I have brought back the poison essence root grass!"

A Senior Brother came running over, gasping and smiling, his face deathly pale, and shouted at Elder Qian.

Elder Qian's eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets.

He took the poisonous grass with trembling hands.

He kept muttering to himself: "earth spirit immortal mushroom grass. mountain essence. poison essence root grass. single-leaf grass."

Xia Shaoxin thought to himself on the side, "I am the same. Everyone is still missing the sword poison fruit."

There were still three white dots on the map, very far away.

Suddenly, one white dot disappeared, and two white dots ran back.

"What does this mean?"

Everyone was shocked, though they actually knew what it meant, they dared not believe it.

Elder Qian Yunchang glanced at it, frowned, and said: "One person has met with disaster. This is someone from Group G; they have encountered a big one."

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Looking at the map, it was at least twenty miles away; even if they went to save them now, it would be too late.

Elder Qian Yunchang seemed to sense something in the dark, and he was restless. After waiting for a long time, those few white dots moved very slowly.

"Perhaps that monster is still attacking them."

Elder Qian Yunchang let out a roar, "Go, let's go support them!"

The crowd originally did not want to move, but seeing Elder Qian Yunchang take the initiative to attack, they dared not slack off and followed one after another.

After running for ten miles, they were shocked to see a behemoth in the distance; it was actually a giant monster as big as a house.

It was difficult to define what kind of creature this was.

It had ten legs, and its body was like a spider, but its body was very long, also resembling a lizard.

The two Senior Brothers in front were covered in wounds, pursued with no way to heaven and no door to the earth.

Everyone gasped.

It was completely beyond their imagination.

Seeing Elder Qian bring people to save them, the two Senior Brothers cried loudly: "Elder, Senior Brother Liu was eaten by it!"

Elder Qian Yunchang drew his sword, gathered all his True Qi, and swung it violently, emitting a powerful Sword Qi.

This was also everyone's first time seeing Elder Qian Yunchang make a move; this single Sword Qi was stronger than most people's sword attacks.

Everyone spread out their Formation, seized the opportunity, rushed forward, slashed once, and ran, regardless of what they hit.

After all, there were many people, and the monster had ten legs, so it couldn't react in time.

The monster was also extremely smart; feeling fear, it turned around and ran.

Elder Qian Yunchang did not give chase.

This time, they had lost several Inner Sect Disciples, yet they were still missing one ingredient, falling short of success. How could he explain this to the Sect Head upon returning?

Taking such a big risk, he would surely be branded with the notoriety of "disregarding the lives of Disciples for selfish gain" in the future.

If he could gather all the poisonous herbs and successfully refine the Medicinal Pill, all costs would be bearable.

He had to go all in; he had to succeed, he could not fail.

With no hope in his heart, he asked the two Disciples: "Did you find the sword poison fruit?"

"No."

Elder Qian Yunchang's eyes dimmed; things were as expected.

He turned his head to look at the Pavilion, thinking, could it be that someone had found it but refused to hand it over?

A body search was, of course, necessary, but what if it really wasn't there?

His reputation would only get worse.

Of course, since it was already this bad, he was not afraid of it getting any worse.

"We saw the sword poison fruit, but we couldn't pick it." The two Disciples suddenly said again.

Elder Qian Yunchang glared, eyes wide; not speaking clearly was truly annoying!

"Where is the sword poison fruit? I will go get it myself!"

"It is right next to that monster from just now; it seems to be guarding it, not allowing anyone to get close."

Elder Qian yelled, grabbing the collars of the two Disciples: "Quick, lead the way for me!"

Considering that the monster was too powerful, the risk was too great if he went alone.

He immediately called out to everyone: "Everyone hold on, come with me. We will obtain all five kinds of poisonous herbs today in one go; there is no need to go a second time!"

When everyone heard this, did they dare to think about a second time?

They were scared to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

It would be better to take advantage of the large numbers and the clear goal, and while holding on with their exhausted bodies, finish this one time.

Xia Shaoxin and the other two, as usual, fell to the back, not active at all.

Just now, when fighting the monster, Xia Shaoxin did not make a move; he held his sword and shouted loudly at the back, making a fuss, but he just didn't dare to go forward.

Elder Qian Yunchang had no time to pay attention; in any case, he saw who was contributing, and who had merit and who didn't was clear.

The two Disciples leading the way could no longer withstand the erosion of the poisonous gas; their eyes were cloudy, their lips were pale, and even the breath they exhaled carried a foul stench.

Elder Qian kept urging them on, almost dragging the two of them as they rushed forward.

Many people gradually fell behind, and a Senior Sister fell to the ground with a thud, unconscious.

Elder Qian Yunchang helplessly paused and roared at the back: "Hurry up and keep up!"

His eyes swept over Xia Shaoxin, and he suddenly said: "You are a Bug Catcher by origin and have the strongest resistance to the poisonous gas here; you have no signs of discomfort at all."

Xia Shaoxin felt very embarrassed; he had been seen through.

He had no choice but to run forward closely.

Elder Qian Yunchang's eyes were cold, and he sighed softly: "It is a pity that your cultivation is a bit low; it is hard to achieve great things."

He turned around and scanned the crowd; those people could barely even walk.

He whispered to Xia Shaoxin: "You must follow me closely. If that monster is guarding the sword poison fruit, then I will lure the monster, and you go and get the sword poison fruit!"

Xia Shaoxin stammered: "This Disciple is afraid he cannot handle such a heavy responsibility..."

"Young man, you cannot be too afraid of things when you encounter them; do not shirk!" Elder Qian Yunchang scolded sharply.

"Yes, this Disciple obeys."

Only then did Xia Shaoxin realize that slacking off in front of a great cultivator was prone to trouble.

A great cultivator's Dharma Eye is like a torch; everything is in their eyes.

This was the most critical moment; if he didn't step up, the credit for offering the poisonous herbs earlier would also be wiped away.

Elder Qian Yunchang shouted to everyone: "Everyone hold on. If we encounter that monster, I will be the main attacker, and you just need to help out. Actually, we could have killed it just now, but it is a pity I didn't use my full strength."

Hearing this, everyone's spirits were slightly lifted, and they continued to follow.

Very quickly, they arrived at the valley in the middle of the map.

Elder Qian Yunchang was a bit surprised: "This is the edge of the Formation controlled by the Pavilion; passing through this valley is another place where even Foundation Establishment Disciples would find it difficult to stand."

The two Disciples pointed at the hillside in front and said in surprise: "Elder, the sword poison fruit was originally growing on that tree, but now it is gone."

Elder Qian Yunchang jumped up on the spot: "What you said is true?"

"We dare not deceive the Elder!"

Elder Qian Yunchang looked at the hillside in despair; it was empty.

However, everyone suddenly felt that the great mountain pressing on their heads had disappeared, and they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.