58: Twilight Love
[First cast, fishing successful. Obtained a Heaven-Grade Spiritual Root, one world-cleansing green lotus.]
A fine treasure.
It's perfect for planting in my pond.
[world-cleansing green lotus. When planted, it can increase the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and opportunities for Dao comprehension within a thousand-meter radius. Furthermore, it has the effects of increasing personal Luck, purifying the mind, refining mana, and consolidating Mental Energy.]
It's simply a divine object.
As expected of a Heaven-Grade Spiritual Root.
[Second cast, fishing successful. Obtained one drop of Great Witch Essence Blood.]
Damn.
Great Witch Essence Blood.
A supreme treasure for refining the Physical Body.
Hahaha.
This treasure is tailor-made for me.
Wait.
I'll wait until my third cast is successful before consuming it; there's no rush.
Wait, that's not right.
[Great Witch Essence Blood can increase the strength and life level of the Abyssal Lord of Time. If consumed by a human, it can refine the Physical Body; however, because the Witch Race is tainted by the turbid Qi and flaws of heaven and earth, once a member of the Human Race consumes it, their Soul level will weaken...]
No way.
This Great Witch Essence Blood wasn't prepared for me; it was prepared for that fellow, the Abyssal Lord of Time.
But as my summon...
...increasing its cultivation is also fine.
I just don't know how many levels it can be raised.
[Third cast successful. Obtained a bottle of Golden Spirit Pills.]
"Hmm, a Medicinal Pill to assist in Golden Core Realm cultivation."
"Tastes good—sweet and quite crunchy."
Golden Spirit Pill, a Mysterious-Grade Medium Grade Medicinal Pill.
For others, a single Golden Spirit Pill can save at least a year of work. Moreover, its medicinal effect is immense. If taken, it must be refined immediately; otherwise, the medicinal power will run rampant and cause one's body to explode.
However, for Li Changsheng...
...it's just like a jellybean.
Even this bit of mana isn't enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of his Cosmic Golden Core.
This Cosmic Golden Core is simply a Taotie.
It's never full.
Just now, it swallowed tens of thousands of treasures.
"Eh, a bite? You're really like Jiang Ziya's fish—the willing ones get hooked. You're looking for death."
The fish in the pond is called the Platinum Fish. He fished it up from the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms. It's Mysterious-Grade High Grade, with delicious meat and powerful healing properties; long-term consumption can cure all injuries and illnesses.
"Look at you, so small, what are you doing here?"
"Since you're so tiny, I'll spare you this time. If there's a next time, I'll eat you."
It weighed less than half a kilogram.
Li Changsheng put it back into the pond.
His white jade fishing rod didn't even have a hook.
Tell me, wasn't this Platinum Fish asking for death?
Releasing the Platinum Fish.
Li Changsheng read for a while.
He found something to eat.
Then he entered the Dream World once again.
Night had just fallen.
Surprisingly, Li Qingyue was already asleep.
He didn't hesitate.
He pulled her in directly.
"You're sick."
Li Qingyue's face was pale. Li Changsheng immediately used his Primordial Heaven Eye.
"No, you've been poisoned."
[Li Qingyue is afflicted by the strange poison, Twilight Love.]
Li Qingyue nodded weakly. "Yes."
"Brother Changsheng."
Li Changsheng said, "But it's fine. It's just Twilight Love, only Yellow-Grade Medium Grade. Although I don't Cultivate the Path of Immortal Medicine, I can still cure this bit of poison."
Twilight Love, the foremost of the ten great strange poisons of the Great Qian Dynasty.
It is said to be capable of poisoning even Immortals to death.
Of course.
It couldn't be cured within the Dream World.
Li Changsheng asked, "Do you know of the Biluo Yellow Springs Grass? I wonder if your Great Qian Dynasty has any. A single stalk of Biluo Yellow Springs Grass can easily neutralize this poison."
"If not, I'll write you a prescription. The ingredients should be easy to find in the Great Qian Dynasty."
Li Qingyue said gratefully, "Brother Changsheng, thank you so much."
Li Changsheng waved his hand. "First, tell me how you got poisoned. You're the dignified Empress; could it be the remnants of the Prince of Zhenbei?"
Li Qingyue shook her head. "I poisoned myself."
Li Changsheng immediately became curious.
Only then did Li Qingyue explain the situation to Li Changsheng.
It turned out...
...when Li Qingyue was preparing to establish the Cultivation Dynasty, someone poisoned everyone in the world. Whether they were Mortals or Cultivators, they were all afflicted with this poison.
So far, tens of thousands of people have already died from the poison.
To find a cure...
...Li Qingyue poisoned herself, hoping to find a cure through the drug's effects.
Li Changsheng shook his head. "The Great Qian Primordial Supreme Saint Art indeed has the effect of suppressing all poisons under heaven, but it cannot cure this Twilight Love. You were too reckless. Fortunately, you met me."
"Otherwise, even if you didn't die, you would suffer the torment of Twilight Love every day."
"This Twilight Love is a cultivation poison; it can kill Qi Refining Cultivators."
Li Qingyue said aggrievedly, "You haven't come to see me for so long. I had to find a way to get to you."
Li Changsheng said guiltily, "It's my fault. I was negligent."
"Previously, I really had no way to let you enter and leave freely. Now, I can grant you this right to the Tianqi Continent. From now on, you can enter at will."
"If you come in on your own, you must be careful. The dungeon world is full of dangers and the enemies are powerful. Remember: if you can win, fight; if you can't, run."
Li Qingyue needed to cure the poison.
She didn't stay long.
After seeing Li Qingyue off...
...Li Changsheng prepared to head to the fourth dungeon.
The Underground City world.
This was a massive city.
With intersecting alleys and ports, one could easily get lost without a guide.
If he wasn't mistaken, Chu Qingdi should be clearing this dungeon right now.
This time, Li Changsheng didn't bring the Abyssal Lord of Space. He had given the Great Witch Essence Blood to him, and the latter was ecstatic, immediately going into seclusion with it.
At the city gate...
...a stone tablet stood there, with three words carved on it.
"Underground City."
Whether because it was underground or for some other reason, the entire city was incredibly dark, with an oppressive aura hanging over it from the sky.
The entire city was desolate.
It was covered in dust.
It looked as if no one had been there for a long time.
Entering the city...
...Li Changsheng saw a chaotic mess of footprints.
His heart stirred, and he immediately thought of a possibility.
That was, Chu Qingdi wasn't the only challenger in this Underground City.
And it wasn't as simple as just two or three.
There were likely no fewer than ten people.
"Interesting. Doesn't that mean I can go on a killing spree?"
They came from the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, with different cultivation systems and different Divine Abilities and Spells.
Just like Chu Qingdi.
The True Dragon Supreme Art was very different from the cultivation methods of their Tianyuan World, as were the rule-based Divine Ability skills he obtained from the dungeons.
Li Qingyue's Martial Arts cultivation method was also different from the path of Immortal cultivation.
To integrate the strengths of various schools and forge a path suitable for oneself.
Well.
That's easier said than done.
The Indestructible Immortal Art should possess immense inclusivity.
Like a furnace, only by melting everything into it would the true Indestructible Immortal Art be formed.
Moreover, Li Changsheng had a feeling that this Indestructible Immortal Art was just an Elementary state of the technique, and there were even higher states above it.