558: Chapter 68 Detoxification and Breaking the Seal

The sky returned to a clear state, and the surrounding light brightened again.

Tian Linger, Lu Xueqi, and the others recalled the shocking scene of what seemed like divine punishment descending, feeling a sense of unreality, as if waking from a dream.

When their gazes shifted and they saw the scorched corpses, the scattered survivors, and the three heavily wounded and dying individuals within the area washed by the lightning, their sense of illusion finally dissipated.

This was because everything told them that what had just happened was not a dream.

The scorched corpses belonged to the members of the Wandu Sect.

The survivors were the common people of Yu Du City who were mixed in among them.

The three heavily wounded and dying people were the Poison God, the Blood-Sucking Old Demon, and the Hundred Poisons Child, respectively.

Bi Yao, who was observing secretly, snapped back to reality.

First, she patted her newly developed chest with lingering fear, and then, upon seeing that the Poison God, the Blood-Sucking Old Demon, and the Hundred Poisons Child were not dead, she muttered in a low voice, "Making such a huge commotion, but in the end, only dealing with a few small fry. All flash and no substance."

However, Ghost Master, standing beside her, had a solemn expression: "Bi Yao, you are mistaken."

"The fact that the Poison God and the others didn't die might indeed be related to their high cultivation, but it is more likely that the person deliberately held back."

Bi Yao was stunned, then said in disbelief, "He deliberately held back? How is that possible? The lightning just now struck directly down from the sky, unlike the Divine Sword Control Thunder Technique where electricity is first drawn into the sword before being released. How could he control the measure?"

You Ji exclaimed in amazement, "This sounds truly incredible, but he really did it."

As she spoke, she pointed to the common people who survived the lightning baptism: "Those uninjured commoners are the proof."

Bi Yao followed the direction You Ji pointed and fell silent.

Those commoners were indeed within the range of the lightning baptism, having apparently been mixed in with the Wandu Sect Disciples earlier.

Now, the surrounding Wandu Sect Disciples had turned into charcoal corpses, yet they hadn't even sustained an injury, clearly indicating the lightning had avoided them.

Did Heaven grow eyes?

Bi Yao shook her head.

Compared to that absurd answer, she was more inclined to believe another possibility—Meng Li controlled the lightning to achieve precise strikes!

By extension, the reason the Poison God and the other two didn't die must be, as Ghost Master said, the result of Meng Li intentionally holding back.

As for the reason Meng Li held back, it wasn't hard to guess: the strange poison inflicted upon the common people of Yu Du City by the Wandu Sect had not yet been resolved, so the Poison God and the other two were still useful.

The facts indeed proved this.

Meng Li didn't strike the Poison God and the other two dead immediately mainly because he wanted to ask for the antidote method.

Although he possessed considerable skill in both medicine and poison arts, resolving the poison needed to happen sooner rather than later; if there was an existing answer, taking it directly would save trouble.

Therefore, as soon as the lightning dissipated, he instantly formed a talisman with a single thought, using an Immortal Binding Talisman to restrain the Poison God and the other two before leading them into a room.

Seeing this, Tian Linger showed confusion: "Junior Brother, why are you taking them into the house?"

Lu Xueqi replied, "He probably wants to inquire about the antidote method."

Tian Linger's mind hadn't caught up: "Asking them outside is the same, why go inside?"

Zeng Shushu, Lin Jingyu, and the others were similarly puzzled.

Seeing this, Wei Qiong coughed lightly and vaguely said, "The poison afflicting the city's commoners was meticulously set by the Poison God. He won't reveal the antidote method easily. Young Hero Meng must intend to use some special means."

After speaking, he looked around, changing the subject: "Not good, that Azure Dragon from the Ghost King Sect is gone."

Upon hearing this, Tian Linger and the others indeed had their attention diverted and noticed that Wei Qiong was correct.

The Azure Dragon, who had been observing from the side, had left at some unknown time.

Zeng Shushu immediately said, "Let's go find him..."

Before he finished speaking, Wei Qiong raised his hand to stop him: "No need. Young Hero Meng just displayed heaven-defying power. If the Azure Dragon fled, it should be because he was afraid of staying here and getting no benefit. With Young Hero Meng present, he wouldn't dare cause further trouble."

"His matter can be dealt with later. The most urgent task right now is to cure the poisoned commoners in the city."

"Shushu, Xun'er, you two lead people to gather the poisoned commoners together."

"When Young Hero Meng extracts the antidote method, it will be convenient to administer the cure."

Zeng Shushu and Li Xun both cupped their hands and agreed: "Yes."

After speaking, they each summoned a team of people to get busy.

Lu Xueqi, Lin Jingyu, Tian Linger, and Kuong A Xiang followed to help.

Not long after, Meng Li walked out.

Wei Qiong, who was waiting outside, immediately stepped forward and asked, "Young Hero Meng, has there been any result regarding the antidote method?"

Meng Li nodded: "I have learned the antidote method from the Poison God's mouth.

The poison afflicting the city's commoners is a type of Gu Poison called 'Beast Spirit Blood Gu'. To cure it, one must start with the Gu Mother.

That Gu Mother is inside the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace that Senior Sister Tian Linger seized."

Saying this, he scanned around, not seeing Tian Linger, Lu Xueqi, and the others, and couldn't help but ask, "Where is my Senior Sister and the others?"

Wei Qiong replied, "They went to gather the poisoned commoners. I will immediately send someone to call them back."

A short while later, Tian Linger, along with Lu Xueqi who was with her, returned.

"Junior Brother," Tian Linger called out sweetly to Meng Li, then asked, "Did you find out the antidote method?"

"Mm," Meng Li replied lightly, extending his hand: "Give me the furnace you snatched from the Poison God. I will perform the spell to cure the poison."

Upon hearing this, Tian Linger quickly took out the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace from her small satchel and handed it to Meng Li.

Ever since she discovered that the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace could not be stored in a storage ring, she realized this Magic Treasure had a hidden mystery and guessed it would likely be needed for the subsequent detoxification.

However, out of caution, she didn't open it to look, but instead took a small package from her storage ring to carry it on her person.

Now it was proven that both her guess and her actions were correct.

Meng Li took the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace and directly followed the steps from the Poison God's memory to apply the antidote.

First, he cast the Qingyun Sect secret art, the Pure Yang Evil Warding Sword Art, to purify the Nine Nether Power the Poison God had fused into the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace, causing the furnace to revert to its original color while simultaneously lifting the restriction on the Gu Mother.

Next, he drove the Gu Mother to recall the Gu Poison that had been spread out.

For a time, the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace hovered in mid-air, radiating intense red light.

Ray after ray of red light flew out from within the bodies of the poisoned commoners, converging from all directions, entering the Golden Light Furnace.

It took the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before this phenomenon disappeared.

This also proved that the Gu Poison afflicting the common people of Yu Du City had been completely eliminated.

The few people present watched this with great joy.

But before they could celebrate, the entire Yu Du City suddenly shook violently, as if an earth dragon was turning over.

Wei Qiong's face changed, and he exclaimed in alarm: "Not good! Someone is forcibly breaking the Seal of the Wanfu Ancient Cave!"