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Chapter 505 Osteomycosis
Wen Hengrong's body trembled violently, the tremors growing larger and larger, as if she were being manipulated at will by an invisible giant hand.

Blood began to seep from her eyes, nostrils, and mouth simultaneously. The crimson blood meandered across her fair skin, making her originally beautiful face appear even more grotesque and terrifying.

"I...what's wrong with me?"

Wen Hengrong stared wide-eyed in horror, her eyes filled with fear of the unknown. She had already noticed the abnormality in her body, and this uncontrollable and terrifying change filled her heart with endless panic.

"I...I don't want...to die!"

"help me!"

She screamed desperately, her voice echoing through the empty cave, filled with despair and helplessness.

She stretched out her hands, trembling, pleading for help from those around her. Her hands waved wildly in the air, as if grasping at a last straw.

However, Shen Cangming and Zhao Bao remained unmoved, like wooden or clay sculptures.

Without hesitation, they took a few steps back, distancing themselves from Wen Hengrong, their eyes as cold as frost in a cold night.

In their eyes, Wen Hengrong's life or death seemed to be a trivial matter, not worth their help at all.

At this critical moment, Liang Jin made a decisive move!

He flashed to Wen Hengrong's side, firmly pinched her chin with one hand, forcefully pried open her mouth, and with his other hand, he had already prepared a bowl of talisman water, which he poured into her mouth without hesitation.

Liang Jin was also puzzled. He had no idea whether Wen Hengrong was poisoned, seriously injured, or had contracted some strange illness.

But in his view, there was no problem that a bowl of talisman water couldn't solve.

If so, then things could get complicated.

After pouring the talisman water, Liang Jin stepped back a little and stood aside, keeping his eyes fixed on Wen Hengrong and closely observing her condition.

But the changes didn't end there.

The jade-faced fire monkey that had been obediently perched on Liang Jin's shoulder suddenly sneezed loudly, then began to tremble violently, and blood slowly seeped from its mouth, nose, and eyes.

This Jade-Faced Fire Monkey has an extremely strong physical body and can remain unharmed in many dangerous situations. However, it is powerless against deadly poison, which is its fatal weakness.

Upon seeing this, Liang Jin immediately took out the talisman water and carefully poured it down the throat of the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey.

At this moment, Shen Cangming spoke coldly:

"It's no use, she won't survive. She'll turn into pus and blood in less than a quarter of an hour."

His voice only reached Liang Jin's ears, clearly indicating that he had used a secret telepathic technique.

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin immediately turned his head, staring intently at Shen Cangming, and questioned him:
"Do you know what happened?"

Shen Cangming nodded slightly, raised his hand, and pointed towards the top of the cave.

The top of the grotto was shrouded in thick darkness, but it was clearly visible to a martial artist like Liang Jin, who possessed profound internal strength and exceptional eyesight.

On the rocks at the top of the grotto, there was some sticky, bluish-black substance that looked like moss at first glance.

But when Liang Jin looked closely, he realized that these were not moss at all, but dense mycelium.

These mycelia are not tightly attached to the rocks, and are drifting down from the sky in thin strands.

Because the mycelium is exceptionally light, it often floats in the air for a long time before slowly falling to the ground, and many can even remain suspended in the air.

However, these mycelia are so fine and small that they are almost invisible to the naked eye in this dimly lit environment.

Shen Cangming continued using telepathy to say:

"This is the bone-melting moss that grows in the Bone-Melting Abyss within the Nine Abyss, and it is highly poisonous."

"It seems that those corrupt officials of the Great Qian Dynasty destroyed the Bone-Melting Abyss, allowing them to grow and spread, and now they have even grown to this place."

"If this stuff lands on a person's skin or is inhaled into their mouth or nose, it will slowly melt the person, just like those pools of pus and blood on the ground."

"Only members of our Youhuan clan are unafraid of the poison of this Bone-Melting Moss."

"So you're fine, and so am I. True masters can also withstand it with their protective inner energy."

"But someone like Wen Hengrong, whose martial arts skills are poor and who is not of our race, may not be able to return."

It seems that the pools of blood on the ground earlier were because the martial artist had been poisoned by the Bone-Melting Moss.

Liang Jin's face turned cold after hearing this.

He strode up to Shen Cangming, stared at him coldly, and said, word by word:

"Shen Cangming, it seems there are some things I need to make clear to you."

“You’re with me now, and Wen Hengrong is with me too; she’s one of us.”

"We can't fight among ourselves. If you want to kill her just because you don't like her, then you're going against me."

"Go against me, or you'll die."

There was no murderous intent or anger in Liang Jin's eyes, only endless indifference, as if Shen Cangming's life was as light as a feather in his eyes.

After all, Wen Hengrong and the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey are both combat forces that Liang Jin values, especially the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey. If it were poisoned to death here, Shen Cangming wouldn't have enough lives to compensate for it!
Shen Cangming lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly into Liang Jin's eyes.

He was already defeated by Liang Jin, so his imposing manner naturally diminished in front of Liang Jin.

Moreover, deep down he already acknowledged that Liang Jin had the potential to replace the High Priest and lead the people, so he was somewhat convinced of Liang Jin's abilities.

Liang Jin continued in a deep voice:

"If you ever find out about any danger in the future, don't try to hide it from me. You'd better be honest."

"Do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Cangming could only nod.

But in his heart, he was equally indifferent.

Since Wen Hengrong has already been poisoned by the bone-dissolving moss and is about to die, why should he argue with Liang Jin for the sake of a dying person?
In particular, he didn't think he had done anything wrong.

Liang Jin and himself were the last remaining members of the Youhuan clan, and their identities could not be exposed, otherwise they would surely be hunted down by the Daqian court.

Since Wen Hengrong already knows this secret, she deserves to die!
Shen Cangming was eliminating any future troubles for the two of them!
He did nothing wrong!

aside.

Zhao Bao watched all of this with a cold eye.

The old man whispered in his ear:

"Judging from their expressions, they're clearly fighting like dogs. This is our chance!"

"When you have the chance to be alone with Shen Cangming, you just need to tell Shen Cangming what we taught you, and Shen Cangming will definitely listen to you obediently."

"Now that the little beauty and the monkey are poisoned and about to die, their deaths will become a trigger."

The old woman was also grinning menacingly to the side.

"If, at the crucial moment, that idiot Shen Cangming were to turn against him and stab that kid in the back, hehe..."

"At that time, that kid probably won't even know how he died!"

Just then, a violent vomiting sound broke the tense atmosphere.

Wen Hengrong was lying on the ground, her body heaving violently as she vomited incessantly, spewing out large amounts of black liquid that emitted a pungent stench.

After vomiting all the liquid, Wen Hengrong seemed to be in much better spirits, and the blood in her eyes, mouth and nose had stopped flowing.

She slowly stood up, her face filled with disbelief, and murmured to herself:
"I think... I'm okay now!"

At this moment, Wen Hengrong felt an indescribable sense of ease throughout her body.

Her physical condition is even better than before she was poisoned!
Shen Cangming was taken aback upon hearing this.

The poison of Osteomyces rubra is not a rare or extremely potent poison, but it is an incurable poison.

Once poisoned and the symptoms appear, there has never been a case throughout history where someone has survived!

"let me see!"

The next moment, Shen Cangming rushed to Wen Hengrong's side, pressed down on her pulse point, and carefully took her pulse.

Soon, Shen Cangming released his grip, his face filled with deep surprise.

He couldn't help but turn to look at Liang Jin, and exclaimed in surprise:

"No wonder everyone says your talisman water is powerful."

"Your talisman water... can actually cure the poison of bone-dissolving moss!"

This surprised not only Shen Cangming, but also the old man and woman beside Zhao Bao, who were so shocked that they fell silent for a long time.

At this moment, the jade-faced fire monkey on Liang Jin's shoulder also jumped to the ground and began to vomit.

After spitting out all the black water, the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey regained its lively and energetic appearance, clearly its poison had been neutralized. A while later...

The old man beside Zhao Bao then spoke:

"This kid has only just seen the Bone-Melting Moss and hasn't studied its toxicity in depth. How can he possibly be able to cure the poison of the Bone-Melting Moss?"

"This doesn't make sense. We've studied bone-dissolving moss for dozens of generations, and apart from confirming that the bloodline can resist the poison, we haven't found a way to detoxify it. How did he manage to do it?"

The old woman then said menacingly:

"This kid must have a treasure that can cure all poisons! That so-called talisman water is probably made using that treasure."

"Zhao Bao, before you kill him in the future, you must force him to reveal this treasure!"

Zhao Bao remained silent.

He previously only knew that the Great Master was skilled at using talismanic water to cure diseases, and he thought that talismanic water was just an ordinary medicine for treating plagues.

But now, upon closer inspection, the magic of this talismanic water far exceeded his expectations.

This great and wise teacher has become increasingly mysterious, to the point that Zhao Bao feels he can't see through him at all.

Liang Jin urged:
"Alright, let's continue on our way."

The group then continued on their way.

They passed through the cell area, and behind them appeared a wider and darker space.

Here, the group discovered many strange and unusual things.

There were many rotten medicinal herbs, as well as some bottles and jars. In addition, there were many tools for making medicinal herbs, such as medicine-cutting knives, pestles and mortars, mortars and pestles, mortars and pestles, steelyards, millstones, and medicine pots.

Among the numerous decaying tables and medicine shelves, there were many skeletons dressed in what appeared to be doctors' uniforms.

Clearly, this area was used for pharmaceutical manufacturing.

It is clear that imprisoning criminals was only one of the functions of Jiuyuanyan Prison.

The group did not linger there and continued on their way.

Along the way, Shen Cangming finally changed his attitude.

He walked beside Liang Jin and, using telepathy, began to explain some things to him:
"Did you see those prisoner corpses with human heads and snake bodies?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's the Great Qian court that wants to replicate the bloodline of my Youhuan clan."

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin glanced at him, signaling him to continue.

Shen Cangming continued:

"The bloodline of my Youhuan clan comes from the gods in the Kuiyuan Abyss. How can it be copied so easily?"

"Back then, my Youhuan clan helped the Great Qian dog emperor seize the world, which aroused the Great Qian dog emperor's jealousy. He tried to steal my clan's bloodline, but unfortunately, that dog emperor did not expect that my clan would rather die than submit. It seems that the dog emperor did not get my clan's bloodline even in death."

"But that dog emperor must be unwilling to accept it. He captured so many people and imprisoned them here to conduct secret experiments, which is why so many monsters with human heads and snake bodies were created."

This statement is clearly Shen Cangming's conjecture.

But Liang Jin felt that it wasn't entirely without reason.

The very existence of such a secret prison suggests that the imperial court was engaged in some shady dealings there.

Liang Jin then asked:

Do you know why the emperor failed?

Shen Cangming snorted coldly and said:

"of course I know!"

"Only members of the Youhuan Clan who have been blessed by the Kuiyuan can obtain the true bloodline."

“For outsiders who are not from the Youhuan Clan, forcibly carrying out the blood molting ritual in the Molting Valley will only lead to this result.”

Upon hearing this, Liang Jin asked curiously:

"Blood molting ritual? What is that?"

As they were asking the question, the group had already passed through the pharmaceutical section and arrived at the end.

Before them appeared three enormous cave entrances carved into the rock face. Each cave was spacious enough for a horse-drawn carriage to speed through.

Which of these three entrances should we go into?

Wen Hengrong couldn't help but ask.

Shen Cangming reached out and gently stroked some of the ruins outside the cave, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, as if recalling the scene here back then.

After a long time, he sighed:
“In front of these caves, our clan once built a main hall and two side halls for sacrificial purposes.”

"It seems they've already been torn down by those corrupt officials."

Liang Jin glanced at the ground in front of the cave.

Among the remaining ruins, there were also a large number of skeletons.

These skeletons were all equipped with sophisticated weapons and wore armor, indicating that they had been guarding these three caves in life.

Clearly, the Six Doors organization back then also realized the importance of these three caves, so they specially left strict guards here.

After sighing, Shen Cangming quickly calmed himself down.

He explained to Liang Jin using telepathic communication:

"The cave on the left leads to the Peeling Ravine, where the blood molting ceremony is held."

"The cave in the middle is a forbidden area of ​​the tribe. No one is allowed to enter except the tribe chief and the high priest. I have no idea what's inside."

"The cave on the right is where the tribe stores food, weapons and valuables, and it is also an escape route to the back mountain. I escaped from here back then."

"At least that was the situation before I left. I wonder if those corrupt officials did anything to improve this place after they took it over."

Liang Jin opened the [Thousand-Mile Tracking] panel and examined it carefully.

He could see Zhao Xiling, Canxin, Ding Feng, Gu Jinfu, Mu Mu and others enter the cave in the middle.

The others, whose names Liang Jin knew, entered the caves on either side.

This made Liang Jin slightly puzzled.

Shouldn't everyone follow Zhao Xiling?

Why did the forces split into three groups?

But right now, Liang Jin couldn't care less about anyone else; he had to go find Zhao Xiling.

Immediately, Liang Jin was about to walk towards the middle.

But this time.

A flash of red light appeared.

The jade-faced fire monkey on Liang Jin's shoulder actually went straight into the cave on the left.

The Jade-Faced Fire Monkey was extremely fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

This made Liang Jin frown slightly.

This jade-faced fire monkey is usually obedient and well-behaved, but it is, after all, a wild beast, and its animalistic nature is hard to eradicate. Once it encounters something that can attract its attention, it will act on its own.

Clearly, the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey was now attracted by what was in the cave on the left.

However, Liang Jin wasn't too worried about the Jade-Faced Fire Monkey.

The Jade-Faced Fire Monkey is incredibly fast; if it encounters danger and wants to escape, it won't be difficult.

"Ignore it."

As Liang Jin spoke, he prepared to continue into the cave in the middle.

Zhao Bao suddenly said:
"I'll go over there."

With that, Zhao Bao went straight into the cave on the left.

This situation surprised everyone slightly.

Liang Jin watched Zhao Bao's departing figure, lost in thought.

"Ignore him."

After saying that, Liang Jin entered the middle cave.

(End of this chapter)