Poison Cultivation

The Chaotic Blade Golden Knife Talisman was a mid-grade first-tier talisman given to Chen Luo by Wen Ruan. Chen Luo only had one left, which he treasured like a priceless gem and would never use lightly under normal circumstances.

At this moment, the hard-shelled turtle was fierce and wanted to seize the blue jellyfish. The situation was critical and he dared not hesitate even a little.

He quickly made a hand seal and threw it out.

A beam of golden light shot out, transforming into countless golden blades and daggers, as dense as a torrential downpour, crashing down into the vast ocean and engulfing the armored tortoise from above!

The sound of banging echoed across the sea as the sharp blade struck the black armor, producing a muffled thunderous sound.

The attack was relentless, forcing the spirit turtle to shrink its head and limbs, curl up into a ball, and dare not move an inch.

Seizing the fleeting opportunity, Chen Luo leaped into the air, pulling the jasmine with him as they soared into the sky.

Swaying and staggering, it flew more than ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) and was about to escape the danger when suddenly a sharp shriek rose from the sea below—

Clusters of clusters!

Seven or eight water arrows shot through the air like shooting stars chasing the moon, aiming straight for Chen Luo's back!

"not good!"

His expression changed drastically, and the solid talisman of spiritual light in his sleeve was instantly activated.

With a loud bang, the water arrow struck a ball of clear light, exploding into a shower of mist that fell into the sea.

Chen Luo felt a powerful force pushing him upwards.

Once they regained their footing, they had already risen several meters higher.

Enraged, the hard-shelled turtle surfaced and fired several more shots, but due to the distance, its aim was off and it could no longer harm the turtle.

Chen Luo finally let out a long sigh of relief and muttered a curse in a low voice:

"That was close! I almost died here. What on earth is Xiao Qiyuan doing?!"

The other party had agreed to hold off the hard-shelled turtle, but after catching the blue jellyfish, he was attacked by the spirit turtle, which was extremely dangerous.

His resentment was still burning, and he was wondering where Xiao Qiyuan had gone when he suddenly saw a white light flash across the sky and fly to him in an instant.

The white light faded, revealing Xiao Qiyuan's figure.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, it really is you. I heard the sound of water cannons and guessed that it was the Hard-Shelled Turtle chasing you."

Chen Luo frowned, his voice tinged with displeasure:

"Didn't you say you'd hold it off? Why did you let it chase after you?"

Xiao Qiyuan shrugged, his expression slightly innocent:

"I did hold it back for a moment. The blue jellyfish was already injured, and I figured you could catch it easily. I released it when the time was right. But who would have thought..."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Luo already understood.

In Xiao Qiyuan's view, catching an injured jellyfish was a simple task, but he never expected to go through so much trouble.

Thinking of this, Chen Luo was speechless, thinking to himself, "After all, it was a first-tier high-grade demon beast."

However, I'm too embarrassed to say that out loud.

I had no choice but to change the subject:

"Now that we have the jellyfish and have taken the glands, let's hurry back to the market."

Xiao Qiyuan nodded in agreement, telling him to do as he pleased.

Chen Luo untied the dragon-locking net and used his teleportation technique to make the jellyfish's corpse float in the air.

Then Xiao Qiyuan was asked to use the Gathering Awl to pierce the jellyfish's membrane and tentacles, and retrieve his own Bone-Piercing Nail.

Without the outer skin to block it, the gland was very easy to collect. He simply did this and that, and it was completely removed.

After obtaining the gland, Chen Luo gathered up the remaining corpses, and the two of them returned together by the same route.

In Shan'an Hall,

The paralyzing poison in Li Ruosheng was becoming increasingly severe, making even breathing difficult.

Li Chongyun had no choice but to use precious elixirs to keep his life afloat and buy as much time as possible.

Seeing this, the other members of the Li family were also so anxious that they could hardly sit still, and sweat beaded on their foreheads.

Some even expressed suspicion:

"Old Li, did that guy surnamed Chen take the bribe and just run away?"

Li Chongyun turned around and glared at him. Already anxious and irritable, she became even more impatient and cursed:

"Fool, in this vast ocean, where can a mere Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator go?"

Besides, with Fellow Daoist Xiao here, how could any problems arise?

The disciple, feeling embarrassed by the scolding, lowered his head and nodded in agreement, not daring to utter another sound.

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and Xiao Qiyuan took the lead and stepped into Shan'an Hall.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I have fulfilled my mission! I have fulfilled my mission!!"

He cupped his hands in congratulations, revealing Chen Luo behind him, who was indeed holding a jellyfish gland in his hand.

Li Chongyun was overjoyed, and the oppressive atmosphere dissipated somewhat. He quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting to the two, and said:

"The Li family will never forget your great kindness."

Ruosheng is about to collapse. We beg you, fellow Daoist, to quickly prepare medicine. We would be eternally grateful.

Human life is at stake, so Chen Luo dared not delay. He agreed and took a few auxiliary ingredients to the quiet room to brew them.

In the world of cultivation, medicinal soups differ from elixirs and do not require complicated refining methods.

Chen Luo divided the medicinal herbs into doses and, following the secret recipe of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, dissolved the herbs in clear water.

Then, it was boiled and steamed three times, simmered until the water was almost gone, and finally a bowl of detoxifying soup was extracted.

The group brought the soup to the bedside, and Chen Luo had someone help Li Ruosheng up so he could feed her the soup.

This was an extremely ordinary thing, but unexpectedly, Li Ruosheng's lips, tongue, and throat were all numb, and he was only able to keep his life hanging by a thread.

As soon as I fed him a mouthful of herbal medicine, it spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't swallow a single drop.

Li Chongyun frowned, summoned a maid, and said in a deep voice:

"Quickly hold the soup in your mouth and help Ruosheng take the medicine."

Upon hearing this, the maid trembled with fear, knelt down, and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Mr. Li, spare me! Mr. Li, spare me!"

He banged his head until it bled, but still refused to go forward.

Everyone remained silent, understanding her fear.

The poison that Li Ruosheng was poisoned with was extremely potent; if the maid's lips came into contact with hers, she would surely die.

At that time, who would be willing to risk their life to hunt the blue jellyfish for medicine?

Seeing that even a maid dared to disobey orders, Li Chongyun was about to reprimand her sternly when Chen Luo, unable to sit still, quickly stood up to stop him, saying:

"Even ants try to survive, so please don't be too harsh on her, Elder Li."

Having said that, he picked up the medicine bowl and said loudly:

"I have studied pharmacology since childhood and have even personally tested poisons, so I will do it."

A member of the Li family, who was standing nearby, heard this and, feeling indignant, stepped forward and said:

"Men and women should not touch each other! Sister Ruosheng is a noblewoman of the Li family. How can she save face after being kissed by you?"

Chen Luo smiled faintly and handed over the medicine bowl:

"In that case, please come here."

The disciple immediately retreated several steps as if avoiding a snake or scorpion, shaking his head repeatedly:

"How could this be! There's only one bowl of the antidote; how could I dare to try it so lightly?"

"If this won't work and that won't work, then let him give it a try."

Xiao Qiyuan grew impatient. At a time when lives were at stake, to be so bound by such empty formalities and reputations was truly pedantic and laughable.

Li Chongyun glanced at the maid on the ground, whose forehead was covered in blood from the kowtow, yet she continued to kowtow.

He felt a pang of pity, and then thought to himself:

To save one person's life at the expense of another's, is to betray one's original intention of practicing medicine.

Moreover, if the maids were forced to be fed medicine in full view of everyone, all the servants in the Li household would live in fear in the future.

A helpless sigh escapes my lips:

"Fellow Daoist Chen, you are truly virtuous. I will trouble you to feed me the medicine."

After Li Chongyun said this, none of the Li family members dared to say another word.

Chen Luo nodded, picked up the medicine bowl, took a sip, and bent down to feed it to Li Ruosheng.

At first, the medicine remained stuck in his throat, so he secretly exhaled his internal energy and slowly sent it down.

After being fed several mouthfuls, his own tongue gradually became numb. He quickly circulated his Five Poisons True Qi to resist it and finally stabilized the situation.

After the entire bowl of medicinal soup was fed to her, Li Ruosheng's stiff and cold body began to move slightly, regaining its vitality.

She looked at Chen Luo, her eyes brimming with a mixture of shyness and gratitude.

However, due to not being fully detoxified, he is unable to speak.