The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Shao Fei was forced to take Lin Du and his group to see her fellow disciples.

There was no heated kang (a traditional brick bed) in the side room, which didn't matter to those who cultivated Taoism, but one could still feel the gloomy and cold atmosphere as soon as one entered.

A person was curled up on the bed, where sunlight couldn't penetrate, making the room dark and gloomy, which made the person curled up inside appear even more so.

Yuan Ye couldn't help but raise his hand and wave it in front of his nose. Lin Du's expression remained unchanged, but he glanced thoughtfully at the small window diagonally above him.

A group of six people filed in, took over the role of guests, lined up in front of the bed, and looked down at the lump on the bed.

The man initially tried to pretend to be asleep, but the pressure from those six gazes was too strong, and the group was also chattering incessantly.

"Is that thing on the bed a person?"

"Sleeping in broad daylight? Aren't you going to get up and meditate to heal your injuries? Could it be that your injuries are too severe?"

"Fellow Daoist, are you awake? We are disciples of the Supreme Sect, here to examine your injuries."

"Could he have passed out from his injuries? Why don't you go ahead and do it, Second Senior Sister? We'll hold him down."

The person on the bed slowly turned over, opened their eyes, and was met with six expectant faces.

"Fellow Daoist, you're awake?"

"Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Yuan Ye rubbed his hands together and looked at the side of the person's neck.

The cultivator suddenly felt a chill on his neck. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a woman say, "Wait, let's ask about the symptoms first."

Although Xia Tianwu, who was trained by Jiang Liang, did not place much importance on patients' verbal descriptions of their symptoms, the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

The man curled up and said, "This is not an illness that ordinary medical practitioners can cure. You don't need to trouble yourself."

Lin Du raised an eyebrow. "Wasn't it an injury from a demonic beast? What's so difficult about healing it?"

The man froze, and Shao Fei spoke up, "Indeed, but that beast is no ordinary beast; it is a Black Snow Green Serpent. Although I managed to expel the poison from it in time, the remaining poison will take some time to dissipate."

"The Black Snow Green Serpent? That thing still exists?" Yan Qing frowned in disbelief. "I thought such a venomous creature..."

Lin Du narrowed his eyes. "Tianwu, be careful of poison."

Summer paused, her outstretched hand still. "Please extend your hand, fellow Daoist."

The man glanced at the neatly arranged crowd in front of the bed with a complicated expression. There were so many of them that Shao Fei couldn't squeeze in.

A silver thread flew out of Xia Tianwu's hand and wrapped around the person's wrist. This person was of ordinary appearance, except for his extremely dark eyes.

Unlike his junior uncle's deep black eyes, this man's black eyes exuded an eerie gloom and deathly aura. Although Lin Du was gloomy, he did not give people any negative feelings. On the contrary, he only aroused a sense of heartache and a desire to touch him.

The person's dark eyes made me feel uneasy, as if I were being stared at by some kind of poisonous insect hiding in the mud.

Even among those who practice unorthodox methods like summoning ghosts and refining corpses, it's rare to find someone with such eyes.

The silver thread that hadn't even wrapped around the person's wrist before it touched the person's cuffs turned black.

Lin Du narrowed his eyes. This residual poison is interesting; it's even reached the surface of the body, right?

Mo Lin spoke up, "Tian Wu... if it's not going to work, then don't..."

"Are you also a Gu Master?" Xia Tian's expression remained unchanged, but Mo Lin, who had known her for many years, could hear the distance and doubt in her tone.

"You've been poisoned by the Gu worms, the poison has seeped into your lungs and internal organs." Her voice was calm. "I can't save you. You either have to give up this technique, or... suppressing it will probably not help."

The man smiled dejectedly, then raised his hand.

The five members of the Supreme Sect gripped the handles of their respective weapons, and even Yuan Ye drew a bowstring.

The silver thread, which hadn't turned black in the middle, was severed by the spiritual power wielded by that person. Xia Tianwu immediately dropped the silver thread in his hand and pressed down on the shoulder of Lin Du, who was already channeling his spiritual power.

"It's alright," she said calmly. "He can't hurt anyone anymore."

That was the maximum power he could muster. The more spiritual power he used, the faster the poison spread, unless he really wanted to die.

Lin Du silently withdrew his spiritual power.

"Here is a pill that will spare your life if you abandon your cultivation technique and reverse your course. Whether you use it or not is up to you."

Xia Tian took out a pill, and Lin Du glanced at it and knew that it was indeed a pill she had refined herself, with extremely rich fire spiritual energy.

Her unique fire is super effective against evil spirits and filth, and can burn away all traces of disease. This is why she has always been determined to use her unique fire to refine pills.

That strange fire was a naturally occurring spiritual object, the primordial substance of fire attribute condensation in the world.

Once Xia Tianwu fully masters the use of the strange fire, he will surpass Jiang Liang and become the most suitable master for refining pills and saving lives.

The cultivator hesitated, but Shao Fei's voice suddenly rang out again, "I'm sorry to trouble you, fellow Daoist. This Gu technique is not your forte. Once we return to Yunnan, our elders will come to our aid. I believe Qi Zhun will pull through. It's common for those who learn Gu to suffer backlash."

She continued softly, "I wonder if you have any medicine that can temporarily relieve those symptoms. I don't want to see my fellow disciples suffer so much."

Yan Qing suddenly spoke up, "You do understand the code of brotherhood."

The man thanked Xia Tianwu for his kindness, then simply said he needed to rest and asked the man to leave the house.

The six people went out the door, and Yuan Ye closed the door behind him, leaving Shao Fei, who was a step behind, with the door closed to her.

Lin Du walked ahead with his arms crossed, lowered his eyes, and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking in a deep voice, "Why would the Flying Star Sect recruit Gu Masters?"

Among the three sects, six schools, and ten branches of Zhongzhou, the Flying Star School is one of the six schools and can be considered a major school, especially skilled in weapon crafting and divination.

The others naturally noticed the oddity as well. Mo Lin pondered for a moment, "The Flying Star Sect is in southern Yunnan. Most of the Gu sects are located in separate villages, passed down through generations, and do not communicate with the outside world, let alone join other sects."

"Something's fishy. I'll inform the sect leader."

Yuan Ye asked in a low voice, "Yan Qing, what exactly is that green snake?"

"A special kind of venomous snake from the deep mountains. After being poisoned, a person will freeze inch by inch and then slowly lose their life, which is similar to freezing to death. Except for the nails, the area under the eyes and the blood turning black, the physical signs of the corpse are exactly the same as those of a person who has frozen to death."

Yan Qing didn't deliberately lower her voice.

Lin Du heard this and continued, "Not only that, ancient books record that this thing's poison is one of the most rare poisons, a pure ice-attribute poison. It was once sought out by Gu masters in Yunnan to refine into Frost Gu. This thing is a universal Gu, and it can coexist with any Gu, so the Black Snow Green Snake has now become extinct."

Yan Qing was taken aback. "I only know that this demonic beast has become extinct. I didn't know it was because Gu Masters hunted it extensively. How do you know, Junior Uncle?"

"I once read a book in the library, I think it was called 'Zhongzhou Fengwu Zhi'. It mentioned this in the section on the snowy mountains of Yunnan. It is said that after the venom sac is removed from this snake, it is stewed into soup and has a clear and refreshing taste like ice and snow."

Lin Du glanced at them and noticed that the children all had expressions of admiration on their faces.

"Don't you like reading local gazetteers? How can you travel to different places without knowing the local customs, specialties, and things to be aware of?"

"Not really..." Yuan Ye scratched his head. "I already have enough homework every day, plus I have to work. When I have free time, I either meditate or I'm too tired to sleep. I simply don't have the time to read leisure books."

Lin Du said "Oh," and replied, "The sect leader said that I only need to manage the storeroom and repair the formations; I don't need to do any farm work."

She's destined to be an office secretary who also has to fix the water dispenser, change light bulbs, and repair computers.

The library has practically become her study.

"In a little while, Yan Qing and Yuan Ye will come with me to their village and farmland to set up a simple beast-driving formation. Eldest Nephew, you take Jin Xuan and Tian Wu with you. If there are no spirit talismans in the village, give them one."

Lin Du paused, then asked, "Tianwu, what would happen to an ordinary person if they came into contact with the poison on that person's body?"

"If the cultivator's internal energy protects them, it's fine. Otherwise, if they come into contact with it and the poison enters their body, they'll need immediate detoxification. The Five-Flavor Detoxification Pills from the sect's annual stipend will be sufficient." Xia Tianwu paused. "Junior Uncle, was there any Yin energy at the crime scene?"

Lin Du met her eyes and smiled slightly, "Then I'll have to trouble my second nephew to take a look."