CHAPTER 329: CHAPTER 49: THE LITTLE QINGPU POISONING INCIDENT

The green hair had become mottled and pale, with only a few strands left, and the upward-slanting phoenix eyes were surrounded by chicken-skin-like wrinkles, the skin aged, dragging an old wizard robe, revealing a terrible smile with exposed gums.

Yue Jinghua shuddered and shook her head, trying to expel the frightening appearance of the aged Qing Pu from her mind.

She knew all too well the effects of the water from Death Lake; she had seen giant-winged mosquitoes hatch from eggs to adults in just a few breaths.

According to Feng Chuo, Little Qingpu had swallowed the whole bottle of Death Lake Water, the consequences of which could be imagined.

Yue Jinghua also tried to communicate with Qing Pu through her consciousness to clarify the situation, but she discovered that her connection with Qing Pu was as if it had been cut off midway. Inside Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, there was no trace of Qing Pu; it was as if he had disappeared.

An unprecedented anxiety swirled in her heart, leaving Yue Jinghua feeling restless.

Feng Chuo’s alchemy room was located on the south side of the village, converted from the village’s warehouse, and after being cleaned, a new Elixir Furnace was purchased.

The racks were neatly lined with some dried herbs and a few Alchemy-made Elixir Pills.

"When I found it, it was already like this. Just now, my subordinates had taken inventory; it not only swallowed the bottle containing Death Lake water but also consumed a considerable amount of mixed poison and poisonous herbs," Feng Chuo did not know the importance of Cannibal Small Qingpu to Yue Jinghua, but seeing the boss’s fierce demeanor, he had no choice but to list out all the missing herbs and ingredients.

There were a total of thirteen types of Poison Pills and poisonous herbs, among which the most lethal was the Death Lake Water.

When Yue Jinghua found Cannibal Small Qingpu, its leaves were drooping, and its body was black, with no trace of Dark Power in all its meridians, as if it had been drained of water; no matter how Yue Jinghua tried to communicate through her consciousness, there was no effect.

Yue Jinghua also tried to infuse some Creation Power into the Cannibal Small Qingpu, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea with no response.

In terms of spirit wood, Ye Zi, who had more authority than Yue Chen who had lost part of his memory, examined Little Qingpu on account of the Green Liquid and commented, "It’s not uncommon for spirit wood to be poisoned. Unlike contestants, ordinary plants can metabolize toxins through soil and water conditions. The detoxifying ability of spirit wood is stronger; it can disperse the toxins inside by using the Spiritual Wood Core. It’s just unfortunate for this Pudao—although it is spirit wood, it has not yet cultivated its Spiritual Wood Core, so its prospects are grim."

As Ye Zi spoke, she curiously touched the leaves of Cannibal Small Qingpu, finding it odd, as she had seen millions of types of spirit wood but never this color of green dandelion, especially its body patterns, which were very distinct, "What is this little thing called? It looks quite unique. If you know its species, perhaps I could help you think of some solutions."

Yue Jinghua was at a loss for words; she did not know the species of Cannibal Small Qingpu, and Qing Pu had never mentioned it, but one thing was certain, the grade of Cannibal Small Qingpu was definitely not simple.

Ever since Cannibal Small Qingpu formed a contract with Yue Jinghua, it had progressed rapidly in cultivation just by devouring the corpses of Dark Practitioners and Dark Beasts as well as the nourishment from the Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, having reached the Third-stage. Although it was just Third-stage, which would not be prominent for ordinary spirit wood, the Dark Techniques it learned from advancing twice, Pu’s Concealment and Pu’s Instant, indicated that Cannibal Small Qingpu was certainly not ordinary spirit wood.

After a busy afternoon trying various methods, Cannibal Small Qingpu still showed no signs of recovery.

Yue Jinghua still couldn’t get in touch with Qing Pu, and she discovered that she could no longer use the Life-bound Dark Skills she learned from Little Qing Pu, Pu’s Instant and Pu’s Concealment.

After nightfall, Yue Jinghua sat silently in Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, with Jade Dark Star and Earth Dark Star emanating a faint starlight in the Star Sea.

In her hands, the Cannibal Small Qingpu was still utterly lifeless. "Hiss--" A slight itch on her neck, and blonde little Gore popped out from Yue Jinghua’s collar, licking near her ear with a tongue like a snake’s.

"Leaving you alone in the Star Sea, are you lonely?" Since Snake-haired Gorgon had become a Beast God in the villagers’ eyes, Yue Jinghua had to minimize her appearances in the outside world as much as possible.

Right now, with her mind troubled and chaotic, she had no intention to tease the little Gore.

"Hiss----" The Snake-haired Gore, now possessing Half-Saint Beast awareness, let out a childish voice, "Gore has a way---"

"Gore? You’ve learned human language?" Even though Snake-haired Little Gore also had Holy Beast Bloodline, last time Junior Minister Zong had used some Secret Technique that forcefully reverted her to the Young Beast Stage. In the Young Beast Stage, although her cultivation had significantly reduced, her nature had also become like a newborn baby’s, and she had started seeing Yue Jinghua as a mother figure.

The cultivation of Holy Beasts, compared to ordinary Dark Beasts, was even more arduous; ordinarily, it would take the Snake-haired Gorgon a long and strenuous ten or even dozens of years to evolve from a baby stage to a child stage capable of speaking human language. Or perhaps, with the help of Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, her cultivation had greatly improved.

The anxiety in Snake-haired Little Gore’s blue eyes was evident; she had only recently started speaking human language and was not yet fluent, unlike Little Qing Pu who could communicate directly with Yue Jinghua through Spiritual Sense.

She pointed at the dying Cannibal Small Qingpu and then at the Mo Xi Treasure Book standing in the Star Sea, periodically emitting a faint graceful starlight.

"You mean, open the Treasure Book?" Yue Jinghua thought for a moment, and saw the Mo Xi Treasure Book flipping open page by page itself without wind.

The first page still detailed the Nine Revolutions Creation Technique, the second page originally depicted the Chaos Green Lotus Fire, but ever since Yue Jinghua had mastered the second phase of Nine Revolutions Creation Technique, and the Chaos Green Lotus Fire erupted from the book, it had turned into a blank page.

Could it be, Yue Jinghua pondered as the blank page of the Treasure Book suddenly emitted a ray of light, and Little Qing Pu was sucked into it.

Yue Jinghua was startled to see a clear illustration of a plant identical to Little Qing Pu appearing on the second page of the Mo Xi Treasure Book.

"Could it be that the Treasure Book can also nourish spirit wood," with Little Qing Pu absorbed into the Treasure Book, its withered leaves and veins began to show specks of starlight, looking somewhat brighter than before, though not fully restored to its original state, it was much better than when it first got poisoned.

"Little Gore, what’s happening? Do you know something?"

Seeing her master’s anxious look, blonde little Gore also became anxious and stuttered, struggling for a while before managing to utter a few words: "Faith, faith, Power of Faith."