Chapter 67 Poisoning The usually calm and composed woman's cheeks were flushed...

"Why do you all have such awful voices?" Bai also curled his lip in disgust.

In response, dozens of vines shot down from the sky.

"I'll hold it back, you find its core essence." Zhong Jiuli said this and flew towards the vines.

Golden light flashed in Bai Ye's eyes. The Ghost Vine transformed into a constantly writhing dark red energy body in her eyes, with the most concentrated energy core hidden hundreds of meters underground.

"You really value your life, you bastard." Bai Ye scoffed lightly, gripping his sword with both hands and pointing it at the sky.

A thunder dragon soared into the sky, piercing through the clouds. Thunderclouds churned instantly, countless electric snakes danced wildly within the clouds, and the entire misty island was enveloped in this thunderous domain.

This is the Thunder Domain that Bai also comprehended from the Thunder Technique given to her by Hei Yang. Within this Thunder Domain, she is the embodiment of thunder.

"Now, I'll let you, you wretched thing, taste what it's like to be struck by lightning." Bai Ye shouted, and the heavy sword in his hand moved.

As the sword moved, the thunderclouds in the sky churned.

With a single sword strike, the lightning dragon swooped down, meeting the sword's light head-on, and slammed into the main trunk of the ghost vine. Countless tiny vines turned to ashes in the lightning, and the ghost vine let out a piercing roar.

"I'm going to kill you!" Ghost Vine pulled out the immortal sword stuck in its body and charged at Bai Ye with it.

"Give it to me! Even if I gave you a celestial sword, you wouldn't know how to use it. All you know how to do is use it as a wood-chopping knife." Bai Ye flashed and appeared in front of the main trunk of the Ghost Vine.

Despite saying that, she did not actually try to take the immortal sword.

Bai Ye wasn't stupid. Maintaining the Thunder Domain consumed a lot of spiritual energy for her every breath. Using this precious time to snatch the sword would be truly out of her mind.

Ghost Vine doesn't know how to use a sword, but there's someone else who does.

With a "crack," the main trunk of the ghost vine split open, and a shriveled corpse was ejected.

The old ghost of the Wang family, who was dead beyond any doubt, had a dark red vine stuck in his head, and was being controlled by the ghost vine like a puppet.

The moment the immortal sword was in his hand, the old ghost of the Wang family opened his sunken eyes. He seemed to still retain a faint sense of consciousness. When he saw Bai Ye and Zhong Jiuli, it was as if enemies were meeting again and their eyes were filled with hatred.

"You little beast, prepare to die!" A hoarse voice squeezed out from Wang Laogui's withered throat, even more unpleasant than the shriek of the ghost vine.

The immortal sword, possessing a spirit, erupted with dazzling divine light once more after returning to Old Ghost Wang's hands. Hundreds of sword lights poured down like a torrential rain, each comparable to a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Bai's pupils contracted, her eyes reflecting countless sword lights. Without Xiao Lü's help, she was no match for Wang Laogui's full-force attack.

She couldn't block it, but she could hide. In this realm of lightning, every bolt of electricity could be her refuge.

"Xiao Bai!" Zhong Jiuli's call came from the air.

"I'm fine, I'm underground." Bai Ye's voice echoed throughout the entire Thunder Domain, making it impossible for Old Ghost Wang to determine where she was hiding.

The two had developed a tacit understanding through countless battles. Zhong Jiuli instantly stopped and turned to attack the roots of the ghost vine.

The Ghost Vine had devoured more than just Old Ghost Wang; the moment Zhong Jiuli approached its roots, the entire earth trembled.

"roar!!!"

Amidst a deafening roar, the earth cracked open, and the roots of the ghost vine burst forth from the soil. At the tip of each root was entwined the corpse of a demonic beast.

The monster with a dragon's head and a human body, the Earth Demon Bear that is only a skeleton, and the dragon whale that lives in the deep sea—most of these high-level demonic beasts that were devoured are now just empty shells, but their fighting instincts remain.

Now, under the control of the Ghost Vine, it fearlessly pounced on Zhong Jiuli, even more brutal than when it was alive.

Zhong Jiuli raised her hand, and a crimson longbow appeared in her palm. She drew the bowstring, and countless silver arrows appeared out of thin air.

Each arrow contains a faint trace of the power of law.

"Go!" Zhong Jiuli shouted, releasing her fingers that were hooking the bowstring.

With a volley of arrows, the power of the laws of time was activated, and all the demonic beasts controlled by the ghost vines were frozen in mid-air like fixed targets, pierced by the arrows of the laws.

"Aaaaaaah!" Ghost Vine let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Zhong Jiuli's attack shattered thousands of its roots at the same time, causing it to suffer severe injuries. Even the old ghost of the Wang family was momentarily stunned.

Bai, who had been suppressed and beaten by the old ghost of the Wang family for half a day, saw this scene and his eyes immediately lit up.

She seized the fleeting opportunity, leaping out of the lightning, gripping her sword with both hands. The true fire of Yin and the true fire of Yang intertwined on the sword, and the blue-white and crimson-gold flames, illuminated by the lightning, resembled two intertwined fire dragons.

"Old man, it's time to rest in peace." Bai Ye's eyes flashed with golden light, and a hundred-foot-long sword aura of flames ripped through the night sky.

Old Wang stood frozen in place, watching the sword energy descend from the sky, pierce through his brow, and split his withered body in two.

In the final moment before his body disintegrated, Old Ghost Wang's withered lips curled up slightly. That relieved smile looked particularly eerie on his demonic face, yet it also carried a hint of resignation.

The vines stuck above his head twisted wildly, trying to repair the powerful and useful puppet.

However, even the most immortal body will turn to ashes under the dual burning of divine fire.

Bai stood suspended in mid-air, silently watching Wang Laogui turn to ashes. She wasn't too upset about inadvertently helping Wang Laogui find release.

From a purely human perspective, if one's soul is trapped after death and one's body is controlled and driven by demons, even if one is killed by an enemy, one would probably feel relieved, right?

The immortal sword that Old Wang held tightly in his hand dimmed and fell from the sky the moment his body turned to ashes.

Bai also reached out and caught the dim immortal sword. He raised his finger to stroke the "King" mark on the sword and said softly, "Since you are loyal to the Wang family, I will not force you. I, Bai, am not the kind of person who forces swords against their will. I will melt you down for my Dahei to eat another day."

Upon hearing this, Dahei immediately responded by trembling its sword, indicating that it was very willing.

Just as Bai Ye was speaking, the vine that controlled Wang Laogui silently broke free from the flames and shot directly at Bai Ye with incredible speed.

"Watch out!" Zhong Jiuli's exclamation and her figure arrived at the same time.

Her long hair danced wildly, and silver light shone from her fingertips. "Freeze!"

As the laws of time descended, the sharp roots froze an inch from Bai Ye's brow. In the next instant, the vine broke free from the restrictions of the laws of time and surged forward again, trembling.

However, with this brief respite, Bai had enough time to react. She spread her wings, grabbed Zhong Jiuli, and soared into the air, appearing a thousand feet away.

The two stood at a distance, watching the vines dancing wildly in the lightning. Bai grinned and said, "After fighting for so long, we only managed to take down one of its puppets. This guy is really hard to kill."

Zhong Jiuli chuckled upon hearing this, "It is difficult to fight, and it is full of tricks." She was referring to the blood-red vine that had just pretended to be dead in the flames and then launched a sneak attack.

Bai also looked at the dark red vine that was clearly much different from the others. "This red vine seems to be different. Its speed and strength far exceed those of ordinary vines."

“It is evolving.” Zhong Jiuli’s voice was slightly deep. “Once all those brown vines turn dark red, this island will no longer be able to contain it. At that time, the land of Kyushu will be at its disposal.”

Bai quickly glanced at the subsequent table of contents; she seemed to have seen a few words about Ghost Vine before.

Sure enough, the Ghost Vine appeared around chapter 800, and it wasn't until the very end of the chapters that the Ghost Vine was completely destroyed.

In other words, this monster ravaged nearly half of the book. So, their accidental arrival on this island wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

Bai also looked at Zhong Jiuli, his eyes bright as stars, "Destroy it before it develops!"

“Yes, destroy it!” Zhong Jiuli responded with a low laugh.

"Next, how about a fatal blow?" Bai said.

Zhong Jiuli met her gaze and repeated, "One strike to kill!"

"You hold it back, I'll raid its lair." Bai said, then spread his wings and transformed into lightning, rushing into the vines.

"Take this thunderbolt!" With a clear shout, a thunderous sword light that swept across the sky cleaved through the night.

The moment the sword light struck the ghost vine, countless vines in the sky began to writhe wildly. Illuminated by lightning, the shadows of thousands of vines were projected onto the ground, like a chaotic dance of demons.

“It’s coming again, but it’s slowing down now,” Zhong Jiuli’s voice came from high above.

She was surrounded by thousands of vines, enveloped in a silver halo. This faint halo, as weak as a candle flickering in the wind, kept the ferocious vines at bay.

All the vines that approach will wither and rot in an instant, turning into dust and falling down in a flurry.

"Okay!" Bai grinned and responded loudly.

She raised her finger and touched her brow, and a jet-black dragon shadow leaped out gracefully. As soon as the little black dragon appeared, it flew into the air.

The dragon's shadow grew longer as it flew into the sky, and by the time it soared into the heavens, it had transformed into a true black dragon, its body covering the sky and the sun, its winding body stretching for thousands of miles appearing and disappearing in the clouds.

"Using the dragon soul as a guide, I summon heavenly thunder to vanquish evil!" Bai shouted.

As she finished speaking, the black dragon rolled rapidly in the sea of ​​clouds, and the thick clouds began to rotate, forming a huge vortex with a diameter of thousands of miles.

"I'll reward you with another sword strike." Bai Ye held the sword with both hands and swung it down suddenly.

The two-colored sword energies formed from the Taiyin and Taiyang fires intertwined and emerged. The moment she drew her sword, the black dragon circling in the clouds let out a deafening roar, and its massive body instantly transformed into a purple-gold lightning pillar with a diameter of a hundred feet, crashing down with earth-shattering force.

With a deafening roar, the entire endless sea trembled violently. Countless ferocious deep-sea beasts trembled under this oppressive force, and even ancient beings that had slumbered for countless millennia opened their eyes at the sound.

The sword light and lightning completely overlapped, like a blade of divine punishment, piercing straight into the depths of the earth. The earth cracked open, revealing the roots of the ghost vine hidden deep underground.

Bai Ye's figure transformed into a streak of light, leaping into the depths of the crevice. The root system of the Ghost Vine was far larger than she had imagined, with countless thick roots coiling and intertwining like writhing dragons, even larger than the vines waving in the sky.

Amidst the intertwining of lightning and fire, these roots resembled thousands of giant pythons writhing and entwining deep underground, causing the entire earth to tremble.

Bai held his breath and focused intently, his eyes blazing with golden light as he pierced through the layers of roots, searching for the main body containing the power of the Ghost Vine's origin.

Deep underground, a bright red root, no thicker than a finger, was silently breaking away from the crowd and burrowing into the earth's core. If Bai hadn't possessed the Golden Eye of Insight and located its target immediately, this thing might have escaped.

"Trying to escape? I've already stormed your hometown. If I let you get away now, it would be a huge disgrace to me, the young clan leader." Bai Ye's lips curled up, and he transformed into lightning and flashed past.

The giant, python-like roots tried to block their way, but Bai Ye's heavy sword ignited, and wherever the sword passed, the roots that blocked his path turned to dust.

"You deserve to die! You destroyed my puppet! You ruined my foundation!" The ghost vine's shrill scream echoed in the underground space. Countless roots twisted and cracked wildly, their tips turning into gaping maws full of sharp teeth, tearing at Bai Ye from all directions.

"So fierce but cowardly, it seems you're scared?" Bai Ye swept his sword across, easily severing the grotesque roots as if they were made of paper, and viscous sap sprayed out.

When Bai also broke free from the surrounding roots, the cunning ghost vine had already vanished without a trace.

Feeling her spiritual energy rapidly draining away, Bai frowned slightly. She had to finish this quickly; her spiritual energy in her dantian was almost depleted, and she figured Zhong Jiuli on the ground was in no better shape.

After all, those towering vines are the real killer move of the Ghost Vine, so we have to be quick.

Bai Ye's gaze swept deep underground and he quickly found the Ghost Vine. It was already about to penetrate the foundation of the island and dive into the sea.

"I told you, you can't escape." Bai Ye shouted in a low voice, "You damned thing, this sword will send you on your way."

The heavy sword hummed, its light soaring like a dragon as it flew out, slashing towards the ghost vine's main body with a world-destroying momentum.

With a deafening roar, the entire Misty Island trembled violently. The seabed rock strata cracked open with a thousand-foot chasm under the impact of the sword light, and the Ghost Vine itself was blasted into the endless abyss by this attack.

Bai followed suit without hesitation and jumped into the icy seawater.

"Madman, you've pierced through the island!" Ghost Vine's shrill cry distorted in the seawater. "You'll attract those slumbering deep-sea monsters."

"A major disaster? Is it that scary?" Bai said with a hint of disdain. "It's not like we haven't beaten them up before."

She flashed and appeared in front of the Ghost Vine, reaching out to grab the blood-red root.

The rootstock felt cold and slippery to the touch, like holding a wriggling little snake, which was somewhat disgusting.

"Hahaha, you fool!" Ghost Vine laughed maniacally. "You dare to grab me with your bare hands? Become my puppet!"

Bai frowned, and just as he was about to let go, the root pierced his palm like a sharp sword and drilled into his flesh.

A piercing pain shot through her, and Bai looked inward at herself. The ghost vine, like a venomous snake, slithered through her meridians, heading straight for her dantian.

"Oh no." Bai thought to himself, "This is bad." Little Green was still asleep, and now there was no cheat code to help.

She hurriedly mobilized her remaining spiritual power to surround the ghost vine, but the crimson roots were unusually flexible, breaking through the meridians from left to right.

"I'm going to devour your golden core, then slowly chew up your bones and flesh, and finally control your soul to become my puppet..." Ghost Vine's sharp voice stopped abruptly the moment it entered the dantian.

Within the dantian, primordial purple energy swirled like clouds and mist, while a three-legged golden crow spread its wings beside the golden elixir, and the phantom of the dragon soul coiled in the clouds and mist like a guardian deity.

At the very bottom, the startled little green vine looked dejectedly at the ghost vine that had been delivered to its door.

The ghost vine froze in place, slowly wriggling backward. "Sorry to bother you, I'm going home for dinner now..."

"Chirp!"

"roar!"

"court death?"

Three figures pounced out at the same time, and the crimson root was instantly torn into three pieces. The Golden Crow snatched one piece, the Dragon Soul swept away another piece, and Little Green took the thickest half by herself. As the earliest native and the eldest, she should rightfully take the lion's share.

Bai Ye: "......"

If she had known it would end like this, why would she have fought so hard for so long?

"Stinky tiger," Little Green mumbled between smacking his lips, "If you keep spacing out, you'll be fed to the deep-sea monster."

Bai instantly focused his mind, and as soon as he released his divine sense, he saw several enormous shadows rapidly approaching from the depths of the abyss.

She quickly channeled her remaining spiritual energy and vanished from the seabed.

"Sister Green, are you recovered?" Even while fleeing for their lives, she didn't forget to check on the cheat system. Bai felt that she was really thoughtful.

"It's alright. After this big meal and a nap, we should grow a bit bigger." Little Green emphasized, "It's us, me, Golden Crow, and that little black dragon. We need to sleep for a while to digest the energy of this Ghost Vine."

The implication is that you shouldn't cause trouble lately, or no one will clean up your mess.

"Oh, I don't usually cause any trouble," Bai muttered under his breath, his eyes darting around aimlessly, looking rather weak and unconvinced.

"Heh~ You better be." Little Green sneered, too lazy to pay her any attention.

Zhong Jiuli stood guard by the crack in the ground. When Bai Ye climbed up through the crack, she reached out and pulled him up.

"Are you alright?"

Bai shook his head. "It's nothing, I just ran out of spiritual energy, so I flew a bit slower. How about you?"

"It's good that you're not injured. My spiritual energy is exhausted too." Zhong Jiuli chuckled. "When these vines suddenly stopped, I guessed that you had succeeded."

Bai also looked up at the sky. The ferocious vines still maintained their menacing posture, as if they had been frozen in mid-air by a spell, without any vitality.

Will these remaining roots revive?

"Burn it to prevent future troubles," Zhong Jiuli said.

Bai nodded, cast a fireball spell, and hurled it at the lifeless ghost vine.

"boom!"

Flames shot into the sky, and this ancient evil that was destined to wreak havoc on the land was thus completely extinguished in its nascent stage.

In the flickering flames, countless sparks rose like fireflies, only to gradually dissipate in the morning light.

The darkness on the horizon gradually faded, and the rising sun pierced through the clouds, casting golden rays across the sea.

Two exhausted figures stood side by side until the flames were completely extinguished, then they turned around and prepared to leave.

"Hiss~"

"My goodness!!!" Bai was so frightened that he shuddered and almost took off on the spot.

She was genuinely terrified this time; even her round tiger ears popped out from the top of her head.

Zhong Jiuli was much calmer than her. She raised her hand and pressed it on her shoulder, lowering her voice to say, "Don't move, it has no intention of attacking."

"Hiss!" The giant snake tilted its head, its cold snake eyes revealing a hint of innocent confusion.

It curiously examined the two humans, then extended its forked tongue and swept it across their front.

Bai Ye and Zhong Jiuli held their breath simultaneously and carefully backed away, neither of them forgetting the scent of the giant snake... which had special effects.

As they retreated, the giant snake immediately followed, keeping a distance of less than ten feet, observing them.

"What should we do...it seems to have its eye on us." Bai asked in a low voice, "Should we fight it? I feel like it's a bit stupid."

Zhong Jiuli pressed down on her restless hand and shook her head almost imperceptibly, "Don't make any rash moves."

The giant serpent had indeed set its sights on these two. In its long career, it had never encountered any creature that was immune to its innate supernatural powers.

After seeing the two last night, it followed them from a distance. While they were fighting the Ghost Vine, the giant snake was struggling to keep up, and it only arrived at the scene after the two had finished fighting.

"How about I take you flying away?" Bai Ye suggested in a low voice, his arm already wrapped around Zhong Jiuli's waist as he spoke, ready to flap his wings and escape at any moment.

Just then, the little Vermilion Bird, who had just woken up, sensed the danger outside and flapped its wings to fly out of the space. Without saying a word, it pecked at the big snake.

"No!" Bai exclaimed, trying to stop him, but it was too late.

The giant snake reacted extremely quickly; the instant the little Vermilion Bird rushed over, it opened its mouth and spat out a cloud of scarlet mist.

The mist was so sweet it made people dizzy, and it spread rapidly as soon as it appeared, enveloping an area of ​​hundreds of feet in radius.

The little Vermilion Bird ignited its protective flames, shutting out the red mist. But Bai Ye and Zhong Jiuli weren't so lucky.

Although they held their breath immediately, the eerie mist still seeped into their bodies through their pores.

"Hiss." The giant snake let out a sharp hiss.

The moment the two made contact, the little Vermilion Bird's sharp claws left several bloody marks on the snake's head, and with a gentle peck of its tender yellow beak, it lifted a patch of pink scales.

"Liu Xianyue, come back," Bai shouted, struggling to maintain his blurred consciousness.

"Chirp~" The little Vermilion Bird flew back triumphantly with a pink scale in its beak, landing on Zhong Jiuli's shoulder and presenting the pink scale to her like a treasure.

It means, look how powerful the baby is, he chased away the big snake with just one move.

However, Bai Ye and Zhong Jiuli couldn't care less about any of that. Their faces flushed, and their eyes gradually became unfocused.

The crimson mist seeping into their bodies was like the most intense flame, igniting them.

Bai was also breathing heavily, his gaze falling on the little Vermilion Bird on Zhong Jiuli's shoulder, and he said helplessly, "How did you run out by yourself?"

His voice trembled slightly from the heat surging within him.

"Chirp?"

The little Vermilion Bird tilted its head, its dark eyes filled with confusion. It had clearly defeated the bad snake, so why was it being blamed?

The baby is confused, the baby is aggrieved, but the baby won't say anything.

"Never mind, it's alright. Why don't you go back to your space first?" Bai Ye reached out and stroked the little Vermilion Bird's bright red feathers, coaxing it softly, "Mommy has some urgent business to attend to right now. Be good and don't cause trouble outside, okay?"

"Chirp chirp~" Although the little Vermilion Bird didn't understand, it still obediently returned to its space and stayed there.

Without the little Vermilion Bird causing trouble, Bai immediately wrapped his arms around Zhong Jiuli's slender waist and flapped his wings to fly towards the distant valley.

She had never longed to be faster than she did at this moment. At this instant, the long distance was torture for both of them.

Bai was at least able to maintain her senses, but Zhong Jiuli's situation was much worse.

The usually calm and composed woman's cheeks were flushed, her eyes shimmering, and soft, uncontrollable breaths escaped from her slightly parted lips. Her slender fingers gripped Bai Ye's clothes tightly, and she clung to her as if drowning.

"Just hang in there a little longer, we'll get to the valley, then we can soak in some ice water and we'll be fine," Bai said through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse.

Her tiger ears and tail had become uncontrollably visible, and the fluffy tail wrapped around Zhong Jiuli's waist.

Zhong Jiuli raised her flushed face, her hot fingertips gently stroking the fluffy tail, "Little tiger, your tail."

Bai shuddered, feeling like he was about to lose his human form. If he reverted to his original form at a moment like this, he'd probably never get a wife in this lifetime.

She flapped her wings desperately, but her spiritual energy was almost depleted, and her flight speed slowed considerably.

Bai Ye looked at the increasingly flushed cheeks of the person in his arms, and a question flashed through his muddled mind: why was Zhong Jiuli's reaction so much more intense than hers when they were both affected at the same time?

[Because your true form is an underdeveloped tiger cub.]

Xiao Wang's voice came at the opportune moment, carrying a hint of scientific explanation. [It's like a eunuch under the influence of an aphrodisiac, full of pent-up desire with nowhere to release it.]

"..." Bai almost fell from the sky. She gritted her teeth and said, "That was really filthy."

[Alright, I'm logging off now. Little Wang can't see anything inappropriate for children. Good luck, Yezai, the task is almost finished!]

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Author's note: [hugs][hugs][hugs] The next chapter will be updated at 8 PM, so you should be able to see it before 9 PM.