Inside the cave, the dense spiritual energy surged and spread like tangible clouds.
Amidst this misty spiritual energy, the fragrance of elixirs wafted out in wisps.
But as Bai Ying smelled the medicinal fragrance, she noticed that her skin had become even drier and more withered.
She watched helplessly as her once delicate skin withered away at a visible rate. With each wisp of medicinal fragrance she inhaled, it seemed as if an invisible force was drawing away her flesh, causing her to gradually shrink.
Bai Ying realized that everything here was wrong, especially these pills.
Without hesitation, she held her breath, trying to stop the medicinal fragrance from further penetrating her body.
But who could have imagined that this medicinal fragrance would be so lifelike, penetrating every nook and cranny? Even with Bai Ying holding her breath, the eerie aroma still seeped into her skin.
Before long, Bai Ying's skin became even more withered, and she became emaciated, as if she was just a layer of wrinkled skin clinging tightly to her skeleton, making her look quite terrifying.
At the same time, Bai Ying clearly felt her body rapidly weakening. Her energy was constantly draining away. She secretly rejoiced, thankful for the spiritual fruits she had eaten earlier, which provided some support to her body; otherwise, at this rate of loss of flesh and blood, she would probably have already turned into a pile of dust.
In a life-or-death moment, Bai Ying frantically rummaged through her storage bag and finally found the green fruit she had picked earlier. Trembling, she threw the fruit into her mouth, and instantly, a warm, nourishing power surged through her body. Her previously dry and withered skin quickly regained its elasticity, and the life force she had lost gradually returned, making her radiate vitality once again.
However, before Bai Ying could even breathe a sigh of relief, that familiar feeling of dryness returned, engulfing her like a tidal wave, and her body began to shrivel up again.
That won't do.
Once she has eaten all those green fruits, she will surely die.
Bai Ying stopped her blind escape. She had vaguely sensed an inexplicable eeriness surrounding the cave entrance. No matter which direction she ran with all her might, she couldn't take a single step out of the cave, and in the end, she always returned to the starting point, as if she were trapped in a maze.
A chill crept up my spine, and fear clung to me like a leech, becoming ever more persistent as my physical condition deteriorated rapidly.
But Bai Ying knew that panicking wouldn't solve anything. She suppressed her fear and forced herself to calm down, beginning to carefully examine everything around her, bit by bit.
Time passed by, and after an unknown amount of time, Bai Ying's gaze suddenly fixed on the pills.
The placement of these elixirs was not random, but rather concealed a hidden purpose.
She looked closely again and was suddenly shocked. This was clearly an extremely sophisticated formation!
This formation is incredibly ingenious, with teleportation arrays hidden at every step. No wonder no matter how I ran, I was mercilessly teleported back to my original location, with no way to escape.
"So that's how it is!" Bai Ying murmured to herself.
She had a deep understanding of formations and immediately saw the crux of the problem. Without thinking too much, she raised her hand to mobilize her spiritual power, intending to rearrange the pills according to her own ideas in order to break this troublesome formation.
However, her spiritual power was completely ineffective. She couldn't activate anything here at all.
Left with no other choice, Bai Ying could only reach out and move the pills directly.
But the moment her fingers touched the pill, a sharp pain that went deep into her bones struck her instantly, and her already slightly dry fingers turned into stark white bones in the blink of an eye.
This pill is completely different from ordinary pills. Ordinary pills can greatly increase one's spiritual power after consumption, but this pill has the opposite effect. The closer one gets, the more frantically it absorbs the energy in one's body. If one touches it directly with their hand, it will absorb all the energy from that hand.
Bai Ying gritted her teeth, large beads of sweat rolling down her forehead and sliding down her pale cheeks.
Even though her hands had turned into bones, she did not stop. Enduring the excruciating pain, she struggled to move the pills with her skeletal hands.
Each time the pill was touched, the area where the body turned into bones expanded. Eventually, the entire arm was already in the shape of bones, and even the bones showed faint signs of cracking, as if they would fall apart completely at any moment.
When she could no longer hold on, Bai Ying trembled as she put the red fruit and the green fruit into her mouth respectively. The red fruit could enhance her physique, while the green fruit could restore her bodily functions.
But as she continued to touch the pills, their power grew stronger. Initially, the green fruit could barely sustain her for a while, but now, its effects lasted only half as long. And with so few green fruit left, if she continued to consume them like this, she would have no chance of survival.
Bai Ying's eyes were bloodshot, but she ignored the excruciating pain in her body and continued to move the pills with her indomitable will.
Finally, as she swallowed the last green fruit, she successfully arranged all the pills.
"Very good!"
Bai Ying murmured softly, almost weeping with joy.
She endured the excruciating pain in her body and, having just finished arranging the pills, couldn't wait to activate her spiritual power and restart the formation.
She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and focused intently on gathering the spiritual energy within her body, attempting to infuse it into the formation.
However, no matter how hard she tried, it was no use; the formation remained completely still.
Undeterred, Bai Ying staggered to the center of the array, her trembling fingers, now just bones, gently pressing against it. She gritted her teeth, veins bulging on her forehead, desperately channeling her spiritual energy into the array's center through her fingertips, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, failing to stir even the slightest ripple.
"how so……"
Bai Ying muttered to herself, her eyes widening instantly as she stared at the array's core in disbelief.
Her mind went blank for a moment, and she froze on the spot.
Actually, even before that, when she discovered that she couldn't move those pills with her spiritual power, a sense of foreboding had already crept into her heart.
But she still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that perhaps once the array was set up, she could directly touch the array eye with her finger and inject spiritual power.
But now, the cruel reality hit her like a heavy hammer, striking her heart hard.
Even when she touched the core of the array with her finger, the spiritual energy remained unresponsive.
In an instant, a wave of despair overwhelmed Bai Ying like a surging tide.
Unable to use her spiritual power, all her efforts were in vain, and she had eaten all the green fruit.
She can no longer recover with that fruit, which means she will soon have all her flesh and blood drained and die right here.
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