The black mist appeared very abruptly, as if it had appeared out of thin air.
It appeared to be only a dozen meters in diameter, yet it felt incredibly vast above, like a primeval forest stretching for thousands of miles, or a deep, swampy pool, or a desolate, boundless desert! It was filled with wails, pain, and low, yet deeply piercing groans!
Another muffled voice came from behind, asking Fang Zong, "What do you want?"
"Don't answer..."
The Dao Ling Grand Venerable of the Blackwater Palace reminded him again, but his body was covered in dark green blood, making him stand out conspicuously in the vast white snow.
Fang Zong gripped the hilt of his knife, suppressing the tremor in his heart. After checking, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Great Lord of Plague, you are a Great Lord of the Ancient Era, why bother with us, the four lower Dao Spirits?"
As Fang Zong asked the question, he took out a pill provided by the Blackwater Palace and gave it to the Great Venerable to swallow.
The difference in levels within the Imperial Path is incomparable to the eight ranks within the Dao Spirit Grand Venerable. The Plague Grand Venerable is the highest-level Ancient Grand Venerable, and can decide the life and death of Grand Venerables like those below Heaven, above Earth, the Profound and Unspeakable, and those with hearts stained with vermilion and yellow with a single word.
These four are the 'lower four' Great Venerables, while the Plague Venerable is already the most powerful among the upper four Great Venerables!
Fang Zong sensed the power of the Plague Venerable, pondered for a while, then raised his head and looked at the dozen-meter-long black mist that the Plague Venerable had conjured.
Under his gaze, a pair of sinister eyes materialized from the black mist, staring back at him without any emotion.
"Kid, think carefully before you answer what you want."
The Plague Venerable asked again, then smiled coldly, “Although Thousand Eyes of Blackwater Palace is also an Ancient-level Venerable, he is still quite different from me. Don’t expect him to come and save you, because at this moment, he has been trapped in the three-hundred-mile frozen lake in the Snow Region by the Ancient-level Venerable of my Nine Fiends Palace.”
Upon hearing this, Fang Zong was nearly scared to death.
He thought that Dao Ling Dazun was very powerful, like an ant. He had never even thought of fighting an ant before.
He had just been promoted to Dao Spirit Grand Venerable, which was only the lowest level below Heaven, yet the Nine Fiends Palace had mobilized two Ancient-level Grand Venerables to teach him a lesson.
Damn it!
"What exactly do you want?" The Plague Lord was getting impatient.
He said even colder, "I know you killed Hongniang, that's why I came to play with you. Don't think you're so valuable. Speak up, and if you're right, you'll be rewarded; if you're wrong, well, heh."
"Antidote".
"What?"
"I need the antidote, the antidote that can cure Hongniang's six younger brothers."
Fang Zong pulled the blade halfway out, startling the faces of the several high-ranking officials of the Blackwater Palace, who turned deathly pale.
The black mist conjured by the Plague Lord trembled slightly. "Why do you need an antidote? Do you know..."
The plague in the snowy wilderness was caused by his battle with his enemies.
It was just the aftermath of the battle, but the aftermath contained countless kinds of plagues she had concocted. Asking for the antidote was tantamount to asking for the solution to all her plagues!
Fang Zong is courting death, he's courting a terrible death!
"I know I'm courting death."
Fang Zong finally drew his long sword completely, ready to flee, and simply asked, "Will you give it to me or not?"
"Give."
"ah?"
………………
Half an hour later, Fang Zong was still staring blankly at the six crimson pills.
The Plague Venerable had already left. The black mist drifted and floated out of everyone's sight. When it was completely out of sight, the several Venerables of the Blackwater Palace stared at the pill in Fang Zong's hand with covetous eyes, even trying to snatch it!
"According to what you said earlier, your title is now the Star-Picking Grand Venerable. May I ask, Star-Picking Grand Venerable, have you spared two pills so that we can study the abilities of the Plague Grand Venerable for future battles..."
"That's right, if you take out two pills, the Thousand-Eyed Venerable will give you the greatest reward!"
They were all blueprints, very tempting.
Despite being persuaded by several high-ranking officials, Fang Zong remained silent. While helping the injured high-ranking official sit up, he suddenly reached out his hand.
As he pressed his palm to the ground, the hundred-meter-long snowfield suddenly churned and instantly burned into terrifying steam. Six frozen children jumped up from below, and amidst the roaring steam, Fang Zong fed them six pills one by one.
"I thought the Plague Lord would take action, but I never expected that he, or she, would be willing to give me the antidote."
"They trust me, so naturally I can't let them down."
Fang Zong spoke softly, avoiding the main points.
The remaining Grand Venerables looked at each other in disbelief. They had told Fang Zong about many benefits, including but not limited to the Blackwater Palace providing him with the greatest resource support. However, they did not expect that Fang Zong would still use six pills and not retain a single one.
On one side is Hongniang's mortal brother, and on the other side is Fang Zong's own future.
Moreover, to be precise, Fang Zong and these six children are enemies!
"Um……"
Suddenly someone let out a groan.
Of the six children, the eldest had already woken up. He opened his eyes, looked around, and there was no innocence in his eyes, but rather the look of a little fox living in the snowy region.
Just as the child was looking around, Fang Zong suddenly said, "Hong Niang is dead."
"ah!"
“I told you that your sister, Hongniang, died, that she died at my hands, and then I wanted to save you, so I did.”
"oh."
The eldest child lowered his head, a sinister glint gradually appearing in his eyes.
This was not the look of a child, and it did not escape Fang Zong's eyes, but Fang Zong only let out a meaningful sneer.
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