Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Detoxification
Jie Zhoujian was also speechless for a moment, but they could not place all their hopes on Wen Tianyu Yan Shiqun. Judging from the fact that the other party burned down the God's Tomb a hundred years ago, the other party must be very shrewd.
Why start with the Yun family?
Yun Yuelin seemed to have made a new discovery. He beckoned to Qingjue Jie and the other two, and they went over.
Peeling away the black sand and gravel, a curved piece of wood was found lying quietly inside.
Qingjue picked up the fragment and examined it for a while, then said, "This looks like... a fragment of a ship?"
Yun Yuelin stood up and said, "It's not surprising. In the past, every year there would be curious fleets going out to sea, but the Dead Sea has big waves and the waves are unpredictable. Without exception, all the ships that went out never returned. Over time, no one dared to go out anymore. But this material is not from recent years."
Qingjue noticed something and pondered, "That kid's got a lot of tricks up his sleeve..."
He crushed the ship's fragments, releasing a wisp of energy from his hand, and nodded, saying, "There are traces of him from three days ago on it. During the day, remember what I taught you: quietly sense it."
It was still pouring rain in the city, and the downpour showed no signs of stopping anytime soon.
Under the eaves, the man in black introduced himself with composure and politeness: "I am Li Shuyu, the eldest disciple of the Li family. You two young friends have extraordinary bearing; you are probably cultivators as well?"
Ruan Linglai felt inexplicably uncomfortable when she saw his gaze shifting between her and Aju, but she couldn't show it, so she said, "Yes, we are too, but unlike the Li family disciples, my junior brother and I have only been cultivating for a few years."
My master taught me that telling only half the truth is the best lie.
Aju quickly chimed in, "Senior, are you also here to travel in Liuchun?"
“Yes, I just happened to be passing by and unfortunately encountered a downpour. I don’t know when this rain will stop,” Li Shuyu reached out and touched the rain with his fingertips, and said, “Since you two young friends have already told me your secrets, why don’t you show your true faces? To be honest, my illusion skills are among the best in the entire cultivation world, so you two young friends don’t need to hide from me.”
Ruan Linglai and Aju exchanged a glance, removing the illusion from their bodies.
"Oh? The two young ones are dressed quite elegantly, they don't seem like idle Taoist priests."
Ruan Linglai said with a smile, "Our cultivation level is not high, but we have money and we know how to make it."
"That's wonderful! You're not only beautiful and pretty, but you also have such a good business sense. You're a promising young woman, very impressive."
“Yes…” Aju: “I often feel that I am not as good as my senior sister, and I always cause trouble.”
“How could that be? As a senior sister, it’s my duty to protect my junior brother,” Ruan Linglai said. “You haven’t caused any trouble at all.”
Li Shuyu narrowed his eyes and smiled, "This young friend may be ordinary, but he has a strong heart, which is already quite good."
Li Shuyu then said, "Since we've just met, why don't we go to the inn ahead to rest? This rain isn't going to stop anytime soon."
“Alright,” Ruan Linglai readily agreed, “My junior brother and I were just wondering where to go, so we’ll gladly accept your offer.”
Upon arriving at the inn, Li Shuyu ordered a plethora of fine food and the most expensive tea in the establishment, saying, "You are the juniors, so this meal is on me."
"So much delicious food!" Aju looked at Ruan Linglai: "Senior sister, Brother Li is such a good person."
"Look at you, so naive," Ruan Linglai said haughtily, tilting her head back. "I'm tired of eating all of these."
“Hey, if you won’t eat it, I will,” Aju snorted. “You’re rich, so you’re right.”
Li Shuyu smiled and said, "Young friend, take your time eating. The food here is indeed not to your liking, but please bear with it. I'll treat you to something better next time we meet."
Aju: "What's there to be picky about? I think small restaurants are just as good!"
Ruan Linglai: "You just don't understand!"
They really are two little babies.
Li Shuyu secretly stroked her chin.
These disciples of the Qing family are not as powerful as rumored. At just over ten years old, they are brave but reckless, and they came here to die on their own.
Then, to his surprise, he heard Qingjue's voice.
Eavesdropping is not a good habit.
Li Shuyu realized that she had lost contact with the Dead Sea and could no longer hear the intermittent conversations between Yun Yuelin and the host. Her expression froze for a moment.
Damn it.
"Brother Li, what's wrong? Aren't you going to eat?"
"Haha, eat, eat, I'm fine. I just saw a mosquito fly by."
Qingjue and his two companions salvaged a long-abandoned shipwreck, and he stomped on and crushed the spirit stones on the ship.
"Eavesdropping is not a good habit."
The ship was left behind in the depths of the Dead Sea, and it took Qingjue and Jie Zhoujian Yunyue a lot of effort to retrieve it.
Qingjue used his spiritual power to dry the water stains, while Yunyue Linhe and Zhoujian had already dismantled the entire ship in front.
“He came here looking for this ship, then threw it back,” Yun Yuelin couldn’t help but curse, “He’s sick.”
"He's probably here to retrieve something," Qingjue said, stepping forward. "He even left spirit stones formed from his own spiritual energy on the ship. No wonder he shifted our focus and led us here. Did you find anything?"
Jie Zhoujian said, "Not for now. The ship isn't very big, and there's not much on it."
Yun Yuelin: "There are usually hidden compartments on ships. We need to look for them. There might be travel records or something else inside. I don't think he took everything with him. Although I don't know why he came here to look for this ship."
I roughly understand the Qingjue technique; it serves the same purpose as the black box on an airplane, only it's not as advanced.
Racing against time, he directly dismantled the entire ship into pieces, from which rolled out a cylinder of varying materials containing some manuscripts.
As expected, these were records from some of the crew members. Judging from the dates, the ship last sailed a hundred years ago, before the Yuanmuyuan incident occurred.
A century ago, people were still curious about the Dead Sea, and records show that some sailors longed for the other side of the Dead Sea, and many of the ships that went to explore it sank.
However, the place where Qingjue and his team salvaged the ship was very close, so it didn't seem like the ship sank while at sea.
Jie said during the day, "Or rather, it was dragged over first, and then sunk back down in order to be destroyed."
Qingjue: "That really saves us a lot of effort."
“These ship travel records don’t mean anything,” Yun Yuelin asked. “The Mu Yuan you just mentioned, is it the guardian spirit you saved before?”
"Yes, you don't know the whole story. The whole thing is quite complicated. We'll talk about it another time. Anyway, the timeline matches up, and I suspect it's related to the burning of the Yuanmuyuan back then."
Afterwards, Qingjue spent some time drawing an array, just like he had done at the Xie family's place last time, to gather the spirits on the ship.
The spiritual energy lost a hundred years ago was even more fragmented. Qingjue was dizzy and searched for a long time but could only see one definite piece of information.
Three families, including the Xie family, were involved in burning down the sacred tree that year.
They seized the ship by robbery, and the crew members were all killed and their bodies thrown into the Dead Sea. The details are unclear, but the sight of blood was overwhelming.
The Dead Sea is a natural barrier, and this ship was used as a base. However, their communication was all done by placing letters on the ship. After the person placed the letter, they would leave immediately, and after reading it, they would burn it and throw the ashes into the sea, leaving no trace.
After briefly explaining the cause and effect, Yun Yuelin frowned: "They went to great lengths to burn down the sacred tree just so that the Gu poison would be incurable today... Then why the Yun family!"
“I’m also curious about this. Logically speaking, shouldn’t the Qing family be the one attracting more attention?” Qing Jue said, “However, since Mu Yuan is a fairy who has taken the form of a divine tree, our rescue of her must have been unexpected for them. Now that there is no danger here, I will call her over.”
The wooden whistle sounded, and after a moment of silence, faint white dots gradually gathered in front of them, and Mu Yuan appeared before the three of them, draped in a white cloth.
It's been a long time since we last met, but now is not the time for small talk.
Qingjue didn't waste any words and explained the current situation directly.
“That wooden whistle was indeed made using my demon core, which is why it can summon me at any time,” Mu Yuan said. She has recovered a lot now. Although her demon power cultivation is not at its peak, it is still stronger than when she first came out. She turned to Yun Yuelin and said, “Young Master Yun, please let me try.”
"..."
As Yunyue lay dying, she decided to try anything, so she reached out and let Muyuan take her pulse.
The next second, he really felt a warm current invade his body, and the excruciating pain all over his body was greatly reduced.
Just now, he felt like his bone marrow was being eaten away by insects, but he just endured it and didn't show it very obviously.
Mu Yuan extracted some of the Gu poison, waved his hand and a tree branch grew from the ground, which instantly became rotten and decayed, turning into powder and dissipating.
“Yes,” Mu Yuan said, “I can purify this poison, and as long as it is transferred out, the Gu poison will die.”
The Divine Tree Fairy is immune to this toxicity, making it a perfect purifier.
"That's great," Qingjue and Jiezhou breathed a sigh of relief. Qingjue said, "Help Chunhua quickly. We'll need you to go to the Yun family later. Many people there have been poisoned by this."
Yun Yue Lin withdrew her hand and said, "Please come to the Yun family first, young lady."
Jie Zhoujian: "Young Master Yun..."
“My cultivation is higher than theirs, and my endurance is stronger. I can hold on. Anyway, we have the antidote. It’s only a matter of time before we can cure them. Let’s get back to business. We haven’t caught that escaped bastard yet.”
His words make sense; maximizing profits is indeed the safest approach.
The Yun family has a protective barrier created by the Qingjue technique, making it a safer place where there are also more people in need of help.
Moreover, Yun Yuelin refused treatment for another reason: he had a feeling that the poison in his body was not so simple.
He is the most skilled cultivator in the Yun family besides my father. In addition, my father is more adept at literary work, so in terms of direct combat strength, Yun Yuelin is even superior.
It's impossible for someone who uses witchcraft not to be wary of him.
“It should be much faster to treat those who are not deeply poisoned. I can save them,” Mu Yuan said when he saw the others were silent. “In fact, Young Master Yun’s Gu was planted directly on his Golden Core. If that’s all, it will probably be difficult to completely remove it.”
Mu Yuan said, "...Moreover, in order to ensure that all residual poison is completely eliminated, it takes at least an hour to purify a person."
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