Nalan Ruode rolled his eyes at Lan Hua and snorted, "Brother Lan, do you really want me to be poisoned?"
"How could that be? I'm just curious!"
Nalan Ruode proudly declared, "I possess a dragon's inner core, so snake venom is useless against me. That giant snake is trying to avoid me!"
"Awesome!"
After saying that, Lan Hua gave Nalan Ruode a big thumbs up.
Nalan Ruode frowned and said, "By the way, why aren't you afraid of that Ghost-Faced Vine?"
Lan Hua smiled and slightly loosened her collar.
"Look!"
With a slight thought, a spirit tortoise appeared on the surface of his body, almost making Nalan Ruode's jaw drop in astonishment.
"Spirit Tortoise Shell!"
Nalan Ruode exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that Lü Yuanwei has also entered Tianyuan Cave?"
Lan Hua nodded.
"You killed Lü Yuanwei?"
Lan Hua nodded again, "This person was despicable and shameless. He ambushed me, but I killed him instead, and the good stuff is mine now."
I was able to save you thanks to his explosive arrow!
Nalan Ruode took a deep breath and said, "You killed him and seized the Lü family's treasure. Have you thought about the consequences?"
Lan Hua shrugged, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "I know, at worst we'll just uproot the Lü family!"
Nalan Ruode was speechless, but gave Lan Hua a big thumbs up.
Seeing that no one was awake, Lan Hua sat down as well, summoned a pile of spirit stones, and began to recover her energy.
He fought his way through countless battles, expending a great deal of his energy, and then saved so many people, expending even more energy in the process.
If Lan Hua hadn't possessed two large dantians, giving her Yuan power far exceeding that of others at the same level, and had the assistance of the spirit tortoise shell, she would have been exhausted long ago.
Half an hour later, Lan Hua and the successors of the three religions woke up one after another.
The three disciples bowed respectfully to Lan Hua and Nalan Ruode.
Wang Tianyi said, "Thank you both for saving me. I am extremely grateful. If you need my help in the future, I will definitely do my best to help you!"
Lan Hua cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wang, you're too kind. Even if we were strangers, I would still have saved you!"
Monk Yuanxin said, "If it weren't for Brother Lan's antidote, we don't know if we could have held out until we left the cave. If you need us in the future, I will definitely help you!"
Pan Wen cupped his hands and said, "Me too!"
The three successors of the three religions are so proud that they could make such a promise to Lan Hua, which shows how much they value the life-saving grace.
Lan Hua smiled and said, "You're too kind, everyone. In that case, I certainly won't hesitate to invite you when the time comes!"
After everyone boasted to each other for a while, the man carrying the coffin woke up.
Even while meditating cross-legged, he did not put down the ice coffin. Upon waking, he immediately channeled a massive amount of icy power into the ice coffin.
This was the first time everyone had been so close to him, and they all felt a chill run down their spines.
Pan Wendao asked, "Brother, are you feeling better?"
The man carrying the coffin ignored him and instead bowed deeply to Lan Hua.
"You must be Lan Hua. I am Du Renjie. Thank you for saving my life. I will definitely repay this kindness!"
Lan Hua readily accepted, laughing, "If Brother Du hadn't been careless, I wouldn't have needed to intervene!"
Du Renjie regained his cold expression and said, "The presence of the Ghost-Faced Vine in Tianyuan Cave is truly unexpected!"
Lan Hua asked curiously, "Is there anything special about this Ghost Face Vine? I have heard of the Devil Vine in the Barren Pit!"
Du Renjie said, "The Ghost Face Vine and the Devil Vine are close relatives, somewhere between plants and monsters."
The higher the cultivation level, the darker the color of the vines, and they resemble tentacles more.
That purplish-red ghost-faced vine probably has the cultivation level of the late stage of the Refining Spirit Realm, and that green ghost-faced vine probably has the cultivation level of the early stage!
Lan Hua was slightly surprised, "This Ghost Face Vine is so strong!"
Pan Wendao said, "Brother Du, you seemed quite surprised by the appearance of the Ghost Face Vine just now. Is there a story behind it?"
Du Renjie said, "This Ghost Face Vine only exists in the land of the Spirit Clan. It is one of the barriers protecting the Spirit Clan and never leaves the land of the Spirit Clan easily."
The Ghost-Faced Vine has another unique characteristic: it can absorb the primordial spirit of cultivators!
Everyone was shocked. They hadn't expected the Ghost Face Vine to be so evil, capable of absorbing primordial spirits. How heaven-defying must that be!
Nalan Ruode said, "If I'm not mistaken, the Ghost Face Vine will first paralyze the enemy's physical body and primordial spirit with its own venom, and then absorb the primordial spirit!"
"That's exactly right!"
Lan Hua suddenly realized, "No wonder Brother Du chose to temporarily freeze himself after being poisoned by the Ghost Face Vine, just to prevent his primordial spirit from being absorbed?"
Du Renjie nodded. "That's why I was surprised by the appearance of the Ghost Face Vine!"
Wang Tianyi frowned slightly. "Brother Du, do you think there's something fishy about this?"
"I was just raising a question. Although Tianyuan Cave is dangerous, don't you think it's a bit strange that so many people have died along the way?"
Lan Hua quickly understood what Du Renjie meant and said:
"I feel the same way. I entered the cave relatively late and encountered several powerful figures along the way. Their primordial spirits disappeared, and only their physical bodies barely survived."
Could it be that these people's souls were absorbed by the Ghost-Faced Vine?
Nalan Ruode nodded and said, "That possibility cannot be ruled out. The Ghost Face Vine has a well-developed root system, and it's likely that the entire underground of Tianyuan Cave is its territory!"
Wang Tianyi asked curiously, "What is the purpose of this Ghost Face Vine absorbing so many primordial spirits?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Pan Wen said, "Perhaps it's to maintain the operation of Tianyuan Cave."
This Ghost-Faced Vine seems to be the third level. I wonder if there are any new levels ahead. Where exactly is the legendary Heavenly Origin Fruit?
Du Renjie scoffed, "We'll know once we go up there!"
Just then, everyone felt a gust of wind sweep past them and turned around to look.
A figure emerged from the space of the third level, passed through the crowd, and flew quickly forward.
"Who is this guy? Why is he so arrogant?" Lan Hua asked curiously.
Wang Tianyi snorted, "That person only took advantage of Brother Lan's help. If Brother Lan hadn't repelled the Ghost-Faced Vine, how could he have passed through so easily!"
Lan Hua said, "Forget it, let's chase after them and see. Perhaps the end of Tianyuan Cave is just ahead!"
The group quickly chased after him, and after a while, they finally found him in another space.
The man was dressed in black, looked to be about fifty years old, had sharp eyes that were not easy to look directly at, and exuded a terrifying aura.
Upon seeing the man, Du Renjie quickly whispered, "Be careful, this person's cultivation is extremely strong, he has probably reached the Yuanxiang Realm, and is at least at the mid-stage!"
Nalan Ruode frowned. "How come I can't tell? He's only at the early stage of the Refining Spirit Realm!"
Du Renjie snorted, "There is a power of rules suppressing things in Tianyuan Cave, so even the cultivation of Yuanxiang Realm experts is suppressed to the early stage of Refining God Realm."
However, I am certain that he is a great cultivator at the Yuanxiang Realm!
The man looked at Lan Hua and the others and snorted, "These young people are quite something; the successors of the three religions have all come."
"To be able to pass three trials in a row is far superior to those powerful individuals who perished outside!"
Lan Hua smiled and said, "Senior, let's keep to ourselves. You do your thing, and we'll do ours, okay?"
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