Thinking of this, Gu Yifeng realized that the old man in front of him was most likely the "real culprit" brought to light in the fire and poison case.
"I remember it. Ten years ago, there was a fire poisoning case in the capital. It happened to be New Year's Day. Everyone who went to watch the fireworks display was unknowingly poisoned by the fire."
"Once the fire poison is planted, the manipulator can cause the fire poison of tens of thousands of people to erupt simultaneously with a single thought, igniting from the inside out and turning them into ashes. The only way to remove the fire poison is to burn it with pure true fire, or to exchange blood, purify the meridians, and then cleanse the body with spiritual power."
Gu Yifeng spoke somewhat uncertainly, these were all memories from his predecessor.
"Indeed, it's a pity that I initially thought the fireworks festival was a gift from the new emperor. I never imagined that the fireworks actually contained something that could transmit fire poison. Once activated by high temperatures, it would spread."
"This poison is harmless to mortals, as it will be metabolized and eliminated within a day. However, for cultivators, once they sense changes in spiritual energy, it will transform into fire poison, penetrating their limbs and bones, taking spiritual energy as its root."
The old man sighed helplessly, his tone full of displeasure towards the new emperor, the current old emperor. Clearly, he still believed that the old emperor had set up a scheme to get rid of these old ministers.
Gu Yifeng didn't say much upon hearing this, but his heart skipped a beat as another memory flashed through his mind. If his previous memory was correct, the Second Prince should have been in charge of the fireworks festival.
What we're hearing now is that this former emperor's general is in charge, so there must be something wrong with it. If I'm not mistaken, it's most likely that the second prince is behind it all.
Gu Yifeng couldn't understand why the second prince would target these former officials instead of recruiting them.
As he was pondering, the jade pendant began to flash with light. Before he could react, a surge of teleportation power sent him back to the third level of the Heavenly Prison.
Gu Yifeng also sensed the aura within the Heavenly Prison. After a slight pause, he discerned the time: a full day, neither too long nor too short.
To confirm his suspicions, he placed the jade pendant back into the groove. This time, the bronze door did not react at all, but the jade pendant shimmered slightly, as if it were absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.
"It seems that this is also a protective measure of the old emperor. You can only stay in these six lower levels for one day. After that time, you will be automatically teleported out. Moreover, you need to replenish the jade pendant with spiritual power before it can be used as a key again."
Gu Yifeng muttered to himself, then turned and went back to his cell. He first wrote a letter, then asked the jailer to summon Qin Shan. He gave the letter to Qin Shan and ordered him to deliver it to Fang Xuan. After that, he began signing in.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in and received one Crimson Serpent Fruit."
"Note: After consuming the Crimson Serpent Fruit, there is a 10% chance of obtaining the Crimson Serpent Fire Seed, a 50% chance of obtaining Pure Crimson Serpent, a 50% chance of obtaining Pure Yang Fire, and a 100% chance of obtaining immunity to fire poison."
"Please, host, expand your knowledge as much as possible and explore the ocean of knowledge from your predecessor. Thank you for your cooperation."
Seeing the string of information that suddenly appeared in his mind, Gu Yifeng was first stunned, then his face fell, and he was speechless.
Clearly, his impressive counterattack in the fourth level of the prison yesterday impressed the system, which has now evolved from being completely uncooperative to being arrogant in its words.
Gu Yifeng was secretly delighted, thinking that he would eventually subdue this system. He then focused his attention on the extra fiery red fruit in his hand.
This red persimmon looks similar to the raw persimmon from my previous life, but it's about the size of a palm, somewhat oval, and shriveled, looking like a red lantern from a distance.
Gu Yifeng pondered whether he should eat the Crimson Serpent Fruit directly or use the Devouring Heaven Record to absorb it.
"Given the special nature of the Devouring Heaven Record, the chances of obtaining the Crimson Serpent Flame are perhaps higher. As for the Pure Yang Flame... whatever you do, don't get it."
Gu Yifeng couldn't help but complain, "So-called Yang Fire is the flame that humans obtain by burning wood and other things. In addition to the flames produced by humans, flames caused by lightning strikes and flames in volcanoes are all considered Yang Fire."
Thinking of this, he immediately activated the Devouring Heaven Record, and a suction force suddenly emanated from his hand, causing the Crimson Serpent Fruit to instantly transform into a wisp of red light, dissolve, and enter his body.
Almost the instant the energy of the Crimson Serpent Fruit entered his body, Gu Yifeng sensed a scorching power emanating from his palm, which then circulated throughout his entire body.
At first, he felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, his whole body was warm and comfortable, and the power in the Crimson Serpent Fruit kept circulating, directly expelling a lot of impurities from his body.
However, as time went on, the body temperature rose higher and higher, almost as if it were burning, and the whole body felt a burning pain that went straight to the bone marrow.
"Hey! Damn system, why didn't you add this side effect note?"
Gu Yifeng cried out in pain and immediately sealed his cell with his spiritual power, then began to curse loudly.
"Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon... Never mind, the host is meant to be treated with care."
The system's merciless voice rang out, showing him no respect whatsoever.
"You... damn it!"
Gu Yifeng roared again, his eyes wide open, his entire body turning crimson, and wisps of green smoke rising from his skin pores, making him look like a boiled duck.
"Swallow it, sir!"
Gu Yifeng was driven to the brink of collapse by the intense burning pain. He immediately activated the Devouring Heaven Record at full power, pushing the heat towards the third acupoint.
Under the immense medicinal power, the third acupoint suddenly opened, and the suction force on his body surged again, frantically devouring the surrounding spiritual energy, which had already formed vortexes of spiritual energy around him.
At this moment, Gu Yifeng was focused entirely on absorbing spiritual energy to alleviate the pain with a slight cooling sensation. He did not notice that in his dantian, a red seed the size of a thumb was quietly condensing and taking shape under the intense heat.
His cries of pain lasted for about half an hour before ending. With his last breath, the burning sensation completely dissipated, as if his body had been taken out of a boiling oil pan and thrown into cold water.
As the spiritual energy dissipated, the cool air of the Heavenly Prison flowed back into the cell, and Gu Yifeng immediately felt much cooler. Only then did the benefits brought by the Crimson Serpent Fruit become apparent.
First, he is naturally immune to fire poison, and even immune to fire-attribute power, which greatly enhances his physical body's resilience.
Secondly, his physical strength improved. Because of the burning from the inside out, the excess fat in Gu Yifeng's body was completely burned away, and he had a solid muscular feel in every move. His originally slightly thin figure was now just right.
Then, power flows continuously from every part of the body, which is the benefit of tempering the body. It develops the power of the body. Although it is painful, it provides a reward to oneself afterward.
Even the capacity of his dantian increased by 30%, and the meridians in his body widened by 10%.
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