"Let's go out, it's not comfortable staying here."
Ye Qingqing lost interest in the Ten Thousand Poisons Cave. She had been thinking about it before she saw it, but now that she had finally seen it, she was somewhat disheartened and would not come back to see it again.
Zhu Zi gave a soft snort, told the little pig to close the iron gate, and returned the way she came.
Breathing in the fresh air, Ye Qingqing felt much better and more relaxed. Thinking of Hua Xiaolou's miserable state earlier, her heart tightened involuntarily. The punishments of the Ten Thousand Poison Cave were indeed terrifying, but—
"I remember you saying before that some disciples could stay in the Ten Thousand Poisons Cave for half a year and not die, and eventually came out. How did that happen?" Ye Qingqing couldn't understand.
Hua Xiaolou couldn't even withstand it for five minutes before turning into bones. How did that disciple who stayed for half a year manage to do that?
Zhu Zi didn't want to answer this stupid question, so he turned his head away and remained silent. Little Pig answered for him, "As long as he takes the sect's special medicine beforehand, his body will emit an odor that poisonous creatures fear, and they will not dare to attack him easily."
The little pig paused for a moment, then said, "But if the poisonous creatures are extremely hungry, they will also attack the punished disciples, but only by taking a small bite. So the disciples who go to the cave to be punished will definitely survive, but their bodies will be covered with wounds, all scars from the bites of poisonous creatures, which no amount of ointment can heal."
Ye Qingqing couldn't help but shudder. So many disgusting poisonous insects. Even if they didn't bite her, she would go crazy after half a year. Not to mention being bitten by poisonous insects several times a day. Only a superhuman could endure it.
The little pig continued, "Actually, even if they manage to come out alive, they are basically ruined. Many of the punished disciples eventually went insane, and their faces were completely disfigured, more terrifying than ghosts. They died a few years after they came out."
Therefore, the Ten Thousand Poisons Cave is the most severe punishment in the sect. Many disciples who have made mistakes would rather die a quick death than suffer in the Ten Thousand Poisons Cave.
The wind was strong at the top of the mountain, and although the sun was shining brightly, it was still cold. We stayed overnight at the top of the mountain in a stone house. Although it was simple, it was clean and tidy. The food was also delicious, consisting of rare mountain delicacies that you couldn't get even if you had money at the foot of the mountain.
But Ye Qingqing had no appetite. Whenever she ate, she would think of the scene in the Ten Thousand Poison Cave, and goosebumps would rise all over her body, causing her to lose her appetite completely.
"Have some mushroom soup."
Lu Mo ladled her a bowl of soup made with wild mushrooms freshly picked from the mountain. It was very delicious. Ye Qingqing drank half a bowl while it was hot and felt a little better. She was quiet and had no problems at all, and even ate more than she would at home.
After dinner, Ye Qingqing went to bed to rest. Quiet and full of energy, she let the little pig take her for a walk outside.
"Big brother, how often do those insects in the cave eat?" Jingjing was still worried about the poisonous insects in the cave, feeling sorry for them because they couldn't even get enough to eat.
"One or two years, I guess," the little pig replied casually.
Actually, he only thinks about feeding them when he comes back, but his return time is unpredictable. Sometimes he won't come back for three to five years, so the number of poisonous creatures in the cave has decreased a lot in recent years.
However, its toxicity is becoming increasingly potent, making it an excellent raw material for Zhu Zi to make poisons. Of course, it is indeed somewhat pitiful, but that is how nature is: the strong prey on the weak, and only the fittest survive.
The little pig used to sympathize with the weak, but after traveling for so many years, he realized that his sympathy was too excessive. For example, sometimes when he saw small animals being chased by lions on the grassland, he would step in to save them.
But Zhu Zi scolded him for being incredibly foolish, saying that he had destroyed the grassland's ecology.
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