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Chapter 677: Chapter 683: Madness
Facing the attack of a Nascent Soul cultivator, Li Zhirui of course dared not to confront it with his body, but fortunately, the terrain that benefited him had already been successfully arranged, enabling him to escape into the vines at will.
Forced into hiding, Li Zhirui wasn’t able to get the jade box, nor was the Green Poison successful.
Among those four, there was actually one who practiced poison techniques. Although they were not as accomplished as Green Poison, resisting his poison fog in a short period of time wasn’t a problem.
Thus, Green Poison’s actions were interrupted by his sudden attack, and he had no choice but to cease his attempt.
"Fellow Daoist, if we don’t join forces now, I fear we will have completely missed our chance with the Luminous Green Fruit!"
Despite his strong confidence in his own abilities, Green Poison did not dare claim he could take on four by himself, facing four Nascent Soul Cultivators of the same realm.
Hiding within a certain vine, Li Zhirui, after hearing this, remained unmoved, even as he watched his own vines being destroyed or damaged without making a move.
He planned to do as the Earth Escape Cultivator had done, utilizing the vines to approach the jade box!
However, unlike that person, as long as Li Zhirui could get it in his hands, no one else would have a chance!
If it weren’t for the previous situation being too chaotic, with various Divine Ability Spells flying about and lacking a relatively stable environment, he wouldn’t have waited until now to make his move.
"Hahaha, it seems that person has already fled!" one of them laughed heartily.
He was genuinely concerned about Li Zhirui and Green Poison joining forces, as that would pose a too great of a threat to them!
Green Poison frowned slightly, feeling in his heart that Li Zhirui had not left, but looking at the remnants of vines scattered everywhere, he had to accept this "fact."
"You have four people, but there is only one fruit. How do you intend to divide it? Will you split it into four, or will one of you have it all to themselves?"
But for Green Poison to just give up like that was out of the question!
Because he needed that Spirit Fruit which could heal the hidden injuries and chronic illness within his body, or else his path of cultivation would reach its end!
Poison Cultivators, possessing the power to instill fear in all cultivators due to their lethality, need to consume various deadly poisons and incorporate them into their mana during their practices.
At the same time, this special kind of mana would also cause certain damage to themselves. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
You can imagine how severe the injuries would be over time!
Many Poison Cultivators don’t die at the hands of others, but suddenly pass away during their cultivation.
As for the likes of Green Poison, who had cultivated to the Nascent Soul Stage, they were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, truly an elite among the elites.
That’s also why, even though the lethality of a Poison Cultivator is not inferior to a Sword Cultivator, and in some aspects even stronger, very few cultivators are willing to practice such methods.
Even within the realms of the Demonic Tao, such cultivators are scarce; Demon Cultivators are cruel, but that cruelty is directed at others, whereas a Poison Cultivator’s cruelty is directed at themselves.
Unfortunately, Green Poison’s provocation did not have the desired effect, as those four were still in an alliance, firmly resolved to drive him away.
"Then let me witness your strength!"
Green Poison was prepared to fight to the death; if he couldn’t obtain the Luminous Green Fruit, his frail body wouldn’t last many more years.
"Many thanks to all the fellow Daoists for your help!"
At that moment, Li Zhirui suddenly appeared, seemingly calm and even expressing his gratitude to everyone, but in less than half a breath, he disappeared into thin air with the jade box!
If they had destroyed the vine prison and caused the vines to be scattered everywhere, a lot of broken branches and severed vines would have ended up near the jade box.
Having a medium to perform divine powers, Li Zhirui naturally would not delay any further. He seized the opportunity, grabbed the jade box, and then escaped into the space.
This scene left the remaining five people stunned in place. Then, almost simultaneously, they unleashed their divine sense, probing in all directions.
Alas, all these efforts were in vain.
"Where is my Luminous Green Fruit? Where did it go! Ahhh! I swear, if I catch you, I will tear you into ten thousand pieces, cut you up into a thousand slices!"
Without the life-saving Spiritual Object, Green Poison completely lost his sanity, and the other four had no interest in fighting a madman and immediately scattered and left.
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"That Green Poison is now like a madman, not only indiscriminately slaughtering cultivators but also using a terrifying poison on this Bamboo Sea. It’s said that a bamboo forest within hundreds of miles has already become a land of death!"
"I heard he’s looking for a cultivator who took his opportunity."
"It’s not just about opportunity, that Luminous Green Fruit is a life-saving treasure for him! What’s the use of being a powerful poison cultivator? They’re all doomed to die young!"
The cultivator sneered, "His current actions have definitely provoked public anger, especially the local cultivators of the Central Region, they will not let this go."
Green Poison’s actions are destroying the foundation of the Secret Realm!
It is known that the Bamboo Sea Secret Realm, due to its uniqueness, grows many exclusive types of Spiritual Bamboo, like the Yellow Soul Bamboo that Li Zhirui had once obtained, which is one of the decent Spiritual Objects whose original habitat is right here.
And these Spiritual Objects are all mutations from countless ordinary Spirit Bamboos, and each time the Secret Realm opens, there might be new Spiritual Objects discovered.
Green Poison’s destructive destruction of Spirit Bamboo is akin to undermining the foundation of the Secret Realm. How could the Central Region cultivators tolerate this?
If things go as expected, Green Poison should now be being hunted or hiding somewhere, so he likely doesn’t have the time to trouble him.
Li Zhirui, standing nearby, listened silently, smiling bitterly in his heart, praying silently.
Ever since he got the Luminous Green Fruit, he hid in the space for almost half a month before coming out. After all, the madness of Green Poison was genuinely alarming, and he did not want to provoke such a troublesome fellow, preferring to hide whenever possible.
Li Zhirui stayed in the space for so long not only to avoid attention but also because he was afflicted with a severe poison!
Initially, Green Poison made the first move, and near the jade box, there was a lot of poison mist. At that time, Li Zhirui, driven by his eagerness for the treasure, didn’t apply enough defenses and ended up poisoned.
To detoxify, he consumed third and fourth stage Detoxification Pills as if they were candy, which caused him much suffering.
Even so, Li Zhirui still spent half a month detoxifying, which shows how terrifying Green Poison’s toxic methods were.
For this reason, he even changed his appearance before he continued searching for Spiritual Objects in the Bamboo Sea.
Unfortunately, maybe because his luck was excessively prosperous in the early stages and he obtained numerous rare treasures, his fortune dropped quite a bit, so much so that in the following month, he did not find any precious Spiritual Objects.
Having no other choice, he headed ahead of time towards the territories of those few fourth-stage Spirit Plant Great Devils.
Although the giveaway of Spiritual Objects hadn’t started yet, there were already quite a few cultivators gathered nearby, and the conversation that had just taken place was between two cultivators that Li Zhirui overheard.
It was also at this time that he learned how important the Luminous Green Fruit was to Green Poison.
But how was it any different for Da Qing?
Although that Spirit Plant showed signs of revival, before it grew completely, this was the only fruit and the sole hope for Da Qing’s evolution.
How could Li Zhirui possibly abandon Da Qing for the sake of a stranger cultivator?
