Chapter 869: Poison
Moth rarely appeared in public, and even within the immortal realm, the Great Dao that he cultivated remained a mystery.
His ability to cocoon and digest others was merely a natural divine ability tied to his demonic bloodline. It was not the power of his Great Dao. The Great Dao he had mastered was the Great Dao of Spirit Severance.
Among the five elements, wood had both yin and yang aspects. The yang aspect was known as the Dao of Longevity. It represented vitality and life force, allowing one to absorb the essence of all living things under heaven and earth to extend their lifespan.
The yin aspect, on the other hand, was called Spirit Severance. It embodied the deadly side of the wood element, transforming into poisonous spiritual energy that could steal the life force of living creatures.
In simpler terms, the Great Dao of Spirit Severance was a Dao of poison.
Yang Wood nourished life through spiritual energy. Yin Wood ended it through toxin.
Normally, once someone reached the Dao Attainment Realm or attained the Heavenly Origin, ordinary poisons no longer had any effect. Only specially refined toxins, made from rare spirit herbs and specially made to target a specific Great Dao or cultivation technique, could still pose a threat.
A poison that could affect all powerful cultivators simply did not exist. However, the Great Dao of Spirit Severance was a rare exception.
The purple poison secreted by Moth was extremely corrosive. Even someone like Qu Hu, whose body had been tempered through countless battles, would suffer burns if exposed to it for too long. To make things worse, the poison worked in combination with Moth's innate ability. Once he sealed the individual in his cocoon, he would break them down with the poison, making it extremely easy to digest. It was because of this that he could achieve his current level of cultivation.
As the abbot of Monastery Tower and the National Master appointed by the Yu Dynasty, Qu Hu stood among the most powerful cultivators in the eighth realm. His strength far surpassed someone like Immortal Yuan Lu. Even so, his chances against Moth were far from certain.
Boom! Boom! Boom!