Chapter 159: Removing Blood Oath Poison!
Out of the five peaks of the Divine Cauldron Sect, if someone asked which one was the least known, then without a doubt, everyone would say it was Ember Lotus Peak.
Despite having a strong elder who was already at the Late Gold Core Realm, this peak had very few disciples. And even among them, male disciples were almost nonexistent except for Mo Zhiran.
It was not because nobody wanted to join, but according to rumor, Elder Yan Yue naturally abhorred males in general.
The story even went as far as saying she once fought an extreme battle with a male elder from the Divine Cauldron Sect because of his pursuit.
That was why everyone feared her in general, and aside from Chu Yuxuan of Elixir Flame Peak, she had no friends.
From her youth to becoming a peak elder, she was all alone.
"Ugh..."
In fact, many disciples never even saw her face once. They only knew there was an elder at Ember Lotus Peak, and nothing more.
But all of this was not because Yan Yue was truly cold and withdrawn, but rather due to her condition, which could not be exposed no matter what.
After all, she was a spy from the Black Lotus Sect, unfortunately.
"Cough... cough..."
Yan Yue violently coughed up dark red blood from her mouth, dyeing the entire pond crimson with her own blood. Yet she could not stop herself as she felt as if her guts were being forcefully twisted from both the inside and outside.
"Ugh..."
She struggled immensely despite being a Gold Core cultivator. Blood Mother’s Tear truly lived up to what she saw in the ancient text, but it was also extremely violent.
Its method of removing the poison was to literally squeeze her entire body and soul forcefully.
If not for her body being strong enough due to her realm, she would already be unconscious.
Of course, she could still easily stop it from damaging her body completely as long as she wished, but that would also halt the removal of the Blood Oath engraved deep within her body.
"Cough... cough..."
In the end, she could only cough everything out, her complexion growing increasingly pale.
This Blood Mother’s Tear was truly potent, as it even crawled into her Golden Core, forcefully devouring the impurities within.
In the end, just as she wanted, it dug deeper into her blood, even reaching her bone marrow, finally touching the curse that plagued her for so long.
’Hah... I hope this works.’
Yan Yue forcefully suppressed her nausea and nervously focused her entire attention on her body, or rather, on the poison coiled and latched onto her like gangrene.
A blood oath poison was a lethal toxin mixed with blood that lay dormant and only activated inside the body when specific conditions were met.
It was so potent that it could even kill a Peak Gold Core cultivator unless the person managed to separate their entire soul in time.
That was why it was a forbidden demonic method.
Even after reaching the Late Gold Core Realm, Yan Yue never dared to touch it. Her only hope lay in this ancient method she discovered during her adventure.
"Swish!"
Just as Yan Yue was watching her body with her divine sense, suddenly the dark, shiny crimson tear inside rolled around the coiled poison and directly engulfed it whole.
The moment it did that, the poison reacted violently as if triggered and tried to spread and destroy the body it inhabited. It was just like a parasite, a poisonous one.
’It is working.’
Fortunately, no matter how it tried, it could never get out of the crimson liquid, only shaking desperately inside with no exit in sight.
’But... it seems it is too strong to get digested.’
The situation was in her favor, and Yan Yue was truly happy. But she also immediately noticed that the Blood Mother’s Tear could only capture the poison and could do nothing else.
’It is better than nothing. Let’s just take it out of my body, and I will be fine.’
Yan Yue breathed in deeply, endured the excruciating pain she felt due to the violent reaction of the poison, and began to use the secret ancient technique.
Then, ever so slightly, she slowly dragged the Blood Mother’s Tear out of her body, one step at a time. She was extremely careful, as one mistake at this time meant her death.
"Hah... hah...."
Fortunately, her luck seemed good today, as a floating mass of crimson blood emerged from her mouth, squirming restlessly.
The moment it left her body, Yan Yue felt so relaxed, a feeling she had never experienced before in her life.
It was as if she finally managed to break the chain binding her wings and was able to fly.
The feeling was so unprecedented that she showed a beautiful smile despite her bloodied and wounded figure.
’Finally... haha...’
Yan Yue lightly laughed, grabbed the squirming mass of crimson tears engulfing the Blood Oath poison with a complex expression.
Then, without delay, she was about to use her spirit fire to directly burn it to a crisp when...
"Boom!"
She saw the blood poison inside the drop of tear explode instantly.
Yes, to her surprise, the coiling mass of Blood Oath poison removed from her body exploded with such intensity that it directly shattered the confinement of the Blood Mother’s Tear.
In an instant, the entire Ember Lake was engulfed in crimson mist with a hint of pink.
How such a small amount of coiling poison managed to cover the entire lake was a mystery, but it did manage to catch Yan Yue completely off guard.
"What...?"
Startled, Yan Yue quickly stood up from her position and released her spiritual power, intending to clear the mist, when suddenly she felt an unprecedented weakness.
It was as if all her strength directly left her body with the appearance of the mist.
She could not even stand properly as a strange energy inside her body began to wreak havoc, making her blush unnaturally.
"~~Mmm~~"