Chapter 324: Green-Clad Maiden! The Art of Curses! Hidden Thoughts! A Giant Battle Royale!?
In no time at all, the scholar’s corpse was completely eaten clean. With that, the girl in the green dress straightened, waved her hand, and all traces of blood vanished. With that, she resumed a look of innocent sweetness and stepped out of the house.
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In an ancient alley...
Li Yanchu gently placed his palm upon the pitch-black wound on Xu Ruoyun’s arm, and a divine radiance lit up. He used the Plague-Dispelling Talisman!
The deadly poison coursing through Xu Ruoyun’s body reacted as if it had met its nemesis and was immediately purged. Blackened blood oozed out slowly before gradually turning red again. The dizziness clouding Xu Ruoyun’s mind and the suffocating pressure in her chest all vanished in an instant.
Sss, sss, sss!
Wisps of white smoke began rising from her body. Soon, every trace of toxin that had seeped into her blood was drawn out completely! Xu Ruoyun’s complexion then returned to normal. Just a moment ago, black miasma had been coiling around her, and it looked as if the poison was about to reach her heart.
“Thank you, Daoist Master!” Xu Ruoyun said.
But for a long while, there was no reply. After she lifted her head slightly, she froze. Before her, there was no one left. That handsome young Daoist had already vanished without a trace, leaving Xu Ruoyun standing alone in the alley.
Li Yanchu, moving like the wind, quickly slipped into a house. The room was sparsely furnished, and just like in the Blissful Land of Jinting Mountain, there were no traces of anyone ever living here. It was as if all who once dwelled within had disappeared into thin air.
As for the secrets of these Grotto-Heavens and Blissful Lands, Li Yanchu did not pry into them for the time being. According to the old Celestial Master’s words, it was likely that more Grotto-Heavens and Blissful Lands would continue to open one after another. In time, he might gradually uncover more hidden truths.
He inspected the items he had taken from Xu Ye and the other two: ten Spirit-Concentrating Pills, which were a secret pill to strengthen the soul; fifteen Breakthrough Pills, which were rare treasures for second-realm Yin Spirit cultivators; a vial of Jade Marrow, a rare heavenly treasure that tempered spiritual energy; ten Exorcising Talismans; an ancient sword, carved with the archaic characters for Wu Gou[1]; an Eight Trigrams Compass; a stash of potent aphrodisiacs, poisons, and intoxicants; a jade talisman; and lastly silver notes worth eighty thousand taels.