Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 319 - Saving

When everyone looked in the direction of the voice, they saw a white-robed person approaching. But after taking a closer glimpse of this person, an exclamation came from the surroundings.

“It’s the Heavenly Trigram Peak’s Yun Lan!” He walked over in a lazy demeanor, with his hair loose.

“Yun Lan, don’t meddle in this!” Luo Mingyang frowned. They were both at the pinnacle of the True Core Realm, but Yun Lan was slightly superior in strength.

Only two months were left until the inner disciple assessment, and they would have to wait another year if they couldn’t reach the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

“You’re right. I’m meddling in this matter. I don’t care if you bully disciples of other peaks, but not the disciples of my Heavenly Trigram Peak.” Yun Lan approached Liu Wuxie with a bright smile.

They were both disciples of the Heavenly Trigram Peak. So, it was understandable for Yun Lan to step forward and stand up for him, and no one could say anything about it. Then again, it didn’t seem wise for Yun Lan to offend Luo Mingyang on behalf of someone who had just joined the sect.

“This is between him and me. Please step aside.” The aura released by Luo Mingyang became even stronger, and he was prepared to act against Liu Wuxie at any moment.

However, even after hearing what he said, Yun Lan stood before Liu Wuxie. Luo Mingyang would have to get past Yun Lan to get to Liu Wuxie.

“I witnessed what happened earlier. Junior Brother Liu bought it first, and you tried to snatch it, disregarding your status. So, you’re the one in the wrong here.” Yun Lan didn’t want to offend Luo Mingyang thoroughly either, so his tone was rather polite when he talked to the latter. He hoped that Luo Mingyang would grant him some respect and drop the issue.

But if things became unpleasant, Yun Lan wasn’t afraid either.

“I’m willing to offer double the spirit stones for that jade slip!” Luo Mingyang could tell that Yun Lan was giving him a step-down, and they both had their dignity. Furthermore, it wouldn’t benefit anyone if they carried on their confrontation.

Yun Lan turned to look at Liu Wuxie, seeking his opinion.

“I already made myself clear that I won’t sell it!” Liu Wuxie replied in a resolute tone.

“Brat, you think you can get away with Yun Lan protecting you? I’ll tell you honestly that I have plenty of ways to make you hand it over obediently even if you returned to the Heavenly Trigram Peak.” Luo Mingyang wore a cruel smile.

“I’ll be waiting then!” Liu Wuxie wasn’t afraid at all. There were many people present, and he had reservations about fighting under their watchful eyes. But Liu Wuxie had ten thousand ways to kill him if they were to fight with their lives on the line.

Luo Mingyang left furiously after failing to acquire the jade slip. Before leaving, the youth sent flying by Liu Wuxie made a swiping action on his neck, indicating they wouldn’t let this matter rest so easily.

Only Liu Wuxie and Yun Lan were left behind as the crowd gradually dispersed.

“Thanks for standing up, Senior Brother Yun!” No matter what, Liu Wuxie was grateful that Yun Lan had his back. He might not fear Luo Mingyang, but the fact that someone was willing to stand up for him meant a lot to him, and he would remember it in his heart.

“This is nothing, but I have to say I’m impressed that you managed to reach the fourth-level True Core Realm in a day.” Yun Lan wasn’t particularly concerned and was merely stating a fact.

They chatted briefly before they went their separate ways, with Liu Wuxie carrying on his search for treasures.

Liu Wuxie couldn’t find any more treasures even after the sky turned dark. He bought dozens of herbs before returning to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and the sky had darkened entirely when he returned to his courtyard.

After Zhang Lin and others had left during the day, they had yet to return, and Liu Wuxie was left alone in the quiet courtyard. But he heard someone knocking on the door when he was about to rest.

As Liu Wuxie rose to answer the door, he found two figures waiting outside. One was the youth he had encountered earlier in the marketplace, while the other, dressed in black attire, had a pallid complexion and seemed to be struggling to breathe.

“Come in!” Liu Wuxie didn’t hesitate to let them in.

As the black-clothed youth was laid on the bed, his breathing was faint, his complexion tinged with black—a clear indication that the poison had reached his heart. The fact that he had held on until now was nothing short of miraculous.

“Junior brother, I beg you to save my brother. My life belongs to you as long as you can save him!” In the afternoon, the youth with the Sky Dragon Spirit had gone down on his knees to beg Liu Wuxie.

After parting ways with Liu Wuxie, Bai Lin had failed to find any Starpole Grass and had hurried back to the sect, only to see his friend on the brink of death.

He had fed his friend the Detoxification Pills Liu Wuxie had given him. The Detoxification Pills couldn’t treat his friend’s poison, but they allowed him to regain consciousness and have a much better complexion. This was enough to prove that the Detoxification Pills were effective.

Bai Lin had carried his friend to Liu Wuxie’s courtyard immediately upon seeing that, and he wouldn’t give up as long as there was still hope.

Liu Wuxie turned to look at the youth on the bed, who was frowning in pain. He had fallen into a deep coma once again.

If Liu Wuxie didn’t act now, the poison would soon seep into this person’s soul sea. At that time, this youth would become a cripple even if the poison was treated.

“You stand guard outside, and don’t let anyone interrupt me.” Time was running out, and Liu Wuxie didn’t overthink because saving this youth was the priority.

Upon hearing that, Bai Lin quickly ran to the courtyard to stand guard, preventing anyone from entering.

The room fell silent as Liu Wuxie took out a row of silver needles. He swiftly inserted a silver needle into the youth’s head, preventing the poison from entering the soul sea.

Liu Wuxie began inserting more silver needles into the youth’s acupoints to block the poison from spreading any further. After the acupoints were sealed, the poison started to gather towards the chest.

As more poison gathered towards the chest, it formed into a black vortex, trying to break free from Liu Wuxie’s seal.

“What a powerful poison! I wonder if the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron can absorb it!” The last time Liu Wuxie had attempted to absorb poison using the cauldron, it had left a trace of poison in his true essence. This trace wasn't sufficient to poison any expert.

Liu Wuxie summoned the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron without hesitation and devoured all the black haze, which converted into dozens of drops of black liquid.

The black liquid poured into the world in his dantian, and the Heavenly Dao Book in his soul sea also opened up, with black runes representing poison appearing in it.

Liu Wuxie tried moving a bit and couldn’t find any discomfort. He also realized the poison in his true essence was much stronger than before. It could catch his opponent by surprise now, but it was far from enough to kill an expert.

Taking out a few pills, Liu Wuxie stuffed them into the black-clothed youth’s mouth. It wouldn’t take long before this youth regained his consciousness.

Opening the door, Liu Wuxie looked a little exhausted because his true essence was incredibly exhausted after executing the Heaven-Defying Ten Needles. Not to mention, Liu Wuxie had to seal off all 360 acupoints and gather the poison in one spot. No one could accomplish that without powerful, true essence as support.

“How’s my friend?” Bai Lin rushed forward after seeing Liu Wuxie coming out. He grabbed Liu Wuxie’s arm with a look of anxiety on his face.

“The poison is removed, and he will soon regain his consciousness. He’ll be fine after a few days of rest.” Liu Wuxie said, walking out to the courtyard and raising his head to look at the stars.

So many things had happened in the past few days, and Liu Wuxie hadn’t made many friends. Instead, he had made a bunch of enemies.

Hearing that his friend would be fine, Bai Lin rushed into the room and finally felt relieved after seeing that the poison had disappeared. He gently shut the doors and came out to the courtyard.

“Sorry about that, but I still don’t know your name. How should I address you?” Bai Lin asked respectfully, bowing so deeply that his head nearly touched the ground.

“Liu Wuxie!”

Bai Lin was worth befriending because he could give up everything for his friend. Liu Wuxie had done nothing but offend many people in the past few days, and he was in a much better mood after befriending Bai Lin.

“Junior Brother Liu, you seem unfamiliar, and I don’t think I’ve met you before in the Heavenly Trigram Peak.” The two sat on a stone bench in the courtyard. Bai Lin’s character was originally cheerful, but when he had met Liu Wuxi in the market, he had appeared anxious because his friend’s situation.

Now that his friend was okay, Bai Lin became cheerful again.

“I come from the mundane world and just joined the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion the day before yesterday,” Liu Wuxie said with a bitter smile, not hiding his identity.

“I see...I’m thoroughly impressed by your medical skills.” There wasn’t any contempt in Bai Lin’s eyes, but he was very respectful towards Liu Wuxie.

Liu Wuxie had impressed him with his medical skills. Over the past few days, he had tried many things and even asked other senior brothers for help, but it didn’t have much effect.

As they continued talking, it felt as though they had known each other for a long time. Bai Lin, being older and having joined the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion earlier, was more knowledgeable about the pavilion and the Southern Province than Liu Wuxie.

Most of the time, Liu Wuxie asked questions while Bai Lin answered. He explained everything in detail about whatever question Liu Wuxie had and even emphasized several parts for Liu Wuxie to pay more attention to in the future.

Take the Earth Force Peak, for example. The disciples of the Earth Force Peak were known to be overbearing.

With Zhang Lin’s group of three gone, many houses were vacant, so Bai Lin stayed for the night in case his friend woke up while he wasn’t around. Bai Lin returned to his friend’s room and carried him to the room beside him.

Sitting with his legs crossed, Liu Wuxie took out the jade slip he had obtained in the afternoon and finally got the time to look at it.

When he gently opened it, the words on the jade slip were blurred and unclear. The jade slip looked ordinary from the outside, and no one would bother picking it up if it were thrown into the garbage.

When Liu Wuxie tried to penetrate the jade slip with his divine sense, it wasn’t very effective as there seemed to be a restriction on it that prevented his divine sense from entering. But he couldn’t smash the jade slip apart, which was troublesome.

With no choice, Liu Wuxie could only execute Ghost Eye to penetrate the jade slip. The faint spiritual energy appeared once more as the Ghost Eye passed through an endless dark world as though the jade slip had formed its own world inside.

Because the surroundings were dark, Liu Wuxie didn’t know where this place was.

“Where is this place?” Liu Wuxie muttered to himself. This dark world looked massive, and he continued to penetrate with the Ghost Eye, wanting to reach the end of this world.

A white dot suddenly appeared in the darkness and looked conspicuous. Shortly after, more white dots began to appear and illuminated the darkness.

This revelation shocked Liu Wuxie, leaving him speechless. As he had suspected, the jade slip contained a vast secret. Inside the jade slip was a formed space, something only someone in the True Profound Realm could achieve.

However, considering the large space inside such a tiny jade slip, could someone in the True Profound Realm have left this behind?

If that was the case, Liu Wuxie was about to make a fortune because regardless of the secrets hidden inside this jade slip, it must be invaluable since someone in the True Profound Realm had left it behind.

The white dots began connecting, forming profound pictures that shocked Liu Wuxie even more.

“T-This is...” Liu Wuxie was so excited that he began waving his hands and nearly jumped off the bed.