Chapter 61: Gui Da Luo and Wan Huan Xuan Guo
In the dungeon where not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate, everything was pitch black. People who stayed here for too long would slowly lose their sense of time. He Lianuo was now in such a state, sitting blankly on the ground without knowing how long he had been there. The only thing that reminded him of the passage of time was his increasingly hungry stomach. A man wearing black clothes had delivered two meals through the narrow slit in the iron door, which meant that about a day had passed.
As for the three bowls of porridge that smelled so nauseating, no one knew what kind of material was used to make it, He Lianuo didn't even move. During this time, Sang Xiao slowly woke up, and He Lianuo quietly fed him a few Soul Yuan Sacred Fruits to fill his hunger. Since Ling Yun had previously instigated Ling Xiao to kill Sang Xiao, the two of them now found him extremely annoying, so they naturally wouldn't give him such precious sacred fruits to eat.
Lingyun's growling stomach was unbearable, so he pinched his nose and gulped down a bowl of thin porridge emitting a strange smell. Before the porridge could slightly comfort his rumbling belly, Lingyun felt an intense wave of nausea from his stomach to his throat. He tightly closed his mouth and endured it, but the taste of the porridge was too overwhelming. After a moment, he couldn't bear it anymore, threw down the bowl, and rushed to the wooden bucket to vomit violently. Helian Nuo and Sang Xiao watched from the side, feeling relieved and amused, bursting into laughter.
He vomited his stomach clean, lifted his head and glared at Helian Nu and Sang Xiao with a fierce gaze. The hatred in his eyes was exceptionally intense, and it was unclear what psychological motivation drove him to do so. He raised his sleeve and hastily wiped the remaining filth from his mouth, then surprisingly picked up the second bowl of thin gruel and slowly drank it down with an expressionless face. This time, not a hint of pain could be seen on his face; if Helian Nu hadn't personally smelled the odor of the gruel, he might have thought that what Lingyun was drinking was some kind of delicacy!
Watching Lingyun drink a bowl of porridge calmly and quietly, Helian Nu felt a chill in his heart for no reason. He knew it wasn't the taste of the porridge that had changed, but rather Lingyun's state of mind. Although he seemed harmless with his lower body paralyzed, Helian Nu understood that someone who could endure such suffering would always be a potential threat at any time!
Lingyun licked the grain of rice at the corner of his mouth, and with a showy gesture, he turned over the clean bowl and shook it towards Helianuo. Sang Xiao was extremely resentful towards this person who had once clamored to kill him, and seeing Lingyun's action, she couldn't help but want to step forward to teach him a lesson. Just then, the iron gate that had been tightly closed suddenly creaked open with a loud clang. The three people in the dungeon stopped their movements and turned their heads towards the gate, only to see four black-clad men standing guard at the entrance, throwing two huge sacks inside.
After the men in black coats locked the iron door and left again, He Lian Nu carefully approached the pocket, pulled out the Tian Lang dagger from his waist and lightly lifted the pocket. Suddenly, a familiar face appeared before his eyes.
"Lei Shuo!", the following Sang Xiao couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the person in the sack, and immediately quickly ran to the side to open another bag, and indeed, a small silver wolf appeared!
It's Leishen and Xiao Lang! Seeing his two companions, He Lianuo secretly let out a sigh of relief. He had long expected that Ling Xiang, who was holding him captive, would not let Leishen and Xiao Lang off no matter what, and he had been worried about their safety all along. Now, seeing them appear safely in front of him, He Lianuo finally put his mind at ease for the time being.
The effect of the Soul Origin Sacred Fruit is far from comparable to the Nine Treasures Mystic Turtle, but it's not unworthy of its reputation as a heavenly treasure. At this moment, Lei Shuo's injuries have mostly healed, and he should still be unconscious because he was poisoned by Ling Xiao's **. Xiaolang must also be in the same situation, but I don't know how to break the **. He Lian Nu scratched her hair, but couldn't think of a good solution.
"Use the Wan Huan Xuan Guo in your innate space!", just as He Lianuo was at a loss, a familiar voice suddenly appeared in his mind.
It's Gong Sunjian! He Lianuo was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly reacted to the owner of this voice, who was actually his own spiritual body, Gong Sunjian. It had been a long time since Gong Sunjian last appeared, partly because He Lianuo had asked him not to appear unless absolutely necessary, and also because Gong Sunjian himself was eager to expand his own spiritual power. The two had tacitly avoided each other for so long, but today Gong Sunjian suddenly appeared, leaving He Lianuo surprised.
Gongsun Ran looked at Helian Nu with a dull expression and said in an ill-tempered tone, "What's wrong? Don't you want to see me? If that's the case, I'll leave! What a pity, two originally talented individuals are about to become foolish and stupid!" Gongsun Ran gave Leishen and Xiaolang a meaningful glance, muttering to himself. After finishing his words, he didn't wait for Helian Nu's response and turned around, pretending to disappear.
"Ah……don't!!", He Lian was initially still in a daze, but Gong Sun's last sentence really startled him. You see, this old man who doesn't know how to show respect for his elders is usually extremely fond of pretending to be mysterious and unpredictable, yet he truly is a rarely seen scholar with extensive knowledge, and his words are never empty. Now that he has said so, it must not be an idle threat.
Gongsun Jian slowly turned around, playfully looking at Helian Nuo's anxious face. He thought to himself that he didn't know when it started, but teasing this not-so-bright guy had become one of the few pleasures in his dull life. He cleared his throat with a pretentious air and slowly began to explain what he had just said: "If my guess is correct, Lei Xiao and Xiaolang are still unconscious because they ingested or inhaled some kind of..."
"Do you need to say that? I already know they passed out from inhaling **. Can't you get to the point? We're trapped in this dungeon, nobody knows what will happen next, so recovering Lei Xiao and Xiao Lang's strength as soon as possible means having a bit more hope of survival! ", He Lian Nu obviously didn't have the patience to listen to Gong Sun Ran beating around the bush anymore. For him, the top priority was to rescue Xiao Lang and Lei Xiao as soon as possible, then figure out how to escape from this dark and terrifying underground prison!
Gongsun's old face turned red, and he was interrupted by a junior without leaving any room for politeness, making him feel somewhat embarrassed. However, fortunately, he still knew what was important and didn't take it too seriously, so he added: "What are you in such a hurry about? You know you've been poisoned, but do you know what kind of poison it is? From what I know, most people on the Demon Moon Continent who have been poisoned will slowly lose their effectiveness after a period of time and wake up naturally. However, there are three exceptions, and the poison that Xiaolong and Leishen were poisoned with just so happens to be one of those exceptions - the infamous 'Ghost Emperor's Reckoning'!"
"Guī tuó luó?", He Lianuo repeated the new term in his mouth, speculating in his heart what kind of unique place this ** had, that could make Gong Sun let so admired.
Gongsun Zan paused for a moment, as if searching his brain for information about this. After a while, he opened his mouth again: "On the mainland, there was a rumor that in the far east of the demon moon, there is a Mandala Mountain, where a kind of plant with a pure white body grows in secret places on the mountain. When this plant blooms, it emits an extremely strong fragrance, which can cause hallucinations if smelled lightly, and unconsciousness if smelled heavily. It is said that several mysterious killer organizations on the mainland have sent people to pick Mandala flowers for research, although the effect of the finished product is very satisfactory, but there is a thorny problem that has always been difficult to overcome, that is, the strong fragrance that comes with the Mandala flower itself!"
What's the big deal about the smell? Helianthus was perplexed. Even if the fragrance of the mandrake flower was incredibly strong, surely there were other smells in the world that could overpower it. Why would this be a problem that couldn't be solved?
Gongsun Jian looked at He Lianuo, who had a puzzled expression, and let out a light sigh before continuing: "It's strange to say, but for thousands of years, countless people have tried all sorts of methods to cover up the unique scent of Mandrake, yet no one has succeeded. Until 100 years ago, an assassin accidentally discovered that if you use the blood of 100 people to water the Mandrake when it is about to mature, the matured flower will not have any scent at all, and the medicinal effect of the flowers cultivated using this method can even be increased several times over. Because this method is too cruel, the mainland calls the Mandrake cultivated using this method 'Ghost Mandrake', and even the righteous path has listed it as a forbidden drug in the jianghu. To think that this Ghost Mandrake, which hasn't appeared on the mainland for decades, actually exists... I wonder what kind of powerful figure Ling Xian is, to be able to obtain such a notorious treasure!"
"Is there no way to lift the effects of the Ghost Emperor's poison?" Gong Sunjian spoke of the Ghost Emperor with such venom that Helian Nuo's heart was in his throat. If this Ghost Emperor truly had no antidote, then Lei Shuo and Xiao Lang would likely spend the rest of their lives in a coma.
"Haha, don't worry, although this Ghost Emperor is extremely overbearing, there's no such thing as an absolutely invincible existence in the world. The principle of one thing overcoming another is always applicable at any time. Others may not know, but I saw it in a secret manual at home a few years ago - there's a plant that can naturally dispel the Ghost Emperor's medicinal power, and that's the Wan Huan Xuan Guo!"
Without waiting for Gong Sun to instruct, He Lian Nu actively searched in the Tian Xi space, Wan Huan Xuan Guo, which one is the real Wan Huan Xuan Guo? He was busy searching, Gong Sun couldn't help but point out, with his help, He Lian Nu finally found a light golden fruit in the vast Tian Xi space.
The fruit was perfectly round, and Helianuo couldn't help but feel that it was surrounded by a thin layer of mist. According to Gong Sunyan's instructions, Helianuo carefully split the fruit in half and placed each half into the mouths of Xiao Lang and Lei Shuo...
