Vol 6 Chapter 16: Bound Hair Receives Eternal Life
"You... what did you just say?"
Lin Lan wondered if she had misheard.
Was Lin Jing saying that the sect skilled in Gu poison had been exterminated by people he sent?
What kind of joke was this?
Beside them, Mount Lu Recluse also froze in astonishment.
The Ten Thousand Poison sect... was destroyed by Lin Lan's cousin?
This sect had been a malignant tumor in the martial world since ancient times. In ancient eras, they used poison techniques to manipulate courts, seeking wealth and harming lives. In modern times, they established pharmaceutical companies, poisoning people while selling medicines, profiting enormously from national calamities through drug manipulation.
Although ultimately boycotted by numerous cultivation factions, their foundation proved bottomlessly deep, preventing complete eradication. They merely fled to border regions, shifting their business operations from domestic to Southeast Asian markets.
Rumors said within the Ten Thousand Poison sect, one Foundation Establishment ancestor remained domestically, while two more Foundation Establishment ancestors guarded their overseas operations.Beyond these ancestors, the sect housed countless disciples proficient in poison techniques. Facing such "poison," even cultivators several minor realms above Ten Thousand Poison disciples had to proceed with extreme caution, as these substances served as tools for killing across levels. Not every cultivator mastered detoxification methods.
In short, this was an exceptionally troublesome force that gave even the Dao Alliance massive headaches, remaining impossible to completely eliminate.
Turns out, there was actually a False Core ancestor too!
"You heard correctly." Lin Jing looked at Lin Lan and said, "After reading your message, I went for revenge. But unexpectedly, my subordinates handled things poorly and missed one."
"I wonder... what characteristics this False Core ancestor of the Ten Thousand Poison sect possesses."
"Which city was his most recent appearance?"
"What were the outcomes for those he targeted for revenge?"
"Since this matter originated because of me, I'll quickly locate this individual and resolve him as well."
Lin Jing actually had considerable faith in Ice Soul Gu's capabilities and didn't believe it had missed a mere False Core cultivator due to carelessness. Most likely, as Ice Soul Gu itself suspected, the target possessed some treasure that concealed his traces, preventing detection.
This Earth contained too many treasures. The Dao Alliance leader, merely a False Core cultivator himself, could collect a mid-grade immortal artifact, so Lin Jing wouldn't be surprised if other Foundation Establishment cultivators occasionally obtained immortal artifacts too.
"What are you talking about... Wait, weren't you just recently revived? At most, how long could you have been cultivating?"
Lin Lan felt completely bewildered.
"Does this have direct connection to cultivation level?" Lin Jing smiled faintly as he spoke, then turned his head. "Mount Lu Recluse, could you enlighten me?"
"I don't know either... No one has seen that False Core cultivator. But I heard his last appearance was in Spring City. Those targeted for revenge all entered vegetative states, their life or death unknown."
"Is that so... Thank you." Lin Jing retrieved a storage pouch and offered it to Mount Lu Recluse. "By the way, this is the gift I mentioned earlier for you, Recluse. Please be sure to accept it."
"I observe you practice water-attribute cultivation methods. This storage pouch contains an entire deep-sea spiritual stone vein, a complete set of water-system techniques and supernatural abilities capable of reaching ascension, and even an illusion of a ten-thousand-year whale demon proficient in Yin-Yang principles for contemplation. Using these, achieving the Nascent Soul stage within a century shouldn't pose any problem."
"Elixirs and magical treasures—everything inside should be complete, all water-aligned. Recluse, could you also extend your hand?"
As she received the floating storage pouch, Mount Lu Recluse's expression froze momentarily, then her heart shook violently, for it truly contained everything Lin Jing had described.
That water-system spiritual vein's energy density practically dwarfed Mount Lu's by a hundredfold.
The vividly lifelike statue of the Yin-Yang Whale Emperor, infused with illusionary souls created by the Spell Elemental Mushroom, radiated astonishing Dao charm, making it utterly impossible for Mount Lu Recluse to guess just how high this whale's realm might be.