The old man was overjoyed. He stood up, flashed to Mo Qi's side, and extended his hand.
Mo Qi and Zi Luo sat on the ground, like two drowned rats.
Mo Qi's heart was filled with bitterness, which transformed into immense hope for the pill.
He hoped this pill could help him get revenge, hoped it could make his enemy suffer torment.
He then handed the pill to the old man.
The old man received it as if it were a priceless treasure, his voice trembling, "Can this pill really poison me to death?"
"I'd like to know that too!"
"It definitely can. If it's ineffective, I'm willing to refine ten more batches," Mo Qi said.
The old man tilted his head back and swallowed the pill.
Then, he glared at Mo Qi, and Mo Qi and Zi Luo glared back at him.
Both sides were expecting something!
The air seemed to freeze, the clouds light and the wind gentle.
Time quietly slipped away!
After a moment, the old man showed a look of disappointment, "It seems... it has no effect."
Mo Qi and Zi Luo were also somewhat disappointed, and at the same time, they felt a sense of danger approaching them.
The old man's anger was about to erupt.
At this moment, his face suddenly contorted, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood. Immediately after, blood also flowed from his eyes and nose.
He fell to the ground, convulsing.
However, a smile appeared on his face, "Good, it seems to be working. What a marvelous feeling."
Mo Qi and Zi Luo hugged each other and cheered, "He's going to die, he's going to die!"
Just then, a celestial phenomenon occurred again.
The river instantly dried up, and mountains in the distance collapsed in swathes!
Dark clouds pressed down from the sky!
What was happening?
Was this the end of the world?
Mo Qi and Zi Luo watched the unfolding disaster, at a loss.
At this moment, with flashes of light, two figures, one old and one young, appeared in the scene.
The old man was hunched over, walking with a stagger, while the young man stood tall, exuding an aura of supreme arrogance.
Normally, if an old and young person walked together, people would assume the elder was the master and the youth a servant or page.
But as these two fell into the scene, Mo Qi and Zi Luo almost simultaneously felt that the young man was the master, and the old man was the servant.
It had to be said, their intuition was quite accurate.
At this moment, the young man glanced at the old man on the ground and showed disappointment, "Xiao Tie, you disappoint me too much. Wasn't it good to be alive?"
The old man, rolling on the ground, said, "Xiao He, mind your own business. I'm dying, I don't care if you're disappointed."
The young man suddenly fixed his gaze on Mo Qi like an arrow, "Give him the antidote quickly, he cannot die."
His gaze held an irresistible power. Mo Qi couldn't help but shiver and said, "There is no antidote. When I refined it, I only focused on making him die. He was too detestable, I wished he would die immediately. How could I possibly prepare an antidote?"
Xiao He sighed, "He is detestable, but if he dies, this entire world will collapse. At that time, it won't just be you and your loved ones who die, but everyone in this Iron Tree World."
Mo Qi snorted, "I'm not well-read, don't try to trick me."
The hunched old man beside Xiao He said, "My master speaks the absolute truth. The old man on the ground is the Tree Soul of this Iron Tree World, existing in tandem with the Iron Tree World. Think about it, if the soul is gone, can the person still live?"
No wonder he couldn't die, no wonder a celestial phenomenon appeared when he knelt before the grave. It all made sense now.
Zi Luo immediately believed it and turned to Mo Qi, "Quickly refine an antidote, or we'll all be finished."
As she turned, she realized she was still hugging Mo Qi. She quickly separated, her face flushing like an apple, and she couldn't help but lower her head.
Mo Qi looked around. The world was collapsing, the heavens and earth falling apart, and the entire world was on the brink of destruction.
It seemed there was no time left!
"Think of a way quickly!" Zi Luo raised her head and urged.
Mo Qi looked at the old man on the ground, gagged, and said, "We can only use that method."
Seeing his disgusted expression, Zi Luo knew it had to be the method of using oneself as a furnace. She playfully said, "Hurry up! Saving a life is like fighting a fire, no method is too extreme!"
Mo Qi then looked at Xiao He, "My method is to use my own body as a pill furnace to refine the medicine and simultaneously transfer the medicinal power to him. This is the fastest way. But the problem is, during this process, he will definitely resist. I won't be able to hold him, and I might even be killed by him."
Xiao He nodded, "As long as there's a way, leave the rest to me."
As he spoke, Xiao He lowered his head, grabbed Xiao Tie, and tossed him casually, making him sit obediently on the ground.
Xiao Tie tried to resist, but Xiao He tapped his back. Xiao Tie became as if possessed, his entire body stiffening, his hands held out, trembling uncontrollably.
Mo Qi quickly processed the necessary ingredients, put them into his mouth one by one, then turned his head away in disgust and placed his hand on Xiao Tie's hand.
The ingested ingredients almost made him gag.
Fortunately, Zi Luo smiled at him. That smile was like a gentle spring breeze, sweet as honey, intoxicating him. His breathing instantly smoothed out, and the medicine slid down smoothly.
A moment later, white mist began to rise from where Mo Qi and Xiao Tie's palms met, and then, white mist also rose from Xiao Tie's head.
Xiao Tie's trembling body gradually calmed down.
Strangely, the surrounding chaos of collapsing heavens and shaking earth also gradually ceased.
The celestial and terrestrial phenomena gradually disappeared.
Initially, Mo Qi had been half-believing the young man's words.
Now, Mo Qi was completely convinced that the old man before him was the Tree Soul of the Iron Tree World.
After a long while, the old man spat out a mouthful of black blood. The poison in his body had been completely neutralized.
However, he still couldn't move. He could only glare venomously at Mo Qi, wishing he could kill him with his eyes.
And at this very moment, Mo Qi felt immense pride!
No matter what Iron Tree or Tung Tree you were, no matter if you were a demon of tens of millions of years or a venerable of hundreds of millions of years, you were still at my mercy, living or dying at my command!
Heaven and Earth, I alone am honored!
Seeing Zi Luo's eyes sparkling, he felt even prouder.
Mo Qi withdrew his hands, stood up, and had to consider his future, "Xiao He..."
The hunched old man roared in anger, "Presumptuous..."
Xiao He waved his hand and smiled, "Let him be." He then looked at Mo Qi, "Are you perhaps thinking that he will harass you and seek revenge in the future?"
"Yes, because he wants to die, but he found that only I can make him die. Won't he come to torment me to death later?" Mo Qi said.
Xiao He smiled, "For now, you don't need to worry. I will take him away from here immediately and keep a close watch on him. As for you," he took out a robe, "this is the Rebirth Armor. Wear it, and you will be basically invincible. Even if you die, you will gain one rebirth."
Mo Qi's eyes widened like copper bells. He snatched the Rebirth Armor, "There are such treasures in the world. Isn't this equivalent to having two lives? Is there anything in this world that cannot be squandered?"
Zi Luo glanced at him, "A villain triumphant!"
"Truly, the ignorant have no fear. The young do not know the taste of sorrow. You have no idea what you will face in the future," Xiao He said, shaking his head.
With that, the young man pulled Xiao Tie, and together with the hunched old man, they ascended from the ground and vanished from sight in an instant.
Xiao Tie's furious voice still echoed in the air, "You can't escape! I will come back for you. If you don't let me die, I will make you die."
Mo Qi felt a chill run down his spine. He stared in the direction where the three had disappeared, lost in thought for a long time.
"That old man is called Xiao Tie, the soul of the Iron Tree World. That young man is called Xiao He. He couldn't be..." Zi Luo looked at Mo Qi, her eyes thoughtful.
Mo Qi nodded, "Yes, it should be him."
The two looked at the entrance to the world ahead and only then noticed that after the earth-shattering event, the entrance had been sealed.
Assuming the other side was another world, since the entrance was blocked, it meant they had no destiny there.
After exchanging a look, the two decided to go back.
As they walked, Zi Luo said, "After we get out, I'll go straight home. I'll persuade my father not to oppose you."
"We need to attack Gonggong. It's best if he leads the charge," Mo Qi said.
"That's a bit too much. You can't push your luck!" Zi Luo said.
Mo Qi thought for a moment and said, "What if I go to fight Gonggong, and he attacks me from behind?"
Zi Luo replied, "You don't need to worry about that. I will persuade my father. Since we are to submit, we should submit wholeheartedly. However, to make this happen smoothly, I think you should be more proactive. You cured my illness, so you can have my father fulfill his promise..."
As she spoke the last part, her voice grew softer and softer, almost inaudible.
But Mo Qi still heard it.
"Fulfill his promise? That means being sent directly to Tianfu Palace?" Mo Qi said, "I don't want to go there now. I have more important things."
"Are you stupid! Is that what I meant?" Zi Luo said, her face red.
Mo Qi suddenly remembered that the bounty had mentioned that if the medicinal formula was completed, he could marry the princess.
"Yes, I need to ask your father which princess he intends to marry me off to."
"You... you're just trying to annoy me."
"Aren't you annoying me too? If it wasn't me who cured your illness, wouldn't you have to marry someone else?" Mo Qi said without hesitation.
"That was my father's intention. But ultimately, it depends on me whether to agree or not," Zi Luo said.
Mo Qi deliberately put on a stern face.
Zi Luo also put on a stern face and said, "Besides, we were enemies before. Didn't you want to kill me? Why should I be certain about you?"
Mo Qi suddenly smiled again, "You mean, you are certain about me now?"
Zi Luo glanced at him, "You wish!"
As they spoke, they unknowingly walked out of the cave.
Just as they were about to part ways, several figures landed in front of them, blocking their path.
There were a total of four people standing opposite them. One had a mole on his face and a scar on his forehead.
There were also two elders and a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was named Yu Zhongchi, the father of Yu Xiulian, and the other two elders were family elders, Yu Zhengchang and Yu Zhengfeng.
At this moment, the young man with the mole on his face and scar on his forehead stepped forward and pointed at Mo Qi and Zi Luo, "It was these two who killed the young master."
Mo Qi and Zi Luo exchanged a look. Mo Qi said, "Is your young master Yu Xiulian?"
Yu Zhongchi roared furiously, "So, you're admitting that my son Xiulian was indeed killed by you?"
Mo Qi nodded, "Yes, I killed him."