Chapter 184
Long Qiqi and Tushan Youyou went to great lengths to deal with what they saw as the biggest threat looming over Dan Peak at the moment - the Devouring Demon Willow!
They planned to fell this demon willow behind Qin Ran's back. After all, how could they let this demonic powerhouse that was clearly of a different ilk sleep so soundly by their side? If they did not get rid of it early, it would definitely cause trouble later.
Qin Ran had done a systematic study of the Devouring Demon Willow a long time ago, back when he first encountered its willow catkins. After experiencing a series of incidents involving the Devouring Demon Willow, he further perfected his research.
And his research findings were "accidentally" seen clearly by Long Qiqi.
Using Qin Ran's research on the Devouring Demon Willow, Long Qiqi deduced a poison tailor-made to deal with the Devouring Demon Willow. With the poison formula, ingredients, furnace and conditions for pill refining, concocting the poison was quite straightforward.
It did not take Long Qiqi too long to refine three vials of potent poison specifically targeting the Devouring Demon Willow.
In the living room, she distributed the poison to Tushan Youyou, Li Shiyin and Chasing the Wind, and lamented: "It would have been better if sister Youyou's spell matrixes had progressed faster. If we could first set up an extinction array and then administer the poison, we could minimize the risk."
What an uncannily similar approach to Qin Ran's. Upon hearing this, Li Shiyin couldn't help but glance at Long Qiqi several more times, wondering to herself, are you master's disciple or am I master's disciple?Ñøv€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
"There are some points you need to take note of..." Long Qiqi said gravely after the lament, briefing them on the final precautions:
"One, the poison may not be as effective on the Devouring Demon Willow as I deduced; two, Tribulation Thunder Pill is still the killer blow; three, the Devouring Demon Willow is stronger than a Primeval Spirit, we still don't know how much strength it has left, be extremely careful."
"I speculate that its corporeal form is actually quite easy to deal with, the real trouble lies with its Primeval Spirit."
Li Shiyin and Chasing the Wind exchanged glances. They understood what Long Qiqi meant and nodded at her.
"Alright!" Long Qiqi rallied, "Let's do our best, we must get rid of it!"
Li Shiyin went out first with her sword. As usual, she was practicing her swordplay outside the log cabin. While practicing, she somehow drifted to the Sword Washing Lake, and at some point, a porcelain bottle slipped off her body and smashed right next to the Devouring Demon Willow.
"Sorry, senior! I didn't mean it." She quickly apologized to the willow tree and squatted down to pick up the broken shards.
But Long Qiqi was sly and vicious by nature. The poison she concocted was extremely potent and aggressive. As soon as it touched the Devouring Demon Willow, a reaction could be seen on the tree. Visibly, the willow leaves on the willow whose trunk was as thick as a grown man's fist rapidly withered and turned yellow.
"Poison?" A hoarse furious voice sounded out of nowhere.
The next moment, several willow branches elongated into whips and lashed towards Li Shiyin.
Horror stirred in Tushan Youyou's heart. Not daring to tarry one bit more, she only wanted to flee.
But after tricking her all the way here, how could the Devouring Demon Willow possibly let her escape so easily?
In a flash, all the willow branches on the Devouring Demon Willow's trunk lengthened and thickened, lashing murderously at Tushan Youyou. The overlapping willow branches formed a dense net filling the sky, leaving Tushan Youyou no path of escape in the short run. She could only face them head-on.
So what was the Devouring Demon Willow's end goal in pulling off such an elaborate ruse for Tushan Youyou?
Fruits of the dao!
Other than the Lingnan Immortal Sect, Tushan Youyou possessed the most fruits of the dao!
She had swindled all the fruits that belonged to everyone else at the last moment under the pretext of begging for her life. Although she coughed out more than a dozen under Qin Ran's duress, who knows just how many more were hidden deep inside her bottomless trench...
Except the Devouring Demon Willow, because those were originally its fruits that it had devoured.
And the fruits that Tushan Youyou still held were apparently even more than Qin Ran had imagined, for the Devouring Demon Willow to make such a suicidal gamble.
Li Shiyin was but a Foundation Establishment junior, and Chasing the Wind merely a juvenile Profound Yin Spirit Tiger. The Devouring Demon Willow did not take such insignificant beings seriously at all. After Tushan Youyou's appearance, all its attention rested exclusively on her.
Witnessing the terrifying battle between the Devouring Demon Willow and Tushan Youyou, Li Shiyin and Chasing the Wind exchanged a knowing glance. Without a word, Li Shiyin signaled Chasing the Wind with her eyes. Their tacit understanding allowed Chasing the Wind to instantly grasp her intention. His consciousness stirred as he retracted his shadow doppelganger.
Li Shiyin then made a hand seal to trigger the Tribulation Thunder Pill without the slightest hesitation.
Qin Ran had held back nothing in tutoring Long Qiqi and Tushan Youyou on academic subjects like pill refining and spell matrixes.
But for the sealing method of treasures like the Tribulation Thunder Pill and Earth Flame Pill, only Li Shiyin knew it.
"Boom..."
A azure tribulation lightning bolt cracked up from underground in reverse, piercing through the Devouring Demon Willow as it tore open the grey clouds above!
"Tribulation lightning again! So it's you!! Qin Ran!!!"
The Devouring Demon Willow unleashed agonized shrieks that reverberated through the skies.
The clouds ripped open by the tribulation lightning suddenly rained.
