The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 543 - 312 Little Punishment_2

The cool water soothed their bodies, and with a few quick movements, the intense itching that had penetrated to their bones was also washed away. The swellings that had formed on everyone’s body vanished into thin air upon contact with the water. These grown men couldn’t help but take a deep breath, feeling for the first time that plain water could be so endearing. Someone couldn’t resist cursing out loud, "When did that demoness poison us?"

Fu Yunzhang smiled wryly and shook his head. This was probably Miss Ning’s little act of retribution. They had been wandering the lands for many years, facing defeats but never had they suffered such a mysterious loss. However, the lady had been merciful in her actions, sparing Qing’er since she too was a woman. If Qing’er had to jump into the river with the men, exposed and embarrassed, it would have been a total loss of face.

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Ning Xiaoxian flew out of sight and called upon Qi Zai to do the hard labor. Accustomed to Qi Zai’s lightning speed, her own sword control seemed as slow as a snail’s crawl, unbearable even for herself.

Thinking of the bandits’ current plight, she chuckled all along the way. Changtian said discontentedly, "You’re getting carried away just by pranking a few petty thieves."

Ning Yu was curious, "Sister, what did you do to them?"

"The Upgrade Version of Red Scorpion Poison Powder! I combined the wart secretion of the Three-eyed Frog, the musk of the Green Line Snake, and the sting venom of the Ding Ning Bees. It took me a while to calculate the perfect ratio. It’s potent enough to make them itch maddeningly, as if they wish to be gods yet simultaneously wish for death, hahaha! I reckon Fu Yunzhang is quite astute; by now, they must be taking cold baths," she said with an evil grin. "I helped them refine the Junyang Grass Juice, and Fu Yunzhang gave me the Miao Xiang Flower Seed, so we are even on that account. But, we still need to settle the previous score; they dared to kidnap Granny, they better be ready to suffer!"

"Didn’t you test it before using it?"

"No. They are the lucky lab rats."

Men both inside and outside the God Demon Prison all gasped, silently mourning for those unlucky wretches.

Poor Qi Zai couldn’t resist complaining, "Granny, please sit still and don’t roll around on my back; be careful not to slip and fall."...

He flew for a short while and then landed in a bamboo forest. Tu Jin was waiting for them, leaning against a cluster of bamboo.

"Where’s the Cold Devouring Fish?"

Tu Jin rarely smiled, but he did now, "Found it. After you guys left, I dived into the river at the bottom of the valley and groped around for a while. I found a concealed cave entrance. Yin Jiu You had people build the Cold Pond deep underground in an Extremely Yin Land, just right below the medicine field. There were no guards; perhaps he thought that with the Xuanji Sect Disciples guarding the field above, it would indirectly protect the Cold Pond as well."

"How’s the catch?" she was most concerned about this. After one or two more digs in the Extremely Yin Lands, it was time to stop, to avoid attracting trouble.

At this topic, Tu Jin’s smile widened, "There are 700,000 tails! It seems this Cold Pond was established early, and there are plenty of living souls nearby."

This time it was her turn to take a sharp breath. 700,000 Cold Devouring Fish meant over 3.5 million Power of Living Souls! But considering the Xuanji Sect had established the medicine field there long ago, Yin Jiu You’s arrangements must have been made even earlier.

If these numbers were obtained through killing, one could only imagine the kind of bloodshed and terror that would sweep across the Continent. Heavenly Dao seeks equilibrium; now, with only 600,000 people infected, it has already drawn the attention of Immortal Sects and Demon Sects across the Pan-continent. If one were to kill over 3 million mortals, that would make them Public Enemy Number One of the Continent! Such ostentatious acts, even Yin Jiu You would not dare to perform openly, right?

She pondered for a while then instructed Tu Jin, "Those bandits are ninety li north from here, in a small village. I used itching powder to slow them down, and that thief leader Fu is eager to practice Alchemy, he’s probably still in the village. Before I left, I heard they robbed people from Tianlan Courtyard; I always feel that it has something to do with us. Send a soul avatar to control one of the bandits, I need further information."

Tu Jin readily agreed, "It’s a trivial matter." Even he didn’t realize that not only was Ning Xiaoxian becoming more casual in her manner towards him, but he was also becoming more accommodating to her orders.

He first wiped the memory of three Xuanji Sect Disciples who had been knocked out and left them by the road, then he sped off in the direction of the bandits. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

At this time, Fu Yunzhang was practicing Alchemy with Qing’er, while the others were gathered in the village in twos and threes. Although these Loose Cultivators made a living as robbers, they behaved with some degree of propriety and were different from common ruffians. One of them found a room to practice breathing and adjusting alone.

After entering meditation, Cultivators still maintain a level of alertness to their surroundings. However, this alertness has its limits, and naturally harmless things would not disturb their internal Qi. For instance, a tiny insect now flew in through a punctured window paper, circled the room thrice, and decided to rest on the largest creature in the room.

This insect was barely larger than an ant, and the Cultivator had no suspicions, which allowed it to smoothly land on his shoulder. It groomed its head with its tiny claws, then leaned towards the cultivator’s neck to settle down, and after inching a bit closer...

As it gingerly made its way, upon looking up to see the underchin of the Cultivator, a wisp of extremely faint, finer than a strand of hair, black Qi rose from the small fly, quietly slipping into the Cultivator’s ear...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)