The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 721 - 403: Blood Parasol
"I must say something unpleasant, Elder He, don’t blame me." He turned to Elder He, "Even if Shaking Heaven God himself, the true owner of this place, came in person, he couldn’t exempt himself from the Golden Toad’s innate ability, and would still have to burst into loud crying!"
She looked at the deep pool in disbelief. Now that the water had returned to calm, who would guess that such a powerful creature lurked beneath? "Is what he said true?" she asked Changtian.
"...Yes. Even I can’t escape if I provoke this guy, unless I ascend to the realm of a True God, touching the profound truths of Daoist Skill." How vexing, where did these kids dredge up a Green-eyed Golden Toad? And to use it as a gatekeeper, what a stroke of genius.
This ability is too defy-heavenly! Such unique creatures actually exist in the world. As you know, cultivators usually need to chant spells to unleash high-level Divine Power Techniques, but with the tear-inducing divine skill of the toad upon them, the poor sucker, besides having to wail from his throat in concert with rolling tears, must constantly choke and sob. Immortals in this state can’t unleash their Divine Skills either! The most terrifying part is, this innate ability can’t be excused, meaning the afflicted must cry for a full quarter-hour. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
If he still has a life to live for a quarter-hour, that is.
The big toad obviously is a pacifist; otherwise, Heaven wouldn’t have granted it such a talent, allowing it to block its natural enemies and buy time to escape.
Ning Xiaoxian suddenly asked Elder He: "Mr. Chan has cultivated successfully, so the toad venom on its body must be especially effective, right?" Toad venom is the white fluid that oozes from the large bumps behind the toad’s ears and body, a precious substance formed after air-drying. Although highly toxic, it also has potent medicinal properties; toad venom extracted from ordinary toads can be used as a stimulant, so naturally, the product from a toad that has turned into a great monster would be extraordinary.
From the toad’s behavior just now, it could understand human speech. Maybe it simply disliked transforming into a human shape.
Elder He looked at her approvingly, thinking this young girl always has alchemy on her mind at such a young age, no wonder she’s so profound in this art. "Of course, we have quite a few Pill Masters here who would come to exchange with Mr. Chan for toad venom."
Oh, there’s a way! She quickly asked: "Exchange with what?"
"Various Exotic Insects." Elder He said, "Mr. Chan enjoys eating poisonous insects."
That’s typical of a toad’s nature. Then it’ll be easy, she gazed at the still water, her smile carrying ill intentions. Changtian understood her well, and wondered: "What you want isn’t the toad venom, is it? What devious plan are you thinking of now?"
"Changtian, what do you think, if the Demon Skull absorbed the tear-inducing effects, would it make the enemy burst into laughter during combat, unable to use their Divine Skills?" Her smile deepened, "Even you can’t excuse yourself from it, I suppose Yin Jiu You can’t either, right?"
Indeed, women are not to be provoked; Changtian and Qiongqi inside the God Demon Prison shivered without being cold. "All day long, thinking of nothing but cunning schemes." He laughed and scolded. Mhm, his little girl’s thinking was becoming more flexible, often surprising him, and mhm, he liked it very much.
Ning Xiaoxian had already set her sights on the essence blood of the Green-eyed Golden Cat. As its only innate ability, if the tear-inducing effect could be absorbed by the Demon Skull and then used on her enemies, how sly and powerful a trait would that be? Moreover, such a huge toad would certainly not be stingy with a few drops of essence blood, so there was a great chance this deal would be successful.
While pondering, the group had already crossed the small bridge and set foot on the opposite shore. From this point on, they were truly entering the Immortal Plant Garden. Even though her own God Demon Prison garden was full of colorful flowers, facing the treasure land of medicinal herbs in the Hidden Stream, she was so amazed that she couldn’t close her mouth, feeling just like Granny Liu who entered the Grand View Garden.
Sure enough, the power of large organizations is incomparable to that of an individual. The variety and quality of medicinal herbs here were enough to dazzle and captivate anyone stepping in for the first time. She saw Blood Jade Ginseng aged over ten thousand years, ginseng fruit trees growing even more lush and luxurious on the soil than the ones in her plantation, and even a white flower snake tongue grass that was at least five thousand years old. Its roots, stems, and leaves, now a Blood Jade color, and the sharp teeth densely packed inside the leaves’ open mouth, were nothing like the proud and petite snake tongue grass in her own little garden. These grandiose Immortal Grass Demon Grass, indeed, could only be observed in a Demon Sect Secret Land with tens of thousands of years of heritage like Hidden Stream.
At this moment, their group was not the only guests in the garden. Apart from evidently the demon children tending the flowers and plants, there were actually two groups of guests strolling among the medicinal bushes under the guidance of the Immortal Plant Garden Director. Calling them guests because they all had the pure aura of humans—of course, very few demons from other sects would like to visit Hidden Stream, as the Power of Growth in Bashe Forest was both a boon and bane for all demons.
