flstandardbreds Chapter 180 Planning to Save People
Chapter 180 Planning to Save People
Su Luo, still somewhat shaken, held Lin Ji's hand. She let out a long sigh before turning to Feng Xiyue and asking, "Feng Xiyue, what's wrong with this flower...?"
Feng Xiyue replied, "I just remembered it too. There's really very little information about this stone flower. I only heard my uncle mention it once before. It's said that this stone flower is extremely strange! We're using breath-holding talismans now so we can't smell it, but actually, the flower is not only incredibly fragrant, but its fragrance can even attract all living things within a ten-mile radius, luring them into its habitat in a daze, where they then fall into eternal slumber in the illusion and become its nourishment!"
"Furthermore, don't be fooled by the flower's pure white petals. In reality, every part of it, from root to petal, is poisonous. If a person touches even a tiny bit, they will immediately enter a hallucination! The toxins will slowly erode the body, causing death within ten days at most! At that time, new stone flowers will take root on the corpse and slowly bloom..."
"hiss……"
Apart from Lin Ji and Feng Xiyue, everyone gasped in shock, feeling a chill run down their spines. Looking at the Tianyi Sect members sleeping soundly in the sea of flowers, they felt only a shiver of horror.
This flower is so poisonous!
Lin Ji glanced at the pure white flowers, a hint of amusement appearing in his dark eyes, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips.
Such a beautiful and pure white flower—who would guess that it survives by feeding on other plants? How fascinating…
Chu Wenqing suddenly remembered something and was very puzzled. "Even if these stone flowers can make people fall asleep and die in an illusion, there are just too many of them! There are corpses everywhere down here! But... where did all these corpses come from?"
Su Luo guessed, "Besides the corpses of human cultivators, there should be the corpses of other creatures down there, such as various spirit beasts or demon beasts..."
Feng Xiyue agreed with this guess, "Su Luo's guess makes sense. After all, the Cloud Realm has been closed for thousands of years, and human cultivators can't enter at all. Although there are many of these stone flowers, they mostly rely on beasts."
Hearing this, Chu Wenqing felt a little relieved. "If they're mostly animal carcasses, that's fine..."
As long as it's not a mass grave, it's fine! Otherwise, it's too terrifying!
Song Qiao nodded in deep agreement.
Just then, Su Luo remembered Zhou Zhiyi's difference and hurriedly asked, "By the way, there was a female cultivator who was different from the others! Everyone else seemed happy, but she seemed to be in pain. Why is that?"
Su Luo was worried that something might happen to Zhou Zhiyi.
"I'm not sure about that..."
Feng Xiyue frowned and looked at the large group of people not far away again to observe carefully. She noticed that although the people from Tianyi Sect were lying in the flower bushes, their bodies could only touch the branches of the flowers, while the female cultivator in the distance was tightly holding a stone flower. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to her mind.
"I've thought of a possibility!"
"what?"
"Perhaps it's because she touched a flower petal!"
Feng Xiyue pointed at Zhou Zhiyi, then at the others, and explained to them, "Look, only that female cultivator touched the petals of the stone flower, while the others only touched the stems! It's probably because they touched different parts that they reacted differently!"
"What you said does make some sense..."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Feng Xiyue was so eager to know if her guess was right that she disregarded the existence of the corpse pit and was ready to test it out.
Su Luo thought for a moment and went to help, with Lin Ji naturally following closely behind. Chu Wenqing and Song Qiao were no longer so afraid of the stone flowers, so they followed as well.
They first found Zhou Zhiyi, and saw Feng Xiyue use her sword to pry open her hand and move the stone flower away. After a while, Zhou Zhiyi's expression indeed relaxed a lot.
Then Feng Xiyue found Ye Danqing and Qin Xiu, picked them up and threw them into the flower bushes, their faces touching the flower stamens.
Feng Xiyue stated that the more subjects tested, the more accurate the results will be.
Before long, the two boys' faces gradually turned pale, as if they were trapped in some terrible nightmare, cold sweat pouring down their faces, and their expressions becoming increasingly painful.
The others watched silently, unmoved, but in their hearts they were thinking: It seems Feng Xiyue's guess was right, this flower is poisonous all over and cannot be touched! Especially the petals!
Just then, Chu Wenqing scratched his head and tentatively asked, "So... what do we do now? Just leave it like this?"
Although they were just saying not to save these guys from the Tianyi Sect, that was because they thought these people wouldn't die! Now that they know these guys can take a person's life in ten days, is it really okay to just let them go?
For a moment, no one spoke; everyone was lost in their own thoughts.
Su Luo looked at Ye Qin and the other person, whose faces were full of pain, but her eyes remained completely calm.
She did indeed hate the Tianyi Sect, and many of its members! But she wouldn't want them dead just because she hated them! Not to mention, there were many innocent new disciples in the Tianyi Sect; she wasn't that ruthless!
Besides, both Zhou Zhiyi and Yu Linlang had helped her in the past, and she couldn't just stand by and watch them die...
Thinking of this, Su Luo looked up and asked the others, "What about you? Do you think we should save them?"
Lin Ji lowered his eyes, not wanting Su Luo to see the malice in them, but spoke in a gentle tone: "Su Luo, I'll listen to you."
In his view, of course, he shouldn't save her! Most cultivators in the world are hypocritical and greedy, and these people from the Heavenly One Sect are no exception, not to mention how they treated Su Luo before; they deserve to die! But he could see that Su Luo was still softening...
Having received a modern education, Chu Wenqing couldn't bear to stand by and watch someone die, so he expressed his desire to help.
Feng Xiyue and Song Qiao also wanted to save people.
However, fearing that Su Luo would be unhappy, they added that those who had bullied Su Luo in the past could be saved until the end! Let them be "poisoned" a little longer!
“I guessed you would say that. After all, everyone is kind and wouldn’t really stand by and watch someone die. Besides, if we really did stand by and watch someone die today, this matter would probably become a mental obstacle for everyone when we cultivate in the future, and I don’t want that to happen.” Su Luo smiled, her expression gentle.
Hearing this, Chu Wenqing and the other two were both moved and ashamed. They turned around and couldn't help but kick Ye Qin and the other two a few times to vent their anger.
It's all those two annoying guys' fault!
Even Lin Ji kicked him several times, making Su Luo's lips twitch involuntarily.
Su Luo then added, "However, we can save them, but we can't do it for nothing..."
"How to say?"
"There are too many flowers; we can't possibly pull them all out, and burning them isn't advisable, as it might cause trouble. Besides, we're still within the influence of the stone flowers, and even if we drag everyone out, they won't wake up. Rather than going through all that trouble, it would be better to add a few petals of Frost Lotus to their water and feed it to them; that might wake them up. However, that would require manpower and the use of spiritual plants, which is really not worthwhile. Since that's the case..."
Su Luo looked at Ye Danqing and Qin Xiu, who were still lying in the flower bushes, with ill intentions in her eyes. "How about we divide the water infused with Frost Lotus into small portions, then wake up one of the team leaders and make a deal with him, making them bleed a lot of money, exchanging spirit stones or other treasures for that water?"
"Wonderful!"
Chu Wenqing was the first to agree, winking at Su Luo, "Su Luo, you're really a money-making genius!"
“Yes, we can save people and we won’t suffer any losses! That’s really good.” Feng Xiyue nodded repeatedly.
Song Qiao would certainly not refuse.
Lin Ji understood immediately, and a thick malice flashed in his eyes. He suggested, "In that case, how about we exchange a cup of water for a high-grade spirit stone?"
There are at least forty or fifty Tianyi Sect disciples lying here. If each of them has a high-grade spirit stone, that's forty or fifty high-grade spirit stones in total! That's enough to skin these people alive!
Lin Ji's suggestion made everyone gasp, and they all sighed at how ruthless he was. Then everyone immediately agreed to the suggestion.
Hehe, only a fool wouldn't make money! We can't exactly make them do all the work for free, can we? They're not some saintly saints!
With these thoughts in mind, everyone turned to look at the group from Tianyi Sect, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation for a good show.
Hey sheep, here we come!
…………
Ye Danqing was still immersed in the beautiful illusion of harmonious music with his junior sister when she fed him a cup of wine. As soon as the wine went down his throat, he felt excruciating pain throughout his body and suddenly struggled to wake up.
Upon opening his eyes, Ye Danqing was met with a face that was both incredibly familiar and incredibly repulsive.
The man raised an eyebrow, flashing him a sly smile, his tone infuriating, "Oh, this direct disciple of the Tianyi Sect, you've finally woken up? I'm the one who saved you! Surprised? Unexpected?"
Ye Danqing: ...
He must be dreaming! And it must be a nightmare!