“Is this how you reward my kindness?” Ou Yangming scoffed. Without explaining anything, he turned his wrist to retrieve Ghost Mo’s poisonous pill. As he gently shook his wrist, a peculiar power was released from the pill, and it enveloped the earthly yellow inner core.
Next, an odd yet wonderful luster was emitted from the inner core, and it was absorbed by the poisonous pill bit by bit. Almost after a few breaths, the earthly yellow light on the inner core seemed to have a new lease of life as it was full of vitality.
It was true that the insect king was utterly dead, but once the toxic inside its inner core was removed, it was full of vitality again.
Ou Yangming’s face changed. He was the one who drove Ghost Mo’s poisonous pill to release the mysterious power, and this was the exact reason his mental power was constantly watching the insect king’s inner core. After the poison inside the inner core was completely driven away, he sensed a mental conception inside.
The conception was extremely distinctive. It did not belong to a human, but the inner core’s owner before its death.
Ou Yangming finally understood something after he received the mental conception.
Why did the insect king still order swarms of insects to pursue them after meeting Fat Antelope—a natural enemy?
He initially thought that it was the Insects’ nature whenever they went against their enemies, where they would be determined to kill opponents that were identified.
It turned out that that was not the case; the real reason the insect king acted like that was him.
After sensing Ou Yangming’s aura, the insect king went mad. It wanted his blood, and it wanted to suck his life force.
It did not hesitate to give all it had to achieve its goal.
Ou Yangming twitched his mouth and felt ashamed.
He previously blamed Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman for hiding the truth from him, but it turned out that he was the real culprit.
His very existence was the reason the insect king hotly pursued them.
Even at this moment, Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman were probably still puzzled about why the Insects suddenly had such high endurance.
“Woof…”
Ou Yangming was awakened by Big Yellow’s bark. When he turned to look, he noticed that the fellow was no longer arrogant. Instead, it opened its mouth, stuck out its tongue, shook its head, and wagged its tail around the young fellow to fawn over him.
The big yellow dog also fixed its gaze on the inner core, whose toxicity had been removed.
Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. He teased Big Yellow, whose attitude changed drastically, “What is it? You’re not scared of being poisoned now?”
Big Yellow flattered him, “We’re friends, so you won’t poison me to death. Besides, I’ll be very useful to you if I stay.”
“How useful?” Ou Yangming smiled with his eyes squinted.
“I can… Guard you. Yes, I can guard you whenever you cultivate.” Big Yellow’s eyes gleamed like stars in the sky.
Ou Yangming shook his head and remarked helplessly, “Lazy fella.” He later shook his wrist and tossed the inner core to the big yellow dog.
Big Yellow was as fast as lightning, It got to the inner core before it landed on the ground, then it swallowed the core.
It was undoubtedly the fastest at this moment.
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded. He could not help but smile bitterly and thought, ‘This fella’s too impatient.’
“Big Yellow, you should’ve waited.” Ou Yangming sighed. “I could’ve invited an alchemist to refine this inner core into a pill so that its effect can be fully utilized.”
Who knew, Big Yellow rolled its eyes and noted, “Lil’ Ming, you don’t understand. I wouldn’t have wasted natural resources if it was some other inner core, but the insect king was an earth-series spirit beast too, so I guarantee you that its inner core won’t be wasted at all.”
As it spoke, it suddenly burped, and its body swayed as if it was drunk.
Ou Yangming frowned. The inner core’s energy had exceeded his imagination, to the extent that Big Yellow almost could not bear it.
The inner cores of normal spirit beasts—even high-rank ones—would not contain such fearsome energy.
Big Yellow did not have a high cultivation base, but it was unusually gifted. In particular, its stomach was an interspatial bag in disguise. Given such a stomach, it was naturally unbelievable that the big yellow dog could not withstand the inner core’s power.
“Crack, crack, pop, pop…”
A series of explosions were heard coming from inside Big Yellow’s body, and its body expanded by more than 3 times.
It was an instant change, causing Ou Yangming to be taken aback.
Big Yellow’s body was bloody at the moment, and it gave off a strange aura. Despite that, the aura did not stay for long as it began to disperse after a few breaths, and the big yellow dog’s body returned to normal in a split second.
Ou Yangming was stupefied, and he wondered, ‘What power was that?’
When Big Yellow’s body grew all of a sudden, its aura increased as well. Once everything went back to normal, its aura recovered and did not weaken just because it activated its potential on purpose.
Big Yellow shook its head hard. When it stopped after a brief moment, the look in its eyes went back to normal.
Ou Yangming asked eagerly, “Big Yellow, how was it?”
The big yellow dog tilted its head. It was surprised yet overjoyed. “I gained a new innate ability, and it’s mighty…” It nodded and repeated, “It’s really mighty, Lil’ Ming, do you want me to show you?”
Ou Yangming looked deeply at it and laughed. “Not now; we must catch up to the rest. As for your new ability, hehe, I believe that you’ll be able to use it soon.”
After Big Yellow obtained the new ability, its combat power skyrocketed.
It had not broken through to a new boundary, but if it were to have a life-or-death fight against Fat Antelope or the Silver Ridge Giant Leopard, Ou Yangming would be optimistic about it instead.
The period when the momentum of Big Yellow’s body increased suddenly was short, but if it was utilized well, it could defeat middle-rank spirit beasts, let alone low-rank spirit beasts.
Chapter 629 - Part Ways
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow dashed forward. Before long, they caught up to Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman.
The 2 men had been walking slowly. In particular, they even stopped and discussed for a long time after they were quite a distance away from Ou Yangming. When the young fellow caught up to them, although they were still as warm as they were, Ou Yangming somehow sensed something unordinary.
It was merely a feeling, and it appeared without any reason, but it was rather strong and real.
Ou Yangming looked calm, but he secretly became alert.
Ever since he possessed the Military Fire, his unique feeling exceeded that of ordinary people, where he was especially outstanding in foreseeing danger.
As at this moment, he vaguely sensed that after he displayed his notable combat power, particularly after he retrieved the poisonous pill and showed a power that surpassed the poisonous saber, the men’s mentalities seemed to have changed subtly.
They continued to move forward without stopping. When they returned to the spot where they first encountered a swarm of insects, apart from insect carcasses all over the ground, no other living being could be seen.
After the insects that spread all over the place were swept out, the place became extremely quiet. Perhaps this place would only go back to its original state after at least several years.
Far away, 2 figures were seen running over. They were Fat Antelope and the Silver Ridge Giant Leopard.
Fat Antelope lifted its head and stuck out its chest, and it was more majestic than the spirit leopard for the first time. Its eyes gleamed upon seeing Ou Yangming, and it took credit for its achievement. “I’ve wiped out the insects
here, so they won’t affect us anymore.”
Ou Yangming smiled faintly and asked, “How did you do it?”
“As long as I go close to the insects, no matter how deep they buried themselves, they’ll immediately go far away,” Fat Antelope answered naturally.
The young fellow could not help but laugh. This was indeed possible when 2 species repelled one another. The insects from before did not escape because the insect king was keeping watch over them, but the situation changed entirely after it died.
“Brother Xia, the passage here has been cleared. You can continue to lead the way.” Ou Yangming grinned.
“Okay.” Xia Zizhen chuckled. “It’s our pleasure.”
He and Poisonous Saber Gentleman looked at each other, then they quickly sped up and ran forward.
Even though they were Spirit Grade powerhouses, Ou Yangming was not inferior to them at all. After running for a brief moment, he swayed and hopped on to Big Yellow.
Fat Antelope and the Silver Ridge Giant Leopard exchanged glances and were envious.
They would not give up on the opportunity to become Master Ou’s mount, but they dared not express themselves when Big Yellow was present.
After half an hour, though the 2 men in front did not stop, the eyes of Ou Yangming and the spirit beasts could not help but lit up.
From a distance away, they saw a place with beautiful scenery.
Specifically, after going past a small hill, they were greeted with a calm lake, which was surrounded by a dense forest. As they overlooked the area from a high spot, they felt like their breadths of mind were opened.
“Woof…”
Big Yellow suddenly barked. It was loud and filled with joy.
Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman stopped at the same time. They turned to look in shock.
Ou Yangming laughed and explained, “Don’t mind it—it’s too excited about seeing a lake after walking for many days.”
Big Yellow blinked as though it was nodded in agreement. In actuality, the 2 of them were the only ones that knew it got carried away and barked because it picked up the smell of spiritual herbs.
Sure enough, as said by Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman, there were plenty of spiritual herbs in this place.
Needless to say, it would be difficult to find spiritual herbs in the massive forest. After all, spiritual herbs could not be found everywhere, such that pill masters would also need to search closely if they were here.
Poisonous Saber Gentleman was incredibly lucky to have found a spiritual herb here, but it would be tough for him to find another one on his own.
Nonetheless, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow looked at each other. The young fellow’s eyes were smiling as he was feeling proud.
Big Yellow’s nose was the most sensitive to the smell of spiritual herbs, by which it could locate them in every nook and cranny. Having said that, this secretly must not be known by more people.
When they continued forward and were getting close to the forest, Xia Zizhen suddenly said, “Brother Ou, this is a treasure land, but a huge opportunity is needed for one to find treasures here.” He suggested after a pause, “How about we part ways for now and gather here again after a day?”
Ou Yangming smiled and replied to him “Okay, I’ll follow your arrangement.”
Xia Zizhen nodded and warned, “Brother Ou, you’ll be able to find spiritual herbs and poisonous pills here, but treasures are usually accompanied by dangers, so you must be careful when you look for them.”
“Thanks for your reminder, Brother Xia,” Ou Yangming uttered seriously.
After bidding their farewells, Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman entered the forest from another direction.
Fat Antelope scoffed once they were far away. “Despicable humans.”
Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows and thought, ‘What is it saying?’
“Master Ou, I wasn’t talking about you; I meant those 2 fellas,” Fat Antelope quickly explained after it came back to its senses. It was afraid of infuriating Ou Yangming because it did not explain it well, hence it added, “They came here before, so they must’ve found a treasure but failed to take it away due to a certain reason. Hmph, this time, they must’ve split up with you on purpose because they’re scared that you’ll snatch the treasure from them.”
“What’s the big deal about that? I would’ve made the same choice if I were in their shoes but…” Ou Yangming waved his hand then grinned as he continued, “We don’t know yet who will benefit more from this.”
Fat Antelope and the Silver Ridge Giant Leopard looked at each other and did not agree with him.
Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman were human Spiritualists after all. Since they were doing this, they must have found something great. Besides, they had been here once, thus they knew this place better than Ou Yangming and the others did.
In terms of martial arts, Fat Antelope and the Silver Ridge Giant Leopard were not afraid at all, but they were not confident about finding treasures.
Ou Yangming looked at them and noted softly, “You don’t need to go in. Wait here and see if there are unusual movements nearby.” He later stressed, “If any danger happens, go ahead and do what you need without worrying about anything else.”
Fat Antelope and the Silver Ridge Giant Leopard stared at the young fellow. They were not inexperienced as they were formidable spirit beasts that had been cultivating for years.
They vaguely understood something from Ou Yangming’s words, so after exchanging glances, the spirit leopard responded, “Don’t worry, I guarantee that nobody has set up a trap here beforehand.”
Ou Yangming chuckled, then he entered the forest with Big Yellow.
As soon as they were in the forest, Big Yellow no longer disguised itself. It twitched its nose and sneezed hard without warning.
“What is it?” Ou Yangming furrowed his eyebrows.
Big Yellow used its large paw to rub its nose as a human would, then he answered, “Lil’ Ming, there’s poison over there, and it’s bad for my nose, so let’s change our direction.”
Ou Yangming was moved. “No, let’s go over to take a look.”
The skin on the big yellow dog’s face wrinkled. It was not interested in the smell that could affect its sense of smell.
However, it did not object to the idea when Ou Yangming insisted on going there. This was because it had been partners with him for years, thus it naturally knew he would not speak without thinking.
With that, the human and the dog walked slowly in the forest. They were both Spiritualists, but they dared not venture into the place recklessly. This was because they were heavily pressured by the place, so they dared not be careless at all.
All of a sudden, Ou Yangming, who was walking in front, stopped. He shook his head as he felt a little dizzy.
Big Yellow was right—there was poison in this direction, and it was a highly-toxic poison that could affect Spiritualists.
The big yellow dog tugged at Ou Yangming and tilted its head in the opposite direction to gesture to him to leave quickly.
Ou Yangming simply smiled and reached out his palm, revealing a small poisonous pill on it. A peculiar power gushed into the poisonous pill, which instantly released a queer power. The power was a layer of invisible fluctuation, and it protected him and Big Yellow in the middle.
This was a way of prompting the poisonous pill’s power, and it could only be casually released by Ou Yangming, who had deeply interacted with the pill.
Only when the layer of energy fluctuation protected Big Yellow, the fellow was relieved. It could not see it, but it could sense it. ‘Lil’ Ming’s well-prepared indeed, so why should I worry?’
Nevertheless, Ou Yangming soon sensed an intense fluctuation around him.
There were no changes in the void, but a light green light ring appeared several meters away from them.
Ou Yangming’s eyes glowed a little as he stared at the poisonous pill in his hand and pondered.
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When he activated the poisonous pill’s power to envelop himself and Big Yellow, with the layer of protection as the center, endless poisonous gas gushed toward them.
Even so, upon reaching the protection’s periphery, the poisonous gas simply gushed inside and returned to the poisonous pill, causing the pill to become more mysterious and powerful.
As more poisonous gas accumulated, the colorless and odorless object slowly revealed its color and appeared differently.
Ou Yanging was secretly moved. They were only at the forest’s periphery, but there was already such an exaggerated effect. What strange things could happen if they found poisonous pills?
At this point, even he looked forward to it eagerly.
Chapter 630 - The Poisonous Pill Evolves
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow continued to advance after some time.
If one could overlook the forest from afar and could look through the trees, one would find something extremely interesting.
A human and a dog were slowly moving forward in a gigantic green sphere. As they kept pushing on, the green light seemed to have become brighter.
Ou Yangming was highly-spirited. He released his mental power to keep an eye on the poisonous pill’s change at any time.
He activated the power of Ghost Mo’s poisonous pill and formed a special shield because the pill had devoured poisonous pills produced from this place before. As such, he thought about giving it a go again.
Sure enough, the power released by Ghost Mo’s poisonous pill had an unbelievably wonderful effect. When the shield formed from the power came into contact with the drifting poisonous gas outside, not only did it block it outside, but it also kept sucking it into the poisonous pill to increase the pill’s toxicity bit by bit.
Big Yellow followed in Ou Yangming’s footsteps and scanned its surroundings vigilantly.
The flowers and plants around seemed to have become brighter and prettier, but they knew the more they were surrounded by the inviting colors, the more dangerous the situation was.
All of a sudden, Ou Yangming stopped and looked at a nearby tree.
The tree was not cut down, but it was not tall. As though affected by the environment, it was only about twice their heights, hence Big Yellow immediately noticed something unusual when it looked.
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