Chapter 0498 Drug Testing
Mu Xingqiu didn't stand firmly when he landed, and took a few steps forward. To others, this was a sign of his urgency, but he knew it best because the two inner pills in his body jumped at the same time, and the supply of mana was interrupted instantly.
He had to consider taking medicine to reverse the transformation into a demon.
The Taoists in the camp were on high alert, and they were relieved to see Mu Xingqiu and others return safely. They were not attacked, but they found that there were demons nearby who were sneaking around. Almost at the same time when the turtle demon was defeated, the demons retreated.
Xiao Qingtao was fine, she was heavily protected by the Taoists, and Xin Youtao stayed with her.
Lan Binghu once flew over the camp, only a few dozen feet above the ground, showing that he had no fear of the Taoists, but he did not launch an attack. Before leaving, he threw down a sentence, "You are all my Lan Fa Wang."
Xiao Qingtao's face turned pale, not because she was afraid of her life being threatened, but because she was frightened by Lan Binghu himself, "Her face... her wings... I didn't expect her to become like this."
Xin Youtao cited a hundred reasons to show that Lan Binghu deserved the punishment, and Mu Xingqiu gave an explanation, "She voluntarily turned into a demon."
"Lan Binghu is hundreds of years old, how long can he live? So much trouble." Xin Youtao shook his head repeatedly.
Since everyone is fine, Mu Xingqiu is relieved and handed the turtle demon in his hand to Gan Zhiquan. He went back to the tent to rest first. He must control his inner elixir as soon as possible.
The bald man stood guard outside and did not let anyone in.
This time he did not think about it, but took out a Qiankun bag filled with more than 400 kinds of medicinal materials and more than 100 kinds of ready-made elixirs, as well as a medicine book. The reaction to the transformation was strong enough, so he could try these medicines one by one.
The Concentrated Mind Orb left by Zuo Liuying automatically popped out of the treasure bag, recording Mu Xingqiu's every move, and he himself explained a few words from time to time.
"I will start with the elixirs. Zuo Liuying has set a medication order for me. The first medicine is the Purple Bud Pill, which can remove common demon poisons."
After a moment, Mu Xingqiu shook his head and said to the Concentrated Mind Orb: "Ineffective. The second medicine is the Bairun Pill, which can enhance the effect of cultivation."
Mu Xingqiu took the medicine one by one. After taking it, he looked inward with his celestial eyes to observe the effect of the medicine. The Demon Transformation Pill directly acts on the inner elixir, while the effectiveness of the Taoist elixir rarely reaches within three fields. He was not in a hurry. This was just an initial attempt to reverse the transformation of the demon, and of course it was impossible to see an immediate effect.
Occasionally, one or two prescriptions seemed to work, so Mu Xingqiu would open the medicine book and describe in detail what materials were used in the medicine. When he tried to make the reversal medicine, these records could be used as a reference.
Mu Xingqiu took the medicine quickly, but it took some time to observe the effect. Some medicines took a long time to observe. He tried more than 20 kinds of medicines throughout the night. When the two inner pills were stable at the same time and the transformation reaction disappeared, he stopped taking the medicine.
It was already bright outside. The Taoists knew what Mu Xingqiu was doing. No one asked much. Only Yin Buchen came over and advised disapprovingly: "Why do you want to reverse the transformation? You saw the old woman last night. She was old and frail before. Look at her now. She has wings like starlight, a face more terrifying than a beast demon, and full of vitality. She is as beautiful as a female demon king. Your qualifications are better than hers, and the effect after transformation will definitely be stronger than hers. I think your demon pill will be a pair of unparalleled beast horns, or indestructible..."
A small group of Taoists came towards them and squeezed Yin Buchen aside.
"This turtle demon's cry is indeed Youliao. You should listen to what it says." Gan Zhiquan placed the little turtle in the air several feet above the ground, letting it float, and then held the copper seal and began to cast a spell.
The turtle's shell is very unique. It is a whole piece of pure black without any color. The sunlight shines on it without reflection, as if it is sucked in. It looks more like a big beetle. It is still tied with Mu Xingqiu's free rope, and its head, tail and limbs are all hidden.
"It's a bit high to say that it is a turtle demon." Yin Buchen showed off his knowledge outside the crowd. "Xuanwu is a rare beast with a terrifyingly long lifespan and a terrifyingly large shell, but its intelligence is extremely low and it can't change its form. It is not as good as the dumbest beast demon. It relies on one or two supernatural powers to survive until now..."
Gan Zhiquan murmured, and every once in a while, a square ancient text mark hit the turtle shell heavily. When it was about to disappear, a new mark was added. Youliao's head and four legs slowly stretched out, and his mouth opened and closed. He didn't make any sound, but he looked very painful.
"You Liao's ability does not include soul sucking." Gan Zhiquan stopped chanting and put away the copper seal. It was for this reason that the Taoists did not recognize You Liao at first, and this was also the most suspicious thing about it.
You Liao spoke, and it was still Jiang Yinxia's voice, "Why are you still alive? I'm dead, you should all die, there is no way for the demon-invaded Taoists to survive!"
"Since you are dead, don't care about the affairs of the living anymore, Jiang Yinxia, forget us, forget yourself, you are You Liao's captive, merge with him, and say what you just said again." Gan Zhiquan ordered.
You Liao was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, it was still Jiang Yinxia's voice, but it became stumbling, as if it was a beast demon that had not yet mastered human language.
"Let go, let me go... I'm not happy... Rope... No sunlight..."
"Who sent you to hunt us? How did you learn the art of soul sucking?" Gan Zhiquan summoned the copper seal again, but did not cast a spell.
You Liao was obviously very afraid of the power of the copper seal, and spoke faster, "A beam of light... a beam of light hit me, it, it entered my brain, and my head hurt, and then I thought... I thought I must kill the demon-invading Taoist priests, they are the ones who give me a headache. I don't know, I don't know what the soul-sucking technique is... It smells good, I smell it, I want to eat it. Melt the body, I just want to eat the most delicious piece. Loosen the rope and let me go."
"What do you think?" Gan Zhiquan asked.
Mu Xingqiu thought for a while, using a beam of light to control a low-intelligence beast, it sounds like a method used by a certain high-level Taoist priest, Gan Zhiquan seems to have guessed right, the Taoist sect let the demon-invading Taoist priests go, and wants to kill them as soon as possible to eliminate future troubles.
"I'm thinking... the big turtle shell left in the canyon should be taken back, that thing is very valuable, it can be given to the Demon Slayer Association." Mu Xingqiu avoided the question, he didn't want to doubt the high-level Taoist priests too early.
Mu Xingqiu and Fangfang once got a shell from the black tortoise named Mieshi and sold it at a good price in Qishan. Youliao is bigger, and the shell that is split in half must be more valuable.
Gan Zhiquan was slightly stunned, and understood Mu Xingqiu's intention, and nodded, "I will send someone to bring the shell back now."
The Taoists dispersed, and Youliao was left behind. Mu Xingqiu was thinking about how to deal with it, and a hand reached out and took it away without hesitation.
Xiaohao said with a smile: "What a fun little turtle, give it to me."
Youliao is not an ordinary little turtle. Once it loses the restraint of the free rope, it can turn the world upside down.
"No." Mu Xingqiu refused.
Xiaohao's smile disappeared all of a sudden, and he opened his mouth, as if he heard a thunderbolt, and his face was depressed.
"Unless-"
"Unless what?" Xiaohao's smile recovered so quickly, as if it had never disappeared.
"Unless your inner elixir reaches the third level of breathing, and your mind illusion has reached the first level." Mu Xingqiu took this opportunity to urge Xiaohao to practice. She is not the kind of disciple who practices hard on her own initiative.
Xiaohao's smile became brighter. She handed the little turtle to Mu Xingqiu, stepped back a few steps, and used the bone-forging fist in front of him.
Many Taoists came to watch. Xiaohao's bone-forging fist came from the mind-forging department. It was similar to the Taoist practice method, but different. Especially her body movement, which was surprisingly fast. After more than a dozen moves, she actually transformed into nine arms!
"This set of boxing is interesting." The Taoists exclaimed.
Not long after, a set of boxing was finished, Xiao Hao stood up and asked: "Is this the first level of illusion?"
Mu Xingqiu was indeed shocked. Xiao Hao looked like a confused Taoist who did not seek to make progress. He did not expect that the speed of practicing mind illusion was so fast. Although Mu Xingqiu was exploring on his own without a teacher, Xiao Hao was walking on a road that had been opened up, but such a speed was still unimaginable.
"Yeah." Mu Xingqiu had to nod, "When did you master it?"
"Ten days ago, I learned to use eight breathing methods at the same time on the back of a flea. Just now, you said you would give me a little turtle, and I could use all nine methods at once."
Xiao Hao stared at the turtle in Mu Xingqiu's hand and stretched out his hand, "Lend me a main magic weapon, I will fly for you to see. Nine days ago, my inner elixir had already risen to the third level of breathing."
Xiao Qingtao came over, first shining a bronze mirror on Xiao Hao's lower dantian, then pressing her fingers on her forehead to check for a while, turned her head and smiled at Mu Xingqiu: "You underestimated our disciple of the Mind Department, she really reached the third level of breathing."
The Taoist priests around cheered in unison. In this vast snowfield, they needed something to be happy about.
"Can you give it to me?" Xiao Hao's eyes narrowed.
"Don't untie the free rope on it. Remember, it has killed two Taoist priests." Mu Xingqiu said, handing You Liao to Xiao Hao.
"Of course, I won't let it run away, let alone let it kill people again." Xiao Hao took it and gently stroked the turtle shell.
"Sword, Ruyi, iron ruler, which main magic weapon do you like?" Mu Xingqiu asked. Since Xiao Hao reached the third level of breathing, he had to give her a suitable gift. Yang Qingyin's mother and Shen Hao gave him a lot of things.
"Sword." Xiao Hao said without raising her head, completely attracted by the little turtle. Flea and Baldy leaned over and looked at the black turtle shell with her, but they didn't appreciate it. They didn't understand what was so cute about it.
Mu Xingqiu summoned a short sword from the treasure bag, "This is a magic sword left by a Taoist priest ten thousand years ago. It can still be used."
Xiao Hao held the turtle in one hand and the short sword in the other hand, turning around in place, "Haha, today is a great day, but this sword... doesn't seem to be willing to listen to me."
The main magic weapons all have the mark of the previous owner, and they must be washed in the sword washing pool before they can be used at will. The bald man jumped up and down and said, "Isn't there water from the sword-washing pool in my brain? Can it wash away the mark?"
That being said, the bald man couldn't use the power of the pool water at all. No matter how hard he tried, jumping up and down, gritting his teeth, and his three strands of hair fluttering, it only made his expression funny or ferocious, and had no effect on the magic sword.
The Taoists around laughed, and Xiao Qingtao laughed especially happily. She hadn't felt so comfortable for a long time, so she was completely unprepared for the sudden rise of power in her body. She fell to the snow with a black eye.
Not only her, the Taoists fell one after another, as if they had suddenly contracted the same acute disease.