Chương 7: Devouring

Xiao Yao had already guessed the girl's attitude. Snatching food from someone's mouth and expecting them to open their mouth obediently was something no one would agree to.

However, Xiao Yao had a solution.

"Hmph, if you don't tell me, I'll just do it myself."

"What if I accidentally die? Who do you think will save you?"

"This place is heavily guarded. If this goes on for too long, they will definitely find out what's happening here, and you won't escape death either."

"My life is worthless, but you are different... Your Majesty Queen Medusa."

It has to be said that Xiao Yao's method was quite effective. With each word he spoke, Cai Ni's anxiety increased.

"You! How despicable of you to threaten me like this! Don't forget you swore you'd rescue me."

"Nonsense, what's the point of saving me if I'm dead? Think about it carefully. Besides, you swore to listen to me, so now I'm asking you a question and you have to answer. It seems like I'm in the right."

"Robbers. Shameful!" Cai Ni swayed her long, thin purple snake tail, clearly her anger was nearing its limit.

After a brief verbal exchange, she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

He secretly pondered, "If I weren't under a restriction that prevents me from using my battle qi, with my battle spirit strength, I would have crushed him. Hmph, if my snake-people can't retaliate, then others can... You just wait, you little rascal."

"Okay! I'll tell you how to do it, but you have to promise me that if I ever need to borrow the Ten Thousand Bones Poison Ice in the future, you can't refuse."

"Hehe, no problem, I can handle this little thing."

Cai Ni stopped worrying about it. Anyway, she could settle accounts later, so she might as well tell him what was wrong with that, and what was wrong with winning him over?

She looked at the items on the table and murmured softly, "Pulse Protection Pill, Nirvana Pill, Xuanhuang Stone, Injury Recovery Pill, Blood Pearl Fruit..."

"You've really gotten a bargain with all these materials on the table. You even have fifth-grade pills. Take that Xuanhuang Stone, for example; even I don't have it."

"Xuanhuang Stone? Never heard of it." Xiao Yao asked in confusion, as he had never even heard of such a high-grade material.

"Tch, what could a mere cultivator like you possibly know?"

"You've heard of the Xuanhuang Flame, haven't you?"

"The Xuanhuang Flame, ranked twenty-third on the Strange Flame Ranking?"

"Indeed, this Xuanhuang Stone only appears in places where Xuanhuang Flame is born. After being roasted over countless years, it has long become a rare and top-grade material. Even a small piece of it can be exchanged for a top-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique, and it is extremely valuable to fire-attribute cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao felt a pang of bitterness in his heart: "Damn it, it's infuriating to compare yourself to others. We're all transmigrators, so why is my situation so bad? No one teaches me, no one gives me anything, it's like I'm being raised in a completely laissez-faire mode."

"I don't even recognize such a treasure. I need to go to Canaan Academy to catch up on my knowledge after this."

"And these pills, most of them are grade five, my goodness, I wish I were an alchemist, but unfortunately I'm made of ice and wood..."

Compared to his predecessor Xiao Yan, his situation was indeed a bit tougher. He didn't have someone like Yao Lao to help him out, and thinking of this, he immediately felt indignant.

Seeing his embarrassed expression, Cai Ni couldn't help but smile smugly. Finally, she had managed to make this kid suffer.

"If you want to devour the Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice, you must first protect your meridians and internal organs, which requires the Meridian Protection Pill."

"Then there are the Injury Recovery Pills. The Meridian Protection Pills can only help you resist the most extreme cold poison power at the beginning. You will need them to repair your injuries later. There are still a few left, which should be enough for you."

"During this period, the cold and toxins will spread throughout your body, causing your intestines to rupture and your heart to ache with excruciating pain, making your chance of survival extremely slim. You should think carefully!"

After explaining the general situation, Cai Ni looked at the handsome young man.

"Heh! Now that things have come to this, do you think I'd give up?"

"Hmph! You're stubborn as a mule... I'll see how you die."

"You bastard! What good would it do you if I died? Who would save you?"

"Who needs your help? I can escape even without you, but..." Cai Ni suddenly stopped and didn't continue.

"Hmm? But what? Do you have a way to bypass the guards and escape?" Xiao Yao was also puzzled.

"No wonder she wasn't nervous or panicked at all after she escaped; she had her own way of doing things!" He became wary of the girl again.

"Hmph! We'll talk about that when you're alive."

Cai Ni casually replied, then raised her chin slightly and said to Xiao Yao, "Let's begin. Take the meridian-protecting pill first."

Without wasting words, Xiao Yao swallowed a meridian-protecting pill. Elder Jin never expected that he had prepared several of each kind of pill in order to successfully devour the strange ice, but it ended up benefiting Xiao Yao.

Once the Meridian Protection Pill enters the body, it immediately forms a thick layer of shackles, firmly enveloping the fragile meridians within the body, and even forming a protective layer under the skin.

"Quick! Put the Xuanhuang Stone in your mouth." Xiao Yao did as he was told, repeating the same steps as Elder Jin.

As soon as the Xuanhuang Stone entered his mouth, he realized something was wrong. The stone looked inconspicuous, but it was extremely hot. Even though the Vein Protection Pill protected his mouth, it was still a bit too hot, like boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius.

He grimaced from the burn, his face twitching uncontrollably.

"Quick! Get some cold water into your body!" Cai Ni said urgently. Xiao Yao didn't dare to delay and quickly walked to the skull flower.

"Life or death, it all hinges on this! Drink!"

Xiao Yao suddenly bent down and began to swallow large gulps.

goo go go go...

In just a few gulps, he swallowed the handful of dark green, cold water clean.

"Awesome! So refreshing! It's so cool!"

This was Xiao Yao's first impression, but the changes that followed made his whole body tremble.

"Phew! Cold! So cold!"

The Xuanhuang Stone that had been held in its mouth had long been consumed by the scouring effect of the Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice.

The cold breath he exhaled instantly turned into frost, clinging to his face, eyelashes, and even his hair.

A bone-chilling cold spread throughout his body. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and the back of his head felt like it had been hit by a sledgehammer, causing excruciating pain.

His hands and feet became stiff, and even circulating his fighting spirit became extremely difficult.

He quickly sat down to meditate, sensing the changes within his body and mobilizing his internal fighting spirit. Fortunately, the protective pill worked, preventing him from freezing to death instantly.

"Open your mouth!" With Cai Ni's reminder, a perfectly round pill shot into Xiao Yao's mouth.

"Healing Pill! Ah!!!"

Xiao Yao let out a soft scream. It wasn't that his voice had become softer, but rather that his mouth was frozen so badly that he couldn't move it and could only open a small gap.

Feeling the changes within his body, in just a few breaths, the dark green cold water transformed into countless small snakes, darting into his internal organs and finally spreading throughout his meridians.

He could still bear the pain at this moment, but the protective barrier provided by the meridian-protecting pill was completely washed away in the next instant, and a needle-like pain struck without warning.

Countless tiny snakes were wreaking havoc inside his body as the blood flowed.

The meridians were corroded by the deadly poison, and even the internal organs began to change color.

However, at the tails of these dark green snakes, milky white snakes were also repairing them.

The two small snakes, one in front and one behind, one green and one white, seemed to be chasing and playing wildly inside his body.

"This is torture... just bear with it..."