Chapter 763 - 317: Earth Fire Poison
Immediately, Feng Yanzhang spoke:
"Elder Li is willing to lend a helping hand; my wife and I couldn't be more grateful.
Honestly, over the years, I've sought help from friends to look into this.
One even helped contact a Nascent Soul Senior skilled in Ice Attribute Technique, but the Earth Fire Poison in my wife was too tyrannical to be neutralized."
As Feng Yanzhang spoke, Zeng Jingwen boldly extended her hand to Chu Ning.
Chu Ning didn't speak at this moment; he placed his hand on Zeng Jingwen's wrist and directly channeled his Magical Power to probe inside her body.
He wasn't skilled in any medical techniques, but when he heard about the Earth Fire Poison, he decided to investigate.
After all, he had refined the Earth Vein Essence Fire and had some understanding of this Earth Fire.
Zeng Jingwen felt Chu Ning's Magical Power probing and glanced at Feng Yanzhang.
Seeing a reassuring look from her husband, she no longer resisted.
At this moment, Chu Ning detected a violent Fire Attribute aura within Zeng Jingwen's body through his Magical Power.
Although Zeng Jingwen had likely consumed some Treasure to suppress it, the destructive force still damaged her body.
Chu Ning thought for a moment and infused a trace of refined Earth Vein Essence Fire aura into his Magical Power.
Soon, he felt that the fire toxin within Zeng Jingwen seemed to find a home and clung directly to his Magical Power.
Then, it followed the Magical Power into Chu Ning's body.
With slight alarm, Chu Ning immediately wrapped this trace of fire toxin with the Earth Vein Essence Fire.
In just an instant, this fire toxin dissipated, merging into Chu Ning's Earth Vein Essence Fire.
"It indeed works!"
Chu Ning secretly murmured to himself.
No matter how powerful this fire toxin was, in front of the Earth Vein Essence Fire, which had settled for countless millennia, it was insignificant.
If he used this method to draw all the fire toxin into his body for resolution, it wouldn't take long to completely purge the toxin from her.
However, Chu Ning wasn't about to do this immediately.
He retracted his Magical Power and his hand, feigning deep thought.
Seeing Chu Ning's manner, Feng Yanzhang and his wife didn't show much expression.
After decades, they were well aware of the potency of this toxin; they hadn't held much hope even when Chu Ning initially probed.
Just then, Chu Ning suddenly spoke:
"The Earth Fire Poison in Fellow Daoist Zeng isn't entirely hopeless to resolve."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yanzhang and his wife were initially stunned. The next moment, Feng Yanzhang excitedly asked,
"Elder, did you just say that Jingwen's Earth Fire Poison can be resolved?"
In Zeng Jingwen's eyes, there was a glimmer of hope.
It's no wonder they were so excited; this Earth Fire Poison had tormented them for too long.
Feng Yanzhang had heard that the Cold Marrow Bead might help neutralize it,
but it was only a possibility.
Besides, he had speculated that the Ancient Cultivator's Cave Mansion in Ice Crown Mountain might contain it.
But there was no absolute certainty.
Now, suddenly hearing Chu Ning say he could resolve the Earth Fire Poison,
how could they not be overjoyed?
Chu Ning nodded slightly and said calmly:
"Indeed, there is some hope for resolution, though it will take some doing.
Fellow Daoist Feng, when shall we set out for Ice Crown Mountain?"
Feng Yanzhang, being astute, immediately understood when he heard Chu Ning's words.
Chu Ning was setting a condition.
Being decisive, Feng Yanzhang promptly said:
"If the elder is available, we can depart now."
Then, he turned to his wife and said, "Jingwen, I will first accompany the elder to Ice Crown Mountain. When we return, we'll ask the elder to detoxify you."
Although Zeng Jingwen didn't know how Feng Yanzhang had convinced Chu Ning earlier or what transpired between them,
she surmised that going to Ice Crown Mountain was part of Chu Ning agreeing to detoxify her.
She showed no other expression, only bowing gracefully to Chu Ning.
"I'll trouble the elder!"
Chu Ning didn't say much, turning to lead the way out.
Feng Yanzhang patted Zeng Jingwen's hand, then quickly followed.
Seeing Feng Yanzhang's promptness, Chu Ning asked:
"Fellow Daoist Feng, aren't you afraid of the Biling Black and White Demons causing trouble for your wife?"
Feng Yanzhang shook his head:
"Of course I'm worried.
However, the twin demons were severely injured by you, elder, and shouldn't resurface soon.
Their uncle has been in secluded cultivation for a long time, and even if he emerges, Cold Rock City is co-controlled by the Five Great Sects.
Being a Loose Cultivator, he wouldn't dare harm people in the city, as long as Jingwen stays inside, she should be safe for now."
At this, Feng Yanzhang chuckled:
"Besides, with the elder's presence, our journey to Ice Crown Mountain should take only a few days."
The two departed Cold Rock City, flying towards Ice Crown Mountain.
About a hundred miles out of the city, Chu Ning communicated telepathically to Feng Yanzhang:
"Fellow Daoist Feng, now can you give me a rough account of the Ancient Cultivator's Cave Mansion?"
Feng Yanzhang didn't hesitate and soon replied with Telepathy,
"Naturally, I should report to the elder. Actually, when I mentioned a cave mansion before, it wasn't entirely accurate.
My impression is that the place is more like an ancient tomb built by an Ancient Cultivator before their death,
perhaps set with Array Restrictions outside to avoid disturbance by cultivators."
"An ancient tomb?" Chu Ning raised an eyebrow.
"In that case, how can you be sure it's the cave mansion of a Nascent Soul Cultivator and that it might contain Cold Jade?"
"Instinct!" Feng Yanzhang directly answered.
On hearing this, Chu Ning frowned, stopped, and looked at the other with a cold tone:
"Fellow Daoist Feng, are you joking with me?"
Seeing Chu Ning's displeasure, Feng Yanzhang nervously said:
"Please don't be angry, elder. I wouldn't dare joke with you.
What I said is the truth. To be honest, I've explored similar places before, and although it's a guess, I have some confidence."
Listening to Feng Yanzhang and recalling his use of that Magical Treasure, Chu Ning gained some understanding. He slowly asked,
"Have you also frequently grave robbed before?"
Feng Yanzhang replied with an awkward smile.
"To be honest, elder, my ancestors did that work. By chance, I acquired a Cultivation Method and, having a Spirit Root,
I managed to embark on the path of Cultivation Immortality.
It's more about finding Cave Mansions and burial sites left by cultivators.
Keeping such things buried is a waste, isn't it?"
Chu Ning didn't respond.
He wasn't much interested in what the other did before.
In this world, cultivators struggle against heaven and earth, against humans and demons, and there are few truly virtuous ones.
Though Chu Ning hasn't deliberately disturbed graves, he has benefitted from treasures passed on by senior cultivators.
As long as Feng Yanzhang's speculation was somewhat accurate and the place had Cold Marrow Beads, that was fine.
The two weren't exactly familiar with each other, and their journey was mostly silent.
Ice Crown Mountain is a remote location in Cold Rock Continent, taking several days of flight from Cold Rock City to reach its depths.
The coldness of this place was no less than the depths of Snow Mist Valley where Chu Ning had once ventured.
Only, without the enhancement of Power of Space, it didn't create blizzards there.
With Ice and Fire Silk Armor and considerable cultivation, this cold was nothing to Chu Ning.
To his slight surprise, Feng Yanzhang, too, was seemingly unaffected by the cold, obviously possessing Treasures.
"Elder, we have arrived!"
At this moment, as they flew to a snow-capped peak, Feng Yanzhang pointed ahead.