Chapter 46: See Blood Seal Throat!

  Let's take the Sword Saint of the Guardian Temple, Li Tianyi, for example. More than a decade ago, he broke through the rank of Holy and reached the second rank, but it took him dozens of years to do so. This shows just how difficult it is to advance in the holy ranks. The Sacred Origin Pill that Ling Wusuo gave him can allow Master Ling to easily advance one rank without any side effects, which gives you an idea of its preciousness.

  Ling Lao Yezi's mood wasn't bad, staring at the Shengyuan Dan in his hand with a red glow all over his face. Ling Wusuo licked his lips and tentatively said: "Grandfather, this... Wusuo has something to tell you first."

  "Go on, go on!" Old Master Ling chuckled and waved his hand, his face flushed with delight, and said doting: "No matter what you want to do, Grandpa will fully support you."

  "Really?" Ling Wu Xiang smiled slyly and chuckled repeatedly: "That's good, that's good."

  Just then, Ling Wu's boots were almost invisible as he took a step back, and his words spilled out like beans from a burst pod: "Actually, it's nothing much, I've taken on Li Mei'er's life-and-death duel, to be held seven days from now."

  "Are you talking about a fight to the death?" Old Man Ling repeated with a smile, but after thinking for a moment, his smile froze at the corner of his mouth, his face suddenly turned solemn, and his liver fire surged up. Ling Tian rose from his seat, slamming his hand on the table, and shouted: "What did you say? A fight to the death!"

  "You speak without credibility" Seeing this, Ling Wu didn't dare to confront him and quickly ran away like a rabbit, disappearing from the study in an instant.

  "You little rabbit, come back here!" Ling Tian, who had reached the sacred stage, let out a loud roar, with aftershocks that were frightening, almost collapsing the study. He angrily ordered: "Mo Qiu, go and catch that little rabbit for me!"

  "Dad, calm down first." Ling Moqiu stood up, his eyebrows furrowed, but his tone was relatively calm. "Wu Shuang is no longer the little girl she used to be. Since she accepted the challenge, she must have confidence in herself. We should trust her. Didn't you just say you wanted to support her?"

  "I don't care about anything, old man! I only have this one precious thing, if something happens to it, who's going to take responsibility? You're responsible!" Ling Tian's face was as dark as a fighting bull, both worried and furious. "Li Mei is now an 8th rank Tian Xuan, while Wu Shuang is a 9th rank Di Xuan, the two of them are one rank apart, with such a gap, how can they fight?"

  "This...” Ling Moqiu's face turned serious, and he was left speechless. With a difference of one rank on the same stage, the chances of winning were not great to begin with. What more could be said about the nine-rank difference between Wú Shuāng and that demon girl? A full rank's difference had Ling Moqiu somewhat at a loss, wondering if Wú Shuāng was being too reckless this time.

  "Ah" Ling sighed deeply, suppressing his anger and said in a low voice: "Of course I want to believe in Wú Shuāng, but this gap is really too big. And you think Li Tianyi that old man is just eating free meals? Despicable and shameless, he can do anything."

  "Let's see, Li Mei is indeed a troublesome person." After thinking for a while, Ling Moqiu became more and more worried, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Or else, on that day, use a big lock to lock up that little girl, come up with some excuse, and cancel the trial. Can't just watch Wuduan..."

  As soon as he heard this, Ling Tian's anger, which had just been suppressed, burst out again. He swept his sleeve to one side and pointed in the direction of Ling Wusuo's courtyard, his beard almost twisted with rage. "What lock can hold that little rabbit? She'll probably blow up the whole courtyard!"

  "This is also the case" Ling Moqiu rubbed his nose, but with his understanding of Wú Shuāng during this period, it was as difficult for that girl to change her mind as climbing to heaven.

  The moon is shining brightly, and the stars are twinkling. Tonight, the Ling family's household is bustling with activity from top to bottom.

  The next day, before Ling Lao Yezi came to the door, at the moment when the first ray of dawn jumped out of the horizon, Ling Wushuang led dozens of Ling family disciples who had reached the ground, tidied up and went out, heading straight for the perilous Sunset Forest!

  How can one's potential be tapped? When you are surrounded by danger, when you are struggling on the edge of life and death, this is the best opportunity to improve, and Ling Wu Shuang is precisely looking at this point, she herself also urgently needs such an opportunity!

  But this is just the beginning.

  In recent days, a group of people have been undergoing trials in the Forest of Sunset. The deeper they go, the more ferocious and mysterious beasts they encounter, with higher levels and greater toxicity. The poisonous insects and flowers are also extremely overbearing, and the treacherous terrain is countless. If one is slightly careless, they will end up dead and gone.

  The moon is dark and the wind is strong, with a cool breeze blowing. In the forest of sunset at night, the wind whisks by, and from above, it looks like a black mushroom cloud bursting open, filled with mysterious and dangerous aura. In the distance, the faint howling of a mystical beast can be heard.

  "Regrouping on the spot"

  Ling Wushuang looked at the exhausted crowd, turned his head to observe the dense forest around him, and the creek flowing out from between the rocks beside him. He inserted the dagger in his hand into the gravel with a "ting" sound, sat down cross-legged on the green stone under his feet, closed his eyes and meditated.

  "Great, I can finally take a break."

  The crowd erupted in cheers, they had been awake for three days and nights! When they heard Ling Wusuo's words, some people fell straight into the creek, splashing water, provoking curses from those around them.

  "I'm exhausted to death, I can barely lift my legs"

  "If I don't take a rest soon, I'll be out of breath"

  "I almost died in the jaws of that sword-toothed tiger just now, it's too ruthless. A sixth-grade Xuan beast is indeed formidable, and it almost bit my hand off."

  The Ling family disciples, who were once pampered and spoiled, now had tattered clothes and disheveled hair. Each of them had varying degrees of injuries, some with gashes from the mysterious beasts and others with scratches from poisonous thorns. They simply wrapped their wounds with cloth strips and medicinal herbs, using the ten Heart-Protecting Pellets sparingly, as if they were not even worth looking at. Although they occasionally let out mournful wails, whenever someone felt like retreating or giving up, they would glance at the slender figure at the front of the group and scorn themselves, gritting their teeth to persevere.

  "What a nice grass!" Ling Chuan crouched beside the creek, ready to wash her face. She spotted a silver-white grass under the moonlight, shining brightly and sparkling like silver. It was really beautiful! Ling Chuan smiled, revealing two small tiger teeth, and reached out to grab it. She wanted to take it back to show Wu Duan Miss. This must be some precious medicinal herb!

  "Hmm——"

  Suddenly, a dagger flashed like lightning, narrowly missing Ling Cui's fingertips and plunged into the mud beside her foot.

  "Halt!"

  At once a cold shout, Ling Cui was shouted stiff all over, dazed on the spot.

  "How many times have I said it, don't touch things carelessly here!" Ling Wusuo walked quickly to Ling Cui's side, his expression cold and clear, with a hint of anger between his eyebrows. The people who were originally resting nearby also looked over.

  Ling Wu's loud roar made Ling Cui feel a bit wronged, and he said in a low voice: "This grass is very beautiful, I thought it was precious medicine, just wanted to pick some for the young lady to refine"

  Ling Wushuang was slightly stunned, and after a moment, she let out a helpless sigh. Her gaze lingered on the silver-white wild grass, her tone slightly softer but still extremely serious, as she began to explain: "This grass is called Xianxue Fenghou (Blood-seeing Grass), it can't be carelessly touched."

  "See blood seal throat?" Ling Cui was somewhat puzzled.

  "Ah, it's a poisonous weed." Ling Wusuo nodded slightly and spoke as he casually picked up a nearby branch. He lightly touched the plant with it, and saw that its diamond-shaped leaves curled up like a sensitive plant. However, on the slender stem, fine tendrils like spider silk quickly stuck to the branch in Ling Wusuo's hand. The lush branch rapidly withered, its leaves turning black as if inked, drying up and falling off at a visible speed!

  When the venom was about to spread to Ling Wushuang's fingertips, she threw down the withered and pitch-black tree branch in her hand, patted her hands, and said coldly: "When we first entered here, I warned you not to touch anything carelessly. The more poisonous something is, the more beautiful its surface often is. Just like this Blood Seal Choke, it kills people without a sound. If you had touched it just now, you would probably be a corpse by now."

  Ling Chuan took a deep breath of cool air, and instantly felt a chill run down his spine, cold sweat breaking out all over.

  "My god, it's so poisonous"

  The people around who were slightly closer suddenly jumped up and retreated far away, carefully pondering Ling Wu's words, as if there was a deeper meaning.

  In the blink of an eye, everyone's eyes were about to pop out. Suddenly, Ling Wushuang crouched down, with a rather sinister arc hanging from the corner of his mouth, and quickly reached out to grab the See-Blood-Stop-Throat Grass, pulling it up by the roots!