Chapter 587: Domineering Poison ...

The lop-eared white rabbit clan’s territory was two days away from Nanping city.

However, the clan didn’t live at an easily accessible village but in a deep forest.

Looking at the huge trees, Shen Xu sighed and turned to Zhen Yuan.

"Ayuan, what kind of formation is in the forest?" He asked.

"It’s a natural maze formation." Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.

"The maze is enough to trap a great immortal realm cultivator, let alone lower realm cultivators." He said.

"The task details say that there is a guide post at the northern edge of the forest." Shen Xu said and Zhen Yuan nodded.

Soon after, their ship landed at the guide post and a female cultivator hurried towards them.

At a glance, the female was humanoid but her body was covered in white fur and she had lop ears, reminiscent of the lop-eared white rabbit clan.

"Have the two seniors accepted our clan’s task?" She asked and Shen Xu nodded before revealing the task token.

Seeing the token, the rabbit cultivator nodded and smiled.

"My name Ling Ling. How do I address the two seniors?" She asked.

"I am Shen Xu and my taoist partner is Zhen Yuan." Shen Xi said and Ling Ling nodded.

"Senior Shen, Senior Zhen." She greeted.

"Have many alchemists arrived?" The double asked and Ling Ling immediately lost her carefree attitude.

"Our Fifth princess has been sick for three years." She started and quickly continued.

"She is the most beloved descendant of our clan patriach so the clan didn’t spare any expense to treat her. Unfortunately, her condition has not improved." Ling Ling said and Shen Xu frowned.

He had expected that the granddaughter would have been sick for awhile before the clan resorted to issuing a task.

However, he didn’t expect that it had already been three years!

"What are her symptoms?" Zhen Yuan asked.

"Let’s talk as we walk." Ling Ling said and began leading the way.

While walking, her expression changed and she seemed to be organising her thoughts.

Ninety breaths later, she sighed and began talking.

"The fifth princess and several others went to an unknown area and encountered the disciples of the Ten Evils sect. As a result, all were poisoned but only the fifth princess has not recovered."Ling Ling started and quickly continued.

"Since then, the fifth princess’ organs, soul power, and qi have been in decline." She said.

"What poison was she poisoned with?" Shen Xu asked but Ling Ling shrugged with a helpless expression.

"That’s the problem." She said and quickly continued.

"Many alchemists and healers have examined the fifth princess but none has been able to recognise the poison."

"Because of this, our clan can only use precious resources to supplement the fifth princess’ body, qi, and soul power. Otherwise, the young miss would have already fallen."

Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan exchanged a glance when they heard this.

After all, it was common for alchemists to be unable to detoxify a poison, but it was rare for them to be unable to diagnose a person.

’It seems we have encountered a hard stumble.’ Shen Xu thought.

The rabbit clan lived in round-shaped burrows that were half buried in the ground.

At this time, a dozen or so masters were queueing outside a mid-sized burrow that was close to the village centre.

"Senior Shen, Senior Zhen, you can join the queue and wait for your turn." Ling Ling said and prepared to return to the guide post.

However, Shen Xu stopped her and gave her one hundred immortal stones before sending her on her way.

"Is the poison really so obscure?" Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan overheard as soon as they joined the queue.

"Nonsense! Could an ordinary poison have bothered the rabbit princess for three years?" Someone asked.

"I have never heard of a poison that can simultaneously erode the body, qi, and soul."

"The fifth princess was unlucky to encounter the Ten Evils sect. It’s possible that she was poisoned with a mixture of toxins."

"A mutated poison is hard to deal with." A female cultivator said and sighed with a helpless look.

Time passed and the queue grew shorter and shorter.

At the same time, many masters entered the burrow with a hopeful expression but came out with a dejected attitude.

"That poison is too domineering." A master muttered as they exited the burrow.

Before they knew it, it was Shen Xu’s turn to enter and Zhen Yuan followed to act as an assistant.

The burrow didn’t look very big from the outside.

However, after entering, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan were surprised to see that the place was almost five hundred square metres.

"The fifth princess is in this room." A middle-aged woman said and pointed at a closed door.

"Mmh." Shen Xu nodded and walked to the closed door.

Soon after, he and Zhen Yuan entered the room and saw the fifth princess lying on a large bed.

Additionally, there were two female rabbit clan cultivators in the room and Shen Xu guessed they were there to ensure that no one did something wrong to the princess.

"I will check her first." The double said but didn’t move until the two female cultivators nodded.

A moment later, Shen Xu placed his fingers on the princess’ wrist and began taking her pulse.

However, in just three breaths, the corners of his mouth drooped and his eyes turned solemn.

[Ayuan, I can’t diagnose it. I can’t detect the poison.] The double transmitted and quickly continued.

[Her organs are rapidly failing but I can’t see how the poison is destroying.] He said.

However, he soon regained his composure and a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes.

[The pure light water is a natural antidote that can detoxify all Poisons. Should I use it even though I don’t know what she is poisoned with?] He asked but Zhen Yuan shook his head before speaking.

[The pure light water is useless because she is not poisoned.] He said and Shen Xu raised an eyebrow in shock.

[What do you mean?] He asked.