Chapter 435: Chapter 305: Devastating Weapon
After meeting with Aguduo and others, Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er simply abandoned their horses and mounted the back of the Purple Micro Alabaster Elephant directly.
Both Ye Lingyue and Lan Cai’er had long coveted the Purple Micro Alabaster Elephant, this behemoth that appears docile, but aside from those recognized by Aguduo, nobody else should even dream of riding on its back.
Like a small mountain, the Spiritual Elephant took strides that spanned dozens of feet, making it far more comfortable than the bumpy horse ride.
Ye Lingyue asked about the situation in Moon City, and Aguduo told her that even though other cities had recently experienced beast attacks and significant casualties, Moon City remained normal thanks to Deputy Chief Cui and those Combat Alchemists and the city’s formidable defenses.
"We few also took the special Elixir Pills you sent earlier, and those black mists don’t have much of an effect on us. As for the city itself, we also followed your instructions to issue an order, telling the citizens not to leave the city lightly, so even though there are some sick residents, the cases are not severe," Aguduo, after staying in Moon City for several months, had gradually become accustomed to dealing with people, and she, acting as the temporary City Guardian General, had become quite appropriate for the role, even her accompanying Spiritual Beasts slowly gained acceptance among the citizens.
This filled Ye Lingyue with great relief.
Initially, upon learning about the rampage of the Hei Wu on the Xixia Plain, Ye Lingyue had urgently refined a batch of Detoxification Pills.
Of course, these Detoxification Pills looked the same as ordinary ones, but in reality, they contained a trace of Qian Cauldron’s Breath.
After taking these specially made Detoxification Pills by Ye Lingyue, one could be free from the influence of the black mists for a month’s time.
Ye Lingyue also prepared more than ten bottles of these Elixir Pills for her mother and Nie Fengxing to take with them.
However, her power was limited, and the regeneration of the cauldron’s Breath also took time, hence she could not guarantee that the entire Tiger Wolf Army could use them.
As they spoke, they entered the boundary between the outer and middle peripheries of the Xixia Plain.
Sitting atop the Spiritual Elephant, with a sweeping view over the Xixia Plain, Ye Lingyue and her companions realized that the black mists here were even more severe than they had imagined.
When Ye Lingyue left the Xixia Plain, those mysterious black mists were still contained within certain areas and affected Spiritual Beasts through specific plants.
But now, those black mists had proliferated even further, and when blown by the wind, they coalesced to form a haze-like thick fog.
These fog banks could even swallow up the sunlight.
"The Pastoral Village is not far from here; we’ll check the situation there first, and after tonight, we’ll proceed deeper into the mist."
Xiahou Qi had no objections, and the group headed towards the Pastoral Village where the Ninth-grade Spiritual Python had been discovered before.
Although Ye Lingyue had only stayed in the Pastoral Village for a few days, the villagers there, especially the family of the village chief, had always regarded Ye Lingyue as their life-saving benefactor.
Upon learning that Ye Lingyue and her party had arrived at the Pastoral Village again, the village chief and the villagers all came out to welcome them.
From the village chief, Ye Lingyue learned that there were also villagers in Pastoral Village who had fallen ill, but strangely, including the village chief and Uncle Huang from before, none were affected by the black mists.
"It must be the efficacy of the Elixir Pills Divine Doctor Ye gave us before," the village chief repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Ye Lingyue.
Ye Lingyue smiled faintly, thinking to herself that indeed the cauldron’s Breath seemed to be the nemesis to the black mists. The constitution of these villagers had been altered by the cauldron’s Breath, and the intensifying black mists had no effect on them anymore.
With this thought, Ye Lingyue had a sudden flash of inspiration.
If these villagers were cured and became immune to Hei Wu, then would their blood and flesh also possess the same immunity?
Of course, using human blood and flesh for experiments is not permissible, so Ye Lingyue casually instructed Aguduo to later join Jin Wu Old Monster outside the village to catch some beasts contaminated by the Hei Wu, perhaps she can use the blood and meat from these beasts for her experiments.
Upon learning that several individuals intended to stay overnight in Pastoral Village, the village chief cleaned up a few tidy cottages to accommodate the distinguished guests.
"We’re not staying in these broken-down houses." However, to everyone’s surprise, after Luo Song glanced at the houses, he frowned, didn’t say another word, and walked straight back out.
"But esteemed guests, these are indeed the best houses in our village," the head of the village family said anxiously.
"If that’s the case, we hope the honorable Young Master Luo and Princess Ming Yue can solve the issue on their own."
Even the Sixth Prince hadn’t said anything; Luo Song’s fussiness caused displeasure among Ye Lingyue and the others.
"Junior sister, while we were flying earlier, we saw a large city. If we fly there on our magical artifacts, it would take at most four hours," Luo Song said disdainfully. If it weren’t for Ye Lingyue and the others slowing them down midway, they would have arrived at Xixia Plain already and would have mostly figured out the situation with the Hei Wu.
In her heart, Hong Mingyue was reluctant to separate from Ye Lingyue and the others, always feeling that Ye Lingyue had many hidden secrets.
But the cottages in Pastoral Village were not only dilapidated, they also reeked of cattle and sheep, which was too much for Hong Mingyue, who was used to luxury, making it impossible for her to sleep there. Considering the round trip wouldn’t take long, she figured Ye Lingyue and her company couldn’t stir up too much trouble during that time.
Hong Mingyue and Luo Song thus prepared to head to a nearby city for lodging. Before leaving, Hong Mingyue invited the Sixth Prince, but he politely declined.
Hong Mingyue glanced at Ye Lingyue, let out a cold laugh, and without further ado, flew southward with Luo Song, leaving Pastoral Village behind.
Pastoral Village was small with few people but the houses were spacious, and each person from the group of Ye Lingyue was assigned one.
When night fell, Lan Cai’er and Aguduo went out together to search for Spiritual Beasts.
With a move of her Divine Sense, Ye Lingyue entered Hong Meng Heaven.
After entering the thatch hut, Ye Lingyue picked up the Nirvana Cannon.
On seeing this lethal weapon, Ye Lingyue inwardly regretted not taking the Nirvana Cannon with her to ask her master, Master Long Yu, who could possibly refine such a weapon, when she returned to Xia Capital previously.
Unfortunately, she hadn’t been in Xia Capital for long when she was thrown into the Heavenly Prison and didn’t even get to see her master this time.
However, one thing is certain—the refiner of the Nirvana Cannon must be an Advanced Alchemist of Nine Rank or above, or even a Fang Venerate Level presence.
Although Ye Lingyue hadn’t killed Xia Houhong, his death resulted from her actions. Even though most of the witnesses that day were dead, and the survivors were her own people, Ye Lingyue had a premonition that Xia Houhong’s biological father would not let the matter rest.
There was also Noble Princess Consort Luo, who fled Xia Capital hurriedly.
Ye Lingyue fiddled with the Nirvana Cannon in her hand and quickly discovered its ingenuity.
The Nirvana Cannon was gold-plated, adorned with exquisite patterns, and about the size of three palms. Weighing roughly 50 pounds, which for an Elixir Realm Martial Artist like Ye Lingyue, wasn’t much at all.
The barrel was round and bulging, with a flared muzzle. At the bottom of the barrel, there was a slot.
This reminded Ye Lingyue of the Three-horned Dragon her master Long Yu had given her previously—Little Jiao also had a slot on its back.