Gu Qingfeng walked slowly into the immortal palace, only to see a thin figure sitting upright on a futon upon a high platform.
This was a middle-aged man wearing gray clothes with his hair tied in a Daoist topknot. The hair at his temples was speckled with white, his eyes were sunken, and his complexion was sallow. Traces of a handsome face could still be faintly seen between his brows, but his condition was extremely poor. It was as if his life force was being devoured by something, greatly diminishing his appearance.
As his eyes shifted, an endless sense of vicissitudes seemed to permeate the air. Although that thin figure appeared weak and frail, it felt like a spine holding up the heavens and the earth, possessing the might to reach the heavens and pierce the earth, and the imposing manner to overlook the eight wastelands.
Without a doubt, the person before him was the ruler of the Falling Star Abyss, Immortal Venerable Luo Wuji.
"Can you cure my poison?" Luo Wuji seemed very anxious, getting straight to the point right from the start.
"Yes." Gu Qingfeng replied with just a single word.
A strange look flashed across Luo Wuji's eyes. A divine light shone from his gaze, focusing on Gu Qingfeng as if it could pierce through the sun, moon, stars, and the ultimate truths of the world.
A moment later, a hint of joy appeared on Luo Wuji's face: "Great Dao Poison Body!?"
Gu Qingfeng was not surprised. It would have been problematic if an Immortal Venerable couldn't see through his background.
"That's right, it is indeed the Great Dao Poison Body," Gu Qingfeng said calmly.
"No wonder you are so confident. The Great Dao Poison Body can indeed cure my poison, but your cultivation is too weak. I'm afraid you can only neutralize a little bit of the toxin each time. However, I have waited for so many years, I can afford to wait a little longer.
As long as you can cure my poison, I can grant you three wishes," Luo Wuji stated frankly.
Luo Wuji's straightforwardness slightly surprised Gu Qingfeng. He didn't expect the Immortal Venerable to be so easy to talk to, offering three wishes right off the bat. If it were him, he would definitely be a miser and just attack directly.
"Any wish at all?" Gu Qingfeng asked.
Luo Wuji nodded. "As long as I can do it, anything is fine."
Jiejiejie... Gu Qingfeng almost laughed out loud.
Then this Emperor won't hold back! First I'll take your harem, then the Falling Star Abyss, and finally, your life!
However, Gu Qingfeng did not make his wishes immediately. Although Luo Wuji could fulfill these three wishes, he had his own principles: get the job done first, then talk about the reward.
"Alright, deal."
"Then I will trouble you," Luo Wuji smiled, seemingly in an exceptionally good mood knowing that he could be saved.
He stretched out his arm. The arm was covered with dense lines resembling black blood vessels, pulsing continuously like living creatures.
These black blood vessels were constantly devouring Luo Wuji's life force. It was only thanks to the profound foundation of an Immortal Venerable; if it had been an Immortal Lord expert, they would have died long ago.
Gu Qingfeng didn't hesitate and walked directly forward to check Luo Wuji's pulse.
Lan Caidie, who was standing respectfully to the side, immediately let go of her hanging heart upon seeing this scene.
Great, Gu Qingfeng can cure the Immortal Venerable's poison. Once he heals him, he will leave the Falling Star Abyss. Then, no one will know about those dirty deeds that happened before, and she can sit back and relax as the Immortal Venerable's concubine.
However, the moment Gu Qingfeng's hand rested on Luo Wuji's arm, a shocking change occurred!
Luo Wuji's initially smiling face suddenly turned freezing cold, and he actually grabbed Gu Qingfeng's arm in a death grip.
Gu Qingfeng's expression remained unchanged as he asked, "What does Immortal Venerable Luo want to do?"
"I just suddenly realized that by eating you, I can naturally acquire the Great Dao Poison Body and cure the poison myself. So, there is no need to trouble you. Besides, did you really think I didn't know that you are not from the Falling Star Abyss?" Luo Wuji sneered.
"Jiejiejie..." Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng laughed wildly, staring straight at the supreme Immortal Venerable before him.
"You know my ass! You want to eat this Emperor? I hope you don't regret it later!"
Luo Wuji's eyes instantly erupted with a sky-piercing killing intent. With the wrath of an Immortal Venerable, the entire Thirty-Three Heavens Beyond Heavens and the Falling Star Abyss trembled violently.
He didn't speak, but directly opened his large mouth. Immortal light surged from his mouth, sweeping directly over Gu Qingfeng and rolling him into his stomach.
With his status, there was absolutely no need to exchange insults with an ant.
This shocking turn of events stunned Lan Caidie, who was watching from the side. She didn't expect that the two people who were so amiable just a moment ago would experience such a sudden change in the blink of an eye.
But at the same time, she felt relieved. After all, it was safer if Gu Qingfeng died. No one in this world would ever know how she had once let Gu Qingfeng experience the joy of an Immortal Venerable.
At this time, Luo Wuji looked at Lan Caidie and praised, "You did very well this time. Step down, I need to refine this beast."
"Thank you for the praise, Immortal Venerable. Your concubine will take her leave," Lan Caidie said joyfully.
However, just as Lan Caidie was about to leave, another shocking change occurred.
Pfft!
Luo Wuji unexpectedly spat out a mouthful of black blood, a look of disbelief surging on his face: "How is this possible!! You actually triggered the poison inside my body!!"
Lan Caidie was instantly stunned on the spot. "Immortal Venerable, you..."
However, Luo Wuji ignored her and immediately sat in meditation, frantically circulating all his strength to suppress his inner body, wanting to obliterate Gu Qingfeng.
But soon, he was shocked to discover that no matter what methods he used, he could not obliterate Gu Qingfeng.
At the same time, a burst of wild laughter echoed from within his body.
"Jiejiejie... Luo Wuji! The absolute worst thing you could have done was to devour this Emperor. This Emperor was just worrying about how to deal with you, but I never expected you to give me such a perfect opportunity."
It was exactly Gu Qingfeng's wild laughter.
"This is impossible! Why can't I kill you!" Luo Wuji's eyes were practically splitting at the seams. The dense black blood vessels all over his body were visibly writhing madly.
"Jiejiejie... The heavens cannot destroy this Emperor, and the earth cannot bury me. Even if the sun and moon sink, my true spirit will exist forever, fighting through ten thousand lifetimes of reincarnation. Even if the Six Paths are impermanent, I remain immortal. A mere Immortal Venerable wants to kill me?" Gu Qingfeng laughed even more rampantly.
He laughed at Luo Wuji's lack of strategy, laughed at Luo Wuji's short-sightedness!
Originally, it would have been very difficult for him to use the Great Dao Poison Body to counter-kill Luo Wuji. After all, since Luo Wuji was able to suppress the toxins in his body, it meant that even if the toxin outbreak was triggered, it would be hard to kill him. Moreover, the moment the toxins acted up, Luo Wuji would sense it, leading to the failure of the plan.
But he simply couldn't resist the opportunity Luo Wuji handed him. Originally, Gu Qingfeng had planned to leave the Falling Star Abyss after devouring the toxins. Who would have thought that Luo Wuji would directly devour him instead?
With the power of an Immortal Venerable, devouring an Immortal Lord expert would naturally mean refining them in minutes. Unfortunately, Gu Qingfeng was immortal and indestructible, completely impossible to refine. Instead, he started making waves inside Luo Wuji's body.
He directly devoured the highly toxic poison inside Luo Wuji's body and took it for his own use. After all, it was the power of his family member, the Poison Demon, so taking it over went without a hitch.
After controlling the toxins, Gu Qingfeng poured all his power into the Great Dao Poison Body, causing the toxins to spread madly. He then summoned his Calamity Origin and mixed it into the toxins, forming a unique Calamity Poison of his own, which continuously wreaked havoc inside Luo Wuji's body.
If they were fighting in the outside world, given the strength of an Immortal Venerable, it would be extremely difficult for Gu Qingfeng to even land a hit on him despite using the Tribulation Poison. However, being on the inside was a completely different story. Luo Wuji had nowhere to hide and could only forcefully endure it.
Soon, Luo Wuji's long-weakened body was partially eroded by the Tribulation Poison. Naturally, Gu Qingfeng would not give him any opportunity to suppress it. He directly devoured the flesh that had been corrupted by the poison, converting it into his own power.
Under normal circumstances, it would be absolutely impossible for Gu Qingfeng to forcibly devour an Immortal Venerable; the two of them simply existed on completely different levels of power. But once eroded by the Tribulation Poison, he could devour his opponent with ease.
In an instant, Luo Wuji was plunged into a perilous situation. As the Tribulation Poison erupted and Gu Qingfeng continued to devour him, he would only grow weaker and weaker, whereas Gu Qingfeng would become increasingly stronger.
With this shift in momentum, the Immortal Venerable was in grave danger!
Jiejiejie... It has always been this Emperor who devours others. For a mere Immortal Venerable like you to delusionally attempt to devour this Emperor? What immense audacity!!!
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