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The sphere-like object in his hand was a demonic core from a phantom beast. As long as true essence was injected into the core, it could produce an illusion attack that would directly bore on the consciousness of his target.
His opponent’s true cultivation base would then be tested.
Under normal circumstances, if a cultivator was able to recover within ten breaths. His cultivation would certainly be at the early stages of the Grand Master Realm.
In eight breaths, mid-stages, six breaths, latter stages, and four breaths meant that he was at the peak of the Grand Master Realm!
As for those that could recover in two breaths, or even less… Those people were definitely Inheritance Realm powerhouses. They were existences that the Wind Thunder Sect couldn’t possibly afford to offend.
Elder Mo Feng silently noted the time in his heart.
The true essence in his body erupted, and with a low “Buzz” a faint red light immediately flew towards Su Yin who was standing nearby. The red light inundated Su Yin in a blink of an eye.
Just as Elder Mo Feng was about to calculate the time, he saw the young man waving his hand around him as if he was being disturbed by mosquitoes. A frown appeared on the young man’s face as he stared in confusion at where Elder Mo Feng was hiding.
Then, he continued to gather medicine!
“This… this is impossible!” Elder Mo Feng was stunned.
The demonic core that he was holding was an extremely high level to the point that even Grand Master Realm powerhouses would fall into an illusion once it was used against them. In that case, how was it that an 18-year-old boy wasn’t affected at all?
In the very next moment, Elder Mo Feng’s true essence surged and it crazily dove into the demonic core. The red light once again enveloped the other party, but just like before… Su Yin acted as if he was chasing away mosquitoes.
He waved his arm once and then continued to gather medicine.
It was as if the illusion attack that Elder Mo Feng had used against him didn’t exist!
“Could it possibly be that…”
“This demonic core has been used too many times and is no longer useful?”
Elder Mo Feng tried a few more times and found that the other party wasn’t affected by the slightest. Instead, having continuously injected true essence into the demonic core, Elder Mo Feng himself was panting for breath.
Elder Mo Feng’s mentality couldn’t help but be shaken.
This kind of demonic core left behind by a phantom beast, if used too many times, it would indeed lose its effects. But… since the Sect Master gave it to me, there shouldn’t be such a problem!
Could it be that the cultivation base of this Little Uncle-Master was at the Inheritance Realm?
How could that be possible?!
18-year-old Grand Master Realm powerhouses were already extremely rare throughout the entire continent, as for Inheritance Realm and above… that simply didn’t exist.
Elder Mo Feng reckoned that even if he concealed himself with special means, Su Yin would still certainly be able to detect him if he was that strong! In that case, why was it that he was still unharmed?
“I should test it on Yao Zhan. If he falls into an illusion and can’t come out of it, it means that the demonic core is fully functional.” Elder Mo Feng thought.
Elder Mo Feng was starting to get suspicious that this treasure in his hand was no longer useful after he tried it so many times against Su Yin to no avail. After a moment of confusion, he made a decision and stopped following the latter.
Turning around, he flew in the direction of the Secluded Immortal Abode.
If the demonic core was functional, that could only mean that this Little Uncle-Master’s strength was unfathomable. Disturbing him was akin to courting death.
But if there was a problem with the demonic core, then Elder Mo Feng had no choice but to find other ways to continue his investigation.
Elder Mo Feng soon discovered Yao Zhan in the place where they remained hidden previously.
“Elder Mo…” Seeing Elder Mo Feng in front of him who came back after following Su Yin for only ten plus minutes, this disciple of the Wind Thunder Sect was confused.
“Don’t talk, look at me…” Elder Mo Feng’s power surged as he held the demonic core.
Buzz!
Yao Zhan froze in place as if he had fallen into a terrifying place.
His face twitched and his body quivered in fear.
“It’s still functional…” Elder Mo Feng was stunned.
Obviously, this disciple of the Sect Master had fallen into an illusion.
He would be unable to wake up for a short period of time.
“Could it be that he’s really at the Inheritance Realm?”
Elder Mo Feng swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His pupils constricted.
If that Little Uncle-Master really had this kind of cultivation base—he could easily beat the Sect Master of the Wind Thunder Sect to death—let alone the Silver-Winged Azure Wyrm!
In this case, the Immortal Guardian Sect didn’t decline in strength…
But they became stronger instead!
It was only after an hour later did Yao Zhan recovered. Sweating all over, he looked as if he had just participated in a great battle. He looked feeble and his body felt weak.
“Elder Mo, what happened?”
Yao Zhan’s vision was still blurry.
He might be sober now, but he still couldn’t believe the scene that he had seen.
“It’s okay, just continue to look at me…” Hesitant to give up so easily, Elder Mo Feng continued to infuse his true essence into the demonic core.
“I…” Before he could speak, Yao Zhan fell into an illusion once more and saw countless monsters baring their teeth and waving their claws as they rushed towards him.
His face was instantly distorted as if he had gone crazy.
“It seems that their Little Uncle-Master is really in disguise.”
Elder Mo Feng’s heart went cold upon confirming that the demonic core was fully functional.
Although he wasn’t able to determine Su Yin’s true cultivation base, he was 100% sure that Su Yin’s cultivation base must be far above him. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so easy to recover so fast from the illusion of the demonic core to such an extent that it almost had no effect at all.
From the current situation, even if the Silver-Winged Azure Wyrm wasn’t killed by Su Yin.
Its death must be closely related to him.
Despite knowing all of these, Elder Mo Feng’s determination to take revenge didn’t wane.
An idea soon came to him.
“As long as I can prove that he’s colluding with the Demon King, so what if he’s strong?”
His opponent couldn’t be affected by the demonic core, his strength was incomparable compared to his. In that case, why not borrow a knife to kill?
The ten major sects of Great Yan Prefecture all hated demonic cultivators. Once they knew that this Little Uncle-Master was in collusion with the Demon King… it was only a matter of time before he would be targeted by everyone and brought to trial.
It didn’t matter how high his cultivation base was for it wouldn’t be useful at all!
“That’s right, I shall do it this way…”
Thinking of this, Elder Mo Feng hid once more.
As long as he could prove that the Nirvana Demon King was taking residence in this mansion. It could also be proved that the two were connected to each other. When that happened, then Su Yin would never be able to escape from the crime of colluding with the Demon King!
…
Su Yin—who was in the middle of collecting medicine—was confused.
He sensed that someone was peeping at him just now, but even after searching a few times, he couldn’t find the culprit.
Was he mistaken?
“It seems that the woods around here are not as safe as I expected…”
“Forget about it, the medicine is almost ready anyway, so I shall go back now!” Su Yin turned around and walked in the opposite direction.
He only managed to walk a few steps before he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Beneath a rock that wasn’t so far away from where he was standing—a bright flower was hidden among the bushes. It swayed with the wind and emanated a faint fragrance.
“Could that be… Cold Sungrass?” Su Yin’s eyes lit up.
Su Yin might’ve learned how to distinguish medicine, and his proficiency in it gave him the ability to distinguish thousands of medicinal herbs from each other. But since the Forbidden Grounds was a remote and barren place, the number of herbs that grew there was limited.
He knew the names and properties of a lot of herbs, but he hadn’t actually seen them personally.
Just like this medicinal herb in front of him…
It exuded a peony-like fragrance, some of the petals were bright red, and some were white. It stood steadfast like the scorching sun shining on white snow. Looking at it made anyone feel the illusion of coldness, but at the same time, a spring-like warmth.
The medicinal herb was exactly the same as the Cold Sungrass recorded in the book!
This herb was an excellent healing medicine. It was twice as effective as the previous herbs that he had collected combined! With this herb, and paired with the appropriate supporting herbs.
A faster recovery would be possible for that injured disciple in the Secluded Immortal Abode.
He approached the herb in excitement and was just about to pick it up when he heard a faint sound.
“Little friend, wait a minute!”
Then, Su Yin saw an old man.
The old man was also carrying a basket.
He seemed to be in his sixties and was dressed in coarse linen.
“Senior, what instructions do you have?” Su Yin became slightly wary.
This mountain forest might not be so close to the Immortal Guardian Sect, but it was still under its jurisdiction.
Under normal circumstances, few people would come over here…
But now, an old man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stopped him from picking up a medicinal herb? What was this old man planning to do?
Seeing his vigilance, the old man smiled.
“Don’t misunderstand. I am also gathering herbs around here like you, and I saw that you were about to pluck the Cold Sungrass with bare hands. I was just afraid that you might make a huge mistake, so I couldn’t help but speak up!”
“A huge mistake?”
Nodding, the old man stroked his beard and said. “Since you are able to accurately identify and pick up herbs by yourself. You should know a lot in regards to medicine refinement. Don’t you know that the greatest taboo with the Cold Sungrass is to pick it up with bare hands?”
“This…” Su Yin blinked. He really didn’t know about this.
When the soul remnant taught him pharmacology, it didn’t mention anything similar to this.
Could it be that there were special means necessary to gather medicinal herbs?