Earlier, when they saw Sect Leader Zhu deal with the traitors so decisively, Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue had thought everything was under her control, and that her supposed injury was rely a pretext to deceive enemies.
However, reality proved that the situation was far more complex than they had imagined—Sect Leader Zhu truly seed to have fallen victim to a secret plot!
Seeing Zhu Baiyi on the verge of collapse, Jiang Mo's expression changed as she hurriedly supported her, asking: "Sect Leader, what's happened to you? Were you really injured by soone's secret plot, requiring the Spirit Nourishing Pill to heal?"
Zhu Baiyi's complexion was ashen with a tinge of bluish-black, clearly indicating a dire situation. After recovering for quite so ti, she gradually recounted what had happened...
It turned out that after parting ways with Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue, she had escorted Qingyu back to Xuanqing Sect. She had originally planned to stay in Xuanqing City for a few more days but unexpectedly received news that her sect was at war with Nine Abyss Sect.
Earlier at Naless Temple, Zhu Baiyi had already decided to exact revenge on Nine Abyss Sect. Later, when trapped in the underground world for a year, suffering trendously, she was also implicated by Nine Abyss Sect. With such new and old grudges, Zhu Baiyi naturally returned to Crimson Blood Sect imdiately, intending to have a proper confrontation with Nine Abyss Sect. To her surprise, after being out of sight for just over a year, traitors had already erged within the sect!
Normally, such a thing wouldn't happen. Even though people in demonic sects weren't as loyal to their sect leaders as those in righteous sects, a re year was truly insignificant for cultivators. If Zhu Baiyi had disappeared for a hundred or eighty years, it would be quite possible for her to be usurped, but the ti had been too short. She hadn't considered this possibility and was completely unprepared, thus falling victim to the plot.
In fact, with Zhu Baiyi's Great Achievent realm cultivation, she didn't initially notice that she had been attacked until one day when she suddenly found herself at a disadvantage during combat. She still won that battle, but after returning to the demonic vessel and examining herself, she discovered abnormalities in her divine soul.
The Spirit Nourishing Pill could indeed treat soul injuries, but Zhu Baiyi obviously could no longer trust anyone in Crimson Blood Sect.
She took out a jade bottle from her storage ring and said: "This is the Spirit Nourishing Pill that Elder Shi brought back this ti. He told
he obtained it with you two, but I still haven't dared to take it."
Hearing this, Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue both looked at the jade bottle. The bottle was indeed the one from the auction house, with its seal intact. Additionally, they noticed that beyond the original seal, the entire jade bottle had been sealed with another layer of spiritual energy. Judging by the technique and the spiritual energy, it was undoubtedly Sect Leader Zhu's work, showing that she not only didn't dare to consu it but was deeply cautious.
Of course, given Zhu Baiyi's current predicant, such caution was entirely justified. In fact, it was precisely due to her vigilance that the situation hadn't deteriorated further.
Looking at the sealed jade bottle, Yun Qingyue hesitated before asking: "May I take a look?"
Zhu Baiyi was reluctant but after consideration, she handed over the jade bottle.
Since Yun Qingyue still couldn't transform into human form, she naturally couldn't take it, so Jiang Mo accepted the bottle for her. Before opening the seal, Zhu Baiyi specifically reminded her to be careful. Seeing the Sect Leader's current condition, Jiang Mo naturally exercised extre caution.
Her protective golden light shone brilliantly, and her fair hand was covered with a thin layer of flowing tal. Fully prepared, Jiang Mo opened the bottle's seal, her cautious deanor no different from defusing a bomb. When the layers of restrictions were removed and the dicinal fragrance wafted out from the bottle, Jiang Mo felt her spirits lifted just from slling it, indicating that the dicine inside was not counterfeit.
To confirm this, she even poured the pill into her palm. The clear pill patterns on the lustrous white dicine were visible—those knowledgeable could imdiately tell the authenticity of the dicine. The tiger might not recognize pill patterns, but her senior sister and the Sect Leader certainly could.
They exchanged bewildered glances, unable to believe the pill was genuine. Just as they were about to check for poison or other hidden issues, Jiang Mo, holding the pill, suddenly heard a system alert—
"Warning, warning, foreign power intrusion detected, system initiating virus removal protocol..."
The stuttering system spoke fluently again, clearly another warning program set by the main system. However, this phrasing sounded familiar to Jiang Mo, though she couldn't imdiately recall where she had heard it before.
While pondering this, she quickly returned the pill to the jade bottle. This abnormal and swift action imdiately caught the attention of the other two present. Yun Qingyue was particularly concerned, asking with so urgency and worry: "What's wrong? Has sothing happened?"
Jiang Mo nodded, about to say sothing when a flash of inspiration struck, and she rembered where she had heard the system's words before. Her tiger eyes imdiately brightened, and she hurriedly resealed the dicine, organizing her thoughts before speaking: "Just now, a force tried to invade my divine soul. It felt sowhat familiar. After thinking about it, I finally rembered. Back when we were underground, I had a confrontation with Third Elder, and she released so small insects to bite . The feeling was similar to now."
More insects—Yun Qingyue couldn't help but think of their experience last night.
Jiang Mo thought of it too, and connecting it to the black line worms from last night, her arms imdiately broke out in goosebumps. She quickly resealed the jade bottle and threw it away like a hot potato: "This dicine can't be used."
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What's more important, points or one's mother-in-law? Is this even a question that needs consideration?
It wasn't a major issue for Jiang Mo to co into contact with unclean things herself, as the system bound to her soul could help eliminate viruses. But this virus-removal function was built into the system and passively activated; even Jiang Mo couldn't use it at will, let alone solve Zhu Baiyi's problem. Moreover, with the Spirit Nourishing Pill now ruined, the only option left was the system mall.
Since realizing that self-cultivation wasn't slower than leveling up by defeating monsters, Jiang Mo had consciously reduced the system's influence on herself. For trivial matters, she was still willing to seek the system's help, but when facing real challenges, she wouldn't resort to the system without even trying.
However, there was one temptation Jiang Mo couldn't resist—the system mall!
The system mall connected to three thousand worlds, and its products were all-encompassing. Jiang Mo had obtained excellent items for her senior sister several tis, all with outstanding effects. In the current situation, the system mall was the best option.
Jiang Mo tentatively nudged the system: "System, have you completed the virus removal?"
The system, sealed by the White Tiger, was noticeably slower to respond. After a few seconds, it replied: "Virus, removal, complete."
Hearing this, Jiang Mo breathed a sigh of relief, then asked: "System, when we encountered Third Elder before, you also initiated the virus removal program. How about it, is the target of this virus removal the sa as last ti?"
The system responded earnestly, stuttering: "No, not the sa, virus, up-upgraded."
Hearing this, Jiang Mo's eyes flashed. If the system said they were different because of an upgrade, did that confirm that the secret plot on the Spirit Nourishing Pill and Third Elder's insects from before were indeed from the sa source? However, their opponent had always been Nine Abyss Sect, so encountering similar tactics wasn't particularly surprising.
After this tentative inquiry, she temporarily set aside this topic and asked: "System, the Sect Leader has also fallen victim to a plot. Can you scan her condition and find so dicine for her in the mall?"
The system appeared quite troubled by this request, responding pitifully: "Host, energy is, being blocked, cannot scan."
Jiang Mo paused upon hearing this and switched tactics: "Then what about dicine for treating the divine soul? The system mall claims to have everything, so it should have the Spirit Nourishing Pill from the cultivation world, right?" As she spoke, she felt a pang of heartache, and after thinking of sothing else, she asked: "And insect repellent, do you have any?"
Though the White Tiger's seal made the system sluggish in responding to its host, it imdiately understood her aning. It understood both Jiang Mo's pain at the upcoming expense and what she ant by insect repellent. It quickly opened the mall to search for products, and within seconds, displayed suitable product pages before Jiang Mo.
Jiang Mo clutched her points, trembling, not even looking at the product price yet but already imagining the significant expenditure she was about to face. After all, Sect Leader Zhu was at the Great Achievent realm and needed ninth-grade pills for treatnt, which would undoubtedly be expensive.
However, when she anxiously looked at the price tag, she montarily thought she had misread—1000 points for a ninth-grade Spirit Nourishing Pill suitable for a Great Achievent realm cultivator. Such a cheap price made Jiang Mo suspect either her eyes were deceiving her or the mall had input the wrong price, mistakenly marking it down.
Confirming she wasn't seeing things, Jiang Mo imdiately placed an order with lightning speed. Only after receiving the dicine did she remind the system: "System, is the price of this pill in the mall incorrect? Why is it so cheap?"
The system had observed all her actions. If it had a body, it would probably be rolling its eyes: "Host, rest assured, the mall never, makes mistakes. This world's, products, include free shipping, so they're cheaper." After a pause, it added: "Points value, very high, system is not stingy."
The last sentence was spoken exceptionally fluently, as if the system was shouting with all its might.
For the first ti, Jiang Mo took the system's words to heart. Thinking about the items she had purchased before, which weren't products of this world, she imdiately felt heartbroken about the substantial shipping fees she had paid.
With this in mind, she glanced at the "insect repellent" recomnded by the system... Good heavens, 5000 points—highway robbery!
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