Chapter 347: The Antidote Formula

“Mo Su, I was poisoned in the Flower and Wood Clan, it has nothing to do with my master!” Yun Qingxue hurriedly defended the Purple Song Sage.

For her sake, her master and the others had already endured so much. If her master were to be wrongfully accused by Mo Su because of her, Yun Qingxue truly felt her conscience would be troubled.

“Your Majesty!” Mo Su frowned deeply but ultimately let out a long sigh.

The Flower King was unaware of her true origins, so it was inevitable that she might mistakenly blame the Purple Song Sage and Yun Ye!

“Clan Leader Mo Su, now is not the time to debate right and wrong. Our most urgent task is to find a way to cure Qingxue’s poison! If you know the antidote, please tell us!” Yun Ye bowed deeply to Mo Su.

Mo Su merely gave him a cold glance and said indifferently, “Demon King, there’s no need for such formalities. The Flower King is the ruler of our Flower and Wood Clan! I, Mo Su, care more about her safety than anyone else!”

Mo Su then turned to Yun Qingxue and said respectfully, “Your Majesty, do not worry. I know the formula for the antidote! However…” At this point, Mo Su frowned slightly, as if encountering some difficulty.

“However what?” Yun Ye pressed urgently.

“However, several of the essential ingredients for the antidote are extremely rare!” Mo Su sighed with a frown.

“Clan Leader Mo Su, you need not worry about that. No matter how difficult, I will definitely procure the ingredients!” Yun Ye declared firmly.

Yun Qingxue, however, gazed at him thoughtfully. Why did she feel that Yun Ye seemed overly concerned about her?

Yun Ye also realized that his urgency might have revealed too much concern, so he quickly added, “My disgraceful daughter previously committed a wrong, so whatever ingredients Clan Leader Mo Su needs, just name them. I shall consider it as repaying her debt!”

“Very well.” Mo Su nodded faintly and said, “In that case, let us first find a place to write down the antidote formula. Then, I will explain where each of the medicinal herbs can be found.”

“Please!” The Purple Song Sage immediately stepped aside, allowing Mo Su to enter Luoyun Mountain.

Earlier, they had spent so much time discussing the antidote formula, never expecting it would come so easily!

Mo Su entered Luoyun Mountain, took pen and paper, and listed all the required ingredients one by one. Holding the formula, she explained to everyone, “This antidote requires forty-five ingredients in total. Thirty-seven are relatively common, but eight are exceptionally rare!

“Fire Orchid, Dragon Bone Incense, Windseeker, Black Xunzi, Green Pearl, Red Zhanglan, Pale Bamboo, and Purple Jade Cassia.

“Among them, the Fire Orchid, as far as I know, is only possessed by Lan Xin of the Flower and Wood Clan. Dragon Bone Incense grows near the Dragon King’s palace. Windseeker and Black Xunzi thrive in the darkest corners of the demon realm, while Green Pearl grows by the Naihe Bridge in the underworld.

“As for the remaining three ingredients, they are the hardest to find because… they grow in the divine realm!”

“I can return to the Dragon Palace immediately to retrieve the Dragon Bone Incense,” Jin Lin said promptly after hearing this.

“We can return to the demon realm to find Windseeker and Black Xunzi,” Mo Changxing added.

“I can go to the Naihe Bridge in the underworld to retrieve the Green Pearl,” the Purple Song Sage offered.

“So, only four ingredients remain: the Fire Orchid in Lan Xin’s possession and the three from the divine realm,” Yun Ye analyzed.

“The Fire Orchid in Lan Xin’s hands isn’t the most difficult. After all, we already have a plan to retrieve the antidote formula from her. We just need to adjust it to obtain the Fire Orchid instead,” the Purple Song Sage said.

“Then, the remaining challenge is the three ingredients from the divine realm! Those will be the hardest to acquire!” Mo Su added.

“The divine race has always had minimal interaction with other races, especially since a thousand years ago when they became almost entirely isolated. Not only is finding the herbs difficult, but even setting foot in the divine realm is no easy task. Moreover, if the divine race discovers outsiders trespassing on their territory, they will execute them without hesitation as demons,” Jin Lin said with a frown.

“There is one person who can enter the divine realm!” Mo Su said, frowning.

At these words, everyone immediately turned to look at her.

“Senior, are you referring to… the Phoenix King, Feng Zihuang?” Mo Changxing was the first to react.

Mo Su nodded. “In the entire Xuanling Continent, the only one who can openly enter the divine realm now is the Phoenix King, the divine bird Feng Huang!”

“No!” Jin Lin immediately rejected the idea as soon as Mo Su finished speaking. “That old bird Feng Zihuang has lived for so many years—his mind is anything but simple!

“On top of that, he’s always had designs on Xuexue. If we ask for his help, who knows what trouble might arise!”

…

Divine Realm.

In the majestic divine hall, a translucent peony bloomed with dignified elegance.

Divine King Huan Tian stood before the Star Blue Peony, clad in a pure white robe embroidered with dazzling golden clouds. He reached out a slender hand, intending to caress the beautiful petals.

The peony trembled slightly, avoiding his touch.

Huan Tian was unperturbed, merely curling his lips into a wicked smile. He spoke, his clear voice echoing through the solemn divine hall.

“I heard you and Yun Ye’s daughter—what was her name again? Yun Sisi—had a conflict with the current useless Flower King…”

A flash of blue light, and Lan Xuechen stood opposite Huan Tian, her cold eyes fixed on him.

Huan Tian continued, “It’s said your daughter was dealt quite a harsh blow by the Flower King…

“Moreover, she’s now imprisoned in Luoyun Mountain by my dear younger brother, the Purple Song Sage. Xuechen…”

Huan Tian’s eyes gleamed with an inscrutable light as he murmured with a smile, “Does it pain you to hear your daughter is suffering?”

“What exactly are you trying to say?” Lan Xuechen asked calmly.

Trapped in this cold divine realm, she longed every day for her husband and child. But she refused to reveal any vulnerability before this man.

The exalted king of the divine realm—beneath his saintly facade lay a heart long corrupted!

“Aren’t you curious how Yun Ye, the man you’ve loved for so long, handled this matter?” Huan Tian’s gaze never left Lan Xuechen, yet her expression remained indifferent.

He took a deep breath, seemingly finding it dull, and decided to cut to the chase. “Your daughter remains imprisoned in Luoyun Mountain by my dear brother, living in darkness day after day—how pitiful, how tragic…

“But do you know what her father has been doing all this time?

“Hah! Nothing! He merely went to Luoyun Mountain a few times to demand her release!

“When the Purple Song Sage refused, insisting on keeping your daughter to avenge his beloved disciple, that coward you love just slunk away!

“Ha ha ha!

“Lan Xuechen! Open your eyes and see clearly what a spineless man you chose!

“All your efforts to bear that bastard for him were utterly wasted!”