1214: C1214 A Cruel Prison

C1214 A Cruel Prison

Since Tang Ao did not even know who these people were, of course Tang Ao would not tell the truth. However, after Tang Ao had finished speaking, Xi Men Xiao started laughing out loud: "You still dare to lie to this old man, you're just a wet behind the ears brat, and you're just an ant that has fallen into the Forgotten River. How can you wake up from the Phantom Flower Venom in less than an incense's time?1

Hearing Ximen Xiao's words, Tang Ao also remembered the illusion he had just experienced. It was obvious that the scene just now was due to him being poisoned by the Phantom Flower Venom. As this place was too dark, if one did not carefully observe carefully, they would not be able to see the existence of this kind of small flower.

After carefully sweeping through the area with his soul intent, Tang Ao was shocked to find that there were such little flowers everywhere in the cave. The reason why the surrounding martial artists were sitting cross-legged on the ground and recuperating was because they were using their martial arts to resist this flower's poison. Tang Ao felt it for a moment and realized that the flower's poison was corroding his body all the time.

After the poison entered his body, the small amount of Essence in his body was continuously consumed by the poison. As the Essence in his body began to dissipate, the speed at which this poison entered his body slowed down by a bit. Tang Ao immediately understood that this poison had a strong target. The stronger a warrior was, the stronger they would be when attacked by the poison, and the weaker their cultivation was, the weaker they would be affected by the poison.

Just as Tang Ao was thinking of this, Tang Ao suddenly felt another wave of dizziness and a few blurry figures appeared before his eyes once again. With the experience from before, Tang Ao immediately gathered all of his remaining Essence and started to circulate it throughout his body. As Tang Ao began to cultivate, all of the Essence that was thin to the point of being almost non-existent was also absorbed and refined by Tang Ao. In the end, the refined Essence was canceled out by the flower poison and turned into nothingness.

Tang Ao's eyes became serious. This place was truly a cruel prison to warriors. As the cave was filled with these dark black colored illusions, warriors had to cultivate at all times in order to defend against the Phantom Flower Venom. However, after painstakingly absorbing and refining a bit of Essence, it would then be melted by the Phantom Flower Venom in his body.

Thus, if a martial artist wanted to live here, they would have to constantly cultivate. Some martial artists with poor talent might even need to constantly cultivate in order to live. Looking at Tang Ao's changing eyes, Xi Men Xiao knew that Tang Ao probably understood the mysteriousness of this place. Xi Men Xiao had wanted to teach Tang Ao a little, but it seemed like there was no need.

"Kid, you're not being honest. Now that you understand the mysteries of the cave, you can leave." Xi Men Xiao closed his eyes after he finished speaking. After hesitating for a while, he said: "If you are willing to speak the truth, then I can let you stay on the Ximen family's territory." Obviously, Xi Men Xiao was very interested in Tang Ao escaping from the Phantom Flower Venom in the time it took for an incense stick to burn.

If it was the Ximen Xiao from before, Tang Ao would naturally not know what he meant. But now, Tang Ao understood. This underground cave was vast and endless. It was unknown just how many warriors were locked up here. And all the warriors here needed to absorb and refine a massive amount of heaven and earth origin energy. Any places that were slightly richer would be taken by others. Wherever there were people, there would be martial arts world. These words would apply wherever there were people. Although Tang Ao had a good impression of Ximen Xiao, he had no plans to join Ximen Xiao's faction yet. Therefore, Tang Ao stood up and cupped his fists with Ximen Xiao, then Tang Ao headed towards a tunnel.

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