Fang Chen frowned slightly. "There are actually such sinister herbs in the world?"
The cultivators present probably had no idea that two Spirit Blood Sect disciples whose cultivations were merely at the Qi Refining levels were scheming against them covertly.
"If the Spirit Blood Sect succeeds, even if the truth is revealed, their deaths will be chalked up to the Immortal Tomb. No one will suspect that the Spirit Blood Sect had a hand in this."
"Does the Heavenly Evil Fruit only take effect once consumed?" Fang Chen asked.
The Mirror of the Universe gave a definite answer.
"These two individuals wouldn't sacrifice themselves, so... this Heavenly Evil Fruit may already be on another cultivator. Perhaps unaware of its effects, they would be manipulated by these two to consume it at the opportune moment," Fang Chen pondered.
What would these two use to deceive a cultivator? And how confident were they that this cultivator would consume the Heavenly Evil Fruit when the Immortal Tomb opened?
When the tomb opened and the fruit was consumed, the source of the malevolent aura would blur, and the four Nascent Soul Realm cultivators would attribute the malevolence aura to the Immortal Tomb.
Regardless, that person had to be found. If the Heavenly Evil Fruit was consumed, even killing those two Spirit Blood Sect cultivators would hardly prevent slaughter and mayhem from unfolding.
Glancing at the prohibition spell in front of the Immortal Tomb's gate, Fang Chen found that the spell's aura was weakening. However, it would still take several days before the four Nascent Soul Realm cultivators could easily open it.
Before the Immortal Tomb opened, Fang Chen had enough time to screen out the one who held the Heavenly Evil Fruit.
The battle was already nearing its end, with more and more people being eliminated. The remaining cultivators were more or less injured, all cutting sorry figures. Outside the field, many Foundation Building Realm cultivators were already quarreling with each other, as disciples from one side killed disciples from the other, settling old scores. Similar incidents were numerous, and if they continued, emotions between both sides would reach a boiling point. If another Heavenly Evil Fruit were to add fuel to the fire, a bloodbath would be unavoidable.
Several Chai Family disciples around Chai Long had been eliminated early on, leaving only Chai Long himself to fend off the enemy's attacks with the help of disciples from Chi Chong's Family. He could only rely on his skills.
"Stop fighting, we have only about two hundred people left. Eliminating a few more will be enough!" someone shouted.
Seeing this, several cultivators who were looking after Chai Long suddenly withdrew their support. As a result, Chai Long was hit in the chest by a Fireball from the enemy, sending him flying backward.
He was eliminated.
Everyone quickly counted each other, and now there were only about two hundred people left. Eliminating three to five more would be enough!
Seeing this, everyone stopped fighting and returned to their respective camps, looking at each other warily.
Chai Long covered his chest, staring at Mo Chou and the others with disbelief in his eyes. "Sister Mo Chou, you guys...."
Didn't we agree to take care of each other?
How could they betray him like this?
"Even If I die, I'll die with my head held high!" Chai Shun cursed loudly and threw out a talisman.
Regardless of whether he lived or died today, he would never give up on this opportunity to obtain the immortal fortune!
The mockery in Chai Long's eyes intensified. He could regonized the talisman Chai Shun had thrown out with one look. It was the one Dongfang Haojie had given him.
Leaving Chai Shun's hand, the talisman transformed into a blazing flame, consuming his opponent. It then continued to blaze as though it wanted to burn through everything in its path.
After the flames subsided, all that remained on the ground were a few black ashes and an ownerless flying sword.
Chai Long's mocking eyes froze, and his face stiffened with shock. The Qi Refining Realm disciples under Chi Chong were also astonished.
What talisman was so tyrannical?!
Chai Shun stared on in disbelief. He never imagined that the talisman Dongfang Haojie handed over to him would possess such power. He had only threw it out to see if luck would be on his side, but he had somehow ended up instantly killing his opponent, a tenth stage Qi Refining Realm cultivator.
"A True Fire Talisman? Well done! It's really impressive that you, a member of the Chai Family, could come up with using a True Fire Talisman like this so casually! Hahaha!"
A Foundation Building Realm cultivator, infuriated yet amused, glanced at the Chai family patriarch, eyes gleaming with cold intent.
"A True Fire Talisman? So that's the kind of talisman it is. These are rarely seen. They are typically used to deal with Foundation Building Realm cultivators. That's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut."
Whispers echoed around.
A True Fire Talisman?
Chai Shun couldn't believe it. He quickly scanned around, searching for Fang Chen's figure. He never expected Fang Chen would entrust such a valuable talisman to him.
At this moment, Chai Long finally regained his composure. He looked at Chai Shun, someone he had always looked down upon....
He actually earned the qualification to enter the Immortal Tomb...
"Why would that guy help him!? Damn it!"
Chai Long's face suddenly turned incredibly grim as he searched the crowd for Fang Chen.
The old woman spoke slowly. "Alright, the candidates have been decided. In a few days when the gates of the Immortal Tomb open, you will have the qualification to enter with us."
The Qi Refining Realm cultivators snapped out of their shock, no longer paying attention to the deceased cultivator, instead expressing joy and excitement at their newfound opportunity.