Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Soul-Departing Miasma

"Who goes there!"As Lu Qingshan approached the area, he was immediately stopped by a Golden Core Cultivator.

The importance of the Spirit Vein was well understood by both the Mountain and Sea Pavilion and the Demon Race.

Therefore, although Lu Qingshan was a disciple of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, he was stopped before he got too close to the Spirit Vein.

"Qi Refining disciple Lu Qingshan, here to support the uncles in guarding the Spirit Vein."

The Golden Core Cultivator frowned, about to refuse, but before the cultivator could speak, Lu Qingshan quickly added.

"Although my cultivation is modest, I have some knowledge of the methods of the Demon Race, which might provide some assistance in guarding the Spirit Vein."

The Golden Core Cultivator hesitated, scrutinizing Lu Qingshan, "You know something about the methods of the Demon Race?"

Lu Qingshan nodded.

"How can you prove it?" The methods of the Demon Race were not even clear to the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion; he had no reason to believe a Qi Refining Cultivator making such bold claims without proof.

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"Uncle, please introspect your Divine Soul, and you will see that what I say is true."

The Golden Core Cultivator was startled.

Instinctively following Lu Qingshan's instructions, he quickly examined the Divine Soul within the Divine Palace at the center of his forehead.

"What is this?!"

The Golden Core Cultivator exclaimed in shock.

It turned out that his seemingly unharmed Divine Soul was now enveloped in a thin layer of black mist that could not be dispelled.

"The method of the Poisonous Demon Lord, Soul-Departing Miasma," Lu Qingshan spoke gravely.

"What is the Soul-Departing Miasma?" The Golden Core Cultivator's expression turned solemn as he looked at Lu Qingshan. "What else do you know?"

"I suspect that not only you, uncle, but also the other uncles guarding the Spirit Vein have been affected by this miasma," Lu Qingshan warned.

The Golden Core Cultivator's expression darkened, realizing the gravity of the situation, "Wait here for a moment."

Immediately, the Golden Core Cultivator turned and hurried inside.

He needed to report this information to the lead Void Refining Cultivator.

Lu Qingshan stood still, quietly waiting for news.

Without surprise, with this, he was definitely going to join the team guarding the Spirit Vein at Wuya Peak.

In a previous life's Ruin Realm instance, he had verified the feasibility of this method several times.

As for the black mist in the Golden Core Cultivator's Divine Soul, it was indeed the Soul-Departing Miasma of the Poisonous Demon Lord, just as he had claimed.

How did he know this?

It was not difficult; when the Ruin Realm instance was first opened, "Nine Heavens" had also released the background information of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion on their official website.

Among these materials were detailed accounts of the event where the Mountain and Sea Pavilion was destroyed.

"In the battle where the sect was destroyed, not a single cultivator of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion chose to flee; the entire sect perished together."

"At its peak, the Mountain and Sea Pavilion fell in less than a day under the Poisonous Demon Lord, not only because of the strength of the Demon Race but also because of their treacherous methods."

"The Poisonous Demon Lord was cunning, superficially offering the Mountain and Sea Pavilion one night to consider surrendering, seemingly giving them ample time to organize forces for a final resistance."

"In actuality, the Poisonous Demon Lord never believed that the Mountain and Sea Pavilion would surrender to the Demon Race; this move was only to buy enough time for his Soul-Departing Miasma to infiltrate the entire Mountain and Sea Pavilion."

"The Soul-Departing Miasma is colorless, odorless, and non-poisonous, with an extremely wide range of transmission. The Mountain and Sea Pavilion was almost completely unaware of the methods of the Poisonous Demon Lord, nearly all of them were infected."

"…"

To Lu Qingshan, this was akin to an official guide disclosed by the game designers of "Nine Heavens" to the players.

It wasn't very straightforward; players had to analyze and extract useful information on their own before they could use it.

Unfortunately, most players didn't have the inclination to read the dull, dry textual background provided by the official sources.

Even those who did, wouldn't think about these deeper issues.

At most, they would skim through quickly, and people like Lu Qingshan who would study and think through deeply were rare indeed.

For ninety percent of the players,

when running dungeons, brute force was the answer.

Without experiencing a thorough thrashing, they wouldn't learn to play the game with their brains.

...

Due to the special non-toxic effects of the Soul-Departing Miasma and the lack of preparedness for it, even the high-level cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion had not noticed that the Soul-Departing Miasma had silently infiltrated all the cultivators of the sect.

The function of the Soul-Departing Miasma was to increase the damage from demonic attributes received by the cultivators by 20%.

This was one of the signature skills of the Demon Lord of All Poisons.

It was also one of the reasons why the Mountain and Sea Pavilion quickly fell into disarray.

As one of the ancient major sects that first confronted the invasion of the Demon Race, the Mountain and Sea Pavilion was, due to ignorance of the Demon Race's tactics, manipulated by the Demon Race from start to finish.

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"Come in with me," the Golden Core Cultivator said, his face already darkened and looking quite grim when he reappeared in front of Lu Qingshan.

Clearly, he had verified the truth of what Lu Qingshan had said.

Under the guidance of the Golden Core Cultivator, Lu Qingshan passed many high-level cultivators and headed deep into the Spirit Vein.

Until in Lu Qingshan's attribute panel, a new status appeared, "Spiritual Power Abundance" - Practicing cultivation techniques here would greatly increase the experience points gained.

"Are you Lu Qingshan?" A middle-aged male cultivator with brows full of worry looked at Lu Qingshan and asked.

This was the Void Refining Cultivator guarding the Fourth Grade Spirit Vein at Wuya Peak, True Venerable Yuan Yang.

Seeing Lu Qingshan nod, True Venerable Yuan Yang asked again, "What exactly is this Soul-Departing Miasma you speak of?"

Lu Qingshan honestly told True Venerable Yuan Yang about the effects of the Soul-Departing Miasma.

"Is there any way to get rid of this Soul-Departing Miasma?"

"The Soul-Departing Miasma itself is not toxic, so cultivators only need to slowly erase this miasma using the power of their Divine Souls.

The strength of the Soul-Departing Miasma lies in its stealth and widespread transmission; I estimate that at this moment, most of the cultivators in our Mountain and Sea Pavilion have been affected by it. Please inform the Sect Master as soon as possible, Uncle Master Yuan Yang.

Moreover, the Soul-Departing Miasma is not dominant; if one is vigilant, it can easily prevent the invasion of the Divine Soul."

With time pressing, Lu Qingshan did not wait for True Venerable Yuan Yang to ask further and introduced him in detail to the situation of the Soul-Departing Miasma.

Upon hearing this, True Venerable Yuan Yang also understood the urgency of the situation, without further ado, he took out a sect token from his storage ring.

The token flashed with light.

A divine sense emitted from it.

He needed to transmit this information swiftly.

His status did not allow him to contact the Sect Master directly.

Therefore, he could only relay the message through intermediaries, layer by layer, which required more time and allowed no delays. Sёarch* The nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Send the order down, tell everyone to act quickly to expel the Soul-Departing Miasma," True Venerable Yuan Yang commanded in a low voice, regaining his composure.

True Venerable Yuan Yang gave Lu Qingshan a meaningful look, finally adding without further questions, "Since you have some understanding of the methods of the Demon Race, stay here for now; you might still be of use later."

— The situation was urgent, he had no time to waste.