“Since you’ve gained a bit of opportunity, you should also know that Cultivators possess Spiritual Consciousness,” Leo said as he looked at Black Poison King.
After hearing Leo’s explanation, Black Poison King’s pupils dilated, blood spilled from his mouth, and soon he lost his breath.
Black Poison King was slain!
Leo let out a deep breath. Battling with Black Poison King had consumed a lot of his energy and Spiritual Power.
However, now was not the time to rest.
Black Poison King surely had secrets. He possessed the Death Soul Banner, knowledge about different planes and Cultivators, and the ability to refine Ghost Soldiers. He had already set foot on the path of a Ghost Cultivator.
Without unraveling the secrets within Black Poison King, Leo wouldn’t be able to sleep at night.
Although Black Poison King was dead, since it had just happened, Leo could still use Soul Search on him.
Leo’s gaze focused, and a condensed Spiritual Consciousness spread out from his brow, swiftly entering Black Poison King’s mind.
Performing Soul Search was extremely draining on both energy and Spiritual Consciousness. Additionally, Leo’s cultivation was only at the level of a Great Spirit Master, so he couldn’t retrieve all of Black Poison King’s memories-only a small fraction of them.
After a while, Leo opened his eyes, a hint of realization shining in them.
Even though he only obtained a small portion of Black Poison King’s memories, Leo now knew the source of the Death Soul Banner-it was obtained by Black Poison King in the Shennong Range!
Half a year ago, while searching for poisons in the Shennong Range, Black Poison King accidentally discovered a dry skeleton in a cave.
Beside the withered bones, there was a damaged storage bag.
When Black Poison King picked up the storage bag, faint black spots of light emerged from the bones, and a strand of fading Spiritual Consciousness entered Black Poison King’s mind.
The method of refining mortal souls and some information about different planes and Cultivators were learned by Black Poison King from that fading Spiritual Consciousness.
As for the Death Soul Banner, Black Poison King found it inside the damaged storage bag.
The vast and mysterious Shennong Range held many secrets. In Black Poison King’s memories, he only had fragments of obtaining the storage bag.
Finding the cave and the skeleton that Black Poison King discovered would be quite difficult.
Leo shook his head gently, temporarily giving up on the plan to investigate the Shennong Range.
Then, Leo reached into Black Poison King’s pouch and felt around, retrieving a gray-brown storage bag.
After enduring the passage of time, the surface of the storage bag had developed some cracks and damage.
With a sweep of his Spiritual Consciousness, Leo easily entered the storage bag.
Over the long years, the original imprints of Spiritual Consciousness on the storage bag had faded away.
In Leo’s mind, the first thing that appeared was a neatly arranged pile of Spirit Stones.
Although the number of Spirit Stones wasn’t large, it wasn’t a small amount either, approximately over a thousand pieces.
These Spirit Stones were all of the middle-grade variety. While not extraordinary, they were a pleasant surprise for Leo.
Normally, even the lowest-grade storage bag would have a space inside as large as a luxurious three-story villa.
However, due to the damage to this storage bag, its internal space had been compressed, and many precious items had been destroyed by the fractured space.
Among the remaining items, besides the Spirit Stones, there was a set of Ghost Formation Flags and a black pearl.
Since Leo wasn’t a Ghost Cultivator, the Ghost Formation Flags had no use for him.
With a gesture of his right hand, Leo took out the black pearl.
The black pearl was completely pitch black, lightweight, and not too large, fitting perfectly in one hand.
A cold sensation radiated from the palm.
If Leo wasn’t mistaken, this should be a Yin Spirit Pearl, capable of nurturing ghostly creatures.
This item was indeed a rare treasure.
The Yin Spirit Pearl is a treasure specifically used by Ghost Cultivators to nurture ghostly creatures. These creatures can reside in the Yin Spirit Pearl for cultivation, progressing much faster than in the outside world.
Although Leo was not a Ghost Cultivator, when he encountered autonomous ghostly creatures, he can subdue them and let them reside in the Yin Spirit Pearl, thus gaining an extra fighting force.
From the contents of the storage bag, it can be seen that the original owner of the bag was a highly advanced Ghost Cultivator.
After retrieving the Yin Spirit Pearl and Death Soul Banner back into the storage bag, Leo prepared to go check on Thunder Dragon, Fire Rose, and the others who were unconscious on the ground. However, he suddenly heard a series of violent coughing nearby.
Juliet’s face turned pale as she continuously coughed up bright red blood.
Apparently, the poison that she had been suppressing with the Profound Ice Cocoon had erupted.
“Juliet, how are you?” Leo’s figure flashed as he arrived by Juliet’s side.
Juliet leaned against a large tree, her face completely drained of color.
“Leo, I couldn’t successfully suppress and eliminate the poison in my body…” Juliet’s voice was weak.
Leo asked, “Where is the wound?”
A pained expression briefly stiffened Juliet’s face, and in her gaze towards Leo, there was a hint of embarrassment and hesitation.
But it was only a slight hesitation, and Juliet still revealed the location of the wound. “Just above my left chest.”
Left chest…
A somewhat embarrassed look appeared on Leo’s face.
“Poof…!”
Just as Juliet finished speaking, she couldn’t help but spew out a mouthful of blood, her complexion becoming even more ghastly.
Although there were differences between men and women, when it concerned Juliet’s life and death, Leo couldn’t be too considerate, “Juliet, I know medical techniques. I want to examine and treat you.”
Juliet coughed up more blood, her gaze fixed on Leo for a second, then nodded. “I would trouble you.”
Miao family women were generally straightforward in character, and Juliet knew that this was not the time to be shy.
“Then I will offend.” Leo said, reaching out his hand and unfastening Juliet’s clothing.
A strange and faint fragrance, different from perfume, entered Leo’s nose.
Fair shoulders, delicate collarbones, a purple chest wrap…
Skin as delicate as a baby’s, seemingly fragile.
The scene in front of him made Leo subconsciously swallow, even though he had developed a strong immunity to beautiful women.
Leo quickly composed himself and focused his gaze on a small spot, about an inch above the chest wrap, where a dark red blood dot could be seen.
Clearly, that blood dot was where the needle had pierced.
Leo glanced at Juliet’s eyes and said, “Juliet, I’m going to remove the poison needle now.”
Enduring the pain of the poison spreading through her body, Juliet nodded.
Leo could clearly feel Juliet’s life force growing weaker and weaker. Once the suppression of the Profound Ice Cocoon collapsed, Juliet’s fate would be death from the poison.
Leo took a deep breath, extended his right hand, and brought his middle and index fingers together, pressing them on the needle puncture point on Juliet’s left chest.
Locking onto the location of the poison needle with his consciousness, he let Spiritual Power flow through his fingers into Juliet’s body, then controlled it to envelop the poison needle.
Leo narrowed his eyes, quickly withdrawing his fingers.
From the needle puncture point, a black blood droplet emerged.