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Luo Bingbing had no choice but to whistle for the gathering again.
However, the whistle echoed for a long time, yet those people still did not return. After frowning slightly, Luo Bingbing decided not to wait for them any longer.
Just as they were about to leave, the old man whom Luo Bingbing had saved suddenly ran back from a distance, shouting, "Leader, Leader, hurry over! They found an Ice Toad and are fighting over it!"
The old man initially thought that Luo Bingbing would rush over upon hearing his shout, but the Little One showed no reaction at all.
The old man had no choice but to continue running towards Luo Bingbing, shouting at her again. However, even when he reached her side, Luo Bingbing showed no intention of going there.
Thus, he had to ask, "Leader, aren't you going?"
"I'm not going. That Ice Toad is just an ordinary thing to me. If you want to go, then go ahead! We are heading to the cave halfway up the mountain to rest."
Upon hearing Luo Bingbing's words, the old man was taken aback. He couldn't help but think to himself, "Goodness! If the Ice Toad is just an ordinary thing, how wealthy must this Little One be?"
After pondering for a moment in his heart, he immediately said, "My life was saved by you, Leader. From the moment you rescued me, I decided to follow you until death. So wherever you go, I will follow."
"Oh, you don't regret it?" Luo Bingbing said with a mischievous smile.
"I swear I will never regret it," the old man replied firmly.
"Then let's go to the cave halfway up the mountain to rest!" As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Bingbing turned to Dongfang Hao and said, "Honey, let's go!"
Dongfang Hao nodded lightly, and their group headed towards the cave halfway up the mountain.
Meanwhile, the elders of the Poison Gate Alliance on a distant mountain were already fighting each other fiercely over that Ice Toad. Each attack was lethal and filled with vicious poison techniques.
In a short while, several people were injured or killed, leaving only two who had been watching from the sidelines. They were waiting for others to exhaust themselves in battle before suddenly emerging from the forest to fight over the Ice Toad.
After an intense battle, only an old man remained.
Although he emerged victorious and obtained the Ice Toad, he had lost an arm and was severely injured, limping as he walked.
However, he was quite happy. To avoid being noticed by Luo Bingbing and the others, he decided to leave Toxic Ridge quietly.
Luo Bingbing and the others could easily guess his thoughts, but they paid him no mind. In fact, Luo Bingbing hoped that the members of the Poison Gate Alliance would leave and not disturb them.
Once inside the cave, they immediately took out the prepared rations to eat.
Since most of the animals in Toxic Ridge were poisonous and inedible, they did not hunt for game and instead consumed their own supplies.
After dark, they rested around the campfire in the cave. However, in the middle of the night, Luo Bingbing suddenly heard a strange noise coming from within the cave, and it grew closer.
She wanted to get up to investigate, but as soon as she moved, Dongfang Hao woke up immediately. Seeing her getting up, he hurriedly asked, "Wife, what's wrong?"
"Listen." After hearing her words, Dongfang Hao focused and indeed heard the strange noise.
Noticing that everyone else was still asleep, they planned to sneak out to check it out. However, before they could leave, Shadowless rushed over and asked, "Master, what's going on?"
Luo Bingbing had abilities, and Dongfang Hao had the highest power level; that's why they heard it while others did not. But as soon as Shadowless spoke, everyone else woke up.
Seeing Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing already up, everyone couldn't help but ask, "Master, what happened?"
"It's nothing. I just heard a very strange noise coming from inside the cave and wanted to check it out," Luo Bingbing replied calmly.
Upon hearing her words, everyone listened intently but heard nothing at all.
Mink furrowed her brows and asked in confusion, "Master, there isn't any!"
An Ruo Ran knew that Luo Bingbing wouldn't mention any strange sounds without reason. She glanced at Luo Bingbing and suggested, "Master, why don't we all go take a look together?"
After calmly nodding, Luo Bingbing said, "Alright, let's go!"
Then, everyone walked together toward the cave. After a while, they all heard that strange calling sound. Just when they thought they were getting close, the sound suddenly disappeared.
However, Luo Bingbing and the others did not stop; they continued to slowly head toward the place they had determined earlier.
Upon reaching that location, they found nothing but small stones and dirt.
Thus, Luo Bingbing had no choice but to use her Ability to sense the surroundings. As she probed, she immediately noticed a strange worm near Dongfang Hao's feet.
She then instructed Dongfang Hao to crouch down and catch the worm. However, before Dongfang Hao could crouch down, the worm quickly slipped away.
As soon as the worm escaped, Dongfang Hao immediately chased after it. Seeing Dongfang Hao pursuing the worm, the others hurried to help.
Although everyone tried to catch the worm together, they consistently missed every time; the worm always managed to slip away.
The reason for this was that the worm was completely smooth and very slippery.
Initially, Luo Bingbing and Dongfang Hao didn't know what kind of creature it was; they only felt that the worm looked somewhat unusual.
But when they saw how slippery it was, they immediately recognized it as the Charm Leech that appeared alongside the Ice Toad and Fire Poison Insect.
After several failed attempts to capture the Charm Leech, Dongfang Hao commanded everyone to step back. He then used his inner strength to draw the Charm Leech into his hand.
In his hand, he was already holding a small box that Luo Bingbing had specially prepared before arriving.
When the Charm Leech was sucked into the small box, both Luo Bingbing and Dongfang Hao realized that the Charm Leech was female and still in its juvenile stage.
After a moment of contemplation, Luo Bingbing secretly communicated with Dongfang Hao, saying, "This Charm Leech is just small; there must be larger ones nearby. Why not give this Charm Leech to that elder from the Poison Gate Alliance? This way, we can win his complete loyalty and use him for our purposes."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Hao found it reasonable and immediately nodded in agreement to Luo Bingbing.
Thus, Luo Bingbing took the small box from his hands and turned to walk towards the elder. When she reached him, she directly handed over the small box and said, "This Charm Leech is a gift for you."
The elder was taken aback by Luo Bingbing's words. Not only he but even the Shadowless and others around them were genuinely surprised. The Charm Leech! The legendary poisonous treasure, they had truly encountered it today.
"Leader, this is too precious; you should keep it!" Although the elder desperately wanted it, he still politely declined.
Seeing that the elder refused to accept it, Luo Bingbing frowned and said, "What? Do you think it's too little?"
Upon hearing this, the elder quickly knelt down and said, "This Charm Leech is far too valuable; I cannot accept it."
An Ruo Ran and Shadowless understood their master's intentions and immediately chimed in from the side, "The master told you to take it; just take it without so much talk!"
"Yes! Don't anger the master! Otherwise..." Shadowless did not finish his sentence.
After hearing their words, the elder quickly extended his hands to receive the small box.
"That's more like it!" As soon as Luo Bingbing finished speaking, the elder immediately said, "Thank you for your generous gift, Leader!"
Having found the Charm Leech, they prepared to return to the campfire near the cave entrance. However, just as they were about to turn around, two more calls of Charm Leeches sounded behind them.
Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing immediately recognized that these two Charm Leeches were definitely adults, and they speculated that these two Charm Leeches were likely the parents of the one they had just caught.
Following the sound, they walked over twenty meters and found the male and female Charm Leeches.
This time, Luo Bingbing instructed everyone not to move, while Dongfang Hao quickly used his internal energy to draw the two Charm Leeches into his hands.
Of course, he also had a small box in his hand. It goes without saying that this small box was prepared by Luo Bingbing.
Having captured the two adults, Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing knew that there were no more Charm Leeches in the area. So, they led everyone back to the campfire.
Since it was still dark, they decided to stay in the cave and sleep until dawn before setting off again.
The next morning, as soon as it got light, they left the cave and headed towards the center of Toxic Ridge.
However, after walking for a short distance, they noticed that the grass and trees around them showed signs of being scorched. At first, no one paid much attention to it, but after walking a few more miles, they continued to see many plants with burn marks.
Suddenly, Dongfang Hao recalled that wherever the Fire Poison Insect passed, it would leave behind scorch marks.
He immediately turned to Luo Bingbing and said, "Dear, these marks might have been left by the Fire Poison Insect. Why don't we follow these traces to find it?"
Upon hearing his words, Luo Bingbing nodded in agreement right away. Then everyone followed the scorch marks in search of the Fire Poison Insect.
After walking for a while, Luo Bingbing felt a strong sensation in her heart, as if the Spirit Orbs she was looking for were nearby.
Coincidentally, that feeling was in the same direction as those scorch marks.
They followed the scorch marks until they were almost at their end when they discovered a towering tree ahead. Beneath that tree stood an elder from the Poison Gate Alliance who had previously obtained an Ice Toad.
The elder from the Poison Gate Alliance, who had obtained the Ice Toad, wanted to leave Toxic Ridge. After walking for a while, he got lost but inadvertently discovered traces burned by the Fire Poison Insect.
Due to his injuries, he was moving slowly, which allowed him to notice that these were marks left by the Fire Poison Insect. Realizing it was the legendary poison treasure, he immediately decided to search for the Fire Poison Insect.
Following those traces, he found a towering tree and discovered that beneath it lay the remains of various animals, which made him hesitate to proceed further.
However, when he saw that the Fire Poison Insect was still resting at the base of the tree, he became anxious.
After observing for a long time, he thought that perhaps the Fire Poison Insect was asleep under the tree. He planned to sneak over and catch it before quickly leaving.
Without hesitation, he quietly approached the towering tree.
But the further he walked, the more dizzy he felt. Nevertheless, in order to obtain the Fire Poison Insect, he gritted his teeth and made it to the base of the tree.
After quickly capturing the Fire Poison Insect, he realized it was no longer moving. Seeing that it was still, he thought to himself, "If it's dead, so be it! As long as it's a poison treasure."
With the Fire Poison Insect in hand, he intended to leave. However, his feet felt as if they were glued to the ground, and his dizziness intensified.
Before long, he collapsed at the base of the tree.
When Dongfang Hao and his companions arrived near the towering tree, Luo Bingbing stopped everyone. Not only did the tree emit a faint fragrance, but Luo Bingbing also strongly sensed that the Spirit Orbs she was searching for were nearby.
The locations of Spirit Orbs were often very dangerous.
Accompanying Luo Bingbing was an elder named Li Jincheng. The elder lying at the base of the tree was Wang Luyang, known as Eastern Poison Elder Wang, who had previously stopped Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing at the Poison Gate Alliance.
Upon seeing Wang Luyang lying at the base of the tree, Li Jincheng immediately shouted, "Eastern Poison Elder Wang, what happened to you?"
However, when he called out a few times, the Eastern Poison Elder Wang lying under the big tree showed no reaction at all.
The Eastern Poison Elder Wang had some acquaintance with him, so he walked up to Luo Bingbing and said, "Alliance Leader, I would like to go and bring Wang Luyang over."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Luo Bingbing could respond, Dongfang Hao and the others saw the branches of the big tree rapidly growing and drooping, seemingly reaching out toward Wang Luyang lying beneath it.
In the blink of an eye, the branches reached Wang Luyang's side, and several leaves with sharp thorns immediately wrapped around him tightly. A few minutes later, the leaves opened up again, but all that remained under the tree were a pile of bones and clothing.
Everyone was stunned upon witnessing this scene.
At that moment, Li Jincheng felt extremely fortunate that he hadn't gone over to Wang Luyang's side, but he was also filled with confusion and couldn't help but mutter to himself, "How can there be man-eating trees in this world?"
Although he was talking to himself, everyone present was skilled and heard him clearly. An Ruo Ran immediately responded, "Didn't you just see it?"
Luo Bingbing frowned and said to everyone, "This tree seems to do more than just eat people. Look ahead; there are animal bones scattered everywhere. I think this tree must be a carnivorous tree."
Suddenly, Luo Bingbing noticed behind that tree a plant known as the White Flower Mandrake.
According to legend, the white mandrake is a flower that blooms in heaven—white and soft. Those who see this flower will have their evils removed. It has a beautiful name: Angel's Trumpet.
Although its appearance is stunningly beautiful, its leaves emit a musky scent, and it contains deadly poison throughout its body, especially in its fruit.
"Death" and "love" coexist without contradiction in her mind.
She felt that they were like two extremes in the world—unrelated yet close together. Both are equally cruel and equally beautiful, representing ultimate beauty.
"Master, I feel that the Spirit Orbs you are looking for are right beneath that tree," suddenly echoed the voice of the Snow Spirit Fox in her mind, startling Luo Bingbing.
However, upon hearing that the Spirit Orbs she was looking for were indeed here, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but feel very happy. But at the same time, she was worried about the large number of people around, making it difficult for her to take action, especially with Li Jincheng still present.
Just when Luo Bingbing was unsure how to distract Li Jincheng, An Ruo Ran suddenly shouted towards her, "Master, look over there."
Luo Bingbing turned in the direction An Ruo Ran indicated and saw many scorch marks on the grass and leaves, which were rapidly increasing.
Seeing those scorch marks multiplying quickly, Luo Bingbing knew that there must be Fire Poison Insects nearby.
Needless to say, others also realized there were Fire Poison Insects after witnessing the scene.
Thus, Luo Bingbing immediately instructed Mink and Li Jincheng to capture the Fire Poison Insects there. Fearing they might not have enough manpower, she also called Mo Xuan to join them.
Everyone was puzzled by her orders, wondering why only those few were sent to catch the Fire Poison Insects; even Dongfang Hao felt the same way.
While everyone was confused, Luo Bingbing said to them, "The rest of you stay here and help me chop down this Man-Eating Tree."
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, thinking to themselves: "What is going on with the Master? She specifically came to find treasures, and now that she has found one, she chooses not to pursue it but insists on chopping down this irrelevant tree."
However, they dared not voice their thoughts openly and only murmured silently in their hearts.
But Dongfang Hao's status was different; he immediately asked, "Wife, why do we need to chop down this Man-Eating Tree? Aren't we here to find the Fire Poison Insects?"
"Wang Luyang is from the Poison Gate Alliance, and as the leader of the Poison Gate Alliance, shouldn't I seek revenge for him?" Her words sounded righteous, but only Li Jincheng believed her. Others who knew Luo Bingbing well did not buy it at all.
Nevertheless, since the Master had given an order, they dared not disobey! So Mink and the others headed towards the direction of the Fire Poison Insects.
Seeing them walk away, Luo Bingbing immediately began to secretly channel her Inner Strength and activated her Ability to set up a barrier around the towering tree, securing everything from the treetop down to its roots with her Ability.
Due to her incredible speed, by the time the large tree realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
She directly uprooted the tree and casually tossed it far away, of course, in the opposite direction from where Mink and the others were located.
As soon as the tree was pulled up, a dazzling light suddenly appeared beneath the tree pit. Upon seeing that light, the Snow Spirit Fox immediately ran over.
At that moment, An Ruo Ran and the others were stunned by the sudden emergence of the towering tree from the ground; they had not noticed the light.
However, the light flashed and disappeared in an instant.
When the Snow Spirit Fox reached the edge of the large pit, it saw that the pit was rapidly disappearing, with numerous tree roots growing at an astonishing speed. The Snow Spirit Fox could sense that those roots contained Deadly Poison.
Therefore, seeing that the roots were about to reach the surface, it quickly left and rushed back to Luo Bingbing's side.
Both Luo Bingbing and the Snow Spirit Fox knew that the fifth Spirit Orb was located in that pit, but now it was occupied by countless tree roots.
Those roots belonged to the White Flower Mandrake. Upon seeing the Man-Eating Tree being uprooted, it immediately began to absorb the Spirit Orb's spiritual energy and grew rapidly.
Before Luo Bingbing and the others' eyes, it transformed into a giant Mandrake over three meters tall in an instant, and its flowers remained white but had grown significantly larger.
Seeing that the White Flower Mandrake had snatched away the Spirit Orb it desired, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but frown slightly and thought to herself, "How dare you compete with me? I will make you disappear from this world."
Then, Luo Bingbing used her Wind Ability to conjure countless Wind Blades. With a gentle wave of her small hand, those blades flew straight toward the White Flower Mandrake.
In an instant, they severed the flowers, leaves, and stem of the White Flower Mandrake, and then those Wind Blades headed straight for its roots.
Hearing the sound of the White Flower Mandrake's flowers, leaves, and stem being cut off brought everyone back to their senses.
At that moment, Luo Bingbing took out a small vial from her pocket and sprinkled some of the powder inside onto herself. Then, she instructed Dongfang Hao and the others to sprinkle some of the same powder on themselves.
Once everyone had sprinkled the powder on their bodies, she led them toward the large pit.
Indeed, the powder they had sprinkled was the antidote for Mandragora. When they arrived there, Luo Bingbing asked them to help her collect the toxic sap from the flowers, leaves, and stems.
"Wife, what do you need this toxic sap for?" Dongfang Hao immediately asked.
"To make anesthetics," Luo Bingbing replied straightforwardly.
However, after hearing her answer, Dongfang Hao was confused about what "anesthetic" meant. So he asked again, "Wife, what is anesthesia?"
"It is a substance that can numb a person and temporarily cause loss of consciousness; it is very useful for injured patients."
While answering his question, Luo Bingbing stood beside the pit. When she saw the glow of the Spirit Orbs, she immediately used her Ability to absorb them.
As the Spirit Orbs were about to rise, she set up an invisible barrier around them, so no one noticed the Spirit Orbs.
After securing the Spirit Orbs, she led everyone away.
However, as she left, she activated her Thunder Ability and struck down the Mandragora and Man-Eating Tree into several pieces, charring them to ashes.
Needless to say, Luo Bingbing and her group were naturally heading to find Mink and the others.
Meanwhile, Mink and his group had not yet found any trace of the Fire Poison Insect when they heard a tremendous crashing sound from behind them. Turning around, they discovered that the Man-Eating Tree had been uprooted.
Seeing such a towering tree uprooted so quickly astonished Li Jincheng and his companions. However, after watching for a moment, they quickly left in pursuit of the traces left by the Fire Poison Insect.
Before long, they reached the end of the burn marks, but they did not find any trace of the Fire Poison Insect.
So, they had no choice but to search the area nearby. After a while, Li Jincheng discovered a Fire Poison Insect lying on a patch of dirt.
He then approached the Fire Poison Insect, but before he could get close, the insect leaped up and jumped right over Li Jincheng's head, singeing a few strands of his hair in the process.
Seeing the Fire Poison Insect leap up, he thought it was going to attack him and couldn't help but let out a loud scream.
Mink and Mo Xuan turned to look at him upon hearing his scream, and immediately spotted the Fire Poison Insect.
Mink quickly darted to the side of the Fire Poison Insect, preparing to catch it with the tool Luo Bingbing had given her.
Meanwhile, Mo Xuan moved to Li Jincheng's side to check on him. After realizing that he had only lost a few strands of hair and was not injured, Mo Xuan joined him by Mink's side.
Once the three surrounded the Fire Poison Insect, they threw the net that Luo Bingbing had prepared for them over it, successfully trapping the insect.
However, just as they were about to reach out to catch the Fire Poison Insect, it suddenly erupted with numerous small flames that melted the net in an instant, allowing the Fire Poison Insect to escape.
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