Chapter 1620 — Two Solutions
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"Hm... I see." After hearing Wei Zhao out, Elder Wei furrowed his brow, pondered for a moment, and said: "If I'm not mistaken, you've been afflicted with the Five-Step Power-Dissolving Powder!"
"Five-Step Power-Dissolving Powder? Doesn't that sound a lot like Laughing-Within-Half-Step Madness? A name from a martial arts novel?" Wei Zhao was taken aback.
"In a manner of speaking, yes. Within five steps, the poison takes effect and disperses every ounce of your cultivation!" Elder Wei said. "However, this Five-Step Power-Dissolving Powder is only effective against those at the Xuan Tier level; it has no effect on Earth Tier experts or above. Once an Earth Tier expert is poisoned, they can neutralize it on their own - there's no phenomenon of their power being dispersed."
"You've got to be kidding me? I'm at the peak of the late Yellow Tier, just one step away from the Earth Tier, and I draw the short straw like this?" Wei Zhao suddenly understood - no wonder Leader Zhu had been so nonchalantly handling the poisonous snakes without worrying about accidentally harming himself; he was already an Earth Tier expert and didn't concern himself with such things.
"You could say that," Elder Wei said. "You were just unlucky."
"...Then why is it that, when I was cultivating before, there were no adverse reactions whatsoever before I reached the Xuan Tier?" Wei Zhao asked with some puzzlement.
"Hehe, I already told you - this poison is only effective against Xuan Tier experts. So if you haven't reached the Xuan Tier, the poison simply won't trigger, and naturally there are no adverse reactions!" Elder Wei said. "Is that clear now?"
"So that's how it is!" Wei Zhao said. "Then, Elder Wei, since you understand this so well, you must have some way to cure it, right?"
Hearing no trace of tension or alarm in Elder Wei's voice, Wei Zhao knew the old man must have a proper solution at hand, and his heart immediately relaxed. Otherwise, being stuck at the peak of the late Yellow Tier for the rest of his life would be a truly unfunny joke!
"There is, and there are two!" Elder Wei said with an air of unflappable, profound mystery.
"Two? Then hurry up and tell me!" Upon hearing there were two solutions, Wei Zhao felt even more at ease - even if one didn't work out, there was a backup.
"The first solution is to prepare an antidote. I have the prescription for it, and you can compound it yourself... but..." Elder Wei paused here.
"But what? Is there some problem?" Wei Zhao asked hastily.
"But the antidote prescription requires a rather uncommon medicinal herb," Elder Wei said.
"Uncommon? Don't tell me it's something like the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit?" Wei Zhao was startled, his heart jolting with alarm as he asked.
"That it won't be!" Elder Wei shook his head. "The Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit - I have never even heard of such a thing. But this herb, many experienced physicians know of it, and it's planted in my medicine garden; I even have seeds for it."
"Then what's the 'but' for? Isn't that a non-issue?" Wei Zhao was somewhat puzzled.
"There is no issue, but this herb - you've probably heard of it too. It's called the Spring Arrives Grass," Elder Wei said lightly.