Chapter 30 Mint-Mushroom
After getting up, Ye Jie looked back with lingering fear, only to see a two-finger-wide and one-finger-deep black pit on the ground. The pit was filled with ashes from the burn and sparks that had not yet gone out.
The pit started from where Xia Wei was standing and extended two meters forward. The gray-white boulder blocking the road at the end turned red in surface and showed signs of melting.
Ye Jie wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "This power is enough to rival the full force of a third-stage early-stage Celestial Immortal cultivator. Even an ordinary human immortal cultivator practicing body refinement, even with the physical strength of a third-stage late-stage cultivator, would suffer a severe loss if caught off guard and burned by the raging fire."
Upon hearing this, Xia Wei's face showed joy. She had never expected that the strange-looking Hades Mushroom could contain such a deadly move.
The surprise lasted only a moment. The next moment, Xia Wei was filled with lingering self-blame. She quickly ran to Ye Jie's side and said guiltily, "Master, are you okay? Xiaowei almost betrayed her master and ancestors..."
Ye Jie comforted her, "It was my own carelessness. You don't have to blame yourself for this."
As he was speaking, Mint, who had knocked Ye Jie to the ground and was seeing stars, stood up and shook his head hard. The cat ears on his head trembled for a while, but he soon recovered.
Seeing the long burn marks on Xia Wei's feet, Bohe grinned as if he had discovered something interesting, his sharp fangs flashing. "I didn't expect that an unroasted red mushroom could contain such interesting power. Let's give it a try!"
As he spoke, Mint grabbed a red mushroom, threw it into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.
This time Ye Jie had learned his lesson. Without waiting for Xia Wei to remind him, he pulled her back three feet away to avoid being accidentally injured by the power of the mushrooms.
"Here they come! Stay away from me!"
The surging heat from his abdomen and the completely agitated spiritual power made Mint excited. Bright light flashed in his eyes, as if he had already seen himself spitting out flames.
She opened her mouth and a puff of black smoke came out of it. Her stomach twitched, her head tilted and she fell to the ground and fainted.
"Are you okay?... Don't die here." Now it was Ye Jie's turn to panic. If anything happened to Bohe, he wouldn't be able to explain to Aunt Meng. So he said to Xia Wei, "Put those mushrooms away first. I have to take her back to the underworld for help."
After saying that, Ye Jie hurriedly took out the black stone and dead branches from his arms, and quickly brought the unconscious Mint back to the wine country.
"What's going on?"
The head maids gathered around, stunned and bewildered to see Bohe, who had been so energetic just a moment ago, now so weak and unconscious. Among them, the sturdy woman holding a spear pointed it directly at Ye Jie, as if she was about to question him.
The might of the fourth level suppressed him, and Ye Jie, unable to move, could only explain: "She ate a red mushroom, and black smoke came out of her mouth, and then she became like this. I didn't do anything."
"What?"
The robust woman was unconvinced and was about to question further when the frail, sickly woman beside her spoke up, "Mint's spiritual energy is restless and her body is burning hot, as if she's in a furnace. That's definitely a reaction to consuming the Burning Body Mushroom. Given her reckless personality, perhaps you've misunderstood Ghost Messenger Jie."
Seeing someone who could discern the truth and speak for him, Ye Jie showed a grateful look. Suddenly, his expression froze. He saw that the weak woman was sitting on a specially made wooden chair. Even when she moved, she directly controlled the wooden chair, floating at a height of one finger above the ground.
"In that case, Bai Luo, Bohea will be in your care. Please heal her quickly." After the misunderstanding was resolved, the strong woman put away her spear and stopped asking questions.
Bai Luo, sitting on a wooden chair, ordered the maid to bring a bowl of special medicinal soup, and carefully fed it to Mint with gentle and soothing movements.
During the process, Ye Jie waited quietly beside her until everything was completed. Then he asked, "Is Mint okay? Speaking of which, I've been a ghost messenger for so many years, and I've never seen such a strange mushroom that can actually spit out flames after eating it..."
Bai Luo was stunned and looked up at Ye Jie. "That's the Burning Body Mushroom that grows in the Soul Devouring Abyss. It's brightly colored and designed to lure evil spirits into eating it. Anyone who eats the Burning Body Mushroom will have their soul boil over, suffering the torment of boiling oil in a raging fire, like falling into a frying pan. There's no such thing as spitting fire..."
Ye Jie opened his mouth and listened to Bai Luo say, "However, nothing is absolute. Perhaps in the hands of those who are immune to all poisons, the Burning Body Mushroom can work wonders. Although Bohe was a bit rash, he would never do anything without confidence... So it seems that you have indeed found someone who is immune to all poisons."
What surprised Ye Jie was that Bai Luo had guessed most of what happened on the ground with just a few words. Maybe she looked listless and her strength was not as strong as other maids, only at the early second level, but her wisdom was enough to make others ashamed.
I don’t know how many hours passed before Bohe slowly woke up.
"Wow... where are we?"
A weak groaning sound came from Mint, who was lying on the hospital bed.
Seeing her wake up, Ye Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're awake."
Mint opened his somewhat dazed pupils, revealing a hint of reminiscence. "Wait...how did we end up back in the wine country? Aren't we preparing to spit fire? Oh, and what does that red mushroom taste like?"
"You can still spit fire and even dare to eat the Burning Body Mushroom. If the ghost Jie hadn't sent you back in time, you might not even be able to see the moon tomorrow." Seeing that Bohe had just woken up and was still thinking about the Burning Body Mushroom, Bai Luo couldn't help it. She drove the chair forward and knocked her on the head.
"Ouch." Mint covered his head, his furry ears drooping. "What a shame! I've forgotten the taste of red mushrooms after waking up. Next time, I'll make soup with it..."
Seeing Bai Luo staring at him unkindly, Bo He quickly changed his tone: "What I mean is, let's make soup for someone who is immune to all poisons to drink. Is that okay this time?"
As she spoke, she also noticed Ye Jie standing beside her. She smiled sheepishly and pulled out a purple-covered book from her bosom.
"I'm sorry to bother you this time. My words always count. This is a mid-level earth-level technique: Hundred Refinements of the Body. My body is very weak now. Once I recover a little, I will go back to that girl to test the poison."
Upon hearing this, Ye Jie also left a Ghost Messenger Order for Bo He: "She may not stay in Lei Ze for long. If you want to find her, just tell me."
"Really?" Mint blinked, revealing a hint of surprise. "I thought she could attract lightning to temper her body, but forget it, just take us to find her next time..."
Ye Jie was stunned. Even after leaving the wine country, he was still thinking about Mint's words. What did it mean to induce lightning to temper the body?