With Long Xiaoyao's protection gone, as Wang Lin continuously fell, the surrounding poisonous mist rapidly enveloped him.
Faint golden patterns lit up on his body surface. Wang Lin, who reverted to his original appearance upon entering the barrier, reacted quickly. Invisible mental telekinesis was instantly released, enveloping his entire body like an eggshell.
However, the surrounding air was entirely poisonous mist, and Wang Lin inevitably inhaled a bit of the multicolored poisonous mist into his nasal cavity.
A flush quickly appeared on Wang Lin's face, and his eyes became blurred; he was clearly poisoned.
Soon, Wang Lin's descent exceeded three hundred meters. The surrounding poisonous mist suddenly cleared, and a view of lush Blue Silver Grass-covered ground came into view.
Wang Lin, whose consciousness was already blurred, relied entirely on instinct to release telekinesis to slow his descent, but the poisoning slowed his reaction time.
Even though his falling speed was greatly reduced, he still crashed solidly onto the ground.
Bang!
The pain of his entire body feeling like it was falling apart woke Wang Lin up slightly. He endured the pain and struggled to get up.
Looking around, a valley growing with various plants came into his sight.
All kinds of beautiful flowers competed for splendor, and various plant life was laden with fruit. Many plants even emitted varying strengths of treasure light.
Most shocking was a lake guarded by these plants. This lake was distinctly divided into two parts.
One side was icy white, emitting a faint white mist, and the other side was fiery red, with the light slightly distorted above it. Red and white, they looked like two huge pieces of jade inlaid there.
Taking a deep breath of the air filled with a rich life aura, Wang Lin immediately spotted a large pink flower among the various colored plants.
The large flower had no leaves, and its stem was nearly ten feet long. The flower itself was enormous, with a diameter of over three feet. Each petal looked as crystal clear as crystal, and the pale pink flower swayed gently with the water mist, growing by the bank where the red and white springs intersected.
Wang Lin, who had focused on the pink flower, had his consciousness—which was slightly clear due to the pain—become lost again as the pain diminished.
But the instinct for survival told Wang Lin that the large flower could save him.
Wang Lin, staggering like a drunkard, immediately walked unsteadily toward the pink large flower.
For some reason, Wang Lin's intrusion did not seem to awaken any of the plants. He passed various plants, but none of them attempted to attack him.
Just as he approached the pink flower, a faint, subtle fragrance drilled into his nasal cavity, quickly integrating into Wang Lin's body.
Wang Lin's mind instantly cleared, and his consciousness became much sharper. His pace immediately sped up slightly.
Wang Lin, with some of his consciousness recovered, pounced on the large flower like a hungry tiger attacking its prey.
It was also at this moment that the large flower seemed to come alive. Its body shook violently, and an invisible pink light shield was released from the large flower, attempting to push Wang Lin away.
"Hmph!"
But at this moment, a cold snort sounded. A flash of gray light swept across Wang Lin's body, directly shattering the pink light. A terrifying aura descended upon the large flower.
The constantly shaking pink large flower immediately froze in place, and Wang Lin also pounced onto the pink large flower.
...
"Wuwuwu!" A faint sobbing sound continuously entered Wang Lin's ears.
Wang Lin, lying on the ground, was gradually awakened by the sound. He opened his eyes, and his vision shifted from darkness to blurriness, and then from blurriness to clarity.
He struggled to sit up, rubbing his dizzy head. His confused eyes gradually became clear.
Wang Lin turned his head and immediately saw a large pink flower. The sobbing sound had come from that large flower.
And for some reason, even though it was just a flower, the large flower gave off the impression of a wronged little daughter-in-law.
"Bad person!"
Seemingly noticing Wang Lin was awake, a gentle and wronged female voice came from the large flower.
Wang Lin now noticed a clear tooth mark on the large flower's stem. He also realized what he had done.
"I just bit you. I thought I had done something I shouldn't have!"
Wang Lin said awkwardly. He recognized this plant. The academic name for this pink large flower was the Delightful Fragrance Qiluo Immortal Herb. It was the nemesis of all poisons, having the effect of neutralizing all toxins.
Poisoned, he instinctively sought out this pink large flower. He couldn't be blamed for this; in a moment of life and death, he acted purely on instinct.
That's why he attacked it with his mouth like a primitive man. If he had enough rationality, Wang Lin would certainly have taken out a dagger, cut off a piece, and put it in his mouth, which would have been quicker than using his teeth.
"But I was already preparing to detoxify you, yet you still acted against me."
"Acted against you?" Wang Lin looked confused. Electrolux's voice rang in his ear, explaining for him.
"Little Linzi, it was this old man who helped you subdue this little flower."
"Thank you, Elder Yi." Wang Lin immediately expressed his thanks in his heart. He remembered that when he pounced on the Delightful Fragrance Qiluo Immortal Herb before passing out, the large flower suddenly froze. Elder Yi must have acted then.
Recalling the specific situation, Wang Lin looked at the pink large flower and asked: "Are you very sad?"
"Of course."
"Why are you sad? From your words, you wanted to help me detoxify. Although the process had a slight unexpected incident, your objective was perfectly achieved. Therefore, you shouldn't be sad. When you accomplish what you set out to do, you should be happy."
Wang Lin tried to persuade it. To his astonishment, the pink large flower swayed a few times and then expressed agreement.
"You're right! I shouldn't be sad. You are right. I really do gain more by talking to humans. Hello, I am the Delightful Fragrance Qiluo Immortal Herb. You can call me Youyou."
"Hello, Youyou." Wang Lin nodded. He immediately stood up and looked around the entire Eye of Ice and Fire, while also speaking in his heart.
"Elder Yi, can it be moved?"
"Of course, it can. Wait for this old man for a moment!" As his voice fell, in Wang Lin's view, Electrolux flew out of thin air, then disappeared into the ground.
"Hello, Human. Are you the descendant of that person?"
"Who?" Wang Lin asked. He naturally knew that "that person" in Youyou's mouth was Tang San.
"You must be that person's descendant. Otherwise, you wouldn't run to me the moment you were poisoned. Only that person's descendants would recognize immortal herbs."
Youyou didn't answer and spoke to itself.
"But I still have to test you. I will choose an immortal herb for you. Only by eating it will you pass the test."
Before Wang Lin could reply, a purple light flew out from the Delightful Fragrance Qiluo Immortal Herb and swept across Wang Lin's body.
Youyou, the large flower, looked thoughtful, muttering: "Interesting. The spirit and the body are unbalanced. Which immortal herb should I choose for you?"
After thinking for a while, Youyou didn't seem to find an answer and suddenly said.
"Never mind. I'll just let you choose yourself!"
The purple light flew out again, traversing over a hundred meters, landing in a patch of vegetation in the distance. After a slight pause, it brought back two inconspicuous medicinal herbs.