The Wonderful Use of Mucus: Murder and Silencing

Chapter 72 The Wonderful Use of Mucus: Murder and Silencing

Jiufengling.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun and his two companions returned to their clan and reported the results of their underground river exploration to the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi.

Zhou Daoyi was quite interested in what the three men said, and inquired in detail about their journey. He also examined the strange fish demon corpse they had brought back.

As Zhou Chun had predicted, even Zhou Daoyi couldn't recognize the origin of that strange fish demon.

This is actually normal, because cultivators rarely discover monsters that live in underground rivers.

Even if some cultivators discover such a monster by chance, they may not necessarily make a special record of it.

After clarifying the situation and examining the demonic beast corpses brought back by Zhou Chun and the other two, Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly and said, "I understand the situation. As for the underground river, let's put it aside for now. We can explore the details later when the Foundation Establishment cultivators in our family have some free time."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Zhou Chun and said, "By the way, Zheng Chun, send the remaining strange fish corpses you have to Baiyao Peak and give them to Jiawei. He seems to have made some progress in his research using the slime on the strange fish."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was overjoyed and quickly replied, "Yes, this junior will deliver it to Fourteenth Uncle right away!"

Then they rushed to Baiyao Peak.

Zhou Jiawei is the fourteenth among his peers and is over seventy years old. He is the first among the alchemists on Baiyao Peak to learn alchemy from the late Elder Zhou Mingshan, and has been studying for more than forty years.

Unfortunately, his talent for alchemy was not that great. Although he had studied for the longest time, he was not the most skilled.

However, while his talent for alchemy was not particularly outstanding, he possessed considerable talent in the field of poisons.

Zhou Daoyi handed over the strange fish carcass that Zhou Chun had brought to him for research.

Although less than a month had passed, he had already made some research findings.

At this moment, Zhou Chun brought over several strange fish corpses and asked him about his research results. He readily shared the relevant information with Zhou Chun.

"The slime on this strange fish, when mixed with a powdered poison I concocted, greatly enhances the poison's effectiveness. Even a high-grade first-tier demonic beast would suffer excruciating pain if it came into contact with this poison!"

Unbearable pain?

Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback after hearing Zhou Jiawei's words.

After a slight hesitation, he looked at Zhou Jiawei and asked, "Could Uncle Fourteen give me some of that powder to try?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jiawei flatly refused, saying, "No, I haven't formulated an antidote for this powder yet. If you dare to touch it with your own body, I'm afraid you'll be restless for the next two weeks!"

Is the drug really that potent?

Zhou Chun was also somewhat intimidated by Zhou Jiawei's words.

He glanced at Zhou Jiawei, whose face was serious, lowered his head to think for a moment, and then asked again, "In your opinion, Fourteenth Uncle, can this kind of medicinal powder be mass-produced? Can it be sold at the Spirit Beast Pavilion?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiawei immediately replied, "Although the raw materials for making the medicine powder are not easy to obtain, with the strength of the family, as long as we provide strong support, small-scale production should not be a problem."

"The problems are whether the acquisition channels for that kind of mucus can be stable, and the long-term preservation of the mucus."

"The medicine is only effective for half an hour after it's mixed with the mucus. After that time, once it dries, diluting it with water will greatly reduce its effectiveness!"

"Furthermore, if we want to sell it in the market, we must first develop the antidote. Otherwise, if someone gets hold of it and uses it to ambush the Zhou family cultivators, we'll be shooting ourselves in the foot!"

After he finished speaking, Zhou Chun's face lit up with joy.

Zhou Chun quickly looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Obtaining the slime is not a problem, you don't need to worry about that, Uncle Fourteen. As for preserving the slime, Uncle Fourteen, you might be able to try using a double-layered bottle, with water added to the outer layer for protection."

"I don't know anything about antidotes, but since that strange fish is immune to the toxicity of the mucus, could we perhaps work on its skin?"

Zhou Jiawei was truly surprised.

He looked at Zhou Chun with surprise and blurted out, "Nephew Zheng Chun, do you also know about poisons? I've never heard of it before!"

"Uncle Fourteen, you misunderstand. I don't know how to make poison. I just happened to see some related theories in a book."

Zhou Chun smiled wryly and waved his hands repeatedly, quickly deflecting the blame onto the book.

He didn't really understand poison techniques, but in his previous life he had at least taken chemistry and biology classes, so even if he didn't understand the detailed techniques, he could roughly know which direction to apply the force.

"I see."

Zhou Jiawei nodded, not pressing him to reveal which book he had read it in, but simply nodded slightly and said, "That's right, that's what I thought too, which is why I asked you to provide more materials so that I could do more experiments and research."

"Then this junior will await your good news, Fourteenth Uncle!"

With that, Zhou Chun left Baiyao Peak with a smile on his face.

Although the exploration of the underground river was somewhat unsatisfactory, Zhou Jiawei's research results were an unexpected surprise.

If Zhou Jiawei wasn't exaggerating the effects, then once he develops the antidote, that mixed poison will definitely sell like hotcakes at the Spirit Beast Shop!

After all, demonic beasts are not like cultivators. Many demonic beasts have strong defensive capabilities due to their fur and scales, so they do not have protective spells, or if they do, they will not use them immediately.

If the poison Zhou Jiawei described is really that potent, taking effect upon skin contact, then many cultivators would definitely be willing to buy it.

After leaving Baiyao Peak, Zhou Chun returned to Baota Peak and spoke to the clan leader Zhou Daoyi about the matter. His main request was to make it a top secret of the clan and to prohibit Zhou Jiahe and Zhou Jiahui, who already knew the source of the slime, from spreading the information.

As for the other cultivator who knew the source of the slime, Zhou Chun had already figured out how to deal with him.

After spending two days with his family, he returned to Hongyafang City with good news.

"That's wonderful, that's really wonderful!"

"If the poison that Fourteenth Brother mentioned can really be sold at our Spirit Beast Shop, then we can definitely use it to regain our lost popularity, and might even surpass them!"

Inside the Spirit Beast Pavilion, Zhou Jiasheng was overjoyed to hear the good news from his family from Zhou Chun. His face was beaming with happiness.

Business was bad, and no one was under more pressure than the shop owner.

Now that he knows there is a way to get out of this predicament, how could he not be overjoyed?

Therefore, when Zhou Chun said he needed to go out again to resolve the potential consequences of the leak, he agreed without hesitation.

After leaving the market again, Zhou Chun quickly went to the home of Luo Guangshun, a rogue cultivator.

At this time, Luo Guangshun had just taken three new concubines and was indulging in nightly revelry to try and conceive.

Who would have thought that disaster would strike from the sky!

When he saw Zhou Chun appear at his house, he was furious because his good time had been interrupted. His legs went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground in fright.

"Oh, it's Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here so late at night?"

Having barely managed to avoid embarrassing himself on the spot, Luo Guangshun stared at Zhou Chun with a tense expression and a humble tone.

However, he didn't even bother to ask Zhou Chun how he knew where he lived.

At this moment, his mind was in complete chaos.

What is the greatest fear of a rogue cultivator?

That undoubtedly meant that his residence had been discovered by other cultivators.

It should be noted that the residences of independent cultivators are generally not protected by formations.

Especially for rogue cultivators like Luo Guangshun who enjoy themselves in the mortal world, once their residences are discovered by other cultivators, it would be extremely easy for them to harm them.

Now that Zhou Chun had suddenly come to his door late at night, the words "murder to silence him" just wouldn't leave Luo Guangshun's mind.

Faced with Luo Guangshun's question, Zhou Chun simply looked at him calmly and said, "I apologize for disturbing your business, Daoist Luo, by visiting so late at night."

Without waiting for Luo Guangshun's response, he continued, "As the saying goes, honest people don't beat around the bush. If I were to say that I came all this way overnight just to chat with Fellow Daoist Luo, you wouldn't believe me."

"So, Mr. Zhou, you might as well just say it outright!"

At this point, Zhou Chun raised his hand, holding up two fingers, and said, "Now, I'm giving Fellow Daoist Luo two choices: one, come with me to live at the Zhou family home for a few years, where we will provide you with an excellent cultivation environment; two, fight me and kill me right here!"

"I choose the first one!"

Luo Guangshun made his choice almost immediately after Zhou Chun finished speaking, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that Zhou Chun wouldn't even give him a choice!

As for killing Zhou Chun, that's no joke!

He had heard Liu Qingshan talk about Zhou Chun's achievements. He said that even if there were two or three of them tied together, they probably wouldn't be enough for Zhou Chun to kill.

"A wise choice."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly, then looked at Luo Guangshun and said, "Then I will give Fellow Daoist Luo half a night. Tomorrow morning, please come with me to the Zhou family at Jiufeng Ridge."

"Yes, I understand."

Luo Guang agreed and immediately gathered his concubines and children together to make arrangements for his funeral.

He was certainly reluctant to part with these people, but he knew even more clearly that he had no choice at all.

We should all be grateful for Zhou Chun's kind heart that we have achieved this result.

Having spent so many years in the cultivation world, he was very clear about its cruelty.

Killing someone to cover up a secret is all too common in the cultivation world; he himself had even participated in such things before.

The night passed quickly, and as soon as dawn broke the next day, Zhou Chun and Luo Guangshun, who had made arrangements for his funeral, rode together to the Zhou family's residence at Jiufeng Ridge.

I shouldn't be speaking up, but I really want to complain. Since when did the "ordinary people" protagonist become so ruthless in achieving their goals, even at the cost of harming the innocent? Although Han Laomo is called "Old Demon," we all know he has his own bottom line and conscience. Unless his bottom line is crossed, he would never intentionally harm the innocent! In fact, when Yin Yue discovered the use of the little green bottle, he didn't silence her! Here, Luo Guangshun could choose to silence her or not; the reasons will be explained in the next chapter. Whether some people agree with the reasons is their business. The protagonist in my heart is that kind of person. Call him a saint if you want! This is specifically aimed at those who have been calling me a saint since the second chapter; it has nothing to do with the majority of readers. Readers who are focused on reading can simply ignore these comments!

(End of this chapter)