Chapter 518: Chapter 517: Intoxicating Bee
The inn was devoid of any light.
Even the bedroom where Ding Ling and the others rested had oil lamps that lasted less than half an hour. After that, because of the dimness of the lamps, everyone thought it best to get some early sleep and went to bed.
Unexpectedly,
a strange scent and bees suddenly attacked.
The loud cry of Duan Yu instantly woke Ding Ling in the neighboring room.
How extraordinary he was!
Even in the dark, his vision was astonishingly sharp; he instantly unleashed a strike of Six Meridian Divine Sword, breaking through the window, letting the moonlight illuminate the room.
Immediately, he flipped over, picked up Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling, leaped through the window, and utilized Spiral Nine Shadows and Cloud Smoke Flying Evasion Technique. Like a wisp of smoke, he swiftly soared to the rooftop diagonally opposite the inn.
"What happened?"
Zhong Ling, who had just fallen asleep, rubbed her drowsy eyes, confused.
Mu Wanqing was in a similar state.
Yet being tightly embraced by Ding Ling, a delightful blush involuntarily appeared on her face.
"Stay here for now."
Ding Ling shot back to the inn. The room he was just in was already swarming with bees.
He activated North Nether Divine Skill and Nine Yang Divine Skill, enveloping himself in Gang Qi, ignoring the bee stings as he swiftly arrived at Duan Yu’s bedroom, where he faced an old woman with a face full of wrinkles, seemingly in her seventies or eighties.
The old woman was dragging Duan Yu’s body, muttering to herself:
"So many men. Well, they make fine flower fertilizer."
Unexpectedly looking up, she saw Ding Ling, who was already striking with a palm.
Smack!
He hit the old woman’s shoulder and immediately applied North Nether Divine Skill!
Absorption Skill!
Whoosh!
The old woman’s inner strength was instantly absorbed by him completely.
Storage Skill!
Transformation Skill!
In just a moment, the full-level North Nether Divine Skill converted all that inner strength into North Nether True Qi.
[Inner Power Value +30]
Indeed it was effective.
Ding Ling was slightly pleased.
Yet this increase in inner power value was a bit too small.
Ding Ling had a sense that the old woman’s inner strength was somewhat above third-rate, close to second-rate level.
However, her cultivated inner power was weak and exceedingly mixed. North Nether Divine Skill’s Storage and Transformation Skills refined it down to a single strand of essence!
This strand of essence turned into North Nether True Qi!
Resulting in Inner Power Value +30.
If not perfectly transformed by Storage and Transformation Skills into North Nether True Qi, Ding Ling might have absorbed inner power value over 100.
But such inner power, drawn into the Dantian, could cause Ding Ling’s Dantian to rattle, leading to deviation, which was not advisable.
And this full-level North Nether Divine Skill’s Absorption, Storage, and Transformation Skills complemented each other flawlessly.
It could absorb all the opponent’s inner power!
It could cleanse chaotic inner power;
It could transform the remaining essence into North Nether True Qi!
The three perfectly complemented each other!
"Transformation Technique?!"
The old woman was terrified.
But Ding Ling ignored her, knocked her out immediately, then dashed out to Jiu Mozhi’s room, where he indeed found two more old women.
He replicated his actions, approaching with Ripple Step and striking swiftly.
North Nether Divine Skill!
Absorption Skill!
Transformation Skill!
Storage Skill!
In merely a breath, the full-level North Nether Divine Skill exerted its might.
The two old women’s power was entirely absorbed by Ding Ling.
[Inner Power Value +20]
[Inner Power Value +30]
Their strengths varied.
But they were roughly above third-rate level; however, their cultivated inner power heart techniques varied, leading to differing quantities of inner power being transformed by North Nether Divine Skill.
The two old women were similarly terrified, as Ding Ling replicated the process on them.
He then headed to other rooms.
There were five old women, all their inner power was absorbed by Ding Ling.
[Inner Power Value +20]
[Inner Power Value +10]
The final two old women were not lacking in strength, but unfortunately, their inner power heart techniques were likely only third-rate, with too many impurities, nine-tenths of which were transformed away, leaving a single pure strand into North Nether True Qi.
Yet after absorbing the inner power from five people,
Ding Ling’s Dantian now had a newly emerged stream of North Nether True Qi.
Just one more would be enough to form North Nether True Water.
"They’re all knocked out."
Disregarding the buzzing bees around him, Ding Ling opened the window, allowing the moonlight to come in. He then went downstairs to find a fire striker and lit it.
With the emergence of firelight,
The bees, seemingly afraid of fire, scattered away.
Seeing the danger gone, Ding Ling went out to bring Mu Wanqing and Zhong Ling back.
The two women looked at the unconscious Duan Yu and others, somewhat astonished:
"Master Jiu Mozhi’s skills are so high, how could he be stung by mere bees?!"
"These aren’t ordinary bees."
Ding Ling examined one bee closely and then said,
"It should be the Intoxicating Bee. Even those immune to all poisons find it hard to resist."
Ding Ling woke one of the old women and interrogated her.
At first, the old woman wouldn’t confess.
Ding Ling used a special method of One Yang Finger, making her endure pain akin to Cloud Crane, and she couldn’t stand it anymore, hastily confessing everything.
"...Manor Master’s order is to bring both men and women back, use men as flower fertilizer, torment the women a bit, and then kill them."
"Which manor are you from? Who is the Manor Master?"
"Mantuo Manor. Li Qingluo."
Upon hearing this,
Ding Ling understood and confirmed.
These bees were indeed Intoxicating Bees.
Typically, even martial arts experts would faint immediately upon being stung, proving difficult to defend against.
In the original story, Duan Yu, immune to all poisons, was also stung and knocked out, showing the potency of the poison.
It was fortunate the bee venom did not cause death; otherwise, Duan Yu’s group might have succumbed immediately.
Ding Ling asked a few more detailed questions.
Indeed.
The main component of the Intoxicating Bee poison is paralysis, which directly paralyzes and knocks people out, leaving them unconscious for four or five days.
Ding Ling, proficient in the Medical Dao, understood the source of the Intoxicating Bee venom and, based on its characteristics, came up with a way to detoxify it. After all, this poison wasn’t lethal but merely paralyzed and intoxicated people.
Thus, calling it poison doesn’t really make it poison.
It’s simply a complex toxin.
Ding Ling frowned secretly, thinking: It seems that being immune to all poisons isn’t entirely safe; such strange complex toxins, neither deadly nor like scorpion venom, just intoxicating and paralyzing, if caught off guard, even I might ’pass out.’
With such thoughts, Ding Ling remained cautiously vigilant, realizing that even with immunity to all poisons, one should not be too complacent.
"Brother Ding, I’m sorry."
Mu Wanqing expressed her embarrassment.
She knew that this time the Mantuo Manor’s old women mainly aimed to assassinate her and capture Prince Duan Yu of the Dali Duan Clan!
There was a player’s advice.
The old woman had recognized Duan Yu early on.
Moreover, a spy report also enabled them to recognize Mu Wanqing!
They naturally intended to capture all of them and take them back to the Manor Master.
Unexpectedly, they encountered a formidable opponent in Ding Ling.
Ding Ling was also curious if they knew about him.
And indeed, they did.
With players spreading information everywhere, how could they not know?
Thus, their knowledge was quite comprehensive.
Coupled with their full confidence in the Intoxicating Bees, they believed that a surprise attack in the dark, when no lights were present, would leave Ding Ling with no chance to escape and acted.
Unfortunately,
They underestimated Ding Ling’s vigilance and body technique.
Ding Ling’s Lightweight Skill was exceptionally adept.
In a flicker, he flew out of the room.
Although the Intoxicating Bees were numerous and dense, and fast, they were ultimately a fraction of a second too slow, but that brief moment was enough for Ding Ling to defend himself!
