275: Chapter 275 Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Pill

"Scoundrel, what have you done to Father?"

Sima Pingjiang angrily grabbed Sima Xiangnan by the throat; he had not expected his own brother to commit such an act of treason.

"Impossible, how could this happen?"

Seeing Sima Pingjiang reach the Mahayana Stage, Sima Xiangnan was unwilling to accept it, yet he was not overly panicked, for he still had Sima Hui as his trump card.

However, he had not expected the helper Sima Pingjiang brought to be so formidable; Sima Hui was completely powerless before Xiao Yuchen.

"Tell me quickly, what have you done to Father?"

Sima Pingjiang was furious to the extreme; if not for his lack of understanding of the situation, he would have wanted to slap Sima Xiangnan to death right then and there.

Although his throat was being gripped by Sima Pingjiang, Sima Xiangnan remained silent; he naturally could not admit it, otherwise, even if Sima Pingjiang did not strike, the Family Elders would not let him off.

"You don't need to ask him; your father has been poisoned by him and his mind is under control."

The moment he saw Sima Hui, Xiao Yuchen recognized that Sima Hui had been poisoned. He finally understood why Sima Hui had been so determined to exterminate Sima Pingjiang; it was entirely Sima Xiangnan's doing.

"Poison? What kind of poison could possibly control a powerhouse at the Mahayana Stage?" Sima Pingjiang wondered in confusion.

"Your brother must have given your father the Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Pill. It is an extremely sinister type of Gu poison. Once this Gu poison enters the human body, it mixes with the cultivator's own Spiritual Qi, making it impossible to force out."

"As the Gu poison spreads, the poisoned person completely loses their sanity and is controlled by the one who administered the poison. Your father has now lost his sanity, and your brother is using this method to control the Sima Family."

This Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Pill was similar to the heart-devouring pill Xiao Yuchen had used before; both could control a person's actions, but the Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Pill was of a higher Rank.

"This... is there any way to cure it?"

Sima Pingjiang was somewhat nervous; if the poison in his father's body was incurable, he truly would not know what to do.

"Since your brother wanted to control the Sima Family by controlling your father, the poison he used is naturally incurable," Xiao Yuchen said, shaking his head.

"Do you have no way either? What if I kill the person who administered the poison?" Sima Pingjiang thought of this method.

"Sima Xiangnan's essence blood is mixed into the Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Pill, which is why he can control your father. If you kill him, your father will also die."

"How could it be like this? Are we just going to let this beast destroy the Sima Family?"

"Haha, Sima Pingjiang, so what if you reached the Mahayana Stage? So what if you brought a formidable helper? The Sima Family is destined to be in my hands; what can you do to me?"

Now that things had come to this, Sima Xiangnan no longer hid anything and directly exposed his ambition. By controlling Sima Hui, he was effectively in control of the Sima Family.

"You... you bastard, to think you would poison Father! I will cripple you."

Sima Pingjiang was completely enraged. He kept punching Sima Xiangnan and finally destroyed Sima Xiangnan's Dantian directly.

"You... you actually destroyed my Dantian?"

Feeling the loss of Spiritual Qi within his body, Sima Xiangnan roared in anger.

"You previously destroyed my Dantian, and now I have destroyed yours; we are even."

Having destroyed Sima Xiangnan's Dantian, Sima Pingjiang tossed him aside; he had become a cripple and posed no threat to him anymore.

"Young Master Xiao, can you take my father away? I don't want Father to be controlled by this beast."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuchen shook his head. "Giving up? The poison of the Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Pill is indeed incurable, but we could try using one Gu to control another."

Xiao Yuchen released the Gu insect he had been raising from the Taiji Space. Ever since he obtained this Gu insect, Xiao Yuchen had been feeding it heart-devouring pills, but the creature kept growing larger as it ate, and it was inconvenient for Xiao Yuchen to keep it on his person.

However, after having the Taiji Space, Xiao Yuchen sent the Heart-Devouring Gu into it. It was just that Xiao Yuchen disdained using Gu, so this little fellow had never been of any use.

"He has been afflicted by the Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Gu. Can you cure it?" Xiao Yuchen communicated with Xiao Gu using his thoughts.

Upon hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, Xiao Gu, which had grown to the size of a magpie, circled around Sima Hui and then said very excitedly, "Feed him my saliva, and the Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Gu inside him will come out. Leave the rest to me."

"Use saliva? How disgusting. I will pry his mouth open, and you can just spit into it yourself."

Originally, Xiao Gu could have directly entered Sima Hui's body and eaten the Gu insect inside him, but Xiao Gu was too well-nourished and had grown larger and larger, making it somewhat difficult to enter a human body.

Xiao Yuchen had no other choice. He pried open Sima Hui's mouth, and Xiao Gu stretched its head into Sima Hui's mouth and spat into it.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuchen felt a wave of nausea, but this method was indeed effective. When Sima Hui swallowed Xiao Gu's saliva, hundreds of Gu insects crawled out from Sima Hui's nose and were then sucked into Xiao Gu's stomach in one gulp.

After swallowing these Gu insects, Xiao Gu patted its stomach with satisfaction; for it, Gu insects were the best food.

After the Heavenly Yin Soul-Devouring Gu left Sima Hui's body, the empty look in Sima Hui's eyes finally regained clarity.

"Pingjiang, is it really you? Pingjiang, I have finally seen you."

Although he had been under control the whole time, Sima Hui had memories of what had happened; he knew how excessive his actions toward Sima Pingjiang had been.

"Father, are you alright now?"

Sima Pingjiang wept with joy; he had thought he would never be able to wake his father again.

"Pingjiang, I am fine. This young brother, thank you for saving me."

Sima Hui bowed slightly towards Xiao Yuchen. He had just been unable to control his own body, but he knew exactly what had just happened.

"You don't need to be so polite. Pingjiang is my friend; this was merely a small effort," Xiao Yuchen replied politely.

"Father, Young Master Xiao is my benefactor. That I was able to repair my Dantian and reach the Mahayana Stage is all thanks to Young Master Xiao's help."

Sima Pingjiang recounted how Xiao Yuchen had helped treat his condition.

"Young brother, you are a benefactor of our Sima Family. In the future, if you have any requests, feel free to come to me, and I will definitely do my utmost to help. From now on, let Pingjiang follow you."

As the head of the Family, Sima Hui still had discernment. Xiao Yuchen's ability was Heaven-Defying; for the Sima Family to be on good terms with such a person would definitely bring nothing but benefits.

"Father, Father, I destroyed Xiangnan's cultivation; you won't blame me, will you?"

"That beast, to think he would poison me for the position of Family Head. He deserves this current fate. Just drive him out of the Sima Family and let him fend for himself."

Sima Xiangnan was his own biological son after all. Even though the other party had committed such an act of treason, Sima Hui still could not bring himself to cruelly kill his own son.

"Father, Father, I know I was wrong, please spare me this once. I am now a cripple; if I am driven out of the Sima Family, I will surely die outside."

Because of the Sima Family's protection, Sima Xiangnan had never taken anyone seriously. Many people in Beiliang City had been bullied by him. If outsiders knew his cultivation had been destroyed and he had been driven out of the Sima Family, he would not be far from death.