Chapter 240: The Man Who Grabs The Poison Gem Barehanded!
Qu Suxin quickly released all her Pokémon and then commanded, “Gardevoir, find it and take care of it.”
Gardevoir nodded and then vanished into thin air from its spot.
Before long, rumbling sounds could be heard from the rainforest not far away.
Qu Suxin held Sylveon, her face showing no worry.
“Is there something in this place?” Qu Suxin asked.
Lu Li explained, “I don’t know, but my intuition tells me there’s something good in here.”
Qu Suxin nodded and didn’t inquire further.
Lu Li didn’t release his Pokémon; his Elite Level strength was too dangerous in such a secret realm, after all, protecting one person and protecting seven people were two different concepts.
Lu Li, who had been keeping his Spiritual Vision Eye open, impatiently asked, “Sister Qu, are we waiting for Gardevoir here?”
Qu Suxin confidently shook her head, “No need, it can find us.”
Champion Level Pokémon could be considered demigods.
Although the area of this sinkhole was vast, it was still within Gardevoir’s mental scope.
“Please follow me.”
Following the guidance, Lu Li took the lead.
There were blue energy fluctuations, was it herbs? Or something else?
Caterpie on some trees curiously watched Lu Li’s group of uninvited guests.
As the most basic inhabitants of this secret realm, they only dared to secretly observe Lu Li and the others from afar. Lu Li didn’t bother with those Pokémon hidden in the dark.
As long as they didn’t attack, the best way to coexist was in peace.
As for Arbok?
Lu Li could only say it was an exception, as Arbok was at the top of the food chain in this sinkhole and would naturally retaliate against future invaders.
“Found it.”
Lu Li’s eyes lit up, and he carefully pushed aside the withered leaves next to the dark blue herb.
Nine Nether Grass.
Even in the cultivation world, this was an extremely precious spirit herb. If classified by spirit plants, this herb was at least a sixth-tier spirit plant.
It’s worth noting that in the cultivation world, spirit plants were only categorized into nine tiers.
Qu Suxin curiously leaned closer and then looked at Lu Li, who was acting as if he had found a treasure, and asked, “What is this? A strangely shaped grass?”
“It’s a main ingredient for an Energy Cube, quite rare. I’ve been searching for it,” Lu Li replied casually.
This was a lie!
The main effect of Nine Nether Grass was to nourish the soul and strengthen the spirit of ghosts; this thing was a divine item for ghostly creatures.
In this world, ghosts were on par with ghostly creatures, so this was definitely a good thing for ghost-type Pokémon.
However, Nine Nether Grass might need special processing; otherwise, it was a poisonous herb.
The area beneath the sinkhole was perpetually dark, and with the dense trees blocking almost all sunlight, it was precisely this environment that allowed Nine Nether Grass to survive.
Nine Nether Grass had a characteristic: it could not be exposed to sunlight, not even a single ray.
Lu Li collected the Nine Nether Grass, soil and all, into his space ring.
Nine Nether Grass was merely an appetizer in the sinkhole; the truly good stuff was actually beneath the earth.
After digging up the grass, Lu Li turned and said, “Sister Qu, there’s one more thing that might trouble you.”
“Speak,” Qu Suxin nodded.
“I feel there’s something good beneath our feet, likely a huge meteorite. I want to…”
Before Lu Li could finish speaking, Qu Suxin knew his intention.
“Alright, but we’ll have to wait for Gardevoir to return,” Qu Suxin said.
Lu Li nodded.
Qu Suxin didn’t have ground or rock-type Pokémon, so she couldn’t dig out the meteorite. The only one capable of dragging out the meteorite was Gardevoir’s Psychic.
As the sounds in the distance gradually subsided, Gardevoir returned, using Psychic to carry the now incapacitated Arbok.
Gardevoir dropped Arbok in front of Qu Suxin.
Gardevoir asked, “Kill it, or capture it?”
Qu Suxin gently stroked the battered Arbok with her right hand and then said softly, “An Arbok with the Shed Skin ability; a Heavenly King Level snake shed is a good thing.”
Hearing this, Lu Li also curiously observed the nearly dead Arbok.
Arbok’s snake shed was a valuable item, let alone one from a Heavenly King Level Pokémon.
After searching for a while, Qu Suxin used a Poké Ball to capture Arbok.
Just as he had said, an Arbok with the Shed Skin ability could bring significant benefits. Even if Arbok didn’t obey commands, its economic value alone was enough to keep it alive.
Lu Li, experienced in such matters, asked, “Where is Arbok’s nest? There should be more good things there.”
Gardevoir replied, “I know, but Arbok’s cave is filled with poison gas, so much so that you wouldn’t be able to enter even with gas masks.”
Lu Li wasn’t surprised; a nest belonging to a Heavenly King Level Arbok being filled with poison gas was quite normal.
However, pervasive poison gas was also a good thing, at least it meant there were definitely valuable items inside.
“Can you take me to see it?” Lu Li asked shamelessly.
Qu Suxin said, “Let’s go together.”
“We can only look from the entrance,” Gardevoir instructed before teleporting them to the entrance of Arbok’s nest.
Arbok’s nest was a withered giant tree, from which chilling green poison gas constantly emanated.
Upon seeing this, Qu Suxin quickly put on a gas mask and moved away from the withered tree.
Lu Li didn’t react as strongly, as he had already covered his entire body with his spiritual sense upon arrival.
Gardevoir next to him said, “The poison gas inside blocks my mental probe; even I don’t know what’s inside.”
Lu Li nodded and then took out his turtle shell on the spot.
Lu Li loved this world where one could divine freely without paying any price.
The ancient gold coins fell, and Lu Li looked at the result with anticipation.
Excellent!
Abundant wealth! Great profit!
After putting away the turtle shell, Lu Li suggested, “Ideal Power makes me unafraid of this potent poison, how about I go in and take a look?”
Qu Suxin frowned and reminded him, “Are you sure there’s no danger inside? Arbok may not be a pack Pokémon, but perhaps it has a mate or offspring inside.”
Lu Li, who had already decided to go in and get rich, comforted her, “It’s alright, I just scanned it with Ideal Power, there’s no danger inside.”
“Ideal Power isn’t omnipotent,” Qu Suxin didn’t want Lu Li to take such a risk.
After all, a place filled with such poisonous fog didn’t seem like the kind of place where remnants of the God of Life would be found.
“Trust me.”
Lu Li looked at Qu Suxin seriously.
Not wanting to argue with Lu Li over this matter, Qu Suxin reluctantly conceded, “Alright, but you must take my Ponyta with you.”
Uh…
Lu Li looked at Qu Suxin in confusion.
Ponyta was only Heavenly King Level, and due to its special form, it couldn’t be immune to the poison gas inside, although it was fast.
Qu Suxin explained, “Ponyta’s ability is Pastel Veil.”
Hearing this, Lu Li finally realized.
The Pastel Veil ability was specifically designed for poison-type Pokémon; it allowed the Pokémon and its allies to avoid becoming poisoned.
This ability was indeed suitable for Qu Suxin’s team, at least making her less disadvantaged against poison-type Pokémon.
“Then I’ll trouble you,” Lu Li naturally couldn’t refuse.
Ponyta haughtily raised its chin and walked up to Lu Li, snorting with its nose, its expression and eyes full of arrogance.
The noble horse was not harmed by the potent poison.
Lu Li didn’t care about Ponyta’s attitude; this special form of Ponyta was comparable to the unicorns in Western mythology.
It would be strange if such a Pokémon wasn’t noble or arrogant.
Following Ponyta into the nest, Lu Li didn’t look anywhere else and headed directly for the depths of the nest.
Covering himself with spiritual sense consumed energy, so it was natural to finish quickly.
Upon reaching the depths of Arbok’s nest, Lu Li first glanced at the pile of snake sheds in the corner, which had formed a small mountain.
Without hesitation, Lu Li collected these snake sheds.
If all these mountain-like piles of snake sheds were sold, they could bring him nearly ten million, considering they were from a Heavenly King Level Arbok, and these sheds could also be used in medicine.
Then, Lu Li found a Poison Barb item where Arbok slept.
This natural Poison Barb was a Pokémon Secret Treasure; not only was it worth a hundred million, but it was also priceless.
Although he didn’t have any poison-type Pokémon yet, he had already decided to pursue an all-attribute path, so he would definitely use it in the future.
After participating in an auction once, Lu Li understood the preciousness of Pokémon Secret Treasures more and more.
Just as he put away the Poison Barb, Lu Li made another discovery.
Beneath the Poison Barb, Lu Li also saw two Poison Gems.
Poison Gems were also Pokémon Secret Treasures. Lu Li hadn’t expected such a mere Arbok to possess three Pokémon Secret Treasures.
“This secret realm is too rich?” Lu Li couldn’t help but exclaim.
If Heavenly King Level Pokémon were this wealthy, then wouldn’t wild Champion Level Pokémon be…
Suppressing the urge to instigate Qu Suxin to go trouble wild Champion Level Pokémon, Lu Li scanned the entire tree hollow again with his spiritual sense, ensuring nothing was left behind before turning to leave with Ponyta.
Qu Suxin looked at Lu Li, who was jogging out, and playfully remarked with a smile, “Your mouth is turning up, looks like you had a big harvest this time?”
Lu Li didn’t speak, but held up three fingers.
Ponyta, right beside him, saw it clearly. Lu Li didn’t deliberately hide it, as doing so would only harm his reputation without any other benefits.
“Three items!”
“Three Pokémon Secret Treasures!”
Lu Li said excitedly.
Qu Suxin also raised an eyebrow in surprise, “Something’s not right. If this isn’t an exception, then this secret realm is very unusual.”
“Isn’t it better if it’s unusual? Doesn’t that mean what we’re looking for is in this secret realm?” Lu Li retorted.
“Indeed, this is a good thing,” Qu Suxin also nodded.
“Here.”
Lu Li handed the two Poison Gems to Qu Suxin.
Qu Suxin stared at Lu Li, who was holding the Poison Gems with his bare hands, stunned.
These were Poison Gems! Highly toxic, capable of killing an ordinary person on contact, and even a Champion Level Trainer like herself would get poisoned by touching them.
Yet, this guy just handed them over so casually?
“You’re really not afraid of being poisoned! But I am.”
Mentally complaining, Qu Suxin quickly distanced herself.
“You found these, you keep them,” Qu Suxin refused, adding, “Also, Poison Gems are extremely toxic; normal people will die if they touch them. Remember this, or others might think you’re trying to murder them for wealth.”
“Alright.”
Going with the flow, Lu Li put the Poison Gems back into his space ring.
It was better if Qu Suxin didn’t want them; he was a bit reluctant to part with them anyway.
Qu Suxin urged, “Where is the meteorite you mentioned? There’s likely no remnant of the God of Life here, so we need to hurry to the next location.”
Lu Li explained, “It’s right in the center of this sinkhole.”
Upon hearing this, Qu Suxin turned to look at Gardevoir.
“Leave it to me.”
Gardevoir nodded and then flew into the sky.
As its psychic power locked onto the meteorite, which had been buried for who knows how many years, a terrifying psychic force instantly enveloped the entire meteorite.
Rumble!!
The earth began to tremble as if in anguish.
As the ground cracked and collapsed, and trees fell, the massive meteorite was forcefully pulled out by Gardevoir.
It was a colossal meteorite with a diameter of nearly two kilometers.
Qu Suxin looked at the meteorite and complained, “You didn’t say the meteorite was this big, and how are you going to take this thing away?”
A diameter of two kilometers would require over 200 trips even if packed separately.
Lu Li said, “There’s no need to be so troublesome. Please have Gardevoir destroy this meteorite.”
Qu Suxin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; she was afraid Lu Li would be stubborn and try to take the entire meteorite.
As a tool Pokémon, Gardevoir just needed to follow instructions.
A single Psychic attack landed on the giant meteorite, and under the terrifying psychic force, the meteorite began to disintegrate at a visible rate.
In just a few breaths, the massive meteorite was shattered into countless pieces.
“Ponyta! Help me get that piece of the meteorite,” Lu Li pointed at a fragment that had just fallen from the core of the meteorite.
“Mah.”
Ponyta turned to look at its trainer.
After Qu Suxin nodded, Ponyta used Psychic to intercept the falling fragment.
Having done this, Gardevoir teleported back to Qu Suxin’s side and curiously examined the meteorite fragment Lu Li had Ponyta intercept.
Its psychic power didn’t sense anything unusual about the meteorite; it didn’t even have any energy fluctuations, nor was it made of metal.
Gardevoir couldn’t understand why Lu Li would waste so much time on a useless rock.
Qu Suxin also looked at the meteorite curiously. If Gardevoir couldn’t find anything unusual, she certainly wouldn’t be able to.
Lu Li eagerly ran up to the meteorite.
“Hope my guess is correct,” a flicker of excitement and anticipation flashed in Lu Li’s eyes.
