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The male cultivator who held such ideas was quickly proven wrong.

When unbearable pain, like a raging fire, swept through his body, he collapsed to the ground, convulsing and unable to even turn over. This time, he truly resembled a salted fish unable to flip over.

Wen Qiao looked down at him with a cold gaze, "Did you think I was joking?"

"Huff..." The male cultivator made a broken sound, his eyes fixed on her.

Wen Qiao tossed a detoxification pill into his mouth.

The pill dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth, and the terrible pain in his body faded away like a receding tide. He sat up abruptly, his face filled with shock and doubt. Just moments ago, he had been in unbearable agony, but after taking the detoxification pill, he felt completely fine, with no aftereffects. His body felt strong, and he could eat anything with gusto.

The male cultivator finally understood that Wen Qiao wasn't joking. The toxic pill truly caused unbearable pain every hour.

No longer daring to hold any illusions, the male cultivator finally put aside his petty schemes and actively helped search for the Mirage Sea God Flower in exchange for the detoxification pill.

Without experiencing that unbearable pain, one could never understand its terror.

Wen Qiao leisurely followed the male cultivator, now having a free laborer and no need to actively search for the Mirage Sea God Flower. She took out a communication talisman and attempted to contact others.

After a while, the talisman remained unresponsive, indicating that communication talismans were useless in this place.

It seemed that this place was set up to increase the difficulty for cultivators, with many restrictions in place. So far, they knew they couldn't fly or communicate, but there could be more restrictions.

The island wasn't large, and with the speed of cultivators, it could be completely searched in two hours.

Wen Qiao and the male cultivator collected seven Mirage Sea God Flowers.

Others didn't collect as many, but they still managed to find one or two. Those who arrived late and couldn't find any Mirage Sea God Flowers secretly turned their attention to those who had collected some.

Wen Qiao's expression remained calm as she and the other cultivators rowed away from the island.

It was said that there were many such islands in this sea area, and they were all relatively close, reachable within one or two hours.

To find as many Mirage Sea God Flowers as possible, no one wasted time and hurried to the next island to avoid being beaten to it.

The male cultivator noticed the malicious gazes of the other cultivators and secretly hoped someone would foolishly attack Wen Qiao again, so he would have company.

Unfortunate people always hope for someone to share their misery, to ease their hearts. The male cultivator was now in such a state of mind.

After an hour and a half, they arrived at the next island.

Upon arrival, they found that someone had already beaten them there.

As they disembarked, another bloody battle and scramble broke out.

Wen Qiao showed no fear towards the incoming attacks. Her whip lashed out, striking several people. If she couldn't reach them with her whip, she would discard it, close the distance, and punch them.

"A Body Cultivator?" The person who was punched, clutching his broken ribs, was utterly shocked.

Wen Qiao remained silent, grabbing another person who charged at her and breaking their bones as well.

Everyone: "..."

Due to the girl's ferocity, the cultivators who had initially thought of her as an easy target quickly fled. Only two, whose bones she had broken, couldn't run and angrily cursed their companions for their lack of loyalty.

Loyalty had no place here; only the Sea God Token and the Mirage Sea God Flower were the ultimate prizes.

Thus, Wen Qiao gained two more free laborers.

Wen Qiao helped them set their broken bones to ensure they could still compete for the Mirage Sea God Flowers, then followed the same method, feeding them all poison pills to control them and make them work for her.

The two men dejectedly joined the lazy male cultivator's group.

The lazy male cultivator hypocritically said, "Actually, as long as you obey, you won't have to suffer. Judging by the attitude of this female demon—no, Immortal, she probably doesn't like killing, so our lives are still safe. Looking at it this way, don't you think we're pretty lucky?"

The two male cultivators did not feel comforted at all; instead, they felt like killing someone.

No cultivator wants to be under someone else's control, let alone through the use of poison pills, which is an underhanded tactic.

The lazy male cultivator glanced at them and realized that these two were actually from a certain faction in the Central Continent, known for their upright conduct. They had only been following the usual practice of eliminating competitors, so it was no wonder they considered poison pills an underhanded tactic.

So he didn't comfort them either, waiting to see them in unbearable pain after an hour.

An hour later, the two experienced unbearable pain and immediately became obedient, helping Wen Qiao compete for the Mirage Sea God Flowers with complete obedience.

On this island, Wen Qiao, with three free laborers who had fallen into her hands, harvested ten Mirage Sea God Flowers.

The haul was pretty decent.

Wen Qiao cheerfully led her three new lackeys to the next island.

Those who hadn't managed to gather many Mirage Sea God Flowers had originally intended to target Wen Qiao, as many had witnessed her achievements. However, seeing her accompanied by three followers, they temporarily put the idea on hold.

But some still didn't get the message and saw her as an easy mark.

Wen Qiao didn't hold back, showing off the raw power and toughness of a Body Cultivator. Without using any spiritual tools, she could crush them—just like how Zong Zhao, when looking for fights, would always crush others' spiritual tools, leading many victims to demand compensation, which gave his younger brother Zong Xu a psychological shadow. Whenever someone came looking for his elder brother, he would instinctively assume it was another compensation claim.

This is also why many cultivators are unwilling to confront Body Cultivators.

After finishing the fight, Wen Qiao didn't kill her defeated opponents like others would. Instead, she gathered them up and controlled them with poison pills.

Thanks to her husband being an alchemist, she had plenty of poison pills, enough to handle anyone who crossed her path.

By the time Wen Qiao had visited five islands, her followers had grown to ten, and she had collected a total of fifty Mirage Sea God Flowers, the most among all the cultivators traveling with her.