After Basil Jaak left Devil Tiger Mountain, he didn't head straight for Immortal City.
First of all, he figured if Austin Cliffe and Dolores hadn't managed to track him, they might be lying in wait outside Immortal City in the next few days.
Second, Basil had been poisoned by Dolores. Despite numerous attempts to purify the venom, his True Qi remained completely blocked, showing no signs of circulation or release.
"It seems Dolores and Austin came prepared. The poison they left in my body—I don't know what kind it is, but it feels as though I can't resolve it on my own."
Over the past few days, Basil had taken various pills, which only slightly improved his injuries. However, within his Dantian, the True Qi remained sealed, frozen solid like an immense block of ice.
For now, his cultivation level was at most the later stage of Qi Refining.
In the cultivation world, he'd stand little chance against any wandering cultivator or even a demon beast. Death was a real possibility.
