The room was in a complete silence. It was thick with the weight of what was about to transpire. Aric, seated beside Ru Shenshen, could feel the pressure mounting as he prepared to perform the Venom Extraction Technique. The venom coursing through her veins was not just any poison—it was a poison that had felled even the most powerful cultivators.
Ru Shenshen, the esteemed Sect Leader of the Starry Sky Sect, had always been a figure of immense strength and grace. Yet now, she lay vulnerable before him, her body wracked with the poison that threatened to consume her. Her breath was shallow, her eyes clouded with pain, but even in this state, she exuded an air of quiet dignity.
"Master, this will take time, and it will be painful," Aric said gently, his voice steady despite the turmoil he felt within. "But I will do everything in my power to save you."
