Chapter 47 – Why not give it a try?
Chen Huaian watched as Xiao Yifeng chose the Great Rejuvenation Pill and immediately let out a cold laugh.
He actually had an option to instantly swap it for six yuan each time. If Xiao Yifeng really had heaven-defying luck and picked the pill without any Pill Poison, he could still pay to switch it to one with poison.
But now, it seemed there was no need for him to spend any money.
Xiao Yifeng wasn't someone with heaven-defying luck; the first pill he picked was indeed poisoned.
He pressed the Sound Transmission Talisman: "Since you've chosen it, just eat it. What are you hesitating for?"
[Since it's already determined, go ahead and take it.]
"Xiao Yifeng, what are you waiting for?" Daoist Qingxuan glanced at his second disciple. He couldn't wait to see Xiao Yifeng slap the mysterious figure in the face. As for the constipated expression on Xiao Yifeng's face, he assumed it was because he was too close to the mysterious figure and was nervous.
"Yes, Master."
Xiao Yifeng prayed to all the celestial beings, closed his eyes, and swallowed the Great Rejuvenation Pill in one gulp.
The medicinal power erupted quickly. Xiao Yifeng groaned, clutching his chest in pain, his face turning a purplish-red.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he was gasping like an ox, a sign of the Pill Poison flaring up.
And it was definitely a potent dose of Pill Poison.
To prevent damage to his meridians, he immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, meditating to regulate his breath and using his Wood Spiritual Energy to gradually neutralize the Pill Poison within. If it were any other cultivator with a different spiritual root, they would have to take more pills or seek help from an elder to expel the poison.
"This..." Wu Duantian glanced at Daoist Qingxuan beside him and found the elder's face had turned dark, almost matching the color of his hat, and his hands hidden in his sleeves were trembling, clearly enraged.
[You still have two chances left!]
In the void behind Li Qingran, a voice as calm as water spoke.
The surrounding disciples and elders of the Azure Cloud Sect knew that Xiao Yifeng had failed his first attempt at identification.
Xiao Yifeng temporarily suppressed the Pill Poison, opened his eyes with a grim expression, hesitated for a moment, and cupped his hands toward the void behind Li Qingran, asking, "May I boldly ask if there is truly one normal pill among these ten?"
[What? Do you think I'm deceiving you?]
A cold snort echoed, and an oppressive aura descended, sweeping through like a storm, grinding the steps around Xiao Yifeng into dust.
A voice filled with murderous intent rose from the void:
[Just for that remark, I could kill you without needing a reason!]
"I was wrong! Please, senior, calm your anger!" Xiao Yifeng quickly bowed his head, his heart pounding with fear.
He glanced over at Daoist Qingxuan.
But his master was coldly closing his eyes, as if ignoring the situation.
Sect Master Wu Duantian was smiling at Li Qingran, his gaze as if he were looking at his own daughter.
No one would help him; neither his master nor the sect master wanted to offend the mysterious cultivator.
Now, he could only rely on himself.
Xiao Yifeng took a deep breath, steeled himself, and chose the second pill.
He took the pill, and the Fire Poison flared up again.
[You have one chance left.]
After suppressing the Fire Poison, Xiao Yifeng reached out with a trembling hand, veins bulging, toward the remaining eight pills.
Before this, he had never imagined that being consumed by Fire Poison would be so painful.
His entire meridians and bones felt as if a brush filled with steel needles was repeatedly scraping them.
This pain didn't persist continuously but came in waves, slithering like a snake throughout his body, giving him no chance to adapt, only endless torment... This was because he had a Wood Spiritual Root, and his spiritual energy naturally had detoxifying and poison-suppressing abilities.
But Li Qingran didn't have this.
So, after being expelled from the Crimson Sky Peak, had Li Qingran been writhing in such pain every day?
This mysterious cultivator's pill-refining skills were truly extraordinary.
Even if he cheated by cutting a piece to taste, he couldn't identify which pill was free of poison.
In that case, he might as well choose one at random.
Xiao Yifeng closed his eyes, stopped struggling, and picked one at random.
"Tsk, this kid has some luck. He managed to pick the right one with an eighth of a chance." Chen Huaian reluctantly paid six yuan, and at the moment of deduction, the pill in Xiao Yifeng's hand was swapped.
The black cat beside him looked at Chen Huaian with an eerie gaze.
[What's this kid muttering to that black box? Could he have a screw loose?]
[Could it be that this black box is some kind of mind-controlling demonic artifact? Interesting, interesting! I wonder if the demon behind this black box is more evil than me, the fierce beast, hehe!]
The black cat seemed to have thought of something amusing, its tail raised high.
Xiao Yifeng took the last chance, and the Fire Poison erupted once more.
The previous two doses of Fire Poison had accumulated to the extreme, and this third time was like a spark igniting a fuse, causing the previous two doses to combine with the third and explode completely.
"Ugh..."
Xiao Yifeng's face turned ashen, then flushed red like a tide. He staggered back several steps on the steps before finally collapsing to his knees, spitting out a mouthful of black blood. Strangely, the black blood vaporized upon contact with air, filling the air with the stench of mixed medicinal residue and foul blood, causing the nearby disciples to cover their mouths and noses.
The figure in the center of the square clutched his chest, struggling to hold on for a while,
but eventually fell to the ground, twitching a few times before going still.
[Daoist Qingxuan, it seems your disciple isn't as talented as he thinks he is...]
A light scoff echoed from the void.
[There are still seven pills left. Will you feed them to him, or should I do it myself?]
Chen Huaian felt no sympathy for Xiao Yifeng.
Li Qingran had endured the Fire Poison for three months.
Her meridians had been burned black and festering by the Pill Poison. Compared to that, what was the little pain Xiao Yifeng was enduring now?
"Your Excellency, this disciple has already been punished. His condition with the Fire Poison is very severe now. Let's not make him take the remaining seven pills..." Wu Duantian sensed that Daoist Qingxuan beside him was on the verge of losing it and quickly stepped in to mediate.
[Did I give you permission to speak? Sit down!]
"You dare bully people too much!" Daoist Qingxuan couldn't bear it any longer and stood up.
His sword, however, pointed at Li Qingran.
"Don't think I don't know that all ten of these pills are poisoned. My second disciple couldn't possibly pick the right one! Even if you want to stand up for Li Qingran, isn't this a bit excessive? Besides, did my second disciple really give Li Qingran a poisoned pill?"
"Elder Qingxuan." Li Qingran, under the pressure of the late Divine Transformation stage, stepped forward with a pale face, as if to shield the person in the void behind her.
Her cold eyes stared at her former master, filled with a bone-chilling sorrow: "Since the grand competition, I received no help, and the only pill I took was the Great Rejuvenation Pill given by Xiao Yifeng."
"You're lying!" Daoist Qingxuan's eyes widened in anger.
"If I speak a single falsehood, may the Heavenly Dao strike me down with five thunders."
Li Qingran raised three fingers to the sky, and the oppressive aura of the Heavenly Dao made her face turn deathly pale. She could even feel her fate being depleted. The more humble she had been in maintaining these relationships, the more fierce her desperate retaliation was today!
The sky above the Azure Cloud Sect, once clear, suddenly filled with dark clouds, with flashes of thunder light flickering within, as if probing. Finding nothing, they dissipated along with the clouds.
Daoist Qingxuan met Li Qingran's resolute gaze, his sword trembling, speechless. Entangled with the Heavenly Secret twice, her fate was bound to be depleted. Li Qingran was risking her life.
If that was the case, then the poisoned pill was indeed given by Xiao Yifeng deliberately, including the healing pill he was supposed to give Li Qingran, which never reached her.
Among the remaining seven pills,
one floated in front of Daoist Qingxuan.
The oppressive aura on Li Qingran dissipated,@@novelbin@@
and the ethereal voice from the void spoke again:
[Is it a poisoned pill? Why don't you try it?]
Daoist Qingxuan looked at the brocade box containing the pill in front of him, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
"How do I know if this pill..."
Before he could finish his sentence,
the brocade box suddenly opened.
A Great Rejuvenation Pill shot into Daoist Qingxuan's mouth with a 'whoosh.'
The void sneered:
[Eat it for me!]
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