Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you can’t even produce two Eighth-Level Upper Grade Spirit Medicines?”

Yang Xiao said brazenly.

The expressions of the True Disciples below the stage, who had been hesitating, instantly changed.

’This kid is too arrogant.’

Even Elder Yun’s face darkened.

’If no one from the crowd actually comes up, wouldn’t that be a slap in my own face?’

’After all, he was the one who had just told the True Disciples below to challenge Yang Xiao.’

”Senior Brother Zhang, I have a Seventh-Level Upper Grade Spirit Medicine here. It’s not much, but it’s worth a twentieth of the wager. We can pool the rest together. Are you willing to go up and fight that scoundrel?”

Just then, among the True Disciples below who hated Yang Xiao to the bone, one disciple at the Innate Eighth Layer gritted his teeth and took out a Seventh-Level Upper Grade Spirit Medicine from his Storage Ring.

This was a reward from his master after he became a True Disciple.

He treasured it immensely.

In truth, even for the True Disciples of Medicine King Valley, Spirit Medicines of the Seventh Level or higher were rarely seen. Only those like Qiu Chengjun, who came from prominent backgrounds with strong family support, were relatively wealthy.

But even he had to empty his family’s coffers to produce that Eighth-Level Upper Grade Spirit Medicine.

And he had lost it all to Yang Xiao.

Now, very few of the True Disciples in the audience actually possessed wealth comparable to his.

Even if they did.

Who would be willing to wager their entire fortune on this one fight?

They weren’t like Qiu Chengjun. Although they hated Yang Xiao, their hatred didn’t run that deep.

And those whose hatred did match Qiu Chengjun’s mostly lacked sufficient Spirit Medicines.

Their strengths also varied greatly.

This led to that one disciple’s sudden stroke of genius.

To pool their Spirit Medicines.

With him taking the lead, several other disciples quickly followed suit.

”Senior Brother Zhang, I also have a Seventh-Grade Spirit Medicine. Please accept it and fight that man from the Purple Sun Sect.”

”Me too! I don’t have a Seventh-Grade Spirit Medicine, but I have a Sixth-Level Upper Grade Pill.”

”I... I’ll put up a Seventh-Grade Spirit Medicine! I hope Senior Brother Zhang Cheng can kill that bastard!”

And so it went, with one person offering a stalk and another a pill.

Soon, more than a dozen True Disciples had brought out their own treasured possessions.

Meanwhile, this Senior Brother Zhang Cheng, the one they had chosen, felt rather embarrassed.

He had also been part of the group that went to the Celestial Cloud Kingdom.

In fact, he was the strongest among them.

At the Peak of the Martial Grandmaster First Layer.

He was one of the top figures among the True Disciples.

After all, Medicine King Valley only accepted True Disciples under the age of thirty-five.

To reach the Martial Grandmaster realm before thirty-five, anyone who achieved that could be considered a genius.

Naturally, Zhang Cheng had his own pride.

The reason he hadn’t acted before was that he wasn’t close to those who had died. Although he had taken a leading role for the sake of their cause, it was people like Qiu Chengjun who were truly in the spotlight.

It didn’t have much to do with him.

But now...

Qiu Chengjun was dead.

And his junior and senior brothers were pleading with him so earnestly.

Zhang Cheng had no reason to stand aside any longer.

He also took out a Spirit Medicine—a Level 8 one, at that—to complete the wager.

Although this Spirit Medicine wasn’t Upper Grade, it was a Fire Attribute one, which made Yang Xiao’s eyes light up.

’This thing is even more suitable for me than what I won from Qiu Chengjun.’

”Young Sect Leader Yang Xiao, would you grant me the honor of a fight with me, Zhang Cheng?”

Having gathered the full stake, Zhang Cheng walked onto the high platform.

He wore a gentle smile on his face.

He didn’t look at all like someone about to engage in a life-or-death battle.

However, given his strength, a fight against Yang Xiao...

...was, on the surface, absolutely unfair.

Yang Xiao’s apparent strength was merely the Peak of the Innate Realm Third Layer.

This Zhang Cheng, however, was already at the Peak of the Martial Grandmaster First Level.

He wasn’t far from reaching the Martial Grandmaster Second Layer.

Moreover, he was one of the few in Medicine King Valley who focused solely on the Martial Dao.

He rarely practiced alchemy.

His Pharmacist rank was very low.

But his combat prowess was extremely high.

Many True Disciples at the Martial Grandmaster Second Layer were no match for him.

He had even defeated some True Disciples at the Martial Grandmaster Third Layer.

He was very famous in Medicine King Valley.

For such a person to take the stage against Yang Xiao...

...was absolutely unfair.

But Yang Xiao was an outsider.

There was no one to speak up for him.

As for Cheng Boxuan and Qin Yan...

...although they felt it was inappropriate...

...they had no standing to speak here.

Even if they did, no one would listen.

They could only hope that Yang Xiao would win.

’Elder Ye Lingtian was killed by the Junior Sect Leader with a single punch. Seeing how confident he looks, he should be fine, right?’

Cheng Boxuan thought to himself.

’This Yang Xiao really knows how to cause a scene. He just arrived at Medicine King Valley and he’s already made such a huge commotion and even killed someone. It looks like the days ahead won’t be easy. I really regret wading into these muddy waters.’

These were Qin Yan’s thoughts.

She was starting to have regrets.

Although Yang Xiao was outstanding...

...after entering Medicine King Valley, she could casually spot several True Disciples who were Martial Grandmasters.

These were Martial Grandmaster experts.

There weren’t many in the entire Purple Sun Sect.

Furthermore, the power of Medicine King Valley had greatly exceeded her expectations.

It made her want to stay here.

Her feelings for Yang Xiao had consequently faded.

Instead, she began to feel ambitious about Medicine King Valley.

She felt that if she were a Disciple of Medicine King Valley instead of the Purple Sun Sect, she too could probably become a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

’No wonder so many of our predecessors refused to return after coming to Medicine King Valley. If it were me, I wouldn’t want to go back either.’

This subtle shift in her mindset...

...made her very dissatisfied with Yang Xiao stirring up trouble here.

She even wished for Yang Xiao to die on the platform.

That would appease Medicine King Valley’s anger.

And she would be able to better integrate herself here.

”Zhang Cheng, is it? The grades of these Spirit Medicines of yours are a bit low, but I suppose they’re enough when pooled together. Sigh, let’s just fight then.”

Yang Xiao paid no attention to Qin Yan’s thoughts.

Even if he had known, he wouldn’t have cared.

He had long since seen through her character.

So it came as no surprise.

It was the wager from this Zhang Cheng before him that left him somewhat disappointed.

There were even Pills included.

To others, these might be better than Spirit Medicines, but it was a different matter for him.

Naturally, his enthusiasm waned a little.

But this reaction instantly enraged the True Disciples below the stage.

”This kid is too arrogant! He actually dares to complain that our Spirit Medicines are low-grade!”

One True Disciple, who had only contributed a Seventh-Grade Low-Grade Spirit Medicine, looked furious.

He felt that Yang Xiao was talking about him.

The faces of the others didn’t look good either.

They felt that Yang Xiao had insulted them.

Even Zhang Cheng, on the stage, had a grim expression.

But he was more calculating and didn’t let it show.

Hearing Yang Xiao accept the challenge, he smiled inwardly, handed the wager to Elder Yun, and cupped his fist towards Yang Xiao, saying, ”Please enlighten me, Junior Sect Leader Yang!”

This scene was identical to the one with Qiu Chengjun before.

Yang Xiao smiled faintly.

He still just raised his hand.

The height of arrogance.

The anger in Zhang Cheng’s heart deepened.

But he didn’t show it on his face.

At the same time, he didn’t lose his composure like Qiu Chengjun.

He didn’t immediately go for a killing blow against Yang Xiao.

Instead, his expression turned grave.

He released his Spiritual Sense to perceive everything about Yang Xiao.

Waiting for an opportunity to strike.

’This guy is cautious, but I bet he wants to kill me too, deep down?’

Yang Xiao smiled.

He deliberately revealed an opening.

To lure the snake out of its hole!