Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 193: 193 Rapidly Shrinking Points

Because of these reasons, Steward Nian had been subtly trying to please Bi Luo. Even if he didn’t want to suck up to this Poison Vein genius from the Inner Sect, he didn’t want to bring trouble upon himself.

Steward Nian, who had been guarding the Outer Sect’s Mysterious Artifact Hall for years, knew very well that these Poison Vein Masters were quite vengeful. Offending them might mean trouble walking around comfortably at any moment.

”Forget it, Steward Nian, right? I’m just accompanying the Third Prince to look around the Outer Sect Mysterious Artifact Hall. Open the door!”

Bi Luo glanced at Steward Nian indifferently and commanded arrogantly. In his view, this old fellow’s status was nowhere near his own. It should be an honor for Steward Nian that he was visiting the Outer Sect Mysterious Artifact Hall.

”Yes, yes, I will open the door right now!”

Steward Nian didn’t dare delay. He pressed the button to open the door, and immediately Bi Luo nodded to Xuan Zhi, striding forward. From start to finish, they didn’t even glance at Song Tian, who was not far from them.

Perhaps in Bi Luo’s eyes, Song Tian, who had recently advanced to the Meridian Rushing Realm Early Stage by good luck, wasn’t even worthy of carrying his shoes. Moreover, Song Tian had been saved by Yun Xiao that day, and his disdain grew even more because of his resentment by association.

”Hey, hey, you haven’t given me the points for entering the hall yet!”

Seeing Bi Luo and Xuan Zhi walking towards the hall without a word, Steward Nian hurriedly spoke up. However, as soon as he did, Xuan Zhi turned his head to look, but Bi Luo didn’t pay any attention at all.

Seeing Bi Luo silent, Xuan Zhi seemed to take a hint and ignored Steward Nian as well, following the Inner Sect genius into the Mysterious Artifact Hall.

Seeing the actions of the two, Steward Nian, who initially wanted to please Bi Luo a bit, finally turned quite sullen. There’s a saying, ”Respect me an inch, and I’ll respect you a foot.” What was Bi Luo’s attitude, thinking he was superior?

Strictly speaking, Bi Luo was just an Inner Sect disciple without any real power, whereas Steward Nian was in charge of the Outer Sect Mysterious Artifact Hall, holding an official position.

Moreover, Steward Nian’s Meridian Qi Cultivation was also much higher than Bi Luo’s. A tactful young genius might have exchanged some pleasantries, but Bi Luo’s arrogance was extreme, making Steward Nian feel even more resentful.

Most importantly, every disciple entering the Mysterious Artifact Hall had to be recorded, and without paying the entry points, Bi Luo and Xuan Zhi entering meant Steward Nian had to pay twenty points out of his own pocket.

Although twenty points were just a trifle for Steward Nian, the situation was hard to swallow. As stewards or even elders who want to exchange for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or enter the Jade Pot Cave need to spend points too.

Yet Steward Nian was a prudent person by nature; he wouldn’t really drag Bi Luo and Xuan Zhi out over these twenty points. Besides Bi Luo’s status as an Inner Sect disciple, Xuan Zhi’s background was not something a minor Outer Sect steward could provoke.

The farce ended under Steward Nian’s slightly gloomy gaze. Song Tian, not far away, also wouldn’t provoke Steward Nian now, knowing he was in a bad mood. For a while, outside the Mysterious Artifact Hall, a strange silence fell.

......

The second floor of the Mysterious Artifact Hall!

As soon as Yun Xiao entered, he immediately felt that the second floor was very different from the first, as if the invisible air beating upon him carried a hint of strangeness and danger.

Of course, with Yun Xiao’s cultivation now, and his unknown methods, mere low-level mortal rank toxic substances couldn’t harm him. His target this time was some poisons at the middle to high Mortal Rank level.

”Ghost Face Branch, Corrosive Flower, Poison Bright Grass, ...”

Yun Xiao murmured as he walked, and from the names of these materials, it was evident that they harbored strong poisons.

Over a year ago, when Yun Xiao was at the Shang Family, he was already a genuine low-level Mortal Rank Meridian Refining Master. However, since being rescued by the Ling Wan squad in the Yulin Mountain Range, he hadn’t had the chance to advance his Meridian Refining Technique.

Meridian Refining Technique is deeply connected with Meridian Qi Cultivation and the Power of Soul. When Yun Xiao broke through to the peak of the Meridian Gathering Realm, his Power of Soul also greatly improved.

So he had every reason to believe that although he hadn’t yet refined even a middle-level Mortal Rank elixir, his Meridian Refining Technique should have already reached the middle level of the Mortal Rank.

As a low-level Mortal Rank Meridian Refining Master, Yun Xiao had relied on his past life’s experience to refine a Mortal Rank middle-level Elixir, the Meridian Rushing Pill. This time, he wanted to try refining a high-level Mortal Rank toxic elixir.

During the day, Shen Xiao, painfully attacking Ling Wan in the arena, causing near death, made Yun Xiao firmly decide to make Shen Xiao taste the torment of being poisoned.

By common sense, for an early-stage Meridian Rushing Realm Cultivator like Shen Xiao, only some highly toxic substances of at least Spiritual Rank Low Level could affect him.

Yet, Yun Xiao’s Meridian Refining Technique is merely at Mortal Rank Middle Level, how could he possibly refine a Spiritual Rank Low Level toxic poison? Thus, to the ordinary people, this seems impossible.

But why did Yun Xiao still come here? That is because of the memories of his past life as Long Xiao Battle God, which allowed him to know some toxic pill recipes that are not common on the Hidden Dragon Continent.

The Nine-layered Dragon Cloud is incomparable to the Hidden Dragon Continent. A poisonous medicine known by Yun Xiao from his past life, though only Mortal Rank Advanced, could greatly impact any Cultivator in the Meridian Rushing Realm.

Yun Xiao believes that as long as he gathers the required toxic materials here at the Mysterious Artifact Hall and succeeds in refining them, he could certainly make Shen Xiao experience the severe pain of being poisoned in the final battle tomorrow, thereby avenging Ling Wan.

The Long Xiao Battle God of his previous life was a mixture of good and evil; otherwise, how could he make the powerful beings from the myriad tribes of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud dread him and regard him as the Long Xiao Battle God?

Therefore, Yun Xiao is neither a genuine Medical Pulse Master nor a true Poison Vein Master, but somewhere in between the two, adept at employing the methods and characteristics of both factions.

The saying goes, to subdue the wicked requires someone even more wicked. Since Shen Xiao is so cruel, Yun Xiao needn’t be kind-hearted. Retaliation is just and fairness is clear; the harsh words he spoke on the arena stage were definitely not said lightly.

Soon, Yun Xiao passed through the area of Mortal Rank Middle Level highly toxic substances and entered the Mortal Rank Advanced zone, where his eyes immediately spotted a segment of dried vines. After sweeping it with his Power of Soul, a trace of joy appeared on his face.

”Black Withered Vine, I finally found you!”

Yun Xiao hurriedly stepped forward and closely sensed it. Seeing the smile appearing back on his face confirmed his discovery, but his expression turned bitter after checking the points needed to exchange for the Black Withered Vine.

”One hundred and fifty points!”

The points required to exchange for this Mortal Rank Advanced toxic material were as high as one hundred fifty points, which is more than half of the points for a Mortal Rank Middle Level task, a painful expense for Yun Xiao.

However, thinking about this being the main material needed to refine that toxic poison, Yun Xiao gritted his teeth and finally toughened his resolve, taking out his points card and sticking it on the light shield covering the Black Withered Vine.

This time Yun Xiao came to the Mysterious Artifact Hall specifically to find a few main materials for refining the toxic poison. As for some auxiliary materials, he had obtained some in the Jade Pot Cave and collected more during a task in the Yulin Mountain Range, so he did not stop due to the pain of spending points.

Swish!

When Yun Xiao placed his points card on the light shield, a flash of light passed, and he felt as if his hand had become lighter. He looked and began to feel the pinch again.

From an original one thousand nine hundred eighty points, only one thousand eight hundred thirty points remained; he had lost one hundred fifty points to obtain the Black Withered Vine.

Since his mind was set, after briefly feeling the sting, Yun Xiao no longer lingered. His eyes solemnly focused on the segment of the dry black vine. He well knew how toxic it was; a slight touch to the skin would be extremely troublesome.

Previously, the Black Withered Vine did not seem too obvious under the protection of the light shield, but at this moment, Yun Xiao clearly saw the constant emission of black vapor from the segment of the dry vine, which naturally contained potent poison.

Yun Xiao immediately acted, taking out a rectangular black jade box from his Waist Storage. With his right hand wrapped in a cloth, he placed the Black Withered Vine inside the jade box and then heaved a huge sigh of relief.

”Fierce Corrosive Stone, Li Yuan Water, ...”

As Yun Xiao collected the main materials for refining the toxic poison, his points were deducted time and again. By the time he stored the last pool of greenish liquid into a Jade Bottle, he finally relaxed.

”At last, gathered all!”

Yun Xiao sighed deeply, patted his Waist Storage, and lifted the Task Token in his hand. At this moment, there was only a remaining figure of one thousand three hundred on the Task Token.

It means that Yun Xiao spent a total of seven hundred points to exchange for these main ingredients needed for refining the toxic poison, which nearly equaled the reward points for a Mortal Rank Advanced task, and some Mortal Rank Advanced tasks even gave fewer points than this.

”Squeak!”

Just when Yun Xiao believed his points would stabilize, he heard a familiar sound from his right side—the call of Fire Cloud Rat Chi Yan, it seemed to have found something else of interest again.

Yun Xiao turned his head and followed the direction pointed by Chi Yan, who had already stood up. At this sight, an item dyed in fiery red appeared before his eyes, making his face once again contort in financial pain.