Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Yun Xiao, if you want to surrender, I might reluctantly agree!”

Feeling the still abundant Meridian Qi within him, Li Gongnian couldn’t help but reveal a cold smile. Has this kid gone mad, saying something like that? Does he really think that just the first two attacks are enough to make me retreat?

”You don’t believe it?”

Yun Xiao raised his head, glanced indifferently at Li Gongnian, and then lightly moved his right index finger. The next moment, everyone saw the genius from the Spirit Fighting Commerce, whose face suddenly changed dramatically.

Even when he was being violently attacked by Yun Xiao’s whip leg earlier, Li Gongnian hadn’t shown such an expression. Seeing this, many of the Meridian Refining Masters observing below the arena had thoughtful expressions.

”Could something have happened that we don’t know about?”

Other Meridian Refining Masters showed confusion, having some guesses in their hearts, but they didn’t know when Yun Xiao had pulled off a trick, as the first two moves didn’t seem to have put Li Gongnian at a disadvantage.

Thump!

As everyone was puzzled, Li Gongnian suddenly kneeled on the arena with a thumping sound, sweat like beans rolling down his forehead, clearly in great pain.

”Curse...curse it!”

Even though Li Gongnian was in extreme pain, he was as confused as the Meridian Refining Masters watching. He could sense that he was poisoned, but he didn’t know when Yun Xiao had poisoned him.

”Could it be just because of that single contact with the toe?”

At that moment, a flash of inspiration went through Li Gongnian’s mind, and he remembered the scene where the Three-legged Toad froze his Poison Scale Beaked Crocodile, as if gaining some understanding.

But no matter what, he couldn’t afford to think carefully about the situation. The exploding poison in his body made him feel like all his meridians were breaking inch by inch, and it was exceedingly painful.

Crack!

Despite his extreme reluctance to surrender, Li Gongnian quickly swiped his hand across his Waist Storage, and a Jade Bottle appeared out of thin air in his hand. He crushed it directly, revealing a snow-white pill.

Without any hesitation, Li Gongnian stuffed the snow-white pill into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed. But after a moment, there was no improvement in his complexion; it looked even worse.

Crack! Crack!

Crash!

Under the curious gazes of everyone, Li Gongnian repeatedly swiped his right hand, crushing several Jade Bottles in a row, consuming the Elixirs inside one after another. In the end, his fingers trembled and a Jade Bottle slipped from his grasp, shattering upon hitting the ground.

As a Poison Vein Master like Li Gongnian frequently dealt with poisonous items, he always carried Detoxification Pills with him, which were the pills he had just consumed.

These Detoxification Pills weren’t necessarily effective against every poison nor could they completely neutralize them, but they could at least alleviate the symptoms and buy time to find a treatment.

But now, none of the Detoxification Pills Li Gongnian took had the slightest effect on the deadly poison within him, causing sweat to pour more densely from his forehead and his spirit to sink into deeper despair.

”It’s useless. The longer you drag this out, the more miserable your end will be!”

Observing Li Gongnian’s actions from afar, Yun Xiao’s face remained expressionless. Perhaps only he knew that the poison within Li Gongnian was a One Thought to Transform Myriad Poisons cast by the Dragon Summoning Tree Spirit. Even the Heavenly-grade Pulse Refining Master Qian Sanyuan couldn’t do anything about it.

Of course, that didn’t mean Yun Xiao could simply touch an opponent’s body and poison them. That would underestimate the cultivators of the Tenglong Continent.

There was a reason why Li Fen Nian got poisoned instantly—Li Gongnian was at the Earth Rank Middle Level in Meridian Refining Technique, so resolving it was impossible.

Plop!

Listening to Yun Xiao’s indifferent words, Li Gongnian’s body trembled slightly, causing the hand holding the pill to shake violently. Finally, he dropped the Detoxification Pill, which rolled toward Yun Xiao’s feet.

Yet no one believed that the Detoxification Pill could be effective, given that Li Gongnian had consumed so many prior but saw no effect.

”I...I admit defeat!”

Seeing the situation, Li Gongnian finally realized that his life was more important than his pride. He struggled to lift his head and, unwillingly, uttered these few words while staring at the crude youngster.

”Admitting defeat isn’t important. I just want to know one thing!”

Regarding Li Gongnian acknowledging defeat, Yun Xiao did not respond definitively, instead he stared at the genius from Douling Commerce opposite him, with a small fiery red shadow flashing in his mind.

”Tell me Chi Yan’s news, and I’ll spare your life!”

This is what Yun Xiao cares about most. Since being separated from Chi Yan during the selection of Refining Cloud Mountain disciples, more than two months have passed, and during these two months, Chi Yan has remained unseen, causing Yun Xiao some concern.

Because of the words Li Gongnian said at the beginning of the arena battle, Yun Xiao has some guesses, this genius from Douling Commerce seems to know some inside information.

Therefore Yun Xiao didn’t use other methods, but used Little Dragon’s One Thought to Transform Myriad Poisons, controlling people to tell the truth with poison is undoubtedly the most effective.

”Yun Xiao, this is the arena of Refining Cloud Mountain’s annual comparison, I’ve already admitted defeat, do you really dare to kill me?”

Li Gongnian struggled to endure the feeling of poisonous erosion inside his body, his face became somewhat gloomy, and after his words fell, his stubborn gaze shifted to the seat on the northern high platform.

”Vice Chairman Qian, Dean Qing, I’ve admitted defeat voluntarily, if Yun Xiao refuses to give the antidote, can it be determined that he is breaking the rules of Refining Cloud Mountain’s annual comparison?”

Compared to those disciples who have been at Refining Cloud Mountain for years, Li Gongnian from Douling Commerce perhaps does not have much fear, and his words made many nod slightly.

Although life and death aren’t forbidden in the arena of annual comparison, if one side voluntarily admits defeat, then this arena battle is considered over, and the victorious side wanting to kill them completely counts as personal combat.

There is an inherent conflict between the Medical and Poison factions at Refining Cloud Mountain, if unchecked, this internal conflict could lead to the destruction of Refining Cloud Mountain within a year.

Therefore within Refining Cloud Mountain, aside from specific places, personal battles are not allowed, even if there is a deep enmity, it must be reported to the sect’s elders, and signed under witnesses of the respective elders, to hold a life and death arena battle, life or death disregarded.

At present, the annual comparison arena clearly does not belong to such a category, Li Gongnian has voluntarily admitted defeat, if Yun Xiao still presses on, he really would be breaking the rules.

However, after Li Gongnian’s words fell, Qingmu Wu and Qian Sanyuan on the northern seats unexpectedly did not speak, leaving the former’s heart to sink, while the coarse-clothed youth nearby unexpectedly responded.

”What you said is indeed not wrong, as Refining Cloud Mountain disciples, these rules truly cannot be broken!”

Yun Xiao spoke while reaching towards his waist, following the meaning of his words, it really seemed like he was reaching for the antidote.

”Whoa!”

But in the next moment, the coarse-clothed youth’s face displayed an exaggerated expression, seemingly somewhat regretful, and also somewhat caught off-guard; in short, despite fumbling at his waist for a while, he didn’t retrieve anything.

”Sorry, sorry, the antidote was left at the hospital, I forgot to bring it along, wait a moment, I’ll go retrieve it!”

As many pondered, Yun Xiao on the arena bowed to Li Gongnian, apologetically, but hearing his exaggerated words, many couldn’t help but purse their lips.

”Hmph, who would believe that?”

Especially people like Bai Wushuang and Liu Qingchen, they wouldn’t even believe a punctuation mark in Yun Xiao’s words. How could something as important as antidote not be carried and left at the hospital, do you think the Waist Storage is just for show?

Obviously, Yun Xiao’s words were just perfunctory, but the people below the arena couldn’t possibly really look into his Waist Storage. Besides, even if shown, no one would know which item was the antidote for Li Gongnian’s poison.

”Yun Xiao, you...”

As those words were spoken, seeing the coarse-clothed youth preparing to leave, seemingly really about to fetch the antidote, Li Gongnian nearly spat blood in frustration.

It’s important to know that at the moment, Li Gongnian was desperately enduring the poison within him. If he wasn’t a genuinely Earth Rank Middle Level Meridian Refining Master, and if Yun Xiao didn’t intentionally control, he’d have long met his demise.

Having been poisoned, Li Gongnian didn’t even know how long he could hold out. If this kid used retrieving the antidote as an excuse to disappear, wouldn’t he be doomed to die tragically from poisoning there on the stage?

Anyone could discern that Yun Xiao’s words were deliberate, but just like Li Gongnian’s earlier admission of defeat, even knowing, nobody could say much about it, this is open stratagem, clearly seen, with no plan to break it.

”Chunxiao City!”

Just when Yun Xiao’s foot was about to step to the edge of the stage, Li Gongnian finally couldn’t hold out, and spoke three words, causing the former to halt his steps suddenly, then turn back, coldly staring at the genius from Douling Commerce.

”Your mouse-shaped demon pet was taken by the Chunxiao City commerce branch, you detoxify me, I can take you there, perhaps there’s still a chance!”

At this moment, Li Gongnian dared not be strong, yet when he said these words, the fleeting strange light deep in his eyes went unseen by anyone.