am-books Chapter 47 – Why not give it a try?
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.
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,
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!]