A Win-Win Outcome

Recently, Chu Xinghe has started to summarize his experiences of failure.

Why did I fail before?

The main reason is that I made too many crazy moves...

As the saying goes, too much talk leads to mistakes... I made too many risky moves, which led to a series of failures.

Therefore, I, Chu Xinghe, have learned my lesson and will reduce all useless actions as much as possible.

If I do nothing and just lie there... then how can I lose?

But at this moment, Chu Xinghe completely stunned... He swore to the heavens, "I really didn't do anything! I didn't offend anyone at all!"

I conducted various assessments before the Poison Venerable arrived, and in terms of strength, experience, and everything else, I had absolutely no chance of winning against Poison Venerable...

So I'm definitely going to lose this game...

But now the Poison Venerable didn't even give me a chance to compete, and just accepted defeat wholeheartedly. Who can I complain to?

Chu Xinghe watched calmly as the Grand Elder enthusiastically led the numb-looking Poison Venerable Ji Changfeng to introduce the various palaces of the Vast Heaven Sect.

You could tell from the elder's beaming face that he wouldn't let Ji Changfeng leave until he had completely squeezed out all of Ji Changfeng's knowledge.

There was no other way... Ji Changfeng himself made that promise. If he lost to the Vast Heaven Sect, he was willing to pass on all his knowledge to the Vast Heaven Sect...

Given the Grand Elder's style... is there any possibility that Ji Changfeng will leave the Vast Heaven Sect?

Therefore, the Grand Elder, without a word of protest, decided to arrange an elder position for Poison Venerable Ji Changfeng.

Ji Changfeng stated that he had no intention of joining the Vast Heaven Sect; he was merely fulfilling a promise and would not accept the position of elder.

Although the Grand Elder was slightly disappointed, he still brought up the idea of having a guest elder...

After all, Ji Changfeng will definitely be teaching poison techniques at the Vast Heaven Sect, and it wouldn't be good if he didn't have a proper title, right?

Therefore, Ji Changfeng did not refuse the position of guest elder this time.

And so, the first guest elder of the Vast Heaven Sect was born...

The news of Guest Elder Ji Changfeng spread throughout the entire Vast Heaven Sect almost immediately.

The disciples of the Everlasting Spring Palace were initially the most excited.

After all, Everlasting Spring Palace was skilled in poisons, but their poison skills were still far inferior to Ji Changfeng's Everlasting Spring Palace.

With Ji Changfeng becoming a guest elder of the Vast Heaven Sect and willingly teaching the Vast Heaven Sect's poison techniques, you can tell whether our Everlasting Spring Palace is about to take off!

However, with the Grand Elder's arrangement, the disciples of each palace became excited.

Because the Grand Elder's arrangement was characterized by its simplicity and brutality.

What? They learned poison techniques at the Everlasting Spring Palace?

Are there any downsides to learning poison techniques?

Every year when our Vast Heaven Sect disciples travel, there are always a few who encounter poisonous creatures and are injured or even killed.

That's mainly because we don't understand poisons enough.

Now that we have the best poison master in the world, you're telling me we can only let Everlasting Spring Palace learn it?

Is that the style of our Vast Heaven Sect?

Seriously... Nobody really thinks that just because Ji Changfeng joined our Vast Heaven Sect as a guest elder, he can come and go as he pleases, just like any other guest elder, right?

Ji Changfeng said he would teach him poison techniques if he lost, but he didn't specify who he would teach them to, did he?

So theoretically speaking, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable for the entire Vast Heaven Sect to learn poison techniques?

Please rest assured Poison Venerable Ji Changfeng... Our Vast Heaven Sect will absolutely not mistreat you. We will definitely provide you with the best teaching conditions and the highest level of resources... You can do whatever you want... but you will definitely be teaching this aspect.

As for leaving the Vast Heaven Sect... if one day our Vast Heaven Sect can't recruit any new disciples, and the other disciples refuse to learn poison techniques no matter what... then you can leave...

The Grand Elder made arrangements for Ji Changfeng with a joyful expression, while also marveling at how unfathomable Xinghe was becoming.

I used to be able to see some clues about what Xinghe was doing, but now I can't understand it at all.

The Grand Elder was worried about Xinghe's challenge to Ji Changfeng... If Xinghe lost, it would definitely damage Xinghe's reputation.

But the Grand Elder never dreamed that Ji Changfeng wouldn't even have a chance to fight Jiuli before being instantly killed by Ouyang Ling and the Xinghe...

The most crucial moment was when Xinghe finally got Ji Changfeng to use the Butterfly Loves Flower technique.

Although Ji Changfeng already conceded defeat before that, it was clear to everyone at the time that he was not truly convinced.

If the battle ended under those circumstances, Ji Changfeng might choose to seek out Xinghe and fight another day.

However, Xinghe, without saying a word, offered Ji Changfeng a hearty consolation and even suggested that Ji Changfeng bring out the most poisonous medicine to try.

Judging from the fact that Ji Changfeng immediately produced the Butterfly Loves Flower, it's clear that Ji Changfeng was indeed dissatisfied.

But from the moment An Lan and the others finished eating the Butterfly Loves Flower and showed no reaction, Ji Changfeng's last bit of pride, or rather, his last trace of defiance, was completely shattered.

If it were just that they were inferior to the Ouyang Lineage in avoiding poison, that would be fine, but now their own poison is being criticized as being inferior to rat poison...

Do you know how much psychological damage this is to a Poison Venerable?

To defeat a proud person, you must start with what they are most proud of. Only by completely destroying what they are most proud of can you truly make them submit.

Ji Changfeng was most proud of his poison skills, and his most powerful poison was the Butterfly Loves Flower... but he was instantly annihilated, leaving not a trace...

Of course, everyone understands that Ji Changfeng chose to stay not only to fulfill his previous promise, but also, and most importantly, because he had discovered the wonders of the Vast Heaven Sect.

As the Poison Venerable, Ji Changfeng has made almost no progress in the last ten years... There's no way around it... In terms of poison skills, Ji Changfeng is already invincible.

Even if he wanted to move forward, he couldn't find anyone to guide him... He could only grope his way forward on his own.

Why choose Luo Ying'er as the furnace?

It was because Ji Changfeng wanted to try and see if he could break through his current level and reach a completely new height.

Using Luo Ying'er as the furnace is perhaps one possibility.

But now... Ji Changfeng of the Vast Heaven Sect has found a completely new path to advancement.

Putting everything else aside, Jiuli's pastries are said to be more poisonous than non-toxic... So tell me, isn't that worth studying...?

The ability to be more poisonous than non-poisonous is a level that even his master, the Poison Saint, had not achieved.

Then, the Ouyang Lineage was able to withstand the effects of the non-poisonous yet potent Jiuli pastries. How did they manage to do that?

Do you really think Ji Changfeng wasn't curious?

Furthermore... the failure of Butterfly Loves Flower gave Ji Changfeng a completely new perspective... Let's not worry about why Butterfly Loves Flower failed for now.

In the past, when Ji Changfeng researched poisons, he could only test them on animals or monsters... There was no other way... Although he occasionally tested them on living people, there weren't many living people available for testing.

But for Ji Changfeng, the Dark Moon Clan's Undying Body was like discovering a hidden treasure!

Think about it... In the past, when we experimented on animals or monsters, whether it was successful or not, there were always some unknown factors involved, right?

But now, a group of the Dark Moon Clan can not only help you test various poisons, they can even provide immediate feedback on the effects of poisoning... For the study of poisons, tell me, what could be more terrifying than this?

So Ji Changfeng said he would pass on his poison skills and stay behind, but for an old monster like him, simply saying he'd keep his promise and stay behind... no way... no one would actually believe that...

So he stayed because he saw that the Vast Heaven Sect could give him something that he could never obtain from the outside world.

Similarly, the Vast Heaven Sect kept him because they could learn valuable things from him that they couldn't learn elsewhere.

This is a win-win situation.

With Ji Changfeng at the Vast Heaven Sect, you'll have access to maximum resources. You can research whatever you want... Before, finding medicinal herbs required traveling to various places, but now you don't need to worry about that at all. Just tell them what herbs you need... and the Muyue Kingdom will take care of cultivation. They don't cultivate herbs by the piece; they cultivate them by the acre...

No matter how precious the medicinal herbs are, I'll give you three or five acres first... just tell me if that's enough or not.

What the hell? You say you Ji Changfeng, have cultivated a new poison... If the Dark Moon Clan heard that, they'd laugh out loud and come over to give you a taste of it...

Resources are at their maximum... and there are plenty of people to experiment with. Ji Changfeng isn't stupid... This isn't the Vast Heaven Sect... isn't this a blessed land?

As for teaching Vast Heaven Sect his own poison techniques, Ji Changfeng cared even less.

Ji Changfeng's master, the Poison Saint of yesteryear, once had an idea: if one day the skills of the Medicine Saint and the Poison Saint could be combined, could they then recreate the ancient Voodoo Art?

Unfortunately, this idea couldn't be realized back then.

But now, Ji Changfeng has this opportunity.

As the successor of the Poison Saint, and now that Chu Xinghe is the successor of the Poison Saint Medicine Saint, if I stay at the Vast Heaven Sect and pass on the Poison Saint's legacy to Chu Xinghe as well, is it possible that one day Chu Xinghe could truly combine medicine and poison into one and research ancient Voodoo Art?

Therefore, although Ji Changfeng a crushing defeat this time, his staying in the Vast Heaven Sect was not solely due to his promise.

After all, promises are like that... I just say them casually, and you just listen casually... Anyone who actually believes them is really naive.

Of course, no one could say it out loud, so the promise made by Poison Venerable Ji Changfeng became the public statement.

The Grand Elder is a shrewd man; how could he not understand this principle?

But if Ji Changfeng stays with the Vast Heaven Sect, the Vast Heaven Sect is definitely making a huge profit no matter how you look at it...

Guest elders are also elders of our Vast Heaven Sect, right?

Over the years, countless people have invited Ji Changfeng to join their ranks, but Ji Changfeng has always remained a lone wolf. His expertise in poisons goes far beyond just elixirs...

His various martial arts techniques also incorporated elements of poison. Now that Ji Changfeng has been left behind, he must be passing on his various poison techniques. No matter who he teaches them to, it will all strengthen our Vast Heaven Sect.

The Grand Elder had considered the possibility that Ji Changfeng would defeat Xinghe, but he had also considered the possibility that Xinghe would lose to Ji Changfeng.

But I never imagined it would end up being such a happy ending for everyone...