Nalan Jie leaned heavily on his cane.
Step by step, he made his way into the courtyard, his knuckles turning bluish purple.
Purple poison spots had already spread across his chest.
"This old body's..."
"Cough, cough. How could it be worthy of troubling Master Xiao?"
"Father!"
Nalan Su was about to support him when the gust from the old man's sleeve forced him back three steps.
"Even if the poison runs deep, I am still a dignified Dou Wang."
"I am not so weak that I cannot even walk!"
Xiao Yan flicked the teacup with his finger, sending it flying back onto the tray. He rose with his hands behind his back.
"Even from thirty feet away, I can smell the rotten stench of poison."
"Old Master Nalan, you certainly have backbone."
Nalan Su hurried forward and cupped his hands toward Xiao Yan.
"My father's condition is truly dire. Even walking normally now..."
"Is already a struggle for him."
"I beg Master to move to the medicine furnace and treat him."
"No need!"
The hem of Xiao Yan's black robe swept over the ground, his Rank 6 Badge reflecting a violet glow.
He slowly stepped forward, noticing that every gaze in the courtyard had fallen on him.
The corner of Xiao Yan's lips lifted slightly.
Step back. Time for me to show off!
"It is merely Brand Poison. Why make things so troublesome?"
"It will not take even half an hour to treat him right here!"
"Clang!"
The moment Xiao Yan finished speaking, the teacup in Liu Ling's hand slipped to the ground.
Clear tea dripped through his trembling fingers onto the blue bricks.
"Treating the poison on the spot?"
"Is he treating Brand Poison like sugar frosting?!"
Yao Yue clutched her sachet and abruptly rose, her pomegranate-red skirt sweeping over a glazed fruit tray.
"Mu Zhan's blood has not even gone cold yet."
"Who would have thought he would make such a terrifying move again?"
The young girl's almond-shaped eyes reflected the Azure Flame dancing in Xiao Yan's palm.
"So this is what a genius is like."
Nalan Jie's gray-white beard trembled violently.
Black poison mist slowly seeped from beneath the cracks in his skin.
"Does Master know that this poison is..."
"From the Demonic Flame Valley's Fiery Iron Poisonous Python."
The flame at Xiao Yan's fingertips suddenly surged, and the overwhelming aura of Heavenly Flames swept through the entire city.
"The venom of the Fiery Iron Poisonous Python, even if a Dou Emperor expert comes into contact with it..."
"Could still cause severe injury!"
"But that is all it amounts to."
The instant those words fell, the jade screen exploded.
Azure fire filled the courtyard in an instant.
The flames danced and shifted through the air, transforming into chains in the blink of an eye.
Seventy-two Azure Flames danced through the air.
They pierced into the old man's acupoints.
"Hiss!"
The poison mist churned violently in an instant!
As though releasing a shrill howl, it was forcibly dragged out of his body!
"Condensing Fire into Spirit!"
"Transforming Fire into Substance!"
Liu Ling's eyes widened sharply, the emotions surging within his chest.
Seeming ready to burst out of him.
"This is what Teacher once spoke of..."
Before he could finish marveling, Xiao Yan waved his hand.
The Black Demon Cauldron appeared in the courtyard.
"Rise!"
Xiao Yan pressed his left palm lightly against Nalan Jie's dantian, while his right sleeve sent out Azure Flame.
The runes on the cauldron awakened within the Heavenly Flames, swallowing the struggling poison mist whole.
The blast of air kicked up from the ground made the guests' robes flap wildly!
"Three Thousand Flame Grass, Nine Netherworld Earth Nether Vine..."
As he watched those precious medicinal ingredients, every name called out by the alchemists present.
Made Liu Ling's face turn a shade paler.
"These are not ingredients used only for refining Sixth-grade Pills..."
The Azure Flame transformed into a lotus shape within the cauldron, grinding the poison mist inch by inch into violet radiance.
"Pfft!"
Nalan Jie suddenly spat out black blood, and a poison mist pattern appeared behind him.
"Master, this old man's meridians..."
"Endure it. Your meridians will not be harmed!"
Xiao Yan spoke casually.
It was not like he was Xiao Yi Xian!
When treating someone, he had absolutely no intention of showing mercy or proceeding step by step!
He simply relied on overwhelming force.
He only needed to pour out his full power!
Before his ultimate fire-control methods, the meridians could not possibly be injured.
But whether it hurt or not...
Was beyond his control.
Xiao Yan formed a sword with two fingers. The poisoned blood condensed into a blood-red talisman in midair before being struck into the cauldron.
"Use poison as the guide, blood as the medium..."
"Open!"
The air throughout the entire hall suddenly froze.
The black cauldron trembled as a silver gleam appeared.
This was the sign of successful refinement.
Yao Yue suddenly pointed at Nalan Jie and cried out in surprise.
"The poison patterns are disappearing!"
Behind the old man, the purple poison patterns were turning into streams of light and flowing into the medicine cauldron!
"Condense!"
The moment the flames erupted, the cauldron lid shot into the sky.
The poison mist filling the air was gathered by a giant net of Azure Flame and condensed into a pill. When the ink-black pill landed in his palm.
The nearby potted plants instantly withered!
"A Sixth-grade poison pill, the Bone-corroding Heart-burning Pill."
Xiao Yan took out a pill formula and casually tossed it to the stunned Nalan Su.
"Refine one every ten days, then take the Third-grade Pills recorded in the formula."
"In only three months, Old Master Nalan will make a full recovery."
Nalan Su hurriedly caught the pill formula and moved to support the standing Nalan Jie.
But the moment he approached, an imposing Dou Wang Pressure.
Suddenly erupted in the courtyard!
A wild and heavy laugh rang out.
Completely unlike the weak, aged voice from moments ago.
"Hahaha!"
Nalan Jie suddenly raised his head, Azure Fighting Wings spreading behind him.
"This feeling of being at my peak is truly something I have not felt in a long time!"
As the laughter faded, Nalan Jie respectfully bowed to Xiao Yan.
"Thank you, Master, for helping me this time!"
"The treasure vault of my Nalan Family is open for Master to choose from as he pleases!"
Xiao Yan played with the poison pill in his hand and spoke softly.
"Old Master Nalan is indeed a straightforward man!"
"In that case, Xiao will humbly accept."
The atmosphere in the courtyard became feverish.
In the distance.
Upon the roof with carved beams and painted rafters stood two figures radiating powerful auras.
Jia Xing Tian smiled faintly.
"As expected of Master!"
"Old Rooster, are you still thinking about this?"
Cold air spread beneath Hai Bodong's feet. The glazed roof tiles were frozen apart by sheer force.
"For that boy, driving out poison is nothing more than a trivial matter."
"But now, what you should worry about is your own situation!"
Jia Xing Tian shook his head helplessly.
"You just returned to the city, and the moment we meet, you want to fight?"
"You have been gone for decades. Your temperament has not changed one bit!"
As the words fell, the two figures flickered and vanished from where they stood.
Jia Ma Sacred City, night sky.
One yellow and one blue streak of light tore wildly through the clouds!
"Boom!"
The Ice Crystal Spear collided head-on with the Rock Dragon!
The pressure of two Dou Emperors shook the clouds apart.
Hai Bodong's blue robe billowed as a Blue Ice Dragon soared across the sky!
Jia Xing Tian's yellow robe swelled as an overwhelming Earth-colored Falcon tore through the clouds!
"Ice Emperor Art · Thousand Ren Wall!"
"Earth Emperor Force · Eight Desolations Break!"
The Ice Crystal Wall and the Rock Earth Giant Dragon collided in midair!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A massive hole was torn through the clouds, letting the bright moonlight spill down!
The thunderous blasts spread throughout the entire city!
Shattered ice blades poured down like a river of stars.
Yao Yue rose from the courtyard.
"An ice dragon! A battle between Dou Emperor experts!!"
Ice crystals adorned the young girl's pomegranate-red skirt, and her eyes reflected the aurora filling the sky.
Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly, white mist escaping his lips.
"Two old madmen."
Before his words could fade, they were swallowed by another roar.
Hai Bodong's hundred-zhang ice dragon collided once more with Jia Xing Tian's Eagle Head Fist Wind!
"Boom!"
The shockwave blasted apart clouds for several li.
Crimson Fire Four Wings tore through the turbulent energy, and Xiao Yan's figure turned into a streak of light as he vanished from where he stood.
The crimson streak charged straight toward the battlefield, beating its wings as it hovered between the two Dou Emperors.
This was quite a sight. He also wanted to see the extent of his own strength.
"This junior boldly asks the two elders for guidance."
The hurricane raised by the four wings crushed the clouds overhead.
Hai Bodong nearly dropped his Ice Spear:
"You brat, why are you joining the fun?"
Hai Bodong's face was now full of dark lines:
Xiao Yan's battle from last time, when he single-handedly crushed two Dou Wangs, was still vivid in his mind.
If he fought him now, wouldn't he just be asking to get himself killed?
That brat was such a freak—what the hell was there to fight?
However, before Hai Bodong could refuse,
Jia Xing Tian's voice rang through the air:
"Come!"
Jia Xing Tian raised his heavy staff toward the sky, suppressing his cultivation to the four-star Dou Wang level:
"This old man will give you three moves!"
Hai Bodong: ???
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