A Chance Encounter with Xu Gongtong and a Fourth-Order Strange Poison

Far Crossing Merchant Guild.

"Where should I go to get some Demon Core?"

Lü Jingfu In the past half month, I have been thinking about this issue every day when I have free time.

Thanks to the channels of the Chamber of Commerce, on the third day after Spirit Herb Banquet ended, he knew that Xiao Chen was living in Hundred Herbs City and did not leave directly.

It happened that Far Crossing Merchant Guild was also preparing for Tea Party, so he took the opportunity to win over the other party.

The most effective way to win over someone is, of course, to do what they like.

Based on the previous situation, it is not difficult to figure out that what Xiao Chen needs is Demon Core, and it is Demon Core in batches.

Here at the Inner Sea, this is not a simple matter.

Therefore, Lü Jingfu mobilized his network and began to collect Demon Core, preparing to prescribe the right medicine.

But someone moved faster than him.

When Xiao Chen returned to the street after a month to inquire about the Jin Family's situation.

As soon as I arrived at the square, I heard someone take the initiative to chat. "Daoist Jinguang, what a pleasure to meet you!"

"I didn't expect that you are still here at Hundred Herbs City."

Xiao Chen turned around and saw that the person who came was Southern Lao Sea, the local monk Xu Gongtong who was sitting directly opposite him on Spirit Herb Banquet.

The other party didn't talk to him that day, but he didn't expect that he would come over to say hello after meeting him by chance in the square today.

Xiao Chen felt strange, but he also responded, "It turns out to be Daoist Xu, long time no see."

"I have some secular affairs here, so I will stay a few more days. Why did Daoist Xu stay at Hundred Herbs City too?"

Logically speaking, the local monks should have returned to Lineage long ago.

However, Xu Gongtong smiled mysteriously, "Hey, it's actually a long story."

Then he paused, as if something suddenly occurred to him. "Look at the sun, it's almost noon, Daoist Jinguang probably hasn't eaten yet."

"I have made a reservation for delicious food at Peach Garden Residence in the city. If you don't mind it, fellow Daoist, why don't we go together and let the two of us eat and chat?"

Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, "Fellow Daoist is so kind to me. I would rather be respectful than obey my orders."

Before talking about it, he also thought about making some comrades.

It is convenient for gathering information, especially information about the Secret Realm and ruins.

Secondly, it is also convenient to exchange or deal with excess materials, such as dealing with a large number of Tier 3 Spirit Grass in his hand, and using the other party's channels to purchase Demon Core and other items.

All in all, more friends means more paths.

Since I happened to meet Xu Gongtong today and he is quite enthusiastic, why not start with him first.

The two of them came to Peach Garden Residence in East City, which is also the most famous restaurant in Hundred Herbs City.

Especially the location is good, surrounded by time-honored stores selling supplies, but it is the only one that provides fine wine and food.

Many foreign monks would stop by the restaurant to have a meal after shopping.

In the private room on the third floor, Xu Gongtong drank two rounds of wine before slowly explaining the reason why he stayed in the city.

It turns out that Xu Family had previously agreed to cooperate with a group of casual cultivators, and the other party would help collect a batch of Demon Core.

Now the handover day is approaching, but the other party is not at ease with the Xu Family, a local snake. Not only does it require In-Between Sea to trade, but it also requires only three people from both parties to go.

But the problem is that In-Between Sea is in chaos, and Xu Family is not at ease with them, and is also worried about encountering Bandit Cultivator along the way.

Therefore, I thought of asking two good martial arts experts to go with me so that we could have someone to take care of us if something unexpected happened.

"Oh, it's also unlucky."

Xu Gongtong sighed and said, "I looked for several comrades in the city, but they didn't make it in time. Fellow Daoist Lu is going to Ten Thousand Immortals Archipelago, and Fellow Daoist Lu is preparing for Tea Party."

He looked at Xiao Chen, pretending to be unintentional and said, "If only one person is free, I can solve this trouble."

"There is a shortage of Spirit Stone in the clan this year, and we still hope to make some money from this batch of Demon Core."

Xu Family really lacks Spirit Stone recently, so Xu Gongtong's words are somewhat sincere.

Xiao Chen immediately became interested, isn't this Demon Core!

Of course, this is indeed a coincidence. Xu Family happened to be short of someone to pick up the goods, so he happened to meet him, and the location was a bit strange.

But it doesn't matter, I have experienced the battle with monk Jin Family, and witnessed the performance of Red Peony.

Xiao Chen now also has a general understanding of his own strength.

I dare not say that Golden Core is invincible at the same level, but it can at least enter the first echelon.

He can completely follow Xu Family to trade with the In-Between Sea.

If there is no problem with the transaction, you can take the opportunity to offer to buy Demon Core. The other party is not selling to whomever it is selling to, and you will not be short of Spirit Stone.

If something unexpected happens in the middle, just act according to the circumstances. With the advantage of escape skills and Night's Edge as your trump card, safety will definitely be guaranteed.

"Daoist Xu, please allow me to recommend myself for once."

Xiao Chen took the initiative and suggested. "In terms of fighting skills, I pride myself on being no weaker than others. If fellow Daoists can trust me, why don't we go trade together?"

Xu Gongtong looked a little surprised. "Daoist Jinguang, are you serious about this?"

"At the last banquet, I felt that Daoist Fellow was so majestic and majestic. He must be the best among people. Naturally, I can trust Daoist Fellow."

"It would be great if fellow Daoist fellows are willing to help."

"Come on, come on, let me toast you fellow Daoist and wish us all the best."

The two hit it off immediately and agreed on the spot to meet at South City Gate five days later and set off to the In-Between Sea together.

The meal lasted for an hour, and when it was time to say goodbye, Xu Gongtong was still smiling and looked very happy.

Of course he was happy because this was a big deal.

As long as you kill Xiao Chen, you will definitely get a lot of Fourth-Order Spirit Medicine.

Moreover, the other party has not been out in the past month, so there must be a lot of those thirty-two Demon Core that have not been used up, and they will all be trophies by then.

This is a huge fortune for Xu Gongtong and even Xu Family.

The so-called money and silk move people's hearts, nothing more than this.

On the other side, after Xiao Chen came out from Peach Garden Residence, he walked around the street as usual to collect recent changes in the situation.

"A few days ago, South City had a master from Compassion Sea Pudu Temple preaching Buddhism. Did you all go and listen?"

"What a pity, I just happened to be away a few days ago."

"No need to feel sorry. I went to see it. To be honest, it's not interesting at all. That bald donkey always talks about the afterlife. Master Tao, I only practice this life and don't talk about the afterlife."

"I heard that there have been a lot of Golden Core True Person outside recently. What happened?"

"Hey, we're not arresting Red Peony yet. I heard that the people here are all monks from Ten Thousand Immortals Archipelago, and they want to get the bounty."

"No, didn't Red Peony go to the In-Between Sea?"

"Who knows, anyway, I heard that six days ago, Jining Island, Red Peony and Jin Family had another fight in the northwest."

In fact, without an absolute lead in escape speed, it is not an easy task to escape from being rounded up by a large number of monks of the same level.

Red Peony has also figured out the whole story these days and understands that he has taken the blame.

I tried to explain the misunderstanding, but the problem was that Jin Family didn't believe it at all, and spread the news, attracting more people from Ten Thousand Immortals Archipelago.

After all, what Bandit Cultivator said has no credibility at all.

In the end, Red Peony could only curse the unknown murderer in his heart while continuing to run away in confusion.

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Five days flew by.

On the tenth day of April, Xiao Chen arrived at South City Gate early and met Xu Gongtong and another monk named Ge Dongyan whom he invited. The three of them immediately set off together.

Since Xu Family owns a small Cloud Piercing Shuttle, it only took three days to reach the edge of the In-Between Sea.

After waiting for about half an hour, a masked monk in a blue shirt appeared and exchanged the password with Xu Gongtong.

Then he drove the spirit shuttle around and around on the sea. It took another whole day and night before it stopped and landed on an inconspicuous Desolate Island.

Although this island is desolate, it is several thousand feet square, with a hill in the middle and a small pavilion on the top.

There are two people on the island with their faces covered, waiting below early.

Immediately afterwards, a group of six people came to the foot of the hill. Xu Gongtong followed the other person's head to the pavilion to discuss the price and inspect the quality of Demon Core.

The remaining four people stayed at the temporary Bamboo Hut at the foot of the mountain and waited.

This conversation lasted for two hours. In the middle of the conversation, the monk in blue shirt took out two cups of tea and said, "I'm sorry, brother, he is more careful in his work."

"Two fellow Daoists, please be patient. I have the best Spirit Tea here."

Ge Dongyan was the first to decline. "No need to bother, I'm used to drinking home-grown tea."

As he spoke, he also took out a pot of Spirit Tea and two cups.

I poured myself a glass first, and then I was about to call Xiao Chen to have a taste of his Spirit Tea as planned.

But I saw that Xiao Chen had already reached out to take the cup from Brother Lanshan: "Thank you for the hospitality, fellow Daoist. You're welcome."

Then he took a sip and said, "Yeah, it's good. It tastes mellow and it's really a good tea."

Many Spirit Tea and Spirit Wine from Cultivation World will have good effects when you taste them for the first time.

At this moment, there was a stream of pure Spiritual Power that blended into his lungs, making his breathing easier.

Xiao Chen This unusual move made the three people around him look dumbfounded.

Logically speaking, one should be wary of strangers having something wrong with their tea, right?

Why did you drink it directly?

They thought that Xiao Chen might reject Brother Lanshan, and even thought that he might refuse to drink tea.

But I never expected that he would take the first cup of Spirit Tea so naturally, so he didn't tamper with the tea at all.

Ge Dongyan My mind was buzzing at that time. You are so unsuspecting. How did you survive so long?

If you are not a casual cultivator, why do your parents trust you to come out alone?

He was originally responsible for poisoning, so how could he continue?

The monk Lanshan opposite was also a little confused. He didn't expect such a situation to happen.

If I had known better, I would have added a lethal amount of toxins to the tea and solved the problem directly.

However, they were not particularly panicked. After all, it was three versus three on the surface, but it was actually five versus one.

It is said that two fists are difficult to beat with four hands, so in the worst case, they can bully the smaller ones and kill them directly.

The reason why he did not take action directly at the beginning but chose to poison was because Xu Gongtong was worried that Xiao Chen had Life-Saving Trump Card, so he wanted to reduce the variables as much as possible, just in case.

Several people were quietly communicating as Divine Sense, discussing whether to implement the backup plan to lure Xiao Chen into the formation trap, or whether to take action directly.

Ge Dongyan suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He continued to pour a second cup of Spirit Tea and handed it over, "Daoist Jinguang, you might as well try the Spirit Tea I brought."

"Although it's not very expensive, it's better than anything on the market."

The monk Lanshan opposite had his eyes twitching and he almost cursed out loud.

Aren't you just superfluous!

To be fair, Ge Dongyan and Xiao Chen actually met for the first time, so this was obviously a bit too deliberate.

Even if a normal monk had no suspicion in the first place, he should be suspicious now.

But he miscalculated again.

Xiao Chen really doesn't understand why Ge Dongyan is so attentive for nothing.

But this does not affect the benefits of taking Spirit Tea first and tasting it for free.

After one gulp, a stronger warmth flowed into his heart, slightly increasing his Qi and Blood Concentration.

"Well, it tastes delicious. The fragrance also has a sweet aftertaste. Thank you Daoist Brother Ge."

Huh?

The two people on the other side looked at each other dumbfounded. How the hell is this okay?

Is this... is this really reasonable?

In the past ten days or so, they had spent countless hours discussing details, simulating situations, and especially delving into dialogue in order to successfully poison.

In the end, none of the elaborate designs were used, and it was just a battle of wits and courage with the air.

Brother Lanshan laughed angrily, "Grass!"

The black-shirted monk on the side gave Xiao Chen a fierce look. "Damn it, if I had known it was so easy, why not let me do it."

They had already discussed it before, and if they needed to solve it by hand in the end, then each person would share 20%.

If the poisoning is successful without fighting skills, except for Ge Dongyan who can share 20%, the other three people who play the role of casual cultivators can only share 10%.

The black-shirted monk couldn't help feeling a little regretful now.

Instead, Ge Dongyan smiled broadly, "You're welcome, if it tastes good, just drink more."

What he added to the tea was fourth-order Strange Poison--Dawn Spring Night Rain.

Its biggest feature is that it moistens things silently like spring rain.

The person who takes it will unknowingly be invaded by toxins, destroy the true energy, and dissolve all the internal organs.

There is no pain in the whole process, and often when the poisoned person reacts, his stomach has turned into a pool of pus.

While talking, Xu Gongtong also walked down with another Green Robe Cultivator.

Seeing the teacup in front of Xiao Chen, the two of them also relaxed and laughed.

In any case, it's best not to do anything. Cultivation World There are so many weird things, and many monks have capsized in the gutter.

"Daoist Jinguang, speaking of which, I haven't asked you where you came from?"

Xu Gongtong estimated that time was running out, so he walked up to Xiao Chen and lowered his head and asked, "You don't look like us Eastern Domain people, are you coming from the side door from the Outer Sea?"

He didn't doubt Southern Domain. After all, Southern Domain was famously poor, so it was impossible for Fourth-Order Spiritual Item to exist.

However, what waited for him was not an answer, but a fire lotus that suddenly bloomed.

"The first molt, Dragon Claw Probes!"

And faster than <Jade Terrace Fire Lotus> is Crimson Gold Quadruple Mace in the hands of Xiao Chen.

Since he didn't know which of the people in front of him was the weakest, he chose to hit the one closest to him first.

Considering that the distance between the two is very close, it is better to use <Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art> instead of using True Yang Fire Dragon.

After all, when it comes to close-range bursts, this is Body Cultivator's strength.

Before Xu Gongtong could react, Crimson Gold Quadruple Mace was like a sharp claw, tearing apart the defense Spirit Robe on his body and penetrating his Dantian.

"Click~!"

The round Golden Core suddenly made a crisp sound and was covered with dense cracks.

If a piece of jade pendant on his waist hadn't suddenly triggered, twenty-eight Water Curtains would pop up in succession and push the golden mace half an inch, and he would have been completely destroyed by now.

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No one present expected that Xiao Chen would still be able to violently hurt people after drinking Dawn Spring Night Rain.

Under normal circumstances, even if the monk has a way to save his life, there will be a Spiritual Qi reaction as a reminder.

For example, Life-Replacing Straw Man, a straw man will appear on the spot.

Because of this, Xu Gongtong dared to approach Xiao Chen boldly, because he did not notice any reaction from Spiritual Power.

By the time the people around him reacted, Xiao Chen had already used his third trump card.

Although the first hit missed, the second hit shattered the jade pendant, and the last hit successfully broke Golden Core.

"No!"

It was only then that Xu Gongtong shouted out and inspired a Body Protection Talisman.

A strong repulsive force directly pushed Xiao Chen away, but it was obviously too late.

Xu Gongtong hurriedly grabbed a magic elixir and swallowed it. Suddenly, rich vitality overflowed, repairing the true energy disorder caused by Golden Core's shattering.

But it only barely managed to hang his life and completely lost his ability to continue fighting.

"Brother!"

"Third uncle!"

"Third uncle!"

There were exclamations all around immediately.

Ge Dongyan was stunned on the spot with his mouth wide open, but no sound came out.

What he didn't even expect was that after Xiao Chen realized something was wrong, he would dare to take action instead of trying to escape.

The brief shock caused the four people to fail to lend a helping hand in time.

But immediately after, four pairs of angry eyes stared at Xiao Chen.

"You are looking for death!"

The black-robed monk raised his hand and released a spear, shaking out ninety-nine spear shadows and attacking.

Brother Lanshan moved back and recited the inner method silently, preparing to use True Essence Secret Art.

Ge Dongyan continuously stimulates several Talisman, which turn into Gold and Silver Thread respectively, and the dragnet intercepts Xiao Chen's retreat.

Green Robe Cultivator fell to the ground and used his spiritual shield to protect both him and Xu Gongtong from being accidentally injured by Law Technique.

Then he took out one Small Seal and prepared to participate in the attack.

On the other side, Xiao Chen was pushed away by the repulsive force, and immediately flew backwards for a distance with the help of the repulsive force.

At the same time, he directly summoned True Yang Fire Dragon, preparing to attack and defend.

Although a threat had just been solved unexpectedly, there were still four people on the other side.

At this time, you must seize the opportunity and give full play to your Law Technique advantages to strive for rapid attrition.

Otherwise, once we fall into a stalemate, we will definitely suffer the loss.

"Go!"

Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and pointed at the black-shirted monk who rushed towards him. True Yang Fire Dragon immediately rushed towards the gun shadow.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Each spear shadow left a big hole in the fire dragon, severing a foot long of the dragon's body.

However, even if the fire dragon lost ninety-nine feet, it was only a small length shorter.

Still whistling, it entangled the black-shirted monk and his protective spiritual shield, and circled it dozens of times in an instant, wrapping it up tightly.

"What!"

Brother Lanshan's eyes immediately widened. "Instant True Essence Secret Art?"

How is this possible?

Xu Family also has True Essence Secret Art, which can double the power of Law Technique.

But as a price, not only will Law Power be consumed doubled, but also each time the power is doubled, more preparation time will be required.

Xiao Chen was still using Spirit Artifact just now, so it was definitely too late to prepare.

But why can he directly summon such a powerful fire dragon?

In comparison, the ice phoenix he finally managed to condense was only eight hundred feet in size, which was more than half the size.

Without any time to think, the monk Lanshan commanded the ice phoenix to rush forward, trying to rescue the black-shirted monk.

He took out a jade talisman and bit his finger to activate it with blood.

"Boom!"

Immediately, pure golden Geng Metal Divine Thunder poured out, and instantly came to Xiao Chen, drowning him directly.

A total of twenty-four layers of fire lotus were torn into pieces on the spot.

Fortunately, with the blessing of Hextech, Jade Terrace Fire Lotus has a total of one hundred layers, and there are still seventy-six layers available at this time.

Brother Lanshan looked at this scene in disbelief, wondering if he had bought a fake.

Geng Metal Divine Thunder, which is comparable to monk Late-stage Golden Core's all-out attack, plus he activates it with Lineage Blood Seal Secret Art, but it doesn't help?

"Heaven-grade Spell!"

Ge Dongyan arranged the blockade according to the predetermined plan, only to realize that Xiao Chen had no intention of escaping.

I was even more surprised that even Geng Metal Divine Thunder couldn't penetrate his protective body Law Technique.

He immediately looked at Green Robe Cultivator below. "Something's wrong, come on together!"

However, at this time, Xiao Chen actually relaxed.

During the battle, everyone's auras were clearly exposed. Except for himself and the black-shirted monk, the other three were all Mid-stage Golden Core.

Xu Gongtong, the only Late-stage Golden Core present, didn't have time to perform at all.

This means that in fact, this battle has basically lost its suspense.

No wonder they initially thought of using small means like poisoning, but they turned out to be a bunch of noobs.

Of course, objectively speaking, this cannot be blamed on Xu Gongtong. Even if two Late-stage Golden Core monks were deceived today, there is a 99% chance that they would both die here together in a normal fight.

The numerical advantage is actually very important, not to mention that Xu Gongtong and his nephew can both True Essence Secret Art.

Logically speaking, even if you are facing an opponent like Red Peony, you can beat the opponent and make him run away in panic.

But he happened to encounter Xiao Chen. Not only did the carefully prepared poison not have the desired effect, it actually caused him to lose his guard and get into a dangerous distance.

Forget it, normally speaking, even if Body Cultivator Body Cultivator is close, he still has plenty of countermeasures.

But the problem is that only Xu Gongtong present knows how outrageous it is to directly smash Spirit Robe and Protective Spirit Jade with a gold mace.

This is simply ten times more outrageous than the instant True Essence Secret Art.

Xu Gongtong dares to swear to God that he has never seen such a situation before, let alone seen it with his own eyes.

He watched helplessly as his nephew and nephew were turned into ashes one after another in the fire dragon.

Watching his fourth brother, being entangled by Spirit Puppet, and then torn apart by the golden mace.

Ge Dongyan Seeing that the situation was not going well, he wanted to run away, but unfortunately not long after, a high-pitched scream came from the distance.

Xu Gongtong burst into tears, and his heart was filled with regret.

If I had known this, he just said that you should not get close to Xiao Chen.

If there hadn't been a sneak attack, how could it have ended like this with him as the strongest combatant in charge.

Seeing Xiao Chen turn back, he struggled to stand up. "Daoist Jinguang, wait a minute and do it."

"When people are about to die, I have..."

"Pfft!"

East Flower Wind Sword passed by and split him in half.

Unless there are special circumstances, Xiao Chen has never been in the habit of chatting with enemies.

"Boom!"

An extremely violent explosion sounded at the feet of Xu Gongtong, and the entire island shook.

The fierce Shockwave even tore apart the twenty-two layers of protective fire lotus from hundreds of feet away.

"Not good!"

Xiao Chen's expression changed. "My Storage Ring!"

He rushed into the sea of fire and started searching despite the raging fire.

Fortunately, although Storage Ring was in the center of the explosion and was completely black and deformed, the restraints were still intact.