Within Nine Poisons Palace, in an area resembling a Training Ground, Old Man Wei and Jiang Xie sat cross-legged as dense, bizarre mist swirled around them.
This was Poison Cloud.
One of Nine Poisons Palace's nine great poisons.
Its toxicity was more than ten times stronger than the miasma outside.
When Poison Cloud had first been created, it had only been effective against Martial Masters. But after generations of research by Nine Poisons Palace, its toxicity had grown increasingly ferocious.
And so—
Even Martial Emperor-level Old Man Wei and Jiang Xie had been poisoned.
Though they could suppress it with Spiritual Energy, they could not move carelessly, much less freely erupt with their Cultivation. Otherwise, the poison would erode them even faster.
This was... quite embarrassing.
The two of them had actually been extremely cautious upon entering Ten Thousand Poisons Forest.
But there were simply too many poisons within, and the Detoxification Pills could only neutralize part of them. Falling victim to them had been unavoidable.
Several thousand Nine Poisons Palace disciples had gathered beyond the Poison Cloud. None of them dared charge in, for the two trapped inside were Martial Emperors. Getting close would be courting death!
The situation now was this.
Old Man Wei and Jiang Xie could temporarily withstand the poison, while the people of Nine Poisons Palace did not dare attack. Both sides had entered a stalemate.
"Gentlemen."
A crisp voice rang out. "Though my Nine Poisons Palace is only fifth-rate, our poison arts reign supreme beneath the heavens. Did you truly think just anyone could barge in?"
This was no empty boast. Being able to poison two Martial Emperors proved they truly had the skill.
In truth, with Nine Poisons Palace's poison arts, they need not necessarily fear third- or fourth-rate sects. It was simply