There was indeed a way to deal with it. I immediately released all the Qiongtian Vein Pattern Swords. Once they formed the shape of the Eight Trigrams, the poisonous gas was swept into them before it could even reach me. The poisonous smoke quickly formed a tornado. Not only did it gather the underground poison smoke into a concentrated whirlwind, it also dispersed the rest of the fumes completely, exposing Li Xiu. He had originally intended to use the smoke as an obstruction to hinder my movements, then start digging out the passageway. But now, his final opportunity had been sealed off by me, leaving him standing at the passageway with terror covering his face.
I immediately controlled the tornado and sent it sweeping toward him. Blades were hidden within it now; if he were caught inside, he would certainly be shredded. Li Xiu therefore did not dare linger and hurried toward another area. As he fled like a madman, he could not help shouting, "Brother! Since you came to hunt me down, you must already know who I am. You surely know about my family too, right!?"
"Of course I do." I gave him a dark smile.
"Then why are you still trying to kill me!? Please, give me a way to live. Once I go back, I'll definitely get everything you want from my mother! Name your price. If you kill me, you'll get nothing! Or tell me—who sent you to kill me? The Awaiting Immortal Valley!? The Cloudwater Temple!? Or... I know! You were sent by the Valley Master of Greenridge Valley, weren't you?! Damn it, how dare that old poison woman do this! Isn't she afraid of making her daughter sad!" Li Xiu shouted furiously, muttering on and on as he listed a whole heap of