Mysterious Youth

"Could it be that there's no way to cure this Serpent Heart Poison? Not even at Spirit Rhino City's largest Treasure Pavilion?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"I don't know. The items in the Treasure Pavilion are too expensive. After I was crippled, you saw how the Lin Family treated me."

"Lin Taiheng wishes I were dead. How could he possibly spend money to buy me an antidote?"

Lin Yue said with a bitter smile.

"Damn Lin Taiheng! Third Uncle, don't worry, I'll go to the Treasure Pavilion and take a look,"

Lin Bai said.

The Treasure Pavilion was the largest trading venue in Spirit Rhino City.

Throughout the Divine Martial Nation, the Treasure Pavilion had many branches.

Although it was almost midnight, the Treasure Pavilion was still packed.

Because the martial arts apprenticeship competition was starting tomorrow, many martial artists wanted to buy powerful martial arts techniques and weapons to prepare.

"Young hero, I am Aileen, a servant of the Treasure Pavilion. Is there anything I can help you with?" As Lin Bai walked into the Treasure Pavilion, a servant approached him with a spring-like smile.

"I want to ask if the Treasure Pavilion has an antidote for the Serpent Heart Poison?" Lin Bai asked bluntly.

"Serpent Heart Poison? Is that one of the Five Venoms Sect's three most potent poisons?" Aileen asked curiously.

"I think so," Lin Bai said uncertainly.

If Lin Yue hadn't mentioned Serpent Heart Poison today, Lin Bai wouldn't even have known such a poison existed.

"I'm sorry, young hero. Serpent Heart Poison is one of the Five Venoms Sect's three most potent poisons. When the Five Venoms Sect was destroyed, the antidote was destroyed along with it."

"Although the Treasure Pavilion once had some in its collection, they've all been sold."

Aileen shook her head.

"I see," Lin Bai said, somewhat dejected.

"Then, young hero, do you need anything else? Weapons, martial arts techniques, elixirs, the Treasure Pavilion has it all," Aileen asked.

Lin Bai shook his head in disappointment.

If the Treasure Pavilion doesn't have an antidote for the Serpent Heart Poison, then it seems I'll have to wait until I go to the Four Great Sects to find a way to detoxify Third Uncle.

Lin Bai thought to himself.

"Big brother, are you looking for an antidote to the Serpent Heart Poison?" Just as Lin Bai was feeling dejected, a weak voice came from behind him.

Lin Bai turned around in surprise and saw a skinny boy looking at him with timid eyes.

"Yes," Lin Bai nodded.

"I have an antidote for the Serpent Heart Poison here." The boy rummaged through a cloth bag hanging diagonally across his body and took out a rotten wooden box made of yellow wood, handing it to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai took it and saw two black pills inside. They didn't look appealing, but they did have a faint medicinal fragrance.

"How much do you want for these pills?" Lin Bai asked.

"I don't want money, but I want a weapon, that one right there." The boy pointed, letting Lin Bai see a rusty sword hanging on the wall of the Treasure Pavilion.

A rusty sword?

"How much does this sword cost?" Lin Bai asked Aileen.

"This sword was not easy to come by. When the Treasure Pavilion acquired it, it cost one thousand Spirit Stones."

"So, if young hero wants to buy this sword, the price cannot be lower than one thousand Spirit Stones," Aileen said with a light smile.

"One thousand Spirit Stones…" Lin Bai thought, this damn broken sword is worth one thousand Spirit Stones?

Spirit Stones were the currency used for transactions between martial artists.

Spirit Stones were minerals that were naturally formed in the world, containing powerful spiritual energy within them.

Martial artists could directly use the spiritual energy within Spirit Stones to cultivate, so Spirit Stones were widely circulated in the Martial Dao world.

Hearing one thousand Spirit Stones, Lin Bai hesitated.

Aside from the fact that one thousand Spirit Stones were insignificant to Lin Bai, the antidote still needed to be carefully examined.

"Little brother, how do I know if your antidote is real or fake?" Lin Bai asked, staring at the boy in front of him.

This boy was wearing tattered hemp clothes with patches, his hair was disheveled, looking like a little beggar, but his pair of bright, large eyes were like the brightest stars in the night sky, radiant and clear.

"This, this, I can't prove it, but it really is the antidote," the boy said weakly.

"Where did you get your antidote from?" Lin Bai asked.

"I made it myself," the boy answered.

"You made it yourself?" Lin Bai asked in surprise.

Hearing the boy's words, Lin Bai was even more reluctant to buy it.

"Yes," the boy nodded innocently.

Lin Bai hesitated for a moment and asked, "Why do you want to buy that rusty sword?"

"Because it's mine. A robber stole it from me a few days ago," the boy said.

"Big brother, if you don't believe me, you can take the antidote and try it first. You'll feel better within an hour of taking it, but it will take a day to completely eliminate the poison."

The boy said, "If you're worried, I can go with you. If I harm you, you can just kill me."

Hearing this, Lin Bai immediately agreed.

"Okay."

"Come with me then. If it really cures the poison, I'll help you buy back that iron sword. If you're lying to me, I'll kill you immediately."

Lin Bai took the boy straight to Lin Yue's residence.

"Lin Bai, who is this boy?" Lin Yue asked curiously, looking at the well-behaved little boy following Lin Bai back.

"This boy says he has an antidote for the Serpent Heart Poison. I'm not familiar with medicinal properties, so I brought him back for Third Uncle to take a look." As Lin Bai spoke, he took out a tattered wooden box from his arms.

Lin Yue took the box, opened it, and carefully examined it.

After a long while, Lin Yue looked at the boy in surprise, "Where did you get this elixir?"

"I made it myself!" the boy said as always.

"What's wrong? Third Uncle, is there a problem with this elixir?" Lin Bai asked nervously.

"No problem, no problem at all. Not only is there no problem, but it's also a top-grade antidote."

"I was just surprised how a boy could make such a good elixir."

Lin Yue took a deep look at the boy.

"Third Uncle, since you say the antidote is real, quickly take it and try it. This boy said that you'll feel better within an hour of taking the elixir and the poison will be completely gone within a day."

Lin Bai said with delight.

"Okay." Lin Yue's face was also flushed as he swallowed an antidote pill.

The Serpent Heart Poison that had plagued Lin Yue for more than twenty years could actually be removed today, wouldn't that be giving Lin Yue a second life?

Most importantly, once Lin Yue was cured, he could resume cultivation and go find his wife and children.

After being a useless person for twenty years, today was finally the day to break free.

An hour later, Lin Yue opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Lin Bai tensed up, thinking something had gone wrong.

But after Lin Yue spat out the blood, he laughed wildly, "Haha, Serpent Heart Poison, I'm finally going to get rid of you."

"Lin Bai, don't panic, I've already started expelling the poison, but it will still take a day to completely eliminate it."

Seeing Lin Bai's nervousness, and even the appearance of wanting to draw his sword and kill the boy, Lin Yue immediately spoke to reassure him.

"That's good." Hearing Lin Yue's voice, Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

"The poison in your family has been cured, shouldn't you help me buy back that sword?" The boy looked at Lin Bai innocently.

"I can."

Lin Bai smiled and returned to the Treasure Pavilion with the boy.