Chief Culprit
Duan Feibai's words reminded everyone present that it wasn't just those who had been infected with the Flesh Spirit Gu; even those guests who had only been Incense Poison were not experiencing a slowdown in the loss of life, and blood mist was still continuously emanating from their bodies...
If it were just that the poison hadn't been neutralized, that would be one thing. But the life- and energy-draining effects hadn't disappeared, which meant that the true host of the Spirit Gathering Gu was still alive, and not this Fate Immortal Second Master Liu!
Realizing this, everyone looked at the Sect Leader.
"This method of absorbing vital energy and life force through poison and Gu Poison is indeed miraculous, but the user must not be too far away; they must at least be in the valley!" Sun Yichen gritted his teeth and looked at Tie Jingang and the others. "Duty Elder Tie, among everyone present, only your Hundred Rivers Sect can move freely. On behalf of everyone in Medicine King Valley and all the heroes present, I request that you go to my Martial Uncle, Gu Master Elder, to find out what's going on!"
"You suspect Gu Master Elder is behind this?" Tie Jingang asked, frowning.
"She led almost the entire development of the Spirit Gathering Gu. I can't think of anyone else but her!" Sun Yichen gritted his teeth and said, "Hurry! If we delay any longer, it's a small matter if we lose our vital energy, but everyone here will probably have their Essence Blood drained. At that point, it will be difficult for us to survive!"
"I understand!" Tie Jingang nodded, then turned and instructed, "Lu Fei, Xiao Tian, Luo Jun, you stay here to look after the poisoned heroes. Lao Miao Miao, Lei Tianyang, come with me to find Gu Master Elder."
The reason for this arrangement is that Lu Fei and Xiao Tian are both Martial Combat Faction, well-rounded but without any outstanding characteristics, while Lao Miao Miao and Lei Tianyang's abilities may be surprisingly effective against Gu Master Elder... As for Luo Jun, Tie Jingang didn't even consider him, just letting him stay to help with odd jobs.
After making the assignments, the three immediately set off. Xiao Tian and Lu Fei also returned to their tables at the Hundred Rivers Sect. During the battle, many students used their Qi Storage Spirit Stone to retrieve antidotes, but because of their low grade, they were not strong enough to suppress the incense poison and still couldn't muster their energy. However, they had at least regained some mobility. Led by Lu Fei and Xiao Tian, these people first destroyed several incense burners in the Martial Arts Arena to at least prevent everyone from continuing to inhale the poison, and then they settled the poisoned Martial World artists.
After everything was finished, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Now, all they could do was wait for news from Tie Jingang.
"Hey? Has anyone seen Luo Jun?" someone suddenly asked.
Last time he came, Tie Jingang visited Gu Master Elder with Valley Master Sun. Knowing the way, he led Lao Miao Miao and Lei Tianyang to Gu Master Elder's courtyard as quickly as possible. Without knocking, they climbed over the wall and entered.
But as soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Gu Master Elder lying on the ground, unconscious, convulsing, barely breathing, and with faint traces of blood mist seeping from his body, clearly poisoned by the Flesh Spirit Gu and incense!
Everyone was shocked to hear this and looked around, only to find that "Senior Brother Luo" had indeed disappeared.
"Not Gu Master Elder?" Tie Jingang's eyes widened. "Then who is it?"
Hearing the crowd's discussion, Ling Xin, who was nearly unconscious from the combined torment of the incense poison and the Flesh Spirit Gu, slowly raised her head. Then, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she forced herself to sit up and secretly left the Martial Arts Arena...
"Who knows? That kid's got some nerve!"
"Could he have gone with Martial Uncle Tie and the others too?"
This is the most troublesome situation. If Tie Jingang had encountered an Gu Master Elder had rejuvenated and greatly increased his power, he might have been confident of putting up a fight. But now, Gu Master Elder has also fallen into a trap, and they haven't even caught the culprit. What can be done about this?
The crucial point is that Gu Master Elder has lost consciousness; otherwise, given his understanding of the Spirit Gathering Gu, he should have some clues about how to detoxify it...
Just as the group was at their wits' end, they heard the sound of something being knocked over coming from the Alchemy Chamber. Tie Jingang immediately rushed over, kicked open the door, and found the young medicine-pounding Qing Lian, lying paralyzed on the ground.
He didn't seem to be seriously poisoned; he was still conscious and had just tried to get up, knocking over a medicine jar next to him.
Tie Jingang hurriedly stepped forward to help him up. "Qing Lian, what exactly happened? Do you know who caused all this...?"
Puff!
Before Tie Jingang could finish speaking, he felt a heavy blow to his abdomen. A powerful force entered his body, damaging his internal organs. He felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood!
Looking down, he saw a strange smile on Qing Lian's face. Her slender fingers, like knives, were already plunged into his abdomen!
"It's you!"
Tie Jingang gathered his inner energy and threw a punch at Qing Lian, the boy moved nimbly, dodging the punch like a fish, and slipped out of the Alchemy Chamber, just as Lao Miao Miao and Lei Tianyang saw it!
"Stop him! He's the culprit!"
A furious roar came from inside the Tie Jingang Alchemy Chamber, and the two attacked Qing Lian without saying a word.
However, this little boy who pounded medicine was not as weak as he looked. With a wave of his small hand, a burst of energy was released, with dragon-shaped patterns faintly visible. Accompanied by a faint roar, it instantly and easily disintegrated Lao Miao Miao's big hand and Lei Tianyang's lightning strike!
"So powerful!" This move truly shocked the two. At this moment, Tie Jingang, disregarding his injuries, rushed out with his axe, shouting, "Who exactly are you?!"
"Me?" Qing Lian chuckled, but the voice she made was not childish; it was that of a grown man.
"Don't the young people in the Yuan Cultivation Society recognize me anymore...?"
"You're Polluter too?" Tie Jingang gritted his teeth and said, "I've never heard of such a young Polluter..."
Qing Lian sneered, "A bunch of fools who only judge by appearances. If Yuan Shouzhen were here, no matter what I look like, he would recognize me as soon as he sees my dragon tattoo!"
"Dragon pattern..." Tie Jingang suddenly remembered the story his teacher had told him when he was a student and first came to [Martial World] for an internship.
Many years ago, the Yuan Cultivation Society had a very powerful explorer who had been stationed in the martial Martial World for many years. Although he was Martial Combat Faction, due to his unique and original Cultivation Method, his aura would show patterns similar to Flood Dragon during each battle, and at the same time, he would faintly emit the sounds of a tiger's roar and a dragon's cry.
With his unparalleled talent and formidable strength, he made a name for himself in the Martial World during the early days of the Hundred Rivers Sect, making indelible contributions to the sect's development and growth. Although he never served as the acting Sect Leader of the Hundred Rivers Sect due to his free-spirited nature and dislike of constraints, in the eyes of the Martial World world, he was the representative of the Hundred Rivers Sect and a renowned Martial World!
This powerful figure never returned after a special mission.
No one knows what he went through; all that is known is that since then, a powerful Polluter has emerged in the Martial World!
"You are the Iron-Blooded Dragon Mark, Long Hui!"
Tie Jingang gritted his teeth and read out his name:
"The strongest Polluter in the Martial World world, and also an apostle of the Martial World world!"
(End of this chapter)