The people on the cliff had also spotted something amiss from Zuo Fangming's sudden panic.
Xiao Jiao'er sprang up indignantly and cursed, "There's something wrong with the staff he's using. It must be coated in poison—shameless and despicable!"
Lu Feng's expression turned cold at her words, and he was just about to explain.
Jin Peipei spoke first. "It isn't poison. It's the material of the staff itself."
Everyone was stunned.
Jin Peipei explained, "A single strike capable of making one's blood and qi congeal, disrupting the circulation of spiritual energy—it should be the effect of the legendary Zhaixin Chan Wood. The long staff in his hand must have been forged with that extraordinary wood fused into it."
Once again, Lu Feng was amazed by Jin Peipei's knowledge. It was not limited to cultivation of the Beast Path; judging from this, her understanding of trees and plants was equally remarkable.
The long staff in Tang Yuan's hand was indeed as she had said. He had commissioned Ghost Artisan to forge it from Zhaixin Chan Wood, supplemented by other peerless materials.
Xiao Jiao'er understood, yet still spat resentfully, "Then he's still shameless and despicable! This is an open and fair contest—who fights using such a vile staff?"
Since Qiu Shuang was on good terms with the Body Sect, she was somewhat displeased by Xiao Jiao'er's slander and retorted loudly, "How can you call it vile? If a staff forged from Zhaixin Chan Wood is vile, then wouldn't the cloud boards of the Qingxiu Chan Sect be vile as well?"
Chun Xue chimed in, "You're the first person I've ever heard call Zhaixin Chan Wood vile. Why don't you criticize those who wield Wolf Tooth Clubs instead? A perfectly good club with nails forged into it—isn't that even more vile?"
As Chun Xue