They Had Me Come Poison You

After persuading the fat president of the Sea Four Merchant Guild with reason, Bai Qiuran returned to the arena of the Sword Discussion Assembly Tournament with a happy heart.

This time, they gained a large amount of mental support, Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable's domain to expand further within the Consciousness Domain.

Bai Qiuran wasn't worried that Hai Delong would be perfunctory with him. After all, he had already warned him that the chairman of the chamber of commerce was a smart man. As long as he didn't want to be a eunuch for the rest of his life, he wouldn't dare to be perfunctory with Bai Qiuran.

Afterwards, Bai Qiuran accompanied Li Jinyao and Tang Ruowei to watch the quarterfinals held on Primordial Azure Mountain today. The following matches were nothing special. The young people who had been taken care of by the "Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable" had all successfully advanced to the semifinals of their respective events as long as they made it into the quarterfinals.

Aside from these young people, Li Xianjing goes without saying, but among the troops of Prince Wang You of the Upper Beauty Kingdom and the warriors of the Evil Horse Kingdom, there are also a few projects, and one or two people, who have successfully entered the top four.

After watching today's match, Bai Qiuran and the others returned to Tu Province City and checked into the Inn they had booked.

By today, many of the Jianghu practitioners who failed to qualify have left Tu Province, while a large number have chosen to stay and watch the Sword Discussion Assembly. In any case, the flow of people in Tu Province has finally decreased somewhat, and the rooms in the Inn are no longer in short supply.

As a grand event shared by several countries, the Sword Discussion Assembly could not be held consecutively. The host of the Sword Discussion Assembly, the Fishing Elder, announced that the next round of the semi-finals would begin in three days.

His original intention was to give these contestants a rest. After all, it was a martial arts competition, and among the top eight, it was inevitable that there would be bumps and bruises, and it was common for them to suffer some internal and external injuries. The contestants could use these three days to get some medicine, recuperate, and recover their injuries to a level that would not affect their performance in the competition.

However, during these three days, without the supervision of the competition organizers, many people had the opportunity to pull off tricks.

"The cult has joined forces with those Shangli People."

Bai Li returned to the Inn where Bai Qiuran and the others were staying and reported the news to them.

"The appearance of Elder Li Xianjing has caused panic among the Shangli People. Shangli Prince Wang You is preparing to make his move ahead of time. Just then, the Cult Leader of the Blood's Delight Sect was also planning something, so he sent someone to contact Wang You, hoping to use the people of Shangli People to stir up a bloody storm at this Sword Discussion Assembly."

"The Shangli People and Blood's Delight Sect, huh...?"

Bai Qiuran.

"That Cult Leader is truly shameless; this is a veritable den of snakes and rats, a wolf in sheep's clothing."

"Actually, I quite like this move."

Bai Li said, "Originally, the majority of people in the Blood's Delight Sect were from the Great Xia Kingdom. Obviously, they weren't particularly interested in Shangli People, so I took the opportunity to recruit a few more... Give me some more time, and I can make sure that everyone in this operation, except for the Cult Leader, is a traitor."

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Bai Qiuran applauded his apprentice, then asked, "So... what kind of underhanded Moves have they prepared?"

"Drug."

Bai Li replied, "Shangli People initially intended to put some anesthetic or laxative in the opponents' food and water, rendering them unable to fight when they entered the arena. However, the cult Cult Leader said their methods were too gentle, so he changed the potion to an aphrodisiac or a potent, specially made drug by the Blood's Delight Sect. This drug can awaken the most primal bloodlust and killing Desire in people's hearts. They wanted to cause the contestants on the day of the semi-finals to collectively lose control and cause a bloodbath... However, coincidentally, the comrades he selected to drug them are now members of the underground branch of the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable that I established."

He shrugged.

"I'm one of them too."

As he spoke, Bai Li pulled a packet of medicine from his pocket and threw it on the table.

"The most potent potion, Wang You spent a considerable sum to buy it from the Cult Leader, specifically requesting that I drug Mr. Li Xianjing. It seems they are still like petty villains in front of the Upper Beauty Sword God, how laughable."

Bai Qiuran opened the packet of medicine, and a pungent smell of blood immediately wafted out. He picked up a little and rubbed it gently between his index finger and thumb.

According to Bai Li, if Li Xianjing really swallows this packet of medicine, then on tomorrow's competition, the Sword God Li Xianjing Sword Discussion Assembly turn into a crazed killing machine. With his swordsmanship and cultivation, he will probably have to kill his way through the entire competition venue.

It seems that Wang You was planning to let Li Xianjing kill him first, and then take advantage of the chaos to rush in, take Li Xianjing's head, and solidify his title as the new generation of Sword God of Shangli... However, he probably didn't expect that Li Xianjing not only recovered his arm, but also made great progress in his cultivation. If he rushed in then, he would probably be killed directly.

"But now that they've sent you, how are you going to deal with them?"

Bai Qiuran lowered her hand and asked Bai Li.

"Now is not the time to expose ourselves."

Bai Li waved his hand and said, "So I came up with a way to appear divine in front of someone."

He leaned close to Bai Qiuran's ear and whispered something to him.

"Ah, that's a good idea."

After listening, Bai Qiuran praised, "Li, you really are a genius."

Three days later, the Sword Discussion Assembly arts competition on Primordial Azure Mountain resumed.

Coincidentally, the first match of the day is the battle for the title of Sword God. This battle will be between the former Sword God, Li Xianjing, and a swordsman who came all the way from the Kingdom of Yama to challenge him.

Below the Arena, the two swordsmen faced each other across the Arena, holding their breath and preparing for the upcoming duel.

The referee from the Great Xia Kingdom arrived at the Arena, glanced at the sundial standing beside Arena, and then announced the start of the competition.

Li Xianjing and the swordsman from the Evil Horse Kingdom went up on stage together and bowed to each other.

Prince Wang You of the Upper Beauty Kingdom, along with a group of Shangli People, mingled in the crowd a little further away to watch the competition.

He glanced at Li Xianjing, then at the swordsman from the Evil Horse Kingdom, and realized that this swordsman was the leader of the Evil Horse Kingdom who had argued with him in Shangli language that day.

Upon seeing them, Wang You's face darkened. He glanced to his side, where an ordinary-looking Old Man stood, but Wang You knew this was definitely not the man's true identity.

"Cult Leader."

Wang You asked him, "Is your medicine definitely effective?"

The old man, who had been watching the Arena with great anticipation, turned his face away upon hearing this, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes. However, he still patiently said, "Of course it works. I can guarantee it to the Prince Cult Leader... Moreover, our medicine has definitely been placed in that Sword God's body. I can feel that unique ingredient in his body."

His eyes were somewhat intoxicated, which sent a chill down Wang You's spine.

He withdrew his gaze from the Old Man and turned back to the Arena. Looking at the two who had drawn their swords and were now facing each other, Wang You sneered, "Hmph, perfect, I'll eliminate two of my thorns in my Prince at once."