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Ye Tong's method of detoxification was very unique. Once the members of the War Tiger Adventurer Team had prepared everything he needed, he drove most of them out, leaving only Medicine Slave, Crazy War Heaven, and Mou Xing standing nearby to watch.

Acupuncture.

Incisions.

As Ye Tong continuously kneaded Ying Lei's limbs and massaged his torso, foul-smelling stagnant blood flowed from the incisions. He understood poisons and was even better at controlling the toxins within the human body. Though Ying Lei had been deeply poisoned, compared to the toxins in Ye Tong's own body, it was truly a world of difference.

Afterward.

Ye Tong took out a jade bottle, poured out a Detoxification Pill, crushed it into powder, and sprinkled it over the wound where Ying Lei had been bitten by the Thousand-tailed Snake. Immediately afterward, he covered the wound with his right hand and sent threads of vital energy into it, pushing the powdered Detoxification Pill into Ying Lei's body. Then, Ye Tong flicked the silver needles one by one.

"Buzz..."

A full twenty-four silver needles swayed where they had been inserted into Ying Lei's body, following a certain rhythm of vibration. As time passed, poisonous blood within Ying Lei's body, carrying a foul stench, slowly flowed out. At first, the blood was extremely dark, faintly blackened, but after a quarter of an hour, bright red blood began to gush forth.

"It's receding! The poison line is receding, and it's grown fainter too."

Crazy War Heaven did not understand detoxification, much less Ye Tong's methods, but he clearly knew that whether the poison in Ying Lei's body had diminished could be seen from the poison line on his wrist. At that moment, a delighted expression appeared on his square face.

Mou Xing stepped closer to inspect him, and her expression grew excited as well. Whether or not Ye Tong could completely clear the poison from Ying Lei's body, at the very least, the poison within him had clearly decreased.

After a while.

The wound on Ying Lei's body stopped bleeding, and Ye Tong looked at Crazy War Heaven and asked, "You said he is your third brother. How is your relationship?"

Without a second thought, Crazy War Heaven replied, "Closer than family, brothers who would face life and death together."

Ye Tong nodded. "Since that is the case, I won't feel burdened asking you to do something. There is still residual poison in his body. Although it will no longer threaten his life, if it is not completely removed, it will still harm his body. Use your mouth to suck out the poisoned blood. Once you have drawn it out, do not swallow it. Just spit it out."

"Alright!"

Crazy War Heaven readily agreed, then bent over the wound and sucked hard.

Ye Tong flicked the silver needles, making them sway even faster.

At last.

Ye Tong felt Ying Lei's neck and determined that his vital signs had completely stabilized. Only then did he say, "That is enough. Next, clean the wound and apply medicine. Remember to wrap it with clean gauze."

Crazy War Heaven picked up a cup of water and rinsed his mouth. Then he asked in astonishment, "That's it? Has all the Thousand-tailed Snake poison in my third brother's body been expelled? Is he no longer in danger? Why hasn't he woken up yet?"

Ye Tong was defeated by Crazy War Heaven's barrage of questions, but he could tell that Crazy War Heaven genuinely cared about Ying Lei. He immediately explained, "All the poison in his body has been expelled, and his life is no longer in danger. However, his body is weak. If he wants to wake up, it will take at least one or two days. Do not move him for now. It is best to let him wake naturally. Also, prepare some liquid food beforehand and give it to him once he awakens."

"Alright!"

Crazy War Heaven hurriedly agreed.

A strange light flickered repeatedly in Mou Xing's eyes, and heartfelt gratitude lingered in her chest for a long time. She had seen many extraordinary people, yet she had never seen such an unfathomable youth.

The deadly poison of the Thousand-tailed Snake!

And he had actually neutralized it so easily. It was simply beyond belief, utterly inconceivable.

"Come in."

Mou Xing called in two young men and ordered in a deep voice, "Immediately bring a gold note worth ten thousand Blue Gold and present it to this little brother as a token of our gratitude."

"Yes!"

The two young men turned to leave.

Ye Tong hurriedly waved his hand. "Under normal circumstances, I might have accepted this money. But today, I saved him mainly because I respect Crazy War Heaven. There were no interests involved. Therefore, I cannot accept this money this time."

Crazy War Heaven froze. "You respect me?"

Ye Tong nodded. "Do you remember the arena battle in Cold Mountain City? Your warm invitation back then was actually meant to support me and intimidate that Butcher Zhang. I, Ye Tong, admire your Insightful Eye in recognizing talent, and I respect even more that you dared to suck poison from your brother's body."

Crazy War Heaven scratched the back of his head and laughed awkwardly. "Had I known, when you fought in the arena, I would have gone up and whipped all those people to death."

"Ha ha..."

Ye Tong laughed.

Crazy War Heaven examined Ye Tong again and found this little brother increasingly suited to his temperament. He waved a large hand and said boldly, "Since little brother is unwilling to accept the gold note, we will not give it. The debt of saving a life outweighs heaven itself. From now on, you... What was your name again?"

"Ye Tong!"

Crazy War Heaven declared loudly, "From now on, you, Ye Tong, are the benefactor of our entire War Tiger Adventurer Team. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you need only give the word. Even if it is a Sea of Blades and Sea of Fire, none of the brothers in our War Tiger Team will so much as furrow a brow. We will help you settle it."

Mou Xing also revealed an approving expression. "What Second Brother says represents my meaning as well."

Ye Tong clasped his fists, then removed all the silver needles from Ying Lei's body and wiped away the blood that had seeped out. "His poison has been cured. We still need to sell the medicinal herbs and the materials harvested from the beast corpses, so we will be leaving first."

Crazy War Heaven smiled. "I'll take you there. I guarantee you the highest purchase price."

"Thank you!"

Very quickly, Ye Tong and Medicine Slave sold everything they had gained in the Golden Phoenix Mountain Range to the War Tiger Adventurer Team, except for several highly poisonous medicinal herbs and that Soul Returning Grass, which they kept. In total, they received eight thousand four hundred Blue Silver.

"Not bad."

Ye Tong tucked the banknotes into his chest.

Earlier, he had received a ten-thousand Blue Silver note from Mu Xiaochen. Then he had counter-robbed the notes from those robbers, and now there were the notes earned from selling these items. Added together, the total value of his notes had already exceeded twenty thousand Blue Silver.

In addition.

There were also five Silver Crystals and an IOU for thirty-six Silver Crystals.

"A servant turns his life around and sings; fortune comes rolling into his bowl."

Ye Tong happily hummed a few lines of a tune he had made up at random, then bade farewell to Crazy War Heaven and Mou Xing. His purpose in coming to the Golden Phoenix Mountain Range had been achieved. His life would be free from worry for the near future, and he would no longer lack money, so he planned to return to Cold Mountain City and cultivate in seclusion for a while.

"Ye Tong."

As they were parting, Mou Xing suddenly called out to him.

Ye Tong asked, "Is there something else?"

Mou Xing asked, "I know you are skilled at refining poisons. Do you also know how to refine pills with other effects? For example, pills that increase cultivation, or spiritual liquids that strengthen the body?"

"I do."

Ye Tong answered truthfully.

Mou Xing's expression shifted. "If our War Tiger Adventurer Team wanted to place an order with you for a batch of pills, would you be willing to accept it?"

Ye Tong thought for a moment, then nodded. "I can accept the order, but the quantity cannot be too large. I need to devote most of my energy to cultivation, so I do not have much time for pill refining."

Mou Xing said, "One hundred pills that increase cultivation; one hundred bottles of spiritual liquid that strengthen the body; one hundred healing pills; and one hundred Detoxification Pills."

Ye Tong gave a wry smile. "That is still quite a large quantity. I may not have enough time to refine them all."

Mou Xing said, "Our War Tiger Adventurer Team travels through the Golden Phoenix Mountain Range all year round, and sometimes we even enter the Barren Great Marsh in the south. Therefore, we consume a great number of pills. To be honest, even this batch would at most sustain our consumption for three months. If you are willing, I could even double the quantity of the order."

What a true tycoon!

Ye Tong secretly sighed in his heart. Such a large quantity would require an absolutely enormous amount of wealth. Even a major Lineage in Cold Mountain City would not dare consume supplies so extravagantly.

"Forget it. If it were really doubled, I would work myself to death. I'll take the quantity you mentioned before.

However, refining pills takes time. Come to the Precious Medicine Workshop in Cold Mountain City to collect the goods one month from now. Also, I know your War Tiger Adventurer Team acts openly and honorably, so perhaps you look down on poisons. But at certain times, poisons can save your lives and reduce your casualties." Ye Tong spoke seriously.

"This..."

Mou Xing hesitated somewhat.

Ye Tong continued, "In truth, poisons are neither good nor bad. In the hands of evil people, they can indeed be used to murder and plunder, becoming an accomplice to tyranny. But in the hands of good people, they can make bad people pay a painful price. Good and evil, kindness and wickedness, do not lie in the substance itself, but in..."

Ye Tong paused, then raised a hand and pointed to his own chest before continuing, "The human heart."

The human heart?

Mou Xing suddenly felt as though enlightenment had poured over her head. She stared blankly at Ye Tong, scarcely able to believe that the person who had spoken such words was merely a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old youth. The others nearby also revealed thoughtful expressions. The way they looked at Ye Tong was as though they were looking at a monster.

Crazy War Heaven looked at Medicine Slave and asked, "Old sir, is he truly a youth? When he says things like this, why do I feel as though I am facing a wise elder?"

Medicine Slave smiled. "I watched him grow year after year from the time he was six. Ten years have passed. He truly is a youth."

As if she had made up her mind, Mou Xing said decisively, "Then add another hundred bottles of poison. As for what kind of poison, the more potent, the better."

Ye Tong raised a thumb and praised her. "Courageous and resourceful, a woman who yields nothing to men. No wonder you, as its leader, have brought the War Tiger Adventurer Team to this point. Do not worry. I will refine several extremely potent poisons and include the corresponding antidotes free of charge."

Mou Xing smiled. Being praised by such a youth, she found it rather interesting.