Yan Chihuo glanced at Kong Yi and Xiao Qian, and his expression changed. Kong Yi's face was as white as paper, and his breathing was ragged. He seemed not only to have expended most of his magic power, but might also have injured his meridians. Xiao Qian was in even worse shape. Not only had he lost an alarming amount of magic power, but a faint layer of black qi veiled his face. He had clearly been poisoned.
Yan Chihuo thought to himself, Xiao Qian has lost so much magic power and been poisoned by a Qi Gathering Stage Zombie, yet he can still hold on. The Sea Heaven Sect really is extraordinary.
After spending the past few days together, he knew the two men didn't look down on him for being from a lesser sect, so he felt quite favorably toward them. Besides, when he had just killed the Zombie, Kong Yi had warned him, afraid that he might fall victim to it. Had they been people of vicious disposition, they might have let Yan Chihuo and the Zombie fight until both were badly wounded, then swooped in to reap the rewards.
He said, "Brother Xiao, if you trust me, let me draw the poison out for you."
Though Xiao Qian had taken a detoxifying elixir, it had only temporarily suppressed the poison; it hadn't driven it from his body. He had been worried that if it lingered too long, it would damage his foundation. Delighted by Yan Chihuo's offer, he said, "I trust your abilities, Brother Yan."
Yan Chihuo nodded, stepped forward, and used the Poison Neutralizing Art to draw all the poison from Xiao Qian's body.
Next, the three of them extracted the Zombie's corpse poison, Corpse Crystal, and Corpse Pearl. As expected, Kong Yi and Xiao