"Cough, cough—cough, cough!"
The next moment, Qin Yao began coughing violently. "Wh-what's happening?!"
At that instant, an unexpected system notification rang through his sea of consciousness—
Ding! The host's Hundred Poisons Immune Physique has detected poison damage! Preliminary identification: Tendon-Breaking Bone-Rot Powder. It is virtually unheard of and difficult for cultivators below the Foundation Establishment Realm to identify. Once swallowed, its surging poison severs the meridians and corrodes bone and blood. Any cultivator below the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Stage who takes it will undoubtedly die! Ding! This is a Qi Refining Stage poison. The host's Hundred Poisons Immune Physique has successfully reduced the poison damage suffered by a substantial margin. Its effects are negligible. There is no need for concern.
The instant Qin Yao heard the notification, his head buzzed!
He never would have imagined that the wine he had drunk was poisoned?!
But as the system had said, he now possessed the Hundred Poisons Immune Physique.
Poison damage at the Qi Refining Stage was reduced by ninety-five percent against him!
The remaining five percent could do no more than cause that instant of searing pain.
Now the pain was gradually fading, like a receding tide...
Even so, Qin Yao did not get up. He kept pretending the poison had left him in unbearable agony, his whole body trembling!
Out of the corner of his eye, he looked past the empty wine cup on the table toward Yan Qinyu opposite him.
At that moment, the ruler of the Great Yan Kingdom was leaning against his throne, eyes narrowed. Apart from a somewhat dull look in his eyes, nothing seemed amiss!
Qin Yao's heart sank. Yan Qinyu drank the same wine. Why is he fine?
Wait, I remember!!
*When that old emperor poured my wine,