Cooking a Spirit Beast to Death

The old man in sumptuous robes stared venomously at Xu Yan, silently praying that this batch of pills would do nothing against the deadly poison in Gu Feng.

Unless he had absolutely no other choice, he could never give up his Jade-Eyed Ice Toad. He had spent a vast number of Spirit Stones raising it into a supreme-grade first-tier spirit beast.

Moreover, with the Jade-Eyed Ice Toad's help, he had a few more threads of hope of reaching the foundation establishment realm in this lifetime.

Gu Xiao had left as soon as the Green-Robed Cultivator nodded.

About an incense stick's time later, Gu Xiao returned. On his back was an unconscious middle-aged cultivator whose face was pitch-black. Clearly, his lamp was running dry, its last drops of oil nearly exhausted.

Once he arrived, Gu Xiao carefully lowered the man to the ground.

At this sight, the rogue cultivators watching immediately perked up. They wanted to see whether the Seven-Absolute Demon-Quelling Pills could successfully purge the poison from Gu Feng.

Xu Yan could feel everyone's eyes fixed on him, but he did not panic in the slightest.

Holding the jade bottle, he walked slowly up to Gu Feng.

As he drew closer, his brows furrowed slightly.

The man's condition was far worse than he had imagined. His entire body was pitch-black, and his skin had begun to ulcerate. He was completely unconscious, sustained only by an instinctive will to survive.

Seeing this, Xu Yan wasted no words. He hurriedly took a Seven-Absolute Demon-Quelling Pill from the jade bottle and fed it into the man's mouth.

Then he pressed his right hand against the man's chest and circulated his magic power to release the pill's medicinal potency.

After a little over ten breaths, Gu Feng stirred. His parched throat moved slightly, bringing a look of immense joy to Gu Xiao's face.

Seeing this, Xu Yan fed the remaining two pills to the man.

About an incense stick's time later, Gu Feng's tightly closed eyes slowly opened. The instant he regained consciousness, the green-robed foundation establishment cultivator sent out a strand of divine sense and examined his entire body.

A few breaths later, the Green-Robed Cultivator addressed the old man in sumptuous robes coldly. "Wu Hua, I have confirmed that the deadly poison in Gu Feng has been completely purged. You have nothing left to say now, do you?"

The green-robed foundation establishment cultivator's words plunged the old man into an ice cellar, leaving his face deathly pale! He had never imagined he would lose so utterly this time.

Thinking of his wager with that cultivator, he felt as though a piece of flesh had been gouged out of him. His heart was bleeding.

Now that the Green-Robed Cultivator had spoken, he could not muster even a thought of resistance. Had he still had an excuse, he might have shamelessly reneged, but with matters settled, if he defied this foundation establishment cultivator again, he would have only himself to blame even if the man killed him outright.

Having considered this, the old man in sumptuous robes bowed to the Green-Robed Cultivator and said with extreme reluctance, "This junior will, of course, honor the wager. I will hand over the stakes to that cultivator now."

With that, the old man took a hundred low-grade spirit stones from his Storage Bag and tossed them to Xu Yan.

After accepting the old man's low-grade Spirit Stones, Xu Yan took out ten and handed them to the green-robed foundation establishment cultivator. He unceremoniously put the rest into his Storage Bag.

Seeing that the old man made no further move after producing the Spirit Stones, Xu Yan's expression cooled. He looked at him and said icily, "You old bastard, don't forget the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad."

The old man gave Xu Yan a venomous look and threatened, "Fellow Daoist, where you can show mercy, show mercy. Today, I, Wu Hua, have lost. I am willing to compensate you with another hundred low-grade spirit stones. Would you reconsider? I see your cultivation is only at the third layer of qi refining. You would do well to be careful when traveling outside."

A trace of mockery appeared on Xu Yan's face. This man was merely at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining. Once Xu Yan successfully refined that Pill, he would not consider him a threat at all.

Moreover, he could already feel the barrier to his breakthrough. All he needed was an opportunity. A cultivator's thoughts had to flow freely, and seizing this old man's spirit beast would let his thoughts flow freely!

How could he compromise, then? Besides, given this man's habit of avenging even the slightest grievance, once offended, he would inevitably bear a grudge. There was no room for reconciliation.

"Hand over the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad now!"

The icy voice rang out, making the old man's expression change drastically.

He had never imagined that this rogue cultivator at the third layer of qi refining would actually dare offend him to the bitter end. A flicker of killing intent rose in his heart.

However, Ascendant City was an immortal city controlled by the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, and fighting between cultivators was forbidden. The old man could only hide his killing intent.

I'll leave the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad with this cultivator for a few days and let him raise it. Then I'll find a way to take it back! the old man consoled himself.

Having made up his mind, the old man untied a Spirit Beast Bag covered in Beast Script from his waist and released the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad.

A flash of emerald light passed, and a cold toad roughly a foot long appeared before everyone.

The cold toad's skin was extremely smooth, and it did not look as repulsive as ordinary toads. Because the old man had long fed it spirit herbs, the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad gave off a faint fragrance.

"Croak!"

As soon as the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad appeared, it croaked affectionately at the old man.

Forcing down his reluctance, the old man bit open his middle finger, swiftly formed a hand seal in the air, and sent it toward the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad.

This was the hand seal cultivators used to remove a Spirit Beast Slave Seal, and Xu Yan was familiar with it.

Once the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad's Slave Mark was removed, Xu Yan caught it in his hand. Although this spirit beast was a supreme-grade first-tier beast, it possessed little offensive power.

The watching rogue cultivators had all their attention fixed on Xu Yan and the old man. When they saw Xu Yan seize the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad, envy filled their eyes.

But Xu Yan's next action immediately drew cries of shock from the rogue cultivators.

"What is he doing?"

"Is he going to squander such a heavenly treasure?"

The rogue cultivators watched Xu Yan flick a finger and knock the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad unconscious, then take a fiery-red Pill Furnace from his Storage Bag.

The old man saw this as well. As though realizing something, his eyelids began twitching wildly, and anger surged in his heart!

Xu Yan had already seated himself cross-legged at the entrance to the Alchemy Hall. With the Redfire Burning Art, he conjured a flame that enveloped the crimson Pill Furnace.

"Don't you dare!"

At this sight, the old man knew exactly what Xu Yan intended to do next and immediately roared!

But Xu Yan paid him no heed. The two green-robed foundation establishment cultivators were still maintaining order, so the old man did not dare act rashly!

Xu Yan slowly opened the furnace lid and forcibly stuffed the Jade-Eyed Cold Toad inside!

The watching rogue cultivators' jaws dropped in shock. He was actually going to roast a supreme-grade first-tier spirit beast and eat it.

Xu Yan's purpose was simple. The Jade-Eyed Cold Toad was extremely valuable, and now that so many rogue cultivators had seen it, someone was bound to covet it. Dealing with it this way would both make the old man's heart ache and let his own thoughts flow freely!

Before long, a rich aroma wafted from the Pill Furnace, making Xu Yan swallow involuntarily.