Ancient Ancestor Cangjin pushed aside his thoughts and channeled his Dao Rhyme to refine the Azure-Sky Dao Fruit.
As he refined it, the fruit turned into a dense surge of golden energy that rushed into his body.
But the moment that energy entered him, it erupted. It became masses of emerald-green energy that seeped madly into his organs, Immortal Tree, and Dao Tree.
In an instant, the Immortal Power and Dao Rhyme within him fell into chaos.
"What's going on?"
"No! This isn't an Azure-Sky Dao Fruit at all. It's poison!"
Ancient Ancestor Cangjin's expression darkened.
"Who's trying to kill me?"
The thought had barely formed when a terrifying palm imprint descended from the sky and struck toward him.
"What?"
Ancient Ancestor Cangjin jolted. Cangjin Dao Rhyme surged through his body, gathered into a fist, and blasted outward.
Yet the fist scattered the instant it struck the palm imprint.
"Damn it! I've been poisoned. My strength has fallen to the Mid Seventh-Step Supreme Realm!"
Gritting his teeth, Ancient Ancestor Cangjin darted backward and evaded the blow.
A thunderous crash rang out as the entire hall collapsed. A figure appeared before him.
It was Lu Ren.
"Lu Ren? How could it be you? Did you tamper with the Azure-Sky Dao Fruit?"
Ancient Ancestor Cangjin's face turned grim.
"I didn't tamper with it. That Dao Fruit was made from poisonous substances!"
Lu Ren gave a cold laugh. "You're a spent arrow now!"
"You!"
Ancient Ancestor Cangjin glared at Lu Ren. "Lu Ren, don't forget where you are. This is the Azure-Sky Immortal Sect. They're here!"
Sure enough, large numbers of Azure-Sky Immortal Sect elders had sensed the disturbance and were converging on them.
"How can it be Lu Ren? Wasn't he captured by the Star Lodge Ancestor?"
"That aura of his..."
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