I Will Look Down on You All!!

"Brother Bear, your disdain for my Night Wanderer Clan must mean you think I'm unworthy to enjoy this bowl of spiritual fruit?!"

Chu Tianshu's voice was cold and harsh, and anyone could hear the anger in it.

"In that case, please enjoy this bowl of fruit, Brother Bear!"

With a flick of his sleeve, the sound of a porcelain bottle shattering could be faintly heard as his robe billowed out.

The wide sleeves twisted and wrapped around the wrists, then one palm was thrust forward.

A wisp of green mist floated above the lotus leaf and spirit fruit.

A lotus leaf the size of a washbasin crossed the stream and floated towards the bear.

Everyone knew that Chu Tianshu had hidden a poison bottle in his sleeve, and the poison had already been released by breaking the bottle onto the spiritual fruit, creating a poisonous mist.

The Spirit Realm is treacherous, and it's common for those skilled in medicine to carry poisons with them.

By poisoning the bear in public like this, they were trying to test its courage.

The bear's face hardened, and with a sneer, it stretched out its large hand to grab the lotus leaf.

The Great Brown Bear Kingdom's talent lies in its strong physical body, with its digestive system being of paramount importance.

Ordinary Great Brown Bear Clan, once they reach adulthood, can ignore many poisons. Even the most skilled bears, who are Taboo to be above taboo, can eat arsenic like fried candy and take a bath in the venom of the mountain wind without any harm.

To his surprise, the moment his large hand touched the lotus leaf, he felt a numbness in his claws.

That tingling, slightly itchy sensation traveled all the way to the metacarpal bone.

The bear was greatly surprised, not expecting the poison to be so potent.

Before he could even think it through, he instinctively channeled his inner energy into his hands, unleashing a gust of wind from his palm in an attempt to force out the poison.

The lotus leaf basin was blown away by the strong wind, and with a whoosh, it slid off the water's surface and crashed into Chu Tianshu.

Why aren't you eating?

Chu Tianshu flicked his finger, and a stream of air struck the edge of the lotus leaf basin at an angle.

The lotus leaf basin immediately began to spin in the middle of the stream, transforming the force of the impact into a rotational force.

"Haha, Brother Bear, you must be complaining that this spiritual fruit isn't fresh enough."

As Chu Tianshu laughed, he pointed his fingers like a sword into the water and flicked them upwards.

A thin stream of water was stirred up, and it emerged from a small hole at the bottom of the lotus leaf pot.

The water jets up, which should be as swift as an arrow or as powerful as a fountain.

But under Chu Tianshu's control, this stream of water, like a crystal branch, slowly grew upwards from the center of the lotus leaf pot, sprouting new shoots.

New branches sprouted and were planted on the spiritual fruits, lifting them up and spreading them gracefully in all directions.

Tiny leaves even sprouted from those branches, delicate, lovely, and exquisitely beautiful.

Under the sunlight.

This tiny crystal tree seems to reflect rainbows, swaying gracefully and dazzlingly in every direction.

It is breathtakingly beautiful, dazzling and mesmerizing.

Every bend and knot in the branches, every gentle sway of the leaves, reflects a different kind of light, which is reflected in everyone's eyes.

The Keel-Chested Feather Clan, with its long-standing tradition of crafting beautiful nests, has always been proud of this.

Now, the winged expert stared intently at this small tree, a look of admiration appearing on his face.

Even the rugged Flame Demon Clan and Rongxuan Kingdom found it sparkly and quite beautiful.

It's also sparkly, just like the reflection of any crystal, water ripples, or weapon I've ever seen before.

None of them can compare to the brilliance of this small tree.

Seeing that Chu Tianshu seemed to be able to raise his status through his own means, the Heavenly Official and Earthly Minister stroked his beard and smiled.

Yuan Buyu noticed the amazed looks on everyone's faces.

"That's all there is to it."

Yuan Buyu carefully, thinking to himself, "These seventeen tribes, after all, haven't seen much of the world. This pretty face isn't even that beautiful, yet it's captivated them."

Chu Tianshu spoke again.

"I've redecorated the fruit on the tree to add a touch of freshness; Brother Bear, hurry up and eat it!"

A sapling crashed into a large bear.

The bear, which had been captivated by the sapling's brilliance, was startled awake by the sight. Its fist, imbued with the essence of heaven and earth, smashed the sapling to pieces with a single, deafening punch.

He blasted the tree trunk into a cloud of colorful smoke, destroying the spirit fruits and lotus leaf pots along with it.

"Alright!"

The Heavenly Official let out a low shout and waved his hand from afar.

A warm breeze suddenly swept across the entire Nine Bends Stream, enveloping the colorful smoke and blowing it high into the sky.

The colorful smoke billowed out, trailing a long tail of wind, and in an instant it flew more than a hundred feet away, tilting towards the sky.

It flew higher and higher, farther and farther, until it became a tiny dot in everyone's eyes and disappeared into the horizon.

Many experts present expressed their regret.

That little tree was truly beautiful; it would be a shame to destroy it.

However, since it was poisonous, this was the best course of action for the Heavenly Official after the sapling was destroyed.

All the deadly poisons were absorbed without exception and transported to extremely distant places in an instant, demonstrating the formidable strength of the Heavenly Official.

Seeing this, the bear dared not provoke any further, and snorted, "What are these fruits worth? When we return to the mortal world, we'll use human bodies and souls as elixirs, breaking limbs and boiling blood—that'll be truly hot and refreshing."

Upstream, the Keel-Chested Feather Clan couldn't help but shake their heads.

"Eating people through blood sacrifice is a barbaric act; the most precious part of a person should be used for offerings."

"Our great clans all possess elaborate sacrificial rituals passed down from the past. When human sacrifices are performed, the blessings of our ancestors are offered to the Fortune. The true benefit lies in the harvest we receive."

These words drew widespread agreement, and everyone began discussing their own family's sacrificial rites.

Those invited to attend today are all descendants of Ghost God, or have long been devoted to a particular Ghost God and have extensive knowledge of rituals.

However, over the years, they could only conquer other races in the Spirit Realm and capture them as sacrifices. The deeper their worship of Ghost God went, the stronger their unseen desire for the human race became.

Unfortunately, their influence in reality is limited, with few believers, making it impossible for them to launch large-scale guiding rituals.

Having been invited here, and hearing that they could directly enter the mortal world, none of them wanted to be left behind.

"When my father was still alive, our Prince Xuan Rongxuan did have a sect in this world, and they frequently held sacrifices and communicated with each other."

The envoy from the Rongxuan Kingdom, with a dog's head and a human body, smacked his lips, "Back then, I also got a few bites of human flesh. The taste was unforgettable; they were indeed different from ordinary Spirit Realm races."

He turned to the short, tiger-headed man not far away and asked, "Brother, have you ever eaten people?"

Lin Chucheng licked his tiger teeth, stared at the dog's head opposite him, and said softly, "I've eaten it before. My family calls it fragrant meat."

The kobold laughed loudly, "Then you're lucky, brother. But those little stunts from before can't compare to this great era."

The banquet reached its climax, with lively discussions everywhere.

Chu Tianshu glanced at the assembled monsters, lowered his eyes slightly, calmly took his seat, and lightly touched the Bai He pendant with his mind.

This is a short signal and does not contain any statement.

But once this signal was sent, the Bai He began to rush this way.

This also means that the moment the Bai He arrives will be the moment Feng Jianhua and his men take action.

Feng Jianhua, White Horse, and the others sensed this signal and secretly became more cautious.

Chu Tianshu seemed to have only poisoned the lotus leaf pot, but the poison was eventually dissipated as colorful smoke.

But since a signal was sent, does it mean he also poisoned the water?

Could it cause the poison to flow upstream, contaminate the lotus leaves and spiritual fruits, and subsequently poison everyone?

After all, the stream wasn't particularly fast-flowing, so it's not surprising that the natural spread of toxins could exceed the speed of the water flow.

But at that moment, the Earth Governor also waved his hand.

A layer of dim yellow light, like a filter, swept down from the upper reaches of the stream.

Wherever it passed, the water quality became noticeably cleaner.

The maids brought out fresh spiritual fruits, which floated downstream to the honored guest.

Chu Tianshu glanced at the clear stream, his expression calm. He hadn't eaten the spiritual fruit from before, but now he had been given another one, so he had one more than the others.

He didn't hold back; he grabbed it and bit it.

He had just taken two bites when he suddenly felt a gaze fixed on him.

It wasn't Feng Jianhua and the others; although they had doubts, they didn't stare directly at them.

Chu Tianshu looked up and came face to face with Yu Huangfen upstream.

Yu Huangfen remained calm, holding a golden wine cup in his hand, slowly sipping the wine, a strange feeling passing through his mind.

The water demon army's original plan was to slaughter all the high-ranking members of the Heaven and Earth Palaces and then occupy this area as the host.

Although unity and cooperation are necessary, the Divine Lord Wangliang has already regrouped his wisdom in advance. Unlike other Ghost God, if his followers unite to go to the mortal world, there will be some hidden dangers in the future.

However, the Great Yu Dragon Stele did not arrive as expected.

Secondly, the strength of the Heavenly Official and Earthly Ruler after receiving the blessing of the altar, as well as the military preparedness of the entire Cheung Chau, is somewhat beyond expectations.

The plan was then changed to negotiations between the two sides.

Yu Huangfen somewhat displeased by this mid-way change of plans.

The environment here wasn't comfortable for him either.

He preferred to stay among the hundreds of Huangfen, sharpening his knife and dancing with the corpses. Occasionally, he would go out, pick out some that caught his eye, kill them, and bring them back as new friends.

He could endure the discomfort of the environment and come out to help the tribe, all at the command of the high priest.

But after seeing Chu Tianshu's performance just now, the discomfort he had suppressed surged up again.

That's strange!

He's just a Night Wanderer Clan; I don't find him particularly pleasing to the eye or annoying, so why do I feel uncomfortable?

There was nothing unusual about the performance just now.

Yu Huangfen exchanging a glance with Chu Tianshu, Yu Huangfen surveyed the entire banquet.

He didn't notice anything unusual, but intuitively, he felt a sense of unease.

Visitors from various ethnic groups were still engaged in lively discussion.

"There was an ancient saying called the Golden Age, when not only did we know how to perform sacrifices, but the human race was also well-versed in the methods of sacrifice, although they used captives to sacrifice to magical artifacts."

"Everyone diligently studied the art of sacrifice, competing and striving to reach even greater heights."

"But if you ask me, it's only now that our level of mastery over human rituals truly surpasses that of humans that we can truly call it..."

He suddenly stood up from the Yu Huangfen.

Those closest to him were all experts from powerful clans, possessing exceptional insight.

But just as they realized that Yu Huangfen had stood up, they discovered that Yu Huangfen was no longer in the same place.

One by one, the figures at the Yu Huangfen had already stretched far into the distance.

As their gaze moved, they could see that there were more than a hundred afterimages, which stretched from their original seats in the Yu Huangfen all the way to Chu Tianshu's front.

Yu Huangfen even carried a knife.

Even the Heavenly Official and the Earth Governor, in that instant, instinctively thought that Yu Huangfen was going to attack them, and did their best to protect themselves.

Their wariness of this Yu Huangfen never completely disappeared.

It was because of this reaction that they were unable to stop Yu Huangfen drawing his sword.

The Great Saber was drawn from its sheath, its blade resembling a dragon's head, and its thickness was about an inch.

The blade has a curved blood groove, and the tip is wide and sharp.

Yu Huangfen held the scabbard at his waist with his left hand, then drew the sword from his waist and slashed horizontally.

This strike was not a test.

If this Night Wanderer Clan's divine healer's strength is truly only as he portrays, he is surely doomed.

If he is truly dead, then it means I was just being paranoid about the Yu Huangfen.

It doesn't matter.

Would the Heavenly Official and Earthly Sovereign really turn against Yu Huangfen for his sake?

Tens of thousands of the Long Continent Kingdom's people were killed in the war when it was attacked, yet the Heaven and Earth Palaces still accepted peace talks.

Yu Huangfen casually and mercilessly delivered a swift and effortless strike.

Perhaps it was because of this carelessness that the strike lacked any killing intent, yet it was so fast that it caused a soul-crushing pain.

But Chu Tianshu was quick too.

Because he didn't need to do anything else, he just glared at her.

The Great Void Heavenly Eye erupted, unleashing a jeweled ray that struck the opponent's blade.

When!!!

An extremely violent tremor erupted.

In that instant, it was as if a giant dragon, composed entirely of broken iron, springs, blades, and steel balls, was roaring wildly.

That was the sound of a long sword vibrating.

That was the sound produced by the energy particles of the jade rays constantly crashing and shattering against the blade.

Two figures suddenly disappeared.

The air wave was a step behind them, only erupting from its original position.

The grass and water, like a light, floating carpet, were torn apart after being shaken rapidly, with waves of soil and water splashing in all directions.

He crossed the stream as if sliding horizontally across the Yu Huangfen, with a knife across his waist, and retreated to the other side.

Chu Tianshu retreated from the stream to the foot of the flowering trees. The trees around him were pushed backward by the air currents and then suddenly straightened up.

Flowers and leaves fluttered down, and slender branches were broken.

"You!"

Yu Huangfen pointed his knife at Chu Tianshu, "There really is a problem!"

Chu Tianshu moved his tongue, rolled the spirit fruit to his teeth, cracked it open, and tasted the cool, sweet and sour juice, a smile appearing on his face.

"I'm not the problem, you are the problem."

He clapped his hands with delight, "I've come here today to solve these problems!"

The Heavenly Official and Earthly Minister looked astonished, but quickly became serious.

"Lord Yelang."

The Heavenly Official's hair and beard bristled as he exclaimed, "You harbor such treacherous intentions?!"

Almost all the experts from various ethnic groups present stood up.

The giant bear was standing right next to the Yu Huangfen, both shocked and furious.

"You... actually..."

As the bear spoke, it tried to circulate its vital energy, but suddenly found that its vital energy and blood were stagnating.

This caused him to pause and stutter as he spoke.

His bear-like face flushed red instantly, but the more anxious he became, the less he felt he could catch his breath.

On the contrary, a growing lump appeared next to his neck, almost like a second head was about to grow out.

Those who were close to him could even hear the blood pulsating and the blood vessels swelling and proliferating inside the swelling.

The envoy from the Rongxuan Kingdom exclaimed in surprise, "So he's a Confucian scholar after all..."

This sentence originally referred to poisoning.

However, towards the end, his pronunciation became completely off-key.

The dog-headed man's tongue, with a whoosh, dangled from his mouth, swollen to two or three feet long, and his face showed terror.

The other guests also noticed something was wrong and all circulated their vital energy, their bodies bursting with various colored lights in an attempt to suppress the poison.

It's one thing if a bear gets poisoned after coming into contact with poisonous lotus leaves.

How could they get poisoned too?!

"It's visual."

Chu Tianshu's fingertips shimmered with a lustrous, jade-like green light.

"I poisoned you, right before your eyes."

The Great Void Internal Art can transform the essence of heaven and earth into radiant light.

However, the energy of radiation rays, once used against a master, is far too easily detected by the master, with almost no incubation period.

If we rely solely on radiant light, we can simultaneously address more than a dozen Taboo.

It's like using your own foundation, without any fancy moves, to collide with these dozen or so people.

Even Chu Tianshu wouldn't want to court death like that.

Therefore, he simply applied the secrets of the Great Void Internal Art and the Northern Celestial Master Radiation Breeding Manual to his poison techniques.

What truly took effect was the potent poison he had condensed from the spiritual herbs of the Heaven and Earth Palaces over these past days and nights.

The deadly poisons of heaven and earth are projected out through spectral variations and imprinted on the vision of others.

The last plume of colored smoke actually contained virtually no toxicity.

The real poison has already fallen on these guests.

Yuan Buyu growled, "What visual poisoning? I saw it too, how come I wasn't poisoned?!"

"Stupid monkey."

Chu Tianshu held up one finger.

Everyone has their own unique perspective. Do you really think your perspective is the same as everyone else's?

"When I manipulated the light, I deliberately avoided the four of you to prevent you from noticing!"

Roar! Ang!!!

From both banks of the Nine Bends Stream, earth-shattering roars, cries, and long howls erupted.

These powerful spirits from different races, upon encountering potent poison, unanimously unleashed their innate supernatural abilities beyond their physical cultivation.

No matter how potent the poison, if distributed among a dozen or so powerful individuals, it wouldn't be enough to kill them.

The Rongxuan Kingdom envoy bared his fangs, bit off the extra part of his tongue, and roared as he prepared to pounce on Chu Tianshu like the other guests.

Even if only 60-70% of the original body remains.

Even with the combined might of the seventeen powerful clans, there's nothing to fear.

But as the Rongxuan Kingdom's envoy lunged forward, a sudden sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

It's too late.

The short, burly man next to him didn't even turn his head; suddenly, he punched him with his left hand, shattering his kneecap.

The punch came horizontally, hitting the side of his right knee, shattering it, and then struck his left knee.

With just one punch, he broke both of his legs!

The howling of the vicious dog suddenly drowned out all other sounds.

Peach and plum petals burst forth, and the scattered raindrops reflected divination symbols, while the tangled weeds on the ground suddenly transformed into a maze.

The banks of the Nine Bends Stream were instantly plunged into chaos.

A crane cries in the vast sky!

Bai He appears on the horizon, carrying an iron ruler in its beak.

Upon Yu Huangfen, he still pointed his knife at Chu Tianshu.

"You are humans, aren't you? Only humans would gather such experts and risk such dangers to hinder us!"

"Perilous? You mean, the group of cripples here, two charlatans, one meat shield, and..."

Chu Tianshu's expression turned grim. He gripped the hilt of his sword and uttered a single word through gritted teeth.

"You?!"

Is it incredibly dangerous?

That was really dangerous!

The effects of this extraordinary poison will eventually have an end. The Heavenly Official and Earthly Sovereign, along with Yuan Buyu, are formidable enemies that cannot be ignored. Even now, there is still no guarantee of victory.

But I am a human being...

I will despise you!!

(End of this chapter)