Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 205: 205, no need to trouble yourself!

”Yun Xiao, how are you feeling?”

Great Elder Lu Zhan valued Yun Xiao immensely and also owed him two favors, hence his face grew ugly looking at Yun Xiao’s right shoulder frozen into an Ice Arm.

At this moment, Yun Xiao was struggling to counter the Ice Cold Poison with his Meridian Qi, making it impossible for him to respond to Lu Zhan, who seeing this, stepped forward, his right hand swiftly punctuating the air, a series of movements that Su He, standing nearby, found rather familiar.

”Evil Exorcism Pulse Array!”

Su He, albeit unaware of the essence of the Pulse Array taught to Lu Zhan by Yun Xiao the previous day, remembered the positions clearly and knew at once that the Great Elder intended to use this Pulse Array to detoxify Yun Xiao.

However, unbeknownst to both Su He and Lu Zhan, at the moment the Great Elder made his move, a cold smirk emerged in the eyes of the Second Elder Fu Du.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Lu Zhan’s movements were naturally swift, but the next moment, he heard a strange noise and immediately felt a sensation through his fingers that sent an ugly expression across his face.

It could be said that Lu Zhan had mastered the Evil Exorcism Pulse Array to perfection, and after returning to the Inner Sect the previous day, he had diligently practiced the Array late into the night, making the process smooth and familiar.

Regrettably, plans do not always keep up with changes. Though Lu Zhan’s Pulse Array was precise, Yun Xiao’s condition and yesterday’s Ling Wan pill were quite different, his entire left arm having been frozen into solid ice.

Lu Zhan’s fingers, aimed at several vital acupoints, merely touched the solid ice, failing to penetrate, naturally making it impossible to seal Yun Xiao’s acupoints; moreover, the hardness of the ice exceeded Lu Zhan’s expectations.

The source of the Ice Cold Poison affecting Yun Xiao was his left arm; if the rapid spread of the vicious poison was not halted in time, not only his arm was at risk, but his life might be in jeopardy as well.

With a gloomy face, Lu Zhan withdrew his fingers, staring bewilderedly at Yun Xiao’s arm emanating chilling coldness, feeling quite helpless since every technique required touching the human acupoints or meridians, which was utterly impossible in this case, thus rendering detoxification out of the question.

In truth, Lu Zhan had one more drastic yet effective approach, which was to amputate Yun Xiao’s entire left arm at the shoulder, preventing the spread of the Ice Cold Poison to other parts of Yun Xiao’s body, thereby saving his life.

Yet, for such an incredibly talented and extraordinary youth, Lu Zhan, with a compassionate heart, could not bring himself to resort to such an extreme measure without facing the absolute last moment, all of which allowed Yun Xiao to narrowly escape this calamity.

If right then Lu Zhan had been a bit more ruthless and decisively amputated Yun Xiao’s left arm, Yun Xiao would have indeed been in a desperate and tearless dilemma, for at that moment, he seemed to have discerned a method to resolve the Ice Cold Poison.

Leaving aside Yun Xiao’s inner thoughts, seeing Lu Zhan retract his arm, Second Elder Fu Du’s face showed an even thicker smile, revealing his true intent, which was also a means to achieve his cunning plan.

From the Evil Exorcism Pulse Array Yun Xiao taught Lu Zhan the previous day, Fu Du knew that the extreme poison from the polar yam could no longer trouble Yun Xiao, and even if the youth could not neutralize the poison that entered his body, wouldn’t Lu Zhan still be able to detoxify him using the Pulse Array?

After much contemplation, Fu Du finally thought of a method that even Lu Zhan could not deploy, which involved using the Ice Cold Poison he had refined from the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, making a part of Yun Xiao’s body be struck with the Cold Poison, directly freezing that spot into solid ice.

Typically, neutralizing a severe poison should start from where the poison affected, but once that part turned entirely to solid ice, outsiders trying to neutralize it would be unable to touch the meridians or acupoints of that area, so how could they possibly detoxify?

It must be said, Fu Du’s plan this time was flawless, and he believed that even if Yun Xiao was immune to a hundred poisons, resolving the Ice Cold Poison would still take considerable time. During this period, everything would be under Fu Du’s control.

”Second Elder, do you know what kind of poison this is?”

An emotionally torn Great Elder Lu Zhan, somewhat desperate for Yun Xiao’s well-being, unexpectedly humbled himself to ask Fu Du for help since, in his view, this Second Elder might even surpass him in researching such unique and severe poisons.

However, if Lu Zhan knew that the Ice Cold Poison affecting Yun Xiao was concocted by Fu Du, one can only wonder how he would feel, but sadly, he was oblivious and still hoped that Fu Du would help detoxify Yun Xiao.

Fu Du certainly did not want to see Yun Xiao poisoned to death either. Asked by the Great Elder, he circled Yun Xiao posturingly, and then thoughtfully said, ”This kind of Ice Cold Poison, I seem to have encountered it somewhere in the Extreme North; indeed, I have some thoughts!”

Hearing this, an immediate joy filled the heart of the Great Elder, who was completely unaware that the old man was merely posturing. ”Then please, Second Elder, save him. Such a talent must not be allowed to die here so senselessly.”

At this moment, Lu Zhan had clearly forgotten about another genial talent under the arena platform, wailing continuously. Compared to Shen Xiao, Lu Zhan undoubtedly valued Yun Xiao significantly more.

”Rescue is definitely necessary, but...”

Fu Du’s eyes shifted as he hesitated slightly and said, ”This Ice Cold Poison needs the method of Poison Attack to be thoroughly cured. I need to bring Yun Xiao back to my residence because the deadly poisonous creatures I have raised are not with me!”

Fu Du seemed to have prepared this pretext long ago; in his view, once he managed to get Yun Xiao back to his residence, the Medical Pulse wouldn’t be able to see Yun Xiao ever again. Wouldn’t Yun Xiao then become a captive in his own hands?

This Second Elder’s wishful thinking was already bursting forth; he believed that Lu Zhan, if he wanted to save Yun Xiao’s life, would have no choice but to compromise.

”This...”

Lu Zhan hesitated, but when he saw the Ice Cold Qi spreading to the left shoulder from Yun Xiao’s left arm, he knew he could delay no longer—any further delay would cost Yun Xiao his life.

As for Fu Du’s method of Poison Attack, Lu Zhan had no doubts; he knew that some deadly poisons were incurable by any medicine, but under the influence of other poisons, they could neutralize each other, turning deadly poison into a great supplement.

Moreover, Lu Zhan believed that due to Yun Xiao’s performance in the Outer Sect competition, Fu Du must have developed a fondness for talents. Such a youth with extreme talent and resilience, no one would want to let go.

This is the fundamental difference between Lu Zhan and poison masters like Fu Du. If Fu Du were in his place, knowing that he couldn’t neutralize the poison afflicting Yun Xiao, this Second Elder would never hand over such a startlingly talented youth to a rival.

A talent, an unattainable talent, even a potentially threatening talent; Fu Du’s first thought if he couldn’t possess it, was definitely to destroy it first, preventing his rivals from obtaining what he couldn’t.

But for Lu Zhan, it was always about prioritizing Yun Xiao’s life. Therefore, at this moment, he compromised, and after all, whether joining the Poison Vein or the Medical Pulse needed to be Yun Xiao’s own decision. Once he regained consciousness, it wasn’t like there wasn’t a chance for the Medical Pulse.

”Since that’s the case, there’s only this choice!”

Lu Zhan looked deeply at Yun Xiao, no longer daring to delay, and as he spoke, a scheming smile finally appeared on Fu Du’s old face.

Although it was Yun Xiao’s choice to join either division after awakening, Fu Du was confident that once Yun Xiao entered his residence, he had a thousand ways to make him devotedly remain in the Poison Vein—a Spiritual Rank Intermediate Poison Vein Master was not merely a title.

”Kid, follow me!”

Having obtained Lu Zhan’s approval, Fu Du hesitated no longer. He reached out to grab Yun Xiao’s other intact arm, only to find the arm suddenly retract as he almost touched it.

”Yun Xiao, this Elder wants to save your life, do not be ungrateful!”

Fu Du failed to perceive Yun Xiao’s subtle intentions. Seeing this, his expression suddenly darkened, convinced that Yun Xiao was unable to respond to him at the moment.

However, just as Fu Du was about to reach out again to grasp Yun Xiao’s right arm, this ruggedly dressed youth suddenly moved backward, causing a hint of surprise to arise in the two nearby Elders.

”Second Elder, there’s no need for you to trouble yourself over this minor Cold Poison, I can resolve it myself!”

As Fu Du stared incredulously at Yun Xiao, the latter suddenly opened his eyes and uttered these words, causing all six eyes of the three Elders above the platform to nearly pop out.

Setting aside Fu Du, the instigator, Lu Zhan himself had personally experienced the toxicity of the Ice Cold Poison. Even he, a strong man in the Spirit Vein Realm and an Intermediate Spiritual Rank Meridian Refining Master, was helpless. Yet Yun Xiao claimed he had a solution?

Despite the disbelief of the three Elders, the fact that Yun Xiao was now speaking indicated that he had managed to gain some control over the deadly poison within him.

”No, this can’t be possible!”

Compared to Lu Zhan and Su He’s shock and joy, Fu Du’s old face turned gloomily dark, murmuring words that only Yun Xiao, aside from the two Elders, could understand the meaning of.

It should be noted that the Ice Cold Poison afflicting Yun Xiao this time was personally refined by Fu Du, with the main ingredient being the Cold Ice Poison from the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad.

Fu Du had every reason to believe, even if Yun Xiao was immune to a hundred poisons, it would take at least a day and a night to neutralize the Ice Cold Poison—he was infinitely confident in the toxicity of the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad.

Yet reality slapped Fu Du in the face; in just such a few moments, Yun Xiao was already able to speak, which was completely contrary to what he had anticipated.