Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”As I mentioned earlier, the matter of Liang is none of Mr. Yun Xing’s concern anymore. You should return the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad to me first!”

Liang Li emphasized the word ”return,” as this was the Meridian Refining Master Guild, and he needed to maintain the guild’s image. Since it was a return, it couldn’t be said that Liang Li forcibly took it.

”Ah, since Elder Liang Li insists, I shall respectfully comply… Alas…”

Within a single sentence, Yun Xiao sighed twice. After the last sigh fell, he lifted his left hand and tossed the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad that he was holding between his fingers towards Liang Li.

At this moment, Liang Li no longer cared about the meaning in Yun Xiao’s words. Seeing the crystalline toad flying towards him, he couldn’t help but feel ecstatic, thinking to himself that this fellow named Yun Xing was indeed someone who knew better than to push the limits.

Compared to the joy elevating in Liang Li, the onlookers were somewhat disappointed, secretly thinking that Yun Xing was indeed too much of a coward. Why couldn’t he be a bit more assertive? If he did, they could have enjoyed a good show.

This is what people mean by enjoying the drama. From everyone’s understanding of Liang Li, if he couldn’t retrieve the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, he would absolutely not let it rest. Even if Lu Liancheng was protecting Yun Xing, Liang Li would probably still find a way to reclaim the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad after the fact.

Though the outcome was disappointing, it was within everyone’s expectations. After all, within the confines of Lushan City, apart from the Spirit Fighting Commerce, not many dared to lightly provoke the sub-guild of the Meridian Refining Master Guild.

This Yun Xing might be skillful, but he was alone with no apparent backing. Thus, making the decision to return the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad so straightforwardly was truly the wisest thing to do.

At this moment, everyone naturally ignored the earlier words spoken by Yun Xiao before returning the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, assuming it was merely words of face-saving and should not be taken seriously.

Perhaps only Sub-guild Chairman Lu Liancheng noticed the hidden implications in Yun Xiao’s cold smile, understanding that this disguised man might not be as cowardly as everyone thought.

However, regardless of what happened, since neither side reached an impasse, it was a good thing for the Meridian Refining Master Guild, ensuring that Lu Liancheng need not be caught in a difficult position.

”Elder Liang Li, don’t blame me for not warning you; if you dare to internalize this Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, once the poison enters the body, even an immortal would be hard-pressed to save you!”

Just as Liang Li was receiving the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, Yun Xiao’s voice rang out. While others might have hesitated at such words, Liang Li had no such hesitation.

Firstly, Liang Li himself was a low-level Earth Rank Poison Vein Master and had some resistance to certain poisons; secondly, he had previously refined this Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, which gave him a certain familiarity with it.

Moreover, the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad had already been stripped of its spiritual wisdom by Yun Xiao, making it no longer a significant threat to Liang Li, who believed that Yun Xiao’s warning was merely face-saving rhetoric prompted by dissatisfaction.

Swish!

Thus, as soon as Yun Xiao’s words fell, a look of disdain appeared on Liang Li’s face, and then, under the watchful eyes of all present, he absorbed the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad into his body to demonstrate the strength of his Poison Meridian Skill.

”Alas, ignoring the advice of the experienced will lead to losses right before your eyes!”

Who knows how many times Yun Xiao had uttered such words? Given his disposition, how could he have handed over the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad without preparation, knowing that he had spent significant effort erasing its spiritual wisdom?

”Mr. Yun Xing, it seems what you said earlier wasn’t very effective… I…”

Having internalized the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad, Liang Li was undoubtedly in high spirits. Seeing him gently stroke his waist, a jade bottle appeared out of nowhere in his hand. But just as he was about to utter some words of sarcasm, his body suddenly stiffened.

Thud!

As if unable to hold onto the jade bottle in his right hand when his body stiffened, Liang Li’s fingers relaxed slightly, causing the jade bottle to fall to the ground and shatter into pieces. A rounded elixir rolled to Yun Xiao’s feet, almost as if it had its own spirit.

Obviously, this was the compensation Liang Li had promised Yun Xiao earlier. From the aura emitted by the elixir, the onlookers could sense that it was indeed an elixir of the Earth Rank Low Level.

”Tsk tsk, a Wind-controlling Pill. Elder Liang Li truly isn’t stingy at all!”

Yun Xiao, wearing a faint smile, bent down to pick up the azure elixir, sensed it briefly, and couldn’t help but utter a sigh. Everyone then knew what kind of elixir it was.

Wind-controlling Pill, clearly a consumable type of elixir, meaning upon consumption, it allows a person to reach the speed of wind-controlling for a short time, lasting about an hour.

Of course, the act of wind-controlling from an Earth Rank Low Level elixir like the Wind-controlling Pill wouldn’t actually enable an Earth Rank Third Realm cultivator to fly off the ground. It merely doubled or tripled their speed.

Compared to some elixirs that can directly enhance the level of Meridian Qi, the value of a consumable elixir like the Wind-controlling Pill is much lower, indicating that although Liang Li isn’t completely stingy, his level of stinginess has reached a certain realm.

However, at this moment, people’s gazes only lingered on the Wind-controlling Pill for a moment before returning to Liang Li because something was obviously wrong with him.

If it were a normal person, it would be impossible not to hold onto an elixir jade bottle, letting it fall and shatter, which means that something unknown must be happening inside Liang Li’s body.

”Could it be... that there’s really something wrong with the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad?”

Some sharp-witted individuals had already recalled the words Yun Xiao emphasized twice earlier and now seemed to be pondering, while Liang Li’s condition clearly indicated this.

”Hmph, I don’t believe it. How big of a wave can a Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad with its spiritual wisdom removed still make?”

At this moment, a trace of resentment also arose in Liang Li’s heart. The sudden chill caught him quite off guard, so much so that he couldn’t even hold onto the jade bottle in his hand.

But once Liang Li calmed down, his confidence was complete. After all, he was a genuine Earth Rank Low-Level Poison Vein Master, most skilled at resolving severe poisons.

However, upon hearing Liang Li’s cold voice, the cold smile on Yun Xiao’s face not far away became even deeper, and he murmured, ”Don’t say you, Liang Li, are just an Earth Rank Low-Level Poison Vein Master. Even if a Heavenly-grade Pulse Refining Master came, they wouldn’t be able to dissolve the Dragon Summoning Tree Spirit’s One Thought to Transform Myriad Poisons!”

Indeed, when Yun Xiao knew earlier that Liang Li was going to fall out with them, he had already instructed the Dragon Tree Spirit Little Dragon to inject a breath into the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad’s body.

This breath belonging to the Dragon Tree Spirit, when coming into contact with the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad’s poison, produced a special reaction, transforming into a kind of poison even Yun Xiao himself had never seen before.

Therefore, although Liang Li was indeed an Earth Rank Low-Level Poison Vein Master, the means of Dragon Tree Spirit’s One Thought to Transform Myriad Poisons might even make the Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu dread, so how could he resolve it?

The poison created by the Dragon Tree Spirit can only be resolved by Little Dragon itself, at least at the Earth Rank Third Realm level, but at this moment, Yun Xiao naturally intends to watch a good show first.

”Damn it, what kind of poison is this?”

While Yun Xiao sneered in his heart, Liang Li’s complexion turned increasingly unsightly because he suddenly realized that the seemingly similar Ice Cold Poison was fundamentally different, and he couldn’t resolve it easily!

”Elder Liang Li, are you feeling uncomfortable? Actually, you can ask for my help. As long as you promise not to demand that Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad anymore, I guarantee to dissolve the poison in you immediately!”

At this moment, Yun Xiao’s lazy voice already came through. Of course, he wouldn’t admit that he had resorted to such tactics, hence the crowd thought that Liang Li was suffering from his own actions and had once again succumbed to the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad’s cold poison.

Whiz!

However, just as everyone was lost in thought, the sound of something slicing through the air suddenly appeared, followed by a green silhouette bypassing the crowd and arriving at Liang Li’s side in the next moment.

”It’s Second Elder Wu Jia!”

Many in the venue recognized the elderly silhouette as Wu Jia, the Second Elder of the Lushan City Meridian Refining Master Guild division, who was also a genuine Earth Rank Low-Level Poison Vein Master.

But Wu Jia, as the Second Elder, had poison meridian skills at the Earth Rank Low-Level peak, stronger than Liang Li by an unknown margin. Even Chairman Lu Liancheng wouldn’t dare to touch the poison Wu Jia wielded easily.

”Second Elder, please lend me a hand!”

Seeing Wu Jia appear before him, the perspiring Liang Li pleaded as if grabbing onto a lifeline.

Perhaps, in Liang Li’s heart, pleading to this Second Elder of the Meridian Refining Master Guild was more acceptable than asking Yun Xing over there, not to mention that if he could resolve the bursting poison within, he could surely keep the Three-legged Ice Crystal Toad.

Originally intending to make a move by appearing at this moment, Wu Jia immediately acted after Liang Li’s words fell, extending his right hand and swiftly stimulating over a dozen acupoints between Liang Li’s chest and abdomen with precision.

The Second Elder of the Meridian Refining Master Guild truly deserved to be an Earth Rank Low-Level Peak Poison Vein Master; his skillful display left people captivated. However, his breathtaking technique was destined to be unfruitful this time.

As a trace of blazing heat rose from Liang Li’s chest and abdomen, the onlookers already knew what technique Wu Jia used: countering cold with heat, the righteous path. As long as he could resist the chill in Liang Li’s body, the cold poison would be mostly neutralized.