"Where do you think you're going?" Medusa let out a soft whistle, and a seven-colored light shot out like a rainbow. When it returned, the gray-robed old man had already been thrown onto the ground of the volcano crater, his lewd mustache trembling with the twitching of his lips.
"Who are you people?" The skinny, lecherous old man was extremely surprised. He was a six-star Dou Zong, yet he was captured in a single move. Who else could it be but a Dou Zun, or even a Dou Sheng, who was stronger?
"Gold-devouring rats?" Yun Yun asked.
"I am Jinshi, the patriarch of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan. This Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool is territory shared by the Four Directions Pavilion; my Gold-Eating Rat Clan is merely guarding this place..."
The Four Directions Pavilion, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the Starfall Pavilion, the Myriad Swords Pavilion, and the Yellow Springs Pavilion are all presided over by Dou Zun (Masters of Battle).
Previously, Jin Shi harbored deep hatred for the "Four Directions Pavilion," resenting them for seizing the opportunity from the Gold-Eating Rat Clan.
This place was originally the ancestral land of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan. This Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool was exclusively enjoyed by their clan. Later, this place was discovered by humans, and thus it was taken away.
Every three years, ten people are selected to enter the "Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool," with the Gold-Eating Rat Clan receiving two of them. As the clan leader of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan, he certainly hates humans for taking away the treasures that should belong to them, but the "Four Directions Pavilion" is not something the small Gold-Eating Rat Clan can afford to offend, so he can only grit his teeth and accept it.
Now, with a formidable enemy at hand, Jin Shi hopes that the prestige of the "Four Directions Pavilion" will deter these mysterious people.
"Sister in green, didn't you cultivate poisonous insects in the desert?"
The green-clad figure stretched out its hand, revealing a fiery red spider the size of a thumbnail between its slender, green fingers. Its entire body was like a ruby, and if one were to observe it with a magnifying glass, one could see that its body was covered with fine hairs, and three pairs of eyes the size of sesame seeds were darting around.
"The abbot crafted four Gu worms for me, one each of fire, ice, earth, and wood. Only this fire-attribute Gu worm survived. Sister, I'm a little reluctant to use it!"
“If we don’t use him, then I’ll have no choice but to kill him. You know, this is not the time for sentimentality. If we don’t kill him, and he leaks the secret, it will ruin the abbot’s important plans!” Medusa said.
Jin Shi blinked his small eyes and immediately said, "Gentlemen, this old man will absolutely keep his mouth shut and will not utter a single word!"
"Old sir, I'm sorry!" The man in green showed a hint of apology, but the Gu worm in his hand shot towards him.
"Open your mouth!" Medusa waved her hand, and Jinshi involuntarily opened his mouth. The Gu worm flashed a red light in the air and fell into his stomach.
The man in green leaned closer to sense the poison and said, "Old sir, the fire poison has seeped into your bones? It's similar to the toxins that's erupting. Even with your cultivation level of six-star Dou Zong, you can't expel it from your body. The poison is indeed potent. In that case, my Gu worm will parasitize the fire poison. Firstly, it can devour the fire poison to enhance its strength, and secondly, it can reduce the suffering caused by the fire poison for the old man. Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, if the fire poison in the old man's body isn't controlled, he will definitely die within ten years."
Green Robe and Medusa played good cop and bad cop, respectively. Jin Shi sensed his internal body and immediately collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly hopeless, yet a glimmer of hope rose within him.
Chapter 163 The Heavenly Blazing Fire Formation
The old man with the mustache sensed his body and immediately discovered a strange creature within the deep-seated fire poison that had accumulated in his bones over the years. He tried to sense it with his fighting spirit and immediately let out a painful growl, his forehead instantly covered with sweat.
"What is this? What have you parasitized in my body?"
It's important to know that as the patriarch of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan, Jin Shi possesses the strength of a six-star Dou Zong. Although the fire poison within his body prevents him from unleashing his full combat power, he is still a force to be reckoned with. His contributions are indispensable to the Gold-Eating Rat Clan's survival in the Tianmu Mountains and their securing of two spots in the "Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool."
Seeing his pained face, the man in green warned, "Old sir, don't test it with your battle qi. Although it's a small thing, it can be deadly. If you don't touch it, it will consume all the fire poison in your body within a few years, and the fire poison will dissipate on its own. If you anger it, the Gu worm will eat all your bone marrow and then reach your brain. Even if you are a Dou Zong, it will be of no use!"
"Gu worms?" Jin Shi's eyes showed disbelief. From the test just now, he already believed seven or eight parts of what the green-clothed man said.
At this moment, Jiang Liu shifted his gaze from the volcano and muttered, "This place is a blessed land for secluded cultivation. With Soul Gathering and Body Refining Pills and this boundless spiritual energy, it's only a matter of time before I break through to the Qi Refining stage. The Earth Immortal stage of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation—that's the true path to immortality. Pills, spiritual energy, and resources are the foundation! How long would it take for me and the others to slowly collect and refine Soul Gathering and Body Refining Pills? Establishing a massive organization to serve me is the only way forward."
The first step is to have a piece of land. Only with a base can development begin... But to refine the fire poison in this volcano into the protective poisonous miasma I control is something I can't do alone! Although I have the memory of the Green-Robed Ancestor refining hundreds of poisons, Rome wasn't built in a day, and it's difficult to do in a short time..."
As he spoke, he looked at the green-clad cultivator from another world who possessed the "Calamity Poison Body" and had cultivated the "Hundred Poisons True Scripture".
"Medusa, Yunyun, you two seal off a thirty-mile radius area and prevent anyone from entering. Guhe, refine a large number of Spirit Gathering Pills; I have a great use for them. Green Robe, let's work together to refine this fire poison."
"yes!"
"I'll leave the outside to you. Time is running out. Green Robe, let's go down." With that, Jiang Liu put his arm around Green Robe and leaped into the volcano.
“The bottom of the volcano is filled with fire poison that has accumulated over thousands of years. If this continues, even a Dou Zun would only be throwing his life away!” Jin Shi’s small eyes narrowed instantly.
"Chieftain, please!" Medusa said to Jinshi. The chieftain of the Gold-Eating Rat Clan had no choice but to follow Medusa down the mountain.
Jiang Liu and Lü Yi leaped into the volcano, hovering above the lava. A mere inch beneath their feet lay fiery red magma. Before them lay a small, hollow crater, shaped like a gourd, with a vast, gourd-like opening below. The crater was riddled with pits and depressions, from which wisps of gray smoke constantly rose, the smoke thick with a gray, fiery poison.
"A good opportunity. Because of the energy tide, the fire poison that has accumulated in this volcanic lava layer for who knows how many years has been brought out, which reduces our collection time." A stream of light from Jiang Liu's palm protected the green-clad woman from the volcano's influence.
The man in green looked around and said, "Master, there's just too much fire poison! Even with my Calamity Poison Body, I can't refine all this poison in a short time!"
Jiang Liu placed a palm on her back and said, "You can absorb the fire poison without worry. I will protect your heart meridian, so you don't need to worry about losing control."
The man in green nodded, made a hand seal, and whispered, "Calamity Poison Body, activate!"
In an instant, her face turned icy cold, her hand seals shifted, and the gray, paper-ash-like mist was continuously drawn towards her. At this moment, the woman in green was like a giant magnet, a vortex.
The fire poison was burned away by a powerful heat as soon as it touched the clothes, and in the blink of an eye, a body appeared before Jiang Liu's eyes.
Without hearing, seeing, moving, or speaking, the two of them sat cross-legged above the lava like jade sculptures.
As the fire poison entered his body, a blush appeared on the green-clad man's face. It was unclear whether this was due to being naked or because even his "Calamity Poison Body" could not resist the invasion of the fire poison.
"Calm your mind and circulate the Hundred Poisons True Scripture!"
Jiang Liu gave her a soft shout, and the sound of thunder entered her ears. The woman in green instantly regained her composure, silently recited an incantation, and began to focus on absorbing the fire poison.
She sat there for three days. By this time, the green-clad woman's originally jet-black hair had turned silver-white, and her skin was shrouded in a deathly gray hue.
The gray fire poison inside the volcano has been mostly gone, leaving only a scene of devastation. The rock walls inside the mountain are riddled with holes and show signs of corrosion.
"That's enough, let's call it a day and head back!" Jiang Liu reminded him.
The woman in green slowly opened her eyes. Her originally dark pupils had disappeared, revealing a pair of purple pupils. Even the whites of her eyes were stained gray by the fire poison. She said softly, "Master, I can still hold on. Why don't I absorb all of this fire poison?"
“I know your body better than you know yourself now. You’ve reached your limit. Let’s stop here! We’ll need to spend a lot of time and energy refining it when we get back. We can’t waste time here. I’m afraid Medusa and the others won’t be able to withstand the attacks from those old monsters.”
Upon hearing this, the woman in green nodded and shut down the "Calamity Poison Body." Having cultivated the Hundred Poisons Scripture, she already had considerable control over the "Calamity Poison Body."
"Walk!"
Wrapped in a black robe, the two of them rushed out of the volcano.
As soon as they landed, the little maid Qinglin ran over, carrying several small jade bottles, all containing "Spirit Gathering Pills" for restoring vitality.
Jiang Liu swallowed a few pills and fed a few more to the woman in green, but he dared not let his left hand leave her back.
After sitting by the volcano for another seven days, Green Robe finally exhaled slowly. Although it was slow, the heat emanating from it was like the breath of a dragon, eclipsing even the rising sun.
"Master, let's begin! The fire poison in my body has been basically refined."
"good."
As she spoke, wisps of fiery red smoke emanated from the seven orifices of the green-clad woman's body, and even from every pore. The smoke gathered and did not disperse, surrounding her and soon forming a fiery cloud.
"Fireflies devour souls!"
In an instant, a large number of light spots surged out from Jiang Liu's palm, like countless fireflies covering the sky, and then flew into the fiery red mist!
As soon as the flames entered the fiery red smoke, they instantly transformed into a real sunset cloud!
Another half month passed, and the two of them actually managed to refine a total of twelve clusters of fiery poison clouds.
At this moment, the woman in green had returned to her original form. Looking at the quietly burning red cloud in front of her, she asked, "Master, the two sisters outside are fighting very hard. Isn't it time for this fiery poison cloud to show its power?"
"Do you know why we need to refine twelve poisonous clouds? Twelve is the number of the twelve Heavenly Palaces. Only when the fiery poisonous clouds are arranged in the formation of the twelve Heavenly Palaces can they protect the mountain!"
"Once I set up the formation, even a Dou Zun entering this Heavenly Blazing Fire Formation will not be able to escape unscathed!"
Chapter 164 Gathering from All Directions
Deep in the Tianmu Mountains, on the only mountain path leading to the Tianshan Blood Pool.
Medusa and Yun Yun, who were meditating with their eyes closed, suddenly stood up. A lightning spear shot towards them, and Medusa activated her seven-colored energy, striking the spear with it.
Judging from the intent of his fist, it is exactly the "Zhen" technique of Jiang Liu.
Suddenly, a violent explosion occurred. Amidst lightning and thunder, Medusa was sent flying backward, her clothes charred and torn, and she vomited a mouthful of blood.
"It's a Dou Zun..."
With a soft shout, Yun Yun drew her "Azure Ox Sword," its azure light crisscrossing, and the area filled with lightning roared in response: "How dare you!"
In an instant, the Azure Ox Sword landed in Yun Yun's hand. The sword trembled and emitted a clear whistle, and a trace of blood on the blade was shaken off.
Looking again at the spot where the lightning struck, a person appeared. This person was quite tall and looked to be only around forty or fifty years old, but he had a wisp of silver-white beard on his chin. He wore a silver robe, which was covered with lightning patterns. From a distance, the patterns looked like living things, constantly flowing, and even faintly, some lightning power emanated from them.
The man placed his right hand on his left arm, and thin streams of blood dripped from between his fingers.
Medusa and Yun Yun exchanged a glance and said, "Sister Yun, it seems we'll have to fight this hard!"
“Even if he is a Dou Zun, he might not be able to defeat you or me if we fight to the death!” Yun Yun said confidently, looking at the sword in her hand.
"I am the Pavilion Master of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, Venerable Thunder." As he spoke, his sharp, thunderous eyes swept over the two women, revealing a hint of greed. He continued, "If you two submit to my Wind and Thunder Pavilion, I will forgive all your past transgressions and grant you the position of branch pavilion master. If you remain stubborn, do not think that you can escape with your lives just because you injured one of my hands!"
His domineering tone was like thunder, leaving no room for argument. A Dou Zun expert indeed possessed such power. Even though Medusa and Yun Yun's strength had greatly increased, and even though they had injured him in the previous attack, they dared not underestimate him. Lei Zun's calm voice, however, sounded like thunder to the two women, echoing continuously in their minds. Moreover, his voice contained a hint of thunderous might; if someone were weaker, even the sound alone could cause them internal injuries.
"call out!"
"Another Dou Zun?" Just as Medusa and Yun Yun were about to make their move, a sonic boom came from the low sky, and gusts of wind rang in their ears. Then they saw a giant sword, ten zhang in size, hurtling along the ground and appearing beside Lei Zun in a flash.
Before Medusa and the other two could speak, a metallic scraping sound came from the greatsword: "Lord Lei, I didn't expect you to beat me to it..."
"Haha, Sword Master, you're not slow either!"
Looking at the giant sword, the Thunder Venerable, dressed in a silver robe, narrowed his eyes.
The giant sword trembled slightly, then transformed into countless points of light, revealing an old man. He was somewhat short, dressed in hemp clothing, and looked like an inconspicuous old man among the masses. However, Medusa and Yun Yun both knew that this old man was a terrifying existence of the same level as Lei Zun, a Dou Zun-level powerhouse.
The two women exchanged another glance, both with bitter smiles in their eyes.
"Good sword, good sword!" The piercing voice rang out again from his throat, his eyes darting between the "Azure Ox Sword" in Yun Yun's hand and Lei Zunzhe's left hand.
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"Lord Lei, was it that sword that injured you? It truly is a treasure. To injure a Dou Zun with only the Dou Huang realm... I want this sword!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and countless swords shot out from his long sleeves, stabbing towards Yun Yun.
Seven-colored energy instantly spread from Medusa's body, and within that rainbow, nine golden flowers bloomed, protecting the two of them—this was the "Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler." Meanwhile, Yun Yun's Azure Ox Sword transformed once more into a ray of azure light, piercing towards the Sword Venerable.
The two women, one attacking and the other defending, moved with practiced skill. The swords formed from condensed battle qi, piercing the rainbow, were blocked by the golden flower and were powerless to break through the defense.
The Azure Ox Sword thrust towards the Sword Venerable's vital point, and in an instant, the Sword Venerable grabbed at the sword light with one palm. A hint of horror appeared on his once confident face, and his other hand immediately pressed down again, his battle qi pressing down like a mountain.
The Azure Ox Sword hummed and instantly detached from the palm, transforming into azure light and landing in Yun Yun's hand.
Sword Master raised his hand and looked at his palm. It was covered in blood, with two huge wounds cut by the sword blade, deep enough to expose the bone.
"Heh heh, so many years have passed, and I've actually drawn blood again! That sword is incredibly powerful!"