As Li Xuan's divine soul probed Jian Tianrui's body once more, Yue Mingchi and Zhou Wenlun, along with the other nine, also sat down cross-legged, forming a circle around Li Xuan and Jian Tianrui.
The nine individuals’ divine senses were highly concentrated, closely observing everything concerning Li Xuan and Jian Tianrui.
At this moment, Li Xuan’s divine soul, after entering Jian Tianrui’s body, first arrived at Jian Tianrui’s dantian.
A purplish-black mass of qi churned in the dantian, which was the Thousand-Year Toad Poison suppressed there by Yue Mingchi’s spiritual energy.
Affected by the Thousand-Year Toad Poison, Jian Tianrui’s dantian was unable to function due to the toxicity, which was why he could not suppress the poison himself.
After a careful examination, Li Xuan’s divine soul instantly enveloped the dark qi. Then, streams of divine consciousness tentatively reached out, and the Thousand-Year Toad Poison immediately latched onto Li Xuan’s divine consciousness.
In addition to this, the Thousand-Year Toad Poison within the qi mass surged out relentlessly.
As the Thousand-Year Toad Poison rushed in, Li Xuan stabilized his mind and began to meticulously examine how the toxicity of this poison was being eliminated within his own body.
Although Li Xuan had a suspicion in his heart, he had not yet confirmed it. This examination was naturally to get to the bottom of it.
As the Thousand-Year Toad Poison entered Li Xuan’s body along his divine soul, Li Xuan felt a faint fluctuation appear in his mind. This fluctuation originated from his body's instinct. Sensing this, Li Xuan’s prior guess was further confirmed.
“Young Master, you have never truly noticed the power of the Chaos Body. All things in the world enter and emerge from chaos. This mere Thousand-Year Toad Poison is nothing to your Chaos Body,” the voice of the Heavenly Dao Brush echoed in Li Xuan's mind.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuan felt relieved. He had not expected the Chaos Body to have such a special effect.
“Young Master, in fact, even the Sword Body or the Star Body would be fearless of the Thousand-Year Toad Poison. I must say, that Gongsun Li fellow has met his match,” the Heavenly Dao Brush continued.
“Since that is the case, let’s go all out!” After receiving the information from the Heavenly Dao Brush, Li Xuan’s heart became resolute. He unleashed his divine soul with full force, directly attaching itself to the purplish-black qi mass on Jian Tianrui's spiritual soul.
In an instant, the Thousand-Year Toad Poison surged in like a tide. In just a moment, it flooded into Li Xuan’s body.
At this moment, Li Xuan’s body also emitted a dark, obscure light, appearing unfathomable like chaos.
Unbeknownst to Li Xuan, while he was observing the changes within his body, Yue Mingchi and the other nine opened their eyes. Even Jian Tianrui now opened his eyes, looking radiant and with joy towards the closed-eyed Li Xuan before him.
This was because Yue Mingchi and Zhou Wenlun, among others, had sensed that the Thousand-Year Toad Poison in Jian Tianrui's body had vanished.
“How did Junior Brother Li Xuan manage it? Earlier, when I sensed Junior Brother Li Xuan suddenly absorbing the Thousand-Year Toad Poison from Brother Tianrui with all his might, if I hadn't seen that Junior Brother Li Xuan was unharmed, I would have intervened,” said one of them.
“However, the Thousand-Year Toad Poison in Brother Tianrui's body has been completely resolved now, but why is Junior Brother Li Xuan still in seclusion?” Zhou Wenlun frowned in confusion, then looked at Yue Mingchi and the others.
“Let’s wait and see. Perhaps Junior Brother Li Xuan is still eliminating the residual poison he absorbed,” Yue Mingchi also looked at Li Xuan with some confusion, but relaxed considerably upon sensing that Li Xuan was unharmed.
Everyone nodded and continued to watch Li Xuan, waiting.
Boom!
Just as everyone was focusing on Li Xuan, a muffled rumbling sound suddenly emanated from Li Xuan's body. Yue Mingchi and the others heard it and immediately focused their attention.
They saw a mass of black qi slowly rising from Li Xuan’s head. As soon as it touched the air, sizzling sounds could be heard.
An intensely pungent and foul odor rapidly spread, causing even Yue Mingchi and the others to involuntarily frown and cover their noses.
However, at this moment, Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes.
“Junior Brother Li Xuan, how do you feel?” Seeing Li Xuan open his eyes, Jian Tianrui immediately asked. After all, Li Xuan had taken all the Thousand-Year Toad Poison from him to detoxify him, so he naturally showed great concern.
“Yes, Junior Brother Li Xuan, do you feel any discomfort?” Xie Yushan quickly asked upon hearing this.
Li Xuan was a disciple from the same peak as Xie Yushan. Xie Yushan knew that if Li Xuan had any problems, their master Gong Zimo, who particularly favored Li Xuan, would not let him off lightly.
Seeing the concerned expressions of Yue Mingchi, Xie Yushan, and the others, Li Xuan smiled and shook his head. “Thank you, senior brothers and sisters, for your concern. I am fine. That black gas was merely the digested Thousand-Year Toad Poison.”
“That’s wonderful! With this, our Xuan Sect's team will have another main force!” Upon hearing Li Xuan’s words, Wan Yuquan and the others became excited.
Even Yue Mingchi showed a hint of relief on his face.
“Now, our Xuan Sect need not worry about the Sheng Sect. Including Junior Brother Li Xuan, we will have eleven Saint Sons who can participate in the battle.”
“Lai Xuewen and Lai Congwu of the Sheng Sect have already been severely injured by Brother Tianrui. Even if they can fight, they will only be able to exert half their strength, which is no longer a threat to us,” Zhou Wenlun nodded in agreement.
In the following three days, more and more teams from the Sheng Sect entered. After rough estimation, nearly thirty teams from the Sheng Sect had arrived. Although nearly twenty teams from the Xuan Sect had also arrived to rendezvous, they were still short of one-third of the Sheng Sect.
Moreover, some of these teams had numerous injured individuals, clearly wounded during battles with the Sheng Sect.
“There are still three days left, let’s wait. Although our Xuan Sect’s teams have been plotted against by the Sheng Sect, I don’t believe they are that bad,” Yue Mingchi and the others naturally saw the situation of the arrived teams. Their anger towards the Sheng Sect clearly intensified.
After Yue Mingchi finished speaking, his gaze slowly shifted towards the direction of the Sheng Sect.
In the direction of the Sheng Sect, as if sensing his gaze, a figure slowly appeared in Li Xuan and the others’ sight.
This person was clad in a white brocade robe, his long, flowing hair moving without wind.
The moment the man met Yue Mingchi’s gaze, the corner of his mouth curved slightly. “Yue Mingchi, there are three days left until the Level Eight Ruins. Your Xuan Sect’s teams seem to be significantly fewer than at the start. Could it be that some of them deserted along the way?”
Yue Mingchi's expression remained unchanged as he slowly replied, “Your sect’s behavior has always been like this, why speak such sarcastic words now? Wu Pengfei, there are still three days left, are you that impatient?”
“Or perhaps, since we are idle at the moment, why not have a battle first? Let everyone see what skills you, the number one on the Saint Son rankings, truly possess.”
“A battle is indeed necessary, but not now. I am also very curious to see if you, the second on the Saint Son rankings, have made any progress,” the man said, shaking his head with a smile, his face calm and unhurried.
Yue Mingchi did not speak further, but the gaze he exchanged with the man was already filled with a growing tension. xxs壹贰
Seeing this, Li Xuan looked at the man with some curiosity.
Because this person was precisely the number one on the Saint Son rankings, Wu Pengfei!