"Hmph." Chen Xiao snorted, noncommittal.

"Your hand? Uh..." Tai Long suddenly noticed Chen Xiao's hand, which had turned black from the poison, and after a moment of contemplation, asked, "Is it Coagulation Powder?"

"Yes," Chen Xiao replied.

"I apologize to you on behalf of Little Zuo, but rest assured, I will send the antidote to Zheng Yi Pavilion later." After saying this, without waiting for Chen Xiao to reply, Tai Long carried the unconscious Zuo Youren on his back and quickly left.

After Tai Long left, Chen Xiao's eyebrows were almost knotted together, his face heavy. What exactly was the Zuo family's purpose?

I humiliated and beat Zuo Youren like that, the Zuo family must have lost face and would not let it go easily. But now they say that Grandpa Zuo admires me, even a child could tell that this is nonsense. What are their intentions in trying to win me over? What conspiracy is hidden within this?

Just as Chen Xiao frowned and pondered, he suddenly felt movement in his dantian again. Upon inspection, he found that the Shishen Zhi Shu (God-Slaying Book) had reacted for the second time in one day, flashing red light.

Chen Xiao immediately placed his divine sense on it. After a burst of shaking, the Shishen Zhi Shu (God-Slaying Book) slowly opened a new page, revealing the three words "Qu Du Dan" (Poison-Expelling Pill).

"Qu Du Dan" (Poison-Expelling Pill), a grade-two elixir, can cure all poisons. Below, it detailed the herbs needed to refine the Qu Du Dan (Poison-Expelling Pill), as well as the refining steps.

"Could it be that this Shishen Zhi Shu (God-Slaying Book) knows that the toxins in my body cannot be expelled, and wants me to refine the elixir myself to detoxify? Is it really that understanding?!"

Chen Xiao scratched his head, a guess forming in his mind: could it be that the Shishen Zhi Shu (God-Slaying Book) not only contains the inheritance transformed from the soul of the Venerable Wuzhe, but also his consciousness?

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao felt a chill run down his spine. Imagine, there is a "thing" with its own consciousness existing inside your body, constantly monitoring you. Who wouldn't feel creeped out?

"Xiao-ge..." Just then, a weak call disturbed Chen Xiao's thoughts. Chen Xiao looked in the direction of the sound and found that Wang Ke had woken up, looking at him with a blank expression, and asked weakly, "What happened to me?"

Chen Xiao helped Wang Ke up and woke up Xiao Liuzi as well. Then, he told them what had happened.

However, he did not mention Tai Long, only saying that Zuo Youren had escaped by trickery. He also didn't elaborate on how serious the poison was, so as not to worry them.

"That despicable villain!" Xiao Liuzi cursed fiercely. Chen Xiao's palm was already festering and turning black, anyone could tell that the poisoning was serious.

Then, he felt ashamed and remorseful for his lack of vigilance: "Xiao-ge, it's all my fault for being too stupid, that's why you ended up like this. Wang Ke even reminded me that there was something fishy, but I was too dumb to see it."

Wang Ke showed a wry smile and said helplessly, "What could we have done even if we saw it? Wouldn't we still have been tricked like you? It's no use blaming ourselves now, let's think of a way to detoxify Xiao-ge."

Chen Xiao never blamed them from beginning to end, instead feeling that he had implicated them. Now, hearing their self-reproach and concern, he was deeply moved.

In order to prevent them from worrying further, Chen Xiao comforted them, "We learn from our mistakes, just be careful in the future. Besides, this poison is nothing to me, it won't defeat me."

Xiao Liuzi believed this. In his eyes, there was really nothing that could defeat Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao felt that these two friends were worth having after his rebirth, and said with some emotion, "Moreover, I'm putting my words here today, one day, the three of us will become existences in Tianfeng Kingdom that no one dares to provoke!"

Wang Ke and Xiao Liuzi were infected by the aura that Chen Xiao unconsciously exuded, and a surge of pride arose within them. At this moment, they had no doubt about what Chen Xiao had said. Although they were still small figures, they believed that one day they would carve out a piece of the sky that belonged to them.

Afterwards, the three were about to leave. Before leaving, they saw Da Long and Er Long lying on the ground, occasionally letting out painful groans. A cold smile flashed across Chen Xiao's lips, and Xiao Liuzi even stepped forward to kick them a few times and spat on their faces. Chen Xiao did not stop him, they brought it upon themselves.

Although he had not obtained the Array Talisman Master certification, Chen Xiao could not go for the exam for the time being. The poisoned arm was festering more and more severely. He planned to refine the Poison-Expelling Pill himself according to the method on the Shishen Zhi Shu (God-Slaying Book).

Although Tai Long said he would bring the antidote, Chen Xiao still felt that it was more reliable to rely on himself for everything.

Chen Xiao took the two of them to the market to buy the tools for refining elixirs, and then bought the medicinal herbs according to the recipe. Xiao Liuzi was puzzled: "Xiao-ge, what are you going to do?"

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Refine elixirs, detoxify."

Xiao Liuzi's eyes widened, and he exclaimed exaggeratedly, "You can also refine elixirs?!"

Although it was a question, Xiao Liuzi did not question it. If Chen Xiao said he was going to refine elixirs, then he would definitely refine elixirs.

It was just that Xiao Liuzi's respect for Chen Xiao had increased a bit. First-class Array Talisman skills, super combat power, and he can even refine elixirs. Is there anything in this world that Chen Xiao can't do?

Wang Ke's reaction was the same as Xiao Liuzi's. The status of an alchemist was so noble. His most direct impression was that an alchemist had once visited their tribe, and the people in the tribe worshiped him like a god. But even so, the alchemist was not satisfied with them, and eventually left.

If he returned to the tribe and said that he knew an alchemist, the people in the tribe would be extremely envious of him.

Chen Xiao looked at the astonished two and said casually, "To be honest, I've never refined elixirs before, this is also my first time."

The two almost fell to the ground. Can't we just be serious!

After returning to Zheng Yi Pavilion, Chen Xiao still did not see Wang Lao's figure, and the occasional sounds coming from the Array Talisman drawing room indicated that Wang Lao was still inside.

"This old man, if he put this passion into cultivation, then his cultivation would definitely be more than this!" Chen Xiao muttered in his heart, not caring much, and went straight to his room on the second floor.

"One qian of Golden Silver Grass, one qian two fen of Monkshood, one cun of Blood Vein Root, steady!" Chen Xiao prepared the medicinal herbs, took out the medicine cauldron, and took a deep breath.

He had lived two lifetimes, and the first elixir refining in his life was about to begin, although it was forced.

Putting the medicinal herbs into the medicine cauldron, then starting the fire, and then releasing Yuan Qi to control the heat, the steps looked simple, but the operation was extremely difficult.

Chen Xiao carefully urged Yuan Qi to control the heat. The originally nimble hands suddenly became clumsy when doing these operations.

Moreover, normal people refine elixirs with both hands, but now he only had one hand to use, which greatly increased the difficulty.

"It seems that the saying 'specialization in a field' is not wrong at all. In my previous life, I looked down on the art of refining elixirs, thinking that it was not only a waste of time but also without any challenge. Now that I'm doing it, I realize that I was really a frog in a well in the past, how ridiculous."

Chen Xiao said with a sudden realization.

"Bang!"

Finally, accompanied by a muffled sound, a few wisps of black smoke floated out of the medicine cauldron, and the air was filled with a burnt smell.

Chen Xiao quickly opened the medicine cauldron and looked inside. He didn't see the elixir, but saw a pile of black medicinal dregs.

Thus, Chen Xiao's first elixir refining ended in failure, as expected!