Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 251 The Wonders of a Hundred Poisons
On the Qingyuan River, a multi-story ship sails upstream.

"Qi Xiuning? It's actually him. This is truly an unexpected bonus."

As she drifted downstream, her spiritual senses spread out, and she sensed that familiar aura. A look of surprise appeared on Lady Qinghua's face.

She followed the clues to see if a dragon had truly succeeded in building a foundation for the Dao, but unexpectedly encountered Qi Xiuning on the way.

As the patriarch of the snake demon clan, she had dealt with Qi Xiuning before, and the two had quite a few grudges between them.

"It's truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road, and he's also seriously injured. Perhaps I can get some information I want from him."

With a single thought, Lady Qinghua descended to earth.

In her original plan, Qi Xiuning was also going to die. After all, the existence of Qi Xiuning as the prefect would become an obstacle for the demons of Wuxian Mountain to rampage in Qingyuan County. However, he would not die directly at her hands, but would be poisoned and weakened by her, and die at the hands of the Red Fox in front of everyone.

This way, she could remain undetected while further demoralizing the cultivators of Qingyuan County. However, now that she had run into them, she changed her mind.

With a whoosh, a breeze blew, and a faint blue mist, almost invisible to the naked eye, spread out, instantly enveloping the ship where Qi Xiuning was located.

As soon as the azure energy descended, everyone on the ship became drowsy and disoriented, as if they were in a dream. Only Qi Xiuning, who was meditating with his eyes closed, noticed something was wrong and immediately opened his eyes.

"Who is it? Could it be a dragon that has caught up with us?"

With a splitting headache, Qi Xiuning wanted to do something, but felt completely powerless.

He had already suffered a severe injury and was barely managing to suppress it. Now, after being exposed to the poisonous gas, he was completely powerless to resist. However, this only made him more certain that the person who came was no ordinary person, after all, he was a genuine Qi Refining Perfection cultivator.

Just then, the door opened, and a graceful figure appeared before him.

"It's you? Lady Qinghua, you've actually established your Dao foundation."

Upon seeing the figure clearly, Qi Xiuning's expression changed drastically.

The Dao Foundation is difficult to achieve and even rarer to encounter. He never expected that he would meet two Dao Foundation Great Demons in such a short period of time, and more importantly, he was quite familiar with both of them.

With light, graceful steps, she approached. Seeing Qi Xiuning like this, Lady Qinghua smiled.

"Long time no see, Prefect Qi. I wonder who injured you like this."

Her gaze fell on Qi Xiuning, and a look of inquiry appeared on Qinghua Niangniang's face. She was very interested in the injuries on Qi Xiuning's body. Such injuries to the soul could not be caused by ordinary means.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiuning's heart sank completely. He knew that he could not escape today. However, he still did not understand why the Green Serpent and the Frost Dragon had both successfully broken through. This was simply not in line with common sense.

"Heaven wants to destroy me, Heaven wants to overthrow my Qingyuan."

With a sigh, Qi Xiuning activated his secret technique, intending to end his own life.

But at that moment, Lady Qinghua intervened and stopped him.

Tell me, who hurt you?

With a deep, mysterious look in her eyes, Lady Qinghua asked another question.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiuning remained silent.

Upon seeing this, Lady Qinghua let out a cold laugh.

"Whether you tell me or not is not up to you." The wonder of her Dao Foundation manifested, and a wisp of purple smoke appeared at the fingertips of Lady Qinghua. Her Dao Foundation was called the Hundred Poisons, which not only made her immune to all poisons, but also allowed her to manifest the poisons she had tried with spiritual power. This poison was a kind of Ascension Poison.

Once someone takes it, they feel euphoric and extremely happy. However, they also become addicted very quickly, and if they don't take it for a while, they feel uncomfortable all over.

With a whoosh, the purple smoke twisted and turned, and under the control of the Blue Flower Lady, it slithered into Qi Xiuning's nose like a venomous snake.

In an instant, Qi Xiuning felt as if he were in a dream, and his whole body relaxed.

Seeing this, Lady Qinghua's smile grew even wider.

Originally, this Ascension Poison wasn't that terrible, and it would take a while to become addicted. But with the blessing of her Dao Foundation and the evolution of spiritual power, the toxicity immediately became terrifying, causing people to become addicted quickly and difficult to get rid of.

Thus, after just one night, Qi Xiuning told everyone he knew. Despite his strong will, he was still rendered useless by the Ascension Poison.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Looking at Qi Xiuning, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog with drool dripping from his mouth and a dazed expression, Lady Qinghua smiled broadly. She knew that Qi Xiuning was completely ruined.

At that moment, Qi Xiuning's body convulsed, and his life force began to weaken rapidly.

"Fortunately, fortunately, my soul was injured before."

In the moment before he died, his consciousness returned for a brief moment of clarity, and a look of relief flashed in Qi Xiuning's eyes. The poison was piercing his heart, making him unable to live or die. Rather than live like that, he would rather die, at least that would be cleaner.

"It's a pity that I haven't accomplished anything in my life."

His thoughts drifted away, and Qi Xiuning saw his younger self. Back then, he was full of vigor and wanted to break the monopoly of aristocratic families and pave a path for ordinary people to improve themselves, but in the end, he accomplished nothing.

With a series of indistinct sounds, seemingly both unwilling and relieved, Qi Xiuning fell completely silent.

Seeing this, Lady Qinghua couldn't help but shake her head.

"Pity."

With a soft sigh, Lady Qinghua turned and left the ship.

She originally intended to try to control Qi Xiuning and take him in as her dog, but Qi Xiuning's soul had been severely damaged and he was already on the verge of death. After experiencing this, he could no longer hold on and fell silent.

Fortunately, she had already obtained the information she wanted, so Qi Xiuning's death was no big deal.

"It really is that Frost Dragon, and it has successfully forged its Dao foundation. As for its hiding place, it is in Qinghe County."

As she rose taller and stood suspended in mid-air, looking in the direction of Qinghe County, a dark look flashed across Qinghua Niangniang's face.

From a macro perspective, the emergence of a Dao Foundation cultivator from the demon race is actually a good thing, since humans and demons are naturally opposed. However, it is different in Qingyuan County or the four southern counties. The four southern counties are too barren and cannot support four Dao Foundation cultivators. Three would be too many, and two would be more appropriate.

"The Jiaolong clan has always been arrogant and domineering. If the Jiaolong really gains power, I think it will not be so easy for them to plot against the Qingmu family's spiritual veins. There may even be new conflicts in Qingyuan County."

"Alright, let's go investigate first and see what's going on with this dragon. Qi Xiuning is not a Dao Foundation cultivator after all, and his knowledge is limited. What he says may not be true. Theoretically speaking, the barren land of Qinghe County cannot nurture a Dao Foundation cultivator, and the other party's breakthrough speed is too fast."

After a moment of contemplation and a clash of ideas, Lady Qinghua headed towards Qinghe County.

(End of this chapter)