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Chapter 164 Another grudge has been added!

Zhang Wuji looked at Gu Shaoan in surprise and said, "The antidote for the poison of Yanluo Feixin Powder is not mentioned in Mr. Hu's medical book. I did not expect that Young Hero Gu would know about it."

Gu Shaoan didn't explain much, simply replying, "I just happened to know about it."

Soon, Yang Yan ran out of the post station carrying a kettle of warm water.

After Yang Yan placed the kettle on the table, Gu Shaoan opened the lid, first sniffed it to make sure there was nothing unusual in the water, then reached into his pocket, took out a medicine bottle, poured out a pill, and put it into the water.

After the pill melted, Gu Shaoan took out another medicine bottle and poured in some brown powder.

After using his true essence to blend the medicine and water, Gu Shaoan poured a bowl and handed it to Abbess Miejue, saying, "The antidote needs to be prepared, but the medicine I mixed into this water can have the effect of drawing out the poison. As long as you drink this water mixed with the medicine and wait for half an hour, the antidote method I mentioned can be used to gather all the toxins together and force them out with the help of the medicine."

The words were meant for Abbess Miejue, but also for everyone else.

The group nodded and drank all the water in their bowls.

After Zhang Songxi drank the water laced with the drug, Gu Shaoan turned and walked toward another corpse in the distance.

The body was also on the official road, but it was on the nearby hillside.

As the group approached, Zhou Zhiruo looked at the corpse on the ground and exclaimed in astonishment, "Isn't this the child who set off firecrackers earlier?"

Zhang Songxi, who was standing next to him, said in a deep voice, "If it were a child, the beard wouldn't be so noticeable."

When Abbess Miejue and Zhou Zhiruo looked over, they indeed found that although the child looked young, there was a light stubble under the skin of his chin.

Song Yuanqiao squatted down and pinched the child's arm.

"The bones and muscles are not misaligned. It seems that the body is maintained in this state through special methods. It is most likely a 'poisonous child' raised by the family."

Finally, Song Yuanqiao glanced at Zhou Zhiruo, Yang Yan, and Zhang Wuji and Song Qingshu who had gathered around, and explained, "There are some special methods in the martial arts world that can fix a person's tendons and bones when they are still a teenager or even a child, so that even if they are thirty or forty years old, their physique will be like that of a teenager or a child."

People in the martial arts world also call such people "poison children".

"Many sects that are skilled in using poison like to use this method to cultivate individual poison children. The most famous of them is the Five Poison Children of the Five Poisons Sect. Although they are over forty years old, their appearance and physique are like that of an eight or nine-year-old child."

After listening to Song Yuanqiao's explanation, Zhang Wuji couldn't help but say, "Just to make it easier to poison them, they actually used such cruel methods to harm some children. It's utterly heartless."

Ignoring Zhang Wuji's anger, Abbess Miejue turned to Gu Shaoan and asked, "Have you discovered anything?"

Gu Shaoan said, "It feels like they're coming for me."

"They came for you?" Abbess Miejue's expression hardened. "Could it be that they're from the Demon Master's Palace?"

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but it doesn't feel like it. After all, the Demon Master's Palace's headquarters is in the Great Yuan Kingdom, not in the Great Wei Kingdom. Fang Yeyu, the Xuanming Elders, and the two great protectors of the Demon Master's Palace all died on Bright Peak. The remaining Zhao Min and the others probably wouldn't dare to stay in the Great Wei Kingdom any longer."

Yang Yan frowned and said, "If it weren't for the Demon Master's Palace, who would suddenly attack Senior Brother for no reason?"

Gu Shaoan frowned slightly, his thoughts racing.

From the time he joined the Emei Sect, Gu Shaoan's time at the foot of the mountain was not very long.

The number of people one can make an enemy of is naturally very small.

Faced with these sneak attackers, Gu Shaoan's first thought was of the person in the capital who had conspired with the Demon Master's Palace to plot against the six major sects.

The Iron-hearted Divine Marquis.

Zhu ignored it.

Normally, even if Zhu Wushi and the Demon Master Palace jointly plotted against the six major sects, it was the Demon Master Palace who stepped forward this time.

As long as the Demon Master Palace doesn't expose itself, Zhu Wushi can remain calm and observe the situation.

There's no need to create unnecessary complications or do these superfluous things.

But Gu Shaoan knew.

Compared to the Demon Master's Palace, Zhu Wushi was the one who least wanted the Emei Sect to rise and grow stronger.

This is because Zhu Wushi was the one who killed 108 martial arts masters from the eight major sects in the battle at Taihu Lake.

It was thanks to the combined skills of these 108 martial arts masters that Zhu Wushi achieved his current terrifying strength.

Among the masters of these eight major sects back then, there were members of the Emei Sect.

It was the deaths of a group of Emei Sect masters that caused the Emei Sect to fall from a first-rate force to a second-rate one.

This time, Zhu Wushi colluded with the Demon Master Palace to deal with the Eight Great Sects. One of the Demon Master Palace's purposes was to target Song Yuanqiao, Master Kongzhi, and others who had practiced the Wudang Nine Yang Skill and the Shaolin Nine Yang Skill.

The remaining people, according to the original plan, would have been imprisoned in a dungeon in the Great Wei Kingdom, where Zhu Wushi would use the "Power Absorption Technique" to drain all their power, turning them into nourishment for Zhu Wushi's strength to increase.

Therefore, the relationship between Zhu Wushi and the Emei Sect can definitely be described as "deep-seated hatred".

However, Gu Shaoan did not expect Zhu Wushi to be so cautious.

He had barely shown his face at Bright Peak when Zhu Wushi secretly sent people to assassinate him.

But thinking about it, this proactive approach is indeed consistent with Zhu Wushi's style.

The three people just now worked together seamlessly.

Especially the man who had just wielded the Japanese sword; his final strike was truly exquisite.

If Gu Shaoan was indeed poisoned and his strength was greatly reduced, he wouldn't be able to easily withstand the final strike from the man wielding the Japanese sword.

Not to mention, there were two poisonous children lurking in the shadows like venomous snakes.

One wrong move and you could really capsize in a ditch.

But no matter how meticulous Zhu Wushi was in his calculations, he couldn't have foreseen that Gu Shaoan possessed the special ability to "identify medicines by their scent."

It's virtually impossible to influence Gu Shaoan by poisoning him.

"Another grudge has been added to our list!"

However, considering Zhu Wushi's strength, Gu Shaoan could only suppress his thoughts for the time being.

Zhu Wushi had absorbed the power of 108 masters in his early years.

In recent years, Zhu Wushi has used the conflict and contradiction with the Eastern Depot to create the number one manor in the world, constantly recruiting extraordinary people and rogue martial artists from the martial arts world.

After these people have used up their power, the remaining power will be absorbed by the "Absorption Technique".

Over the past twenty years, Zhu Wushi may have remained unassuming, but his skill and mastery of martial arts have reached an outrageous level.

Although he hasn't reached the Celestial Realm, his strength is among the best of all martial artists who have condensed their Qi into Qi.

Even someone like Sun Baifa, who is ranked number one on the weapon ranking list, might not be able to withstand more than a hundred moves from Zhu Wushi.

Given the current strength of Emei and Gu Shaoan, if they were to truly break ties with Zhu Wushi, the outcome would be predictable.

Now, Gu Shaoan can only pretend to be ignorant, secretly accumulating strength and remembering what happened today.

When we are strong enough to deal with Zhu Wushi, we will settle all old and new scores together.

Even if Gu Shaoan didn't bring it up, Abbess Miejue and the others couldn't come up with a solution.

After the assassination attempt, no one was in the mood to rest any longer.

After Abbess Miejue and Song Yuanqiao and others expelled the poison from their bodies, the Wudang Sect's group set off again towards Wudang Mountain.

Back in the carriage, Gu Shaoan was still savoring the battle he had just fought.

The more Gu Shaoan savored it, the more wondrous "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" seemed.

Putting everything else aside, the very function of "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" in using the two energies of Yin and Yang to move and redirect the attacks of others is quite remarkable.

Especially when dealing with sudden hidden weapons, it can not only instantly redirect the force of these weapons, but also use a technique of redirection to deflect the attack back. This is quite similar to the "Star Shift" technique of the Murong family of Gusu.

Moreover, if used well, it can bring great benefits in battle.

Even if Gu Shaoan had not mastered the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms or other martial arts, he would still be invincible with the fourth level of the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth alone, even when facing the three people sent by Zhu Wushi.

No wonder Yang Dingtian was able to suppress the three Shaolin monks, who had been in seclusion for decades, with his fourth-level perfected "Great Shift of the Universe" and were still not confident of defeating him.

Moreover, even Gu Shaoan was impressed by the techniques for applying force in "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth".

Thanks to the improvement in his mastery of the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" during this period, Gu Shaoan's control over his power has also improved further.

This improvement undoubtedly proves that Gu Shaoan's previous conjecture was correct.

"I just don't know if the techniques contained in this 'Great Shift of the Universe' can help me master the art of 'making light things seem heavy' in one fell swoop."

Deep in the snow-capped mountains of the Great Yuan Kingdom.

At the summit of a glacier that never melts, a colossal palace, constructed entirely of deep black basalt and polar ice with a ghostly blue sheen, resembles an ancient, ferocious beast lurking in the icy wasteland, radiating a chill that freezes even the soul.

At this moment, in front of a mysterious ice platform inside the palace, the platform was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the dazzling sunlight of the snowy plateau and the crystal-clear sky.

Behind the platform is another small hill.

The hill wasn't very high, only about ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

But atop that mountain stood another palace.

The palace, pitch black as ink, stood out starkly against the backdrop of the vast, white snow-capped mountains.

Zhao Min, draped in a snow-white fox fur coat, looked even more ethereal and beautiful against the backdrop of the desolate, snowy landscape. However, when her eyes, as clear as autumn water, swept across the palace built atop the snow-capped mountain with its gates tightly shut, she could not hide her anxiety and a hint of barely perceptible fear.

Several expert guards stood beside her, each with a deep and imposing aura, but in front of the Demon Master's Palace, their imposing presence was also suppressed, making them appear exceptionally reserved.

Kumokong was still wearing a monk's robe, but his face was still noticeably pale, like faded gold paper.

His lips were pressed into a pale line, and his breathing sounded like a faint, phlegmy wheezing sound. Each breath required more effort than usual.

The injuries that Kumokong sustained in his fight with Gu Shaoan a few months ago at Bright Peak have long since healed.

But for Kumārajīva, what was truly fatal was the secret technique he used in the end to escape.

In just a few breaths, Kumokong's vital energy was reduced by nearly five years, and he was left with serious internal injuries afterward.

Even with some miraculous medicines, it would take Kumārajīva a year or two for his injuries to heal.

Even now, Kumokong deeply regrets his earlier agreement to go to the Great Wei Kingdom with Zhao Min and the others.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have suffered this ordeal.

The key is that if things are done well, that's all that matters.

Now that things have gone wrong, there's no benefit to be gained, and all that's left is damage.

As everyone waited, the entire Xuanbing platform was deathly silent, with only the howling wind in the distance tearing at the air like a sob.

This deathly silence was more suffocating than any sound.

Everyone, including the resilient and resourceful Zhao Min, was under immense pressure while waiting in silence, as if a mountain was hanging over them.

Just as this oppressive atmosphere reached its peak.

"boom"

A deep, muffled roar, seemingly reaching the very depths of the soul, suddenly resounded, like the low growl of a colossal beast beneath the ice of a deep valley.

Everyone looked up and saw that the tightly closed palace gate on the hilltop opened slowly and steadily from the inside out without any external force touching it.

There was no harsh friction sound, only the deep hum of the huge hinges turning and crushing the ice base, carrying a terrifying sense of power under the control of inhuman force.

An aura far deeper and colder than the outside world, seemingly capable of freezing all life, surged out from the darkness of the doorway like a tidal wave!

Beyond the doorway lay not a magnificent palace, but a deeper darkness, as if leading to a gloomy hell.

The moment the door opened, a man appeared without warning behind the dark doorway.

The man looked very young, with an almost sinisterly handsome appearance. What was particularly striking was his crystal-clear skin, which shimmered with a dazzling luster. He had long, glossy black hair, parted in the middle, hanging down on his shoulders, which were much broader than those of an average person.

With a high, straight nose and bright, sparkling eyes that seemed to possess an almost demonic charm, he was unforgettable at first glance. Combined with his imposing and dignified physique, he stirred a sense of awe in others.

It was none other than Pang Ban, the master of the Demon Master's Palace, who had once dominated the Great Yuan Kingdom for sixty years without a single opponent.

The next second, with one step forward, the man instantly crossed ten zhang and arrived above Zhao Min and the others, standing in mid-air.

Looking down at Zhao Min and Kumokong from their high vantage point.

Even though they hadn't done anything, just looking down at each other like that sent a chill down Zhao Min's and Jiu Mokong's spines, making it seem like their breathing had become much more difficult.

"Disciple greets Master."

"Kumakhang greets the Demon Master."

Suppressing the pressure in their hearts, Zhao Min and Jiumokong both bowed.

The moment the two finished speaking, Pang Ban, who had been in mid-air, suddenly appeared on the Xuanbing platform below.

Simply by standing there, the ancient ice ground beneath Pang Ban's feet, which even a sharp sword could not leave a mark on, actually slightly sunken in, revealing two shallow footprints.

The surrounding space exhibited a subtle, indescribable sense of distortion and collapse, as if light, sound, and even the air itself were slowly rotating and surrendering around him.

"thump!"

"thump!"

The moment Pang Ban appeared on the Xuanbing platform, the carefully selected expert guards and elite guards of the royal palace behind Zhao Min felt as if a mountain weighing ten thousand pounds was pressing down on their backs.

His legs went weak, and he collapsed to his knees, completely unable to control himself.

Zhao Min's pretty face turned deathly pale as she struggled against the terrifying pressure emanating from her very soul. She managed to stay upright and not kneel down, but her body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

She opened her mouth, but found that even her voice was extremely difficult to utter in the face of this silent demonic power.

Even Kumokong, who was still recovering from his injuries, had a drastic change in expression, with an abnormal flush rising on his pale cheeks.

After a long pause, Pang Ban finally spoke: "The first thing is to send a message to that guy from Great Wei and bring back the person who possesses the Nine Yang Divine Skill. If we can't find him, the original deal is off."

"The second thing is to have Lengyan secretly bring back Yeyu's body."

"Even if they are dead, the people of the Demon Master's Palace should remain in the Demon Master's Palace."

Zhao Min asked, "Disciple obeys."

After responding, Zhao Min asked again, "What about Gu Shaoan from the Emei Sect?"

Pang Ban tilted his head back, feeling the cool touch of snowflakes on his face while also admiring the snowy scenery.

"For someone who is only eighteen years old to have the strength to kill Ye Yu, such talent is something that even I, in my youth, would be ashamed of."

"Two years from now, we can go and see if we are qualified to become your opponent."

The expected anger did not appear; instead, her words revealed a hint of interest in Gu Shaoan.

　The next chapter might be a little late; the exact time is uncertain, maybe 11 or 12!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)