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Jiang Bai washed his face and looked at his reflection in the basin. The wound on his left shoulder had completely healed.

"With cultivation, my recovery speed is indeed much faster than that of ordinary people."

He put on his clothes, stretched his limbs, and felt his spiritual energy flowing smoothly within him.

After a period of relentless hard work, Jiang Bai's cultivation level has now reached the threshold of the third level of Qi Refining.

Picking up the invitation from the table, Jiang Bai pushed open the door and went out.

Xiao Cui was waiting outside the courtyard, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Young master, are you really going? I heard... that Young Master Chen Feng's Green-Eyed Poison Toad poisoned a cow to death in public a few days ago."

"A cow is a cow, and I am me."

Jiang Bai patted the storage bag at his waist. "Besides, I've also prepared a 'entertainment program'."

Xiao Cui wanted to say something more, but Jiang Bai waved his hand and walked straight out of the mansion.

The Chen family's Hundred Herbs Garden is located in the western suburbs of Ping'an County, covering an area of ​​several dozen acres. Hundreds of kinds of poisonous plants and flowers are planted in the garden, which is filled with a faint, strange fragrance all year round.

When Jiang Bai arrived, thirty or forty young men had already gathered in the open space of the park.

Seven or eight people from the Jiang family arrived, all at the second or third level of Qi Refining. The leader was Jiang Shan, a cousin from a collateral branch, who had reached the third level of Qi Refining. He merely nodded indifferently when he saw Jiang Bai.

More than ten people from the Li family arrived, led by Li Yueyao.

This woman should not be underestimated. She is the only female beast tamer among the younger generation of the Li family, with a cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 3, and she is accompanied by a gray-striped hunting dog.

As it was the Chen family's home turf, the Chen family members naturally made up the largest group, with nearly twenty people surrounding Chen Feng like stars around the moon.

Today, Chen Feng changed into a dark green brocade robe, with a jade pendant for warding off poison at his waist, and held a sandalwood box in his hand.

The wooden box was half-open, and a toad was crawling inside.

This toad is entirely emerald green with golden stripes on its back, and its most peculiar feature is its eyes.

His deep blue pupils were as thin as needles, gleaming with an eerie light as he moved.

"Please take a look, everyone."

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Chen Feng spoke loudly: "This is the Azure-Eyed Poison Toad that I managed to tame a few days ago. This toad is born in the Poison Swamp of the Western Mountains and takes three hundred years to grow to this size. Its poisonous mist can corrode metal, and a single drop of its venom is enough to cause a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator's body to rot within three breaths."

He snapped his fingers.

A servant of the Chen family carried over a half-inch thick iron plate.

Chen Feng brought the wooden box closer and hissed, "Spit it out!"

The blue-eyed poisonous toad's abdomen bulged, and it opened its mouth to spew out a cloud of dark green mist.

The mist hit the iron plate with a hissing sound!

The surface of the iron plate corroded with countless pits at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Three breaths later, a large hole was etched through the entire iron plate!

Upon seeing this, a collective gasp of astonishment filled the garden.

The greyhound beside Li Yueyao growled uneasily and took two steps back.

The Jiang family members also looked rather grim.

Chen Feng took in everyone's reactions and a smug smile appeared on his lips.

Just then, he spotted Jiang Bai.

"I've heard that the Jiang family has recently produced a genius in the art of poison."

Chen Feng's voice rose a few decibels, "In just a few months, you've gone from a mortal to the second level of Qi Refining, and even gained access to the Jiang family's Poisonous Miasma Cave. Brother Jiang Bai, why don't you step forward and show us your skills?"

All eyes immediately focused on Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai stood still, his expression calm, and immediately stepped forward, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect, saying, "Young Master Chen's poisonous toad is already a rare treasure; its poisonous mist corrodes gold, a truly breathtaking sight. My cultivation is shallow, and I dare not presume to teach it."

"Is it that you dare not, or that you don't know how?"

Chen Feng scoffed, taking two steps closer. "Could it be that the Jiang family's poison skills are just a facade? Or... is your 'genius' actually just a product of luck?"

These words were practically an insult, an insult to the entire Jiang family.

Among the Jiang family members, Jiang Shan couldn't help but speak up: "Chen Feng, watch your words!"

"Measures?"

Chen Feng glanced at Jiang Shan and said, "The purpose of our Chen family's poison tasting event is to provide an opportunity for the younger generation of the three clans to exchange and learn from each other. Since you're here, you should show your true skills. If you don't even dare to demonstrate, you might as well go home and drink your milk."

Laughter erupted from the Chen family's ranks.

Jiang Bai's gaze turned cold as he looked directly at Chen Feng: "Young Master Chen, how would you like to communicate?"

"Simple."

Chen Feng patted the wooden box. "We will each use our poison techniques, and the other party must find a way to neutralize them. Whoever cannot neutralize them must admit defeat in public and acknowledge that their poison techniques are inferior to the other party's."

"Poisoning is no child's play; it might damage our harmony," Jiang Bai said calmly.

"Scared?"

Chen Feng's smile turned cold. "If you're afraid, then say in public now that the Jiang family's poison skills are inferior to the Chen family's poison control techniques. I, Chen Feng, will not force you."

The garden fell silent instantly, everyone staring at Jiang Bai.

Li Yueyao frowned slightly. Although she was a member of the Li family, she felt that Chen Feng had gone too far, but she ultimately remained silent.

Jiang Bai remained silent for a while.

Then, he slowly began to speak:

"If you're going to compete, then go to the arena where life and death hang in the balance."

"It not only distinguishes between superior and inferior, but also determines life and death."

……

Upon hearing this, the entire Hundred Herbs Garden fell silent, not even the wind could be heard.

Then the whole audience erupted in uproar!

"A battleground of life and death?! Has he gone mad?!"

"Second-level Qi Refining versus Fourth-level Qi Refining, and they're going to the Life and Death Arena?!"

"That's suicide!"

Chen Feng's smile suddenly froze.

He stared at Jiang Bai, as if trying to find even the slightest trace of fear on the other's face.

Unfortunately, there was nothing there.

There was only a calm chill in those eyes.

"it is good."

Chen Feng suddenly burst into laughter, "How dare you! Then let's meet on the battlefield!"

……

The so-called "Life and Death Platform" was the final arbitration venue established by the Jiang, Li, and Chen families of Ping'an County to resolve irreconcilable conflicts.

When grudges within or between families cannot be resolved through mediation or conventional competition, the parties involved may apply to take to the death stage.

The rules are very simple: once a waiver is signed and the person goes on stage, it means that both parties voluntarily accept the outcome of "no regard for life or death, and each party bears the consequences."

The result was jointly recognized and upheld by the three families.

The victor will not be held accountable for any subsequent actions, and the loser and their forces are prohibited from retaliating in any form.

It serves as a "safety valve" to maintain the superficial balance among the three major families and prevent a full-blown merger.

The Platform of Life and Death is located at the border of the three races. It is an open-air stone platform with a surface made of blue steel rock, which is extremely hard. Simple protective formations are carved around it to prevent poison or magic from affecting the audience.

At this moment, nearly a hundred people had gathered below the stage.

The elders of the three major families were also alarmed.

There are three people sitting on the referee's table at this moment.

The elders of the Jiang family and Chen Feng's uncle, Elder Chen, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The Li family remained neutral this time, so the elder they sent was an indifferent-looking white-haired old woman.

Jiang Bai and Chen Feng stood on the stage, with a sheet of yellow paper between them.

That was a death warrant.

"Sign it," Elder Chen said coldly.

Chen Feng took the lead by biting his fingertip and pressing the bloody mark on it, and Jiang Baiyi did the same.

The yellow paper spontaneously combusted without wind, turning to ashes, signifying that this battle was a matter of life and death.

"start!"

The elder of the Li family rang the bronze bell.

Chen Feng immediately took three steps back and opened the wooden box!

The green-eyed poisonous toad leaped out, instantly swelling to the size of a washbasin upon landing. Golden stripes on its back lit up, and it opened its mouth to spew out a cloud of poisonous mist, immediately covering half of the arena!

Jiang Bai's [Killing Intent Perception] gave him an early warning, and the trajectory of the poisonous mist clearly appeared in his mind.

He swiftly retreated to the side, the poisonous mist brushing past his clothes before landing on the blue steel rock, where it corroded and emitted hissing white smoke.

"You dodged pretty quickly!"

Chen Feng sneered, made a hand seal with his right hand, and threw out a handful of black seeds with his left.

Those were seeds of the highly poisonous "Bone-Eating Vine" that had been soaked in water beforehand!

The seeds sprouted as soon as they landed, and countless dark vines burst forth from the stone, coiling around Jiang Bai's feet like venomous snakes!

Jiang Bai neither dodged nor avoided the vines, letting them entwine her.

"Idiot! Why didn't you dodge?" someone muttered from the audience.

The vines tightened, and the poisonous thorns aimed for Jiang Bai's calf, but they couldn't penetrate it no matter what they did.

Jiang Bai looked down at the poisonous thorns that were desperately trying to burrow into his flesh, but they couldn't even pierce his skin.

Having achieved minor success in the first stage of body tempering, his skin's toughness was already comparable to that of low-grade leather armor.