Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

And Ye Shuang'er helped Bai Yuan check his injuries as she wished.

Then, the master and his disciples, along with Ji Tingxue, began their long-awaited retreat.

This Purple Mist Valley, as the secret base of Qingming Valley, is quite secluded. There are no large villages within two or three hundred miles, let alone any cultivation sects. Furthermore, it is overflowing with spiritual energy, making it a perfect place for secluded cultivation.

Every day during the day, Bai Yuan discussed swordsmanship with Ji Tingxue, trying to develop the "sword-cultivating technique" and several other magical skills.

At night, he would concentrate on practicing and improving his cultivation.

Because the [Moon Cat Earrings] and [Starlight Foot Ornaments] are both magical instruments that are more suitable for nocturnal use, only at this time can Bai Yuan's spiritual power absorption bonus be increased to the maximum, almost five times the normal level.

If Bai Yuan was still using the same body he had when he first crossed over, five times the amount might not be a big deal.

But she has been reborn three times, and her spiritual roots have been reshaped twice, becoming an "innate Taoist body". Her basic value is already high enough, and it has been strengthened five times on this basis... It's like turning on the Fengling Yueying plug-in.

With just a slight movement of her technique, Bai Yuan could sense the spiritual energy surrounding her, pouring into her body like a moth to a flame, creating a vast, hazy white mist around her. From afar, even her figure became indistinct, like a ethereal fairy in a secluded palace.

The result of this is...

In less than a month, Bai Yuan's cultivation level improved by three or even four small realms, from the second level of Nascent Soul to the sixth level of Nascent Soul.

under these circumstances.

Even without using the [Exquisite Dice], [Netherworld Bone Flute], or even the [Sword Cultivation Technique], her own cultivation and techniques alone would be enough to rival those of Nascent Soul cultivators at the eighth or ninth level. And if she employed these trump cards, the power Bai Yuan could unleash would be no less than that of the "Blood Kite" before her injury, if not more so.

Although the spiritual power required for cultivation increases sharply after reaching the fifth level of Nascent Soul, and even with a 5-fold bonus, it is no longer possible to break through like riding a rocket, but Bai Yuan is already very satisfied.

Given time, Ling Xiuya's record of fighting one against five at the same level might be replicated by her.

Of course……

Compared with the blooming white kite.

Ye Shuang'er's cheat is even bigger.

Chapter 171 The Second Intelligence

As a "poisonous Gu Ling body", Ye Shuang'er has the ability to become stronger by taking drugs.

Previously, the little girl's poison supply came from Bai Yuan and Ji Tingxue. She was limited in what she could consume, and Bai Yuan also limited her daily dosage, forcing her to pick up discarded poisons as snacks. For example, Yu Qiuming's palm strike of "Frost Poison," and the residual cold poison released when the master and apprentice, along with Ji Tingxue, attacked the Blood Origin Sect...

Now that she'd entered Purple Mist Valley, she was like a little mouse in a barn, feasting daily, reveling in the valley's various poisons. Things like Heartbreak Grass, Poison Feather Flower, and Millennium Poisonous Ganoderma... these poisons, which would kill ordinary people, even ordinary cultivators, instantly if they ate just a few leaves, were practically hers.

The Qingming disciples who watched were all stunned.

Besides.

Bai Yuan also asked for a lot of medicinal herbs from those Qingming disciples and put them in his storage ring for backup.

She is an alchemist after all, although it is a part-time job, but she has some attainments in the art of alchemy, and these things will come in handy sooner or later.

Even if they were not needed, they could not be left to Qingming Valley. After all, according to Xiao Yuchen's agreement, these herbs were already hers.

Also.

It is worth mentioning that in Qingming Valley’s book “The True Solution to All Poisons”, there is a set of cultivation methods for the “cauldron within the body”.

The so-called "cauldron within the body" means using the body as a cauldron and the dantian as a furnace to smelt hundreds of poisons in order to temper a body that is immune to all poisons.

This method of cultivation was originally intended for those monks who did not have an innate poisonous body and were willing to take risks. If they were lucky, they could achieve twice the result with half the effort and obtain a cultivation speed similar to that of the "Gu Ling Poisonous Body"; if they were unlucky, their entire body would be corroded by hundreds of poisons, and eventually their meridians would be severed, and they would die painfully under the influence of the toxins.

But now, this method was used by Ye Shuang'er, a real "poisonous spirit", and it achieved some unexpected results.

As the little girl took poison and practiced at the same time, the two half-poison pills in her body that were shattered due to the "Cangwu trip" were quickly restored to their original state. Moreover, on the basis of the original, the number of poison pills increased to six. Each poison pill was round and full, and it was shining in her dantian.

Correspondingly, Ye Shuang'er's cultivation level also reached the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, slightly higher than that of her master Bai Yuan.

more importantly……

The "Silver Lotus Enveloping a Snake" pattern on Ye Shuang'er's forehead also began to change. The lotus petals gradually took on a faint golden edge, gradually spreading towards the lotus core. The snake's pupils shone with a red light, as if it were a living creature, slithering beneath the skin.

——According to the setting mentioned in "Asking the Immortal", when this pattern of "Silver Lotus Entwined with Snake" turns completely into gilded color, the "Poisonous Gu Spirit Body" will take a step further and transform into the "Erosion Heaven Gu Emperor Body" that appears once every thousand years.

By then, the little girl will have mastered the power of the laws of "poison," able to manipulate the world's poisons at will, even poisoning and planting poisons on others from a distance of a hundred miles, taking lives as easily as taking something from a bag. Even cultivators at the Divine Transformation Realm cannot escape the suffering of poison.

Of course, if she truly transformed into the "Erosion Gu Emperor Body," Ye Shuang'er's cultivation would undoubtedly have reached the Spiritual Transformation Realm. Combined with the "Law of Poison," she could completely leapfrog opponents of her own rank, posing a threat to even veterans like Ling Xiuya.

But crossing this chasm is not easy.

It is definitely not possible to rely on ordinary poisons, because the medicinal properties of ordinary herbs will weaken after accumulating to a certain amount; only the "Soul-Eroding Marrow-Burning Pill" is a peerless and powerful thing that can help her step onto the ladder to heaven.

Therefore, it still falls on the Qingming Valley Master who has not appeared again for a long time -

at last.

When the three of them were in seclusion for the fourth week.

Xiao Yuchen appeared in the Purple Mist Valley again, then met Bai Yuan and handed her a black ice jade box surrounded by cold air.

"This is the 'Soul-Eroding Marrow-Burning Pill', a secret of our sect."

Xiao Yuchen said solemnly, "This pill is colorless and tasteless, dissolving instantly in water. Just one pill is enough to kill an entire county's worth of people and livestock. Furthermore, this poison is particularly potent at the spiritual level. Even those at the Spiritual Transformation Realm will have their spiritual barriers breached, leaving them to endure constant, bone-eating, and heart-burning pain... Fellow Daoist Xue Yuan, please use with caution."

"..."

In front of the stone table in the cave.

The two sat opposite each other again and cleared the people around them.

Bai Yuan peered through the glass of the jade box, looking at the several fingernail-sized, candy-like spheres inside. He paused for a moment, "Does this thing have a corresponding antidote?"

"No."

Xiao Yuchen answered simply, "This poison is the most potent in the world. Once ingested, it will cause irreversible damage to both the body and the soul. There is no true antidote. There are only drugs that can delay the onset of the poison and neutralize the toxicity."

"I still have some of the former, which I can give to Fellow Daoist Xue Yuan. However, the latter... this medicine is currently out of stock, and the recipe includes an ingredient called 'Red Snake Demon Flower', which is extinct in the Central Continent region and only grows in the Great Wilderness Forbidden Land. If Fellow Daoist can get some from there, I can refine it for you.

While talking.

Xiao Yuchen first pulled out a small white porcelain bottle from his bosom and pushed it in front of Bai Yuan. He then said meaningfully, "Of course, perhaps your disciple's 'Innate Gu Mark' can also remove this poison. However, I have never tried this, so I don't know the results."

"..."

Bai Yuan didn't say anything, but secretly evaluated the truthfulness of Xiao Yuchen's words in his heart.

She wanted the antidote for a reason.

After all, the "Soul-Eroding Marrow-Burning Pill" was a deadly drug made from over a hundred highly toxic substances. For Ye Shuang'er, it might not matter, at most causing indigestion, but not life-threatening. But for others, including Bai Yuan himself, it was a different story.

The scene of Ye Shuang'er losing control after absorbing too much of the "Cold Nether Poison" all at once was still vivid in his mind. The "Burning Marrow Pill" was more than ten times as potent as the "Cold Nether Poison." If the little girl had another problem, Bai Yuan wouldn't be able to help her. Simply getting within a few hundred meters of her would likely poison her.

Although Ye Shuang'er's "poisonous body" does have the function of dissolving toxins, and Bai Yuan has the [Way of Time] and [Three Corpses Reversing Fate Gu] on him, theoretically he can be resurrected even if he is poisoned to death.

But this way of dying is still a bit outrageous, and there is still a slight chance of failure. So you need to prepare the antidote in advance to be prepared.

Incidentally, Bai Yuan had a different idea about the Soul-Eroding Marrow-Burning Pill. The little girl couldn't finish it all in a short time, and there was no need to eat it all. Perhaps she could spare one or two pills for other things, such as dealing with the Blood Origin Sect and the Shentu Family's Divine Transformation Realm cultivators...

now.

Since Xiao Yuchen said there was no antidote, Bai Yuan could only choose to believe him temporarily, and then ignored this guy's secret intention to study the "Gu Ling Poison Body", took the several bottles of "Relieve Poison Attack" pills he handed over, and put them in his arms after a quick inspection.

At this point, the deal was done.

"and many more……"

Xiao Yuchen coughed lightly and reminded him, "Fellow Daoist Xue Yuan, have you forgotten something? You said before that you would provide me with two pieces of information. Have you missed one?"

"Ok?"

Bai Yuan raised an eyebrow and stopped packing. "You're talking about this... Before I answer, Valley Master Xiao, aren't you going to tell me whether the previous piece of information has been confirmed?"

"This one……"

Xiao Yuchen hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded. "Fellow Daoist is indeed as foresighted as anyone. This is truly admirable. About ten days ago, the Tianyuan Sword Sect and the other three main sects announced their alliance and announced to the world that there was irrefutable evidence that the Blood Origin Sect was responsible for the Jiang family's massacre. They were determined to cleanse the Central Continent cultivation world of their sects..."

"I followed my fellow Taoist's instructions and withdrew some of my personnel in advance, thus avoiding even greater losses... I never imagined that after eighty years, the cultivation world would once again be embroiled in a 'battle between good and evil'!"

Listen to what Xiao Yuchen said.

Bai Yuan's mind raced: Was the announcement made to the world more than ten days ago...

That was a while ago.

However, this matter has nothing to do with Bai Yuan on the surface.

Because she was already dead in the eyes of the Tianyuan Sword Sect, and half dead in the eyes of the Shentu Family, as long as Xiao Yuchen didn't betray her, her whereabouts would be kept secret. In addition, the Yinyue Sect had been destroyed, and the current situation of the enemy being in the open and us being in the dark was just right for her to act quietly.

the other side.

Xiao Yuchen continued to speak:

"During this period, the four righteous sects have begun attacking the various branches of the Blood Origin Sect and have also launched a purge of our strongholds in Qingming Valley and Black Cloud Mountain... The Blood Origin Sect seemed to have anticipated this situation and took some measures in advance, not only evacuating a large number of personnel but also placing a large number of self-destructive puppets in their strongholds..."

"In addition to these sects, many second- and third-rate ordinary sects have also joined this war. Every day, a large number of cultivators and ordinary people are killed or injured..."

"In the current situation, the righteous side has the upper hand..."

"So, Fellow Daoist Xue Yuan, what do you think our Qingming Valley should do?"

Facing the questions raised by Xiao Yuchen.

Bai Yuan pondered for a moment: "Is Master Xiao asking an outsider like me about the whereabouts of his sect? I can't answer this question. I can only tell you the second piece of information, which is -

"There's an undercover agent from the Blood Origin Sect among the Li Guang Sword Sect's high-ranking officials. This person could potentially backstab the Four Righteous Sects at a critical moment, causing them to suffer heavy losses. Therefore, the Four Righteous Sects will soon suffer a major setback. Perhaps even one of them will be wiped out."

"Oh?"

Xiao Yuchen looked surprised.

Then, after the brief moment of astonishment faded, his mind suddenly became active, and ambition was almost written on his face.

Bai Yuan hesitated for a moment before adding, "But I advise Valley Master Xiao not to try to be the mantis trying to catch the cicada. The Blood Origin Sect has already made extensive preparations for this operation. If you try to snatch food from the tiger's mouth, you'll most likely be devoured without a trace left."

This is true.

The Blood Origin Sect, the Shentu Clan, and the Eastern Wasteland Demon Clan have been secretly planning for years, and their ambitions are naturally significant. Not only are the four righteous sects, but the other four demonic sects are also in their calculations. As it stands now, Qingming Valley and Black Cloud Mountain have already been destroyed, and the Bliss Sect and the Heavenly Demon Sect should be no different.

When both sides were almost dead, the three families would begin to divide the spoils. Before that, they would use various methods to draw other forces into the war.

In this situation, it is extremely difficult to escape unscathed, let alone trying to fish in troubled waters.

For the sake of the "Burning Marrow Pill" and the "True Solution", Bai Yuan gave Xiao Yuchen a warning. As for the latter's future, it was not her concern.

Even though she knew that there was an undercover agent in the Li Guang high-level management, she did not reveal it to Tian Yuanshan and Jiang Rao because...

Well... because she was lying dead when we met with Tianyuan Sword Sect.

Even if she didn't die, few people would believe what she said as a demon king.

And this is not a bad thing—

To raid Qingxuanmen, we need manpower.

Given that the Shentu clan had intentionally concealed the fact that they, the Eagle-faced Man, and Gu Youruo had been injured by Ling Xiuya, this raid would inevitably focus on the Blood Origin Sect and the demon clan. Even though the Qingxuan Sect's strength had been greatly reduced, a plan to severely damage or even destroy it would require at least three or four Spiritual Transformation Realm cultivators.

If three gods leave, it means there are three fewer gods at home.

Therefore, Bai Yuan's plan was to take advantage of the Blood Origin Sect's lack of rear support and directly raid its headquarters to rescue Jiang Cheng, who had been imprisoned there for twenty years! If possible, they could also rescue Yan Shu, who was captured in the "Battle of Cangwu"!

As one of the last descendants of the Jiang family, Jiang Cheng had survived for twenty years in the Blood Origin Sect's pool of blood, swarming with resentful souls. He must have been somewhat destined to do so. If he could be rescued and sent to Tianyuan Mountain to reunite with Jiang Rao, Bai Yuan would be in vain if she didn't generate 10,000 or 20,000 Fluctuation Value for this sibling pair.

Fluctuation value: 5500

"4500 more..."

Bai Yuan sighed secretly in his heart.

Since the demon race has intervened in this conflict, it's likely that news of her will soon reach the Eastern Wilderness Demon Territory, perhaps even already. Therefore, the countdown to the reappearance of Qingluo, the senior disciple whose heart and bones were disemboweled and whose body was left exposed in the wilderness, has begun.

She had to complete this series of plans as soon as possible, then contact Jiang Rao and let this second disciple help her arrange and complete her "afterlife affairs." Even if Qingluo discovered her fake death in the future, with the kindness of Jiang Cheng and Yan Shu, Jiang Rao would definitely do her utmost to help her resist Qingluo's attack.

"Now that we have the 'Burning Marrow Pill', there's nothing left to exploit in Qingming Valley. Let's take Shuang'er and the others and head towards the Blood Source Sect first, waiting for an opportunity to strike..."

……

At this moment.

It's very far away from the Purple Mist Valley.

Tianyuan is located in a cave next to the sword-washing pool, close to the main peak of the mountain.

A female cultivator in white slowly opened her eyes in the vast mist.

Chapter 172 Is there anyone from Shenhuang Valley?