PNB Chapter 449 Crisis
Chapter 449 Crisis
At this time, more than seven hours had passed since the start, and Pei Yun and his two companions as well as the five members of the Poison Refining Alliance had reached the most critical moment.
The elder of the Poison Refining Alliance who was sitting cross-legged in the center had his eyes tightly closed. The sweat on his forehead flowed down his temples. A butterfly mark that was about to take shape appeared on the left side of his face, and black blood was flowing from both sides of his ears.
The four disciples surrounding him formed seals with their hands quickly. Like the Strange Poison Sect, the Poison Refining Alliance practiced with poison, absorbing toxins from the outside world and nourishing them in their Dantian to enhance their cultivation. At this moment, they extracted the toxins in their bodies into their palms and injected them into the body of the poisoned elder...
The Poison Refining Alliance and Pei Yun had different ideas on how to crack the poison. They used the method of fighting poison with poison.
However, the five members of the Poison Refining Alliance were all feeling very uncomfortable at the moment. This Die Yinshang was indeed powerful. Half of the hour had passed, and they still had not found a way to break the spell, and could only barely maintain their balance.
On the other side, Pei Yun and the other two had already developed a corresponding antidote, but He Zhidao was severely poisoned and unable to make the elixir himself. Pei Yun circulated the Chaos Pearl to heal his wounds while urging the Fire Spirit to control the temperature for He Jing while he was making the elixir.
The materials needed for this antidote are complex and numerous, and there are several high-level spiritual herbs, all of which need to go through steps such as refining and purification. The actual operation difficulty has exceeded the ability of He Jing, a fourth-grade alchemist.
But his master was in danger, and He Jing took a deep breath under great pressure and devoted himself to alchemy...
As an alchemist, He Jing's mental strength was naturally not weak, but halfway through refining the pill, he already felt that his mental strength was exhausted, and he kept gritting his teeth and holding on.
Seeing this, Pei Yun channeled more spiritual power and mental power into the Chaos Orb.
The Chaos Pearl that was originally suspended above He Zhidao's head slowly moved to the middle of He Zhidao and He Jing. The light of the Chaos Pearl became brighter, and the dazzling light enveloped the master and disciple...
He Jing instantly felt a cool feeling injected into his almost blurred consciousness, which gave his weak body some strength and his consciousness gradually became clearer.
After more than two hours, He Jing finally completed his task, except for the final refining of the Hehe Pill. He Zhidao took over the furnace and started to refine the pill. With Pei Yun's assistance and his own special physique, he was able to control the poison temporarily.
This was not the first time Pei Yun had watched He Zhidao make the elixir. She had watched from the side when he helped Fu Lingchen make the Soul-Returning Pill.
Every time I watch He Zhidao making the elixir, it is a kind of enjoyment. He Zhidao's alchemy technique reveals a mysterious rhythm that cannot be expressed in words but can only be understood by the mind, as if an outstanding pianist is playing a beautiful and moving song, which makes people unable to help but immerse themselves in it...
"Open!" He Zhidao tried his best to suppress the toxins in his body while opening the alchemy furnace, "The elixir is ready."
After he finished speaking, he leaned forward and spat out a mouthful of black blood. The butterfly mark on his face that had not yet formed became darker in an instant.
The Qidu Sect disciples, elders and the Sect Leader present all opened their eyes wide and stared at the elixir in the furnace with sharp gazes.
One disciple couldn't help but sigh quietly: "These three alchemists are indeed quite capable..."
“…Just refining the elixir doesn’t guarantee you can break the Butterfly Sorrow Technique I taught you!” Some people were not convinced.
There were two elixirs in the furnace. Pei Yun gave one pill to He Zhidao and handed the other pill to the people from the Qidu Sect for verification.
"Master." He Jing supported He Zhidao with a worried look on his face.
"Nothing." He Zhidao comforted his disciple, then swallowed the pill and started practicing in public.
Sect Leader Fang of the Qidu Sect took the refined pill and examined it carefully for a moment, then passed it to Yue Ji, and then to the elders one by one.
Yue Ji raised the corners of her lips slightly, smiled at Pei Yun and said: "Fellow Daoist Pei is indeed a rare genius who is good at both alchemy and alchemy. Not only is his talent for cultivation excellent, his talent for alchemy is also outstanding. No wonder Lingxi and Elder Zhang both praise him so much..."
"... Senior, thank you for the compliment. It was my uncle and fellow apprentice who were refining the elixir just now. I was just in charge of controlling the fire."
Pei Yun said a few humble words. She didn't want to play along with the great elder any more, so she asked directly, "I wonder if this antidote talisman meets the requirements of the Strange Poison Sect. Does it count as breaking Die Yinshang's poison?"
"...Of course it is counted." Sect Leader Fang looked at Pei Yun and the other two steadily, and ordered his men to give the reward to the three of them. "There are 10 billion high-grade spirit stones in this space ring, which is the reward this time. My Qidu Sect keeps its word."
Pei Yun took the space ring and handed it to He Jing casually. He Zhidao, who was secretly watching him, didn't bother to clear the remaining poison in his body. He stood up and snatched the ring from He Jing's hand to examine it. Soon he smiled.
"Now that we have the spirit stones, let's go!" He Zhidao secretly transmitted a message to the other two.
However, Pei Yun wanted to see the situation on the Poison Refining Alliance's side, so the three of them stood aside and watched the five people from the Poison Refining Alliance.
From the appearance of the five members of the Poison Refining Alliance, one could tell that they were in a much weaker mental state. The light of the Five Poison Formation that they had originally created with their combined strength had become much dimmer, and it felt like the formation could be destroyed at any time.
However, none of the five gave up. The toxins released from the bodies of the four merged together and were injected into the body of the poisoned elder. The elder who was sitting cross-legged on the ground shouted, gritted his teeth, and the toxins in his body continued to decompose and merge, attacking the poison of the butterfly. He watched as the butterfly mark on his face went from light to dark, and then from deep to light, and finally the mark disappeared completely...
At this point, all the people from the Strange Poison Sect present could no longer laugh. Pei Yun and the other two had cracked the poison. They could still comfort themselves that the three were alchemists, perhaps disciples of a sect in Dongcangzhou who specialized in alchemy, or outstanding children of an aristocratic family.
But the Poison Refining Alliance was a hostile force that fought openly and secretly with them for territory. It would be so embarrassing if they told others that the poison was cracked by the Poison Refining Alliance!
But many things go against one's wishes. The people from the Poison Refining Alliance actually cracked Die Yinshang's poison at the last moment. Different from the orthodox detoxification method of Pei Yun and the other two, the Poison Refining Alliance used poison to fight poison, and finally cracked it with dozens of toxins in their own bodies.
Sect Leader Fang's face almost couldn't hold back his expression, but he maintained his composure and handed the reward to the five members of the Poison Refining Alliance.
Twenty billion high-quality spirit stones were a considerable fortune for the Qidu Sect. There had never been such a situation in previous poison testing conferences, and almost no one could make it to the final level.
After the poison testing conference ended, several disciples of the Qidu Sect forced smiles as they saw the two teams off.
As soon as they saw the strange poison sect, Pei Yun and the other two immediately left in a low-key manner. They did not return to the previous inn, but found a secluded small inn again.
The five members of the Poison Refining Alliance were jubilant. The leading elder held on to his weak body and ordered, "Pass the news back to the alliance. The leader will definitely spread the news and let everyone know that our Poison Refining Alliance has cracked the poison of the Strange Poison Cult in public at the Poison Testing Conference!"
"...Since the Qidu Sect has lost face, will they send someone to secretly attack?"
"I asked the leader to send his men to pick us up. The two sects are not far from each other. If the Strange Poison Sect dares to kill us, my Poison Refining Alliance is no pushover!"
The elder sneered as he spoke, "Compared to us, I'm afraid those three will be even more unlucky. Ten billion high-grade spirit stones is not a small amount, and that woman showed off her wealth. Her soul-guarding magic weapon is of a high grade. The people of the Strange Poison Sect are always greedy and will not let them go. Let's just wait and see!"