"Has that kid finally stopped chasing us?"

Using Thunder Power to escape nearly a hundred feet away, Chu Xun didn’t notice any movement from the youth behind him. He was very confident in his method of escape.

At such a speed, he believed that even the assassins of the Killing Heart Sect, who excelled in movement techniques, might not be able to catch up with him.

Swiss!

However, just as Chu Xun’s mumbling faded, he suddenly heard a faint sound, followed by a cool sensation at his back. In that moment, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of pain.

"This... this... I... I..."

Chu Xun’s forward rushing body suddenly froze, and in the transition from extreme motion to extreme stillness, it seemed to only take a moment. His face showed utter disbelief as his head drooped slightly.

It was unclear whether Chu Xun’s action of lowering his head was instinctive or due to some subconscious reason, but his now dim eyes finally saw the tip of a strange sword emerging from his chest.

Unlike the tip of an ordinary longsword, it seemed to be the tip of a wooden sword used by a playful child. Yet, it was this unassuming wooden sword that directly pierced through Chu Xun’s heart, making survival impossible.

"Dragon Taming Sword..."

Only at the moment before his death did Chu Xun realize what kind of divine artifact the sword tip of the wooden sword was. However, he could only utter these three words before falling silent.

With his heart pierced, even the arrival of a Holy Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master would be unable to save him.

Currently, in the Tenglong Continent, Yun Xiao’s name is indeed soaring like the sun at noon, and his unique methods are avidly discussed by cultivators across the land.

Such as the Thunderclap Feather that allows flight at the Earth Rank Third Realm, or the Dragon Taming Sword that assassinated Sky Thunder Valley’s powerhouse Chu Xun, are exemplary among them.

The lost Flying Meridian Techniques are coveted by all, while a divine weapon with endless deception also incites heated desire and greed.

With such a weapon in hand, even battles with disparity in strength might be turned to victory against the odds.

"Ha, trying to crush the Nine Realms Poison Jade, is that so easy?"

Yun Xiao pulled the Dragon Taming Sword out from Chu Xun’s body, and seeing the jade piece held in the right hand of the Sky Thunder Valley powerhouse, he couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

Earlier, the Sky Thunder Valley powerhouse struck with such ruthlessness that clearly Yun Xiao hadn’t been given a chance to crush the Nine Realms Poison Jade. Now, as Yun Xiao counterattacks, how could he give his opponent such an opportunity?

It could be said that Yun Xiao’s lightning-fast speed left Chu Xun with only a sliver of reaction time, insufficient for him to crush the Nine Realms Poison Jade. As a result, he could only die frustrated within the Nine Realms Poison Tower.

Swoosh!

However, just as Yun Xiao let out a cold laugh, the corpse holding the Nine Realms Poison Jade, Chu Xun, flashed with a burst of light, and then the entire body vanished from the Nine Realms Poison Tower.

"Looks like when one dies, the Nine Realms Poison Tower will automatically transport them out!"

Seeing this, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. He was somewhat miffed, thinking that he should have taken away the Waist Storage of the Sky Thunder Valley powerhouse earlier, as it would count as his spoils of war.

But given the situation now, Yun Xiao wouldn’t dwell on it too much. With his current wealth, even if it were a Heavenly Rank Low Level Poison Vein Master from Sky Thunder Valley, there probably wouldn’t be much to pique his interest.

If it were a Heavenly Rank Low Level Medical Pulse Master, Yun Xiao might have been more upset. But with the means to resist all poisons, and with Little Dragon’s One Thought to Transform Myriad Poisons and One Thought to Solve Myriad Poisons by his side, the methods or poisons of a Poison Vein Master wouldn’t hold much appeal to him.

"Seeing that old guy waiting here deliberately, he probably wasn’t waiting for me. There might be some surprises waiting!"

Yun Xiao withdrew his gaze from where Chu Xun’s corpse had disappeared, then turned back to look at the place where he had been ambushed, pondering as he slowly walked towards that spot.

......

Outside the Nine Realms Poison Tower, on the square.

The wait was undeniably dull. The surrounding Earth Rank Meridian Refining Masters watched on with great interest, but some of the ordinary cultivators, who were not Meridian Refining Masters, wondered how long this wait would last.

Apart from Yun Xiao’s unconventional Medical Pulse methods, individuals like Ancient Flower Mountain Xiao Shijing were consistently treating their patients, and this process wouldn’t be brief.

Thus, those at the innermost circle by the edge of the square sat down cross-legged, waiting for the final result. Yet, just as they settled, there was already movement in the Nine Realms Poison Tower.

The spectators never expected the Nine Realms Poison Tower to react so quickly. After all, the first round of the Poison Meridian Path contest pitted competitors by how long they could endure in the tower, the opposite of the Medical Vein contest.

Even with the great dangers inside the Nine Realms Poison Tower, the entrants were all Heavenly Rank Low Level Poison Vein Masters. They should be able to hold on for at least a half day or full day, right?

Swish!

A green light flashed by, and immediately the crowd saw an elderly figure being transmitted out, as if driven by an irresistible force, crashing directly onto the square in front of the Nine Realms Poison Tower, producing a loud sound.

"Isn’t that... Elder Chu Xun from Sky Thunder Valley?!"

Nie Xiaosheng, who had previously sat down, leaped to his feet upon this sudden development. With his extensive knowledge, he recognized the identity of that elderly figure at first glance.

"He seems to be dead!"

Beside Nie Xiaosheng, an Earth Rank Advanced Meridian Refining Master with white hair and strong soul power sensed much more sharply than the former. Upon saying this, his face turned slightly horrified.

Although Chu Xun, a Poison Vein Master from Sky Thunder Valley, was not as renowned in the Poison Vein World as Lu Tianwen and Song Qiuchan, he was nonetheless a powerful and ruthless Heavenly Rank Low Level Poison Vein Master, a key figure who instilled fear across the Southern Domain of the Continent.

Yet right now, Chu Xun was devoid of any breath, with a faint wound on his chest still gushing blood, clearly indicating his heart had been pierced.

"It looks like Chu Xun’s fatal wound is on his chest, and it seems to be a sword injury!"

Another Earth Rank Advanced Medical Pulse Master, adept at treating blade and sword wounds, sensed Chu Xun’s cause of death very quickly, and as these words fell, all the cultivators around who heard this felt a stir in their hearts.

"A sword injury? Could it be... no, it can’t be?"

A series of questioning voices emerged from someone, causing everyone’s vague suspicions to suddenly become clear, making them take a sharp intake of breath collectively.

This was because not long ago, they had just witnessed Yun Xiao being sucked into the Nine Realms Poison Tower, and moments later, such an incident occurred. To say there was no relation between the two would definitely be far-fetched.

"It’s said that when Yun Xiao first entered the Tenglong Continent from the Hidden Dragon Continent, he held considerable resentment with Sky Thunder Valley in the Southern Domain. Could this be related to that?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Nie Xiaosheng murmured, as the Shenxiao Sect had, since Yun Xiao’s rise, thoroughly investigated those old matters, and naturally would not overlook his history with Sky Thunder Valley.

Hearing his speculation, many onlooking cultivators nodded in agreement, while another kind of anticipation arose in their hearts, that with Yun Xiao’s entry, the Nine Realms Poison Tower would become even more bustling.

It had only been less than 15 minutes since Yun Xiao had gone inside, and he already sent a Floating Life Realm Middle Stage powerhouse from Sky Thunder Valley out. If he stayed a little longer, would there be any survivors in one of the tower floors?

"If Yun Xiao meets Lu Tianwen, that would be something to see!"

Among some cultivators who thrived on chaos, there was a gleeful sense of schadenfreude, though in their tone, there was a hint of regret. After all, not being able to witness such a spectacle firsthand was indeed a great pity.

Even several leading figures among the northern seats exchanged glances, secretly noting that this guy named Yun Xiao was indeed quite the troublemaker.

......

Within the Nine Realms Poison Tower!

Yun Xiao was unaware that by killing a powerful Sky Thunder Valley figure, he had caused such a commotion outside. At this moment, he wore a serious expression, as this place was truly quite special.

According to Yun Xiao’s guess, that old fellow from Sky Thunder Valley could not have been here specifically waiting for him. If so, then such a fortuitous ambush was certainly not prepared for him.

The toxic first layer of the Nine Realms Poison Tower was rather large, and in fact, the odds of the transported Poison Vein Masters encountering each other were very slim. Chu Xun simply had the misfortune of bad luck.

"It seems there should be a powerful, highly poisonous Pulse Demon!"

Yun Xiao’s knowledge was naturally no less than that of Chu Xun. After a brief sensing, he had already confirmed a few things and cautiously moved towards the spot where he was ambushed earlier.

Swish!

As Yun Xiao had not yet returned to the original location, the ground a short distance ahead unexpectedly cracked open. Two pitch-black antennae slowly raised and swayed eerily.

"These antennae..."

Yun Xiao halted, staring at the black antennae. His heart stirred, as he suddenly felt that these antennae seemed vaguely familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

Under Yun Xiao’s gaze, within just a few breaths, an enormous creature had already appeared before him.

Looking at the massive black entity before him, Yun Xiao finally realized why these antennae evoked such a familiar sensation.

This wasn’t any Pulse Demon he had encountered since his rebirth but rather a type of highly poisonous Pulse Demon he had encountered during his former life as the Long Xiao Battle God in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, except the one before him was far weaker.