Chapter 1359: Small-Scale Exchange (Part Four)

Donglin Tingyue continued to press. Her family had also studied this poison for a long time and had even had others look at it, but they had received several different conclusions. For example, the poison contained both cold and hot dual deadly poisons, which would also cause this phenomenon of ice and fire coexisting; another was that this dual phenomenon was not the original form of the deadly poison, but a change after being poisoned…

Seeing the two of them in a rapid question-and-answer session, the others also had their own thoughts. Even the cold young man from the “Netherworld Ghost Snake” clan raised his head and looked at Liu Huaigu. He also had his own speculations, but he was less than ten percent sure, because he couldn’t explain the contradictions.

Shangguan Tianque also sighed inwardly. Putting aside other things, just in the way of medicinal pills, Liu Huaigu was far superior to him. He had also felt that the poison seemed to be related to spiritual power just now, but because he hadn’t found any conclusive evidence at the time, he couldn’t be sure of his speculation, so he hadn’t spoken up.

“Usually, cold and hot poisons are intertwined! To be so clearly distinct as the Jing and Wei Rivers means that the conditions for the poison to act are specific. I think it is because it targets spiritual power that the meridians appear to be more severely damaged. And to get an accurate diagnosis, it is natural that other testing methods must be carried out at the same time to possibly determine the final result!” Liu Huaigu said.

As he said this, a light flashed in the eyes of some people, like the cold young man from the “Netherworld Ghost Snake” clan, and they were immediately annoyed. They could also see that this deadly poison should be related to spiritual power, but they were all thinking about how to crack it. Now that Liu Huaigu had given the lead, many people had an epiphany and felt that they had wasted an opportunity.

“Then does Fellow Daoist have any ideas on how to counter it?” Donglin Tingyue no longer dwelled on the previous question but continued to press.

“I do, but it’s best to be able to personally see your esteemed brother and carefully observe his current condition before giving a final result.” After saying this, Liu Huaigu’s eyes had already swept towards the small bottle of silver sand in front of Donglin Tingyue.

At this moment, Donglin Tingyue’s beautiful eyes, exposed outside the silver mask, flickered a few times, showing that she was pondering some matters. Her family’s relationship with the “Green Goat Temple” was only a casual acquaintance. And Liu Huaigu had a very good relationship with the second elder of the “Dragon-Catching Sect,” while her own family was on good terms with the “Broken Army Sect.” This made her have to weigh some things. The others also remained silent, just watching their conversation, but they also felt that Liu Huaigu’s words were extremely correct.

And just at this moment, a calm voice suddenly broke the silence here. “This humble one should be able to treat this poison!”

After this voice sounded, not only did it stun Donglin Tingyue, who was still in deep thought, but even the crowd present were all slightly stunned. After looking for the source of the voice, they found that the person was actually the new elder of the “Broken Army Sect” who had been silent all along. They couldn’t help but be surprised.

Li Yan was extremely low-key. Until this exchange meeting was almost at its end, apart from being noticed when he first arrived, he had been almost completely ignored by now. Shangguan Tianque was even more surprised. He hadn’t expected the speaker to be Li Yan. Shouldn’t Elder Li be a formidable body cultivator? How could he understand the ways of a Dharma Cultivator? But he didn’t say anything, but a look of surprise flashed in his eyes and then returned to normal, giving the impression that he seemed to have known.

Liu Huaigu’s gaze quickly swept over Shangguan Tianque and his companion, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, but he didn’t speak either, just fixed his gaze on Li Yan’s face. The others did not know Li Yan well, so they were naturally curious. They hadn’t expected the tone of this new elder of the “Broken Army Sect” to be so certain. They didn’t even have a one or two percent certainty.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you… you’re saying you’re confident you can treat this poison?” Donglin Tingyue also turned her face in surprise, her voice like an orchid in a secluded valley ringing in the main hall.

“This poison is indeed aimed at a cultivator’s spiritual power…”

“Tch… picking up what others have said!”

Before Li Yan could finish, a sneer came from the opposite side. It was Liu Huaigu. “What? Can’t others see what you can see?” Li Yan still spoke with a calm face.

“Is that so? Then next, is this Fellow Daoist Li also going to… say that he needs to see the injured person before he can be sure?” Liu Huaigu’s face already had a look of mockery, and his voice was deliberately drawn out. This guy in front of him was an elder of the “Broken Army Sect.” He must have been secretly instructed by Shangguan Tianque, which was why he was just parroting what he had said. Even if he couldn’t succeed in the end, it would still disgust him, and it would also give Donglin Tingyue other ideas. The other party was also trying to use this opportunity to see if he could get his hands on some of the silver sand.

Although he couldn’t see the origin of that silver sand, he sensed that it should be a good material for alchemy or artifact refining. Once he could study it, it would surely benefit him greatly.

Being said so by Liu Huaigu, the gazes of the others once again fell on Li Yan. And here, only Shangguan Tianque felt that Li Yan might have really seen through it. Although he hadn’t had much contact with Li Yan, this person had not only never made any boastful claims, but was also so low-key that people almost ignored his existence. What’s more, Li Yan was not a cultivator of the Immortal Spirit Realm. Only he knew this. It was not impossible for the other party to have seen this kind of deadly poison in the lower realm.

“Hahaha… you are not sure about the toxicity of this poison, but I am sure that I should be able to remove this poison. This is where I differ from you, Fellow Daoist.” Li Yan smiled again, his voice still calm and steady.

His answer once again confirmed his initial words. He was actually confident that he could remove this poison. This was beyond everyone’s expectations.

“Li… Fellow Daoist Li, are you really sure you can remove this poison?” After Donglin Tingyue reacted, her delicate body suddenly trembled. She suddenly turned around and immediately faced Li Yan.

“I should have a seventy or eighty percent certainty!” Li Yan nodded with a smile.

“A seventy or eighty percent certainty? How are you sure, Fellow Daoist?” Hearing Li Yan’s emotionless words, a solemn look appeared in Donglin Tingyue’s eyes.

And this time, Liu Huaigu no longer spoke. He was on bad terms with the “Broken Army Sect.” And at this time, he also felt that Li Yan was not arranged by Shangguan Tianque. He was not a fool. What words should he say, and when? What words would make him look like an idiot? How could he not know? He couldn’t possibly shout at Li Yan here. “What big words, you are so boastful!”

Some things didn’t need to be said. Donglin Tingyue would be able to distinguish for herself. If he stood out, he might become that jumping clown.

“Fellow Daoist, please look!” Li Yan no longer explained too much but raised a finger.

Following his finger, everyone immediately moved their gaze over. It was a small piece of flesh floating in front of Li Yan. Because the piece of flesh was not very large, their Divine Senses immediately swept over it with Li Yan’s words. Donglin Tingyue was the most anxious. Her Divine Sense swept over in an instant. In the next moment, her curvaceous and exquisite body trembled violently again, and a look of disbelief appeared in her eyes.

Then, amidst the soft gasps of some people by her side, Donglin Tingyue once again swept her Divine Sense over it quickly. She still couldn’t believe what she had just seen and wanted to confirm it carefully again.

When Li Yan had taken this small piece of flesh just now, he had chosen a rather special piece. Of course, others had done similar things, like Liu Huaigu. The small piece of flesh they chose all contained some messy, fine meridians. And at this time, in everyone’s Divine Senses, the small piece of flesh floating in front of Li Yan was already different from before.

The flesh was no longer hard. What was more moving was that the few small sections of meridians contained within the flesh were no longer in a petrified state but had turned a bluish-grey color and had recovered more than half of their toughness. The large piece of flesh that Donglin Tingyue had brought out was placed in a specially made jade box and was also protected by a formation. Therefore, it was still in basically the same state and vitality as when it was dug out from the body. But it would also be completely destroyed with the long-term erosion of those deadly poisons, but that would still take a process of time.

And now, what appeared in everyone’s Divine Senses was a small piece of flesh that had already recovered a lot. Especially those few small sections of meridians, they had already become soft and bluish-grey. After seeing all this clearly, Donglin Tingyue even believed that if not for the long time of being poisoned, the roots of those meridians had been damaged, they might have completely returned to their normal state at this moment.

This situation was already clear at a glance, and there was no need for Li Yan to explain any further. This showed that the poison in that small piece of flesh had been cleared, or rather, most of it had been cleared. Imagine, if this happened to the original body, then as long as this person cleared it a few more times and then recuperated from his injuries, he could completely return to normal.

“It’s really been neutralized…”

“Has he seen this deadly poison before?”

“Does he have the antidote for this poison, or does he have a very high-grade sacred healing pill?”

One thought after another surged in the minds of the crowd. The gazes they cast at Li Yan became different, with doubt, surprise, and contemplation… Liu Huaigu was also silent at this moment. He had already dismissed all his previous thoughts and had also given up on the idea of that small bottle of silver sand. As for detoxification, he was also not sure whether this Li Yan in front of him just happened to have an antidote for this poison, or if he had a high-grade medicinal pill that could forcibly remove it.

Previously, everyone was doing their own tests and rarely looked at others. Especially this Li Yan, after entering the hall, had barely said a word, making it even easier for people to ignore him. So, even if he had taken out some medicinal pill before and sprinkled it on that small piece of flesh, no one had paid too much attention to his actions.

“Fellow Daoist Li, we can talk now!” A look of excitement appeared in Donglin Tingyue’s eyes. This trip to the market was really not in vain. She felt as if the clouds had parted and she could see the sun.

“Alright, let’s talk in private!” Li Yan also nodded.

Seeing this, the others knew that Donglin Tingyue’s business here had nothing to do with them anymore. Although they were also covetous of that bottle of silver sand, for the vast majority of them, it was just out of curiosity for the unknown. Since it was not meant to be, they could not force it.

Subsequently, Donglin Tingyue and Li Yan stood up and walked to a corner of the main hall. Liu Huaigu looked at Li Yan’s back. In the next moment, he withdrew his gaze, but a cold smile appeared in his heart, and his face also showed no expression. Next, it was Liu Huaigu’s turn to take out one of his treasures…

Half an hour later, the figures of Shangguan Tianque, Li Yan, and Donglin Tingyue once again appeared on the streets of the market. This time, Shangguan Tianque and Li Yan walked side by side, with Donglin Tingyue silently following behind, her head slightly bowed, looking as if she was pondering something.

Shangguan Tianque’s peripheral vision occasionally swept over Donglin Tingyue. He was also strange in his heart. Ever since Li Yan had finished speaking with her, Donglin Tingyue had been like this. He of course couldn’t very well ask how their transaction had gone. In fact, he wanted to see what kind of medicinal pill Li Yan had taken out, so he could also see if he had seen it somewhere before. The next time he encountered that kind of deadly poison, he would know what method to use to solve it. But he couldn’t ask this in front of Donglin Tingyue. He thought that he would find an opportunity in the future and try to probe Li Yan’s thoughts. If he was willing to say it, it would of course be an unexpected joy. If he didn’t, then so be it. It might involve some of his secrets.

So Shangguan Tianque began to talk with Li Yan along the way, occasionally pointing at some people and things in the shops and talking about some things. Li Yan would whisper with him with a smile.

At this moment, Donglin Tingyue had a worried look on her face, still thinking about what had just happened. After she had quickly exchanged voice transmissions with Li Yan, she had learned that Li Yan did not have a medicinal pill to remove this poison, but rather understood an immortal art that targeted the devouring of magical power. Li Yan had actually not been sure if it would work before, but after testing it with the art, he had found that it had an effect. Therefore, he was unable to trade a medicinal pill with Donglin Tingyue.

This made Donglin Tingyue feel a sense of gain and loss for a moment. In this way, first of all, Li Yan himself did not yet understand that kind of deadly poison; secondly, without a detoxification pill, they could not quickly complete this transaction. Under these circumstances, Li Yan had to personally cast the spell.

Donglin Tingyue had originally thought of giving Li Yan ten percent of the silver sand first, in exchange for half a medicinal pill from him, which she would take back to the family and take first. If it was really effective, then at least it had already alleviated part of the deadly poison. At that time, she would go to the “Broken Army Sect” again and exchange the remaining silver sand for all the detoxification pills, and then she could truly complete this transaction. But with Li Yan saying this, her method could not be realized.

In this way, then Li Yan would have to go with her to the family. But just letting Li Yan come into contact with the injured person made Donglin Tingyue have reservations. They did not know this person Li Yan well. In the news they had received, he was just a guest elder that the “Broken Army Sect” had recently found. Li Yan’s detoxification method was different from a medicinal pill. A medicinal pill could at least be checked beforehand, but to have the other party cast a spell on a Nascent Soul cultivator, this created too many uncontrollable things.

There were too many mysterious arts in the world. There might not be a problem at the time, but in ten years, a hundred years, or at a critical moment, one might be controlled by others. In fact, this was not the most critical point…

Just like that, as the three of them walked on the street, Donglin Tingyue was still constantly weighing the pros and cons in her heart, weighing the many more concerns that only she knew. It was not until they were about to approach the “Water-Cloud Inn” that Donglin Tingyue finally made a decision. The relationship between the “Broken Army Sect” and her family was still quite good. She had been thinking about it all the way and had no better choice.

“Fellow Daoist Li, it seems I can only ask you to go with me to the Donglin family. I wonder when you will be convenient?” Donglin Tingyue’s voice sounded in Li Yan’s mind.

“How is your esteemed brother’s injury now? I’m afraid I won’t be able to get away for the time being!” Hearing this, Li Yan did not immediately agree.

“Oh? Does Fellow Daoist Li have other matters? But… my esteemed brother can still hold on for the time being…” Soon, Li Yan learned of the injured person’s recent condition.

The other party was still relying on medicinal pills and his personal cultivation to resist. He could still hold on for another year. Otherwise, if it had really reached the point where he could perish at any moment, it would not have been very meaningful for Donglin Tingyue to come to a market so far away to seek medical treatment.