Chapter 49: Poisoned Again

  "Heh heh, the antidote is right here with me, you can come and get it anytime, but since this antidote is difficult to refine, please bring ten mid-grade spirit stones as a medicine fee when you come to get it." Gu Yun said with a smile. However, this smile made Liu Feng and others feel a chill run down their spines. Ten mid-grade spirit stones for an antidote was already equivalent to robbery, but now that the other party had control over their lives, they could only endure it, thinking to themselves that after being cured, they would see how they could deal with him."

  Watching a group of people scrambling to run back and forth to get money to buy an antidote, Gu Yun's mouth cornered with a cold smile. Just in time, they ran out of money, and another batch came to deliver the money. As for whether these people would deal with him after being detoxified, he wasn't worried at all. At that time, let's see who dares to move.

  The people around saw Gu Yun deal with this group of old men who were always causing trouble in their place, and they felt both happy and worried for Gu Yun at the same time. Weng Yuan immediately walked to Gu Yun's front and said to him: "Senior, you'd better leave here quickly now, these people have the city master and city guard backing them up, it's not good to mess with them, although senior is very powerful, but can't withstand the number of people".

  Gu Yun smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, old man. At that time, they won't dare to do anything to me." After finishing speaking, he took out a low-grade spiritual flying sword and handed it to Weng Yuan, saying, "Old man has been worried about my affairs for some time now. Consider this as a small token of my gratitude. Please don't decline, old man will still have to work hard on this matter in the future."

  Weng Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw the low-grade spiritual flying sword handed over by Gu Yun. This was something he never dared to think about in his lifetime, and now it was placed right in front of him. However, he didn't dare to accept this flying sword. Firstly, his strength was too weak, and accepting it would be a disaster. Secondly, he didn't think he deserved such a grand gift from Gu Yun. Helping him contact some people who sell medicinal materials was beneficial for everyone, so why wouldn't they come? Therefore, he said to Gu Yun: "I appreciate your kind intentions, but I really can't accept this precious sword. What virtue or ability do I have to receive such a great gift from you, Senior?"

  Hehe, old man, don't think that way. I'll continue to collect these herbs, and when the time comes, there will be many places where you'll need me. You won't be so polite then. As for this flying sword, as long as it's not easily taken out, people might not even think about prying into it. Who knows, at a critical moment, it might still have an unexpected effect.

  Wengyuan listened to Guyu and took the flying sword from his hand, saying: "Then I'll thank you in advance, Wengyuan will continue to help you contact more people selling medicinal materials." After that, Guyu gave each of the seven people who were with Wengyuan a treasure-level flying sword, making them so excited they almost jumped up. The people around them looked at the eight with envy-filled eyes, thinking if only they had met this senior earlier, how great it would be. However, Guyu's words about continuing to purchase medicinal herbs also made them happy, as at his price, as long as they collected a bit more in the future, they could own good flying swords too. Thinking of this, everyone felt their bodies fill with energy again, and the road ahead seemed bright once more.

  Just as Gu Yun had finished dealing with the matter on this side, Liu Feng brought over the group of people from earlier. However, they didn't have the same arrogant attitude as before. One by one, they walked up to Gu Yun and Liu Feng, who was leading them, said: "The money has been taken out, where's the antidote?"

  Ancient Cloud handed over ten mid-grade spirit stones to them, then handed a black medicinal pellet to them. Liu Feng and the others who received the pellet did not have any suspicions, directly swallowing it into their stomachs, then sat on the ground to cultivate and dissolve the poison inside their bodies. As for Ancient Cloud tampering with the antidote, they didn't worry at all; this was their territory, and they thought that Ancient Cloud wouldn't do something so foolish.

  For the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, white mist emerged from the foreheads of several people. Half an hour later, they suddenly spat out a large mouthful of black blood and stood up from the ground. Gu Yun had been observing the reactions of these people all along. Seeing that it took half an hour for the poison to be resolved, Gu Yun was also amazed. He only followed the method recorded in the Poison Classic to refine this medicine, but he didn't know what effect it would have. Now, looking at the reaction of these people, he felt very satisfied. The poisonous fruit recorded in the Poison Classic was indeed extraordinary. Even with the antidote, it took half an hour to resolve the poison. If there was no antidote, who knows how long it would take? Moreover, this poison would only give the poisoned person three hours to resolve it. After three hours, if they still wanted to resolve it, the difficulty would increase tenfold.

  After detoxifying, Liu Feng and others got up to check their physical condition. Seeing that the black thing wrapped around Yuan Ying was cleared, they all breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, their eyes turned fierce again as they looked at Gu Yun. They had never suffered such a great loss before, and now that the poison in their bodies had been resolved, it was time to settle accounts with this kid. Liu Feng pointed at Gu Yun, gritting his teeth and saying: "You little brat, I must say your guts are really big, daring to stay here still. You won't need to leave anymore. How dare you treat us like this? I'll make you die a terrible death."

  "Oh, so it's just you guys." After hearing his words, Gu Yun only said a sentence in a light tone.

  "We're not your opponents, of course, but in this place, I can find a few masters." As soon as he finished speaking, with a wave of his hand, five people wearing black robes appeared behind Liu Feng, their faces expressionless. The moment they appeared, the atmosphere around them began to surge forward, pressing down on Gu Yun. The five auras merged into one, blowing towards Gu Yun like a fierce gust of wind, sweeping everything up into the air. The herb collectors standing behind Gu Yun felt suffocated and couldn't help but retreat step by step, some even sitting down directly on the ground.

  Looking at the five people's appearance, Gu Yun sneered in his heart. Compared to himself, even those in the Cong Ti period were not worthy, let alone these five who had just entered the Chu Tian period. The Yuanshen on his spiritual sea suddenly burst out with a brilliant golden light, and a powerful aura that was even more fierce than the combined strength of the five people fiercely collided with them. With a loud crash, the two auras violently clashed, sending dust flying everywhere, forming visible ripples that spread outward in all directions. The surrounding houses were affected, collapsing with a loud creaking sound. The five Chu Tian period cultivators were forced back dozens of feet, while Gu Yun only took a small step back, revealing the vast difference between them.

  At this time, the five people in the middle of the escape route finally showed a hint of horror. One of them, who seemed to be the leader, made a fist at Gu Yun and said: "Senior, I don't know where you are from, why do you have to make things difficult for my young master?" The five men were all bodyguards of Liu Feng's father. After Liu Feng returned, he told his father about what happened with Gu Yun, and his father immediately sent these five bodyguards over, saying that they would capture Gu Yun alive and bring him back to their own territory to bully their son. Originally, the five men didn't care much about Gu Yun, just a person in the middle of the escape route, and it seemed like a bit of an overreaction to send all five of them. However, since it was an order from above, they had no choice but to follow it. But now it seems that this task is unlikely to be completed, as the opponent is clearly not someone they can handle.

  Liu Feng didn't care about the details and shouted at the five men: "What's with all the nonsense, just catch him first!" After shouting, he saw that the five men still hadn't moved, and was about to scold them when their leader said to him: "Young master, we five are no match for this person." Hearing this, Liu Feng was taken aback, his eyes fixed intently on the leader of the guards. Seeing that he wasn't deceiving him, a hint of shock flashed in his eyes. He had thought that bringing five mid-stage experts would be enough to settle the matter, but it turned out he was wrong again. However, his eyes quickly regained their resolute glint. If five couldn't handle it, then add a few more! So, he said to the people following behind him: "Call out the high-ranking experts from your families too!" These families all had some influence here, and which one didn't have several high-ranking experts holding down the fort? Originally, when they saw Liu Feng bring these five men, they thought their own one or two high-ranking experts wouldn't need to take action. But unexpectedly, these five weren't even a match for that person! Seeing Liu Feng wanting them to call out more people, they also didn't hesitate and waved their hands. In an instant, over ten powerful auras appeared on this small square.

  Ancient Cloud gazed over, and on the other side, there were twelve more people. The weakest among them was at the initial stage of breaking through, while the strongest ones were in the middle stage of breaking through. Seventeen breakthrough-stage experts surrounded Ancient Cloud, their divine senses tightly locked onto him, ready to launch a thunderous attack the moment he made a move.

  Originally, I thought Gu Yun would be terrified after seeing so many powerful people, but Liu Feng saw that Gu Yun was still standing there with an unchanged expression. His heart suddenly became a bit anxious, wondering if this person was actually an old monster who had achieved a high level of cultivation and was pretending to be young again. Thinking about it, he unconsciously left a drop of cold sweat on his forehead. However, thinking again, if Gu Yun were really that kind of person, Liu Feng would have been dead already. He must be pretending to be calm, it must be like that. So, with some madness in his voice, he shouted: "Whoever captures him alive for me will be rewarded with ten mid-grade spirit stones!"

  As soon as this was said, the people surrounding Gu Yun began to stir restlessly. Ten mid-grade spirit stones were equivalent to their annual income. As the saying goes, "Where there's a generous reward, there must be brave men." Upon hearing this enticing reward, these former masters who had been sizing up Gu Yun changed their gaze towards him. Although they couldn't quite get a read on this person, they were willing to believe that Gu Yun was just pretending to be calm.

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