The Second Collection: Misty Canyon Chapter 3: Short Weapons Engage

  "This Ah Nan Broken Vow Knife is quite powerful when cultivated, but unfortunately, the internal energy it cultivates is not thick enough. The amount of internal energy at the second layer of Qi Refining is only eight times that of the first layer. I've heard that some top-notch martial arts techniques can increase their internal energy by tenfold or even more when they reach the second layer of Qi Refining! After withdrawing his energy, Wang Guanlan carefully sensed the changes in his internal energy and felt a bit disappointed. This was also due to his own greed being insufficient. On average, the amount of internal energy at the second layer of Qi Refining is four times that of the first layer. Some inferior techniques might only increase their internal energy by one or two times even after reaching the second layer. As for top-notch martial arts techniques, even some superior ones, they might only increase their internal energy by five or six times when they reach the second layer. This Ah Nan Broken Vow Knife has increased his internal energy at the second layer of Qi Refining by eight times in one go, making it a top-notch technique among its peers! However, Wang Guanlan is still not satisfied, clearly spoiled by the xianxia novels he read in his past life. His ambitions are high, but unfortunately, he's not as lucky as the protagonist, whose fate is flourishing!"

  "Qing Shan, what's going on? What's wrong with you?" Just as Wang Guanlan was lamenting and questioning his own cultivation method, a sudden shout came from outside the cave - it was Yue Haifeng.

  Wang Guanlan heard the sound of Yue Haifeng's voice and felt that something was wrong, as if something had happened. He quickly moved towards the entrance of the cave, and more than ten feet away from the entrance, he saw Yue Haifeng squatting on the ground, holding Chen Qingshan. From a distance, it seemed that Chen Qingshan had fainted.

  "What's wrong, what happened?!" Wang Guanlan hastily asked, "Was it injured by the beast outside?" Early in the morning, Yue Haifeng had Chen Qingshan go hunting for food, so Wang Guanlan asked this.

  "Don't come over!" Yue Haifeng hastily said, at the same time he also stood up and carried Chen Qing towards the depths of the cave, "There is poison in the fog outside!"

  "What?! This answer was completely beyond Wang Guanlan's expectations. The misty valley was shrouded in thick fog, which spread everywhere and was so dense that you couldn't see your fingers when you stretched out your hand. However, he had never heard of the fog being poisonous before. Moreover, in this Misty Valley, there were at least 80 martial artists who entered every day, and no one had ever heard of anyone getting poisoned, unless they were bitten by a venomous snake in the valley, which would be just their bad luck."

  "There's poison in the fog, and changes in the valley!" At this time, Yue Haifeng had already arrived in front of Wang Guanlan, his face showing a look of anxiety. "Quickly hide in the cave!"

  "Is the fog really poisonous?!" Wang Guanlan saw Chen Qingshan's dark green face and her heart sank, without saying a word, she took out a small white porcelain bottle from her bosom, "There are three Clear Spirit Detox Pills in here, you try giving them to him first and see if they work!"

  "Qīng líng jiě dú dān?!" At this time, Yue Haifeng couldn't afford to be polite anymore. He took the small porcelain bottle, poured out a pale green pill, and directly stuffed it into Chen Qingshan's mouth. Almost immediately, the cyan gas on Chen Qingshan's face seemed to dissipate somewhat, and his breathing also became slightly heavier, no longer as weak as before. Seeing that the medicine was effective, Yue Haifeng also let out a long sigh of relief.

  "Thank you, Fourteenth Young Master!" He carried Chen Qing-shan to the depths of the cave and gently placed him on a stone bed. Yue Hai-feng stood up straight and said that he and Chen Qing-shan had been under the same master since childhood, learning together and leaving together to make a living in this misty valley. Although they had done many things like killing people and stealing goods, their feelings for each other were extremely deep. The elixir given by Wang Guan-lan relieved Chen Qing-shan's life crisis, so he was naturally grateful, and his resentment towards Wang Guan-lan also dissipated a bit.

  "Don't thank me, it's just a small effort!" Wang Guanlan waved his hand, but his expression turned dark. This Qingling Antidote Pill was also one of the gifts sent by the Seventh Lady, with three bottles and nine pills in total. It couldn't be considered a rare antidote, but it was still a high-quality product. For ordinary poisons, it could be said that the medicine would eliminate the toxin as soon as it was administered. Even if it encountered some highly toxic substances, it could effectively alleviate the toxicity. With three pills, the poison would basically be eliminated. However, now Chen Qingshan had taken one pill, and the medicinal properties had already been activated, but the toxin only showed a slight sign of relief. The toxicity of this poison was already rare.

  Yue Haifeng also noticed Chen Qingshan's condition and saw that the pale black color had deepened again, so he hastily poured out another Clear Spirit Detox Pill.

  "Let's use both together, if the medicinal power is strong, it will force out more toxins!" Wang Guanlan suddenly spoke up.

  "Good!" Yue Haifeng nodded and poured out the last pill from the bottle, stuffing it into Chen Qing's mouth. After a few breaths, the dark greenish color on Chen Qing's face finally faded noticeably. It seemed that taking two strong antidotes in succession had finally saved Chen Qing's half-life.

  "What's going on? Didn't he go find food? How could he be poisoned?!"

  "There's poison in the fog!" Yue Haifeng said, "Qingshan had just come out of the cave and hadn't taken a few steps before he retreated back inside. He only said these four words before fainting. I found it strange too, so I didn't dare go out either. However, earlier in the cave, I also smelled a faint sweet fragrance in the fog. Luckily, I closed my breath in time, so I'm just a bit dizzy!"

  "What's going on here!" Wang Guanlan thought for a moment, stood up, seemingly wanting to go out of the cave to investigate, but ultimately didn't move.

  "Fourteen Shao, although this cave is deep and there's nothing going on for the time being, but the fog in the valley is spreading, that poisonous fog will eventually seep in, won't it?!" Yue Haifeng said.

  "I know!" Wang Guanlan narrowed his eyes and gazed at the cave entrance for a while, only to see the white mist churning at the entrance. Upon closer inspection, one could even make out that amidst the mist, there were hints of seven-colored lights flickering, which was quite eerie.

  "First think of a way to block the entrance, yesterday there were still some prey that hadn't moved, we'll just wait in this hole!"

  "Wait!?" Yue Haifeng heard and immediately became anxious, "Waiting for death?"

  Yesterday, Chen Qing Shan shot a white-headed deer, but it had already been eaten by three people and was almost gone. Now only a little bit of internal organs and half a deer leg are left. The appetite of martial artists has always been huge, and that little thing is not enough for one person to eat for one meal.

  "It won't be long, it's impossible that only the mist at our cave entrance is toxic. Since the mist outside the cave entrance is also toxic, it means the toxin has already spread to most of this section of the valley. This section of the valley is within the control range of the Wang Fu (royal mansion). At most two days, the Wang Fu will be able to discover the anomaly in the valley, and within five days, they will be able to find their way here!"

  "Five days, five whole days...!" Yue Haifeng looked at Chen Qingshan who was unconscious, "Too long!"

  "Life and death are destined, whether he can hold on until then is up to his fate!" Wang Guanlan glanced at Chen Qingshan and said, "If you think only a small part of the fog outside our cave entrance is toxic, why not go out and take a chance? Maybe you'll make it through!"

  Yue Haifeng let out a soft sigh and didn't speak again. He wasn't an idiot, of course he knew it wouldn't be that coincidental for only the mist at this cave entrance to be toxic. "Are you certain people from Ning Wangfu will appear within five days?!"

  At this, Wang Guanlan was confident and composed, "Of course, this concerns the face of the Wang Manor. If even a small incident in Fog Concealing Gorge cannot be handled promptly, then the prestige of Ning Wang Manor in these three states will have to be greatly discounted. Who knows, some stray cats and dogs might even climb onto the roof of the manor and urinate!"

  Yue Haifeng listened and stopped talking, he just walked to the stone bed and sat down.

  Whether it was Wang Guanlan or Yue Haifeng, they were both people who cherished their lives and would not rush out to take risks unless absolutely necessary. Now that the situation outside was unclear, coupled with Wang Guanlan's judgment that Ning Wangfu's rescue would arrive within five days at most, neither of them intended to go out.

  However, the two of them not going out does not mean that people outside will forget about them. As an unexpected variable in this action of Bai Du Gong, Qin Ge is still very concerned about Wang Guanlan. After confirming that the poison had completely sealed off the valley, the four of them split into two groups and began their search.

  One way is of course Zhou Bao and Wang She, the other way is Qin Da Ge and another person.

  At this time, Zhou Bao and Wang She were walking along the Hu Yu Lin, all the way to the cave where Wang Guanlan was hiding, searching for them. Looking at their appearance, it seemed that they had already known the exact location and did not hesitate at all.

  "Leopard, are you sure that little guy didn't cheat us?!" Wang Snake asked with some doubt as they approached the entrance of the cave.

  "Of course, at that time, he still dared to cheat us?!" Zhou Bao said disbelievingly, "That guy had done business with Yue Haifeng and others before, knew that the two of them had a secret hideout in Wuyin Gorge, and even secretly followed them, it can't be wrong!"

  "Let's speed up our actions, get rid of those guys as soon as possible, lest we have a long and sleepless night. Didn't Qin say that within five days, the Ning Wang Fu will be able to enter the Wuyin Gorge? We can only stay here for at most five days, otherwise it'll be a dead end!"

  "Five days? Ha ha, does it take five days to kill those guys?! Zhou Bao raised an eyebrow and said confidently, "Two Qi Condensation stage cultivators and one Qi Refining stage cultivator, the two of us can finish them off together. And what's more, we have the Seven-Colored Phantom Mist!"

  The king snake was still a bit worried, but as soon as he thought of the seven-colored spirit mist that permeated the entire valley, his heart, which had been lifted, fell back down. With the seven-colored spirit mist enveloping the entire Fog Concealing Gorge, not to mention those in the Qi Condensation stage, even Nascent Soul cultivators would be helpless on the spot.

  "What I'm worried about is that those fourteen young masters have high-ranking experts from the royal palace secretly protecting them!"

  "Even if there is a hidden master protecting, at most it's only the fifth layer of Qi refining. Even if we can't handle it together, under the cover of the Seven-Colored Phantom Mist, we can still escape in time. When the time comes, invite Qin Big Brother over, and as a last resort, use the Frenzy Blood Dan to kill them!"

  The king snake was about to say something, but heard Zhou Bao suddenly exclaim beside him, "Look, is there a problem with those shrubs in front?"

  The king snake concentrated his spirit and looked away, carefully distinguishing, saying, "There seems to be a cave entrance!"

  "Not bad, it's the entrance, that guy was right, this is where Yue Haifeng and his gang are hiding in Wuyin Gorge. Good fellow, it's indeed very secretive!" Zhou Bao got excited, "Fortunately, we caught someone who knows Yue Haifeng, otherwise, finding this entrance within five days would be like looking for a needle in the ocean!" As he spoke, he was about to rush forward.

  The king snake hastily pulled him back, "Don't be in a hurry, let's take a closer look at the situation first. They're inside the cave, and the Seven-Colored Phantom Mist doesn't have much of an effect on them. Let's inform Big Brother Qin instead!"

  Zhou Bao's eyes rolled around reluctantly, and he said, "Let's investigate the situation first. If it's true, we can't do anything about it. Notifying Qin Da Ge won't be too late!"