Chapter 170: Detoxification
“No need to thank me; it’s they who insisted on saving you.”
Li Weiyi turned back for a glance and discovered that Nirvana Truth and Dharma Truth were always following a mile behind. This was truly a headache. If they kept following, the two would eventually grow suspicious.
But if they didn’t leave quickly, the arriving enemies would only increase.
Suddenly.
Chen Wenwu’s Sword Intent came from the night curtain, its sharpness pressing even from ten miles away.
“Trouble! Coffin Mountain Two Truths are unfamiliar with Cang Li, so they can be easily deceived. But Chen Wenwu has known Cang Li since childhood. Once he gets close, he might notice something amiss.”
What worried Li Weiyi even more was that once Chen Wenwu arrived, with three masters gathered, they might muster the courage to act.
If they couldn’t be deterred, the trouble would be huge!
Li Weiyi’s mind raced. He patted Zou Wu’s neck, gazing arrogantly at the night curtain, and shouted loudly: “Chen Wenwu, I’ve finally found you. Tonight is your doom.”
A tiger’s roar and Killing Intent erupted simultaneously as he charged madly toward the direction Chen Wenwu was coming from.
Chen Wenwu had just arrived six or seven miles away when he saw a figure on Zou Wu’s back on the sea surface that resembled Cang Li extremely closely, holding a Silver Spear and charging over with surging killing aura. A chill rose uncontrollably in his heart.
Ever since San Chen Palace and Jiu Li Clan had completely fallen out in Zangxian Town, the person Chen Wenwu feared most to see was Cang Li. He knew Cang Li’s Strength too well; facing him meant certain death.
Moreover, in Zangxian Town, Chen Wenwu had killed many Jiu Li Clan’s Five Seas Realm Martial Cultivators, so Cang Li already hated him to the bone.
“Don’t think you’re invincible under heaven! Tonight in Bing Zu Marsh, there’s more than one Successor Level expert. If you dare, chase me!”
Chen Wenwu threw down these harsh words, turned, and fled, using Spirit Smoke Concealment Technique. His body turned into a mass of smoke and vanished into the night curtain at the fastest speed.
Li Weiyi chased for a stretch, then immediately changed direction and asked in a low voice: “How much Power do you have left? Can you still fight?”
Jiang Ning’s lips were pitch black. On the Pure Immortal Body skin exposed outside her Armor, Veins appeared with many black patterns. She was already drowsy, her Consciousness gradually blurring, and she murmured softly: “In the Nether Realm of the Dead, I was poisoned by Night Emperor Toad Poison and have been suppressing it with Magic Energy. But these past few days, with successive battles, I couldn’t fully suppress it. Tonight, I fear I won’t last!”
“Li Weiyi, while I still have one last breath, I can help you hold off Coffin Mountain Two Truths for a moment. Escape on your own! No need for more words on today’s kindness; I’m truly moved…”
“Don’t get moved. Come to the front; time is tight.” Li Weiyi said.
Jiang Ning mustered a bit of Spirit, a bewildered look appearing in her eyes.
Before she could react, Li Weiyi turned, grabbed her waistband, and lifted her entire body into his arms, not forgetting to flash a cold, mocking glance at Coffin Mountain Two Truths a mile behind.
Jiang Ning sat facing him, her Hair Bun long scattered in the battle. Her stunning face had no vitality left, like a terminally ill person on the verge of death, carrying a sense of broken beauty.
“Take off the Armor first… I have a way to detoxify you.” Li Weiyi said.
Jiang Ning was skeptical but raised her arms. The Metal Arm Guards on her forearms clinked once, gleaming as the Soft Armor covering her body quickly retracted into the two Arm Guards.
Her clothes, soaked through with pitch-black, viscous poisoned Blood, became visible.
The poison wound was on her back. Li Weiyi reached out and gently touched it; the Decay was severe.
Her survival was entirely due to her high Cultivation, constantly protecting her Body with Magic Energy.
Li Weiyi drew in a sharp breath, his heart devoid of any assurance. He pointed two fingers at her heart, releasing Magic Energy to probe: “The heart hasn’t been corroded by the poison; perhaps there’s still hope!”
He fed her a stalk of Dyeing Cloud Exotic Medicine into her mouth and had her drink a mouthful of Golden Spring.
“If I really save you tonight, you’ll have to repay me tenfold for these medicines.”
Li Weiyi instructed: “Circulate your Magic Energy to Transport the poison into your body’s Veins, reversing it toward the Spring Eye.”
“This… once Night Emperor Toad Poison Decays the Veins, the Cultivation will be wasted soon… Are you sure Night Emperor Toad Poison has no effect on Veins?”
No Martial Cultivator would dare joke with their own Cultivation. That was why Jiang Ning had been using Magic Energy to protect her body’s Veins all this time.
“Right now, besides trusting me, do you have any other choice?” Li Weiyi said.
Jiang Ning was decisive. She immediately used Breathing Technique and, as instructed, used her whole body’s Veins to Transport the Night Emperor Toad Poison within her.
Li Weiyi took out a Broken Spring Needle, held it between two fingers, grabbed her palm, and pierced the Spring Acupoint in her palm.
Then the other palm, soles of the feet, Core, Danzhong, Baihui, Feng Fu, Zu Tian.
All Nine Springs acupoints were pierced with a drop of Blood each.
Jar Master’s taught method was to have him suck out the Night Emperor Toad Poison.
How could Li Weiyi not understand what that old guy was thinking?
A woman like Jiang Ning was clearly extremely serious.
Truly provoking her would be no good. Since they were in an Enemy relationship, there was no need to get too involved; it would be easier to strike ruthlessly on the Battlefield in the future.
Li Weiyi released seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, landing on seven of Jiang Ning’s acupoints.
The Seven Little Ones, for some reason, extremely liked Jiang Ning and were unafraid of Night Emperor Toad Poison. They helped suck out the toxins being Transported to the Spring Eyes, one mouthful at a time.
Behind, Nirvana Truth said: “Cang Li seems to be helping Jiang Ning detoxify.”
“It’s futile! I see Jiang Ning’s poisoning is deep; no amount of Medicine or Magic Energy can save her now. Perhaps only if Lingxiao Palace’s Second Palace Master personally comes could it turn the tide.” Dharma Truth said.
Nirvana Truth said: “I just feel something’s off. Why is Cang Li heading back to Juze City? Isn’t he arrogant and fearless even of the Young Esteemed One?”
“You think he’s a fool? He’s merely proud, not mindless. Taking a gravely injured Jiang Ning to clash with the Young Esteemed One?” Pausing, Dharma Truth added: “Lord Qi has discovered the trick and should be returning soon!”
Time passed.
Most of the Night Emperor Toad Poison in Jiang Ning’s body was quickly cleared. Dyeing Cloud Exotic Medicine revitalized the Flesh and Blood on her body, and Golden Spring was absorbed by her Blood, circulating throughout.
Even the wound on her back was enveloped in golden light and Immortal Radiance, the pain nearly gone.
Her Skin and eyes rapidly regained luster, no longer so sickly.
“So from the start, my approach was wrong. To force out Night Emperor Toad Poison, it’s not through the Physical Body but the Veins. How did you know?” Jiang Ning lightly closed her eyes, her tone gaining a sense of Power.
“Instead of pondering that, think more about how much money to pay me as reward.” Li Weiyi glanced back.
Behind, Coffin Mountain Two Truths surged forward several times, closing the distance. They had clearly noticed something wrong and were itching to Probe with an attack.
Li Weiyi frowned tightly. He saw that Jiang Ning had almost no Magic Energy left in her body, and even after clearing the Night Emperor Toad Poison, her Body was extremely weak and needed time to Recover.
“What Tier is your Magic Energy?” he asked.
“Sixth Tier… They’re coming. The two are still preparing to take the risk and act; they won’t let us return to Juze City. You go first. The poison in me now is very dilute; I can control it. Dealing with those two isn’t hard.”
Jiang Ning stopped clearing the toxins and soared up like a wisp of wind, flying to a height of several zhang above the sea surface.
“Splash!”
She reactivated the Soft Armor to cover her body, holding her sword and standing proudly in midair. Double Wings light shadows unfolded on her back, a majestic palace platform hovering above her head as Battle Intent entered a complete state.
One sword swept horizontally, feathers flying with Sword Qi filling the sky. The arc of sharp force was dozens of zhang wide, forcing the charging Nirvana Truth and Dharma Truth on the sea surface to retreat.
“The Night Emperor Toad Poison in me is cleared. Are you two rushing here to die?” Jiang Ning’s face was coldly alluring, her aura comparable to her peak state.
Li Weiyi knew she was bluffing, so he raised his Silver Spear high: “Then one each. Nirvana Truth is mine. Let’s see who kills their opponent first.”
Nirvana Truth and Dharma Truth turned and fled, Magic Energy surging wildly as they dove into the Seawater, trying to escape Underwater.
Jiang Ning landed back on Zou Wu’s back, her face showing no joy as she gazed in one direction in the night curtain: “She’s here! This bluff can scare off Chen Wenwu and Coffin Mountain Two Truths, but not her. This is a battle I must face; it has nothing to do with you. Hurry and go.”
Li Weiyi saw on the sea surface the figure in a blue skirt arriving on a Small Boat—it was Lord Qi, wearing Zhuang Yue’s Human Skin.
“In your current state, you’re probably no match for her.” Li Weiyi said.
Jiang Ning said: “You think fleeing means you can escape? Fleeing without fighting is certain death. Fighting might offer a slim chance!”
With Lord Qi’s arrival, Nirvana Truth and Dharma Truth, who had dived into the water bottom, immediately returned to the sea surface, flanking her from left and right in a fan-shaped encirclement.
Lord Qi smiled faintly, her voice just like Zhuang Yue’s: “Fairy Yu’s beauty is top under heaven. Wearing this Soft Armor, the figure it outlines is quite satisfying to this slave.”
Jiang Ning had long seen through that Zhuang Yue was fake, so she understood Zhuang Yue must already be dead by her hand. Her originally cold, emotionless eyes now swirled with complex emotions—Killing Intent, hatred, and kindness intertwined.
Never had the urge to kill someone been so firm as at this moment.
“I can lend you a Treasure for now! Can I trust you?” Li Weiyi finally said this.
The word “trust” sometimes carried great weight.
Jiang Ning was slightly puzzled: “To others, I can only say I’ll do my best. To you, I can make an exception once; you can place your utmost trust in me.”
After thinking, she added: “I won’t use it for free; I’ll pay!”
Li Weiyi took out the Ghost Flag and handed it to her, somewhat anticipating just how strong the power of the Ghostly Shadows in the flag would be under Sixth Tier Qi.
