The Qi Domain that Jun Changxiao released was extremely powerful in its level.

Even a Martial Emperor of the same level might not be able to withstand it, yet why was Miao Saifeng, whose cultivation was merely at Wuzong, completely unaffected?

Because there was a formation—not only enveloping her, but also covering the entire hall.

With his formation mastery, Jun Changxiao discovered this immediately and decided to break the formation.

To avoid alerting that woman, he deliberately endured the three types of poison.

Therefore.

From this, one could see that Jun Changxiao wasn’t trying to show off, wasn’t flaunting his Sacred Flame Body—he had his own plan.

“You…”

Miao Saifeng’s face became increasingly ferocious, her eyes revealing disbelief.

With three types of poison gathered in his body, even if they couldn’t poison him to death, they should at least restrict his cultivation from erupting. Why could he still charge over so recklessly!

Moreover.

Before her was a formation with extremely strong defense—why was it so easily broken!

Miao Saifeng’s fearless attitude when facing Jun Changxiao relied on nothing more than the poison permeating throughout the sect and the formations. When both proved useless, she truly became less than an ant.

“Crack!”

His grip tightened again.

Jun Changxiao’s voice turned cold: “This Seat has many methods to make you die more painfully than by poison.”

“Cough… cough…”

Miao Saifeng’s breathing became labored from his stranglehold, her face growing increasingly ferocious.

This woman had a proud nature—even caught between life and death, she still had no intention of compromising.

“Speak.”

Jun Changxiao said coldly: “Where is Palace Master Xi?”

His spiritual sense had already spread out, but within the Nine Poison Palace existed many formations and toxic fog zones, making it impossible to search meticulously.

The system crashed: “Loosen up a bit so she can speak properly!”

Right.

Jun Changxiao reduced his strength slightly.

With this, Miao Saifeng’s suffering immediately lessened considerably, and she struggled to squeeze out a smile: “Sect Master Jun… caring so much about Xi Jingxuan, she must be your lover…”

“What do you mean?”

Jun Changxiao heard the implication in her words.

Miao Saifeng’s smile grew increasingly ferocious, increasingly terrifying: “My Nine Poison Palace has nine poisons—four can be used directly, five cannot be used directly because they exist in the Poison Abyss.”

“Crack!”

Jun Changxiao tightened his grip again, saying coldly: “You threw Palace Master Xi into the Poison Abyss?”

“All five poisons combined—no cure exists!”

Miao Saifeng said ferociously: “Follow the hall straight west, there’s a valley. If you rush over now, perhaps… perhaps you can still see your lover one last time…”

“Bang!”

Jun Changxiao directly grabbed her head and slammed it against the wall, knocking her unconscious on the spot, then flew at extreme speed toward the west of the hall.

“Palace Master!”

With his departure, the Qi Domain also dissipated, and the Nine Poison Palace disciples rushed over.

“Smack!”

Jiang Xie yanked hard, pulling the flat nozzle off his face, then channeled his dantian’s energy and shouted loudly: “I dare anyone to move—”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

A Qi Domain erupted, pervading the martial arts arena!

The Nine Poison Palace disciples who had just broken free from their restraints once again moved sluggishly, then froze in place.

This wasn’t direct suppression, but their minds and spirits being shaken by the roar.

With the poison gone, Elder Jiang had recovered his manly vigor!

As for Elder Wei, although the poison had been dispelled, he still stood dazed in place.

In his youth, for brotherhood and career, he had given up love, and in the end, he hadn’t managed to protect anything—his heart felt stabbing pains.

“Elder Wei.”

Jiang Xie’s imagination ran wild: “Your name has ‘feng’ in it, her name has ‘feng’—could she be your daughter?”

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

Elder Wei said: “Although Sisi and I were in love, we never did anything improper.”

He was quite passionate, but didn’t believe that loving someone meant he had to possess them—he was slightly better than those scumbags who pulled up their pants and refused to acknowledge people.

…

Due west of the hall.

There was a valley shrouded in toxic gas.

This was a forbidden area of the Nine Poison Palace—without authorization from the upper echelons, no one could enter without permission.

At this moment, in the central area of the valley, Changsun Fanghua and Leng Xingyue were bound to pillars. Though their eyes held endless fury, their faces were abnormally weak.

They had been poisoned.

Similar to Bone-Softening Powder.

“Two Elders.”

A beautiful woman around twenty years old smiled: “If you had elected me as Miaohua Palace Master back then, you wouldn’t have fallen to this state today.”

“Tan Huiying!”

Leng Xingyue rebuked: “We had long seen that your heart harbored evil intentions—how could we hand the Palace Master position to you!”

Tan Huiying said through gritted teeth: “Xi Jingxuan committed the unconscionable acts of patricide and matricide—is her heart righteous!”

“There were reasons…”

“Stop talking!”

Tan Huiying said coldly: “Today, I will let the blind woman you painstakingly elected die in this Poison Abyss where all five poisons combine!”

Changsun Fanghua shouted angrily: “Tan Huiying, if you dare harm a single hair on the Palace Master’s head, the Grand Elder will never forgive you!”

“The Grand Elder?”

Tan Huiying sneered dismissively: “Even though she has already stepped into the Emperor level, coming to Nine Poison Palace would just be walking to her death.”

“…”

Changsun Fanghua and Leng Xingyue’s faces turned ugly.

They truly hadn’t expected that a fifth-rate sect could be this formidable. They were poisoned the moment they entered. Had they known this would be the result, they never would have let the Palace Master keep this appointment!

“Oh, right.”

Tan Huiying smiled sinisterly: “Eternal Ancient Sect sent two elders, but they’re now trapped in the toxic cloud. Their cultivation is also at Martial Emperor—do you still think the Grand Elder coming could do anything to me?”

Eternal Ancient Sect sent people?

Changsun Fanghua and Leng Xingyue’s hearts suddenly filled with joy.

Although they remained wary of Jun Changxiao and didn’t wish for the Palace Master to get too close to him, they had to admit this person was very powerful. Since he sent people over, he must know the Palace Master was trapped in Nine Poison Palace!

“Tan Huiying.”

Leng Xingyue said coldly: “Your Nine Poison Palace dares to offend Eternal Ancient Sect’s people—just wait to be exterminated!”

“Exterminated?”

Tan Huiying sneered: “See if a Martial Saint can do it.”

Speaking thus, she walked to the well opening ahead and said: “Xi Jingxuan, back then you stole my Palace Master position—today I’ll make you wish you were dead!”

“Smack!”

She grabbed the crank handle beside her.

Below this well was the Poison Abyss. The crank was the activation mechanism—as soon as it was pulled down, five types of deadly poison would spray out. Once a martial artist was contaminated by even the slightest bit, there would be no cure, and they would die painfully from the various poisons.

“Senior Sister Tan.”

From within the Poison Abyss, Xi Jingxuan said weakly: “In your eyes, is the Palace Master position really that important?”

Though she would show her softer side in front of Jun Changxiao, facing a life-and-death situation, she could remain so calm and composed—proof she had a strong heart.

“If I had lost to another fellow disciple, I naturally wouldn’t care!”

Tan Huiying said through gritted teeth: “But losing to you, a blind woman—I truly cannot accept it!”

Xi Jingxuan said: “This was the Grand Elder’s and the Elders’ decision. I could only comply—it wasn’t my intention to steal Senior Sister’s Palace Master position.”

“Stop pretending to be pitiful!” Tan Huiying raged.

“Crack!”

The crank was suddenly pulled down, and the well opening was immediately completely sealed by some special stone slab!

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