Ling Xiao followed Shi Tianhou to a relatively clean hall. Chang, Yang An, Chao Nan, Liu Dong, and three other disciples of Chang were all present.
The other elders who were originally here had all gone to guard the crystal mine.
After entering the hall, Ling Xiao slightly bowed to Chang and Yang An. He then greeted Chao Nan, "Senior apprentice-brother."
In truth, the first disciple to join Medicine Peak should have been Liu Dong. He was originally the senior apprentice-brother, but Chao Nan had broken through to the third rank alchemist realm first, so Chao Nan had naturally become the chief senior apprentice-brother of Medicine Peak.
Chao Nan smiled and nodded to Ling Xiao in response, but there was a trace of anxiety in his eyes.
"Hmph, Ling Xiao, your guts are really getting bigger and bigger. Even my words don't work." Chang looked at Ling Xiao with dissatisfaction.
"Ling Xiao wouldn't dare. Senior apprentice-uncle, you're a high and mighty Elder of the sect, and I'm just a small disciple. I'm very timid." Ling Xiao spoke modestly, but there was no trace of modesty on his face. Instead, there was a faint smile on his face.
In Chang's eyes, that smile seemed to be looking down on him.
"Senior apprentice-brother, take a look. This is the good disciple our senior apprentice-brother has recruited." Chang's tone was filled with ridicule as he spoke to Yang An.
Yang An said, "Senior apprentice-uncle, don't be impatient." He then looked at Ling Xiao and asked, "Ling Xiao, you said that quite a few of the attendants had their Fire Poison expelled by you?"
"Yes, senior apprentice-uncle," Ling Xiao replied honestly. He didn't have any grudges with Yang An, so he was still quite respectful of him.
Joy appeared on Yang An's face, and he anxiously asked, "What method did you use to expel the Fire Poison?"
Yang An asked. Ruchang also listened attentively. He also wanted to know what method Ling Xiao had to expel the fire poison.
Even a King Rank expert was unable to expel this fire poison, so he was truly unable to figure out how Ling Xiao had accomplished it.
Initially, he thought that Ling Xiao had absorbed Ji Yanzhao's fire poison and traded his life for Ji Yanzhao's. But now, it seemed that this was absolutely not the case.
Could it be that Ling Xiao had some kind of treasure that could engrave the fire poison?
Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment before replying, "This … Forgive me for not being able to tell you."
Yang An and Ru Chang's expressions changed slightly. Ru Chang shouted, "Don't you know this is related to the safety of the sect's deacons and disciples?
Don't tell me you only care about your own selfish desires? "
Ling Xiao's expression darkened, and he thought to himself, "It looks like I've been too ostentatious this time."
Regret grew in Ling Xiao's heart. He had so openly helped so many people expel the fire poison, and he was bound to attract the wind. It would be easy for him to attract trouble!
Yang An saw Ling Xiao's awkward expression, and he immediately said, "Ling Xiao, your Martial Uncles are right. If you have a method, tell us, and we can all study it together. We will report it to the sect, and you will be credited with a great merit."
"Two Martial Uncles, I can only tell you that the reason I can expel the fire poison is because of the special nature of my body. Even if I tell you, you won't be able to expel the fire poison. Please forgive me," Ling Xiao said in a slightly humble manner.
Now that Yang An had brought up the sect, if he continued to act arrogantly, then he was afraid that he wouldn't have a good time.
Liu Dong suddenly interrupted from the side, his tone full of ridicule. "You put it so nicely. What's so special about your body? Isn't it just a pair of hands and a pair of legs? Don't tell me you're a beastman?"
"Beastman?"
Ling Xiao was startled, and then he glared at Liu Dong and scolded, "Your mother is a beastman, and your whole family are beastmen!"
"You …" Liu Dong was furious, and just as he was about to scold him, Ru Chang interrupted him, "Liu Dong, you have no right to speak here."
Liu Dong angrily glared at Ling Xiao and shut his mouth, but in his heart, he was determined to find an opportunity to teach Ling Xiao a lesson.
"Ling Xiao, are you really not going to tell us the method to expel the fire poison?" Ru Chang once again asked coldly.
"I said that even if I told you, you wouldn't be able to do it," Ling Xiao said impatiently.
"Alright, alright. Since that's the case, then I will now order you to go to the crystal mine in the Flame Valley and collect the Glazed Crystal for the sect!" Ru Chang shouted twice, and then immediately showed his Elder's Token to Ling Xiao.
When these words came out, Chao Nan and Shi Tianhou's expressions changed.
"Martial Uncle, what you're doing is inappropriate!" Chao Nan said with dissatisfaction.
"Step back, Nan Xian. I will personally explain this matter to your master and the sect!" Ru Chang said resolutely, not giving any face to Chao Nan Xian.
"Junior, I think it's better to let him look after the crystal mine first. I'm afraid that Elder Li won't allow him to mine it," Yang An interrupted from the side.
Ru Chang frowned and said, "Ling Xiao, immediately go to the Flame Valley and listen to the instructions of the elders. Guard the crystal mine until all of the crystal mine has been mined."
When Ru Chang said this, Chao Nan Xian and Shi Tianhou let out a slight sigh of relief.
Only Ling Xiao's expression remained the same, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Ling Xiao, will you obey the instructions?" Yang An asked when he saw that Ling Xiao didn't react.
"This disciple will obey the instructions," Ling Xiao replied indifferently.
Of course, Ling Xiao didn't have any objections. He had wanted to enter the Flame Valley for a long time, but his mission was to refine the Ice Cold Pill. Even if his martial uncle didn't allow him to participate in refining the pill, he still had to obediently stay in the city. Otherwise, people would find an excuse to stir up trouble again.
Recently, he had absorbed other people's fire poison to cultivate the Vajra Five Transformation Technique. However, the fire poison was much weaker than the one he absorbed from Ji Yanzhao, so the effect on his cultivation was not obvious.
Therefore, he needed to find an even stronger fire poison to cultivate. Only then would he be able to cultivate the "Viscera Refinement" realm to the highest level in a short period of time.
However, he didn't have the elder's instructions, so he didn't dare to casually step into the Flame Valley. After all, there were spirit beasts with fire poison in their bodies. Each of them was extremely ferocious and terrifying. With Ling Xiao's high level Mystic cultivation, if he rashly entered, it would only bode ill rather than well.
"Shi Tianhou, bring Ling Xiao to meet up with Elder Li." Ru Chang impatiently waved his hand and ordered Shi Tianhou to bring Ling Xiao away. In his heart, he thought to himself, "This brat is lucky. However, once we reach the Flame Valley, let's see how he'll deal with the fire poison."
With regards to Ru Chang's malicious thoughts, Ling Xiao didn't need to guess to know a thing or two. In any case, the master and disciple duo weren't good people.
Just as Ling Xiao turned around to leave, Chao Nan called out to Ling Xiao, "Junior Brother, take care. Take these Ice Cold Pills with you."
Ling Xiao looked at Chao Nan with gratitude. Just as he was about to take the Ice Cold Pills, Ru Chang said, "Nan Xian, since Ling Xiao's physique is special and can restrain the fire poison, it's better to leave these Ice Cold Pills for the other disciples. Moreover, there aren't many Ice Cold Pills.
Chao Nan turned his head and looked at Ru Chang with dissatisfaction, "Martial Uncle Zhu, don't you think this is too much?
Martial Uncle Yang, do you think so too? "
Chao Nan was a true disciple, and his authority and prestige were second only to the elders.
Now that Ru Chang was bullying his junior brother like this, it was equivalent to not giving his master, Nangong Changle, face. If he didn't stand up and say anything, he was afraid that others would think that Ru Chang had the final say in Medicine Peak.
Yang An, who was at the side, also felt that Ru Chang's actions were a bit too much. He immediately tried to persuade him, "Junior Brother, forget it. Why make things difficult for a junior? Just give him the Ice Cold Pills."
"Hmph." Ru Chang coldly snorted and didn't say anything else, as if he had compromised.
"Many thanks for Senior Brother's good intentions, but my body is really special. A normal fire poison won't be able to harm me," Ling Xiao tactfully said.
What a joke. If he accepted the Ice Cold Pill, wouldn't he be slapping his own face? Moreover, he had the Innate Evil Wind Qi, so he really wasn't afraid of a mere fire poison.
Ling Xiao and Shi Tianhou left the great hall and went straight to Flame Valley.
"Junior Brother, you're too impulsive," Shi Tianhou said from the side.
After interacting with Ling Xiao for the past few days, he also felt that Ling Xiao was a friend worth befriending. In his heart, he had already treated Ling Xiao as a good brother.
Ling Xiao lightly laughed, "Senior Brother, don't worry. I have my ways."
"Sigh, you haven't entered Flame Valley before, so you don't know. Warriors below the Spirit Master level don't have the Ice Cold Pill, so they will definitely be poisoned the moment they enter. Even if they have the Ice Cold Pill, it won't bode well for them," Shi Tianhou sighed from the side.
"Oh?
Why do you say that? "Ling Xiao asked in return.
"The Ice Cold Pill can indeed restrain the fire poison, but this alone isn't enough because all the Spirit Beasts in Flame Valley are Rank 3 and above. The Spirit Beasts below Rank 3 have almost all been killed. These high level Spirit Beasts are very strong and savage, and each one of them carries fire poison. Senior Brother Ji was injured by the Spirit Beasts, which is why he was severely poisoned. Even if you can resist the fire poison, your strength … is not enough to resist the attacks of those Spirit Beasts. It seems that Elder Zhu has ill intentions towards you!" Shi Tianhou explained.
Although he was an honest and straightforward person, he wasn't stupid and could naturally see Zhu Ru Chang's intentions.
Hearing Shi Tianhou's words, Ling Xiao became silent.
A Rank 3 Spirit Beast was equivalent to a human Spirit Master. With Ling Xiao's current strength as a high level Mystic Disciple, he could barely fight against it. However, from Shi Tianhou's tone, it seemed that the Spirit Beasts in Flame Valley weren't just Rank 3 low level Spirit Beasts. There were even quite a few Rank 3 middle and high level Spirit Beasts. There might even be Rank 4 Spirit Beasts appearing.
If that was the case, with just Ling Xiao's personal strength, it would be as Shi Tianhou said, and he would probably be in danger.
If Ling Xiao let the Golden Wolf King and the Fire Qilin come out to help, he would expose all of his trump cards. This would be very inconvenient for him in the future. Moreover, if they were also poisoned by the fire poison, it would be troublesome.
Seeing that Ling Xiao didn't say anything, Shi Tianhou continued, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. If you really aren't afraid of the fire poison, you only need to stay in the camp. With the protection of the elders, there shouldn't be any accidents."
Ling Xiao nodded and said, "Thank you for reminding me, Senior Brother. I will be careful."
"That's good. Later, follow behind me. If you meet any Spirit Beasts, don't try to be brave. I'll block them first, and you run. I'll catch up. Once we get to the camp, it'll be fine." Shi Tianhou reminded him again.
The fire poison in Flame Valley was too strong, and normal Spirit Beasts couldn't get too close. Therefore, they didn't ride Spirit Beasts and could only hurry over on foot.
The city and Flame Valley were only half a day's journey away, and the two quickly reached the outskirts of Flame Valley.