Su Xi heard Xu Zhuo's laughter and looked up at him, asking doubtfully, "Senior Brother Xu, what are you laughing at?"
From the smile on Xu Zhuo's face, she saw undisguised malice. It was very much like the villain who gloats after a petty victory on television.
Too bad, such villains usually didn't live long, eventually becoming cannon fodder with no burial place.
Xu Zhuo stopped laughing upon hearing Su Xi's question.
He hadn't expected someone to be facing death yet not know it, still asking him why he was laughing.
He felt like he had discovered a huge secret, knowing that the reason Penglai Mountain had been developing poorly all these years was likely related to the disciples they recruited.
How could such stupid disciples possibly develop a sect?
Su Xi continued to stare at Xu Zhuo, remaining silent, appearing bewildered and ignorant.
As for her, she knew who the fool was.
To act, one had to go all the way.
Looking at Su Xi, who was looking at him with a serious expression, Xu Zhuo suddenly felt a desire to toy with her. Such an amusing fool wasn't easy to come by.
"Don't you feel uncomfortable in your body right now?" Xu Zhuo looked down at Su Xi, offering some caring hints.
He really enjoyed seeing the look of terror on someone's face.
What Su Xi had eaten earlier was something their Luoyi Sect had specially prepared for this operation. Anyone who consumed it would have their cultivation instantly solidified.
Moreover, their entire body would feel like they were drunk, becoming weak and powerless, unable to resist. At the same time, this medicine had a very important characteristic: it would emit demonic energy from the body, making it seem as if they were possessed by a demon.
In today's world, once a person was tainted with demonic energy, anyone could kill them at will. This was equivalent to giving him a pretext to act.
Upon hearing Xu Zhuo's explanation, Su Xi's expression instantly turned to disbelief, and she asked in horror, "Why would you do this? I've never met you before, why are you so cruel?"
Even if she had grievances with the Luoyi Sect, it shouldn't have come to such a vicious method of ambushing her.
Did the Luoyi Sect not fear punishment for doing this?
Xu Zhuo sneered, looking at Su Xi and saying arrogantly, "Don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck."
Hearing Xu Zhuo's words, a thousand black lines instantly appeared on Su Xi's forehead.
This line had appeared so many times. Couldn't they change it next time? If the readers felt awkward, she would feel awkward hearing it too!
After so many years, couldn't villains change their lines?
"Aren't you afraid of the consequences if this is investigated later and you can't handle it?" Su Xi asked, voicing her confusion.
With a great enemy at their doorstep, everyone should be working together to seal the Heavenly Scar, yet there were still people focused on internal strife?
When did the people of the Luoyi Sect become so arrogant that they could disregard the rules of the Five Great Immortal Mountains?
Or did they have some capital for their arrogance?
This point was a mystery to Su Xi, so she wanted to figure it out.
Hearing Su Xi's words, Xu Zhuo showed no sign of nervousness; instead, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.
In the past, he really wouldn't have dared to do this. But now, no one could stop him from doing what he wanted.
Even if the people from the Five Great Immortal Mountains wanted to stop him, they'd have to see if they had the chance.
"You don't need to worry about me. Worry about your own safety first," Xu Zhuo sneered and drew a sword from his person, placing it at Su Xi's neck.
As long as he could take the Fire Spirit Pearl from Su Xi, his mission would be complete.
What he thought would be a simple task suddenly turned when he saw Su Xi smirking before him.
Xu Zhuo found it hard to understand that she could still smile when facing death.
"What are you smiling at?" Xu Zhuo looked at Su Xi, wondering if she had lost her mind.
He had killed quite a few people in recent days, but he had never seen anyone smile before dying.
He strongly suspected that Su Xi had become foolish from fear and was constantly chuckling foolishly.
Su Xi stopped smiling and looked at Xu Zhuo with a cold sneer, "Do you think you've truly fooled me?"
"What do you mean?" Xu Zhuo looked at Su Xi, not understanding her words.
All of Su Xi's symptoms perfectly matched those of poisoning, so why would she say such a thing?
If this wasn't deception, then what was?
Su Xi snorted and ripped off the black energy surrounding her, revealing her cultivation without reservation.
Since she had long known that the people of the Luoyi Sect had ill intentions, she naturally wouldn't be as naive and unguarded as a sweet young thing.
Therefore, she hadn't eaten the pill before, but had only purified its components with her supercomputer. Little did she know that before she could even pretend, Xu Zhuo had already exposed himself, saving her a lot of trouble.
Xu Zhuo hadn't expected Su Xi to have this trick up her sleeve, and his face turned ugly, wishing he could explode on the spot.
He had been careless and given Su Xi an opportunity.
However, soon, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.
Giving Su Xi poison earlier was just to save some trouble and avoid a difficult fight. Now that Su Xi wasn't poisoned, it didn't mean he had no way to deal with her.
She was merely a disciple at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even if she was smart, what of it? She was no match for him. It would just take a bit more effort to eliminate Su Xi.
In this place, other sect leaders had been poisoned, so no one could come to Su Xi's rescue now.
"You have indeed exceeded my expectations, but unfortunately, no one can save you now." Xu Zhuo finished speaking and threw out the belt wrapped around his body.
The belt floated in mid-air and instantly came to life, transforming into a transparent white dragon.
The white dragon swam in the air, and an ancient pressure instantly swept towards Su Xi.
This dragon was a companion to the Water Spirit Pearl, formed from a trace of the remnant soul of an ancient dragon god.
Although it hadn't fully grown, it already possessed the aura of an ancient Ancestral Dragon. It could easily overturn mountains and seas, and dealing with a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like Su Xi would be as easy as flipping a hand.
Looking at the white dragon before her, Su Xi frowned.
Because she had scanned its identity with her supercomputer, she knew that the white dragon was difficult to deal with.
The white dragon was a genuine trace of the soul of an Ancestral Dragon. Even though it was just a soul fragment, Ancestral Dragons were inherently extremely powerful, and even a trace of their soul was not something ordinary people could handle.
Furthermore, the Ancestral Dragon had nurtured the entire human race and was supported by the power of incense offerings, making it essentially immortal.
Unless the entire human race was annihilated, her supply would be cut off, and only then would there be a chance to destroy her.