547: Chapter 393 547: Chapter 393 They only felt a numbness at a certain acupoint on their bodies, and they immediately tapped on this acupoint to prevent the spread of the poison!
“Damn it, Old Monster Du, laying poison on us, you old immortal!”
At this moment, not only was Old Monster Ye cursing, but the other two old masters were cursing as well, though their curses were in the language of the belly, as the poison continued to spread within the barrier they had created.
They didn’t stop fighting, but Old Monster Du kept releasing poison, and the toxic gas couldn’t disperse into the air within the barrier, and Odd Tang kept releasing poison, not just one kind.
As a result, many different poisons combined to become an even more complex poison, which began to mutate and grow more potent.
The other three old masters knew the severity of the situation and took Detoxification Pills, but they still felt the poison’s strength was too overpowering; they held their breath and their bodies went into defense mode.
The three old masters were still affected, their bodies though powerful with high energy, were generally immune to ordinary poisons and skills that couldn’t harm them.
But after all, their bodies were still mortal, and external poisons still had an impact on them, and the Detoxification Pills they took couldn’t neutralize the mutated, potent poisons.
“Odd Tang, you are truly sinister!”
Old Monster Ye cursed, his movements becoming even more ferocious.
Previously, they had held back, allowing Odd Tang to remain unharmed amidst the fight between three people.
The other two old masters also stopped showing any mercy, as they hadn’t been using their full strength before, but now they were truly angry.
“Hahahaha, you bullied me alone, and I can’t just topple you over, after dealing with you three, I’ll take care of that young man from before!”
Odd Tang, when cursed at, did not get angry but laughed instead.
When had he ever been so disgraced?
With their unique poisons, they had been feared by everyone in the Martial World, and in recent years, they reached a certain level of Cultivation and went into seclusion.
Unexpectedly, after many years, he came out and was tricked by a junior, and bullied by the old masters, his rage had to be vented somehow.
Knowing that the three old masters were poisoned by him, their Cultivation was so formidable that even if they were poisoned momentarily and somewhat affected, they would be able to detoxify after some time.
He wanted to vent, to overpower these old masters in the face of humiliation, and to defeat them, how could he possibly hold back?
It was just unfortunate that the old masters hadn’t used their full strength against him previously, nor had he used the poisons.
But as time ticked away, he feared changes might occur, and he had to resolve things quickly.
Unexpectedly, these three old masters were quite formidable; clearly poisoned, yet their moves were still so fierce that he couldn’t extricate himself for the moment.
Jiang Tang observed from the outside, knowing that the other three old masters would need saving later, but for now, there was no danger to their lives, and they hadn’t been bested yet, so he held back from intervening.
The other reason he hadn’t made a move was that he noticed one of the powerful Qi presences among the other fifteen, who had started to act.
This action was not him using a Magical Treasure, nor had he discovered and located Ye Tian.
It was him deploying flying Worm Insects, which, sniffing the air for scents, sought the location of someone.
Those tiny flying insects only made a few turns in the air, and if they weren’t such powerful beings, they would not have noticed such small flying Worm Insects, cultivated by someone.
Jiang Tang saw these insects and was reminded of a time when Dugu Yan’er had used Worm Insects surreptitiously to plot against him.
Fortunately, he had the Magical Treasure of the Hell Palace, which sent these insects into the Hell Palace, trapping them within a ring of light.
Dugu Yan’er later repeatedly asked him for the insects, which he never returned, as a way to punish Dugu Yan’er for her attempt against him.
He knew that some people used their cultivated insects to harm and control others.
But if these insects died, it could harm their breeders, so he trapped these toxic insects, preventing them from dying, and spared the need for the insects to enter Hell Palace and harm the creatures there.
He also prevented the insects from breeding inside the Hell Palace; that ring of light completely controlled the reproduction of the insects and kept them from dying.
If the insects entered the Hell Palace and could no longer receive nourishment from their master’s blood, they might just drop off.
Jiang Tang had the worms hibernate, with no need for the worms to die, they couldn’t hurt Dugu Yan’er.
Seeing such familiar flying insects, Jiang Tang understood that there was a powerful ancestor from Dugu Yan’er’s family present, a senior who stealthily made a move against Ye Tian.
Jiang Tang turned to look at Dugu Yan’er among the nine women beside him and the Dugu brothers among the few hundred people.
However, he didn’t speak, since he was still able to control these insects; thus, he quietly scattered the Vitality Flower into the air.
And for those within the barrier, he also sprinkled the scent of the Vitality Flower.
By spreading the scent of the Vitality Flower into the air, Jiang Tang was eliminating the traces of Qi that Ye Tian had previously leaked out, making it impossible for the insects to sniff out Ye Tian’s scent, and thus, they couldn’t locate Ye Tian.
The insects flying in the air initially headed in one direction, but upon detecting the scent of the Vitality Flower, their bodies joyously began to absorb the scent.
Halting in mid-air, they abandoned the search for the target their master had commanded them to find.
“Eh?”
The dozen-odd powerful elders enjoying the show couldn’t fail to notice the shift in the air’s scent; this fragrance felt invigorating to their bodies, which were beginning to show signs of aging.
These elders, who had just been watching the spectacle, used their Cultivation Techniques to frantically absorb the life-invigorating Qi from the air.
Feeling the scent of the flowers being absorbed, they sensed the aging parts of their meridian channels being repaired, and with the addition of this vitality to their Spiritual Energy, their bodies, which hadn’t advanced for decades or even centuries, returned to a youthful state.
The faces of the dozen elderly figures revealed expressions of surprise, not bothering to inquire why there was a scent of Vitality Flowers in the air.
They had never encountered such a floral scent before and didn’t pursue its origin, focusing only on rapidly drawing the Spiritual Energy from the air into their bodies.
The elderly individual who had released the insects could no longer manage them, discovering that the insects were no longer under control, absorbed in the floral scent in the air, and not heeding his commands to seek out the young man.
This senior had no choice but to halt the covert attack temporarily.
Jiang Tang took another look at the four seniors within the barrier; the three previously poisoned seniors had smelled the scent of the flowers.
Thinking it was yet another ploy by Odd Tang involving poisonous gas, they held their breath, but their bodies instinctively absorbed the life-invigorating Qi.
The previously sealed acupoints, as well as the parts of their bodies altered by the poison, were repaired in a brief moment, not only detoxifying them but also leaving them with strengthened bodies in a rejuvenated condition.
These three seniors stopped their actions, sensing that they had encountered a serendipitous opportunity.
They found the presence of the floral scent in the air peculiar and turned to look at the elders who were watching the spectacle; those elders were now in the midst of cultivating.
At this time, they were too occupied to deal with Odd Tang, wishing instead to absorb all the scent of the flowers in the air into their bodies.
With the change in the air, Odd Tang’s face grew furious, not knowing who had disrupted his technique.
The three elders were no longer poisoned and ceased their assault on him.
Odd Tang realized that attempting to contend with the three at this moment would be futile.
He also felt that absorbing the scent of the Vitality Flower was an agreeable experience, his body delightfully refreshed by the fragrance.
Having previously absorbed golden energy, he had already increased the potential for his Cultivation.
Following the confrontation with the three elders, his Spiritual Energy was somewhat compromised.
Although outwardly unscathed, his body had indeed taken some solid hits.
Odd Tang found the scent of the flowers different from the poisonous scent he used, the fragrance providing a wave of comfort and realizing it was beneficial for his body, he too ceased the fight.
For a moment, both inside and outside of the barrier, the old monsters were engaged in cultivation, no longer concerned with the young man.
Jiang Tang’s lips curved into a slight smile in good spirits, already guessing why these old monsters had come.
It might not be Ye Tian who lured them out of their hideouts, but perhaps his own doing.
Of course, Jiang Tang would not forget the several occasions when Immortal Qi had been exposed, which the mighties might have come for.
In his heart, he silently exclaimed, ‘That was close!’