Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments-Chapter 92 - 89: That Must Be Me

’Exotic poison?’

Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up when he heard this.

But to be safe, he first asked, "I wonder, what is the Hundred Poison Demon’s own cultivation level?"

"Hmph." Liu Zhishan sounded quite disdainful upon hearing the question. "He’s just an Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who took the crooked path of Poison Techniques. He can only bully some Qi Refining juniors."

"If it weren’t for that powerful Demon Soldier of his, I would have crushed him long ago."

’Oh-ho, this has to be me.’

’It’s like this Hundred Poison Demon knew I just reached Foundation Establishment and was short on resources, so he decided to make a delivery right to my doorstep.’

Xiao Chen immediately said, "What a coincidence. I happen to have learned an Antitoxic Secret Technique."

"Since that’s the case, could I ask you, Liu, to open the Array and let me go meet him?"

Liu Zhiyuan hurriedly tried to stop him. "Wait! Xiao, I appreciate your good intentions, but the Hundred Poison Demon’s poison is no small matter. It would be better to wait and plan this out."

’My opportunity is literally at the door, and you’re telling me to wait?’

’No, no, no. I can’t wait for a single moment.’

Xiao Chen patted his chest and assured him, "Don’t worry, friend. I never do things I’m not confident about."

"No matter what Exotic Poison he has, it’s all irrelevant to me."

As he spoke, he had already walked up to the pale blue Array.

Seeing this, Liu Zhishan gritted his teeth and opened the Array. "In that case, I’ll go out with you and provide support."

Xiao Chen asked, confused, "What do you mean? Does this Hundred Poison Demon have helpers?"

Liu Zhishan shook his head. "Not really. He only brought a dozen or so Qi Refining Stage minions."

"Then leave them all to me."

Xiao Chen quickly held out a hand to stop Liu Zhishan from following him.

Stepping out of the Array, he saw a group of Qi Refining cultivators in mismatched Magic Robes, rummaging through chests and cabinets, knocking on walls, and digging in the dirt in a nearby courtyard.

When they saw the Array open, this rabble immediately turned and fled.

Only a skinny cultivator in the distance, wearing a half-flipped Triangle Square Scarf on his head and a turquoise straight robe, looked over at him fearlessly.

At the same time, an obviously aggressive Divine Sense spread wantonly toward him.

"Aiyo, has the Liu Family run out of people?"

The Hundred Poison Demon laughed insolently. "Liu Zhiyuan doesn’t dare to come out himself, so he sent a greenhorn like you out to die."

He feigned ridicule while secretly circulating his Poison Technique, spreading the potent Meteorite Powder poison.

Meteorite Powder was formless, colorless, and odorless. Once inhaled, it would erode a cultivator’s Magical Power and gradually corrode their Meridians.

Xiao Chen took out the Divine Fire Summoning Banner and used his Divine Sense to repel the other party’s Investigation, instantly feeling much more at ease.

Judging from the strength of his Divine Sense, the opponent was also only at the first layer of Foundation Establishment.

While forming a Li Huo Thunder, he tried to fish for information. "Still barking like a mad dog. Who gave you the guts to attack a fellow member of my Li Huo Sect?"

Seeing this, the Hundred Poison Demon laughed inwardly and replied to stall for time, "Li Huo Sect? That’s hilarious. You’re just a bunch of slaves raised under a bandit chief."

"Sooner or later, my Luotian Sect will unify Li State."

"And we’ll turn all you mongrels into slop to feed the pigs."

Xiao Chen ignored his curses and continued preparing the Li Huo Thunder, retorting, "A Tribulation Cultivator like you has the gall to play the victim and call us bandits?"

The Hundred Poison Demon snorted coldly. "Hmph, I’m a Tribulation Cultivator? Back when Ancestor Li Huo came to Li State and seized my Luotian Sect’s Spirit Vein, was he not a Tribulation Cultivator?"

’Something like that happened?’

Xiao Chen had never heard of this before, mainly because there were no such records within the sect.

"HAHAHA!"

The Hundred Poison Demon suddenly burst out laughing. "Kid, you’re already poisoned!"

"How about it? My Meteorite Powder doesn’t feel too good, does it?"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen carefully sensed his body. "You already made your move? Why don’t I feel anything?"

But the Hundred Poison Demon was certain of his victory. "Kid, no need to act tough and pretend nothing’s wrong. Don’t try to be stubborn with me."

"Hurry up and crawl back into your Array. Go on being cowards with your heads in your shells."

Xiao Chen threw out the Divine Fire Summoning Banner with his left hand, and nine Fire Soldiers immediately descended.

He pointed a finger at the Hundred Poison Demon. "Fire Soldiers, heed my command! Kill!"

The Hundred Poison Demon was shocked. Under normal circumstances, his opponent should have already been invaded by his Meteorite Powder and have no strength left to attack.

He hurriedly reached into his robes, pulled out a Jade Bowl, and threw it toward the Fire Soldiers.

The Jade Bowl left his hand, growing larger as it flew. By the time it neared the Fire Soldiers, it was already ten zhang wide.

DONG!

The huge Jade Bowl slammed down, trapping all nine Fire Soldiers inside.

The sounds of clanging and hacking came from within, but it was obvious that this Jade Bowl was a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, extremely sturdy and unafraid of the Fire Soldiers’ attacks.

Xiao Chen pointed again, and another nine Fire Soldiers descended, charging toward the Hundred Poison Demon.

Seeing this, the Hundred Poison Demon took a deep breath.

With a WHOOSH~!, he spat out a full eighteen Poisonous Bees from his mouth.

The Poisonous Bees formed pairs and entangled the nine Fire Soldiers.

Although their poison had no effect on the Fire Soldiers, the relatively clumsy soldiers were no match for the nimble Poisonous Bees.

Xiao Chen pointed at the summoning banner again, and another nine Fire Soldiers descended.

’Why is he using the same move again?’

He pulled a handful of Chicken Beads from his robes, threw them out, and began to rapidly chant a Mantra.

Nine red-and-black poison soldiers immediately appeared and met the Fire Soldiers’ charge.

At this moment, he still thought Xiao Chen was just young and impulsive, forcing himself to engage in Magical Combat for the sake of his pride.

’This young man doesn’t know his own limits. Once the Meteorite Powder enters your Dantian, not even a Golden Core True Man will be able to save you.’

However, when he looked up, another nine Fire Soldiers were descending.

The Hundred Poison Demon finally felt that something was wrong. "How do you still have so much Magical Power?"

Meteorite Powder could effectively obstruct a cultivator’s Magical Power, and a first-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator only had thirty-six Daoist Magical Power.

Logically, in order to suppress the poison, Xiao Chen should only have been able to use the Divine Fire Summoning Banner three times at most.

’Could it be that he’s risking his life just to fight me?’

If that were the case, Xiao Chen was gravely mistaken.

The Hundred Poison Demon waved his hand, took a special Talisman from his Storage Bag, and activated it.

A great mass of cold air, as if from a thousand-year-old glacier, suddenly descended.

It howled past, freezing all nine Fire Soldiers into blocks of ice.

The Hundred Poison Demon gave a savage grin. "Didn’t expect this, did you? I have Tier Two Talismans."

Xiao Chen didn’t say a word. While continuing to condense a Li Huo Thunder in front of him, he pointed his finger again, and another nine Fire Soldiers descended.

The Hundred Poison Demon couldn’t laugh anymore. "Again? How can you have so much Magical Power?"

He gritted his teeth, painfully taking out another Talisman and activating it. Immediately, three zhang-tall clay figures rose to their feet and intercepted the Fire Soldiers.

These special Tier Two Talismans were quite valuable, each costing over a hundred Spirit Stones.

Spirit Farmers were generally poor. Although the Hundred Poison Demon had destroyed a large amount of valuable Spirit Medicine over the past few days, the Spirit Stones he had actually managed to loot weren’t even enough to cover the cost of these two Talismans.

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, nine new Fire Soldiers appeared again.

The Hundred Poison Demon finally realized something was very wrong.

It seemed like only one person had come out to face him, but in reality, it was like an entire army had emerged.

Heaven knows how much Magical Power the opponent still had, or how many more Fire Soldiers he could summon.

Seeing that the situation was turning against him, the Hundred Poison Demon directly took out his Demon Soldier—the Three Talents Life-Taking Bell.