Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi-Chapter 116: Detonating the Qianji Yin, Supreme Elder
Tan Yun Mansion, Room Geng.
After pushing the door open, Yang Chan stopped right at the entrance, not going all the way in.
If it were daytime, this situation would have been discovered long ago, but at night, there were fewer people paying attention.
Even with the major commotion just now, most people’s attention had been drawn to the destroyed courtyard, where they were checking on the situation.
Yang Chan, however, felt that his habit of not liking to watch a spectacle wasn’t always a good thing. ’If I had lingered to watch the excitement, I wouldn’t have returned to my room so early.’
’Or if a few injured disciples had been sent over for treatment, I could have used that time to avoid this person in my room.’
Yang Chan spoke with an air of righteousness, but in reality, it was all to save his own life. He didn’t believe a word the man in front of him said. At the same time, he didn’t dare to run, because he had seen how fast this person was.
With his Tier Two Entry Wind-Stepping Technique, he stood no chance of outrunning this man.
There was already a gap in their fundamental strength, and his Body Technique was also inferior. The disparity between them was only growing larger.
So, he didn’t run.
"Kid, you’ve said so much. Aren’t you just trying to stall for time?"
"The Inner Masters in Tan Yun Mansion can’t sense my aura right now. Your plan is going to fail. Now that I’ve recovered some of my strength... well, sorry about this, but it’s time for me to send you on your way!"
"That little contraption in your room injured me. It’s only fair that I take your life to pay for it."
As Shen Yuan spoke, he vanished in an instant.
He had found quite a few healing medicines in Yang Chan’s room and had used them all. Combined with the preparations he already had, he’d managed to recover a bit of strength in that short time. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Just enough to take care of this troublesome kid.
A long standoff would do him no good.
"Is that so? Activate!"
A faint smile played on Yang Chan’s lips. He hadn’t been talking with the man for so long just to chat.
The Qianji Yin needed to slowly permeate the body; the longer, the better.
He had already set up the Qianji Yin in the room. But compared to a potent poison like the Five Poison Powder, Qianji Yin had almost no scent and caused no discomfort.
Yang Chan had noticed it as soon as he entered the room—the air was still suffused with the scent of Qianji Yin. This was perfect for him. He had been nonchalantly talking with the man to get him to speak more, and thus inhale more of it.
When he felt the time was right, he released the poison’s catalyst from his body.
At the same time, he bolted backward.
His speed was also extremely fast.
"Damn it, it’s poison! It’s in all my Five Viscera and Six Viscera! How is that possible?"
Shen Yuan’s palm struck the spot where Yang Chan had just been standing when a sharp pain shot through his body. Before he could even wonder why Yang Chan was so fast, the agonizing pain erupted from within.
This poison was even more severe than the Five Poison Powder he had encountered in Yang Chan’s room earlier.
When the Five Poison Powder had taken effect, he had sensed it quickly and immediately began Tempering his internal organs to expel the toxins.
But now, it was erupting in all his Five Viscera and Six Viscera. If he were at his peak, he could have taken the time to deal with it. However, he was currently heavily injured. His internal organs were already severely damaged, and the medicine he had just taken had only restored a tiny fraction of his health, not healed him completely.
Triggered by this powerful toxin, the intense pain instantly made him collapse to the ground.
"Assassin! There’s an assassin!"
Yang Chan didn’t stick around to check the result; he just started shouting.
He hadn’t expected to kill the Inner Master from the No-Life Evil Cult with just the Qianji Yin. He had only wanted to buy himself a little more time, and with that time, make his escape.
The result was just as he had hoped: the Inner Master was incapacitated.
Meanwhile, his shouts attracted many people, including the unfamiliar Inner Refining Elder he had seen earlier. The man rushed swiftly into Yang Chan’s room.
He naturally wouldn’t give the man another chance to escape. At the same time, Yang Chan noticed that Elder Lü Zhenghai, Medicine Hall Master Gu An, and others had appeared, positioning themselves to prevent any further escape attempts.
Before long, the unfamiliar Inner Master emerged from Yang Chan’s room, dragging a corpse and wearing a strange expression. He glanced at Yang Chan before leaving with Shen Yuan’s body.
It was worth noting that no fierce battle had broken out.
When Gu An and the others saw the corpse in the old man’s hands, they all let out a long sigh of relief. They had finally killed this "Shen Paopao."
The man was ridiculously good at running; he had nearly escaped from their joint attack. That kind of ability was truly unusual, but it also spoke to Shen Yuan’s skill.
"Yang Chan, come with me."
The old man had spoken a few words to Gu An as he passed by before leaving. Gu An, in turn, wore a strange expression as he spoke to Yang Chan.
"Yes, Hall Master."
Yang Chan nodded, guessing what the other man wanted to ask. ’It’s no big deal,’ he thought. ’At most, I’ll have to reveal the existence of a poison like Qianji Yin, but that won’t have a major impact on me.’
’As a Pharmacist, it’s perfectly normal to know how to concoct a few types of poison.’
’It’s also normal that I’d set up some poisons in my room after feeling uneasy upon entering Tan City.’
Gu An led Yang Chan to the White Stone Courtyard, which was also Gu An’s residence.
"The Inner Master from the No-Life Evil Cult tonight was named Shen Yuan. He was one of the first people who came to Tan City to spread the Evil Cult’s teachings. The man is incredibly fast. Several of us laid a trap to kill him tonight, but he nearly managed to escape."
"I never expected he would ultimately die at your hands. This will be counted as a great merit for you. It will be recorded in your Contribution Points, and there will be other rewards as well."
As Gu An said this, he sounded a bit emotional. He’d never imagined that Shen Yuan would die by Yang Chan’s hand.
"What kind of poison did you use in your room? The Supreme Elder said your poison was very interesting."
Gu An continued, his face full of curiosity.
He didn’t ask about Yang Chan’s thought process, but about other details.
"Qianji Yin. It’s a type of mixed poison. Normally, it’s harmless and can settle in the body’s Five Viscera and Six Viscera—it even has some benefits. However, when its catalyst is used, it can instantly erupt with extreme toxicity, making it impossible to defend against."
"Before I came down the mountain this time, I happened to have prepared some and placed it in my room. I didn’t expect this fiend would stumble right into it. So I stalled him for a while, waiting for the poison to take full effect in his body, then detonated it with the catalyst. I’m not clear on what happened after that."
Yang Chan not only answered the question about Qianji Yin but also explained the whole sequence of events to provide some clarification.
Gu An hadn’t asked for details, but Yang Chan felt he needed to provide them to avoid any misunderstandings.
At the same time, Yang Chan was rather surprised. A Supreme Elder had actually come down the mountain for this mission. That was extremely secret information; he never would have expected such a figure to be here.
People of that stature were all quite old, but their Combat Power was also terrifying. No wonder Shen Yuan could only flee from him.
"It’s fine, I was just asking. Since Shen Yuan died because of your poison, you’ll get a share of the credit. You can start thinking about what reward you want to exchange for when you return to the Cyan Yuan Sect."
Gu An’s attitude was very cordial. He had always been optimistic about Yang Chan, and now even more so.
