Chapter 669 - 66: Clash of Ascendants_2

The eye sockets had long since dried up, resembling a skeleton.

"Senior brother, I have already realized my mistakes and have been tormented for most of my life. Today counts as liberation."

"Hua~"

The moment the old physician revealed his true form, everyone in the Immortal City gasped.

Even those who knew of his poisoning back when he came to Funiu Mountain, like True Man Fengyin, couldn’t help but feel a tremor in their hearts.

It spoke volumes about the torment he had endured all these years.

Yet, judging from his words, it seemed that the poison was administered by his senior brother.

And it was the old physician who was at fault initially back then.

"Hahaha, old poison, have you truly realized your mistakes? Someone like you, even if dead and reduced to ashes, could never truly repent. Come, let me see if you’ve made any progress over these years." The ethereal voice remained unmoved.

Before the words fell, the old physician’s face suddenly transformed from one of sorrow to one of aggression, his hands striking forward without warning.

A light green haze appeared a few meters in front of him, clashing with the previously empty void, forcing out a layer of inky poison powder.

"You are not my senior brother!"

The next moment, a trace of delight flashed across the old physician’s face as he looked sharply towards the sky.

"Who are you?" His voice grew more confident.

"Heh, I’m just here to fulfill an old friend’s last wish." The previously ethereal voice in mid-air suddenly turned youthful and mocking.

The old physician exhaled slowly: "Dead? Hahaha, did he really die before me? Indeed, that saying is true."

"Boy, by hierarchy, you should call me Uncle Master. What, are you planning to commit treason and murder your ancestors?"

The ethereal voice lightly spat: "Pah, who do you think you are? Moreover, I already have a master, and I never acknowledged that guy as my teacher."

The old physician’s face showed suspicion: "Never acknowledged him? How did you receive the ’Celestial Doctor Scripture’ then?"

"Because of my unparalleled talent, that guy begged to teach me. How’s that? Haha, compared to you who couldn’t attain it even through treachery, I got it reluctantly. Isn’t it unbalanced?"

"Hmph! You little thief! What I want, I will definitely get!" The old physician exploded with fury, the light green haze around him turning into surging black mist.

"I’ll be waiting for you!" The youthful voice gradually faded into the distance.

The old physician glanced back at the Funiu Mountain, where he had lurked for a century, then resolutely chased after.

"Could that person be the young Poison King who became famous in the Medicine God Valley a few years ago?"

"It’s said he’s not from our domain; he seems to hail from the Celestial Cyan Domain."

"Indeed, he received the true inheritance from the Supreme Elder of Medicine God Valley. It is said the ’Celestial Doctor Scripture’ is a legacy of the Western Ten Thousand Poison Sect, unmatched in medicine and poison."

Watching the old physician leave, the crowd began to chatter.

Li Ji’an stood in a pavilion at the Dao Field, a faint, inexplicable smile appearing on his face.

Who would have thought that visiting Funiu Mountain, he would encounter his two disciples from a previous life?

And both of them had achieved such accomplishments.

At least on the surface, both were no less than his current self.

"The ’Celestial Doctor Scripture’? I must have that kid pass it on to me." He chuckled internally, filled with anticipation.

His medical skills were only at the Second Tier, gifted by Doctor Bai. Despite his prior attempts, his talent in medicine was quite promising.

With each Rejuvenation, he hoped to refine this skill further.

However... he was still a little worried if Xu Xiaochun was truly a match for the old physician.

After all, he only had Fake Pill cultivation, while the old physician was once a late-stage Core Formation Ascendant.

Although his magical power had since regressed to the early-stage True Core level, he was still an old master of poison craftsmanship, and Xu Xiaochun might not withstand it.

Thinking of this, Li Ji’an looked further away at the two sword cultivators who had battled across a hundred rounds.

Though Jiuyou True Man’s sword techniques were ever-changing, his Sword Intent was inferior to Zou Qi’s. After his initial advantage, he was now showing signs of decline.

The most critical point was, Ning Sujin’s Primordial Spirit Sensing revealed two middle-stage Core Formation cultivators lurking nearby, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

After a brief contemplation, he sent a message to Zou Qi.

"Senior brother, long time no see."

After countering Jiuyou’s most notorious Drunken Sword Technique, Zou Qi had lost much interest in the duel.

But now, his Sea of Consciousness was suddenly stirred by a voice both familiar and strange.

"Ping’an?" Zou Qi responded with delight after effortlessly deflecting a sword light.

"Senior Brother, now is not the time to reminisce. I wonder if First Senior Brother can withstand that old poison king?" Li Ji’an spoke tersely.

"Haha, rest assured, Ping’an. First Senior Brother has received the true inheritance of the Medicine God Valley. When it comes to using poison, not just in the Yellow Heaven Domain, but even across the Eastern Four Domains, no one can match him." Zou Qi had great confidence in Xu Xiaochun.

"That’s good... Be careful, Senior Brother." Just then, another sword light shot forth, and Li Ji’an timely warned.

Afterward, he did not interrupt Zou Qi’s sword duel.

It was evident that Zou Qi and Xu Xiaochun had already reunited in the Yellow Heaven Domain, which put Li Ji’an at ease.

"Moo~" Suddenly, the sound of an old bull echoed abruptly.

Just now, Xu Xiaochun’s use of poison had permeated the grand array, resulting in numerous casualties among the cultivators within, and the array’s defensive strength weakened instantly. After a fierce assault from outside, the grand array was in dire straits.

Soon after, the Cyan Ox swiftly emerged from the core dao field, appearing above the Immortal City.

"Moo~" With a bellow from the ox, tornados rose outside the array, causing the invading cultivators to topple over.

The grand array, on the brink of shattering, managed to gain time for repairs.

"Niu Ancestor!" The cultivators in the city immediately bowed respectfully to the cyan ox in the sky.

True Man Fengyin breathed a long sigh of relief. Unaware of his master’s and Niu Ancestor’s situation, he feared mishaps. The appearance of Niu Ancestor now eased his concerns greatly.

The Cyan Ox ignored the cultivators within the city, its large ox eyes glaring intently at a spot outside the array.

"Ha~ That a beast dare act so audaciously at our Human Race’s Spirit Vein Dao Field is truly laughable." A ripple appeared on the spot outside the array where the Cyan Ox was gazing, followed by the emergence of a tall woman with three thousand strands of silver hair cascading like a waterfall to her waist, her graceful figure shrouded in an ice-crystal-tight robe.

"Cold Jade Ascendant!"

This was precisely the Ice Soul Pavilion Pavilion Master whom True Man Fengyin had anticipated would certainly arrive.

"Moo!" The Cyan Ox snorted fire through its nostrils, glaring at Cold Jade Ascendant: "Wretched woman, the old ox will surely trample you underfoot as my mount!"

"Humph, you shaggy beast, daring to disrespect the Human Race before even transforming. Truly you’re asking for death. I’ll be waiting right here for you." Cold Jade Ascendant’s lips curled in a provocative smirk.

"Moo~" The Cyan Ox was fuming, looking ready to charge out.

"Ancestors, calm your fury, do not fall for it!" True Man Fengyin anticipated such a scenario and had already stationed himself at the edge of the grand array, flying up immediately to personally restrain the Cyan Ox.

Funiu Mountain’s greatest reliance, apart from the grand array, was the Cyan Ox and the Funiu Ascendant.

As long as they remained within the array, they could fend off ascendant-level attacks on the array.

If enticed out, and with another ascendant attack, Funiu Mountain would be in peril.

"Moo~ the old ox is not foolish." The Cyan Ox swiftly regained composure, casting a disdainful glance at Cold Jade Ascendant outside the array.

Cold Jade Ascendant’s face, already cold as ice, grew even frostier in expression.

Without saying more, she pointed with a single hand, an ice spike shot forth from her fingertip, rapidly growing in the wind, transforming into a towering ice pillar as it reached the array.

The immense imposing force it carried caused a pallor to spread among those inside the array, prompting them to retreat quickly.

"Moo~" With a rough bellow, the Cyan Ox unleashed a fireball from its nostrils to meet it.

Before the ice spike could touch the array, it was enveloped in the fireball.

It transformed into scattered ice crystals, clinking and clattering against the array, its force reduced by ninety percent.

Not only did it fail to damage the array, but it also scattered the attackers aiming to break the array.

"Wretched woman, try that again!" The Cyan Ox jeered from within the array.

Cold Jade Ascendant’s face remained icy as she disdainfully snorted: "Since they wish to act as cowards, let us not hold back any longer, forcefully break the array!"

"Precisely my intention!" As her words fell, a burly figure descended from the heights outside the array.

"Xiaoxiang Hall Master!"

"He actually came!" True Man Fengyin was taken aback by the newcomer.

The Xiaoxiang Hall had always been restrained by the Joyful Union Sect. They sought to reach for Funiu Mountain precisely to break free of the Joyful Union Sect’s constraints.

One would have thought that the ascendants would dare not leave easily, yet here they prioritized their arrival.

This naturally aroused True Man Fengyin’s worries.

Yet what shook him to his core was that as the Xiaoxiang Hall Master descended, another ascendant presence manifested not far from him.

"Three Ascendants!"

"Quick, summon the Shanyuan Honored Guest!" Before True Man Fengyin could react, the elders of Funiu Mountain were already in a restless hurry.

In this situation, even if Funiu Ascendant were to come out, they would surely be unable to hold back.