111: The Night Raid on Poison King Peak! You call this deadly poison?

The night was silent, the moon dark, and the wind high.

Inside the Health Preservation Pavilion's Immortal Cave, Gu Yang sat cross-legged on his bed, taking stock of today's gains.

Before him lay dozens of jade bottles, filled with the Waste Pills he had conveniently pocketed during the Grand Competition, along with a few decent-quality finished Medicinal Pills (which were the 'overtime pay' Elder Gu Mu had forced upon him).

"Tsk tsk, this life is even more comfortable than being an overlord in the Chaotic Star Sea."

Gu Yang picked up a red Waste Pill and tossed it into his mouth like a peanut, chewing with a loud crunch.

[Energy +300!]

"It's just that this energy is growing slower and slower."

Gu Yang sighed.

As his Realm stabilized at the First Turn of the God-Demon Golden Body (Early Spirit Transformation Stage), the energy provided by these low-tier Waste Pills was becoming a drop in the bucket. To continue his Breakthrough, he had to find something with more 'kick.'

"Awoo..."

Er Gou, lying at his feet, suddenly rolled over and whimpered uneasily.

Immediately after, it let out a massive sneeze, then, as if drunk, it wobbled and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth and fainting away.

"Hmm? Er Gou?"

Gu Yang was startled and reached out to poke Er Gou's belly.

"Did you eat something bad? That shouldn't be possible, this guy can even digest Profound Iron Essence..."

Just then, Gu Yang's nose twitched slightly.

An extremely faint, almost imperceptible sweet fragrance drifted into his nostrils with the air.

The scent was very light, so light that an ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivator would likely only notice it at the moment of their death from the poison.

But who was Gu Yang?

He was a man who had eaten every herb (and Waste Pill) imaginable, possessing the **[Immunity to Ten Thousand Poisons (Pseudo)]**!

"Who's farting? Why is it so stinky?"

Gu Yang frowned, feeling a slight itch in his throat.

The next second.

Buzz—

The Five Elements Primordial Body within him began to circulate automatically, and a faint green light surfaced on his skin.

The toxic gas he had just inhaled was wrapped and decomposed by this layer of green light before it could spread, finally turning into a wisp of black smoke that puffed out from Gu Yang's ear.

[Attacked by a mixed neurotoxin!]

[Analyzing toxin... Contains Soft Tendon Powder, Soul-Confusing Smoke, Corpse-Rotting Poison...]

[Five Elements Great Millstone rotating... Toxin neutralized!]

[Gained a trace amount of Poison Resistance!]

"Someone is poisoning me?"

Gu Yang's gaze instantly turned cold.

He hated two things most: people stealing his food, and people causing trouble while he was eating.

Just as he was about to get up and investigate.

"Siss..."

An extremely subtle sound of something cutting through the air suddenly rang by his ear.

A transparent flying insect, only the size of a grain of rice, took advantage of Gu Yang's momentary distraction and shot into his nostril like a bolt of lightning!

That was Poison Granny's Natal Gu Insect—the Heart-Eating Gu!

It ignored protective spiritual light, specialized in entering through the seven orifices, and would eat the heart's blood upon entering the body; it was incredibly vicious!

"It's done!"

Outside the cave, Poison Granny, hiding in the shadows, flashed a look of wild joy in her eyes.

As long as the Heart-Eating Gu entered the body, even a Late-stage Spirit Transformation Cultivator would have to obediently follow her commands!

However.

Inside the cave, Gu Yang was only stunned for a moment, then felt an itch in his nose as if something had crawled in, followed by it sliding down his esophagus and into his stomach.

"Gulp."

Gu Yang instinctively swallowed.

Immediately after, his stomach—that terrifying Five Elements Furnace—sensed an intruder and instantly began operating at full power.

The Heart-Eating Gu that had just crawled into his stomach and was preparing to show its Divine Might by devouring his internal organs didn't even have time to open its mouth before it felt the environment change.

How was that a stomach?

It was clearly a meat grinder filled with a Five Elements storm!

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—!!!"

The Heart-Eating Gu let out a desperate scream (though no one could hear it).

The next second.

Crack!

The Five Elements Great Millstone turned mercilessly.

This Natal Gu Insect, which Poison Granny had refined for hundreds of years, was instantly crushed into the most primitive proteins and toxic essences.

[Devoured a high-tier Gu insect (Heart-Eating Gu)!]

[Ingested high-concentration biological toxins... Converting energy...]

[Energy +5000!]

[Gained Trait: Immunity to a Hundred Poisons (Advanced Version)!]

Gu Yang smacked his lips, a strange expression appearing on his face.

"Just now... did I eat a fly?"

"Why did it feel... like it burst?"

"And this taste..."

Gu Yang's eyes lit up.

"It's a bit like those mint popping beads I've had before? Quite refreshing!"

...Outside the cave.

"Pfft—!!!"

Poison Granny's face suddenly turned deathly pale, and she violently spat out a mouthful of black blood. She staggered back, her face full of disbelief.

"My... my Heart-Eating Gu?!"

"Severed?! The connection is severed?!"

"How is this possible?! That was a Gu King capable of biting through top-grade Magic Treasures! How could it be gone just after entering?!"

She hadn't even recovered from her shock yet.

Boom!

The entrance to the cave ahead suddenly exploded.

Amidst flying rubble, a figure with a bare upper body, radiating a suffocatingly malevolent aura, strode out.

Gu Yang stood under the moonlight, his gaze like lightning, instantly locking onto Poison Granny hiding in the shadows of the woods.

"Old woman."

Gu Yang cracked his neck, making a series of loud popping sounds.

"Not sleeping in the middle of the night, and you come here to feed me flies?"

"While the taste was okay, this service attitude... deserves a bad review."

"You... you're fine?!"

Poison Granny looked at the completely unharmed and even more high-spirited Gu Yang as if she were seeing a ghost.

He had been hit by her Sad Crisp Clear Wind and swallowed her Heart-Eating Gu, yet he could still stand there and talk?

"Playing tricks! I don't believe I can't poison you to death!"

A flash of ruthlessness appeared in Poison Granny's eyes.

She slammed her staff onto the ground.

"Ten Thousand Poisons Domain—Open!"

Whoosh—

With her as the center, the flowers, plants, and trees within a hundred-meter radius instantly withered, turning into pools of black water.

A multi-colored poisonous miasma surged up like a tsunami, completely submerging Gu Yang.

This miasma contained acid mists that corroded the Physical Body, toxic smoke that paralyzed the nerves, and even filthy Qi that could defile Magic Treasures.

"Turn into a pool of pus for me!"

Poison Granny screamed shrilly.

The poisonous mist churned, completely swallowing Gu Yang's figure.

However.

A moment later.

From within the thick poisonous mist, the sound of a deep breath suddenly came.

"Inhale—Exhale—"

It was just like a person breathing fresh morning air.

Then, a voice of evaluation came from the mist:

"This flavor... isn't strong enough."

"It's a bit like spoiled sauerkraut soup, not even as spicy as the Waste Pills I ate last night."

Gu Yang was seen strolling leisurely through the poisonous mist. Those poisons, potent enough to corrode gold and stone, had no effect on him other than making his skin appear even more translucent.

He even casually grabbed a handful of poisonous powder and stuffed it into his mouth to taste it.

"Pah, too much of a floury texture, bad review."

"How is it possible... how is it possible..."

Poison Granny completely broke down.

Is this even a human?

He's simply a poison jar come to life!

"Had enough fun yet?"

Gu Yang's figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

The next second, the poisonous mist was brutally torn open.

A large hand shot through the air, ignoring the layers of protective poison shields on Poison Granny's body, and grabbed her by the throat.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Poison Granny was lifted into the air, her feet kicking wildly. No matter how she circulated her poison techniques, hitting Gu Yang's hand felt like scratching an itch for him.

"Old woman, your poison is no good."

Gu Yang leaned in close, revealing his big white teeth.

"But, I see your old bones have been soaking in poison jars for years; you must be well-marinated by now, right?"

"Tell me, if I stewed you, could you poison a dragon to death?"

Poison Granny was scared out of her wits, and her pants became wet.

"Don't! Don't kill me!"

"I am the Peak Master of Poison King Peak! I have money! I have medicine!"

"I have an entire mountain of Poison Herb Gardens!"

"Poison Herb Gardens?"

Gu Yang's movements stopped, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"The kind... with the same flavor as what I just ate?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Even more poisonous! Even more potent!" Poison Granny nodded frantically, selling out her entire estate to save her life.

Gu Yang licked his lips and set her down.

"You should have said so earlier."

"Come on, lead the way."

"That fly just now didn't fill me up. Let's go to your place... for a midnight snack."