19: The poisonous pill can dry up all the blood. Let the master have a taste of it!

Broken Sword Valley was filled with a dense fog that carried Restrictions to block Divine Sense.

Even a powerful Cultivator like Old Daoist Xuanwang found his Divine Sense obscured by the fog.

Everyone who entered Broken Sword Valley, whether a novice Cultivator in the Blood Condensation Realm or Old Daoist Xuan Wang in the Ban Xue Realm, could only rely on their physical eyes to discern their surroundings.

Li Yan, however, squinted his eyes, attempting to observe his surroundings with his Minds Eye.

Detected a large number of shielding Restrictions in this area. Host immune, side effects corrected!

Fog Restriction Correction: Your Minds Eye can see further and more acutely capture movements in the fog.

In that instant, it was like the world opened up!

Li Yan discovered that within the fog of Broken Sword Valley, the range of his Minds Eye's perception had more than doubled.

Originally, with his Blood Condensation Realm Layer Six strength, his Minds Eye could only perceive things within six hundred steps.

In Broken Sword Valley, this range expanded tenfold, allowing him to see directly through to situations within six li!

Everything within six li was now presented with incredible clarity before Li Yan.

Wandering decaying corpses, man-eating Formation traps, treasures left behind by Cultivators.

Everything, absolutely everything, appeared before Li Yan.

It was too clear!

Wherever his Minds Eye swept, he knew it like the back of his hand.

Li Yan could even see several decaying corpses hidden in the Restricted fog, rushing towards them.

Soon, some of the Disciples ahead would be in danger.

Sure enough, several rotten hands reached out from the fog, grabbing onto one of the Disciples. With a shrill scream, that Disciple was dragged into the fog and dismembered.

While others could only see the unlucky Disciple being pulled into the fog, Li Yan could clearly see the entire process.

The decaying corpse possessed immense strength, tearing the person into several pieces in an instant.

He then saw another Disciple step on an Ancient trap, instantly torn apart by a strange force, exploding like a watermelon.

Bang!

Blood splattered, spraying onto the faces of those around, sending shivers down everyone's spines.

In less than ten breaths, three of the scouting Disciples had already died.

The scouting Disciples trembled, truly risking their lives to clear a path for those behind them.

But when they stopped, Old Daoist Xuan Wang formed a hand seal with two fingers, summoning a Flying Sword to rest against the back of their heads.

"No one is allowed to retreat!"

"Broken Sword Valley contains a large number of Magical Artifacts left behind by Ancient Cultivators. If any of you can find one, this Old Man will accept him as a Personal Disciple!"

"Children, if any of you dare to retreat, don't blame this Old Man for disregarding the Master-Disciple bond."

The crooked-eyed Old Dao let out a series of dry laughs.

In the cultivation world, what were Disciples used for?

Look closely, this is how Disciples are used!

Teaching a Disciple starves the Master. Everyone pursues immortality, so why would they waste extra energy on Disciples?

Disciples were consumables, merely beasts of burden to do Old Daoist Xuanwang's bidding.

And under Old Daoist Xuanwang's deceptive words, the Disciples walking in the front ranks took a deep breath.

As long as they could find a Magical Artifact left behind by an Ancient Cultivator, they could live!

Retreat was a dead end; advancing still offered a chance at survival.

The scouting Disciples could only grit their teeth and move forward.

But how could the grand promises Old Daoist Xuanwang made be so easy to achieve?

In less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the scouting Disciples in front either died by the mouths of decaying corpses or accidentally stepped into killing Formations, all perishing in Broken Sword Valley.

Seeing that all ten scouting Disciples had been used up, Old Daoist Xuanwang began calling out names one by one.

"You, Ming Feng, Ming Chi, Ming Zhu, Li Yan..."

Among the second batch of scouting Disciples, Li Yan was prominently listed.

Li Yan maintained a poker face, but his heart was actually filled with excitement.

For others, Broken Sword Valley was shrouded in Restricted fog, but for him, it was like having X-ray vision, completely unobstructed.

Everything within a six-li radius was clearly visible!

This fog, even Old Daoist Xuan Wang couldn't peer through.

His chance had come!

Not far ahead, Li Yan saw a corpse hidden in the fog.

It was the corpse of an Ancient Cultivator; there must be treasures on him!

To the right, there was also a sword stuck in the mud, clearly not an ordinary item at a glance.

In the fog, invisible to others, there were far too many Magical Artifacts left behind by Seniors.

If Broken Sword Valley were likened to an Ancient Tomb, then many tomb raiders had also died here.

Many Cultivators like Old Daoist Xuanwang had tried to find Immortal fortune in Broken Sword Valley, and most had died here.

What was a dangerous forbidden land in others' eyes felt like home to Li Yan.

As long as he found an opportunity, he could immediately slip into the fog when the Old Dao was relaxed, and he would be able to escape Old Daoist Xuanwang's control.

However, he couldn't act rashly just yet; the Old Dao's Flying Sword was still suspended behind him.

If he dared to run, the Old Dao's Flying Sword would undoubtedly cut him down.

Li Yan assessed his surroundings, wanting to use the opportunity to escape the Old Dao's surveillance; he needed to create some distance, at least.

He had to find something to attract the Old Dao first...

For example.

Li Yan, in the fog, pretended to wander aimlessly in front, with the Old Dao's sword suspended above his head.

Suddenly, Li Yan 'accidentally' stepped on a corpse.

As if possessed by an acting Master, Li Yan excitedly shouted, "Master, I found a mummified corpse!"

Saying that, Li Yan began to rummage through the bundle on the mummified corpse, pulling out several bottles of Medicinal Pills from within.

It seemed unintentional, but it was all within Li Yan's calculations.

With that, Li Yan opened a Medicinal Pill bottle and brought it to his nose to sniff.

Detected the host inhaling the scent of the Hundred Blood Withering Poison Pill.

Although Li Yan didn't understand Medicinal Pills, he could use the System's side effect correction to identify the Medicinal Pill's effects.

Just hearing 'Hundred Blood Withering' made him know it wasn't a good thing; consuming it would surely be highly poisonous.

Seeing Li Yan fearlessly sniffing an unknown Medicinal Pill, the Old Dao, Old Daoist Xuanwang, couldn't help but scold him.

"Foolish Disciple!"

"Broken Sword Valley is full of dangers everywhere. How can you casually sniff unfamiliar Medicinal Pills!"

"Some highly poisonous Medicinal Pills, even a single sniff, can cause instant death!"

Facing Old Daoist Xuanwang's reprimand, Li Yan began to play dumb, revealing an innocent smile.

"Master's lesson is right, but when I just smelled this Medicinal Pill, I felt an incomparable fragrance. It should be a great tonic pill left by this deceased Senior."

Upon hearing that it might be an Immortal Pill left by an Immortal, Old Ghost Xuanwang greedily swallowed his saliva.

"Disciple, since it's an Immortal Pill and you found it first, this Master will reward you with one. You eat it and try it out."

The Old Devil was very cunning; he naturally wouldn't test the Medicinal Pill on himself.

After all, these were things left over from Ancient times, all sorts of strange and rare items that even the Old Devil himself had never seen.

If it was poison, letting the Disciple eat it first would result in no loss for him.

If it was a great tonic, the Disciple eating it was as good as Old Daoist Xuanwang eating it.

After all, the original broth returns to the original food; these precious Disciples were his human-shaped Immortal Plants.

"Master, then I'll eat it? Thank you, Master, for bestowing this pill!"

Li Yan unhesitatingly poured out a Medicinal Pill and swallowed it whole.

Detected the host ingesting a High Grade Hundred Blood Withering with extremely strong side effects!

Effect Corrected: Host's blood Qi boils for 12 hours!

Li Yan's blood Qi began to overflow, and his entire being revealed an expression of enjoyment.

Seeing Li Yan's blood Qi surge after consuming it, Old Daoist Xuan Wang was ecstatic: "Disciple, quickly bring the Medicinal Pill here."