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Chapter 1443 - Chapter 1443 Chapter 708 Dao Chen Pays Respect to the

Chapter 1443: Chapter 708: Dao Chen Pays Respect to the Mountain_2 Chapter 1443: Chapter 708: Dao Chen Pays Respect to the Mountain_2 “In other words,” no matter when, Tang Luo could always retreat to Yuanzhou.

And since beating a snake without killing it only leaves a problem behind, Cao Ziqi was forced to abandon his thoughts of revenge because, try as he might, he couldn’t find a way to kill him.

After all, he did not want to provoke such a formidable enemy for the Lin Clan because of a temporary grudge.

With a self-deprecating smile, Cao Ziqi painfully closed his eyes.

The silent Yinglong battle chariot sped through the wind, reaching the holy mountain of Yiqi in Zhongzhou in just a day and a night.

Having completed his training, Cao Changqing opened his eyes and exclaimed, “Big brother, how did we end up here?”

Ignoring the alarmist question, Cao Daochen slowly drove the Yinglong battle chariot down onto Welcoming Guest Peak of Yiqi holy mountain.

While several herb-picking disciples watched in astonishment, he shouted loudly, “Dao Chen from Beast Taming Sect, paying respects at Medicine God Sect!”

Like a dragon’s chant, the massive sound pierced the heavens, stirring the layered clouds as the waves of sound rolled and exploded above the skies of Yiqi mountain.

The herb-picking disciples on Welcoming Guest Peak turned red-faced with anger when they heard Cao Daochen’s purpose.

Medicine and martial arts are inseparable, and although Medicine God Sect is a top-tier sect of Xiehe focused primarily on medical study with martial arts as a secondary pursuit.

Under normal circumstances, even when sects from Zhongzhou make their formal visits, they wouldn’t choose Medicine God Sect as their first stop, let alone a sacred site like Beast Taming Sect.

After all, who could say they would never fall ill in their lifetime, encountering such an eccentric from the highly respected Medicine God Sect certainly infuriated them.

But as angry as they were, Cao Daochen, following the normal process of paying respects, did not breach any protocols, and after the “visit” wave subsided, an elder from Medicine God Sect came over riding a lucky cloud.

Perhaps the appearance of being ethereal and possessing Dao Bone made him more persuasive, the martial artists from Medicine God Sect, thin and haggard, all had white hair and beards and looked estranged yet carefree.

“Jiang Qinjiao of Baicao mountain, pays respects to Cao traveler.”

The old man alighted from the lucky cloud on Welcoming Guest Peak and greeted Cao Daochen with a bow.

“Dao Chen pays his respects to Elder Qinjiao.”

Cao Daochen returned the bow and went straight to the point, “I have come to honor an old agreement with Brother Tian Long, and I wonder if he’s available.”

Before Jiang Qinjiao could respond, a poisonous cloud surged from within Yiqi mountain, heading straight toward Welcoming Guest Peak.

Seeing this, the herb-picking disciples immediately fled, clutching their baskets of herbs.

Jiang Qinjiao, somewhat helplessly, shook his head and took out a jade bottle from his bosom, handing it to Cao Ziqi and Cao Changqing who had alighted from the chariot, “This is a poison-immunity pill. Please accept it, young masters. If you feel any discomfort later, take one.”

“Cao Poison Dragon, you’ve finally come to find daddy!”

Before the old man finished speaking, a green tornado landed on Welcoming Guest Peak, revealing the sinister and unrivaled traveler of Medicine God Sect.

Yiqi Tian Long, the man named after a centipede, always had a smirk on the left corner of his mouth, but his eyes were as calm as the deep pools of a mountain.

Born in Medicine God Sect, yet only cultivating the art of poison curses and killings, his extraordinary technique combined with his uniquely suited Poison Spirit Body made him the most terrifying traveler ever known in Medicine God Sect.

Although officially a traveler of Medicine God Sect, his uncontrollable poisonous aura made him abhorred by spirits and loathed by gods; his own sect’s brothers and sisters dared not get close, and he had no friends outside.

Yet, Yiqi Tian Long was unconcerned and didn’t want to remedy his poisonous condition; instead, he strengthened his poison abilities by continually cultivating secret arts.

Later, he moved from Yiqi Holy Mountain to live alone in a solitary swamp, becoming the loneliest traveler within the sects of Xiehe.

“Congratulations to Brother Tian Long on the great progress of your poison skill, truly joyous and commendable.”

Cao Daochen, noticing the area around the peak had already turned greenish, politely commented to the newcomer.

“Enough with the nonsense, you’re the Dao Child I’ve been most eager to fight!”

Yiqi Tian Long, who had long been a loner, had a peculiar personality. Hearing Cao Daochen’s niceties, he directly cursed, “Let’s see whether the plants are more poisonous or Poison Dragon is worse!”

With those words, he was about to start a fight, but Cao Daochen raised his right palm to stop him, “Wait, Brother Tian Long. Fighting is naturally possible, but I have another request this time.”

“Hmm?”

Yiqi Tian Long raised his eyebrow, his fighting spirit momentarily fading, “You didn’t just come here to fight?”

“Brother Tian Long, haven’t you always wanted the Poison Dragon’s Saliva?”

Cao Daochen took out a transparent jade bottle from his bosom, filled with a greenish liquid, and said lightly, “If Brother Yinglong wins, this bottle of Poison Dragon’s Saliva will be yours. If Brother Yinglong loses, would you agree to help Daochen with a small favor?”

From the moment Cao Daochen pulled out the jade bottle, Yiqi Yinglong couldn’t take his eyes off it.

In today’s Xiehe, true dragons are all in the hands of the Beast Taming Sect, and those sold outside are all mixed-blood Dragon Beasts.

Even an influence like the Medicine God Sect couldn’t easily get the Poison Dragon’s Saliva from the Beast Taming Sect.

Since the Poison Dragon was a rare variant among dragons, and Yiqi Yinglong’s current study of poisons specifically needed this highest grade of venom as a reference.

However, being the Dao Child of the Medicine God Sect, Yiqi Yinglong was still very rational.

Those who could bargain with the Poison Dragon’s Saliva couldn’t possibly be asking for just a small favor.

Moreover, among all the practitioners in Xiehe, the ones he was least confident about defeating were Xu Lao Ying and Cao Daochen.

The former was immune to all poisons with the Tongming Sword Body, and the latter was simply of the Poison Dragon bloodline; facing these two, he didn’t even have a twenty percent chance of winning.

“Forget it, forget it!”

Yiqi Yinglong shook his head and said, “I don’t have much confidence in winning against you, it’s not worth it!”

His refusal was straightforward and bold, Cao Daochen shook his head with a smile and directly tossed the jade bottle into Yiqi Yinglong’s hands.

“To compete in poison skills, within the duration of one incense stick, whoever decays more withered plants will be the winner! And regardless of the outcome, this bottle of Poison Dragon’s Saliva will belong to Brother Yinglong. As for that small favor, whether you help or not, Brother Yinglong can decide himself. How about it?”

“Is this true?”

Holding the Poison Dragon’s Saliva, Yiqi Yinglong was startled, then very smoothly tucked the jade bottle into his bosom and said boldly, “Elder Jiang Qinjiao, you heard him, right? He forced it on me, I didn’t tarnish the reputation of the Medicine God Sect. You must testify for me!”

With a reluctant nod, the ethereal and solemn Jiang Qinjiao then stepped aside.

Patting the jade bottle in his bosom, Yiqi Yinglong laughed heartily, “Good, good, my study of plant poisons has reached its limit. With this bottle of Poison Dragon’s Saliva, I can start researching the next stage of poison skills. Cao Poison Dragon, you really did a great thing!”

“Let the divine chariot of Yinglong depart from Welcoming Guest Peak.”

Turning to send a message to Cao Ziqi and Cao Changqing, Cao Daochen said lightly to Yiqi Yinglong, “Brother Yinglong, shall we begin?”

“Of course we can!”

Yiqi Yinglong laughed, “But after all, Welcoming Guest Peak is the face of the Medicine God Sect; if we cause the vegetation to no longer grow here, it would reflect poorly on our sect. Why don’t we go over there?”

Pointing at another lone peak covered in snow, Yiqi Yinglong continued, “There’s a medicinal herb garden halfway up the mountain that’s full of poison-resistant, harmful plants. How about we decide the winner using those Poisonous Herbs?”

“As Brother Yinglong wishes.”

The accommodating Cao Daochen nodded.

The two soared into the air and in an instant reached the lone peak pointed out by Yiqi Yinglong.

In a wild valley amidst a tangle of weeds, they found the garden planted with slow-acting poisonous plants.

Colorful mushrooms, weeds bearing bright fruits, and tall plants that looked like wild vegetables but exuded irritating juice from their stems.

In some of the plant mouths, one could even see the corpses of insects and even animals, making it seem like a demon-infected jungle that sent shivers down one’s spine.

But Cao Daochen and Yiqi Yinglong were calm, under the command of Elder Jiang Qinjiao, the two sacred land Heaven Sect practitioners deployed their proud Spirit Arts and began to decay the poison-filled garden.

After one incense stick of time, the two stopped and faced each other from a distance.

“One hundred seventy-six plants!”

Yiqi Yinglong raised his head, declaring his count to Cao Daochen.

“One hundred eighty-five.”

Cao Daochen said lightly, “Brother Yinglong picked too many robust plants, a bit of a miscalculation!”

“Don’t make excuses for me!”

Yiqi Yinglong shouted angrily, “I lost, so I lost. What favor do you want me to do for you?”