Chapter 1333: Chapter 1319: Flustered and Exasperated

“A dying man, and yet you want to meddle in my affairs?”

Xiao Yi glanced up and down at Li Zheng, then spoke indifferently.

As soon as these words were spoken.

Li Zheng, who had originally harbored goodwill towards Xiao Yi and intended to win him over, became extremely displeased.

His attempt to breakthrough to the Peak of Earth Revered Realm had failed, leaving him frustrated beyond measure.

Seeing Xiao Yi so powerful at such a young age, he wanted to win him over. But now, Xiao Yi’s words implied he was nearing death, how could Li Zheng not be furious?

Huang Xi and Wang Baiyi exchanged a glance, feeling nothing but ecstasy: “This kid really doesn’t know how to measure his life!”

“He dares to say that the Patriarch Li’s days are numbered, hahaha, this is like an old star eating arsenic to find death!”

Earlier, Xiao Yi had silenced the two of them with a single word.

They didn’t dare approach.

This caused the two renowned individuals to lose all face.

Only because of Xiao Yi’s formidable strength, they dared not speak up.

But now…

They could personally watch Xiao Yi be slain by Li Zheng, thus avenging themselves!

Li Zheng’s face turned grim, his eyes sharp as a blade stared at Xiao Yi, enunciating each word: “Young man, do you know my status? Daring to curse me, do you know the consequences?”

“Curse?”

Xiao Yi looked puzzled, “The dignified ninth level of the Earth Venerate Realm, yet you are unclear about your own physical condition?”

“Hmm?”

Li Zheng was stunned.

He instinctively wanted to punish this arrogant and ignorant junior, but seeing Xiao Yi’s determined expression, he hesitated, furrowing his brow and asked: “What do you mean? What could be wrong with my body?”

Xiao Yi said calmly: “Within the month, did you take some kind of pill and failed to break through to the Peak of Earth Revered Realm?”

Li Zheng’s face darkened slightly, as this was the last thing he wanted to hear, but he didn’t deny it: “Yes, however, this matter is known by everyone interested in Qinglong City, anyone could find out with a little inquiry…”

Xiao Yi smirked slightly: “But no matter how interested they are, they certainly wouldn’t find out… within this month after failing the breakthrough, every night at midnight and noon, your internal organs feel a severe burning sensation, and this feeling should be growing stronger. Now, at these two times, you should be sealing your perception with divine sense to barely endure it, right?”

Gasps!

Li Zheng took a cold breath.

His symptoms over the past month were indeed as Xiao Yi had described, without a single error.

He even consulted Zhuge Qingsong, the best pill master in Qinglong City, and was told the failure damaged his organs, saying: “Although I don’t know where you heard these secretive things, this is just a side effect of breakthrough failure, a normal reaction…”

“Normal reaction?”

Xiao Yi sneered, “I think you won’t shed tears until you see the coffin! This is clearly…”

Before finishing.

A sharp sound of something breaking through the air suddenly came from the void.

Shortly after…

A figure flew swiftly from a distance, landing instantly between Xiao Yi and Li Zheng.

The newcomer wore a long cyan robe.

A golden-thread embroidered Pill Furnace pattern was on the chest of the robe, with hair falling like a ethereal sage. The arrival made Li Zheng and others respect him greatly: “Master Zhuge!”

“Master Zhuge!”

Both Huang Xi and Wang Baiyi saluted respectfully.

The dignified head of the Zhuge Clan, Zhuge Qingsong!

The cultivation at the Peak of Earth Revered Realm, and Qinglong City’s top pill master!

Even the city lord’s mansion was extremely wary of the Zhuge Clan.

Zhuge Qingsong uttered a sound, his indifferent gaze swept over Xiao Yi, a faint killing intent flashed deep in his eyes, his serene and immortal demeanor coldly spoke: “Young man, having such power at your age, your fortune is indeed remarkable. But, you carry too much killing intent, if I let you wander the world freely, you will bring endless calamity to Qinglong City. Follow me back to the clan, and let me refine the formidable killing intent on you, returning peace to the world!”

While saying this.

Zhuge Qingsong’s palm emitted an ancient and profound light from a fist-sized yellow tower, intending to suppress Xiao Yi.

But at this moment…

Xiao Yi’s voice caused his actions to suddenly halt: “Are you in such a hurry to attack me because you’re worried I’ll reveal that you handed a toxic pill to the Patriarch Li behind you?”

“…”

Zhuge Qingsong’s eyes twitched sharply.

He was secretly observing.

Upon hearing Xiao Yi about to reveal the Earthly Hua Elixir incident, he immediately made a move.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi still spoke it out.

Li Zheng’s face changed dramatically, stepping past Zhuge Qingsong, looking at Xiao Yi with disbelief: “What did you say? You said the pill that Zhuge gave me was toxic?”

“Li Zheng, don’t listen to his nonsense, letting him confuse your mind. I’ve known you for thousands of years, how could I harm you?” Zhuge Qingsong declared righteously.

Li Zheng’s face showed struggle.

He truly didn’t want to believe this.

But…

He was supposed to secure a breakthrough to the Peak of Earth Revered Realm, yet he failed.

And the symptoms Xiao Yi mentioned appeared.

He had no choice but to doubt!

“Nonsense?”

Xiao Yi glanced at Zhuge Qingsong, with a mocking smile, “You claim to be Qinglong City’s top alchemist, you won’t tell me you don’t know the difference between taking Earth Destruction Elixir and a failed breakthrough, right?”

Earth Destruction Elixir?

How does he know I used this pill?

Zhuge Qingsong’s face showed a look of disbelief.

At this point…

Li Zheng believed fifty percent, glaring at Xiao Yi: “Young brother, do you have evidence for this?”

“The Earthly Hua Elixir, can increase the success rate of Earth Venerate Realm breakthroughs by thirty percent, even if failed, at most you lose a realm, with proper recovery it’s fine. But the Earth Destruction Elixir is different, it not only fails to increase the success rate but also heightens the chance of failure during breakthrough. Once failed, the toxicity of the Earth Destruction Elixir actually activates, corroding your organs…”

Xiao Yi said confidently, “If you don’t believe, you can now open your chest and see if your organs have grown mold!”

Open the chest.

To ordinary people, this means certain death.

But for someone at the Earth Venerate Realm, it’s just minor injuries!

Li Zheng had no hesitation, condensing his finger into a sword, with a swift slash he cut open his chest, pulling fiercely. Blood sprayed wildly, and promptly he saw mold covering his organs!

Bang Bang Bang!

Li Zheng retreated several steps, his face filled with boundless resentment, staring at Zhuge Qingsong: “Zhuge Qingsong, how do you explain this?”

Zhuge Qingsong’s face was grim.

He hadn’t expected Xiao Yi would see through Li Zheng’s use of the Earth Destruction Elixir.

The Zhuge Clan had always been the leader of this faction, the sole top family.

Dominating everything!

If Li Zheng reaches the Peak of Earth Revered Realm, this faction would have two top families, then who leads and who follows? It was for this reason that Zhuge Qingsong gave him the Earth Destruction Elixir.

Not only Li Zheng…

Even before, two ninth-level Earth Venerate Realm experts from this faction fell to poison, dying mysteriously.

If all went normally.

Li Zheng could also be silently disposed.

Who knew Xiao Yi would appear halfway and expose everything.

Though the truth was already clear.

The evidence right there.

But Zhuge Qingsong couldn’t admit it!

Otherwise, who would dare to follow the Zhuge Clan afterward?

This boy must die!

“Arrogant fool, I don’t know what methods you used to deceive Li Zheng to frame me, but daring to tarnish my name, not even the king of heaven can save you today, prepare to die…”

Angered to the extreme, Zhuge Qingsong coldly snorted, the tower in his hand directly smashed towards Xiao Yi’s head…