My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 225 - 0225: Using You as an Antidote

Chapter 225: Chapter 0225: Using You as an Antidote

"Indeed, there is such a thing; it was that boy selling elixirs who mentioned it."

Long Duba dared not conceal anything.

After hearing this, Xin Badao fell silent for a moment, then looked at Long Duba and said, "Why don’t you give it a try?"

"Me, try?"

Long Duba immediately shook his head, "The Detoxification Pills are all gone; if I try, wouldn’t that be a death sentence? Sect Leader, this joke is too much."

Chu Batian also spoke up, "That’s right, nephew Long has always risked his life for the Sect; Sect Leader cannot use him for testing elixirs."

However, Xin Badao simply smiled lightly and said, "You’re all afraid of such a small matter. It seems your cultivation is not strong enough. Well, as the Sect Leader, I should do it myself."

"No, Sect Leader, you must not take such a risk."

Yan Dujiu immediately advised, "The Myriad Poison Pill is extremely toxic, and although the Sect Leader’s cultivation is profound, there is still the possibility of accidents."

"Indeed, Sect Leader, I think it’s better to just grab someone from outside and have them try the poison."

Long Duba also started to advise against it.

Chu Batian, however, said nothing. He and Xin Badao had never been in agreement; if the other wanted to test the poison, he would not stop him.

"Catching someone would take too much time."

Xin Badao shook his head and said, "Rest assured, I wouldn’t try the elixir recklessly without certainty."

"But Sect Leader..."

Yan Dujiu still wanted to persuade him, but Xin Badao already interrupted him.

"Bring a Myriad Poison Pill here."

With an authoritative tone, Xin Badao commanded, and Yan Dujiu did not dare to object, so he went inside to fetch the pill.

Once the Myriad Poison Pill was brought to him, Xin Badao didn’t think twice and immediately popped it into his mouth, leaving everyone around him dumbstruck.

A moment later, sweat began to bead on Xin Badao’s forehead, and he said with difficulty, "Truly formidable, this Myriad Poison Pill that you have concocted, Yan Dujiu, is not bad at all."

"Sect Leader, you should not have tested the poison on yourself."

Yan Dujiu said worriedly.

"No matter, this poison cannot bother me for now."

Xin Badao found a bench, sat down cross-legged, and began to cultivate to suppress the poison.

Long Duba and Mei Dufeng, among others, were quite surprised to see this. Sect Leader Xin’s strength was indeed extraordinary; the formidable Myriad Poison Pill couldn’t affect him for the time being when Mei Dufeng had almost instantly been tortured to the brink of death after ingesting it. Comparing the two, the difference in their abilities was clear.

"All right, bring me some flour to try; I want to see if this antidote is really made of flour."

Xin

Badao said, his expression still filled with pain.

Yan Dujiu did not dare to delay and immediately had a disciple fetch flour. Minutes later, they brought back over ten kinds of flour, ranging from the cheap to the expensive and from domestic to imported; every kind was available.

"Try them one by one."

Xin Badao instructed.

Yan Dujiu quickly used a spoon to put the flour into Xin Badao’s mouth. After a short while, with more than ten varieties of flour ingested, Xin Badao felt the poison acting up even more fiercely with no signs of abating.

"The flour is useless; no need to test any further."

Xin Badao once again gathered all his Martial Energy to suppress the intense poison in his body.

Chu Batian stood to the side, harboring ill intentions. This was the moment when Xin Badao was most vulnerable. Should he make his move? And if it was a ploy to provoke him into acting, wasn’t he just giving Xin Badao a reason to eliminate him?

Considering this, the cautious Chu Batian, like an old fox, slowly reined in the energy within his body, completely concealed his murderous intent, and instead took an interest in the origin of the antidote.

"Discuss that lad’s background and see if there’s a possibility he’s a disciple from some other Poison Dao sect."

Chu Batian asked Long Duba and Mei Dufeng.

Long Duba shook his head, "Uncle Chu, the boy is young, but his martial arts are not bad, he’s about as strong as me. He attended the auction, and there was an older person with him, seeming to act as a bodyguard escorting him."

"What’s the background of that person, do you know?"

Chu Batian asked with a furrowed brow.

"He’s from the Dark Group."

Mei Dufeng immediately said, "As for that lad, he shouldn’t be some detoxification expert, that Detoxification Pill could well be something he stumbled upon somewhere by chance."

"Hmm."

Chu Batian nodded, "If he’s as young as you say, it’s unlikely he’s capable of detoxification; after all, without a long period of cultivation in the Poison Dao, it’s impossible to even begin, let alone concoct such a powerful Detoxification Pill."

"It’s no good, I can’t suppress the poison any longer."

All of a sudden, Xin Badao shouted, his face undergoing a change, turning an inky black, showing the complete eruption of the poison, spreading throughout his body.

"Think of something, quick!"

Chu Batian yelled at Yan Dujiu.

Yan Dujiu looked at the changes in Xin Badao’s complexion, and said with frustration, "The antidote for the Myriad Poison Pill hasn’t been developed yet, I’m powerless."

By now, Xin Badao could no longer speak, as he continued to suppress the poison in his body. But the poison from the Myriad Poison Pill was like a rampaging bull, ceaselessly struggling and wreaking havoc within him, causing excruciating pain. If not for his profound cultivation, he would’ve already been foaming at the mouth, convulsing and dead.

"You said the main ingredient of the detoxification pill was flour and there was something else, what was it?"

Chu Batian asked.

"It’s blood."

Yan Dujiu said, "It’s human blood, not much, but it’s indeed there."

"Alright, then add some blood to the flour immediately and test it."

Chu Batian ordered.

His disciples quickly complied, squeezing a bit of blood into the flour. Looking at the bloody lump of dough, Xin Badao couldn’t care less, and he gulped it down, inwardly regretting his stubbornness which had led to this wretched state.

After swallowing the blood-mixed dough ball, everyone watched Xin Badao closely, but a few minutes later, his complexion was still as black as ink, his face contorted in agony, showing no signs of the poison lessening.

"No use."

Yan Dujiu carefully examined Xin Badao’s body, then said dejectedly.

"Hurry and think of a way to save the Sect Leader."

Although Chu Batian secretly wished for Xin Badao’s demise, he still shouted this at the time.

At this moment, Xin Badao could no longer hold back; his body began to tremble, with beads of sweat constantly emerging on his forehead, and a foul, fishy smell emitting from his body.

The poison from the Myriad Poison Pill had completely broken out, reaching deep into his organs. Though he had profound cultivation and could temporarily suppress the poison, once he could no longer hold it back, his time would come to an end in the Netherworld.

The crowd was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, wracking their brains but unable to come up with a solution until Yan Dujiu, struck by a sudden inspiration, looked at Mei Dufeng and asked:

"Did you just say, as long as you take a Detoxification Pill, the poison can be neutralized within a day?"

"Yes."

Mei Dufeng, confused, nodded.

"Good, we’ll use you to detoxify the Sect Leader."

Yan Dujiu looked at Mei Dufeng, his eyes flickering.

"Use me?"

Mei Dufeng cried out in alarm, "Yan Dujiu, have you gone mad?"