"Long Xingyun, go to the duty room. I'll examine your injuries!" Cheng Xiaofan said to Long Xingyun.
Entering the duty room, Cheng Xiaofan pulled aside the clothes on Long Xingyun's right shoulder and glanced at the deep claw marks, a look of shock crossing his face.
They didn't look like human hands at all.
They were clearly the marks of a beast's claws!
Around the claw marks, the flesh was black, indicating the presence of potent poison.
Several of Long Xingyun's ribs were also shattered.
Cheng Xiaofan was well aware of Long Xingyun's martial prowess. According to their cultivation system for ancient martial arts practitioners, he should have reached the fifth level of the Innate Realm.
In the past two days, Cheng Xiaofan had surveyed Nanshan Lake multiple times. Among the cultivators he had encountered, many had entered the Innate Realm, but the highest level was only the fourth.
It could be said that ordinary people would not dare to challenge Long Xingyun.
It was precisely for this reason that Cheng Xiaofan felt at ease entrusting Nanshan Lake to Long Xingyun's management, and he himself had led Shen Ruobing and the others into the primeval forest behind the mountain.
He had not expected such a thing to happen in just half a day.
What was the background of that old man surnamed Mo?
As soon as he arrived at Nanshan Lake, he directly demanded the Dragon Fish?
It could be said that the Dragon Fish, which had undergone a magnificent transformation from its original form as a yellow-cheeked fish, was entirely created by Cheng Xiaofan. Now, someone had inexplicably appeared, attempting to snatch the Dragon Fish from him. Was that even possible?
"Long Xingyun, swallow these two Dragon Pills first!" Cheng Xiaofan took out a bottle of Dragon Pills from his space, retrieved two, and gave them to Long Xingyun.
After Long Xingyun consumed the two pills, Cheng Xiaofan continued, "Lie down on the bed. I'll give you acupuncture immediately. Combined with the medicinal effects of the Dragon Pills, it will expel the poison from your body."
The detoxifying power of the Dragon Pills was incredibly potent.
At Nanshan Lake, when some cultivators were bitten by venomous snakes, Cheng Xiaofan needed only one pill to help them eliminate the toxins.
However, the poison that had entered Long Xingyun's body was no ordinary potent poison. The Dragon Pills alone could not completely expel it; acupuncture was needed to assist.
Cheng Xiaofan could see that Long Xingyun's entire right shoulder had reached a state of numb pain.
It had to be said that Long Xingyun was a true man. He had used his internal energy to seal off half of his body, refusing to utter a single sound of pain, for fear of worrying Jiang Xueyan.
It was fortunate that Cheng Xiaofan had returned relatively quickly. Had he been half an hour later, Long Xingyun's entire right arm would have been completely crippled.
After Long Xingyun lay down on the bed, Cheng Xiaofan immediately took out the Shennong Needles and, with a series of swift movements, inserted them all around his right shoulder.
Then, he flipped his right palm, and a green light emerged from his palm, completely covering the thirteen Shennong Needles.
*Ding!*
The thirteen Shennong Needles immediately began to rotate.
Before long, the blackness on Long Xingyun's right shoulder transformed into a black liquid, which seeped out from the pores of his skin.
A foul odor immediately filled the air.
Cheng Xiaofan quickly twitched his nose. After smelling the odor several times, his mind received immediate feedback.
Was this human saliva?
However, it was the saliva of a dead person.
It was said that when most people took their last breath, a drop of saliva would form on their tongue, containing a potent poison.
The toxins refined using this saliva, when injected into the human body, were virtually incurable in this world.
Fortunately, Cheng Xiaofan possessed the Dragon Pills he had refined, along with the assistance of the Shennong Needles. What poison could not be expelled?
It was truly unimaginable!
Could it be that the old man surnamed Mo usually dealt with dead people?
Otherwise, where would he have collected so much saliva from the tips of dead people's tongues to refine such a rare and potent poison?
Cheng Xiaofan didn't have time to ponder further. After expelling the toxic liquid, he waved his hand and retrieved the thirteen Shennong Needles.
"Xueyan, help Long Xingyun to the bathroom to wash up and change his clothes. I'll treat his severe chest injury next!" Cheng Xiaofan immediately instructed Jiang Xueyan.
Within this duty room, there was not only a bedroom but also a bathroom, fully equipped with all the necessary household appliances.
Long Xingyun was extremely weak after the toxin had been expelled, and coupled with several broken ribs in his chest, even the strongest man could not endure it.
Jiang Xueyan immediately helped Long Xingyun to the adjacent bathroom.
While this was happening, Cheng Xiaofan released spiritual energy from his palm, thoroughly filtering the thirteen Shennong Needles.
In fact, even when the Shennong Needles pierced any highly toxic substance, they would not retain any toxins or impurities.
However, thinking of the old man surnamed Mo, who had used the poison of a dead person on Long Xingyun, he felt a psychological revulsion.
That old man surnamed Mo was too vicious!
His attack was clearly intended to kill Long Xingyun.
And he wanted to use Long Xingyun's death to deter Cheng Xiaofan, forcing him to comply and hand over the Dragon Fish from Nanshan Lake.
Clearly, this old man was not skilled in underwater combat.
Otherwise, he would have already dived into the water to capture the Dragon Fish.
A moment later, Jiang Xueyan emerged, supporting Long Xingyun.
"Master, I am truly useless. As soon as I arrived at Nanshan Lake, I caused you trouble!" Long Xingyun said apologetically.
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and replied, "Since you call me Master, don't say such polite words. Take two more Dragon Pills, and I'll give you acupuncture again!"
He used his clairvoyant vision to examine Long Xingyun's broken ribs again. The sight was gruesome. For an ordinary person, the pain would have been unbearable, leading them to cry out in agony.
A promising disciple!
He had a bit of a master's demeanor!
Long Xingyun swallowed two more Dragon Pills and lay down on the bed again.
*Whoosh!*
Cheng Xiaofan released his grip, and the thirteen Shennong Needles in his hand transformed into a golden light, once again inserting themselves all around the area of Long Xingyun's chest.
He then covered the Shennong Needles with spiritual energy.
With the power of the Dragon Pills augmenting the process, the spiritual energy channeled through the Shennong Needles immediately began to repair the fractured bones.
Sinuous strands of pale green light entwined the broken bones, like a welder at work, and at a visible rate, the fractured bones rapidly fused together.
Half an hour later!
"Alright, you can get up from the bed now. Move around and see how you feel!" Cheng Xiaofan withdrew the Shennong Needles from Long Xingyun, his face beaming with a smile.
Long Xingyun said with a grin, "No need to move, I already feel completely back to normal!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped off the bed and performed a set of martial arts in the duty room. His movements were as fluid and seamless as running water, without any trace of sluggishness.
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and chuckled, "It seems you've recovered quite well!"
He then took out two bags of Golden Tea from his space, placing them on the table. "Long Xingyun, this is Golden Tea that I'm giving to you and Jiang Xueyan. This tea is also known as Cultivation Tea. Besides from me, you won't find such a tea anywhere else in the world."
"Drinking this tea regularly will be incredibly beneficial for your continued breakthroughs in cultivation in the future!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Upon hearing this, Long Xingyun said excitedly to Jiang Xueyan, "Xueyan, quickly boil a pot of water. Let's brew a cup and drink it first!"
"What Master gives us is definitely a rare treasure of the world!"