Chapter 734: Chapter 734

The white smoke rapidly spread, enveloping everyone in the hall so that no one could escape in time. However, most people held their breaths as soon as the smoke appeared, knowing full well that holding their breath was the best way to avoid the poisonous fumes.

Despite that, the crowd soon felt that the situation was not as they had anticipated. Although most people had held their breaths, they distinctly felt their strength rapidly draining away, and soon, everyone ran out of energy and collapsed one after another.

"What's going on here?"

"Big Brother, Big Brother..."

People from both Sha Men and the Shen Family exclaimed, each deeply shocked, suspecting that it might be the other party's doing.

"What the hell, Shen Family! What the hell, Martial Arts Holy Land of the Southern Six Provinces, to actually use poison, such despicable tactics, aren't you ashamed!" the Right Protector roared angrily, his strength substantial yet he could hardly keep steady, stumbling and falling to the ground.

"Blood-Sealed Throat, don't you dare play the blame game before us," Shen Da, also lying on the ground, immediately shouted back angrily, "This is clearly a trick played by your people from Sha Men, don't even think about pinning it on us, the People of the Shen Family."

"Indeed, those demonic folks from Sha Men using such despicable means, we never should have spared them in the first place," Shen San, lying helplessly beside him, roared loudly. The white smoke covered the entire hall, and they couldn't see the surroundings clearly, still thinking that the other party hadn't fallen yet.

"What in the world is happening?" Cui Yu's voice also echoed through the smoke, "People of the Shen Family, is this poisonous smoke really not released by you?"

"We, the People of the Shen Family, how could we possibly commit such a despicable act!" Shen Er replied loudly.

"Then what is going on?" Cui Yu exclaimed loudly.

"I clearly held my breath, why am I still poisoned?" someone else shouted loudly.

Ye Qing was also standing in the hall, but he felt no discomfort. After consuming fifty or sixty Ziyu Chenxiang Pills consecutively, though the elder had transformed most of the medicinal power in his body into his Inner Strength, a significant amount of medicinal power was still stored in his body. The medicinal power of the Ziyu Chenxiang Pills made him Immune to All Poisons; thus, the poisonous smoke had no effect on him whatsoever.

"What happened?" Ye Qing asked anxiously, the exchange between Sha Men and the Shen Family making him feel that the situation was dire.

Before anyone could answer, the door of the hall was suddenly pushed open. Following that, a mocking laugh came from outside: "Clever, still knowing to hold your breath to avoid this poisonous smoke. Humph, even if you don't inhale it, what good will it do? This poisonous smoke only needs to touch your body to completely drain all your strength. Even if you hold your breath, no one is escaping!"

Both the people from Sha Men and the Shen Family asked gravely, while Ye Qing frowned and said in a low voice, "People from the Western Province?"

"Oh, there are some smart folks here, recognizing me so quickly," the newcomer laughed loudly, saying, "That's right, it's me, Wang Tian'an from the Western Province!"

Upon these words, everyone was shocked. Wang Tian'an's name was known to them all; he was the leader of the household slaves who betrayed the Chen Family years ago. Previously, Ye Qing had come here informing everyone about the conspiracies of people from the Western Province, leaving everyone doubting whether what Ye Qing said was true. Unexpectedly, people from the Western Province made their move so swiftly and even used such poison to subdue everyone. One could imagine the feelings of the crowd. At this point, they had been thoroughly trapped and had no strength left to resist at all.

"It seems everyone's situation isn't great, no worries, let me help you open the windows for some fresh air," Wang Tian'an said teasingly, walking into the hall at a leisurely pace to open the surrounding windows. The hall was shrouded in a layer of white smoke and even at a close distance, it was impossible to see people clearly. Wang Tian'an wanted to dissipate the smoke as people from both the Shen Family and Sha Men had fallen, the effects of the Bone-Piercing Tendon-Softening Powder lasting, and he no longer needed to rely on the smoke.

Hearing Wang Tian'an's voice, Ye Qing realized that the people from the Western Province had moved up their plan. They didn't wait for Sha Men to clash with the Shen Family to mutually weaken each other but used such means, clearly aiming to wipe out both the Shen Family and Sha Men.

Ye Qing dared not be the slightest bit negligent, holding his breath, he quietly approached Wang Tian'an under the cover of the smoke. His right hand gripped the hilt of the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, silently drawing the Seven-Star Ancient Sword from its scabbard. He knew the strength of these people from the Western Province was absolutely formidable, and he had to take this opportunity to surprise a few of them, striving for any possible chance.

Wang Tian'an had never expected that there would be someone in the hall who hadn't been knocked out by the poison smoke. After all, even someone as strong as Old Madame Shen had been overcome so quickly, he was now quite proud of his poisonous smoke. Therefore, he ignored the noises around him and carefreely walked along the wall to open the window.

Ye Qing, listening to the location of his footsteps, silently approached. After the window opened, the white smoke in the room slowly began to disperse, and visibility improved. Ye Qing knew clearly in his heart that he must act quickly. Otherwise, once the white smoke had completely dissipated, he would have no chance at all.

Sneaking up behind Wang Tian'an, who was still in the middle of opening the window, Ye Qing slowly raised the Seven-Star Ancient Sword in his hand and fiercely stabbed it towards Wang Tian'an's back.

As Wang Tian'an was opening the window, he suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his back and his expression changed drastically. The man was indeed strong; feeling the pain, he immediately jumped to the side, avoiding the critical area at this last critical moment, and Ye Qing's Seven-Star Ancient Sword only penetrated his left shoulder.

Still, Wang Tian'an screamed in pain, as his entire left shoulder had been pierced through. He hurriedly stepped back several paces, trying to avoid Ye Qing. But Ye Qing was determined to finish him off first and chased after him with the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, slashing several more wounds on Wang Tian'an's body. However, his speed ultimately wasn't as fast as Wang Tian'an's, which allowed Wang Tian'an to escape the hall.

Outside the hall, Xu Cunxiao and others were waiting. Seeing Wang Tian'an emerge covered in blood, they were all shocked and immediately rushed up to him. Just then, Ye Qing also came running out with the Seven-Star Ancient Sword.

Ye Qing originally intended to capture Wang Tian'an first, but just as he ran out the door, he saw Xu Cunxiao and others, which changed his expression. He was very aware of Xu Cunxiao's strength, and with fifty to sixty people by his side, he certainly did not dare to continue the chase and turned around to retreat back into the hall.

"Ye Qing!?" Xu Cunxiao frowned deeply. He had never expected to encounter Ye Qing here. Moreover, most critically, their leader Wang Tian'an had suffered greatly at his hands.

Just as a few people had helped Wang Tian'an up, hearing Xu Cunxiao's words, Wang Tian'an immediately furrowed his brow and angrily said, "He, he is Ye Qing?"

"Exactly, he is Ye Qing!" Xu Cunxiao said, puzzled, "Boss, what... what happened to you?"

"Damn, Ye Qing, that bastard, ambushed me!" Wang Tian'an exclaimed angrily.

"Ah?" Xu Cunxiao was even more astonished and said, "Big brother, wasn't your poison smoke highly effective? How... how was Ye Qing not affected?"

"How the fuck would I know!" Wang Tian'an gritted his teeth, the intense pain from his wounds making his expression even more fierce. He himself was also very frustrated, unable to understand, how in a hall where everyone else had been knocked out, Ye Qing hadn't gone down?

You should know, the antidote was only available to him alone, even Xu Cunxiao and the others didn't have it. So, he had Xu Cunxiao and the others wait outside while he went in first, ready to let the poison smoke disperse. But unexpectedly, Ye Qing hadn't been knocked out and even injured him, which made him both angry and astonished, completely unable to figure out what was happening.

Inside the hall, people from the Shen Family and Sha Men also heard the words Xu Cunxiao had just shouted outside and were stunned to know that Ye Qing was unharmed.

"Ye Qing, how... how are you not affected?" asked Cui Yu in astonishment.

"Bloody hell, that bastard must be in league with those people!" the Netherworld Scholar shouted angrily.

"You're fucking stupid, if he were in league with those people, why would he ambush Wang Tian'an?" the Netherworld Taoist retorted.

"How should I know, maybe they had a falling-out over their loot." the Netherworld Scholar exclaimed angrily, "Otherwise, explain to me, why wasn't he affected by the poison smoke?"

The Netherworld Taoist obviously couldn't explain; he himself was very curious about what was really going on.

"It seems, it must be the effect of the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill!" Shen Da said solemnly, knowing that Ye Qing had consumed many Ziyu Chenxiang Pills; he immediately thought of this possibility: "Ye Qing consumed fifty to sixty Ziyu Chenxiang Pills. The medicinal effect is amazing, sufficient to make him immune to all poisons."

"Ziyu Chenxiang Pill?" people from both Sha Men and the Shen Family exclaimed in surprise. The white smoke in the hall was gradually thinning, allowing the outlines of the surroundings to become clearer. Those standing closer to Ye Qing stared at him in amazement, especially Shen Three, who had never expected that Ye Qing, having consumed so many Ziyu Chenxiang Pills, not only did not lose his life but instead, because of a misfortune, became immune to all poisons.

"Fifty to sixty pills?" The Netherworld Taoist was shocked by the number and said, "Damn, you're treating this lifesaving holy medicine like soybeans? Eating so many at once, not to mention being immune to all poisons, you'll find it hard to get sick in this lifetime!"

At that moment, Ye Qing finally understood why he hadn't been knocked out, and while he was amazed, he also felt secretly fortunate. If not for the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, he would definitely also be lying incapacitated on the ground, truly at the mercy of those from the Western Province.