Chapter 50

At this moment, the Female Emperor, the Palace Master, and others all sensed Xu Chen's presence.

They were secretly shocked in their hearts; this speed was far too fast.

Especially Luo Shen and Shangguan Luoyun, who had spent a full year advancing from the early stage of the Fifth Grade to the mid-stage.

Xu Chen's speed was a hundred times faster than theirs.

Chi Lian, Huo Ling'er, and Li Ruoling also silently clicked their tongues; the rate of improvement was indeed rapid.

Even Bu Fengshuang, upon seeing this, could not help but nod.

Her Chen was simply different.

Xu Chen now coldly shouted, "Who is it?"

He remembered that this time, the Demon Sect had not come, but the Five Poisons Sect had.

This sect was from the Southern Border and specialized in poison; Duan Qianyuan was the agent the Five Poisons Sect had planted in the Jixia Academy.

Their arrival now was to help Duan Qianyuan seize the Young Palace Master Token.

Accompanying them was also Han Xiruo, one of the Five Poisons Envoys of the Five Poisons Sect.

She was also a female lead.

However, in the original text, Han Xiruo's initial contact was not with Ye Xuan, but with him, the villain.

After all, she loved killing, so they were a perfect match.

It was just that in the original text, the two schemed against each other, generated hatred, and eventually Han Xiruo defected to Ye Xuan's side.

"I just don't know if this Han Xiruo has broken character."

"Please don't let her break character; it would be good if the plot could proceed normally."

Xu Chen prayed inwardly.

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According to Xu Chen's memories from his previous life, Han Ruoxi was the type who hid a dagger behind a smile.

She was as ruthless as Bu Fengshuang in her dealings, but while Bu Fengshuang wore a blank expression, Han Ruoxi killed with a smile.

With a charming laugh and a glance that sparkled with life, bodies stained with poison would fall one by one.

Bu Fengshuang knew how to use poison because he had accidentally picked up a fragmented copy of the Thousand Poison Workshop's "Thousand Formations Poison Scripture" and learned it just by reading.

The Five Poisons Sect and the Thousand Poison Workshop were two of the world's greatest poison sects, though each had its own merits.

The Five Poisons Sect often placed poison on hands, in medicines, on clothes, or even in the air.

The Thousand Poison Workshop, however, preferred to fuse poisons into formations.

Nevertheless, as mentioned above, both mastered everything without exception.

According to his previous life, the Five Poisons Sect entered the Star Cloud Forest at this time without the Jixia Academy knowing.

It would take half an hour before the Academy found out.

Yet in that half hour, the Five Poisons Sect did much, nearly controlling all of the Academy's elite disciples.

"Not bad. Projecting spiritual energy, Early Stage Fifth Grade. You, this new student, are truly impressive."

At that moment, an elder of the Five Poisons Sect clapped his hands and laughed.

This man was elderly, appearing around sixty years old, with numerous scars on his face and a sharp, fierce gaze.

Black energy coiled around his body, and even his sect robes were black, giving him an overall gloomy appearance.

In his hand, he held a rattan cane with faintly visible venomous snakes coiled upon it, hissing constantly as they flicked their tongues.

As far as Xu Chen knew, this was the Ten Thousand Venomous Snake Cane, a replica of the Five Poisons Sect Master's own weapon.

However, its power was still five-tenths that of the genuine Ten Thousand Venomous Snake Cane.

This man was the Sixth Elder of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, named Ghost Poison; as the name suggested, his strikes were like a ghost, making them impossible to guard against.

At that moment, a trace of approval appeared in Ghost Poison's eyes as he looked at Xu Chen: "I heard you are the top new student?"

As he spoke, he released a Sixth Grade aura from his body.

Instantly, the surrounding flowers, grass, and trees withered and turned yellow.

Xu Chen smiled: "A Sixth Grade aura, yet capable of attacks resembling a Seventh Grade. Not bad."

He did not underestimate Ghost Poison; under the same grade, a Sixth Grade realm could fight a Seventh Grade martial artist.

Of course, this assumed he was not approached, since poison cultivators' bodies were quite fragile.

If a body cultivator got close and punched through his heart, even if he managed to poison the body cultivator to death, he himself would not survive.

Ghost Poison opened his mouth, revealing a set of bone-white black teeth: "Boy, become my disciple, obey me completely, and I will grant you the position of Young Palace Master."

Xu Chen laughed: "Useless trash. If I wanted the position of Young Palace Master, would I need you to give it to me?"

Ghost Poison's face instantly darkened: "You are seeking death."

Having spoken, his body trembled, and countless poisons began to emanate.

Soon, the poisonous insects and beasts in the Star Cloud Forest were slowly drawn toward him.

In an instant, thousands upon thousands of poisonous insects and beasts surrounded Xu Chen, their eyes cold as they stared at him.

Seeing this, Shangguan Luoyun immediately showed murderous intent. What a Five Poisons Sect Ghost Poison, daring to cause trouble here before me.

If you do not die today, how can the Academy's face be preserved?

"Buzz!"

Having spoken, Shangguan Luoyun was about to leave the Academy and rush to the Star Cloud Forest.

Unexpectedly, the next second she saw Chi Lian and the other two appear.

Chi Lian erupted with a Mid-Stage Seventh Grade aura, holding the Crimson Fire Rope, and like a venomous snake, rushed straight toward the surrounding poisonous insects and beasts.

Li Ruoling also erupted with a Late-Stage Sixth Grade aura and began to unleash her unique martial arts to eliminate these creatures.

Huo Ling'er's realm was slightly lower, but she was still Early Stage Sixth Grade, joining the attack.

Shangguan Luoyun nodded: "Let us watch first. If my intervention is not needed, then so be it."

Speaking of which, for a Palace Master of her stature to attack an elder of the Five Poisons Sect felt like bullying the weak.

However, Xu Chen could not be harmed. Whoever dared to touch Xu Chen would die today.

Luo Shen could not act either, but with a face equally cold, she had already dispatched the Shadow Guards.

"Go to the Star Cloud Forest and keep watch. No matter what the Five Poisons Sect does today, let not a single person escape."

"However, if possible, help Xu Chen seize the token and advance to the position of Young Palace Master."

Luo Shen said coldly.

The female leader of the Shadow Guards immediately clasped her hands: "I obey Your Majesty's decree."

Having spoken, she vanished within the Imperial Palace.

She pondered silently: Is Your Majesty slightly too concerned about this Xu Chen?

After all, in the past, had Your Majesty ever dispatched the Shadow Guards for anyone?

The Shadow Guards were the strongest spies of the Tianzun Imperial Dynasty, and their missions had never failed.

At this moment, inside the Star Cloud Forest, tension was at its peak.

Bu Fengshuang was also secretly arranging a Sixth Grade formation, though she was currently only at the Fifth Grade realm.

Arranging a Sixth Grade formation at the Fifth Grade realm would take at least a quarter of an hour.

Ghost Poison let out a cold, cackling laugh: "These trifles are not enough to shake me."

Chi Lian said coldly: "I fear you will not know how you die in a moment."

The corners of Ghost Poison's mouth curled upward: "Go, my children."

The next second, those thousands upon thousands of poisonous insects instantly turned into streaks of afterimages, rushing straight toward Xu Chen and the others.

"Strangle."

Yet the next second, the array Bu Fengshuang had long since set instantly crushed the myriad poisonous insects.

After all, these poisonous insects were merely at the third or fourth realm.

"Oh, Sister Bu Fengshuang, your array mastery is quite impressive."

Just then, a clear, silver-bell-like laugh rang out.

Following this, wisps of smoke converged from all directions, finally coalescing into a blue figure.

She wore the attire of the Southern Border tribes, her face radiant with a smile, her beauty peerless, her skin flawless.