newbobooks Chapter 451 The Trial of the Medicine Man Shocks the Court, and the Conviction Shakes the Heavens (1
Chapter 451 The Trial of the Medicine Man Shocks the Court, and the Conviction Shakes the Heavens (1
Thirty li west of Qiandong City lies Tieji Ridge.
This remote part of Western Chu is shrouded in mist all year round, and the mountains are full of poisonous miasma and insects. It has been a dangerous place rarely visited by people since ancient times.
More than half a year ago, Wen Yanzhao discovered this place when he was a beginner alchemist at the Bo Yue Mountain camp in Qian Dong City.
At that time, he planned to use this place as a training ground after the drug human trials were completed.
Two days ago, Wen Yanzhao, along with two accompanying poison masters—one old and one young—assigned by the Wen family, quietly moved in and settled three thousand drug users in a natural cave in the mountains.
The entrance to the cave is hidden behind a waterfall, the roar of which drowns out all other sounds inside.
The cave is incredibly large, over ten zhang high, with stalagmites standing tall and an underground river flowing through it.
The three thousand medicine practitioners were divided into groups of one hundred and lined up in thirty stone chambers. They were all dressed in uniform black tight-fitting clothes, standing quietly with pale faces and blank eyes.
Wen Yanzhao stood on the stone platform in the center of the cave, looking down.
A few candlelight flickered on the stone wall, casting the light on three thousand pairs of empty, lifeless eyes—
These drug-using people have long lost their independent consciousness and are controlled solely by the "Yin-Yang Life and Death Grass" in his hand and the "Mother-Child Gu" planted in his body.
“Young Master, everything is ready.” An old poison master from the Wen family bowed and said, “As you instructed, the first batch of three hundred medicine practitioners for trial training have been brought to the valley outside the cave.”
Wen Yanzhao nodded and jumped off the stone platform.
The valley is located deep in the Ironthorn Ridge, and is a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides.
The valley is covered with lush vegetation and is home to several ferocious beasts unique to Lingnan, including the Ironclaw Mountain Goblin (which is actually more like a ferocious carnivorous baboon), the Red-striped Tiger, the Ghost-faced Poison Spider, and even a few adult elephant rhinoceroses that migrated from the border of Nanjue.
At this moment, in the valley, three hundred medicine practitioners stood in a square formation, motionless.
The Wen family's poison master set up observation platforms on the surrounding high cliffs, and Baili Chengfeng arrived early with several generals of the Pofeng Army.
At this time, Baili Luochen was still reorganizing his troops in Yunzhou. Baili Chengfeng, following his father's orders, set off from Yunzhou City ahead of schedule and returned to Qiandong two days earlier than Wen Yanzhao.
Baili Chengfeng gazed at the deep, dark valley entrance, his eyes sweeping over the medicinal figures within, and asked in a low voice:
"Zhao'er, we've put a lot of effort into getting these three hundred medicine men. Hopefully they won't all perish here today."
"Uncle, you'll know in a moment." Wen Yanzhao took out a strangely shaped bone flute from his bosom.
The flute body was made from the spine of a venomous python, and seven tiny scarlet blood essence beads were embedded in the flute hole. These were Wen Yanzhao's prior preparations for controlling the drug-using man.
He brought the flute to his lips and blew the first note—
woo-
The flute's deep, lingering melody echoed through the valley.
The three hundred medicine men looked up at the same time, and their eyes immediately flashed with an eerie purple light.
Wen Yanzhao's flute melody shifted, transforming into a rapid, short tune.
The medicine people moved in unison with astonishing speed, instantly forming dozens of small teams of about ten people each, and rushed towards the ferocious beasts in the valley!
The first to suffer were the group of iron-clawed mandrills that lived in the dense forests of the valley.
These mandrills are all as strong as men, with claws as sharp as knives, and they usually rule the valley.
Seeing the medicine man charging towards them, the leader of the mountain demons roared and led more than twenty mountain demons to meet the attack.
The claws collided with the medicine man's fist.
"clang!"
A mantis's arm was scratched by the mandrill's claws, but it only tore the clothes; the flesh and bones were as hard as iron, and not a single scratch was left!
Wen Yanzhao could see clearly that it was the Wen family's secret "Mysterious Iron Bone Forging Powder" that had taken effect, making the bones of the medicine recipient as hard as raw iron.
The drug-using man grabbed the mandrill's arm with his backhand, twisted and pulled, and with a "crack" sound, the mandrill's thick forearm was twisted off!
Amidst screams of agony, the mountain demon king lunged in fury, its claws lashing out to strike the medicine man's face.
The man with the medicine neither dodged nor avoided the sharp claws that scratched his face. His skin and flesh rolled over, but he did not bleed. Baili Chengfeng clearly saw that the wounds on the man's face were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"Is this still a human body?!"
Before Baili Chengfeng could even cry out in alarm, the Medicine Man brought his right hand together, his five fingers like a knife, and plunged it straight into the Mountain Demon King's chest!
"Pfft-"
Five fingers pierced through thick fur, precisely striking the heart.
The mountain demon king trembled violently and collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from his chest. The medicine man opened his mouth wide and greedily swallowed the mountain demon king's blood!
In less than three breaths, the king of the mountain demons, who had dominated the valley for many years, died at the hands of the medicine man!
On the high platform, the generals of the Breaking Wind Army gasped in shock.
"Is...is this even human?" a young lieutenant asked in a trembling voice.
Baili Chengfeng's eyes were solemn: "Not only is it not human, it's practically a killing machine. It's not something that should exist in the human world!"
The commotion at the valley entrance immediately attracted the interest of the tiger deep within the valley.
After a tiger's roar, two red-striped tigers charged toward the medicine man and the group of mandrills from the other side of the medicine man team.
Judging from the sight, the two pairs of tigers hadn't eaten in a long time; their eyes were bloodshot. After killing several fleeing mandrills along the way, they hadn't even had a chance to eat before their attention was drawn to the group of medicine-wielding people charging towards them.
The speed of the medicine-using people was astonishing. After eliminating the group of mandrills, they immediately formed teams of ten and began a hunt, cooperating perfectly as one – three people intercepted from the front, two people flanked from the left and right, and three people covered the rear.
A tiger was surrounded by three medicine men, who swept its tail and slammed its claws.
The medicine man withstood the tiger's sharp claws, his six hands simultaneously gripping the tiger's body as he exerted force together—
"Tear!"
The dull thud of flesh being torn apart was sickening; the adult tiger had been ripped into three pieces!
Blood rained down, but the medicine men remained unfazed and continued their attack on the next target.
Seeing its companion die on the spot, the other tiger regained its senses with the pungent smell of tiger blood. When it saw the drug user coming in a fierce manner, this mountain tyrant showed fear for the first time!
"Ow!"
Another tiger roared, and the red-striped tiger tried to sweep away the medicine men who were surrounding it by flicking its tail. However, the medicine man at the front grabbed the tiger's iron-like tail and slammed it down hard!
"Ow!"
The red-striped tiger's thick tail was torn in two at the root, and the tiger, in pain, immediately leaped up on its hind legs and fled in the opposite direction...
But it was all too late. The two groups of medicine men flanking from the rear had already blocked the Crimson Tiger at the waist. The two groups of medicine men on the left and right leaped up at the same time, either kicking or slashing.
Before the crimson-striped tiger that had gathered in the mountains and forests could run a few steps, its huge head was smashed to pieces by the medicine people!
The two tigers died on the spot in just over ten breaths!
This scene truly surprised the Broken Wind Army, who were used to seeing battles, leaving them all gaping in astonishment!
"Even a powerful expert at the Earth Realm might not be able to kill a tiger so easily with their bare hands. Zhao'er... you medicine man are too terrifying!"
Wen Yanzhao remained calm and composed upon hearing his uncle's words.
"The best is yet to come, Uncle, don't be impatient, there's still the elephant and rhinoceros to come!"
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