Pang Ban didn't care at all about the reactions of the people on Bright Peak.

After glancing subtly in Zhao Min's direction, Pang Ban finally looked back at Chu Qinghe.

"No wonder someone with only the cultivation of the Innate Realm dared to step forward; it turns out they were relying on this poison. How disappointing!"

In response, Chu Qinghe shook his head and said, "After all, I am a Grandmaster of the late stage of the Demonic Master realm. Apart from this one method, I am naturally unable to think of any other way to break the deadlock. I hope the Demonic Master will understand."

Pang Ban's gaze lingered on Dongfang Bubai for a moment before he suddenly laughed and said, "Interesting. Since the antidote hasn't been given to Dongfang Bubai yet, do you think this counts as breaking the deadlock?"

Seeing Pang Ban's reaction, Chu Qinghe nodded and said, "As expected of a Demon Master, your reaction is indeed quick."

The poison concocted by Chu Qinghe was made by mixing Seven-Star Dragon Scale Begonia with other drugs.

However, if it is an antidote, it requires other special drugs to be prepared.

Currently, Chu Qinghe does not have any antidote for this poison.

Therefore, Dongfang Bubai's cultivation level was also suppressed to the peak of the Grandmaster realm by the poison of the Seven-Star Dragon Scale Begonia.

However, before Pang Ban could respond, Chu Qinghe continued, "But this level should be enough."

The gentle yet confident voice reached Pang Ban's ears, causing him to look slightly suspicious, unsure of where Chu Qinghe's confidence came from.

After saying that, Chu Qinghe looked at Dongfang Bubai beside him and said, "At the same level, you deal with Pang Ban, and I'll take care of the other two."

Upon hearing Chu Qinghe's words, Dongfang Bubai immediately frowned.

Dongfang Bubai was well aware of Chu Qinghe's strength. Although he was only at the Innate Realm, his strength was comparable to that of a mid-stage Grandmaster Realm martial artist.

The problem is that, apart from the Golden Wheel Dharma King who is in the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm, there is also Kumārajīva who is in the perfect Grandmaster realm.

Under such circumstances, Chu Qinghe had no chance of winning against two opponents.

Seemingly knowing what Dongfang Bubai was thinking, Chu Qinghe chuckled and then silently recited something to himself.

"System, give me the 'Ximen Chuixue Character Card'."

Almost the instant the thought crossed Chu Qinghe's mind, a surge of energy and special information appeared within his body.

In an instant, scenes of Chu Qinghe flashed by rapidly, like a fleeting glimpse of a scene.

An indescribable sense of loneliness quickly filled the entire body.

On the other hand, Chu Qinghe himself was also caught in a mysterious and profound feeling.

At the same time, the original fluctuations of true energy within Chu Qinghe's body instantly became more intense and obvious.

Subsequently, amidst the astonishment of those around him, the fluctuations of true energy within Chu Qinghe's body also began to change.

Mid-stage of the Innate Realm

"Late stage of the Innate Realm".

"Perfected Innate Realm"

In the blink of an eye, the fluctuations of Chu Qinghe's true energy changed one after another, leaping from the early stage of the Innate Realm to the perfect Grandmaster Realm.

Upon noticing Chu Qinghe's cultivation at the peak of the Grandmaster realm as he circulated his true energy, Dongfang Bubai was taken aback.

They were actually taken aback by Chu Qinghe's change.

Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao, who had been standing quietly on the hill watching the battle, were shocked and their eyes widened.

The same applies to Zhao Min and the two Xuanming Elders behind her.

In the arena, Pang Ban's expression changed slightly as he sensed the Grandmaster-level true energy fluctuations emanating from Chu Qinghe on the other side.

"He has been hiding his cultivation level all along."

Clearly, in Pang Ban's view, Chu Qinghe had previously concealed his cultivation level through a special secret method.

After the fluctuations of true energy within his body subsided slightly, Chu Qinghe gently raised his right hand.

As his true energy surged, the long sword held by a corpse on the mountaintop was instantly drawn into Chu Qinghe's hand.

As he took the sword hilt in his hand, Chu Qinghe transmitted his voice to Dongfang Bubai, saying, "We'll talk about the rest later."

Although he was puzzled by Chu Qinghe's sudden surge in cultivation, Dongfang Bubai nodded in agreement upon hearing Chu Qinghe's words.

Then, when his gaze fell on Pang Ban opposite him, Dongfang Bubai stopped talking and appeared in front of Pang Ban in an instant as his true energy flowed.

It was still a light, floating palm strike towards Pang Ban.

But unlike when he faced Kumārajīva before, when Dongfang Bubai struck Pang Ban with this palm, his fair hand was completely red.

His palm tore through space, and streams of highly refined true energy swept out from around Dongfang Bubai's arm, swirling continuously.

It resembled a stream of blood formed by converging streams of fresh blood.

It seemed like a light, casual palm strike, but Pang Ban frowned slightly and threw a powerful punch.

At first, the punch seemed incredibly fast, but when it was halfway through its swing, it felt just like Dongfang Bubai's palm strike – as slow as a snail.

However, the two were still a foot apart at this moment.

But in the next instant, in the eyes of Song Yuanqiao and the others, the fist and the palm had already touched.

This bizarre scene made Song Yuanqiao and Yang Xiao, along with other martial artists at the peak of the Innate Realm, feel uneasy.

However, it was also known that this was a visual illusion caused by the excessive speed at which Dongfang Bubai and Pang Ban attacked.

"boom!"

At the moment their fists and palms collided, a powerful shockwave suddenly surged and spread like a hurricane.

The awe-inspiring energy emanating from it caused Song Yuanqiao and the other members of the six major sects and the Ming Cult, who were about three zhang apart, to feel a surge of blood and qi. They retreated while quickly circulating their true qi to defend themselves.

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