As soon as the old man finished speaking, a deep green aura gradually appeared around him, and even the stone slabs under his feet showed signs of corrosion!

Zhou Ke roughly understood it.

As the next sect leader of the Demon Extermination Sect, she had a deep understanding of the characteristics of the demonic path. The gas she released at the old man in front of her could be described as poison, but more accurately, it should be true energy!

This is what is passed down by word of mouth: some highly skilled poison masters can transform their true energy into a unique aura, imbuing their true energy with potent toxins that will surely kill anyone who touches it! Furthermore, this toxin-infused true energy possesses an extremely terrifying deterrent power when facing equally powerful opponents, because once entangled by that true energy, the other party is almost certainly doomed.

Such people are universally hated throughout the entire continent!

This was also the first time in Zhou Ke's life that he had ever seen a sect that cultivated poisonous true energy!

They must be eradicated to rid the people of this scourge!

Zhou Ke stared intently at the old man, taking a steady step forward, but was immediately stopped by Su Yang.

The old man didn't seem to take Su Yang and Zhou Ke seriously. He slowly walked into the Wan Gu Sect, leaving behind traces of decay with each step.

At this moment, Su Yang slowly said, "Grandpa, we're not here to just stroll around; we're here to inquire about a kind of poison."

Upon hearing this, the old man stopped his slow steps, turned his head slowly to glance at Su Yang, and a smile gradually appeared on his withered face. As he smiled, his black and yellow teeth were revealed, making him look extremely disgusting.

The old man chuckled eerily, "I didn't expect anyone would want to ask for poison. Heh, young man, tell me about it."

On the way, Su Yang asked Zhou Ke about it.

The poison that Zhou Ke's father was afflicted with had three main characteristics: first, it weakened his strength; second, it left him weak in his limbs; and third, a red flower-like object appeared and disappeared on his chest.

These are the three most important points; the other information is not particularly important.

Su Yang also told the truth about these three points.

Upon hearing the description Su Yang gave, the old man's eerie smile deepened: "So that's how it is. You didn't come here for the poison, did you? You came here for the antidote."

Su Yang didn't mince words: "That's right. I heard that your Ten Thousand Gu Sect sells its poison cheaply, but its antidote is extremely expensive. I wonder how much the antidote we need is worth?"

The old man held up three fingers that looked like withered branches.

Zhou Ke was stunned: "Three thousand spirit stones?"

The old man smiled but didn't say anything.

Zhou Ke's eyes widened: "Could it be thirty thousand?"

The old man's smile gradually faded, and he said in a deep voice, "Three million spirit stones."

What?!

Three million!

Zhou Ke stood there, completely dumbfounded!

What does three million spirit stones mean? Even if the entire Demon Extermination Sect were sold to the royal family, the maximum spirit stones they could get would only be thirty thousand. Three million spirit stones—she was a hundred times short! Moreover, this was just an antidote, yet it was being sold at such an exorbitant price?

This is simply a joke on them!

However, Su Yang, standing to the side, remained calm: "Isn't your price a bit too high? I've heard that even Heaven-level martial arts, magic weapons, and elixirs aren't this expensive."

The old man chuckled and said, "You don't understand. The Ten Thousand Gu Sect only makes poisons, not antidotes. How much time and effort would it take us to make them? Besides, isn't it worth exchanging some material possessions for a human life?"

Zhou Ke could no longer tolerate it: "You only know how to harm the common people and use ordinary people as experimental subjects. We will definitely destroy your sect, you evil and heretical sect!"

The old man laughed and looked at Zhou Ke, saying, "Hehe, you little girl are quite interesting to talk to, and you have a fiery temper. You could be used as a candidate for my newly developed toxin. If you can withstand it, I'll make you an antidote for free."

Zhou Ke drew his Demon-Slaying Sword and stared intently at the old man: "Bah! Good and evil cannot coexist. Even if I die today, I will seek justice!"

The old man narrowed his eyes.

He wasn't looking at Zhou Ke, but at the sword in Zhou Ke's hand.

After pondering for a moment, he finally laughed: "The Demon-Slaying Sword? Hehe, it's been a long time. I didn't expect that after the Demon-Slaying Sect was wiped out by the capital, there were still remnants that survived. Very well, let this old man kill you, which will also give my master an explanation."

After saying that, the old man gently waved his cane.

Suddenly, ten pitch-black mud pools emerged from the ground around them, with black gas rising from them. Then, increasingly larger bodies emerged and surrounded the two of them. Each black body that emerged from the mud pool was three meters tall, and the pungent smell made Zhou Ke feel dizzy.

"This is……"

Zhou Ke shook her head violently to clear her mind, but she found it was all in vain.

That old bastard is too insidious; she didn't even know when she fell for his tricks!

The old man revealed his scattered yellow teeth and said with a sinister smile, "Being able to die by my hand will at least give you two company on your journey to the underworld."

Zhou Ke gripped her sword tightly: "You wish!"

Soon, Zhou Ke looked at Su Yang standing to the side. She didn't understand why Su Yang wasn't making a move.

Could it be that even Su Yang can't handle this old man in front of him?

She quickly said, "What are you doing? Aren't you helping me?"

Su Yang stood to the side with his arms crossed, and said with a smile, "I thought you had forgotten about me. What you said just now was so inspiring. I thought you were going to act on behalf of heaven and slay demons. It got my blood pumping."

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