Chapter 1434: Chapter 1434: Thousand Flowing Wound
"Yun Xiao, I know your skills are exceptional, but today, Lianyun Mountain will ultimately become your burial ground!"
This deep-seated thought, Lu Tianwen did not speak aloud. After glancing at a certain spot, a unique and strange aura had already surged from his body.
Swish, swish, swish...
Streams of water flowed and swirled around Lu Tianwen, appearing quite peculiar, giving the impression of taking a bath while clothed.
However, these streams did not wet Lu Tianwen’s robe in the slightest, clearly a special technique under his control.
Moreover, sensing a particular aura within those streams, many high-rank Meridian Refining Masters all knew it was undoubtedly a formidable poison, that if contaminated, would lead to a fate worse than death.
"It is said that back in the day, Lu Tianwen suffered a backlash and fell into madness while trying to forcibly break through to the Peak of Floating Life Realm by refining a unique poison, then disappeared for many years!"
From the northern seat, Li Yunfan from Ling Kong Island pondered aloud, and this fact was no longer a secret among the heavenly rank experts on the continent.
"With Shenxiao Sect’s intelligence, you should know exactly what kind of poison drove Lu Tianwen to madness, right?"
Qian Sanyuan turned his gaze to Ouyang Wuantong and asked with a pointed tone, seemingly to have some guesses about the water poison Lu Tianwen was currently displaying.
"Vice President Qian, you’re being a bit unkind here. Do you know how much this information is priced at in my Shenxiao Sect?"
Shenxiao Sect Leader Ouyang Wuantong chuckled in response, and upon hearing his words, several people nearby were taken aback, silently acknowledging the truth, for Shenxiao Sect deals in intelligence.
Aside from the value of other information, intelligence unknown even to the top-tier heavenly rank experts is incredibly valuable, and even Ouyang Wuantong found it a rare commodity.
"Master Ouyang, stop keeping us in suspense, just spill it!"
However, Li Yunfan, who had good terms with Ouyang Wuantong, knew that since the latter spoke in such a manner, he did not intend to withhold the information, merely teasing Qian Sanyuan.
"Fine, today my Shenxiao Sect will be generous and provide you with top-notch intelligence for free!"
Sure enough, Ouyang Wuantong had no intention to conceal, and seeing everyone perked up their ears, he continued, "The water poison surrounding Lu Tianwen was key to his madness back then, it is called ’Thousand Flowing Wound,’ Dean Qing should have heard of it, right?"
This time, Ouyang Wuantong spoke without any hesitation, and ultimately fixed his gaze on Qingmu Wu, who had just made a breakthrough.
He believed that with Qingmu Wu’s knowledge of numerous poisons, no further explanation on the poison’s details would be necessary.
"What? It’s actually Thousand Flowing Wound?"
Indeed, the next moment Ouyang Wuantong saw the reaction he anticipated. Even though Qingmu Wu was now an early-stage expert of Lingyun Realm, he couldn’t maintain his composure upon hearing the name "Thousand Flowing Wound."
"Could it be the legendary detoxification technique capable of gathering Qi to liquid? Isn’t this method lost on Tenglong Continent, only possibly retained in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud of a higher plane?"
The successive dialogues between Ouyang Wuantong and Qingmu Wu finally jogged Qian Sanyuan’s memory of certain confidences regarding what was called the Thousand Flowing Wound, and this exclamation prompted some experts unaware of it to grasp the situation.
The so-called Thousand Flowing Wound, strictly speaking, does not refer to a specific poison, but a method of condensing and refining strong poison. As long as this method can be successfully cultivated, anything with a water attribute could be turned into a potent poison.
Yet, as Qian Sanyuan had mentioned, this special method of refining strong poison was merely legendary and documented in ancient texts on the Dragon Continent, with no one having ever heard of it being truly mastered.
They never imagined that the Spirit Fighting Commerce actually preserved such a heaven-defying method, implying possible ties to the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.
The technique of Thousand Flowing Wound, while extremely formidable, is not easy to master. Even Lu Tianwen, a Heavenly Rank Low Level Poison Vein Master with a Floating Life Realm Late Stage cultivation fell into desperate straits because of it.
Even with Shenxiao Sect’s intelligence system, they only found out why Lu Tianwen went mad, but had no clue why this old Vice President of the Spirit Fighting Commerce suddenly broke through and was able to display the Thousand Flowing Wound technique directly.
Upon realizing that Lu Tianwen was using the Thousand Flowing Wound technique, Qian Sanyuan, Qingmu, and the others who initially had confidence in Yun Xiao, all showed a cloud of uncertainty on their faces, and their strong faith began to waver.
If Lu Tianwen were only using some conventional methods, both Qian Sanyuan and Qingmu Wu believed that Yun Xiao would definitely remain undefeated.
However, the Thousand Flowing Wound is a technique of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. On the Tenglong Continent, any technique involving the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud can basically be regarded as a Sect Treasure, and the Thousand Flowing Wound is no exception.
Due to Ouyang Wuantong’s words, many powerful figures from Lianyun Mountain fell silent, while at this moment, the water flow around Lu Tianwen on the stone platform had formed a giant net of flowing water, exuding a special aura.
Despite Lu Tianwen being a High Rank Meridian Refining Master who activated a Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein, his own attribute leaned more towards the Water Attribute.
Since Wei Duzheng, the President of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, and those past presidents are not Meridian Refining Masters, Lu Tianwen is considered to be the only one in the history of the Spirit Fighting Commerce to successfully cultivate the poison convergence technique of the Thousand Flowing Wound.
If it weren’t for certain fortuitous encounters, meeting a significant figure from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, perhaps Lu Tianwen would still be waiting for death under the backlash of the Thousand Flowing Wound without any power to reverse his fate.
But now, with the help of that person, Lu Tianwen not only successfully broke through to the Floating Life Realm Peak but also forcibly mastered the Thousand Flowing Wound, a technique no one had mastered for countless years.
Perhaps this is the true reason for Lu Tianwen’s strong confidence within. He believes that under his poison convergence technique of the Thousand Flowing Wound, no matter how many strong trump cards Yun Xiao has, he could not create any significant waves.
"Tsk tsk, the Thousand Flowing Wound, huh?"
Although many surrounding cultivators could not recognize this technique, it was naturally not difficult for Yun Xiao. In his eyes, although the Thousand Flowing Wound was indeed powerful, compared to similar methods he had seen in his previous life, it was as if a Xiaowu sees a Great Witch.
Previously mentioned, the poison convergence technique of the Thousand Flowing Wound was passed down from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. As the Long Xiao Battle God, a former Holy Rank Peak Poison Vein Master, how could he have not seen it?
Yun Xiao even knew that this so-called Thousand Flowing Wound was only a low-level manifestation that inadvertently spread to the Lower Plane. In the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, there was an even more powerful poison convergence method, whose true name was not the Thousand Flowing Wound, but the "Ten Thousand Flowing Wound."
This is akin to the Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array he had seen on the Slaughter Spirit Battlefield and the Impermanence Island before, as both had a similar wonder. The Thousand Stars Blood Gathering Array in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud also had a more powerful version, the "Myriad Star Blood Gathering Array."
The difference of one character represents a tenfold difference in effect. If Lu Tianwen really could perform the true Ten Thousand Flowing Wound, Yun Xiao might have been more apprehensive.
But this half-baked Thousand Flowing Wound, with Yun Xiao’s current Meridian Refining Technique, he completely disregarded it. In his view, using the Thousand Flowing Wound in front of him, the Long Xiao Battle God, was like showing off one’s limited skill in masonry in front of a master carpenter.
"Oh? I didn’t expect you, a young lad, to have some insight!"
The light laughter from Yun Xiao’s mouth was not concealed in any way, allowing Lu Tianwen, not far away, to hear it clearly. A look of surprise appeared on his face. Whether the words from his mouth were truly words of praise was uncertain.
The Spirit Fighting Commerce has always revered this Thousand Flowing Wound as a Treasured Technique. Even the Shenxiao Sect, with its extremely informative intelligence, could only gather bits and pieces about it. Qian Sanyuan, and Qingmu Wu only understood it after Ouyang Wuantong’s reminder.
Yet this coarse-clothed lad before him recognized the essence of the Thousand Flowing Wound with just a glance at the water flow poison net, making Lu Tianwen look at him in a new light.
However, the more unusual the other party appeared, the stronger Lu Tianwen’s killing intent became. Even though he had already deployed an even more powerful and obscure method, he also wanted to defeat Yun Xiao upright in this poison vein competition on the stone platform.
No matter what, whether it was in Meridian Qi Cultivation or Poison Vein Skill, Lu Tianwen considered himself far superior to Yun Xiao. Now, having such a righteous opportunity, he definitely wouldn’t abandon it—a matter of dignity for a High Rank Meridian Refining Master.
Moreover, this seemingly invincible Thousand Flowing Wound, with Lu Tianwen’s current means, was just the beginning of showcasing his prowess.
Ever since meeting that entity, his Poison Vein Skill has essentially surpassed the standard Heavenly Rank Low Level Stage Meridian Refiner of the Tenglong Continent.
"Thousand Flowing Poison Net, Bind!"
As Lu Tianwen’s low voice resonated, the massive water flow net, stretching several zhang wide and long, rapidly closed over Yun Xiao, seemingly intending to envelop his entire figure.
Upon seeing this scene, Liu Hanyi automatically stepped back to the edge of the stone platform, while the crowd below broke a sweat for Yun Xiao. Although they didn’t know it was the Thousand Flowing Wound, they were aware enough that the technique Lu Tianwen used must be extremely poisonous.
Therefore, at this moment, almost everyone thought that Yun Xiao, before understanding the nature of the water flow poison net, should first choose to dodge. The rules of the Meridian Refining Conference Poison Vein Competition certainly didn’t disallow evasion.
