Chapter 303: Chapter 130: Single-handedly Annihilating Seven Stars Castle, Slaying Three Divine Power Realm Experts in a One-Against-Three Fight

As Cyan Snake spoke, it suddenly spat out a cloud of poisonous mist, which settled evenly over the pile of sand.

The black mist seeped into the granules, and the earthy-yellow sand instantly turned a glossy black, faintly exuding a sweet, cloying odor that made one’s heart palpitate.

Cyan Snake spoke in an ethereal voice, "You must be careful. You’d best prepare some Antitoxic Pills, lest you poison yourself before you can even ambush your enemies."

Chu Fan gazed at the mass of black Poisonous Sand before him and with a flip of his palm...

FWOOSH!

The Poisonous Sand shot up like a serpent and funneled into the gourd at his waist.

But he furrowed his brow, seemingly unsatisfied.

’The moment this sand takes flight, anyone will know it’s poisonous.’

’The effectiveness of the attack will be drastically reduced.’

’The enemy will either dodge or block it with a Primordial Qi Shield. It’ll be difficult for it to work.’

Chu Fan lightly patted the Paperman on his chest.

"Sir," he asked, "do you know of any exotic poison that’s invisible, odorless, and difficult to detect even on contact? If I could soak this sand in such a poison, making it outwardly indistinguishable from ordinary sand, the effect would be much better."

The Paperman remained silent for a moment before a voice emerged from it. "Plenty... and you can concoct the easiest one to make right now."

"By combining Soul-breaking Grass Juice, Heartless Flower Bud Powder, and Ghost Shadow Jellyfish Venom Sac Liquid in a specific ratio, you can create a colorless, odorless, and potent poison known as Phantom Kill."

"A person afflicted with this poison won’t notice it at first. But the moment they circulate their power, the toxin will spread through their body along with their Primordial Energy. It will then erupt instantly, corroding their heart’s meridians and destroying their Cultivation."

"These ingredients aren’t particularly rare; you should be able to buy them within Cyan Yang City."

It then proceeded to describe the properties of the three ingredients to Chu Fan one by one.

A glint of inspiration flashed in Chu Fan’s eyes. After silently committing the information to memory, he got up and walked outside.

"I’ll be right back."

Watching Chu Fan’s rapidly departing figure, Zhao Tianxing and Cyan Snake exchanged a look.

"First, he was ambushing people with lime, and now he’s upgraded to Poisonous Sand..." Zhao Tianxing chuckled. "I’ll go with you!"

With that, he hurried after him.

Cyan Snake flicked its forked tongue, its tone complex. "By the looks of it, he’s planning to ’upgrade’ this Poisonous Sand to be invisible... His future enemies probably won’t even know what killed them."

"That kid... he’s truly devious!"

...

Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing had only been gone for a moment. They were still a good distance from the meeting hall entrance when the scene ahead stunned them.

The Seven Stars Gang headquarters, once deserted and empty after the disciples were dismissed, was now as crowded as a marketplace, buzzing with activity.

Nearly every prominent family and power in Cyan Yang Ancient City had sent representatives. Carriages and horses thronged the entrance in a bustling, noisy crowd.

Master Cao and the others had already departed, leaving behind a few men to sell off all the properties belonging to the Seven Stars Gang and the Cao and Li families in Cyan Yang Ancient City. Catching wind of this, the various factions had mobilized to snatch up these "juicy morsels."

A fierce contest for profit was unfolding in the morning light.

Chu Fan’s gaze swept across the crowd. The first people he recognized were the Fang Family’s Second Miss, Fang Qingqing, and from the Duan Family, Duan Qingling and her handmaiden, Chrysanthemum.

He even spotted Liang Yuhen from the Iron Armor Sect, the one he had beaten up a few times.

These familiar faces were mixed in with the boisterous crowd, each scheming for their own benefit.

Besides these outside factions, he also saw many disciples of the Seven Stars Gang.

They had clearly heard the news and had all rushed back.

In the crowd, someone spotted Chu Fan.

The noisy scene fell abruptly silent.

Everyone turned to look at Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing.

The eyes of every Seven Stars Gang disciple were red-rimmed.

Only after the New Seven Stars Gang was established had they finally felt a sense of belonging.

They had thought that under Master Cao’s leadership, they would rebuild the Seven Stars Gang.

They never expected that after such a short time, the Seven Stars Gang would be reduced to this state.

The news that Master Cao and the others were leaving for Qing Province, and that the Cao and Li families were selling off their assets, had already spread through every street and alley. That was why they had ignored all attempts to stop them and returned to the Seven Stars Gang.

In the crowd, Fatty and Jiang Yuanfan were already wiping away tears.

Liang Qiu, Ling Feng, and the others also looked devastated.

They had finally found a leader who valued loyalty and brotherhood, one who could lead them to carve out a new future. Just as things were starting to look up, this sudden upheaval had plunged their futures into uncertainty.

With Master Cao and the others gone, what were they, the rank-and-file disciples, supposed to do?

Just moments before, they had been discussing how, with their skills, various factions would surely take them in. They wouldn’t have to worry about making a living.

But Liang Qiu, Fatty, and a few others had gathered together, whispering amongst themselves with determined eyes. It seemed they had resolved to travel to Qing Province together to continue following Cao Feng and Chu Fan.

Chu Fan sighed to himself, walked forward, and patted Fatty’s shoulder.

Fatty just cried harder.

He didn’t know how to comfort them in a situation like this.

Just then, a voice, tinged with concern yet slightly awkward, called out, "Hey, you... are you all right?"

Chu Fan turned his head and saw Liang Yuhen.

Of course, Liang Yuhen didn’t know he was the Ghost-faced Man, nor that he was the very person who had scammed her out of a copy of the Nine Heavens Wind Mastery Scripture and a thousand taels of silver.

At that moment, the gazes of Fang Qingqing and the others also turned toward them.

By now, Chu Fan’s reputation in Cyan Yang Ancient City was quite considerable.

As the various factions divvied up the Seven Stars Gang’s legacy, they were also eyeing this "genius" of astonishing potential, harboring intentions of recruitment.

Chu Fan grinned. "I can eat, sleep, jump, and run. What could possibly be wrong with me?"

"Don’t believe me? Here, I’ll put on a little show for you... Hah!"

Hiyah!

Hoo-hah!

Wooyah!

Hah!

Hiyah!

Before anyone could react, Chu Fan had already done several somersaults on the ground. He landed steadily, looking around with an air of triumphant self-satisfaction.

The entire crowd fell dead silent.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded.

’At a time like this, in this situation... what in the world is he doing?’

Liang Yuhen’s mouth twitched. She muttered under her breath, "That lunatic!"

Duan Qingling’s handmaiden, Chrysanthemum, immediately chimed in, "I just feel like... there’s something not quite right with this Young Master Chu’s head!"