Five Extremes Mountain has a Pill Refining Pavilion, and its disciples can naturally exchange merit points for the elixirs needed to enhance their cultivation.

What Qiu Ming said about Bao Yufeng taking elixirs isn’t surprising.

Although elixirs contain pill toxins that can block meridians, there are also high-quality elixirs with negligible toxins.

Taking a few wouldn’t matter much.

If Bao Yufeng has enough financial resources, it’s understandable for him to purchase some to enhance his cultivation.

So, after hearing Qiu Ming’s explanation, Liou Yuan didn’t refute.

His gaze swept around, and within this Little Cyan Valley, during the brief interval when Qiu Ming and Bao Yufeng clashed, the disciples from Xiaopei Mountain and Little Cyan Valley had already engaged in a melee.

Old foes meeting face to face were exceptionally enraged, each giving it their all to unleash their magic on the other.

The Little Cyan Valley side also had disciples who had broken through to Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer and Four-Star Star Acupoint come out, being stalled by Xie Miaobo.

In such chaos, for Liou Tao, who excelled at stealth and assassination, it was like a fish in water. Before Liou Tao revealed himself, Liou Yuan dared not act impulsively and could only tough it out and say, "Just hold them off; with your tough skin, he can’t do much to you for a while."

The fact that Qiu Ming could withstand the surprise attack of a Baby-eating Mink proved he also had the strength to hold back Bao Yufeng.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Qiu Ming said no more, and with a sweeping strike, forced back Bao Yufeng who had approached aggressively, and cursed out loud.

With a roar, he unleashed his spiritual power, and a layer of brown light shimmered on his massive body.

Bao Yufeng’s blade slashed through the air again, accompanied by his wild laughter: "Mr. Qiu, I’ve long wanted to experience your Qiu Family’s ’Gen Mountain Spirit Breathing Skill’. Don’t disappoint me today."

"Who are you to call me junior, I’m your grandpa," Qiu Ming taunted back.

Facing Bao Yufeng of Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, the serious Qiu Ming showed no fear; he crossed his giant axe, firmly catching Bao Yufeng’s blade.

The two resumed their battle, and surprisingly, Qiu Ming managed to hold his ground.

"In a short time, Bao Yufeng won’t easily defeat Qiu Ming," Liou Yuan confirmed, feeling relieved that Qiu Ming wouldn’t be defeated by Bao Yufeng anytime soon.

Simultaneously, a deep purple intensity grew in his eyes.

Finally, after three breaths, he locked onto Liou Tao’s position amidst the battlefield chaos.

The Fog Acupoint was indeed strange; Liou Yuan had to fully activate his Evil Eyes to capture his figure.

When Liou Yuan detected Liou Tao’s spiritual power fluctuation, he was less than two zhang to Liou Yuan’s left side.

"Got you!" Liou Yuan’s expression turned serious, and he stomped his foot, using the momentum to launch an attack at Liou Tao without hesitation.

In his hand, the Profound Brilliance Sword, inscribed with the Sharp Gold Talisman, emitted a burst of sword light, striking out fiercely.

Clang! When the sword light hit that region.

The space there suddenly twisted, and a mass of grayish mist appeared out of thin air.

It wasn’t solid, and the sword light sliced through effortlessly.

Liou Yuan’s face showed no joy because the feedback on his hand when the sword descended felt hollow, lacking any sensation of striking a solid body.

It was obviously not Liou Tao’s true body.

How could a five-star star acupoint genius be so easily dealt with?

Sure enough, the gray mist burst open after being split by the sword light.

Turning into a pervasive mist that swallowed the surroundings.

The mist’s coverage was vast; Liou Yuan, having shattered the mist cloud with one strike, had no time to evade, only feeling a blackout before his entire body was engulfed in the gray mist.

"What kind of sorcery is this?" Liou Yuan felt an internal alarm.

Though rich in combat experience, he had little experience battling cultivators, especially ones like Liou Tao with a reputation for strangeness due to his Fog Acupoint.

Though cursing inwardly, he stomped both feet, swiftly retreating backwards.

Attempting to exit the fog’s coverage.

Liou Tao’s fog skill was clearly a perfect match for his star acupoint. Inside this fog, it was Liou Tao’s absolute domain, and Liou Yuan didn’t want to suffer that loss.

Just as Liou Yuan made his move.

The piercing whistle of a weapon slicing through the air resounded behind him.

Whew whew whew!

Liou Yuan’s senses were sharp, his ears twitched, and he instantly discerned the direction of the sharp weapon.

He spun around, wielding his sword.

Liou Yuan’s movement was fluid, and the Profound Brilliance Sword slashed towards the weapon flying at him from behind.

What met his eyes were three spindle-shaped weapons formed from the mist, evidently part of this fog skill.

"Break!" Liou Yuan enhanced his infusion of spiritual power into the Profound Brilliance Sword, which spewed sword light slashing down on the three misty spindles.

Bang bang bang!

The spindles exploded, shattered by the Profound Brilliance Sword.

Simultaneously, the bright sword light on Liou Yuan’s Profound Brilliance Sword dimmed and lost its color.

The enormous counterforce attacked his arms holding the sword, pushing Liou Yuan back two steps.

Driving him further into the dense fog.

Liou Tao clearly understood Liou Yuan’s intention to leave the mist, how could he let him succeed?

By the time Liou Yuan dispelled the force of those three misty spindles, his surroundings had been completely consumed by the gray mist.

His gaze darted around, and Liou Yuan realized he couldn’t tell east from west anymore.

Mist surrounded him on all sides, and even the cries of battle from Xiaopei Mountain and Little Cyan Valley seemed to fade away at this moment.

The dense fog enshrouded him, dead silent.

"Good trick! This isn’t something a Ding-rank magic can achieve. Has this kid mastered a C-rank magic skill?"

Holding his sword, Liou Yuan’s violet eyes gleamed as he looked around, feeling a chill in his heart.