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"What a brilliant 'Heavenly Ascension Pill'..."

Master Yinian fumbled with the porcelain bottle in his hand, muttering to himself.

"This is not some path to heaven, it's clearly a death warrant from the demonic sect!"

Upon hearing the words "Yanluo Post," everyone around gasped in horror.

"What do you mean by that, Master? Could it be that this 'Heavenly Ascension Pill' is poison?"

"And they even mentioned the Demonic Cult? Could it be that members of the Demonic Cult have infiltrated this martial arts tournament?"

Just as everyone was speculating, Master Yinian slowly spoke.

"This medicine is named 'Ascending to Heaven,' but it is actually poisonous. It seems to nourish the meridians, but it is actually a mixture of several deadly poisons such as datura and daphne, and is supplemented with a stimulant to forcibly stimulate internal energy."

He paused, looking at Tie Feng's corpse, his tone becoming increasingly solemn.

"At the beginning of taking the medicine, one's internal strength will indeed surge, seemingly 'ascending to heaven,' but in reality, it is overdrawing one's vitality and tearing one's meridians. If one takes three pills, the poison will backfire, first dislocating joints and severing meridians, and finally bleeding from all seven orifices and dying in an extremely gruesome manner."

Everyone was chilled to the bone by the terrible consequences of the "Ascension Pill" mentioned by Yinian Zhenren, but some people wondered how he knew so much about the insidious drugs of the Demonic Sect.

"Twenty years ago, our righteous alliance stormed the headquarters of the demonic sect. At that time, I saw some demonic sect members take this medicine in a desperate situation! Although their power increased several times over, the gruesome way they died still makes people shudder to this day!"

Master Yinian noticed the probing gazes of the crowd, sighed, and then revealed the secret from decades ago.

"I seized a small amount of this medicine back then in order to find a way to counteract it. Later, such insidious substances never appeared again, but who would have thought that they would now quietly flow into my righteous sect!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Iron Palm Clan all knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, pleading in mournful voices.

"Immortal Master, have mercy! We beg you to teach us how to counteract the poison of this 'Ascension Pill'! We were truly deceived by the medicine seller, only knowing that it could enhance our power, unaware that the consequences would be so severe!"

Master Yinian looked at their desperate expressions and slowly nodded.

"There is indeed a way to counter this medicine. If you do not use your internal energy to fight after taking it, you can use my secret 'Qingxin Guben Pill' to gradually neutralize all the poison."

He changed the subject, his voice becoming more serious.

"But if you have already taken a pill and are fighting like this on the stage, exerting all your strength and fighting relentlessly, then the medicine will be like a bone-deep infection, completely merging with your essence, blood and internal energy, and invading your internal organs. At this time, the only way to temporarily save your life is to never use martial arts again and live like an ordinary person."

"For life... he can no longer use martial arts?"

A disciple of the Iron Palm Clan murmured repeatedly, his face draining of all color in an instant.

"What's the difference between that and a cripple? We've trained our martial arts for over a decade..."

"A useless person?"

Master Yinian's gaze suddenly sharpened.

"When you greedily sought shortcuts and chose to use such unorthodox methods to temporarily increase your martial arts skills, did you ever consider that there is no such thing as power that comes out of thin air without any cost? Today your martial arts skills may temporarily 'ascend to the heavens,' but tomorrow you will have to pay the price with your lives and your future!"

The Iron Palm Clan disciples were rendered speechless, and some even burst into tears, regretting their actions.

Meanwhile, at the arena where the Upper Three Gates were located.

Mo Qingyan had learned the whole story about the "Ascending Heaven Pill" from Mo Yulong.

"Dragon Tamer! How could you so easily trust that drug of unknown origin? And why didn't you inform me immediately?"

Mo Qingyan was furious and questioned him sharply.

Mo Yulong knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down his face, looking utterly remorseful.

"Aunt, please calm down! I tried to persuade my second brother, but he was too impatient and eager to win, and he wouldn't listen at all! Moreover, he threatened me, saying that if I dared to tell you about this, he would harm me! I was confused for a moment and failed to persuade him, which resulted in my second brother losing his life. My heart is breaking, and I wish I could die in his place!"

Mo Yulong cried so hard he beat his chest and stamped his feet, as if he was truly in extreme grief.

Looking at Mo Yulong kneeling and weeping, and thinking of Mo Yutian's tragic death just now, Mo Qingyan was overcome with grief. She waved her hand, her voice weary.

"Enough... Get up. In the end, Yu Tian has only himself to blame, so you can't be blamed."

However, Mo Sijin, standing to the side, coldly observed this scene. He knew his third uncle all too well: greedy, cunning, selfish, and always putting his own interests and safety first. All those claims of "advising Yutian," "being threatened," and "acting foolishly" were nothing but lies fabricated by the other side!

Mo Yulong instigated Mo Yutian to be the first to test the medicine, while he himself secretly observed the effects and consequences of the medicine.

Now Mo Yutian has died suddenly because of this drug, while Mo Yulong himself has "luckily" escaped death.

"Tch, hypocrite!"

Just as Mo Sijin was cursing Mo Yulong in her heart, Master Yinian returned to the group with a heavy expression.

"Master, what exactly happened? Why... why has Yutian become like this?"

Mo Qingyan quickly went to meet him, while the other party said in a deep voice.

"It was the work of the Demonic Sect! They used some secret means to sell a kind of evil drug called 'Ascension Pill' to many contestants. The drug can increase one's power several times in a short period of time, but the price is the depletion of one's source of strength. At best, one's martial arts will be completely ruined and one's foundation destroyed. At worst... just like Nephew Mo, one's meridians will burst and one will die!"

"The Demonic Cult!"

"The Heavenly Pill?"

A mixture of shock and anger instantly appeared on everyone's faces. They hadn't expected that the Demonic Sect would get involved in this matter.

"Those traitors of the demonic sect dare to use such insidious methods to harm our righteous martial arts world! It seems the demonic flames have reignited; it's time to settle things properly with that Hua Yixiao!"

As soon as Master Yinian finished speaking, a disciple of Zixiao Temple shouted.

"That's right! The evil sect has gone too far! We are willing to follow our master to eradicate this evil!"

Just as the crowd was filled with indignation, Fu Wenzhu suddenly spoke up, silencing the surrounding commotion.

“Junior brother, eradicating the evil cult is important, but the most urgent task is to treat those martial arts practitioners who have not yet been seriously poisoned.”

"What you say is absolutely right, senior brother!"

Master Yinian nodded slightly, then summoned Lingyou and Lingxi, who were standing beside him.

"Lingyou and Lingxi, you two quickly issue this order to all participating sects and wandering martial artists: anyone who has privately taken the 'Ascending Heaven Pill' must immediately report it. Those who have taken the pill but have not yet activated their internal energy in combat can go to the alchemy room of my Zixiao Temple to receive the 'Heart-Clearing and Foundation-Strengthening Pill' as an antidote. However, those who have already activated their internal energy after taking the pill..."

Master Yinian paused for a moment, then let out a long sigh.

"If you want to save your life, you must never use force again, otherwise your meridians will be severed and you will become a cripple!"

"I will obey my master's orders!"

After bowing and accepting the order, Lingyou and Lingxi immediately flew away. Soon, the news spread like a drop of cold water into boiling oil, instantly exploding throughout the vast martial arts gathering. Wails, cries of pain, and regretful curses rose and fell.

Those eager-to-achieve disciples from the Middle Six Gates and the Lower Nine Gangs, who had already taken the medicine and fought in the arena, were devastated when they learned that they would never be able to use martial arts again.

However, among the weaker "nameless factions," a peculiar phenomenon emerged: although most people initially followed the trend and bought "Ascending to Heaven Pills," very few actually took them.

"Thanks to the White Plague God!"

A man dressed in a gray, close-fitting outfit patted his chest in lingering fear and said to the person next to him.

"Yes, if it weren't for 'White Plague God' around, I probably would have taken the medicine and gone up to fight the others long ago!"

Those around him immediately echoed his sentiments, their faces filled with relief.

"Me too!"

The other man nodded repeatedly, his tone excited.

"I bought the medicine but hesitated for a long time about whether to take it. After seeing Bai Wenshen's competition, I gave up on the idea! Now that I think about it, I really feel like I was given a second chance at life!"

What started as a few scattered discussions quickly spread and became increasingly plausible. Everyone's attitude towards Bai Yue had now changed.

"Alliance Leader Bai may seem to have brought us bad luck, but in reality, he stopped us from touching that deadly poison."

So... she's not a 'plague' at all! She's clearly our 'lucky star'!

"Yes! Bai Fushen! Bai Fushen, the One-Punch Hero!"

Just as everyone was thanking the White God of Fortune for the good fortune he had brought, the God of Fortune was in Yuwen Yi's room, listening to him excitedly recount the events of the day.