Dual Cultivation: A Carefree Journey Through Another World, the Empress Falls into My Hands

The mountain range is complex due to the presence of various types of mountains.

As a result, many kinds of miraculous medicines were created.

Of course, there are also many types of monsters associated with them.

However, the Shanlianshan mountain range is just a small mountain range, far inferior to the Qingyao Mountain Range.

Therefore, the grades of spiritual herbs and demonic beasts in the mountain range are not very high.

This brings an advantage: it is suitable for ordinary cultivators to go in for exploration and treasure hunting.

The main business of Lianshan City relies on the spiritual herbs and demonic beasts brought by the Lianshan Mountain Range.

Therefore, the Wang family's control over the medicinal herb business is equivalent to controlling half of the economic lifeline of the entire Lianshan City.

To facilitate their business in medicinal herbs, the Wang family even established a special herb-gathering team.

The herb-gathering team mainly consists of some low-level cultivators with rich herb-gathering experience, as well as guards.

Based on the guards' cultivation level, the herb-gathering teams are also divided into three levels.

For example, the herb-gathering team that Chu Yunfan inquired about this time, led and guarded by a Martial Grandmaster, was a third-tier herb-gathering team.

The reason Chu Yunfan came to this mountain range was to deal with the Wang family's third-tier herb-gathering team.

Seeking revenge and seizing treasure—killing two birds with one stone.

Based on the information he had gathered, Chu Yunfan had roughly determined the route the Wang family's herb-gathering team would take back to the Wang family.

After searching for a while, Chu Yunfan finally found the whereabouts of the Wang family's herb-gathering team in a clearing in the mountains.

According to Chu Yunfan's observation, the herb-gathering team should be resting here temporarily.

After all, gathering herbs involves facing attacks from monsters, rugged mountain paths, and various poisonous insects and miasma in the forest, which is no easy task.

Therefore, they must take breaks from time to time to maintain a good condition.

However, even though they were resting, some of the Wang family's guards were still keeping watch around the area.

"There are about twenty herb gatherers, all of them are low-level cultivators at the initial stage of martial arts, nothing to worry about."

These guards, however, are rather troublesome.

They were mostly martial arts masters, equipped with second-tier armor-piercing crossbows, enough to pierce the defenses of most second-tier demonic beasts. Even third-tier demonic beasts would probably perish in the northwest if they faced the combined attack of these armor-piercing crossbows.

Moreover, this guard team was actually led by two Martial Grandmaster level experts.

One is at the late stage of the Martial Grandmaster realm, and the other is at the peak of the Martial Grandmaster realm.

Chu Yunfan observed the situation of the herb-gathering team, secretly making plans in his mind.

With his strength, he was fairly confident in dealing with that late-stage Martial Grandmaster.

However, dealing with that peak Martial Grandmaster was somewhat of a stretch.

Moreover, the other side wouldn't give him a chance to fight one-on-one; there was a group of Martial Master level guards waiting to surround and attack him.

"It seems we have no choice but to outsmart them!"

Chu Yunfan thought to himself.

Then, he recalled the first time he had been assassinated, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

A moment later, at the place where the Wang family's herb-gathering team was resting, the leaves and weeds nearby began to sway. A gentle breeze blew by, making the somewhat tired team feel exceptionally refreshed. They stretched and yawned, enjoying the cool breeze.

Even the guards looked like they were enjoying themselves.

However, as one herb gatherer fell, the entire herb-gathering team began a chain reaction, with one person after another falling to the ground.

Immediately, the guards realized something was wrong.

However, by this time, they too had been poisoned by the hidden poison in the breeze, and thus they too collapsed to the ground one after another.

The first to react were the two Martial Grandmaster level experts.

Their cultivation level is high, so they have a stronger ability to resist poison.

Therefore, it did not collapse immediately.

After realizing something was wrong, the two immediately took out an antidote pill from their storage rings and prepared to take it.

However, just as the two brought the antidote to their lips, ready to swallow it...

Dozens of silver needles suddenly flew out from the nearby bushes, launching a sneak attack on the two.

The two were about to take their medicine, so their reaction was a little slow. In addition, the silver needles were flying very fast and there were quite a few of them.

As a result, both of them were hit by the silver needles.

These silver needles were the very same ones Chu Yunfan had used to remove the poison from Lin Tianya, and they were contaminated with the poison that Lin Tianya had been afflicted with.

Therefore, even though these two Martial Grandmasters took antidote pills in time after being hit by the silver needles in Beijing, they were still unable to remove the toxins from their bodies.

Immediately, their faces turned pale and red.

This is a manifestation of the poison taking effect from the silver needle.

Hidden in the shadows, Chu Yunfan saw this scene and a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.

However, these two Martial Grandmaster level experts were no pushovers either. After realizing they had been poisoned, they exchanged a glance and then simultaneously struck out with a heavy palm in the direction from which the silver needle had been sent.

Suddenly, two transparent, giant hands of spiritual energy flew out.

With a series of chaotic sounds, all the trees and weeds within a hundred meters in front of the two were cleared away.

However, to their disappointment, there was not a trace of the enemy ahead.

Because Chu Yunfan used the sword intent of wind, he moved like a gust of wind and silently hid behind a big tree on the other side.

Because these two used their spiritual power to launch the attack, the toxins in their bodies spread further, and poisonous blood began to seep from their mouths.

At this moment, both of them began to feel dizzy.

Because the sleeping potion that Chu Yunfan initially scattered in the wind came from that Martial Grandmaster assassin from last time. It was not only colorless and odorless, but also more potent than ordinary sleeping potions.

In addition, the poison on the silver needles diverted half of the antidote's potency from the bodies of these two Martial Grandmaster level experts.

Therefore, the sleeping pills in the bodies of these two Martial Grandmasters had not been completely removed, and they were now beginning to take effect.

Upon realizing this, the two immediately panicked and, without saying a word, began to flee.

However, since escaping also required the use of spiritual energy, the poison on the silver needles spread more rapidly.

The poison on the silver needles can not only damage internal organs, but also pollute the spiritual energy within the body.

Therefore, after running for a short time, half of their spiritual energy was contaminated, greatly reducing their strength and slowing down their escape speed.

Upon realizing this, the two became even more panicked.

The peak Martial Grandmaster among them suddenly turned around and shouted loudly to those behind him:

"We are members of the Wang family of Lianshan City. Anyone who dares to act recklessly will face retaliation from the Wang family and die a gruesome death!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold glint flashed before the eyes of this peak Martial Grandmaster.

Immediately afterwards, he clutched his neck and collapsed to the ground.

The one who made the move was naturally Chu Yunfan.

With his strength greatly reduced, this peak Martial Grandmaster was nothing more than a matter of one sword strike for Chu Yunfan.