Chapter 9: Heading to the Ten Thousand Poison Forest

"We've only been away from the Long Family for less than a month, and there's already an incredible genius here. Of course, we had to come and visit."

Long Hao's tone was heavy, clearly mocking Long Yan.

During this time, Dragon Star had taken them out for training, and they just returned to the Long Family this morning. As soon as they entered, they heard about Long Yan's achievements, which they naturally didn't believe, so they came here.

If it weren't for the authority of Long Cangqiong, Long Hao would have burst into the practice room already.

"Third Brother, I heard you can refine pills, and even Supreme Elixirs. Is it true?"

Long Yu walked up and asked with a smile.

"Yes, it's true."

Long Yan smiled slightly and said, "You're not too shabby either. In just one month, you've broken through to the True Martial Seventh level, and you're not far from the True Martial Eighth level, right?"

"Hehe, I'm confident that I'll break through to the True Martial Eighth Level within three months."

Long Yu grinned, quite satisfied with his talent: "We were just discussing going to play at the Martial Arts Field, why don't you join us?"

"Him?"

Before Long Yan could speak, Long Ziyue objected, "A useless person, going to the Martial Arts Field just to embarrass himself."

"Hmph, what's so great about being able to refine pills? Without strength, you're just an ordinary person after all."

Long Hao scoffed, looking down on Long Yan completely. He had come here precisely to suppress Long Yan's arrogance.

"Oh?"

Long Yan looked up slightly, his indifferent gaze falling on Long Hao and Long Ziyue. His expression remained unchanged, as he slowly raised a finger: "One move. As long as you can block one move from me, I'll admit defeat. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Long Ziyue and Long Hao were both shocked, and then burst into laughter.

"Did I hear you wrong, or have you gone mad?"

It seemed as if the two had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"That's right, just one move."

Long Yan replied.

"It seems that you've gained a lot of abilities during this time, but you don't know the immensity of the sky and the earth."

Long Ziyue snorted lightly, Long Yan's contempt igniting her anger.

With a single hand reaching out, her True Martial Eighth Level momentum rippled forth, and then she slapped towards Long Yan. The fierce energy erupted from her palm, powerful enough to suppress someone at the True Martial Sixth Level.

Long Yu stood to the side, his brows furrowing slightly, but he didn't immediately intervene. He also wanted to know if Long Yan truly had such strength.

Long Ziyue's move was lightning-fast, and in the blink of an eye, her palm print had reached Long Yan's face. Under normal circumstances, her palm print would land on Long Yan's body in the next moment. However, Long Yan hadn't moved a single finger from start to finish.

"Huh?"

Long Ziyue's eyebrows furrowed as she prepared to forcibly withdraw her palm print. Deep down, she didn't want to hurt Long Yan.

At the critical moment, Long Yan finally made his move.

With a casual flick of his finger, a domineering flash of light burst from his fingertip, slammed into Long Ziyue's palm, typically aimed to break through her defenses.

"Not good!"

Long Ziyue's expression changed dramatically. That finger of Long Yan's was incredibly powerful, and she felt a fatal threat from it. If nothing unexpected happened, her palm would likely be crippled.

At the last moment, Long Yan shook his hand, and the powerful force dissipated into the air.

"Out of consideration for the fact that you haven't completely lost your conscience, I'll spare you."

Long Yan stood with his hands behind his back. If he had unleashed the full power of that finger, Long Ziyue's palm would have undoubtedly been ruined.

"You..."

Long Ziyue's face changed again, and she didn't dare to look directly into Long Yan's eyes. She retreated to the side without saying a word.

"How is this possible?"

Long Hao saw everything, and his heart was filled with turbulence. He never thought that Long Yan would have such strength.

"Didn't expect you to hide so well, let me try you then."

Even so, he didn't believe Long Yan could be stronger than him. He wanted to suppress Long Yan, completely crushing his arrogant spirit.

"Splitting Fire Palm."

Splitting Fire Palm is a Yellow-level intermediate combat skill that Long Hao had cultivated to the level of perfection. With his True Martial Ninth Level cultivation base, even others at the same level would find it difficult to face him head-on.

At this moment, when he used this move, it was clear that he wanted to teach Long Yan a lesson.

"You're not worth my time."

Long Yan raised his gaze slightly and advanced instead of retreating, pointing a finger at Long Hao. However, the power of this finger was more than ten times stronger than the one he had used previously.

Bang.

When the finger and palm collided, it produced a sound similar to that of gold and jade shattering, accompanied by visible waves of energy spreading out.

Step step step.

At the same time, Long Hao stepped back three steps in succession, his arm dropped, and his fist felt numb. He clenched and unclenched his fist, his face extremely unsightly.

"Impossible."

Long Hao couldn't accept this fact.

Long Yan had always been unable to cultivate, so how could he suddenly become so strong now, even stronger than him?

"There's only one chance, don't mess with me. Consequences will be dire."

Long Yan said lightly, he could have seriously injured Long Hao, but in the end, he held back.

Long Hao's body trembled, and his face alternated between dark and bright. In the end, he accepted the fact, but a strong sense of deflation arose in his heart.

"Third Brother, I didn't expect your strength to be so strong. I'm afraid only Big Brother can be your opponent."

Long Yu walked forward, also happy for Long Yan.

The "Big Brother" he mentioned was the eldest young master of the Long Family, Long Yu's own elder brother, Long Chen.

Long Chen was a true genius, breaking through to the Spirit Martial Boundary at the age of sixteen. He went out for training three years ago, and there has been no news of him since, and his life or death remains unknown.

.....

Ten Thousand Poison Forest, located to the west of Ling Wu City, was several hundred miles away.

Ten Thousand Poison Forest was shrouded in poison mist all year round, and even those at the Spirit Martial Boundary didn't dare to enter it easily. Let alone the poisonous beasts rampaging within, even Earth-level poisonous beasts existed in the deepest part of the forest, making it a notorious dangerous place.

At dusk, a figure with a long shadow appeared outside the Ten Thousand Poison Forest, and it was none other than Long Yan, who had rushed over.

"I hope I can find what I want,"

Without any hesitation, Long Yan entered the Ten Thousand Poison Forest.

"Rotten Heart Grass, not bad."

Less than ten miles into the Ten Thousand Poison Forest, Long Yan successfully found a Rotten Heart Grass. Rotten Heart Grass is the most common poisonous herb in the Ten Thousand Poison Forest, and one plant can easily poison a True Martial Ninth Level cultivator to death.

Continuing deeper.

Along the way, he found several more Rotten Heart Grass plants and even killed a few poisonous beasts, all of them being Yellow-level poisonous beasts, not worth mentioning.

An hour later, Long Yan had reached the edge of the central region of the forest.

"Roar."

Suddenly, a low roar came from the thorny bushes ahead, and a black wolf leaped out, rushing towards him.

"Green Tail Poison Wolf, Profound First Rank. You've come at the right time."

Long Yan's eyes brightened, finally encountering a poisonous beast worth his effort.

Bang bang bang.

Moving his feet, Long Yan charged forward, engaging in a fierce battle with the Green Tail Poison Wolf. Long Yan was extremely powerful and was not the least bit inferior to the Green Tail Poison Wolf. After fighting for a quarter of an hour, the Green Tail Poison Wolf still didn't gain the upper hand.

"I'm done playing with you."

"Soul Splitting Sword Finger!"

Understanding the extent of his own power, Long Yan lost interest in the fight. He pointed out a Thunderbolt Finger, and the domineering sword light directly pierced through the Green Tail Poison Wolf's skull.

Green Tail Poison Wolf, dead.