Chapter 373: Seven-Colored Poisonous Miasma

Jiang Fan looked surprised. "Is it that this sect doesn't allow mining, or is there another reason?"The biggest reason he could think of was a dispute over profits. The Colorful Mineral Mountain was mined simultaneously by the Nine Sects. Although each sect had designated areas, conflicts were still difficult to avoid.

Lin Fanhai gave a bitter smile. "In the past, it would indeed have been the problem Brother Jiang mentioned. But this time is different. The Supreme Purity Sect discovered the Colorful Profound Ice, and now they are actually begging other sects to mine it, yet no one dares to go."

"Such a thing?" Jiang Fan's eyes flickered. "Is there something wrong with this Colorful Profound Ice?"

Lin Fanhai nodded. "What do you mean, 'something wrong'? It's a huge problem!"

With that, he turned and went to the back room. He took out a jade bottle, completely covered with layers of sealing talismans, both inside and out. Lin Fanhai held it with extreme care, as if afraid of dropping and breaking it.

"This is what I was preparing to send to the sect. Since Junior Brother Jiang is here, please take a look."

Jiang Fan took it and looked inside. He saw a colorful stream of gas swirling within the jade bottle. His eyes narrowed slightly. "It looks like some kind of poisonous miasma."

Lin Fanhai showed a hint of surprise. "Junior Brother Jiang, you have sharp eyes! You can recognize it even through the jade bottle! That's right, this is the poisonous miasma emanating from that Colorful Profound Ice. Its toxicity is quite potent! Because of its presence, no one dares to mine that Colorful Profound Ice."

The Colorful Mineral Mountain had been mined for decades. Logically, disciples from various sects had encountered many unexpected situations and already had experience dealing with them. How could ordinary poisonous miasma leave them helpless?

After a brief thought, he opened the jade bottle and released a wisp of the colorful poisonous miasma. Unexpectedly, as soon as it diffused, it seemed to gain consciousness and lunged towards Jiang Fan, who was closest.

Qin Wangchuan's eyelids twitched, and she suddenly recognized it. "Be careful! It's Bone-Corroding Toxic Miasma!"Even an elder like her was extremely wary of the poisonous miasma. Jiang Fan, however, did not dodge or evade. He raised his hand and, like lightning, grabbed the wisp of poisonous miasma into his palm.

This action startled Qin Wangchuan. "Throw it away! It will corrode your bones!"

This poison was extremely potent. Upon contact with skin, it would immediately melt flesh and corrode bones, clinging like a parasite that couldn't be shaken off. How could Jiang Fan catch it with his hand?Lin Fanhai was also startled by Jiang Fan's action, his heart leaping to his throat. "Quick, cut off the flesh from your palm! Hurry!"The terrifying nature of this poison had already cost several Supreme Purity Sect disciples their lives. Those who fortunately survived were ruthless individuals who decisively cut off flesh, broke bones, or even directly severed limbs. Anyone who hesitated was ultimately corroded into a pile of ashes.

Jiang Fan, however, calmly circulated the poison pill within his body. The Bone-Corroding Toxic Miasma attached to his palm, as if encountering its nemesis, desperately tried to escape through his fingers. But in an instant, it was absorbed by the poison pill. The *Nine Poisons True Scripture* he cultivated had even digested the marrow poison of a Nascent Soul stage poisonous dragon. What was this little wisp of poisonous miasma compared to that? Not only could it not harm his body, but it also became nourishment for his poison pill.

This move stunned Lin Fanhai. "Junior Brother Jiang, are you... are you alright?"Jiang Fan spread his palm; his hand was as clean as before, without a trace of injury.

"How is that possible?" Lin Fanhai grabbed Jiang Fan's hand and examined it carefully, disbelief etched on his face. "A Supreme Purity Sect elder who came to deal with this matter accidentally touched the poisonous miasma and lost a finger. You are actually completely unharmed?"

Qin Wangchuan was also secretly surprised. She couldn't help but look towards Jiang Fan's dantian. Only she had sensed what Jiang Fan had just done. Within his body, there was actually a mysterious object specifically devouring toxins?After thinking for a long time, she suddenly understood what it was, but this only surprised her further. "This guy actually cultivated the Myriad Sword Sect's *Nine Poisons True Scripture*? No, wait, what's wrong with that old woman Zhou Qidan? How could she give Jiang Fan her main cultivation method, this Earth-tier True Scripture? And he even managed to cultivate it?"She looked at Jiang Fan with a suspicious expression. This guy truly hid himself well! Such a casual display had revealed a huge secret.

Jiang Fan put away the jade bottle and couldn't help but smile. "Steward Lin just said that the Supreme Purity Sect is begging people to mine that Colorful Profound Ice, but no one dares to go?"

Lin Fanhai came back to his senses, suddenly understanding Jiang Fan's intention, and said excitedly, "That's right! Junior Brother Jiang, you are fearless of this poison; you can completely mine this Profound Ice! No, no, there's more! The poisonous miasma has already spread to most of the Supreme Purity Sect's territory. If no one takes away that Profound Ice, the Supreme Purity Sect's territory will be ruined. Junior Brother can completely negotiate terms with the Supreme Purity Sect!"

Jiang Fan chuckled softly. "That depends on who from the Supreme Purity Sect talks to me. If it's Shangguan Sheng or a few familiar faces, I'll just take the Colorful Profound Ice. If it's someone else, naturally, I'll add some conditions."The Supreme Purity Sect Master's report letter had caused him and the Azure Cloud Sect quite a bit of trouble. He couldn't let the Supreme Purity Sect off too lightly, unless someone could make him give face.

At that time, at the Supreme Purity Sect's outpost, Elder Lu Xiunian of Green Bamboo Peak wore a gloomy expression. His index finger was wrapped in gauze, and the occasional throbbing pain made him even more irritable.

"Your demands are too high!" he said, looking discontentedly at a young man treated as a distinguished guest in the old wooden house. The young man was graceful, dressed in splendid robes, and remarkably handsome. Even standing in the old wooden house, he was as eye-catching as a blazing sun. Many female disciples couldn't help but steal glances at him. Across the entire Nine Sects' lands, there were only a handful of people with such charm, and Xie Liushu, the chief disciple of the Joyous Union Sect, was undoubtedly among the foremost.

"It's not that this junior's demands are high," Xie Liushu said, "but Elder Lu's offered reward is too little. Just ten thousand spirit stones for me to risk my life to retrieve the profound ice that is the source of the poisonous miasma."Xie Liushu felt immense disdain. Even if Lu Xiunian was deliberately setting the initial reward so low to bargain, how could he even open his mouth with just ten thousand spirit stones?

Lu Xiunian said in a deep voice, "Then what do you want?"

"Of course, that Colorful Profound Ice," Xie Liushu replied. "I take the Profound Ice, the Supreme Purity Sect's crisis is resolved, and both parties are happy. Of course, Elder Lu can try to ask others, but when it comes to dealing with poisonous miasma, no one should be more proficient than my Joyous Union Sect."

Among the Nine Sects, there was no sect specifically dealing with poisons. The Joyous Union Sect focused on cultivating the mind, and many of its disciples also practiced unorthodox paths, with many excelling in various toxicologies. Xie Liushu was particularly proficient. However, to simply hand over that priceless Colorful Profound Ice, Lu Xiunian was extremely reluctant.

"You propose a new demand, and I'll reconsider," Lu Xiunian said.

Xie Liushu frowned. Just as he was about to speak, a calm voice suddenly came from outside the door: "I also suggest Chief Xie think carefully before making demands. A mere block of profound ice, where is that enough?"