To be able to activate the formation in an instant, it could only mean one thing … this fellow had found the formation core!
From the previous conversation, it could be seen that Zhang Xuan was oblivious to what the crux of the formation was. Yet, after saying those words, he immediately found it and made use of it …
Is this true?
Grandmaster Lin Tao could only feel his body trembling uncontrollably as he felt like he was about to faint.
The formation core would change according to the environment it was set up in. Even a 3-star primary formation master like the clan head would find it difficult to locate it without a compass. Yet, this fellow didn't do anything at all. All he did was jump casually, and then... with a stomp of his feet, the formation was activated!
Even though he had seen it with his own eyes, he still felt like he was dreaming …
Previously, he thought that as a formation grandmaster, he would have a huge advantage against a Tongxuan realm lad... However, upon seeing this sight, he was on the verge of tears.
Guild Leader Liu, are you the formation grandmaster or am I?
Why is it that in front of you, I feel like my understanding of arrays is like an idiot's, and I don't know anything?
Roar! Roar! Roar!
With the activation of the formation, Mo Tianxue and the others were no longer able to see what was happening before them. However, they soon heard the furious roar of the Gold-tailed Lion, as though something was driving it mad.
After dozens of breaths, the sound stopped.
"Let's go and take a look!"
Anxious, Mo Tianxue and the others hurried forward.
They hadn't gone far earlier, and with Lin Tao leading the way, they didn't come into contact with the formation. Very quickly, they walked out of the mist and saw the scene before them. With a single glance, all of their eyebrows twitched, feeling like they were about to go crazy.
The Gold-tailed Lion that the young man had saved was covered in spears, from its nose, ears, buttocks …
Thirty-six spears were all stabbed into the lion. Blood flowed all over the ground. The majestic lion that had been roaring non-stop just a moment ago was now so dispirited that it could not even open its eyes. Its breath was very weak.
"Guild Leader Liu..."
Mo Tianxue could only feel the veins on his scalp twitching, and he nearly vomited a mouthful of blood.
The reason why I invited you here is to treat the guardian beast, not to kill it...
With so many spears stuck in its body, it looked like a feather duster. Most importantly, the tips of the spears all contained deadly poison. You … won't be satisfied until you kill it!
Isn't this the first time we've met?
What enmity? Was there a need to be so ruthless?
Rage blazed in his chest as Mo Tianxue clenched his fists tightly. If not for the fact that he was forcefully holding himself back, he would have long charged forward and pummeled that fellow into a meat patty.
Even though the guardian beast didn't have long to live, and there were times when it went berserk, it had protected Tianwu Kingdom for several centuries, and they had a deep bond with it.
Treating it like this was a direct slap to its face!
His face was ashen as he looked at the young man not far away. He saw that the young man's face was pale, and it seemed that he had expended a lot of energy.
Upon seeing the three of them, the young man seemed to heave a sigh of relief. His body went limp as he sat on the ground. "This illness of his is really difficult to treat, but fortunately, I didn't disappoint you..."
"I didn't fail you?"
Seeing the other party's confident smile, Mo Tianxue was taken aback.
Could it be that they had misunderstood him?
Was he really saving the Gold-tailed Lion?
With this thought in mind, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but turn his gaze toward the savage beast. With that single glance, he felt goosebumps rising all over his body, and he nearly went insane on the spot.
The lion that could still open its eyes and roar a moment ago was now lying on the ground with its eyes tightly shut. It was not even breathing.
"The Gold-tailed Lion … is dead …"
Mo Yu and Zhang Xuan also noticed that something was wrong, and their eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets.
We sent you here to treat it, not to kill it …
Fortunately, I didn't disappoint you … Fortunately your head!
In other words, you said that I didn't disappoint you by killing it?
"Guild Leader Liu, what's going on?"
Suppressing his rage, Mo Tianxue glared at the fellow before him.
He had invited the other party over confidently, thinking that he would be able to bring the guardian beast back to life. Never in his dreams did he expect that not only did he fail to treat it, he even ended up killing it …
If not in consideration of the other party's identity, he would have long ordered his men to chop this fellow into meat paste.
"What do you mean by what's going on? I've already treated it … "Oblivious to the other party's rage, Zhang Xuan said," It's alright, the treatment went well! "
"Went well?"
Mo Tianxue's eyebrows twitched.
Treating the patient to death is considered a success?
You aren't a physician but … a butcher!
"Cough cough, Guild Leader Liu, why is the Gold-tailed Lion … not breathing? It can't be dead, right?"
Seeing that her father was on the verge of exploding, Mo Yu hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"Dead?" Only then did Zhang Xuan understand why everyone was looking at him in such a manner. Shaking his head, he said, "With me around, it won't be that easy for it to die …"
After which, he walked up to the Gold-tailed Lion and sent a kick toward it.
"Stop feigning death, get up …"
Roar!
The kick landed on the Gold-tailed Lion's face, and in the next instant, the Gold-tailed Lion, which seemed to have stopped breathing, leaped up as though it had been electrocuted.
With a frenzied roar, the hair on its body trembled.
Sou sou sou sou!
The spears that had pierced into its body flew out and scattered all over the ground.
"Drink all of the blood …"
Zhang Xuan casually pointed.
The Gold-tailed Lion had prepared quite a bit of fresh blood, and it was stored in a wooden barrel not too far away. Hurriedly, the Gold-tailed Lion walked over and gulped it down.
Soon, all of the blood in the wooden barrels were emptied, and the Gold-tailed Lion seemed to have recovered significantly. Its previous lethargy was nowhere to be seen, and it was brimming with energy.
"This …"
Seeing this sight, Mo Tianxue and the others felt as though they were dreaming. They stood dumbfounded on the spot.
Despite having thirty-six spears stabbed into its body, not only was the Gold-tailed Lion still alive, it was even brimming with energy …
What in the world was going on?
Furthermore, didn't they sense that it had stopped breathing just a moment ago?
Why would it suddenly come back to life after a kick?
This Guild Leader Liu had kicked the Gold-tailed Lion a total of three times. The first kick stopped the formation, the second kick activated the formation, and the third kick … the Gold-tailed Lion regained consciousness …
It felt as though his feet possessed some sort of magic, shocking them time and time again.
"Guild Leader Liu …"
Seeing that the Gold-tailed Lion seemed to have recovered significantly, Mo Tianxue couldn't hold himself back any longer and turned to look at Zhang Xuan.
"Aren't you curious as to what's going on?"
Zhang Xuan chuckled. "Actually … your Gold-tailed Lion isn't sick, but … it has been poisoned!"
"Poisoned?"
Mo Tianxue was taken aback. On the other hand, Grandmaster Lin Tao's face warped in shock.
To poison an ancestor-level savage beast of Tianwu Kingdom? Who in the world was it?
How did they do it?
"Under normal circumstances, the tail of the Gold-tailed Lion is completely golden. However, there was a spot that was slightly white previously. This shows that it isn't an ordinary illness!"
Zhang Xuan explained.
Hearing those words, Mo Tianxue and the others also recalled that there was indeed something wrong with the color of the Gold-tailed Lion's tail.
"You said that it has gone berserk … Since it has gone berserk, why didn't it eat everyone? Why did it stop after eating a few eunuchs and palace maids? This shows that it hasn't gone completely berserk, and it still possesses a certain level of rationality! "
Zhang Xuan continued, "Combining these two points together, I think that it might have been inflicted with a lethal poison, and it forced the poison to its tail, thus changing its color!"
"This …"
Everyone was taken aback.
Indeed.
If it had really gone berserk, it would have eaten anyone it saw. There was no way it would have supported a few insignificant eunuchs and palace maids.
"Could it be that these eunuchs and palace maids are the ones who poisoned it, and in a fit of rage, they killed them …" Mo Yu suddenly thought of something.
It was impossible to poison a Half-Zhizun savage beast with brute force, so the only way was to add something into its food.
And the most likely culprits were the eunuchs and palace maids who served it.
"That's right!"
Zhang Xuan nodded. "Without a contract with it, it wouldn't be able to speak its mind. Firstly, it wanted to exact vengeance on these eunuchs and palace maids, and secondly, it wanted to tell you that these people are suspicious … Yet, you all thought that it had gone berserk and sealed it with a formation …"
Mo Tianxue's face reddened.
Back then, when the guardian beast ate the eunuchs and palace maids, he was frightened out of his wits. He thought that it had gone mad, and it just so happened that Guild Leader Lin happened to be with him, so he requested the latter to set up a formation for him.
He didn't expect that … the other party was trying to convey such a message.
"The poison it has been inflicted with is formidable. After all, it is a savage beast that has lived for several centuries, and given its Half-Zhizun realm cultivation, it won't die immediately. Just like what Physician Mu Hong and the others said, it won't live for more than three months!"
"It would have been much easier to treat this poison in advance. However, it has already spread through the meridians of its body, making it difficult to treat!"
"After hesitating for a very long time, I decided to use a method of fighting poison with poison!"
"That's why I had you prepare a lethal poison and use a spear to pierce the poison into the lion's body."
"It's fortunate that I didn't let you down and managed to save it..."
Zhang Xuan replied with a smile.
As soon as he touched the other party's body, he immediately knew what kind of poison it was afflicted with.
He had seen this poison in the book collection vault of the Poison Temple before, and he knew that the treatment method was to fight poison with poison.
Knowing this, the rest was simple. He just had to get the poison to come into contact with the poison in the lion's body and neutralize it.
Of course, if it were anyone else, they would still be helpless.
After all, the poison had spread throughout the body, and it was impossible to locate it even if one wanted to. How could one possibly neutralize it so easily?
One must know that if one were to look for the poison in the wrong place, not only would one not be able to resolve it, the poison might even kill the other party.
However, Zhang Xuan had the Library of Heaven's Path, and the locations of the poison were clearly recorded in the book. There were a total of thirty-six locations, and it was even recorded in one's body. Thus, it wasn't difficult for him to locate it.
As for the blood of the cows and goats, it was due to the excessive blood loss from stabbing the other party with so many spears.
After hearing the explanation, Mo Tianxue and the others widened their eyes once more. They stared at the young man before them in admiration.
It was no wonder why he was able to solve all of the questions on the Wall of Dilemma and become the guild leader. His medical skills were simply too formidable!
Even though they had seen it with their own eyes, they still found it hard to believe.
"Even though I have resolved the poison in its body, its lifespan is indeed nearing its end. Even if it is fine for the time being, it won't live past a year. Unless..."
Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "I have to find a way to help it reach Zhizun realm!"
"Reach Zhizun realm?"
Mo Tianxue's breathing hastened. Clenching his fists tightly, he asked, "Guild Leader Liu, do you have any ideas?"
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