I am the Snake Taoist

Black, mercury-like Water-Soiled Lightning covered the ground.

The wind blew, leaves fell, and energy surged into the clouds.

A battle was about to erupt.

The first to enter the fray were two cultivators from the Wu family, both with the early-stage strength of the Four Fiends Manifestation Realm.

Their bodies emanated solidified fiendish energy as they punched towards Qin Qiu.

Their moves were expansive and unrestrained, revealing a thick, profound power.

"Our Wu family worships the Thousand-Kilogram Stone Lord. Our bodies are as heavy as a thousand kilograms of stone, making us difficult to shake!"

Wu Lanling explained to the two Wu family cultivators from the sidelines, her words almost overflowing with smugness.

No sooner had she spoken than the face-slapping scene immediately appeared.

The two Wu family cultivators had only exchanged two blows with Qin Qiu before they were sent flying by Snake Bone's tail sweep.

They slid across the ground and were thrown back to their original positions.

Wu Lanling looked at the two embarrassed men, exasperated: "You two are useless! What good are you if you can't even take down one person!"

The two brothers from the Medicine Pavilion exchanged a glance: "This kid is strange, let's go together!"

"If things are ruined, we're all done for!"

The four of them besieged Qin Qiu together, their energies surrounding every vital point on his body, each launching attacks at different parts.

"Boom!"

Violent shockwaves spread outwards.

Qin Qiu was struck in various places by the four men's fists and legs, to the point where his body was somewhat distorted.

"Hiss... that really hurts..."

Qin Qiu barely managed to utter these words through his crooked mouth.

Then, before the four men's eyes, he slowly melted, transforming into black mercury that seeped into the ground.

Qin Qiu had no choice but to hide again, but before hiding, he cast a cold glance at Wu Lanling.

"Quickly leave the range of this Black Pool! He should be able to move freely within it. Everyone, be careful!"

The leader of the Medicine Pavilion spoke. As expected of a cultivator from a renowned clan, he quickly figured out Qin Qiu's methods.

Unfortunately... Qin Qiu's target this time wasn't them.

Just as the four were quickly retreating, a snow-white bone snake shot towards the two Wu family members.

The fiendish energy on the two Wu family members materialized, the solidified fiendish energy transforming into stone skin.

Snake Bone opened its jaws and bit down on their bodies, only to shatter stones in all directions, without harming them in the slightest.

Just as the two of them thought they had blocked this attack, they didn't realize that Qin Qiu's goal had been achieved.

The Snake Bone, blocked by the two, used the reaction force to fly away to the side.

Wu Lanling was still immersed in the joy of her two family members blocking Qin Qiu's attack, completely unaware that Snake Bone was getting closer and closer to her.

"Not good, dodge quickly!"

The Medicine Pavilion leader was the first to notice, followed by Wu Lanling.

Wu Lanling had no choice but to notice, because Snake Bone's two fangs were already close at hand.

A blood flower splashed in the air, and bright red blood gushed out from Wu Lanling's shoulder like a fountain.

Snake Bone forcibly bit off a piece of flesh from Wu Lanling's body.

"Miss!"

The eyes of the two Wu family cultivators shook, and their figures shot towards Wu Lanling.

Wu Lanling was the apple of the Wu family patriarch's eye. If anything happened to her by their side...

The two of them could flee far away, but their families were all in the hands of the Wu family, and their wives, children, and parents would all die.

"I... I'm fine..."

Wu Lanling clutched her bleeding shoulder and glared venomously at Qin Qiu: "Kill him for me! I'll tear out his tendons and flay his skin!"

Qin Qiu stood on the Water-Soiled Lightning, with Snake Bone in a bow-shaped fighting stance beside him.

"Tsk tsk, you're not dead yet..."

He didn't expect Wu Lanling to react so quickly, actually managing to turn the attack aimed at her neck into an attack on her shoulder at the critical moment.

The four of them once again formed a circle around Qin Qiu, but this time one of the Wu family cultivators happened to be blocking in front of Wu Lanling.

Qin Qiu's lips curled slightly as he looked at the four of them. The poison on Snake Bone was not light. After Qin Qiu's constant refinement, dealing with Wu Lanling, a Third Fiends Manifestation Realm cultivator, should not be difficult.

The four of them fought back and forth with Qin Qiu.

The Medicine Valley cultivator's medicinal energy was extremely difficult to deal with. The Water-Soiled Lightning under Qin Qiu's feet was mostly used to defend against this medicinal energy.

Medicinal energy was a unique cultivation method of Medicine Valley, which could refine the effects of medicinal herbs into their own fiendish energy, giving the fiendish energy unique properties.

The medicinal energies of the two Medicine Pavilion brothers each had the properties of healing and concealment, making it difficult for Qin Qiu to defend against and impossible to kill.

The Medicine Pavilion leader's medicinal energy had the property of healing. Every time the others were attacked by Qin Qiu, they would be wrapped in the Medicine Pavilion leader's medicinal energy, and Qin Qiu could see the granulation tissue on the wounds wriggling.

The other two would step forward to hold back Qin Qiu. After a while, the injured person would be mostly healed.

The two Wu family members didn't have the Medicine Pavilion's mystique. Their fiendish energy probably came from the Thousand-Kilogram Stone Lord, giving them unique petrification properties.

Even Qin Qiu's Snake Bone could only smash some stones on them.

Otherwise, the Medicine Pavilion leader wouldn't have been able to recover so easily.

As Qin Qiu dodged and maneuvered, he continued to observe Wu Lanling's condition.

Seeing a hint of purple spreading across Wu Lanling's face, Qin Qiu knew that the time had come.

"Miss Wu, do you feel a little dizzy and have a throbbing pain all over your body?"

Qin Qiu said with a hint of mockery.

These words changed the faces of the two Wu family members, and they hurriedly looked at Wu Lanling.

They saw a purple color spreading across Wu Lanling's face, and her eyes looked at them in horror.

Her mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out. It was obvious that she had been poisoned by Qin Qiu to the point where she couldn't make a sound.

Qin Qiu smiled: "My poisonous energy killed a mountain of demons in the Ten Thousand Mountains back then. After so long of my refining, its power has only increased."

As soon as these words came out, the Wu family members completely panicked.

"Quickly hand over the antidote! If anything happens to our Miss, we will make you pay with your life!"

At this moment, the two Wu family members were completely flustered. After all, if Wu Lanling died, they would not be able to live.

Even if they were lucky enough not to die, they would be better off dead. This was the Wu family's style.

Seeing the two step forward, Qin Qiu flicked Snake Bone. This time, the pressure was not so great.

The four men's battle rhythm was not as good as before. The two Wu family members were like wild bulls, throwing the two Medicine Pavilion brothers far behind.

This was the effect Qin Qiu wanted. He had to know that the [Divine Fiend Three Tribulation Sutra] didn't just have the Lightning Tribulation and the Water-Soiled Lightning.

Separating the four was naturally Qin Qiu's best chance. The means of hiding his strength all along to make the four relax their vigilance had also achieved its purpose.