"Brother Yang, you mustn't underestimate the master of this valley..."
Seeing Yang Xiao's eager expression, Hanx Ziye, though he had his reservations, continued his explanation. "The master of this valley is the Celestial Poison God King, a notorious Demon from the Middle Ages. He once single-handedly wiped out an entire top-tier Sect—one protected by a Peak Divine King. His fearsome reputation is immense..."
"The Celestial Poison God King?"
Hearing this name, Yang Xiao's brow furrowed slightly.
An image of a small, ugly figure with resolute eyes flashed through his mind.
'Could it be him?'
"What's wrong? Brother Yang, have you heard this name before?"
Hanx Ziye was a little surprised.
Yang Xiao shook his head. "No, I just find it a bit strange. Who would use a name like Celestial Poison? But now that you've brought it up, I'm getting more and more curious. Could you tell me more about his life in detail?"
"When it comes to the Celestial Poison God King, there isn't much to say, really. But I've heard he was once a member of the largest tribe of the Human Race, the Sui Emperor Tribe. He was born extremely ugly and was disliked by his clansmen. But later, it seems the Flame Emperor's son took a liking to him and kept him by his side."
"Oh, right, the Flame Emperor's son was a legendary figure himself. It's said he was born with an Ultimate Fire Element Dao Body and had extraordinary innate talent, yet he was completely unable to cultivate. This shocked the entire Sui Emperor Tribe. But the Flame Emperor's son didn't give up. He actually researched and created the Medicine Scripture on his own, becoming the Human Race's Medicine Ancestor."
"The Celestial Poison God King owes his current fame to the fact that he comprehended the Poison Scripture from the Flame Emperor's son's Medicine Scripture. His methods of using poison are divine and unfathomable; even a Peak Divine King could be killed by him."
"Unfortunately, the Flame Emperor's son disappeared when he was three hundred years old, his whereabouts unknown."
"And it seems it was because of this incident that the Celestial Poison God King officially broke away from the Sui Emperor Tribe. My father once mentioned that the things he did later on all seemed to be related to the Flame Emperor's son's disappearance. But as for the specifics, I'm not too clear on that."
In a torrent of words, Hanx Ziye explained everything he knew.
But then he saw
that Yang Xiao's expression had sunk into a state of wistful reminiscence.
This struck him as rather strange.
'Could Brother Yang be connected to the Flame Emperor's son, or perhaps the Celestial Poison God King?'
'But I've never heard of either of them having descendants.'
He would never have guessed.
That the Flame Emperor's son he spoke of, the Human Race's Medicine Ancestor,
was none other than Yang Xiao's previous life.
And the Celestial Poison God King...
was the very same figure that had flashed through Yang Xiao's mind earlier.
Even the name Celestial Poison was given to him by Yang Xiao in his past life.
'I never thought he would do all this...'
Yang Xiao felt a pang of sorrow.
'That child... he was bullied from a young age, which made him cynical and extreme.'
'But I knew his heart was pure and kind. He was even kinder than Celestial Medicine, who looked as pure as a white lotus.'
'Unfortunately,'
'because of his natural ugliness,'
'he was despised by others.'
'His disposition grew more and more warped.'
'If I hadn't taken him in, he probably wouldn't have survived for long.'
'But I never expected...'
'that even though I guided him onto the right path for a while, he would end up walking this road again because of my death.'
From the terror in Hanx Ziye's voice,
he could clearly sense
what a vile reputation his former Medicine Boy had earned in the eyes of the world.
"Then, why did he end up serving the Northern Wilderness Divine King?"
At this moment, the Purple-scaled Blood Horned Flood Dragon, who had been silent all this time, spoke up.
Clearly, it was also quite curious about the Celestial Poison God King Hanx Ziye had described.
Yang Xiao looked over as well.
Based on his understanding of Celestial Poison, that child had a stubborn nature and would never submit to others easily. So, he also wanted to know the reason why.
"Regarding that matter..."
Hanx Ziye sighed softly. "I actually did hear my father mention it. It seems the Celestial Poison God King always felt there was something strange about the Flame Emperor's son's disappearance. So, he wanted the Northern Wilderness Divine King to help him perform a Time Reversal to see what happened back then."
"Just for that?"
The Purple-scaled Blood Horned Flood Dragon was stunned.
It found it hard to understand.
To willingly become someone's subordinate just to see what happened back then?
And a Supreme Divine King who could poison even a Peak Divine King at that?
But Yang Xiao...
knew.
This was probably the truth.
"So, did he ever find out how the Flame Emperor's son disappeared?"
the Purple-scaled Blood Horned Flood Dragon asked curiously.
"I don't know. I'm not clear on that part either. It's just that when my father was leaving, he seemed to want to say something but held back. He also cursed the Celestial Poison God King a few times, saying something like it was all his fault that things turned out the way they did... After that, he left."
Hanx Ziye looked very puzzled as well.
Yang Xiao,
however, understood everything.
'The Northern Wilderness Divine King must have discovered that I was killed by that person, which alerted him. And then, they all perished!'
Yang Xiao knew very well,
the strength of that person.
'Someone who could plot against me, deceive my own Master,'
'and even use the Immortal Dao as a pawn to scheme against the entire world.'
'An existence like that...'
'A Great Power of that caliber...'
'Even if the Northern Wilderness Divine King could slay an ordinary Great Emperor,'
'he would have stood no chance.'
'Just like me back then.'
'It seems that, in the end, this was all for me!'
Yang Xiao lamented.
At the same time, a trace of doubt arose in his heart.
From encountering Yue Lingxi in the Nine Nether Earth Rift and finding Junior Brother Xuan Yang's Profound Sun Order, to the Xuanyuan Sword Wall inside, and now, to entering the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion and discovering traces of Celestial Poison.
Traces of so many old acquaintances...
all appearing in this tiny Celestial Cloud Region.
And the Four Great Forbidden Lands surrounding it.
And the Celestial Cloud Mountain Range that stretched across the entire region.
For the first time,
Yang Xiao felt
that the place where he had been reborn was very strange.
It was as if...
someone had arranged it all.
'But no matter what, I can't just stand by and do nothing about Celestial Poison's affairs. Since this is his residence, no matter how dangerous it is, I have to go take a look.'
Yang Xiao made a decision in his heart.
From Hanx Ziye's description, he could completely deduce
that everything Celestial Poison had done was for him.
If, merely because of the danger,
he didn't explore what was left behind and missed the clues that could potentially unravel all the mysteries,
Yang Xiao would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
"Brother Hanx, I'm going to go out and take a look."
Yang Xiao said.
"What? Master, have you gone mad?"
Hanx Ziye hadn't even spoken yet
when the Purple-scaled Blood Horned Flood Dragon blurted out.
For it to say something like that, given its current reverence for Yang Xiao,
it was obvious just how shocked it was at this moment.
In fact, it wasn't just the Flood Dragon; Hanx Ziye was the same, staring blankly at Yang Xiao. "Brother Yang, you..."
"Relax. I also have some understanding of the Poison Scripture. If it's just ordinary poison, I can retreat unscathed. Besides, this is a Divine King's residence. How could I leave without exploring it?"
Yang Xiao put on a playful smile to hide the sorrow in his heart.
Hanx Ziye was about to try to persuade him again,
but with a flash, Yang Xiao
had already left the Heaven-Fighting Divine Palace.
As the nominal master of the Heaven-Fighting Divine Palace, this was quite an easy feat.
However,
the moment his feet touched the ground,
his expression suddenly changed.