Whew!
Jiang Ye reacted with lightning speed.
He retreated dozens of meters in an instant, standing on a hill, sneering, "Finally shedding pretenses? Did you really think I didn't know you had a rebellious streak?"
"This is also natural."
"After all, you are a true prodigy, how could you be content to be my dog?"
"But, have you ever considered."
"After killing me, who will detoxify you?"
"Are you sure you want to court mutual destruction with me?"
Seeing Chen Nan remain silent, Jiang Ye said, "Ye Ce, you are a smart person. I swear to the heavens, as long as you help me reclaim that spiritual artifact, I will return the antidote to you."
Of course, Jiang Ye didn't mean it.
He said this merely to stabilize Chen Nan.
If this brat were to attack, even he might not be able to resist.
After all, Ye Ce had defeated Gao Jun, who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, with the Golden Snake Sword Art. His strength was evident.
"Is the antidote you speak of this?" Chen Nan produced a gray pill in his hand.
Jiang Ye let out a startled cry as if he had seen a ghost: "No... what the hell... you... how do you have the antidote to the Myriad Poison Pill? Impossible, this is impossible, you cannot have the antidote to the Myriad Poison Pill!"
The Myriad Poison Pill was his only means of controlling Chen Nan.
Without the Myriad Poison Pill, this person could kill him with ease.
If that were the case!
Wouldn't that spiritual artifact fall into his hands for free?
Wouldn't he be trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice?
Chen Nan directly crushed the antidote, and its medicinal fragrance wafted towards Jiang Ye.
Every hair on his body stood on end, and thick goosebumps erupted.
He had previously thought the antidote was fake.
The facts proved otherwise.
The antidote was real; he could discern it by its scent!
"This is the second antidote you bestowed upon me not long ago!" Chen Nan grinned, "Surprised? Unexpected?"
Jiang Ye couldn't accept it: "Impossible, I clearly saw you take it on the spot last time, how could you have kept it? Without taking it, you would rather live than die!"
Chen Nan's lips curled upwards: "But what if I didn't take the Myriad Poison Pill?"
"You are humiliating my intell..."
Before Jiang Ye could finish speaking, his voice abruptly ceased.
He felt the hand of the god of destiny grip his throat.
His pupils trembled, his eyes filled with terror.
Because a black pill appeared in Chen Nan's hand.
It was the Myriad Poison Pill he had tricked Chen Nan into taking earlier!
"This is impossible, it must be fake." Jiang Ye retreated frantically, his entire being struck by a massive blow. "The Myriad Poison Pill dissolves instantly upon contact, corroding true qi, making it unbearable even for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage. You clearly took it, how did you retrieve it?"
Chen Nan asked, "Have you ever considered that I might possess a spiritual artifact? A storage spiritual artifact?"
"That I collected the Myriad Poison Pill into the spiritual artifact before it even touched my mouth?"
Jiang Ye gave a tragic smile: "A spiritual artifact? Is that possible?"
Chen Nan added, "Have you ever considered that I am not me!"
Jiang Ye's head spun: "What do you mean? If you are not you, then who are you?"
Chen Nan reverted to his previous appearance, looking at him with a half-smile: "Who do I look like to you?"
*Slap!*
Jiang Ye fiercely slapped himself: "I won't entertain unrealistic dreams, wake up quickly!"
*Puff puff puff!*
Chen Nan cast a spell, and withered vines broke through the soil, directly entangling Jiang Ye's legs. One of the withered vines pierced his Dantian.
Jiang Ye screamed.
His body deflated like a balloon, and his internal true qi gushed out relentlessly.
Causing him to age rapidly.
The longevity of cultivators compared to ordinary people was ultimately due to their true qi.
But once true qi rapidly dissipated, it would cause rapid aging.
"Damn it, why..."
"Why is this happening?"
"How were you able to infiltrate Fire Cloud Cave?"
Jiang Ye let out a frantic scream!
He never dreamed that Ye Ce was actually Chen Nan in disguise.
This was unbearable for him!
Chen Nan, like a demon emerging from the abyss, pressed forward step by step towards Jiang Ye: "Why infiltrate Fire Cloud Cave? Wasn't it because you knew I had a spiritual artifact?"
"If not for that, why would I have endured humiliation and joined Fire Cloud Cave?"
"I naturally wanted to eliminate you, to prevent you from leaking the secret of my spiritual artifact!"
Jiang Ye trembled, his eyes full of rage: "So, the Blood Toad Pill wasn't misplaced by Nangong Wan, but you took it deliberately?"
"Yes, I originally intended to poison you with the Blood Toad Pill, but the effect wasn't strong enough. Thinking about it now makes me feel regretful!" Chen Nan sighed.
Jiang Ye was furious: "You are so vicious! Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"I am vicious?" Chen Nan laughed in anger, "You forced me to take the Myriad Poison Pill, and you have the nerve to call me vicious?"
*Puff puff puff!*
The withered vines tightened, twisting Jiang Ye's lower body, emitting the sound of bones cracking.
"Ye Ce, no, Chen Nan, I was wrong."
"Please spare my life."
"I swear to the heavens, I will definitely not reveal your secret!" Jiang Ye screamed, chillingly.
"Please, spare my life, okay?"
Jiang Ye's composure shattered.
He had once believed his intelligence was unparalleled. Even if he were killed by Chen Nan, as long as he revealed the secret of Chen Nan possessing a spiritual artifact to others, it would incite cultivators from all over the world to hunt Chen Nan!
But he never imagined that the person he forced to swear an oath and take the Myriad Poison Pill would be Chen Nan!
Whether it was the past oath or Chen Nan himself, he had always been like an outsider observing his self-proclaimed performance.
Chen Nan displayed an astonishing killing intent: "This won't do, you must die today!"
"If I don't kill you, my mind will not be at peace!"
"If it weren't for killing you, why would I be burdened with a debt of gratitude?"
With that, he drew out a palm, knocking off the black mask from Jiang Ye's face.
Beneath the mask was an ugly, aged face.
The wrinkles on his face were like the bark of dead wood, devoid of any vitality.
Jiang Ye shrieked: "No, you can't kill me, if you kill me, Fire Cloud Cave will surely investigate, and you won't be able to escape!"
"Moreover, do you really think I wasn't prepared for you?"
He revealed a chilling smile as he spoke: "You have extraordinary talent, I couldn't possibly not guard against you."
"Before leaving the sect, I left a letter. If I don't return alive, the disciples who clean the rooms will naturally find that letter and hand it over to the sect leader."
"At that time, the secret of the spiritual artifact will be revealed!"
"If you, Ye Ce, die, so be it. But if you, Chen Nan, are still alive, there will be no place for you in this world!"
"Hahahahaha, do you still dare to kill me now?"
"No, no, no!"
"You have to save me, because of you, we have already become grasshoppers on the same string!"
"Chen Nan, in this confrontation between us, the victor will ultimately be me!"
He roared with laughter, his voice filled with endless hatred and arrogance!
"I truly didn't expect you to have a contingency plan." Chen Nan's solemn face broke into a wicked smile, "But you probably didn't expect that your letter is in my hands, did you?"
Jiang Ye let out a choked scream: "Impossible, this is impossible, how can this letter be in your hands?"