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Just as Hai Zetian, along with the two Xuanming Elders, were about to turn and leave, looking disheveled and dejected.

"Master Hai."

The cool, clear sound of the river wind suddenly rang out.

"You're just leaving like that?"

Hai Zetian suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She turned around stiffly, clenching her fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into her flesh.

As the head of the Hai family, when had she ever suffered such a humiliating disgrace in all these decades?

A surge of anger was churning wildly in his chest!

At this moment, she wished she could tear this boy in half to pieces!

But reason prevailed over her murderous intent.

She took a deep breath and asked, "I've given you everything you wanted! What else do you want?!"

Jiang Feng didn't look at her, but instead glanced around at the surroundings.

The hotel lobby was in a mess, almost completely destroyed.

"What are you doing?"

Jiang Feng pointed to the ruins at his feet, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "You wrecked this place and are just going to walk away without paying compensation?"

"I'm a reasonable person. Those who commit vandalism, looting, and arson will be compensated for the damages!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Zetian was so angry that her vision blurred and she almost burst into a tirade of curses.

You guys were the ones who started it!

But faced with the prevailing wind, she could only swallow her anger and suffer in silence.

How much does it cost to renovate the lobby of a dilapidated hotel?

At worst, I'll just have to pay to avoid disaster!

"Okay! I'll pay for it!"

Hai Zetian glared at Jiang Feng through gritted teeth, "Within three days, I'll have someone transfer ten million to you! Is that enough?!"

Upon hearing this number, Zhao Ying, who was hiding behind, was completely stunned.

Ten million?!

Forget about renovating this lobby, you could easily buy out the entire hotel!

"Deal. Farewell, Patriarch Hai. No need to see you off."

Jiang Feng waved his hand and said with a smile.

He discovered that Hai Zetian was a money-bringing child, having brought a considerable amount of money during her visit.

Hai Zetian didn't want to stay a second longer and hurriedly left with the two Xuanming Elders, whose faces were ashen.

The two severed arms on the ground were also picked up. If they rush back now, the two arms can still be reattached!

Seeing this, Hai Wuyai didn't dare to look at Jiang Feng even once. He scrambled up from the ruins and hurriedly followed like a stray dog.

……

Until the Hai family members left.

Everyone turned to look at the old man who had defeated three Martial Kings with a single palm strike.

Huang Zhen stared at the old man's face, his body trembling uncontrollably. He stepped forward, clasped his hands, and bowed deeply: "Senior! Could you be the one from back then...?"

"Alright."

Lu Pingyuan waved his hand, interrupting Huang Zhen.

A hint of melancholy flashed in his eyes, and he gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Let's not bring up those old, trivial matters anymore."

"Right now, I'm nothing more than a decrepit old man with one foot in the grave..."

However, before he could finish speaking, his voice abruptly stopped.

"puff!"

A spurt of black blood suddenly gushed from the corner of his mouth!

Immediately afterwards, his aura collapsed instantly, and he seemed to have all his strength drained away, his body falling to the ground!

"Old Lu!"

Everyone was shocked.

Jiang Feng reacted quickly, rushing forward and steadily supporting the other person's body.

The moment Jiang Feng touched his body, his heart skipped a beat.

It’s so cold!

This doesn't feel like the body temperature of a living person at all; it's even colder and more bone-chilling than ten-thousand-year-old ice!

Jiang Feng quickly sent a wisp of true energy into the old man's body.

Only then did they realize with horror that Lu Pingyuan's internal organs were completely enveloped in a layer of black poisonous mist.

For so many years, he has been suppressing this deadly poison with his own powerful internal energy!

The poison erupted because the force was used to intimidate the Hai family!

Gu Zhengting, standing to the side, glanced at the black, spiderweb-like venomous spots that had appeared on Lu Pingyuan's face. His expression instantly turned deathly pale, and he exclaimed in shock, "That...that's the poison of the eighth-tier demon saint, the 'Netherworld Calamity Poison Spider King'!!"

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

Eighth-tier Demon Saint!

That's equivalent to a human Martial Emperor!

Thirty years ago, Jiangnan City was hit by an unprecedented and massive beast tide, nearly resulting in the massacre of the entire city!

"The one leading the million-strong beast tide at that time was none other than an eighth-tier demon saint—the 'Netherworld Calamity Poison Spider King'!"

"Later I heard that it was two exceptionally talented human geniuses who joined forces and risked their lives to defeat the Spider King, thus saving millions of people in Jiangnan City."

"One of them was none other than Guan Qingcang, the Marshal of the Jiangnan Provincial Military Region!"

"And the other person..."

Gu Zhengting looked at the old man, his eyes slightly red, "He disappeared after that battle."

Huang Zhen sighed and picked up the thread: "I saw it in the Martial Arts Association's archives. Back then, to block the Spider King's poisonous breath, the senior's lover took a fatal blow for him and died in that beast tide."

"This eighth-tier poison was left over from that time."

"His beloved died tragically in his arms, and his heart was damaged. He was heartbroken and could never forgive himself."

"For decades, this 'Netherworld Toxin' has been like a maggot clinging to his bones, suppressing his cultivation level."

"If it weren't for that, given his talent, which was on par with the Marshal back then, the Dragon Kingdom would definitely have another eighth-rank Martial Saint by now!"

Listening to these long-forgotten histories, Jiang Feng looked at the old man who had fallen into a coma, and a sense of respect and complex emotions rose in his heart.

[Ding! Special event detected, system triggered!]

[Main Quest Triggered: Heroes Never Die! Heal Lu Pingyuan's Poison Wounds!]

[Current injury assessment: Heart meridians depleted, Netherworld toxins causing a full-blown backlash. Lu Pingyuan's days are numbered; he has only half a month left to live! If the toxins erupt into his heart sea within half a month, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal cannot save him; death is certain!]

[Mission Time Limit: 15 days!]

[Task Reward: Superior Divine Ability (Random)]

[Ding! The system has automatically issued the quest aid item: the recipe for the "Nine Revolutions Golden Body Detoxification Pill"!]

A pill formula radiating golden light immediately appeared in the system's inventory.

The recipe lists the main ingredients required for refining the pill:

1. Pure Lotus Mystic Fruit (washes away eighth-level Yin-cold toxins)

2. Seventh-tier Radiant Holy Beast Soul Crystal (Ultimate Light Element, dispels toxins and soul erosion).

3. Taiyi Zhenmai Marrow Repair (Repairs the heart meridian and rebuilds the foundation of martial arts)

A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Feng's eyes!

In fifteen days, using three kinds of rare and precious materials, a human hero was snatched back from the clutches of the King of Hell!

Upon completing the task, the system will also reward you with a superior divine ability!