Chapter 1348: I Am a Physician

The crowd's mood at this moment could no longer be described as shock.

To be honest, they were somewhat numb.

Setting up formations, especially stacked formations, increases difficulty exponentially.

An ordinary formation master would need a month to set up a single eight-star formation, about four months for two stacked, at least sixteen months for three, and for four... it would be impossible without ten or twenty years of effort!

But this guy before them, with a flick of his wrist, in less than a breath, set up four...

His understanding of formations was no longer just powerful—it was beyond imagination, terrifying!

Master Zhang, are you really... someone who only passed the eight-star formation master exam a few days ago?

Unable to hold back any longer, Bi Hongyin asked.

Yes, I took it together with Brother Luo. It was quite troublesome...

Recalling that day's exam, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.

Troublesome...

His mouth twitching, Luo Xuanqing no longer wanted to speak to this guy.

From the moment he started looking at the formation diagram to setting it up, it took less than five breaths... What was troublesome about that?

If anything, it was troublesome for me, alright?

Even now, I haven't managed to get my eight-star formation master token approved...

The killing formation has started to operate...

As they spoke, the set-up killing formation had already absorbed enough spiritual energy. With a flash of light, it began to operate, and in the blink of an eye, it released countless sword beams.

Everyone felt the surging power ahead, unceasing and mighty, and then they saw countless poisonous bees instantly sliced into powder, falling from the air one by one.

So powerful...

Swallowing their saliva, everyone felt their scalps go numb.

Although this was only an eight-star initial-level formation, combined with the illusion formation and spirit-gathering formation, its power was absurdly great. Even if they were trapped inside, breaking out would require considerable effort.

Not right...

After watching for a while, Luo Xuanqing realized something: "The killing formation is so powerful, why don't these poisonous bees dodge? Instead, they hover in the air waiting to be killed?"

Exactly!

What's going on?

Once he said it, everyone else noticed too.

Under normal circumstances, although an eight-star killing formation is formidable, red-tailed poisonous bees are not easy prey. But what they saw was that the bees seemed unaware of the killing formation's approach, foolishly staying in the air, waiting to be killed...

It was truly strange.

Oh, I also set up an illusion formation on the side. These creatures have low cultivation and weak intelligence. Once they enter the illusion, it's hard for them to escape!

Zhang Xuan laughed.

Also on the side?

His face twitching violently, Luo Xuanqing couldn't help himself and quickly looked over: "You... how many formations are actually set up in there?"

First, he thought there was one formation, then two, three, four... now there were five!

How many more... are there that we don't know about?

Didn't you say these creatures are poisonous? I also set up a ventilation formation to gather the toxins, and a collection formation... The venom that can kill Saint Realm sixth and seventh level experts... if purified, it would be a great treasure, worth a lot of money!

Zhang Xuan counted on his fingers: "Oh, and a formation to find the queen bee. Since it's the queen, it must be even stronger and have plenty of treasures! But I don't know exactly how strong it is, so to be safe, I also set up a trapping formation. In case the killing formation can't kill it, we can trap it and prevent it from escaping. There's also a perspective formation and one to keep the air fresh, so everyone can watch without feeling suffocated. Oh, and one to regulate the temperature, so people can watch comfortably without getting too hot... That's about it!"

After speaking, he looked at the others and saw Luo Xuanqing and the rest with their mouths half-open, staring at him as if he were a monster, unable to speak.

After a long while, they finally recovered, feeling a tightness in their chests.

Talking about formations with this guy was truly suffocating.

Their mood could only be described as 'feeling like they've been screwed over.'

Brother Luo, I heard the little princess is also very fast at setting up formations. Is she... this fast?

Finally closing his mouth, Bi Hongyin looked over.

She, she... is not this fast! Luo Xuanqing swallowed his saliva. "But my sister doesn't spend much time on each profession. Besides alchemy, which she's slightly weaker at, she's proficient in over a dozen professions!"

His sister was not only a genius in cultivation but also learned other professions quickly. What took others decades to master, she could grasp in months and reach the peak.

The only area where she was slightly lacking might be alchemy.

As for him... formations were actually the worst of his many professions. It took him three attempts to barely pass.

Oh... Bi Hongyin nodded and couldn't help but look at the young man before her: "Master Zhang, do you... know alchemy?"

No...

Zhang Xuan shook his head.

He was strong in theory, but in practice, he didn't know alchemy. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone around asking for help back then.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

If he was this powerful in formations and also strong in other professions, that would be truly terrifying.

Not knowing alchemy at least meant he wasn't perfect.

But that's not right. Don't you have a seven-star alchemist badge? Luo Xuanqing was puzzled when he heard Zhang Xuan say he didn't know alchemy.

Back then, this guy had shown it to him.

Oh, I really don't know alchemy. My alchemist identity was obtained through pill identification! Zhang Xuan explained.

Pill identification...

His vision going dark, Luo Xuanqing didn't want to ask further.

Pill identification was even harder than alchemy!

Among those who passed the alchemy exam, dozens out of a thousand succeeded, but for pill identification... less than one in a hundred thousand!

Alright, all the poisonous bees are dead...

After a moment, sensing that the formation had stopped shaking, Zhang Xuan smiled.

The crowd looked over and, sure enough, the red-tailed venomous bees that had been attacking from all sides had all fallen to the ground.

"The queen bee has been caught too. Let's go take a look!"

Sensing for a moment, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward.

Afraid of making a wrong step and being attacked by the formation, the others all followed closely behind. Before long, they indeed saw a red-tailed venomous bee, listless and suspended in the air, looking half-dead.

This bee was no different from the others, similar in size, and from its appearance alone, it was impossible to tell.

His Eye of Insight flickering, Zhang Xuan looked over.

The other venomous bees were all around the Saint Realm三重, but this one possessed the strength of a peak Saint Realm六重 Domain Stage, no wonder it could become the king.

"The queen bee's venom is potent. I think we should kill it to avoid unnecessary trouble..."

Seeing that they had indeed caught the queen bee, Luo Xuanqing said.

Ordinary venomous bees, with enough venom, could poison even Saint Realm七重 experts. This one, as the king, was surely even more powerful. Such a highly toxic creature should not be kept; kill it first.

Otherwise, endless trouble would follow.

"Indeed, the venom is very potent!"

Nodding, Zhang Xuan extended two fingers, gently pinched, and grabbed it.

"Careful..."

Seeing him grab it with his bare hands, everyone's hair stood on end.

Buzz!

Just then, a sudden change occurred. The venomous bee, which had been listless and seemingly on the verge of death, suddenly struggled violently, its tail stinger shooting straight toward Zhang Xuan's skin.

Pfft!

It pierced a small hole, and venom flowed in.

This creature had been playing dead all along, and when Zhang Xuan grabbed it, it immediately sprang up to attack!

"This is... the lifebound venom stinger... extremely toxic, even Saint Realm八重 can't withstand it... It's over, there's no antidote!"

Seeing that Master Zhang was so careless and got stung by the queen bee, everyone's faces turned pale.

The red-tailed queen bee's lifebound venom stinger was something even an eight-star pinnacle physician couldn't cure. Even a Saint Realm八重 expert would be poisoned to death on the spot if struck...

Having been stabbed directly, there was no doubt that this formation genius would soon fall...

Thud!

Just as they were filled with anxiety, they saw the queen bee fall straight down, twitching on the ground a couple of times, its eyes wide open, full of unwillingness, before it stopped breathing.

"The queen bee... was poisoned to death..."

Everyone was startled.

From the looks of it, it was clear that the queen bee had not only failed to poison the other party but had instead been poisoned to death on the spot...

"This..."

Zhang Xuan's face was full of embarrassment.

This guy suddenly attacked, and even he didn't react in time. The moment the toxin entered his body, the Heavenly Dao true energy also entered the other's body, and so... it died.

"Are you a poison master?"

Everyone couldn't help but look over.

"I..." Zhang Xuan scratched his head.

The queen bee wanted to poison him, but was poisoned to death by him. It happened right in front of everyone, and he wanted to explain but didn't know what to say.

"What if I said... it died on its own? Would you believe me?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan said.

Everyone shook their heads.

"Alright, I'll tell you the truth. I'm actually... a physician! Before entering the canyon, I specifically took an antidote pill. The queen bee wanted to poison me, but instead came into contact with the antidote pill's potency, and that's why it died!"

His mind racing, Zhang Xuan explained.

A poison master can poison people to death, and a physician can do the same.

It's just that the latter is more aboveboard and doesn't inspire fear.

"A physician?"

"An antidote pill? What kind of antidote pill can kill even the queen bee?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

"It's this..."

With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan took out a pill.

"This?"

Everyone took it, looked at it, and all frowned.

No matter how you looked at it, it was just an ordinary antidote pill. Could this thing really poison the queen bee to death?

"If you don't believe me, you can try it. There are so many poisonous creatures here; take a few breaths of their poison, and this pill can cure it!"

Zhang Xuan laughed.

"Forget it... we believe you're a physician!"

Everyone's eyebrows twitched.

These poisons would kill you if you took them. Even with all their skills, they didn't dare to test it lightly!

Anyway, everyone had their secrets; there was no need to press the matter.

"Alright, let's go!"

Seeing that everyone stopped asking, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. With a grab of his hand, he collected all the formation flags around him. After a moment's hesitation, he still put the Red-tailed Queen Bee's corpse into his ring.

This thing wasn't very useful to him, but it could be quite useful for dealing with others.

Seeing him retrieve the formation flags and the surroundings fall silent, and that the previous battle hadn't attracted the attention of other sacred beasts, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Xuanqing pinched the antidote pill, hesitated for a moment, carefully placed it into a jade bottle, and stored it away. Then he came to the front of the group and strode inward.