Eternal Cultivation of Alchemy - Chapter 1939

Chapter 1939 Another Poison

The immediate anger from the First Elder brought upon Alex a feeling of suffocation as he was trapped by a violent aura on all sides.

Golden energy encircled the woman's fists, slowly coalescing to take some form. Before it could fully take form, however, the power vanished.

The golden energy disappeared and all that was left in the silent room was Alex who tried his best to not pant in front of all the Elders.

The First Elder turned toward the sect masters and slowly moved back, not daring to utter a single word.

Alex looked toward the sect masters too, who seemed not pleased with what had just happened.

"Talking back to an Elder, that's room for punishment," one of the sect masters said.

Alex nodded, accepting that he needed to be punished. But he didn't apologize. He had no wish to say sorry to the woman who had tried to kill him and then had managed to kill his friend.

"First Elder shall not talk during this meeting from now on. She had a history with this young man, and that seems to have made her quite biased in the decision we will need to make. For now, it will just be us 5," another one of the sect masters said.

The other two elders nodded in agreement.

"Now, disciple Dawnblade, you say that you can prove that you did not cheat. Do you still stand by that claim?" the man asked.

"I do," Alex said.

The man reached for his chin and rubbed it in curiosity. "If I'm not wrong, it hasn't even been 5 years since you joined this sect. And in that time, you have managed to rise all the way up to the top 3000s."

"Given today's event, you will become rank 1 if you manage to prove that you didn't cheat," another sect master said.

"I can prove it," Alex said.

"Very well, here is what I want you to drink."Follow the latest novels on no/velbin(.)com

The sect master brought out a tiny vial of poison and handed it over to Alex. Alex took the vial, seeing a blue scintillating liquid swirling inside of it. He opened the vial and smelled it directly.

Immediately, he felt his mouth water up, his nose begin flowing, and tears filled his sight.

"Ocean Twilight Dehydration poison," Alex said softly. He could recognize the poison once he got its scent and felt its effects.

"Do you recognize it?" the sect master asked. "Then you must know what it does."

"I didn't," Alex said truthfully. "I have a natural body that is poison-resistant. I'm not immune to poison, but my body can protect me from most poisons of immortal rank. Which is to say that I never cheated during the assembly. Unless you count being born with it a cheat as well."

The room was silent for a while before one of the sect masters spoke.

"Incredible," he said. "Absolutely incredible."

"Wait... so you haven't learned the physique at all?" another one asked.

"No, I have not," Alex said. "I did not see the reason to."

"But the rule claims that one must learn it," the new elder said. "What does that mean for him?

Alex looked around. "Am I getting expelled?" he asked.

"No," one of the sect masters said. "You won't be expelled."

The First Elder interjected. "But the rules—"

"We made the rules. We can change it if we want," another sect master said.

"Bai Ganzhou, you will remain silent as you have been ordered to already," the last one said.

"My... my apologies," the First Elder said and moved to the back.

The sect masters turned back to Alex. "Obviously, you have caused a bit of an issue here. We won't be expelling you, and you will remain a disciple. As for what exactly is to be done regarding your ranking, we will have to think about it."

"We shall discuss it among ourselves and tell you later. We will also discuss what punishment you must receive earlier, so we will be needing some time."

Alex nodded.

"So, be on your way. Go back to your place and wait. By tomorrow morning, you will know what your position is in the sect."

Alex slowly stood up. "So... I am done here?" he asked.

"Yes, be on your way now. We will see you tomorrow."

Alex nodded, but he didn't leave immediately. "If I may, I have a request if you are willing to hear it."