Chenmo's one sword had thoroughly solved the Chi Hong who intended to make a comeback.
With Chi Hong completely devoid of breath, the group of venoms beneath the cliff immediately lost their leader. The death of their master had a certain effect on them.
Some died directly and followed their master to death, while others wandered aimlessly.
However, upon sensing the aura of the small beanling, they all approached her.
Though they had not yet recognized their master, the attitude of these venoms towards Xiao Dou Ding changed dramatically. They were no longer as aggressive and fought to the death, instead showing a great deal of affection.
"How could this be?"
Xiao Dou Ding blinked curiously and felt somewhat surprised.
After carefully thinking for a moment, Chen Mo smiled and said, "Maybe, this is what Chi Hong referred to as a physique. Since you are the Holy Body of All Poisons, naturally you will attract venoms."
"It's no wonder he refused to let you enter this Thousand Poisons Cave. If he lets you in before you have recognized a master, then all his efforts over the years would be in vain."
As Chen Mo spoke, Xiao Dou Ding nodded somewhat understandably, then bent down, picked up Chi Hong's remains, a spatial ring.
From the spatial ring, Xiao Dou Ding found many heavenly treasures and earthly objects. After dividing some to Chen Mo, she continued to browse through.
Suddenly, she finally saw the ancient book she had been dreaming of day and night.
Upon opening the content of the ancient book, Xiao Dou Ding roughly scanned through it, and as expected, she found records related to the Holy Body of All Poisons, including the cultivation method for this body.
In addition, there were also many records of poisons.
Among them was the recently acquired "Hundred Poisons Spider".
"Haha, brother, with this, I can go up another level."
Xiao Dou Ding smiled with satisfaction and immediately put it into her own spatial ring, "Brother, what should we do next?"
Chen Mo swept his gaze over the bones scattered on the ground, "Since Chi Hong is dead, there is no leader in my poison cave. It's time to find someone to take charge..."
Xiao Dou Ding nodded slightly, "In terms of experience and power, I think I should be the one to take charge of this poison cave. No one inside will object to it, as I am the one who will become the cave master."
After speaking, Xiao Dou Ding deliberately looked at Chen Mo and sought his consent. If he didn't agree, she would never dare to exceed her limits.
Chen Mo gently shook his head, "Not suitable."
"Brother, are you thinking of me to stay by your side forever?"
Xiao Dou Ding approached and stared at Chen Mo with a smile.
"Not."
Chen Mo was speechless and rubbed his forehead, "If it were in ordinary times, it would be perfectly reasonable for you to assume the position of cave master. But now is a special time, many high-level masters in Miaozhou are eyeing the Saint Poisons. If you bring up this matter at this time, there will certainly be many who do not agree with you among the remaining twelve caves. Moreover, they may also cause trouble for you."
"I suggest, we should put the matter of Chi Hong's death on hold for now. We'll say he's going into seclusion to break through to the first level of martial arts. In the meantime, you should seize this opportunity to obtain the Saint Poison, and take advantage of this to intimidate everyone, so they know your strength."
"When you obtain the Saint Poison, you can announce this matter later, and no one will dare to contradict you."
"Oh"
Chen Mo's words fell, and Xiao Dou Ding unwillingly replied with a sound.
What it means to be the cave master is not as important as staying by your brother's side. Xiao Dou Ding naturally wants to accompany Chen Mo all the time, so she said those words to be kept by him.
But I didn't expect that, things did not go as planned.
"How come? Do you not like being the master of the Thousand Poisons Cave?"
Chen Mo seems to have noticed Xiao Dou Ding's thoughts, reaching out and gently touching her head, smiling.
"It's not that I don't like it, but I prefer to stay by your brother's side"
Xiao Dou Ding hugged Chen Mo's arm, speaking with a hint of reluctance.
"Brother, even if you become the cave master, you can still be by my side all the time."
"Big deal, if you can't do it, you can just hang your name here, just like that Fu elder, find a successor and be the supreme elder."
"All right, I'll do whatever brother says."
Xiao Dou Ding's face once again revealed a smile.
Chi Hong's bones were left inside the Thousand Poison Cave, and Chen Mo and Xiao Dou Ding then left the cave mouth.
Just as they emerged, they saw someone already waiting outside.
It was Chi Tian Qiong.
At this moment, Chi Tian Qiong's hand was still holding a head. It was the previous Miaoyun Mountain who had made a move against Chen Mo.
"Why did you bring a head along?"
When he saw Chi Tian Qiong, Chen Mo's face did not show the slightest hint of anger, but instead he opened his mouth with a smile.
On the contrary, Xiao Dou Ding's face was very unpleasant.
According to Chi Hong's words, Chi Tian Qiong was sent specifically by him to create discord between them.
If it weren't for her absolute trust in Chen Mo and the secret message he had passed on to her, Xiao Dou Ding would have genuinely believed that Chi Tian Qiong was a loyal person to Chen Mo.
"Brother, this guy is not a good person. He is Chi Hong's…"
As Xiao Dou Ding was speaking, Chi Tian Qiong immediately cut her off, "Saintess, you have misunderstood me. I have always been on the same side as the Taoist Ancestor."
"Impossible, you were clearly sent by Chi Hong..."
Xiao Dou Ding shook her head, her face full of distrust.
"Taoist Ancestor, this..."
Chi Tian Qiong held the head in his hand, and then hesitated to speak as he stared at Chen Mo, his eyes carrying a hint of pleading.
Chen Mo chuckled, "Xiao Dou Ding, you really misunderstood Chi Tian Qiong. He is indeed sent by Chi Hong, and even the words he spoke to me before were instructed by Chi Hong."
"But the words I spoke as the cave master, or rather, Chi Hong, were actually my true thoughts."
Chi Tian Qiong sighed with a smile, "Perhaps Saintess you have forgotten about me, but I remember that you were the wild chicken child who accompanied Dao Ancestor at that time. To be honest, we have met before, but unfortunately, at that time, the Saintess didn't look at me at all."
"What's going on here?"
Xiao Dou Ding was confounded by Chi Tian Qiong's words. He was clearly under the orders of Chi Hong, but how could he be on the same side as Chen Mo?
It seemed that Chi Hong had arbitrarily and arbitrarily made something up, but he seemed to really know something about Xiao Dou Ding and Chen Mo.
"Well... it's like this. Because I come from the Tian Long Imperial Court, the cave master had me deliberately get close to the Taoist Ancestor and win his trust."
"But, what the cave master doesn't know is that I truly sought the help of the Taoist Ancestor and wanted to repay him. So, I pretended to work for Chi Hong in public, while secretly passing on information to the Taoist Ancestor."
...
Chi Tian Qiong's explanation suddenly clarified things for Xiao Dou Ding. It meant that Chi Hong had intended to find a double agent to get close to Chen Mo, but he had actually found a genuine double agent...
