Taoist Master Leaves the Mountains: All My Senior Sisters Love Me

"I accept this challenge!"

At this moment, Yuan Hongming was the first to declare his stance.

"I also accept this challenge." Another top four contestant declared as well.

Now, only Mr. Lu and Wang Ye hadn't made their stance known.

Wang Ye turned his head to glance at He Lei, smiled faintly, and then said, "I accept."

Finally, everyone's gaze converged on Mr. Lu.

However, Mr. Lu did not speak, merely nodding slightly.

Now, all contestants had accepted. Naturally, there were no reasons left for anyone to object.

Moreover, everyone also believed that in such a grand competition, the organizers would definitely ensure the safety of the contestants, and no accidents would occur.

"All right, since no one has any doubts, the next round of the competition will start immediately."

Suddenly, the first match of the semi-finals began.

The competitors were Mr. Lu and another contestant. It was unclear if this was deliberately arranged by He Lei and his team.

As for Wang Ye's opponent, it was Yuan Hongming. They would only enter the stage after the first match had concluded.

On the stage, the competition officially started.

The challenge of testing poisons with one's body was scheduled for the final round. The three rounds before that were respectively identifying medicinal herbs, configuring prescriptions, and simulating the treatment of serious illnesses.

This challenge was the same as previous ones, only the difficulty had increased after reaching the semi-finals.

Each challenge, winners could earn three points. However, the last challenge of testing the poison on oneself, the winner could accumulate nine points.

Thus, even if someone lost all three previous rounds, there was still a chance to turn defeat into victory.

But in this first semi-final match, the disparity in strength was too great. Mr. Lu effortlessly secured the first three challenges, accumulating a nine-point advantage.

If the added challenge of testing poisons with one's body was not there, Mr. Lu would have already won. Now, there remained a sliver of suspense.

"The first match of the semi-final has concluded its first three challenges. Our contestant Liu Ke, did not perform very well and is temporarily at a disadvantage. However, it doesn't matter, there's still a chance in the last round. Now, I declare that the final challenge is about to start with a countdown."

"Three, two, one, begin."

At the announcer's command, the two contestants entered their respective poison-configuration areas. Professional judges followed by their side, supervising in real-time.

Liu Ke immediately chose the most poisonous herbs—centipedes, scorpions, snake gall. Among herbs, these are known for their strong toxicity. A slight mishap during their use could cause significant problems.

In contrast, Mr. Lu remained calm, simply selecting two unknown herbs seemingly at random.

In the configuration stage, Liu Ke placed the selected herbs into a pot, boiling them into a medicinal brew. What emerged was a dark and thick soup, looking immensely poisonous.

Mr. Lu too used the method of boiling the herbs into a soup. However, his soup was light green, clear, and transparent, resembling mung bean soup.

When both bowls of poison were displayed before everyone, all hearts hung in suspense.

"The potions of both contestants have been prepared. Let me evaluate them first," said the host.

The host sniffed Liu Ke's concoction.

But after barely catching a whiff, he immediately made a vomiting expression.

"This bowl of medicine is truly poisonous; just the smell is enough to knock me out."

As he spoke, he sniffed Mr. Lu's concoction, which looked like mung bean soup.

"Hmm, this scent is quite nice, quite fragrant. Yet, even so, I dare not taste it."

The audience below the stage started murmuring as they looked at the two bowls of poison.

"Look at Liu's bowl of poison; it's full of strong substances. If someone drinks that, even a bull might be knocked down."

"Yeah, I think Liu wins this round."

"Not necessarily. It might look poisonous on the outside, but that doesn't mean it really is. I think Mr. Lu might not lose."

As the audience discussed, a judge stepped forward.

"After the evaluation by the judging panel, both bowls of poison are not fatally dangerous. Moreover, the respective antidotes have passed testing and can effectively detoxify. Now, the poison-testing challenge officially begins."

"Alright, which of the two contestants will go first?" the host asked the two men.

For safety reasons, the two did not take the medicine simultaneously. Since the final scores were based on detoxification time, taking turns would not affect the outcome.

"I'll go first!" Mr. Lu immediately stepped forward without any hesitation.

Then, he picked up the bowl on the table and drank it all in one go.

The medicine, which looked immensely poisonous, was downed in one gulp—a sight that stunned the audience.

"Mr. Lu truly is a real man! What courage, incredible!"

"Indeed, I wouldn't be able to drink that bowl of water even if it were non-poisonous."

"Truly, one must have a strong mind to overcome fear and drink it down directly."

As the crowd discussed, on the stage, Mr. Lu's face turned red, then purple. Apparently, the poison acted very quickly.

Yet, his gaze remained steadfast as he walked over to the herb area, picked several herbs, and began chewing them directly.

Then, an astonishing scene unfolded, Mr. Lu's face, originally turning purple, slowly regained its normal color.

Two minutes later, Mr. Lu raised his hand and announced, "The poison is neutralized."

Upon hearing this, the judge quickly checked Mr. Lu.

Simultaneously, another judge stopped the stopwatch.

After about ten minutes of examination, the judge declared, "Mr. Lu has successfully detoxified, and the result is valid."

"Mr. Lu's poison-testing challenge was completed in two minutes and thirteen seconds."

"Wow! Just two minutes to neutralize such poisonous poison? That's incredible!"

"Absolutely, Mr. Lu is too impressive."

The audience burst into awe, completely shocked by Mr. Lu's capability.

Even Fang Feifei couldn't help but remark, "This Mr. Lu is no ordinary person!"

However, Wang Ye simply smiled faintly, "That's nothing! It's just that Liu Ke's poison-configuration skills are too poor."

"Hmm? Wang Ye, why do you say that?" Fang Feifei asked, puzzled.

"Liu Ke used herbs that were highly toxic. Any one of them taken alone would be more poisonous than the concoction he made. But when mixed together, several of the poisons interacted antagonistically, greatly reducing the overall toxicity. So, his concoction only appeared poisonous but wasn't truly potent," Wang Ye explained.

"I see, then what about the poison Mr. Lu concocted? That bowl looked just like mung bean soup," Fang Feifei continued to inquire.

"Extremely poisonous! Liu Ke is in danger."