Without antidotes, cultivators only had two ways of dealing with poison, which weren't even mutually exclusive.
The first method involved the Qi, something every cultivator had access to. That magical energy posed a passive opposition to threats, working as an automatic line of defense.
The second way had to do with specific techniques, even stretching to items. Cultivators could actively heal themselves, enhance their defenses, and more.
Still, neither method was a solution. They were merely ways to survive long enough until the poison ran its course, which couldn't happen when its source never stopped injecting it.
One rooting expert fell, another tried to jump back, while the third closed his eyes to begin reciting something, but Liam was still there, and the same went for his knife.
When no techniques were involved, Liam would always move faster. His body was simply better. He had the best orthodox circulation technique, and the first layer of the Qi mastery was complete.
