After activating her Calamity Poison Body, Xiao Yi Xian could be said to be poisonous from head to toe.
If she remained in this state, she would definitely accidentally injure those around her in the future.
If word got out, Xiao Yi Xian's identity as someone with the Calamity Poison Body would be completely exposed.
By then, even the Misty Cloud Sect would likely be unable to tolerate her.
At that moment, Xiao Yi Xian thought of the Poison Devouring Pill Condensing Art her teacher had passed on to her.
The Poison Devouring Pill Condensing Art could condense the toxins within one's body into a poisonous pill.
The poison within this pill could be controlled at will.
If Xiao Yi Xian could successfully condense a poisonous pill within her body, she would no longer accidentally harm others in the future.
With that thought, Xiao Yi Xian recalled the contents of the Poison Devouring Pill Condensing Art and returned to sit cross-legged on her bed.
Her jade-like hands formed one seal after another as the Dou Qi within her body circulated madly.
As Xiao Yi Xian formed the hand seals, the black gas in the room gradually drifted toward her before finally entering her body and vanishing.
A moment later, Xiao Yi Xian slowly opened her eyes, a hint of disappointment appearing in them.
"To condense a poisonous pill, this little bit of poison is nowhere near enough."
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yi Xian slowly got out of bed and left the room.
"Teacher!"
A moment later, Xiao Yi Xian's voice sounded outside Gu He's room.
"Come in!"
Hearing Gu He's hearty voice, Xiao Yi Xian slowly pushed open the door and entered.
"How do you feel?"
Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian's complexion had returned to normal, Gu He smiled.
"Mm, I feel pretty good."
Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face lit up with joy. She walked up to Gu He and proudly said, "Teacher, I've already broken through to a Three-star Dou Zhe."
"Worthy of the Calamity Poison Body. It truly is extraordinary."
Gu He had long known of Xiao Yi Xian's breakthrough. He merely smiled and sighed softly.
Hearing Gu He's praise, Xiao Yi Xian was delighted. Then she looked at him and asked, "Teacher, do you still have any poisonous herbs?"
"I prepared them for you long ago."
Gu He smiled, then took out a bundle from his Storage Ring and handed it to Xiao Yi Xian.
"Disciple, remember this: don't consume poison too frequently. Your strength is rising too quickly, which could easily make your foundation unstable. You should still spend some time consolidating your cultivation realm," Gu He said sternly.
"I understand, Teacher." Xiao Yi Xian nodded, then slowly left the room.
Time flew by, and ten days soon passed.
Inside Xiao Yi Xian's room in the courtyard residence.
At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian sat cross-legged on her bed, while dense black gas filled the room.
Xiao Yi Xian's hands formed one profound hand seal after another.
As the hand seals were formed, the black gas in the room seemed to receive some sort of summons and surged toward Xiao Yi Xian, where it was completely absorbed.
A moment later, the once-dense black gas in the room had been entirely absorbed.
Inside Xiao Yi Xian's body, at the center of her Dou Qi vortex, a black pill floated in midair.
Strands of black gas passed through the Dou Qi vortex before slowly merging into the black pill.
After the final wisp of black gas merged into the black pill, Xiao Yi Xian slowly stopped moving her hands and opened her eyes.
With a slight inward sense, Xiao Yi Xian learned her current realm.
Nine-star Dou Zhe!
In such a short time, Xiao Yi Xian had advanced from a Three-star Dou Zhe to a Nine-star Dou Zhe.
If such cultivation speed were made known, it would surely shock the world.
With excitement on her face, Xiao Yi Xian slowly got out of bed and headed toward Gu He's room.
Meanwhile, inside Gu He's room.
"Teacher, this disciple has successfully broken through to a Six-star Dou Zhe."
Liu Ling looked at Gu He before him, his face full of excitement.
"Mm, you have indeed broken through. Well done." Looking at Liu Ling, who wore a half-face mask, Gu He smiled.
Perfect. A month had passed as well.
Now that Liu Ling had successfully broken through, he could naturally give him his reward.
"Hehe..."
Hearing Gu He's praise, Liu Ling immediately grinned foolishly. Then he looked eagerly at Gu He. "Teacher, you said that if this disciple could break through, you would..."
"Look at you..."
Gu He laughed and scolded him, then took the Crimson Snake Cauldron out of his Storage Ring with a thought.
"Here, this Crimson Snake Cauldron belongs to you from now on." Gu He waved his hand grandly.
Seeing the Crimson Snake Cauldron before him, Liu Ling's eyes immediately lit up. He said excitedly, "Thank you, Teacher!"
Gu He smiled without replying, though anticipation flashed through his eyes.
I wonder what kind of treasure I'll receive this time?
The next moment, the system notification Gu He had been eagerly awaiting sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Detected that the host has bestowed the Crimson Snake Cauldron upon eldest disciple Liu Ling. Congratulations, host, for triggering the Ten Thousandfold Return and obtaining the Dragon Soul Cauldron, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking!" "The Dragon Soul Cauldron has been placed in the System Space. Please collect it."
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Gu He was slightly stunned.
Fourth place on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking?
Dragon Soul Cauldron?
Gu He remembered that Yao Chen seemed to have mentioned the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking in the original work.
It was said that in the world of alchemy, aside from the Heavenly Flame Ranking, there was also a Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.
As its name implied, the ranking recorded extremely perfect and outstanding medicinal cauldrons.
There were thirteen cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, and every one of them possessed a charm that made countless alchemists flock to them.
Gu He remembered that Yao Chen possessed a medicinal cauldron listed on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, called the Black Demon Cauldron, which ranked eighth.
And now, this Dragon Soul Cauldron he had obtained ranked fourth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking!
Seeing Liu Ling still immersed in the joy of obtaining the Crimson Snake Cauldron, Gu He's consciousness entered the System Space with a thought.
Once Gu He's consciousness entered the System Space, he immediately saw a golden medicinal cauldron as large as a tabletop.
The golden cauldron was rather robust in shape, and a steady, imposing aura faintly lingered around it.
Several lifelike dragon-shaped magical beasts were engraved upon the surface of the golden cauldron.
Upon closer inspection, the images of these dragon-shaped magical beasts seemed almost real.
Faintly, Gu He seemed able to hear soft dragon roars emanating from within the golden medicinal cauldron.
"What a fine cauldron!"
Looking at the extraordinary golden medicinal cauldron before him, Gu He could not help but praise it.
The Crimson Snake Cauldron seemed utterly shabby compared with this golden cauldron.
A medicinal cauldron was one of the most important possessions of an alchemist.
A good medicinal cauldron could greatly increase an alchemist's success rate in refining pills.
"So this is the Dragon Soul Cauldron. Worthy of fourth place on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking—its presence is truly extraordinary."
Gu He looked at the Dragon Soul Cauldron before him, excitement flashing through his eyes.
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