Zi Yan's Current State

With Xiao Ming and Zi Yan's current strength, the poisonous fog that made Xiao Yi Xian frown naturally had no effect on them.

However, prolonged inhalation is ultimately not good.

Therefore, Xiao Ming took out three excellent Detoxification Pill from his Na Ring and handed one of them to Zi Yan.

"This is the Heart Purifying Pill I developed. It's ranked Fifth Rank. After taking it, it can neutralize toxins in the body for a long time."

After explaining, Xiao Ming put the pill in his mouth. The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, followed by a cooling sensation that spread throughout his body. Xiao Ming understood that the pill was working.

Seeing that Zi Yan had also taken the pill, Xiao Ming stood up and looked into the distance.

What came into view was an endless, monotonous, dark swamp.

"According to the map, the Netherworld Marsh is enormous, its size not much smaller than a country. Due to its harsh environment, very few people venture into the Netherworld Marsh. It is home to many well-hidden Magical Beast, including some very powerful ones. There are even mysterious races that can survive here; such races must be quite strong."

Compared to these factors, the harsh environment seems rather insignificant.

Hearing Xiao Ming's words, Zi Yan waved her little pink fist, "If those ugly things dare to cause us trouble, I'll beat them all to death."

"Ordinary Magical Beast wouldn't dare to cause us trouble, and if they did, you probably couldn't beat them anyway. Don't cry then." Xiao Ming teased, flicking Zi Yan's nose. He knew their publicly displayed strength was already quite formidable.

Putting everything else aside, the Amethyst Winged Lion King that he used as a means of transportation was Sixth Tier Magical Beast.

With the Amethyst Winged Lion King around, no Magical Beast without Sixth Tier cultivation level would dare to come looking for death.

Those who dare to come are beyond what Zi Yan can handle in her current state.

Although Zi Yan's strength far surpasses that of Dou Wang, she will still suffer some losses when facing a Sixth Tier Magical Beast.

If something were to happen, Xiao Ming wouldn't want Zi Yan to go. Otherwise, seeing her covered in bruises and welts would really make Xiao Ming.

It's best to avoid unnecessary injuries. Xiao Ming didn't bring Zi Yan out this time to use her as a thug.

"Hmph, who said that? I've gotten a lot stronger lately." Zi Yan raised her head slightly. She had spent a long time browsing the Medicinal Herb Warehouse during her trip back to the Jia Nan Academy.

Because Jia Nan Academy had swept through the Black Corner Region and found a lot of medicinal herbs, she ate her fill this time.

At this rate, she could attempt to break through to the Dou Emperor in another year.

If she goes out this time and finds more medicinal herbs, perhaps she can break through to the next level sooner.

Thinking of medicinal herbs, Zi Yan's round eyes darted around for a moment. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, she immediately changed her tone and said pitifully, "Xiao Ming, you're right. My strength is still very weak. Could you help me find some medicinal herbs to improve it?"

"Look at Xiao Yi Xian, that little brat is almost Dou Emperor, while I'm still stuck at Dou Wang. It's so tough for me... Xiao Ming ~"

Xiao Ming: "..."

When Zi Yan said that Xiao Yi Xian was about to become Dou Emperor, she was referring to what Xiao Ming had said before: that her strength would increase rapidly after obtaining the Nether Poison Flame.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Ming uttered only one sentence.

"Your acting is too fake, I won't fall for it. Our main purpose in coming out this time is to find the Nether Poison Flame. If you want to find medicinal herbs, then try your best to sense them on the way. If you sense them, we'll just take them." Xiao Ming has Simulator, and he knows that Zi Yan will advance in rank when she returns. How could he be fooled by Zi Yan's acting?

Seeing that the acting had failed, Zi Yan sighed in disappointment.

The Xiao Yi Xian, who watched the whole thing, was thoroughly amused.

Ignoring their reactions, Xiao Ming lightly stomped his foot and said to the Amethyst Winged Lion King, "Lion Purple, speed up and head deeper into the Netherworld Marsh. Also, take this Detoxification Pill."

"Yes!" The powerful voice of the Amethyst Winged Lion King rang out. After the words fell, its wings flapped, and its speed increased several times again. A few breaths later, it could no longer be seen in this world.

For the next period of time, Xiao Ming and his group continued to head deeper into the Netherworld Poison Marsh.

Just as Xiao Ming said, the Netherworld Poison Marsh does indeed contain many powerful Magical Beast, including quite a few Sixth Tier Magical Beast.

Logically speaking, these Magical Beast posed no threat to Xiao Ming and his group, and Xiao Ming didn't bother with them.

However, Zi Yan was among Xiao Ming's group.

Zi Yan has a special sensitivity to rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures with abundant energy, and most of the Magical Beast she encounters guard some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

With so many medicinal herbs right in front of her, could Zi Yan possibly let them go?

Of course not. Besides, as Xiao Ming before, you just take what you sense. (Xiao Ming: What I actually meant was to take unclaimed treasures; that's what taking something casually means.)

So what they encountered was bad luck for the Magical Beast. Zi Yan couldn't defeat those Magical Beasts, but with Xiao Ming's help, she was able to obtain most of these treasures smoothly.

However, each time they acquire a treasure, it will cause numerous Magical Beasts to turn red-eyed and frantically hunt them down.

Under the machinations of Xiao Ming and his group, the once somewhat dormant Netherworld Marsh has become a little more cunning.

As time went by, the shadow of the Nether Poison Flame was nowhere to be seen, but more and more rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures did indeed fall into Zi Yan's hands.

And without exception, he ate everything that came into his hands as if it were candy.

In the end, Xiao Ming had to control Zi Yan's eating to prevent Zi Yan from suddenly wanting to evolve in the Netherworld Poison Marsh.

Since scavenging medicinal herbs was just a side activity, it didn't take up too much of Xiao Ming and his group's time.

More than ten days later, Xiao Ming and his group finally arrived at the location marked by the Nether Poison Flame.

This is a Dark Canyon, filled with jagged rocks. The poisonous fog is so thick that it affects visibility. Even the creatures of the Netherworld Poison Marsh have strong resistance to the poison. Every corner has some traces of life, but this canyon is completely devoid of any signs of life.

Within the canyon, clusters of eerie Green Flame flickered in and out of sight.

At this moment, Xiao Ming and his group were standing outside the canyon.

Standing at the forefront, Xiao Ming had his eyes closed and his brows furrowed, while a flame that constantly Myriad Beast Transformation rose slowly from his hand.

A moment later, under the expectant gazes of Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, Xiao Ming opened his eyes.

"No, whether I use my Heavenly Flames to sense it or my Spiritual Power to probe inside, I can't detect the Aura the Nether Poison Flame."