Calamity Poison Body

Ever since Chen Cheng disappeared eleven years ago, Chen Ye had dreamed many times.

In every dream, after Chen Yuan brought Chen Cheng back, although Chen Cheng's face was nothing more than a blurry image, he was certain that it was his grandson.

Every time, Chen Ye eagerly ran over to acknowledge Chen Cheng, only to grasp at a phantom before jolting awake from his sleep.

Over time, even when Chen Cheng truly appeared before him, he did not dare acknowledge him.

He was afraid it was another dream.

Chen Ye had fallen ill from longing. Over the years, he could no longer tell whether he was in a dream or reality.

In truth, it did not matter to him whether it was a dream or reality. As long as he could see his grandson, that was the real world to him.

"Cheng'er, it's good that you're back. It's good that you're back." Chen Ye said through tears.

"I observed you for many days. Your cultivation had improved far too quickly, and I was worried that you had used some unorthodox method to raise it, leaving your foundation unstable. So, during the family tournament, I added your name and arranged an opponent for you. During the fight, you defeated an opponent two levels above you with only five stages of Dou Qi. That was enough to prove that your foundation was solid, so I no longer had to worry." Chen Ye explained to Chen Cheng.

Only then did Chen Cheng realize that the person he had believed was "targeting" him that day had actually been Chen Ye.

In the entire family, only Chen Ye possessed such means, able to add Chen Cheng's name without even Chen Yuan knowing.

"Thus, I suspected that you possessed some special constitution. Otherwise, your cultivation could not have risen so quickly. Five stages of Dou Qi in half a month—you should be at seven stages now, right? Ordinary people cannot achieve such a rate of improvement.

"I asked the people at the Dou Qi Pavilion. They said you had taken a Poison Dou Technique. You can use Poison Art, correct?" Chen Ye continued.

"Yes," Chen Cheng replied.

"Then that confirms it. Only now can I determine what your constitution is: the Calamity Poison Body, the constitution most suited to becoming a poison master," Chen Ye said.

"What? The Calamity Poison Body?" Chen Cheng was abruptly alarmed upon hearing Chen Ye's words.

Although the Calamity Poison Body was an immensely powerful constitution, it was also an extremely dangerous one. If mishandled, one could be killed by the backlash of deadly poison.

In the original work, Xiao Yi Xian had also gone through tremendous trouble before resolving her constitution.

Three Heavenly Flames, Bodhi Transforming Saliva, and the magic core of a seventh-tier magical beast whose name Chen Cheng had forgotten.

None of those were easy to obtain.

"Grandfather, how could I possibly have the Calamity Poison Body? Isn't that constitution exclusive to women?" Chen Cheng asked uncertainly.

He could use Poison Art because he had copied Red Serpent's Poison Art.

But no one could say for certain when it came to constitutions. What if he really did have it?

Chen Cheng was not close to Xiao Yan, and he was a man besides. Why would Xiao Yan save him?

Chen Cheng could indeed feel that his body was more suited to cultivation than others'. A single day of cultivation for him often equaled ten or even a hundred days of cultivation for others.

At Chen Cheng's words, anger suddenly appeared on Chen Ye's face. He roared, "Nonsense! Who said the Calamity Poison Body can only belong to women?"

"Relatively speaking, the chances of a man developing the Calamity Poison Body are lower, but it is not unheard of.

"The Izumo Empire has only existed for a little over two hundred years, yet three hundred years ago, an ancestor of the Chen Family possessed the Calamity Poison Body.

"Our ancestor attained an extremely high level in Poison Art. It was precisely because of his appearance that poison masters established their standing in this region. A hundred years later, only then did an expert from the Feng Family establish the Izumo Empire."

In a calm tone, Chen Ye recounted some history that Chen Cheng did not know.

Chen Cheng could not find any of what Chen Ye had said in ancient records. It seemed someone had deliberately sealed away this part of history.

"Didn't they say that if the Calamity Poison Body cannot be controlled, one will eventually be unable to withstand the poison and suffer a backlash?" Chen Cheng asked.

Chen Ye's eyes showed a trace of surprise upon hearing Chen Cheng's question.

The Calamity Poison Body was not exactly a great secret, but neither was it something just anyone could know about. Even in the Izumo Empire, where poison masters gathered, at least eighty percent of people would not know of this constitution.

Yet Chen Cheng knew of it. Chen Ye guessed that Chen Cheng must have had some special experiences during the eleven years he had been missing.

But since Chen Cheng did not speak of it, Chen Ye would not ask.

When Chen Yuan had first found Chen Cheng, Chen Cheng had even deliberately "concealed the truth" and been unwilling to return to the Chen Family. Chen Ye merely guessed that Chen Cheng had endured painful experiences over those eleven years, which was why he did not wish to recall that time.

Chen Ye did not need to know how Chen Cheng had spent those eleven years. As long as Chen Cheng was in the Chen Family now, that was enough.

Since Chen Cheng had asked about the Calamity Poison Body, Chen Ye told him what he knew.

"The Calamity Poison Body is indeed difficult to control. Even our ancestor, as powerful as he was, failed to control his poison body despite spending his entire life trying. Only when he was on the verge of death did our ancestor perfect the method he had researched all his life for controlling the Calamity Poison Body: the Source of Deadly Poison."

"This is a cultivation method that can theoretically control the poison body.

"For ordinary poison masters, this cultivation method can only be considered Earth Middle-Rank. But for one who possesses the Calamity Poison Body, it is a Heaven Rank Cultivation Method. As long as one can comprehend this cultivation method, one can control the poison body."

"The Source of Deadly Poison is an extremely special cultivation method. It originates from the Calamity Poison Body, so those who cultivate it possess, to some extent, the ability to restrain other poison masters.

"For example, your father currently has the cultivation of a Five Star Dou Huang, yet even if he encountered a poison master at the Nine Star Dou Huang level, he could still defeat him with ease."

"However, the Source of Deadly Poison also has a fatal flaw. Once we encounter someone with the Calamity Poison Body, we will be completely restrained by them.

"Against the Calamity Poison Body, we have no ability to resist whatsoever. This restriction ignores differences in cultivation. Once we fight someone with the Calamity Poison Body, they can freely extract the poison from our bodies."

"Furthermore, cultivating the Source of Deadly Poison causes a large amount of poison to accumulate within the body. Our cultivation can ultimately only stop at Nine Star Dou Huang. Any further, and our bodies can no longer withstand that poison. If we force a breakthrough, we will inevitably die from the poison's backlash."

"Actually, there is another way for us to break through to Dou Zong. That is to find someone with the Calamity Poison Body and seize their constitution. Only by possessing the Calamity Poison Body can we withstand that poison."

As Chen Ye explained matters concerning the Calamity Poison Body and the Source of Deadly Poison, Chen Cheng suddenly understood some of the doubts he had had about the original work.

The Chen Family was such a massive force that it practically possessed the ability to control the entire empire.

But in the original story, there had been no mention of a colossal force like the Chen Family in the Izumo Empire. That was because, after Xiao Yi Xian arrived in the Izumo Empire, Chen Ye or Chen Yuan had recognized her constitution and tried to seize it.

Yet the Source of Deadly Poison was suppressed by the Calamity Poison Body. Even though Chen Ye and Chen Yuan were Dou Emperors, they could not wield much of their strength before Xiao Yi Xian. Afterwards, Xiao Yi Xian conveniently wiped out the Chen Family for provoking her.

After arriving in the Izumo Empire, Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation had advanced at an astonishing rate, even faster than Xiao Yan's. That was truly unreasonable.

Most likely, Xiao Yi Xian had obtained the Source of Deadly Poison Cultivation Method from the Chen Family. It seemed as though it had been tailor-made for her, comparable to a Heaven-tier Cultivation Method, so naturally her cultivation rose rapidly.

Yet even after obtaining the Source of Deadly Poison, Xiao Yi Xian had not completely brought her constitution under control. That could only mean that she had not fully understood the Source of Deadly Poison either.

"Then, Grandpa, why did you determine that my constitution is the Calamity Poison Body?" After sorting out his thoughts, Chen Cheng asked Chen Ye.

It seemed that with the Source of Deadly Poison, even possessing the Calamity Poison Body would not be such a terrifying matter.