Information on the Netherworld Poison Flame, Meeting Medicine Elder!

After triggering the System Mechanism, Chen Yang was delighted, but also somewhat puzzled.

This thing had clearly been in the Monster Mountain Range all along. Why could it only trigger once it reached Xiao Yan's hands? With that question in mind, Chen Yang asked the system.

The system replied—the Companion Purple Crystal Source in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's possession was equivalent to food stored in its home. But once it reached Xiao Yan's hands, it became Xiao Yan's equipment. Food could not trigger the mechanism; only equipment could!

Seeing the system's explanation, Chen Yang roughly understood. The Blood Lotus Essence from last time was likely the same. Left in the shop, it was merchandise; once it reached Xiao Yan's hands, it became equipment.

It should be said that even if it did not go to Xiao Yan, it would still count as equipment if it landed in someone else's hands.

The reason the Purple Spirit Crystal had not triggered the System Mechanism in Yun Yun's hands was that Yun Yun was not native to the Monster Mountain Range. In other words, throughout the entire Monster Mountain Range, only items that reached Xiao Yan's hands could trigger the mechanism. Otherwise, Chen Yang could only bring the items outside, and Xiao Yan would still have to unlock the map.

Sounds a little troublesome, but it's still manageable!

Chen Yang smiled, then gave Xiao Yan a few more reminders.

"Your physical body is powerful now. Before reaching the Dou Ling realm, you needn't worry that rapidly improving your strength will affect your foundation. After using this Purple Crystal Source, have your Teacher help you sort it out. You might even break through to Da Dou Shi in one go!"

Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yan as he spoke.

"Brother Yang, Xiao Yan, thank you!"

Xiao Yan tightly gripped the Jade Bottle containing the Associated Purple Gold Source. He tilted his head up slightly and circulated his Fire Attribute Dou Qi, evaporating the glistening moisture from his eyes before giving a long bow.

"Speaking of thanks, there is indeed something I want to ask your Teacher!"

Chen Yang suddenly thought of Xiao Yi Xian, who was still in Qingshan Town, and looked at Xiao Yan with a serious expression.

"Teacher..."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan called for Medicine Elder in his heart. Medicine Elder said it was inconvenient for him to appear at the moment and told Xiao Yan to answer on his behalf.

"Please speak, Brother Yang!"

Chen Yang Nodded and took out a Small Stool, sitting opposite Xiao Yan. "Ask your Teacher whether he knows anything about the Netherworld Poison Flame, ranked twentieth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking."

"Heavenly Flame???"

Xiao Yan was instantly startled. What he needed most right now was a Heavenly Flame, but he had not expected Chen Yang to be asking around for information on one as well.

"The Netherworld Poison Flame is a highly poisonous flame. Even a Dou Ancestor Expert would die from poison if he came into contact with it without protection. Why is that kid asking about it?" Medicine Elder's voice sounded in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Teacher, do you have information on the Netherworld Poison Flame?" Upon hearing Medicine Elder say so, Xiao Yan hurriedly asked in his mind.

"Back when I traveled the continent searching for Heavenly Flames, I once Heard information about this Netherworld Poison Flame. Rumor had it that it once appeared in the hands of someone with a Calamity Poison Body. I also fought someone with a Calamity Poison Body back then. She seemed to be searching for the Netherworld Poison Flame as well, apparently to resolve the issue of controlling the Calamity Poison Body..." Medicine Elder drifted farther and farther off topic as he spoke.

"Teacher, just tell me whether you know where the Netherworld Poison Flame is!" Xiao Yan was speechless. Having an elder at home was indeed like having a treasure, but if that elder was a chatterbox, it could get rather annoying.

"Uh... don't interrupt me... I only know some rumors, and the information isn't exact. But you need Heavenly Flames too. Are you planning to tell Chen Yang that information?" Medicine Elder asked doubtfully.

"Brother Yang has shown me immense kindness. Forget merely needing information on the Netherworld Poison Flame—even if I had already devoured it, if Brother Yang needed it, I would give it to him!" Xiao Yan declared with absolute resolve.

"Haha... good lad. I was right about you!" Medicine Elder laughed heartily as he stroked his beard inside the Bone Ring. "Very well. That Netherworld Poison Flame should be at..."

Medicine Elder told Xiao Yan some information regarding the Netherworld Poison Flame, and Xiao Yan relayed it to Chen Yang.

"Brother Yang, Teacher said that the Netherworld Poison Flame once appeared in the hands of someone with a Calamity Poison Body. A Calamity Poison Body is..." Xiao Yan explained the Calamity Poison Body, then continued, "On the Dou Qi Continent, some of the lower-ranked Heavenly Flames do not exist as just a single flame. Teacher said that if Brother Yang cannot find information about a Calamity Poison Body, you can search in places where Poisonous Fog is prevalent."

Chen Yang Nodded upon hearing this. He had considered searching for the Netherworld Poison Flame in places where Poisonous Fog was widespread, but he had not expected that someone with a Calamity Poison Body had once controlled it on the Dou Qi Continent.

"Xiao Yan, ask your Teacher whether that Calamity Poison Body solved the problem of the Calamity Poison Body after obtaining the Netherworld Poison Flame."

The moment Chen Yang spoke, Medicine Elder inside the Bone Ring froze. Before Xiao Yan could say anything, he floated out and looked seriously at Chen Yang. "Kid, do you have a friend with a Calamity Poison Body???"

Xiao Yan jumped in fright when he saw Medicine Elder appear. Hadn't Teacher said it was inconvenient to meet Brother Yang for now? Why had he suddenly appeared?

"Greetings, Venerable Yao!" Chen Yang smiled and cupped his hands in salute to Medicine Elder, then Nodded. "There is indeed someone beside me whose Calamity Poison Body has yet to awaken. However, she is not my friend, but my woman."

Medicine Elder did not dwell on how Chen Yang had seen through his identity. This kid had come from the Central Continent, and from the sound of it, he was a descendant of some great Clan. It was normal for him to know who he was. But this Calamity Poison Body...

"Kid Chen Yang, once a Calamity Poison Body awakens, ordinary people will find it difficult even to approach her. Taking such a Beauty as your confidante is simply asking for trouble!" Medicine Elder sighed helplessly.

"That is why I thought of the Netherworld Poison Flame." Chen Yang spread his hands. "The difficulty of controlling a Calamity Poison Body lies in the ever-increasing toxicity within the body being unable to form a cycle. The Netherworld Poison Flame is a Spiritual Object of heaven and earth. If she can devour it and feed all the poison in her body to the Netherworld Poison Flame, forming an effective cycle, then the Calamity Poison Body should be controllable!"

Medicine Elder stroked his beard and pondered upon hearing this. He was a Peak Eighth-grade Alchemist, and his understanding of medicinal principles and the human body rivaled that of a medical professor. Naturally, he could see the logic in Chen Yang's words. "What you say is not without reason. The person I Heard of who controlled the Netherworld Poison Flame may very well have broken through the shackles of the Calamity Poison Body because of it. By the time she died, she was already an Eight-star Dou Zun. She fell only because three Ban Sheng from the Soul Hall besieged her. Even so, at the very end, she exhausted her life force to flee far away and did not let the Soul Hall capture her soul."

Knowing Chen Yang was from the Central Continent, Medicine Elder naturally explained things more clearly and even revealed some secret details from those years.

"Does Venerable Yao know where that person ultimately fled?" Chen Yang asked.

"No one could possibly know that. Even the Soul Hall never found where that woman went. I hadn't even been born at the time, so how would I know?" Medicine Elder shook his head.

"Alright, then I'll think of another way later!" Chen Yang Nodded.

"If you cannot find the Netherworld Poison Flame, I have a Poison Pill Method here. However, it requires one person to control three kinds of Heavenly Flames at once in order to successfully refine the Poison Pill. When the time comes, Xiao Yan can help you." After thinking for a moment, Medicine Elder revealed one of his trump cards. His purpose was simple: to raise Xiao Yan's value in Chen Yang's eyes. The Disciple of Venerable Yao could only be considered slightly better than an ant in the eyes of certain ancient clans, but if Xiao Yan possessed other value and could gain Chen Yang's deeper friendship, perhaps his future would be better.

"Thank you, Venerable Yao. I will set aside this Poison Pill Method for now. I promised my woman that I would find a way to let her become an Alchemist as well, so the Netherworld Poison Flame is the only correct answer!" Chen Yang smiled and gave Medicine Elder a slight bow.

"You kid are quite an interesting one. Very well, I will teach this Poison Pill Method to Xiao Yan. Once he successfully devours three kinds of Heavenly Flames in the future, if you still have not found the Netherworld Poison Flame, have him help you!" Medicine Elder smiled again as he stroked his beard.

"Alright!" Chen Yang Nodded...