Opportunity, Dou Qi Inheritance

"Senior, do you truly have a way to control the Calamity Poison Body?!"

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes filled with wild joy. From the moment she learned that she possessed the Calamity Poison Body, she had panicked and doubted herself. With every eruption of the Calamity Poison Body, she drew one step closer to losing control, until eventually it became irreversible and she turned into a poison woman capable of destroying an entire region...

Perhaps her final fate would be to end her own life amid calamity.

But if she could control the Calamity Poison Body, perhaps she could avoid such an ending.

"I spent my entire life trying to control the Calamity Poison Body. Though I ultimately succeeded, my own body fell ill as well, beyond the cure of any medicine."

The Elegant Man sighed softly, his tone filled with regret.

"You are a Dou Venerate, yet there is still an illness you cannot cure?" Lin Mu asked doubtfully.

"This illness stems entirely from myself. It cannot be cured through any external means, so in the end, I gave up."

The Elegant Man looked at Xiao Yi Xian. "Little girl, my method is not suitable for you. If you follow the same path as I did, you will ultimately suffer bodily degeneration as well."

"Is there no other way, Senior?" Xiao Yi Xian asked.

"Though I do not possess a better method, I can still offer you some guidance and point you in a direction, allowing you to control this Calamity Poison Body." The Elegant Man casually pointed, and a ray of light spread outward.

"This venerable one spent his life pursuing the Creation Technique and the path of immortality. Yet in the end, all I created were these few Medicine Puppets. How tragic."

Lin Mu looked at the motionless Medicine Puppet King behind them and smiled bitterly. "Such powerful beings have retained this level of strength even after thousands of years. That proves, Senior, that you were hardly a failure."

"Hehe, there is no need for you little fellow to comfort me. Very well, I do not have much time left, so let us keep this brief."

The Elegant Man slowly said, "To control the Calamity Poison Body, I possess a method—an extremely ancient one. During ancient times, there was a special profession known as Spirit Engravers."

"People of that profession could engrave spirit arrays. They could even engrave spirit arrays into their own flesh and blood, thereby strengthening themselves and gaining boundless combat power."

Spirit Engravers?

Another profession he had never heard of.

I thought Artifact Refiners were already rare enough. I never imagined Spirit Engravers existed too. Engraving spirit arrays into flesh and blood... can that truly be done?

Lin Mu thought to himself.

"And here, I have a Poison Array Method that I once obtained. If your fortune is sufficient and you can find a Spirit Engraver, you may ask them to engrave this Poison Array into this little girl's body. If it succeeds, not only will she be able to freely control the poison arts within her body, but she will also be able to completely control the Calamity Poison Body."

As he spoke, the Elegant Man casually released a Black Scroll. A faint glow emerged from within it, seeming to condense into an array formation. It was rather peculiar.

"This is... the Poison Array?"

Lin Mu looked at the Elegant Man with some suspicion.

"Even you cannot guarantee the safety of this method."

The Elegant Man nodded without denying it. "Indeed. However, I have merely pointed out a path for you. As for what choice to make, that depends on this little girl herself."

Only then did Lin Mu nod. Even if this Poison Array Method failed, he could still find another method—such as Xiao Yan's Poison Pill method. Its harshest requirement was merely three Heavenly Flames.

Including the Seven-Colored Spirit Flame, he already possessed two.

"Hehe, I do not have much time left. Are you willing to accept my Dou Qi Inheritance?"

The Elegant Man smiled as he asked Xiao Yi Xian.

Dou Qi Inheritance?!

Lin Mu and Medusa cried out in shock at the same time.

The Dou Qi Inheritance of a Dou Venerate was no trivial matter. Perhaps even becoming a Dou Venerate in one leap was not impossible!

"Dou Qi Inheritance?" Xiao Yi Xian froze.

"Yes. Though most of my Dou Qi has dissipated over the passing millennia, accepting this inheritance should still be enough to make you a Dou Emperor without much difficulty."

The Elegant Man continued, "Your current strength is still too weak, and your body cannot withstand excessively vast amounts of Dou Qi. Therefore, after accepting this inheritance, you may temporarily become a Dou Wang."

"Are you willing?"

Xiao Yi Xian lightly bit her lip, seeming to be deep in thought.

"Accepting the inheritance may be dangerous. Although this fellow does not appear to bear you any ill intent, still..."

Lin Mu spoke to Xiao Yi Xian. Dou Qi inherited from another was, after all, an external power. It certainly could not compare to power cultivated by oneself. Yet if Xiao Yi Xian truly chose to accept it, Lin Mu would not stop her.

This was Xiao Yi Xian's own opportunity. He would not interfere.

"If I become a Dou Emperor, perhaps I will have the strength to help you."

Xiao Yi Xian suddenly smiled at Lin Mu.

"Help me?" Lin Mu was stunned. Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Yi Xian to be thinking that way.

"Have you made up your mind?"

The Elegant Man's voice came. His figure had already begun to blur, and it truly seemed that he could not remain here much longer.

"Senior, I choose to accept." Xiao Yi Xian stepped forward a few paces, bowed, and spoke.

"Good! To have an inheritor means that my will has not been erased by the river of history. Hahaha..."

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian choose to accept the Elegant Man's inheritance, Lin Mu and Medusa tactfully retreated.

"I did not expect Xiao Yi Xian to be the one who gained the most from this journey." Lin Mu said with a smile.

"Yes." Medusa nodded lightly.

"The Seven-Colored Spirit Liquid is already in hand, and after being catalyzed by my cultivation method, the Seven-Colored Spirit Flame is fully ready to be used for evolution. It only depends on whether you are prepared."

Tilting his head, Lin Mu looked at Medusa and asked.

"Thank you for this. From this day onward, you shall forever be an honored guest of my Snake People Race." Medusa's tone had become noticeably gentler than before. Though she was decisive and ruthless in killing, she was not truly made of stone.

Lin Mu had risked his life to save her and given her the Seven-Colored Spirit Flame. She naturally could no longer treat him as she had before.

Medusa might be cold and merciless, and her vicious reputation in slaughter was as famous as her beauty, but if someone could truly enter her heart, she would surely open herself to them and quietly await the one destined for her.

"Since you are so grateful to me, should you not consider the condition I mentioned earlier?" Lin Mu walked before Medusa and asked with a smile.

Medusa's red lips parted slightly, curving into a faint smile.