Poisonous Insects

Compared to Bai Li and the Monkey, Jiang Lan's situation is even more unique.

Although her father was Human Race, her mother's bloodline was too strong, and she herself was a true pure-blooded Heavenly Gods and Book of Questions.

Before this, Bai Qiuran had never tried to see whether Heavenly Gods who had lost their own power could cultivate human Cultivation Technique.

Don't worry, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Bai Qiuran comforted Jiang Lan, saying, "You successfully circulated the Poisonous Technique I taught you before to the final step, didn't you? It only failed because of the conflict between Divine Power and the Cultivation Techniques. Now that you don't have Divine Power, there shouldn't be any problem... Look, you look almost exactly like us humans, don't you?"

"You're overthinking it. I do have some physical differences from humans."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lan smiled and said, "In this world, the Heavenly Gods physical structure is exactly the same as that of a human is Eastern Emperor Taiyi."

Actually, there was probably another one originally.

Bai Qiuran recalled the First-Generation Heaven's Envy who died in the giant pit of Penglai Divine Mountain. It was not hard to tell from his words that the Heavenly Dao must have made some decision back then, and then changed its mind at the last minute, joining forces with Eastern Emperor Taiyi to trap him.

There's a secret here, but it's estimated that only Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Heaven know its existence.

"So, in what specific ways is your body different from that of Human Race?"

Bai Qiuran asked Consciousness, then added, "If it's something you can't talk about, then there's no need to say."

Although they have been married for several years, Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan have a harmonious and respectful relationship.

In Bai Qiuran's time, this was certainly a compliment, indicating mutual love and respect between husband and wife. But in this era, it would basically be considered a sign of a cold relationship.

Because it was a nominal relationship, Bai Qiuran had never actually seen what Jiang Lan's body looked like under her clothes, but at least the parts of her body that were exposed were no different from those of a human.

"Hehe."

Seeing Bai Qiuran's reaction, Jiang Lan couldn't help but smile. She said, "It's nothing that's inconvenient to talk about. I have some Bird Feathers on my back, which look a lot like the little bird my mother transformed into."

"I see."

Bai Qiuran thought to himself that when he was healing Jiang Lan by channeling his True Qi into her body, he had also used his Spiritual Sense to examine the condition of Jiang Lan's body. According to the results of his Spiritual Sense scan, although the condition of her Purple Mansion area was not very clear, at least her meridians were no different from those of Human Race.

The presence of meridians indicates that, no matter what, Jiang Lan can cultivate to the Qi Refining Stage.

With the circulation of True Qi, she could at least improve her health and alleviate her current weakness, which left her confined to bed.

The Cultivation Technique Bai Qiuran created for Jiang Lan was naturally a water-based Poisonous Technique, derived from a fragment of Wood-Attribute Poisonous Technique he had once practiced. He had obtained that fragment of Poisonous Technique by chance in a Ruin when he was traveling around seeking a way to break through to the Foundation Establishment Method in his early years, and later he completed the rest himself.

As a former Plague Poison True God and poison and the God of the Vast Sea, Jiang Lan has a unique ability and talent to control Toxins and water. Moreover, her Poisonous Technique are not only used to kill people, but also to heal them, which is in line with Jiang Lan's other Medicine Divine Office.

Under Bai Qiuran's guidance, Jiang Lan quickly got into the zone. Although her Divine Power source had been stripped away, there were still many Toxins left over from when she manipulated Poisonous Insects. Stimulated by these Toxins, she quickly cultivated a trace of True Qi within her body, which circulated through her meridians according to a certain trajectory.

Jiang Lan's condition can be considered as having directly entered the late stage of Body Tempering Stage. As a member of the God Race, her rapid progress is understandable. Moreover, as the Cultivation Technique is activated, Toxins are slowly being expelled from her body, and the room is soon filled with a slightly sweet but highly poisonous fragrance.

Bai Qiuran quickly went outside, told the maids to stay far away, and then opened the windows to ventilate the room and let the poisonous gas dissipate.

He himself was not afraid of the poison gas, so he stayed in the house and kept an eye on Jiang Lan's condition. Soon, as the poison gas spread, countless Poisonous Insects followed the scent and crawled out of the woods, entered the hut, and surrounded Jiang Lan.

Bai Qiuran originally intended to kill these Poisonous Insects, as Jiang Lan was currently weak and a single bite from them could be fatal.

But he later discovered that these Poisonous Insects were just surrounding Jiang Lan and didn't do anything else. Moreover, the one in the lead was the Black Snake that Jiang Lan used to carry around her.

Jiang Lan used to carry these insects with her with her before her marriage, but after marriage, considering the impact and image, she stored most of the insects in her old home.

However, she still maintained some kind of connection with them, and could usually control them through this connection. But after Jiang Lan's Divine Power was taken away, the connection between these Poisonous Insects and her weakened, and they probably ran away on their own, wandering in the mountains and fields. It is very likely that the Poisonous Technique that Jiang Lan practiced catalyzed this connection, allowing these Poisonous Insects to find her location.

They had no intention of attacking Jiang Lan; instead, they offered up their Toxins for Jiang Lan to absorb, thus aiding her cultivation.

Seeing this, Bai Qiuran stopped and left the Poisonous Insects to linger.

The Toxins of these Poisonous Insects are all highly toxic, but their quantity is not necessarily large. Bai Qiuran's Cultivation Technique allows Jiang Lan to absorb these toxins for her own use. Soon, some of the Poisonous Insects die because the Toxins in their bodies are completely absorbed.

When Jiang Lan slowly opened her eyes, almost all the Poisonous Insects around her had died, leaving only the Black Snake and a very small black Centipede.

The Black Snake probably survived because it was the largest and had the most potent venom, while the small Centipede likely survived because it was too weak.

When Jiang Lan saw her surroundings, she quickly understood the situation.

"They willingly sacrificed themselves for me?"

"Insects are like that; they rarely possess intelligence. But because of your connection with them, you've become their mastermind."

Bai Qiuran explained to her and comforted her, "Don't worry about it, they have no feelings or fear."

"I know I can no longer control them. It's better this way than letting them go out and harm others."

Jiang Lan sighed and reached out her hand to the Black Snake on the ground. The Black Snake then snaked up her hand and coiled around her shoulder.

"This Centipede is the least venomous of Poisonous Insects I keep; it can basically only paralyze people without killing them."

She took out the black Centipede again and placed it in her palm. Due to the prolonged supply of poison gas, the small Centipede, even if not dead, was barely breathing.

Jiang Lan thought for a moment, then placed the Centipede on the windowsill. She channeled some of her newly cultivated poisonous True Qi into it, and then, mimicking a phrase Bai Qiuran had often repeated over the years, said, "Whether you live or die depends on fate, I won't kill you."

The Centipede's two antennae twitched, regaining some strength. Then, it used its hundred legs to crawl out of the window and disappear.