Cooperation and Transaction (Part 2)

"What should we do then?"

Xiao Yan's anxious voice echoed through the cave. He didn't want to lose his fellow countryman just after meeting him.

Xiao Yi Xian, with a dark expression, walked over to Xiao Yan and lightly tapped his head.

"Ouch! Why did you hit me?"

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who had just hit him, and felt like crying. What did he do wrong this time?

"I haven't reached that stage yet. Don't make it sound like I'm going to die soon!"

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's serious tone, Xiao Yan could only sulk and draw circles on the ground, cursing her.

"Medicine Elder, so I need your help."

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's solemn expression, Medicine Elder shrugged and said, "This is difficult for me. Even if I have a solution."

"What solution?"

Xiao Yan leaned closer, incredibly curious about what method could control such a physique.

Medicine Elder floated, gazing at the sky outside with a profound air of an expert. He said, "The Calamity Poison Body is rare in the world, harming oneself and others. There is only one method."

"What method?"

Xiao Yan's eyes sparkled. On one hand, he wanted to know how to save his fellow countryman. On the other hand, this old man knew so much; he seemed to be a powerful individual.

Xiao Yi Xian, standing nearby, didn't know what to say. She knew these things already.

Medicine Elder stood with his hands behind his back and said, "You must gather the toxins within your body into a pill. This is called the 'Poison Pill Method.' Once the Poison Pill is formed, the Poison Body can be controlled."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan eagerly said to Medicine Elder, "Then, Elder Medicine, please help my fellow countryman quickly!"

Medicine Elder shook his head helplessly and said, "The difficulty of this Pill Control Method is no less than refining the body itself. Difficult, difficult, difficult..."

Xiao Yan was stunned when he heard this, muttering repeatedly, "How could this be, how could this be!"

Seeing Xiao Yan's concern for her, Xiao Yi Xian smiled slightly, patted his head, and said to Medicine Elder with a smile, "I know where to find the materials for the Pill Control Method."

"Oh, you know?"

Medicine Elder floated in front of Xiao Yi Xian and asked excitedly. He knew that if the Pill Control Method could be achieved, his own resurrection would also be possible.

Xiao Yi Xian nodded and said, "I know the locations of three Heavenly Flames."

"That's great!"

Medicine Elder became even more excited upon hearing this, practically dancing with joy. He had a chance to be resurrected, and even a chance to personally kill his traitorous disciple.

"But how do you know?"

Medicine Elder looked at the calm Xiao Yi Xian, feeling as if everything was part of her plan. Who was she, really?

Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, it won't harm you, senior. My master was the sect leader of the Shushan Sect on the Dou Qi Continent. He deduced some information at the cost of his life for me."

"Hmm?"

Medicine Elder let out a faint "Hmm." He had never heard of the Shushan Sect during his time dominating the Central Continent. Could it be a hidden aristocratic family?

Hearing "Shushan," Xiao Yan's eyes became even more distant. He approached Xiao Yi Xian and asked, "Does Shushan still recruit? I want to join."

"Hmm?" Medicine Elder wondered why Xiao Yan seemed to know more than him. Everything he said was incomprehensible to him.

Was he falling behind?

Was he unable to keep up with the times?

Xiao Yi Xian smiled and said, "No problem. However, only you and I are left in Shushan now. For the inheritance, we must each forge our own path."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression dimmed. He had thought he would be able to join a super sect!

After all, in his past life, Shushan was a renowned sect, and legends of sword immortals appearing frequently.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Yan and smiled faintly, saying, "When you break through to become a Dou Practitioner, I can teach you the Imperial Sword Technique!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan was so excited that he immediately grabbed her hands.

Black lines gradually appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's forehead. She punched Xiao Yan again. This child was too arrogant; it felt like he wouldn't be comfortable if he wasn't beaten.

Medicine Elder chuckled and quietly said to Xiao Yi Xian, "It requires three Heavenly Flames to refine it, but I don't have anyone who can master three Heavenly Flames on my side."

Xiao Yi Xian glanced at Xiao Yan, and Medicine Elder instantly understood. The two of them, like a pair of cunning foxes, began to discuss in hushed tones.

"Elder Medicine, look at Xiao Yan. With his current state, perhaps the Flame Mantra can definitely be cultivated successfully!"

Medicine Elder looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who had come closer, and whispered in surprise, "Your master even knows if I have the Flame Mantra?"

Xiao Yi Xian chuckled and whispered, "Don't worry, my master only deduced a little before suffering a backlash and leaving."

Medicine Elder looked at Xiao Yi Xian with a strange expression and said, "Aren't you sad that your master left?"

Xiao Yi Xian's deep eyes looked at Medicine Elder calmly and said, "My master was already severely injured and didn't have much time left to live, so he did this for me in the end."

Although Medicine Elder found it a bit strange, he didn't ask further. He glanced at Xiao Yan, who was still lying on the ground, with a smile and said, "I'm not confident about this Flame Mantra either. After all, Heavenly Flames are particularly difficult to absorb, and the failure rate for cultivation is also very high."

Xiao Yi Xian said with confidence, "No matter what, just let Xiao Yan cultivate it. This is the only chance for you and me to survive."

"That's right!"

Xiao Yan trembled as he stood up from the ground, clutching his head. He looked at the two people carrying him on their backs, unsure of what to say. For some reason, the word "fox" suddenly popped into his mind.

In his eyes, the two figures resembled a white old fox and a white little fox, chattering about something. He inexplicably got goosebumps all over his body.

It felt like something bad was about to happen!

"Cough, cough, Xiao Family kid. For the sake of the Fighting Energy I've supplied you for three years, I'll personally help you return to being a Dou Practitioner within a few months."

Medicine Elder stood with his hands behind his back. His confident demeanor, coupled with his otherworldly aura, would have fooled anyone if Xiao Yi Xian didn't know his true nature.

"Xiao Yan pays his respects to Master!"

As someone who had lived two lives, Xiao Yan was naturally not an unworldly person. Having experienced all sorts of ups and downs, he knew that the person in front of him was definitely a golden thigh to cling to.

As the saying goes, "Anyone who doesn't hug a golden thigh is a fool."

It was just like that saying from his previous life: "Youth doesn't know the value of a rich woman, mistaking true love for others!"

Medicine Elder nodded as he looked at Xiao Yan, who had decisively taken him as his master. With one hand behind his back, he made a gesture to Xiao Yi Xian, "???"!

Xiao Yi Xian saw this and chuckled. As expected, it was that familiar shameless old man.

Looking at the scene before her, she knew that from this day forward, she and the protagonist were on the same side. As long as she didn't screw up, there was a possibility she could control the Calamity Poison Body.

Medicine Elder nodded as he looked at Xiao Yan, who had completed all the formalities. He said with a hint of familiarity in his tone, "The most important thing now is to improve your cultivation. You were once a Dou Practitioner, and now you only need external stimulation to easily return to that level."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes lit up instantly. He eagerly looked at Medicine Elder and asked, "How will this external stimulation work? Is it a pill?"

"Ouch!" Another lump appeared on Xiao Yan's head, symmetrically placed with the first.

Medicine Elder retracted his hand and said calmly, "Tomorrow, prepare three complete Purple Leaf Orchid Grasses. The older the better. Also, two Bone Washing Flowers.

The age of these doesn't matter. Oh, and one Level 1 Magic Core of the Wood element. These are all low-level materials, I assume you can get them..."

"What?"

Xiao Yan was instantly devastated upon hearing this. These items would cost at least a thousand gold coins, and his entire fortune over the past few years was only a few hundred.