Mu Li's Arrival

Crackle, pop!

Under the silver moon, Xiao Yi Xian propped her head up with both hands as she sat beside the fire, somewhat bored as she watched the grass carp roasting nearby.

This was the little valley where Xiao Yi Xian had brought Xiao Yan in the original story—a natural basin shrouded in mist overhead. Ordinary people truly would not be able to find this place.

The Dou Qi here was also exceptionally dense. Cultivating here would yield twice the results with half the effort, and all kinds of precious medicinal herbs grew throughout the valley. The fragrance of medicine mingled with the mist, leaving one refreshed and at ease.

Just as her thoughts wandered, the sweet fragrance of roasted fish drifted over. One bite brought an irresistibly crisp texture.

The original owner's memories were simply treasures to her, and this body was even more so. Without the original Xiao Yi Xian's memories, she definitely could not have roasted fish this delicious.

Children without parents truly had to grow up early...

When Xiao Yi Xian was six, she accidentally ate a poisonous fruit for the first time and awakened her Calamity Poison Body, killing everyone in the valley, including her family.

After that, she wandered alone, walking forward without purpose like a living corpse until she begged her way to Green Mountain Town.

There, she learned what a pharmacist was. She secretly studied bit by bit, rising step by step to her current position.

Unfortunately, this world ultimately revered strength above all else. From Dou Qi, Dou Zhe, Dou Shi, Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, Dou Wang, Dou Emperor, Dou Zong, Dou Venerate, Dou Sheng, and then the legendary Dou Di realm that would appear in the near future.

Had one not seen the eighth-grade alchemist Yao Chen reduced to a soul body, barely clinging to life—

Had one not seen Little Marten from the neighboring world of Martial Universe, gifted beyond measure and second only to the strongest rank of powerhouses, also fall into the state of a soul body—

Had one not seen the Nine Netherworld Sparrow, a race of the second rank in the Great Thousand World, become something akin to a soul body after undergoing its tribulation—

In a world where the strong devoured the weak, whether in her previous life or this one, such truths had always been displayed in full.

Looking at the silver moon so close at hand, tears faintly welled up in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes. The fish in her mouth seemed like the most delicious thing in the world.

By the firelight, Xiao Yi Xian carefully studied the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. The poisons within made her eyes light up.

This world was too vast. Only by constantly learning and growing stronger could she climb step by step to the summit.

She was no longer Xiao Yixian from her previous life, nor was she the Xiao Yi Xian of the past. They seemed inseparable, both striving simply to survive.

She possessed the heart to ascend to the peak...

She possessed the heart to heal the world...

She possessed the heart of fellow sufferers...

Chirp, chirp!

Xiao Lan lay on a patch of grass, tilting his bird head as he watched Xiao Yi Xian still reading the scroll. He did not know why, but whenever his master was beside him, he felt especially at ease.

He vaguely remembered being saved by a purple figure back then. Even now, that kindness remained vivid in his mind.

From time to time, a gentle breeze stirred his light-blue feathers, while the grass around him swayed as though floating on air.

When the first ray of morning sunlight fell upon Xiao Yi Xian's face, her eyelids trembled slightly in response to the brightness.

Xiao Yi Xian woke from her sleep, glanced at Xiao Lan, who was still asleep, then looked at the fire that had somehow gone out.

She had spent a long time reading the scroll yesterday. Stretching her slender waist, she looked at the clear blue sky. This was perhaps the bluest sky she had ever seen.

Even the early sun in the east was particularly red...

The first thing she did after leaving the grass shelter was refine poison. The Seven-Colored Poison Scripture recorded a colorless, odorless deadly poison. Even a Da Dou Shi would risk death if they touched it carelessly.

Xiao Yi Xian held a small hoe and dug up medicinal herbs, digging a little here and a little there. Several hours passed before she had prepared the ingredients for the poison.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Xiao Yi Xian followed the instructions in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and produced a bowl of poison powder.

As she looked at the poison powder before her, waves of craving gradually rose within her body.

Xiao Yi Xian suppressed the urge. The fusion of her two lifetimes' souls had brought her to the middle stage of the Mortal Realm. After putting some poison powder away, she swallowed the rest.

The instant she swallowed it, the Calamity Poison Body within her erupted. The meridians in her body seemed to twist and intertwine, while Purple Mist even spread around Xiao Yi Xian.

Beneath the Purple Mist, the once lush green grass around her seemed to rot and collapse onto the ground.

The feeling of toxins devouring her body made her groan, cold sweat endlessly dripping from her forehead onto the ground.

Chirp, chirp!

Xiao Lan circled continuously above Xiao Yi Xian. Seeing his master curled into a ball, her face full of pain, he was unable to approach because of the Purple Mist surrounding her.

At that moment, a series of footsteps sounded in the distance, followed by a calm voice.

"Oh? I never expected to find such a treasured place on the outskirts of the Monster Beast Mountain Range."

Xiao Lan cried warily toward the people in the west. He could sense that there were quite a few of them.

Seven or eight people passed through the mist of the small valley and entered it. The familiar figure at their head was Mu Li.

"Hm? A Tier-One Magical Beast?"

Mu Li glanced at Xiao Lan in the air without paying him much attention. Looking at Xiao Yi Xian surrounded by Purple Mist, he frowned in confusion.

"Go see what's wrong with Xiao Yi Xian."

"Yes!"

The six men behind Mu Li heard the Young Leader's command. They stamped their feet, Dou Qi bursting forth as they rapidly rushed toward Xiao Yi Xian.

Seeing people trying to harm her master, Xiao Lan let out a cry and swooped down, his enormous claws striking toward one of them.

Seeing Xiao Lan charging at him, the man smiled disdainfully. Dou Qi gathered in his palm, and with a single strike, he sent Xiao Lan flying.

Xiao Lan crawled on the ground, bright feathers stained with blood scattered around him. He watched in despair as everyone headed toward his master.

He was ultimately only one of the lowest beings in the Monster Beast Mountain Range. He did not possess great strength.

The six men surrounded Xiao Yi Xian, while Mu Li laughed and slowly walked over.

One of them curiously reached toward the mist surrounding Xiao Yi Xian. The moment he touched it, powerful poison invaded his extraordinary meridians and eight channels.

In an instant, his eyes rolled back like those of a dead fish. He collapsed onto the ground and stopped breathing.

"This is..."

The remaining five men were visibly shaken by the sight. That mist was actually poisonous.

Mu Li walked over, glanced at the corpse on the ground, then kicked it aside and spat disdainfully. "Unlucky!"

Looking at Xiao Yi Xian's current state, he felt as though he had seen such symptoms somewhere before. What was it?

"Purple Mist?"

"A Poison Master?"

"And it is clearly far from ordinary..."

Mu Li rubbed his chin as his mind raced, carefully recalling the books he had read over the years. His talent and ambition had driven him to study many ancient texts.

The mercenaries beside him did not even dare breathe too loudly as they watched the Young Leader think, afraid of disturbing him.

Who knew how much time passed...

After pondering it over and over, Mu Li suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He recalled a book that seemed to be called Journey to Chuyun!

It said that a powerhouse had risen suddenly a hundred years ago. While all other Poison Masters cultivated with extreme caution, she produced purple poison mist when cultivating.

Unlike gray poison mist, that purple poison mist accompanied the constitution of a king among poisons—the Calamity Poison Body!

This constitution was incredibly formidable. It looked much like Xiao Yi Xian's current condition. Could it really be the Calamity Poison Body? Mu Li's expression turned grave as he involuntarily voiced his thoughts.

"Young Leader, what is the Calamity Poison Body?"

One of the men beside him had heard Mu Li muttering. Seeing the Young Leader so serious, he could not help asking.

"I do not know exactly what it is. It seems to be a terrifying poison body. I once read in a book that the Chuyun Empire had someone with the same condition as Xiao Yi Xian."

Everyone around them drew in a sharp breath at Mu Li's words. Xiao Yi Xian actually possessed the talent of a Poison Master?

That kind of Poison Master who fled everywhere like a stray dog?

No wonder she had left the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. They had heard that she had even taken quite a few treasures with her. As they looked at Xiao Yi Xian, different thoughts arose in their minds.