After moving into the Separate Courtyard, Xiao Yan began cultivating. He had no choice. With only five segments of Dou Qi, his main goal right now was to reach Dou Zhe as soon as possible.
Since his little brother was cultivating, Xiao Han couldn't very well go out and have fun by himself. After swallowing two pills that could speed up his cultivation, he sat down like an old monk entering meditation and officially began to cultivate.
Before starting, Xiao Han had also sent Wang Lin to gather some news. That was how he learned that Nalan Jie had recently been recuperating at home and hadn't gone out.
Ever since the Brand Poison had taken root in his body like a festering wound, Nalan Jie had rarely gone out to fight anyone. Thanks to the Jia Ma Empire's long-standing prosperity, there were fewer conflicts in this region than in other places.
Nalan Jie was now semi-retired. He endured the torment of the Brand Poison at all times and had to cultivate Dou Qi every day to suppress it.
All the Dou Qi he'd painstakingly cultivated went to feeding the poison. It was truly an unbearable ordeal.
Over time, no matter how hard Nalan Jie cultivated, his strength barely improved. The Brand Poison was also absorbing his Dou Qi and growing stronger. One day, he would no longer be able to suppress it.
When the poison erupted in full force, it would be the day Nalan Jie died!
Why didn't he get it cured? Ha! Even Dan King Gu He was helpless against the Brand Poison. Without Heavenly Flames, the poison was as troublesome as sticky candy.
Oh, there was one other exception: Xiao Yi Xian's Disaster Poison Body could absorb the Brand Poison. But they probably didn't know that.
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