Xun'er: Scheming for Nothing

"Woeful Poison Body Talent Enhancement Perfect Control Method!"

Xiao Ting had a strong premonition that the method provided by the Notes was definitely not the Poison Pill Method devised by Yao Lao.

The Poison Pill Method was a method of control. As its name implied, it gathered all the toxins accumulated within the body and condensed them into a poison pill, allowing the owner of the Woeful Poison Body to control the poison within their body as they wished, without having to fear suffering the agony of ten thousand poisons devouring their body and exploding to death.

"Just as I thought!"

After digesting the information, Xiao Ting discovered that the method provided by the Notes was a super-enhanced version of the Poison Pill Method.

[Woeful Poison Body Talent Enhancement Perfect Control Method]: High-quality Spirit Absorber, one poison-attribute magical core of at least Fifth Rank quality (meaning at least Sixth Rank; the higher the rank, the better the effect and the greater the enhancement to one's talent), and Nether Poison Fire.

First, use the Spirit Absorber to open up a special space at the source in the lower abdomen where seven colors faintly appeared. Place the qualifying poison-attribute magical core into that space in advance, then allow the Nether Poison Fire to devour all the toxins within the body.

Once the toxins were exhausted, cultivation and vitality would also be affected. At that point, activating the Woeful Poison Body Seal would allow the poison-attribute magical core to temporarily form a vortex, transforming the innate Woeful Poison Body into an acquired Woeful Poison Body.

Under such circumstances, within seven days, refine and devour the Nether Poison Fire source that had consumed all the toxins originally within the body. After successful refinement, use the Nether Poison Fire to refine the magical core.

In the end, the Nether Poison Fire would become the source of the Woeful Poison Body, capable of devouring and refining every toxin in the world.

The Woeful Poison Body would return to its innate state and could also awaken fire-attribute Dou Qi.

"In other words, the difficult part is the Nether Poison Fire." Xiao Ting pondered seriously. "When the time comes, there'll be no need for three Heavenly Flames, the magical core of a Tier 7 Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, or Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva. The Woeful Poison Body can still be perfectly resolved, and the talent for devouring and controlling poison will become stronger. There'll even be fire-attribute Dou Qi."

"The Poison Pill Method can serve as a backup. It depends on whether Nether Poison Fire can be found."

After comparing them, Xiao Ting felt that this was actually an alternative Poison Pill Method. It merely replaced the poison pill formed by using three Heavenly Flames to temper the magical core of a Tier 7 Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast and Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva with a Spirit Absorber, any poison-attribute magical core of at least Fifth Rank quality, and Nether Poison Fire.

"Under normal circumstances, this Nether Poison Fire will probably be difficult to find."

"But I can receive a Plane Blessing every day, and a Great Dao Blessing on my birthday each year."

"As long as I sincerely wish to find this Heavenly Flame, once my strength rises, it shouldn't be difficult."

With that thought, a faint smile appeared on Xiao Ting's face.

Since that was the case, tomorrow he would go stage a chance encounter with Xiao Yi Xian, then talk her into becoming his maid.

Calling it talking her into it was not quite right. He would offer real money, and he truly would help Xiao Yi Xian resolve her Woeful Poison Body. It would be more accurate to call it using the power of money.

He was a World Observer, not a guardian ensuring the plot progressed smoothly. He had no obsession with following the plot.

"With me as a variable, whether Brother Yan will still go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range in the future is truly uncertain."

Xiao Ting closed his eyes and continued cultivating earnestly.

The night passed without incident.

At dawn, Xiao Ting withdrew from his cultivation state.

"It's here!"

Xiao Ting called for a maid to bring hot water for him to wash up.

After changing into a brand-new fitted outfit, he prepared to set off for Yuhua Hall.

According to the guidance of the Plane Blessing, he could encounter Xiao Yi Xian there today.

He would take her in as his personal maid and conveniently buy some breakfast that Xun'er liked before returning.

As for inviting Xun'er along, forget it. It would not be convenient for him to take Xiao Yi Xian as a maid.

But the moment he pushed open the door, he saw the familiar pretty face of the girl standing outside, wearing a bright smile.

"Why did Xun'er come to see me so early?" A smile appeared on Xiao Ting's face, and his tone was surprised.

"If Brother Xiao Ting doesn't have time to accompany Xun'er around the market district, he should at least have time to eat breakfast together, right?" Xun'er's long hair flowed behind her, and her bright eyes and white teeth made her exceptionally lovely.

Looking at her face, Xiao Ting inexplicably felt his mood improve. He lowered his gaze and smiled faintly. "Then we really are of one mind. I was planning to look for you and ask you to have breakfast with me at Yuhua Hall."

As he spoke, he naturally reached out and took Xun'er's small hand. "Let's go."

Xun'er's cheeks reddened slightly, but she did not refuse. She lifted a strand of hair behind her ear.

Gu Clan Guard: Danger! Danger! Danger!

A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Ting and Xun'er arrived at Yuhua Hall while chatting and laughing.

Just as they were about to step through the entrance, a girl walked out from inside, and Xiao Ting's gaze shifted slightly.

She wore a pale white dress. Her appearance could not be called peerless, and she could not compare to Xun'er, but she was still a rare beauty.

A calm smile hung on her face, and she carried a food box in her hand. Her whole person exuded a unique fresh and ethereal aura. A green sash was tied around her willow-like waist, slender enough to fit in one hand—something Xiao Ting had never seen before.

Xiao Yi Xian!

The girl's name flashed through Xiao Ting's mind, but his expression did not change in the slightest.

He did not turn his gaze toward her, merely accompanying Xun'er into Yuhua Hall and heading directly to the second floor.

"It seems he doesn't know me." After walking several dozen steps out, Xiao Yi Xian pressed her lips together and looked back, a trace of urgency hidden in her eyes.

Thinking of the second and third plans she had with Xun'er, she felt somewhat reassured and hurried away.

Only half an hour later did she return again, heading to the third floor and entering the private room where she had met Xun'er yesterday.

"Sister Xun'er, you were right. Xiao Ting probably doesn't know me." Xiao Yi Xian sat across from Xun'er.

"Don't worry, Sister Xiao Yi Xian." Xun'er closed her book and comforted her. "We'll proceed with the second plan. Tonight, I'll take Brother Xiao Ting to the Miteer Auction House. We'll find a way to let him hear your name."

"That's all we can do." Xiao Yi Xian nodded hopefully. "I hope it works this time. If you introduce me to him, it might alert him."

Xun'er was about to agree when she received a notification from the Notebook Copy that its contents had been updated.

After exchanging a look with Xiao Yi Xian, both of them guessed what it was and tacitly opened the Notebook Copy in their minds.

[The Plane Blessing truly does not deceive me. This morning, I encountered Xiao Yi Xian at Yuhua Hall, though she should have been in Qingshan Town. If Xun'er and I had not been so in tune that she came early in the morning to invite me to Yuhua Hall for breakfast, I would already have made a move to hire her as my female guard.]

Seeing the first sentence, Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian exchanged another look, each seeing speechlessness in the other's eyes.

So they did not need to do anything at all. Xiao Ting had originally intended to find Xiao Yi Xian because of the Plane Blessing.

"Sister, Brother Xiao Ting wants to hire you as his female guard." Xun'er teased.

"As long as he can help me resolve the Woeful Poison Body, I wouldn't mind becoming his personal maid." Xiao Yi Xian relaxed somewhat, then teased her in return. "Why not say that you and he are of one mind?"

Xun'er's cheeks reddened slightly, though it was unclear whether it was from embarrassment or shame.

She had clearly gone to find Xiao Ting early in the morning to help Xiao Yi Xian, yet it had instead made the situation more complicated.

How was that being of one mind?

At the same time, the expressions of the other Notebook Copy holders all became strange.

"Is this a coincidence!?"

Queen Medusa, who had just returned to the Snake-People Tribe and was preparing to refine the remnant soul and damaged magical core of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, narrowed her long purple eyes.

It was not difficult to tell from what Xiao Ting had written that Xiao Yi Xian should not have appeared in Wutan City at this time.

After receiving the Notebook Copy, Queen Medusa had wondered whether she was the only "awakened one."

Now, it seemed that she was far from the only person blessed with such fortune.

Once she refined the gains in her hands, she would have to find an opportunity to contact Xiao Yi Xian.

Elsewhere, Yun Yun, who had just arrived at the northern border's frontline fortress, paced back and forth inside her room.

"This Xiao Yi Xian must be like me."