Soul Origin Secured

Xiao Yi Xian vaguely remembered the outbreak of her Woe Poison Body when she was little.

When she woke up, there had not been a single living soul within a hundred miles.

Only then did she understand that she had killed those people.

She was a harbinger of disaster, a murderer. Overwhelmed by guilt, she had wanted to kill herself, but her parents had left her a letter.

Child, find a way to treat your illness. We hope you can live on...

All the painful memories from her childhood surged back, and Xiao Yi Xian's eyes instantly reddened.

Guilt, self-reproach, and countless other emotions filled her heart.

Back then, she had left her hometown, that place of sorrow.

She had come to this small town to become a physician and start over, saving lives day after day.

Besides genuinely enjoying working with medicinal herbs, she had also hoped to atone for her sins and lessen the guilt buried in her heart.

Seeing her react so fiercely, Ling Yuan slowly said, "It seems you know about your own constitution too."

That made sense. It was the Woe Poison Body. Those who possessed it could not resist touching poison, or even absorbing it.

How could Xiao Yi Xian have grown up without noticing something strange about her body?

Xiao Yi Xian said, "I'll do my best to find a way to control my poison body. If I truly can't find one, I won't harm innocent people, much less drag anyone else down with me."

Xiao Yi Xian's plan was simple: before her poison body erupted again, it would naturally be best if she could find a way to control it.

But if she could not, she would kill herself rather than let the poisonous aura spread and hurt more innocent people.

"But have you found even the slightest clue?" Ling Yuan was in no hurry to recruit her.

He knew that if he wanted to win someone over, he first had to crush them.

Make Xiao Yi Xian despair, then give her hope.

That way, she would cling tightly to the opportunity.

Just like a drowning person would desperately try to grab hold of anything.

Xiao Yi Xian fell silent. Although she had constantly searched for relevant knowledge, her status limited her. She simply had no access to methods for treating the Woe Poison Body.

In fact, she had only learned the term "Woe Poison Body" just now.

"Are you going to kill me?" Xiao Yi Xian closed her eyes in despair.

Yet the pain she had expected never came.

"What if I said I have a way to help you control your poison body and keep it from erupting?"

Xiao Yi Xian abruptly opened her eyes, as though she had seen the dawn of hope.

"Is that true?"

Her parents had told her not to give up on living and to seek a solution.

Her parents would not care whether countless lives were lost. They had simply wanted their daughter to live.

"Of course it's true! Ling Yuan is amazing!" Zi Yan looked proud, as though she were showing off her favorite toy.

Ling Yuan gave a slight nod. He naturally carried a calm, dependable air that made people instinctively want to trust him.

Ling Yuan took out the Poison Pill Method he had obtained from Yao Chen.

"The Poison Pill Method will not only prevent your poison body from erupting and harming innocent people, but it can also help you turn the poison within your body into strength and make you an unparalleled expert!"

In truth, this thing had not been created by Yao Chen. It had long been passed down across the continent.

Throughout the continent's history, several people with Woe Poison Bodies like Xiao Yi Xian had appeared, and some had attempted to use this method to control their poison bodies.

But the required materials were far too rare and difficult to find. Every attempt had failed, and to this day, no one had truly mastered the Poison Pill Method.

Xiao Yi Xian accepted it and read it. At first, she felt fine, thinking she had found hope, but when she saw the materials listed later on, a sense of helplessness washed over her.

"Three Heavenly Flames, a seventh-rank magical beast core, Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva..."

Heavenly Flames were wonders of heaven and earth. Ordinary people could not even glimpse one, much less gather three of them.

The same went for seventh-rank magical beasts. Her current strength was only at the ninth stage of Dou Qi, while Dou Zhe only began to correspond to first-rank magical beasts.

Some of these materials she had never even heard of, while those she had heard of were impossibly out of reach.

The good news was that there was a treatment. The bad news was that she could never obtain the materials.

Xiao Yi Xian's emotions rose and fell like a roller coaster—despair, disappointment, despair, disappointment.

Ling Yuan knew the time to subdue her had come.

He sat in his chair and said quietly, "I can help you, but I won't help you for free. From now on, your life belongs to me."

Xiao Yi Xian cautiously asked, "Do you have the strength to help me?"

Ling Yuan said, "Other than trusting me, you have no choice. Isn't that right?"

Those words left Xiao Yi Xian speechless.

Yes, she had no choice.

At that moment, space suddenly twisted, and faint ripples spread through the air. Without any unnecessary sound, Ling Yun's figure appeared out of thin air.

He gave Ling Yuan a slight bow and said respectfully, "Young Clan Chief, it's done."

Ling Yuan asked, "Where are the items?"

Destroying the Soul Hall branch was not his main goal. The Soul Origin was.

"They're all in here." Ling Yun handed over a Storage Ring.

Ling Yuan reached out and accepted the Storage Ring. His fingertips moved slightly as a thread of soul power entered it.

In an instant, a glimmer flashed through his eyes.

Inside the Storage Ring, two containers held rich Soul Origin. It was exceptionally pure, with almost no impurities.

This was enough to quickly raise his soul realm to the Spirit Realm!

Once he reached the Spirit Realm, he could condense an avatar to help speed up his cultivation...

Thinking of this, Ling Yuan could barely wait to refine it, then switch to cultivating the Undying Immortal Technique.

He stood and said to the still stunned and dazed Xiao Yi Xian, "Tell me once you've decided."

Before such a technique, even Xiao Yi Xian was no longer that important.

Who would have thought that Xiao Yi Xian would not even hesitate before agreeing outright?

"Alright, I agree! As long as you can help me control my poison body, my life is yours!"

She had been completely shocked by Ling Yun's sudden appearance just now. What level of expert could use such a method?

With such a powerful subordinate, Ling Yuan's strength had to be unfathomable. Perhaps in this world, only Ling Yuan could truly help her escape the Woe Poison Body.

Ling Yuan was not surprised. It was only normal for Xiao Yi Xian to agree.

"Fine. Make your preparations first and wait for my message."

He needed to switch cultivation techniques and would have to remain here for some time. He would definitely take longer than Xiao Yi Xian needed to prepare.

As Ling Yuan left the room, he remembered that he had just killed Mu Li.

"Oh, right, Ling Yun. Go wipe out that mercenary group whose leader is called Mu She. I don't like the look of him..."

"Yes!"

If you did not pull weeds out by the roots, they would grow back with the spring breeze.

In Qingshan Town, Ling Yuan found the most luxurious residence available.

With Ling Yun standing guard outside, Ling Yuan could no longer wait to begin refining the Soul Origin.

He took out the container holding the Soul Origin and examined it once more. The Soul Origin within was rich and pure, without any obvious impurities.

But Ling Yuan had always been cautious. Even though it already seemed safe enough, he still decided to process it again just to be safe.

He called out Yao Chen and had him use the Bone Chilling Flame to burn away the impurities.

As wisps of black smoke were burned out, the already pure Soul Origin became even purer.

A considerable amount of Soul Origin was lost, but safety was what mattered.

Yao Chen had initially been quite excited. He had thought this Soul Origin was for him.

He diligently helped Ling Yuan purify it, only for Ling Yuan to lock him back inside the ring afterward.

Soul Origin? He did not get even a single wisp.

Yao Chen: ???