Battle Through the Heavens Version Frieza: Gu Shenge

Inside the inn, Xiao Yan knocked on the door of Gu Shenge, but after receiving no response for a long time, he felt quite puzzled. The voice of Yao Lao rang in his ears.

"No need to knock. Your brother Juan has already left."

"Left?"

Hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Xiao Yan's face, though he didn't think too much about it. He remembered brother Juan mentioning that an ancient cave dwelling would appear in the Magic Beast Mountain Range in four months, and perhaps he would see him again then.

The most pressing matter now was to improve his strength, striving to snatch something good during the upcoming struggle for the cave dwelling.

On the other side, Gu Shenge, having left without saying goodbye, entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, arriving at Xiao Yi Xian's secret base—a valley shrouded in clouds and mist, extremely well-hidden.

The valley was rich in natural energy and grew many precious herbs hard to find in the outside world. The thick fragrance of medicine mingled with the mist, making one feel refreshed and relaxed.

Gu Shenge descended from the air with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian. He looked around the Medicine Valley; the environment was beautiful and full of vitality—it was indeed a good place.

In a corner of the Medicine Valley stood a thatched shed that Xiao Yi Xian had once built. It looked quite shabby, but Gu Shenge had the Serenitea Pot, so he didn't need to worry about a place to sleep.

Xiao Yi Xian asked Gu Shenge, "Is Mr. Juan satisfied with this place?"

"It is a good place." Gu Shenge nodded in satisfaction.

Afterward, the three of them began to busy themselves. Xiao Yi Xian delved into the Nine Deaths Poison Canon, learning the preparation of the poisons within.

Qing Lin practiced diligently, striving to break through to the level of a Dou Shi within four months so that she wouldn't have to be spanked by her young master.

Gu Shenge, meanwhile, picked herbs from the Medicine Valley to refine some poison pills and medicinal pills for Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to consume for their cultivation.

The Blazing Flame Cauldron appeared before him. The medicine cauldron was dark red, naturally formed from a strange volcanic rock polished by magma. The body of the cauldron was covered in the traces of flowing magma; it looked a bit ugly and emitted a scorching heat, with faint fire-attribute energy condensing around it.

Although it was the second-to-last cauldron on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, it was still a rare treasure. There were so many alchemists on the continent, yet there were only thirteen Heavenly Cauldrons.

A cyan flame emerged from Gu Shenge's palm, extremely hot. The surrounding air was scorched and distorted, and moisture evaporated in an instant.

Under his control, the Green Lotus Core Flame entered the Blazing Flame Cauldron, and at the same time, one herb after another containing toxicity was tossed into it by Gu Shenge.

Heart-Eroding Flower, Jade Nether Grass, Ten-Year Black Kui Lotus, Wisteria Fruit...

These poisonous herbs were burned, refined, and extracted within the Green Lotus Core Flame, then fused together to form individual Nether Lotus Poison Pills, each containing intense toxicity; a single one could kill a Dou Shi.

However, for the Woeful Poison Body, the more toxic the poison, the more they liked it. Their craving for poison was no less than an alchemist's craving for a Heavenly Flame.

According to Gu Shenge's calculations, Xiao Yi Xian could currently withstand poison at the Dou Shi level at most. If the toxicity were any stronger, even with the Woeful Poison Body, she would be unable to bear it.

A moment later, thirteen thumb-sized, emerald-green pills were extracted from the Blazing Flame Cauldron by Gu Shenge. They were still slightly warm and emitted an alluring fragrance, looking incredibly delicious.

"Xiao Yi Xian."

Gu Shenge called out to Xiao Yi Xian, who was beside the thatched shed. The gentle and beautiful girl walked to his side upon hearing him. Looking at the thirteen poison pills, wisps of fragrance drifted toward her, giving Xiao Yi Xian an inexplicable craving—it was the Woeful Poison Body's hunger for poison.

Gu Shenge handed the poison pills to Xiao Yi Xian and instructed, "Take one a day, no more."

Xiao Yi Xian picked up a Nether Lotus Poison Pill and swallowed it without a word.

As soon as the poison pill entered her stomach, the intense toxicity contained within erupted instantly. Xiao Yi Xian's delicate body trembled, and a trace of pain appeared on her pretty face. Large purple patterns emerged on her snow-white skin, and wisps of poisonous mist rose from her body; the surrounding vegetation withered the moment it touched the poison.

Under the stimulation of the Nether Lotus Poison Pill, Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body, which had always been a deep secret, erupted once again.

Just as the poisonous mist began to spread, a touch of golden light manifested at Gu Shenge's fingertips. Like the light and heat of the morning sun, it dispelled the darkness and gloom, evolving into a barrier that enveloped Xiao Yi Xian, isolating the poisonous mist from the Woeful Poison Body's eruption to prevent it from spreading further.

"Steady your mind, circulate the Nine Deaths Poison Canon, and rely on the Woeful Poison Body to fuse the toxicity within your body."

Gu Shenge quickly spoke to guide Xiao Yi Xian. She endured the pain in her body, gritted her teeth, and persisted, circulating the Nine Deaths Poison Canon she had just learned, relying on the Woeful Poison Body to fuse and absorb the toxicity of the Nether Lotus Poison Pill.

The characteristics of the Woeful Poison Body were displayed to the fullest at this moment. The toxicity of the Nether Lotus Poison Pill was digested and fed back to Xiao Yi Xian, converting into her unique poison Dou Qi, causing her cultivation to rise in a straight line.

After more than half an hour, Xiao Yi Xian leaped from the seventh stage of Dou Disciple to the peak of the ninth stage, only half a step away from becoming a Dou Practitioner.

Although one could not use medicinal pills to improve cultivation during the Dou Disciple stage, the Woeful Poison Body converted poison directly into Dou Qi, ignoring this rule.

The dark purple poisonous mist gradually receded back into her body. Her gentle, pretty face revealed a hint of exhaustion, and she was drenched in sweat. Her white dress clung tightly to her exquisite, shapely figure, appearing semi-transparent, with her inner undergarments faintly visible. She couldn't even stand steadily.

Gu Shenge immediately dispersed the barrier and stepped forward to support the swaying Xiao Yi Xian. Looking at her exhausted face, a flash of pity crossed his eyes. He carried her to the thatched shed and laid her down to let her rest well.

"So this is the Woeful Poison Body..."

He looked at the spot where Xiao Yi Xian had been standing. Although it had been blocked by the barrier, the ground had been eroded by the origin poison emitted by the Woeful Poison Body, turning the black soil a dark purple color; the toxicity was extremely strong.

The Green Lotus Core Flame emerged in Gu Shenge's hand, and he tossed it toward the poisoned ground, burning a large pit directly and reducing the entire patch of poisoned soil to ashes.

It seemed that in the future, Xiao Yi Xian would have to find a desolate place to take the poison pills; otherwise, at this rate, the Medicine Valley would be ruined after a few more times.

In the days that followed, cultivation in the Medicine Valley proceeded steadily.

The Black Prison Soul-Devouring Python in the Serenitea Pot also successfully advanced. Stimulated by the soul of that fifth-order magic beast, and combined with the soul of the Snake-People Tribe Great Commander it had absorbed earlier, it leaped across two levels, advancing directly from a high-level fifth-order to a low-level sixth-order, equivalent to a human Dou Emperor.

While Gu Shenge and his companions lived a comfortable life in the Medicine Valley, Xiao Yan was having a miserable time.

Even without Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yan still clashed with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. The cause was a hidden treasure cave—the very same one from the original story—which was discovered by both Xiao Yan and the Wolf Head mercenaries at the same time.

The young leader of the Wolf Head died at Xiao Yan's hands, leading the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to issue a bounty to hunt Xiao Yan down, forcing him into the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Through Xiao Yan's maneuvering and counter-killing, the mercenaries hunting him were scattered and slaughtered, and his own cultivation also broke through to a seven-star Dou Practitioner.

Gu Shenge naturally did not neglect his own cultivation. After practicing diligently for more than two months, his cultivation broke through from a seven-star Dou Emperor to an eight-star Dou Emperor, after which he became lazy again and didn't want to cultivate.

If one were to use a well-known anime character to describe Gu Shenge:

He was the Doupo version of Frieza.

Qing Lin remarked that one takes on the habits of those one associates with; she had learned everything from her young master.

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PS: Yun Yun appears in the next chapter.