Copying the Woe Poison Body

Xiao Yi Xian still carried plenty of weight with the ordinary mercenaries and residents of Green Mountain Town.

As soon as she finished speaking, a group of people left of their own accord.

Of course, there were still a few stubborn holdouts.

"Wait, why does he get to stay?" A few mercenaries started making a fuss, refusing to leave.

Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful face darkened at once. Xiao Lei, standing beside her, found it amusing.

Taking advantage of the moment, Xiao Lei gave Xiao Yi Xian a good look. She wore a long blue dress, dignified and natural, and the gentle air she had cultivated over years of saving lives and treating the wounded went straight to the heart.

Her pretty face and alluring figure seemed almost concealed beneath that gentle aura.

"Huang San! What are you making a fuss for? I told you I had something to discuss with this young master! If you won't cooperate, then pay me back for the consultation I gave you for free!"

One reason Xiao Yi Xian was so well liked was that she often treated people for free.

Hearing her say this, Huang San wilted on the spot. He couldn't even remember how many times he'd come to Xiao Yi Xian for treatment. Mercenaries got hurt all the time. Where was he supposed to get the money for all those consultations?

"Sister Xiao Yi Xian, I was wrong. I'll do as you say! I'll do it, okay?"

"Hmph! Don't let it happen again!"

"Looks like you're quite popular here, Miss Xiao Yi Xian!" Xiao Lei teased with a smile. He'd made such a grand entrance because he wanted to see her angry.

After all... the contrast was what made it fun!

Two mercenaries weren't ready to give up. They were injured and had to try their luck, so they hurried to the front of the crowd.

"Xiao Yi Xian, we're both injured and still bleeding. Could you treat us first?"

The two of them pretended to clutch their wounds. Xiao Yi Xian took one look and spotted the problem.

"Are you two taking me for a fool? Those wounds are tiny, and it's obvious you cut yourselves. Deal with it yourselves."

Xiao Yi Xian naturally wasn't going to be pleasant when people tried to make a fool of her.

Looking at the two bewildered mercenaries, Xiao Lei nearly burst out laughing. Luckily, he'd had professional training.

Seeing Xiao Lei trying to hold back his laughter, the two mercenaries' anger flared higher and higher.

Out of respect for Xiao Yi Xian, they didn't dare say anything to her. As for the other mercenaries...

"We're not leaving! We'll wait here until you're done with Xiao Yi Xian, then we'll get treated!"

At first, one mercenary had started it by saying this. Then the rest of the mercenaries who'd stayed behind all joined in, and there was no stopping them.

Xiao Lei thought it was great. They probably imagined they'd touched Xiao Yi Xian's heart, but really, they'd only touched their own.

Fei Yangyang: Don't worry, Meiyangyang. I'll wait right outside...

Everyone who'd just left: ??? What...

You're doing this? You should've said so if you weren't leaving!

"Let's go inside and talk first!" Xiao Lei had no interest in what these mercenaries were thinking. Right now, he just wanted to copy the Woe Poison Body.

"Please, young master!"

Xiao Yi Xian turned around. Unlike the way she'd just scolded the mercenaries, she was extremely polite to Xiao Lei.

"You really are an alchemist!"

"Please forgive my rudeness. I was just so excited. I've always wanted to become an alchemist, but there are none in Green Mountain Town. It's my first time meeting one, so I got a little carried away!"

Xiao Yi Xian was remarkably outgoing. She was like a completely different person from the goddess who sat in consultation.

That was the contrast, after all!

[Target: A moderately renowned physician.]

[ cultivation: Eighth Stage Dou Qi.]

[Technique: None.]

[Dou Technique: ...]

...

[Constitution: Woe Poison Body (not yet awakened).]

[Copying time: Ten minutes.]

The copying time was unexpectedly short. Perhaps it was because Xiao Yi Xian's poison body hadn't awakened yet, and her cultivation and soul strength were far below Xiao Lei's.

"Copy," Xiao Lei sent a thought to the system.

"Stop calling me 'young master.' My name is Xiao Lei. You can just call me by my name."

"Then, Young Master Xiao Lei, could you tell me whether I have the potential to become an alchemist?"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Lei expectantly, her big eyes filled with admiration for alchemists.

Fate was truly cruel. Perhaps once Xiao Lei became a Dou Sheng, he might come up with a way to help her, but for now, he was completely powerless.

"You don't have the talent to become an alchemist."

Xiao Lei's calm words fell on Xiao Yi Xian's ears like a bolt from the blue.

It was like saying something in passing without giving it a second thought, unaware that it might pierce someone's heart for the rest of their life...

Of course, Xiao Lei was in the clear here. That was simply the truth.

"But you have another kind of talent—one that inspires both envy and resentment. And it's astonishingly powerful!"

The Woe Poison Body's cultivation speed was just as unrivaled. With enough poisonous substances, it might not be any weaker than the Divine Grade Dou Di Bloodline.

In the original story, Xiao Yi Xian had been afraid of her poison body erupting, so she never cultivated with all her might and often restrained her urge to consume poison. That was why she was still a low-star Dou Sheng during the final battle later on.

Countless people would envy such a powerful talent. Xiao Yi Xian, however, didn't seem interested at all. Her mind was now filled with the thought that she might never become an alchemist.

"The Dou Qi Continent is vast and boundless, full of extraordinary people and strange occurrences. If you're strong enough, perhaps you'll find a way to become an alchemist."

"I know of an elder who lacked the talent to become an alchemist, yet still relied on his own strength to refine some low-grade pills."

The person Xiao Lei meant was Tang Zhen, the current Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley.

"Really?" At his words, a faint spark returned to Xiao Yi Xian's dim eyes. Xiao Lei couldn't help thinking, Good grief, she really does love alchemy from the bottom of her heart.

"Of course it's true!"

"By the way, you said I have some kind of talent, one that inspires both envy and resentment?" Xiao Yi Xian felt as if her little head wasn't quite up to the task.

"The Woe Poison Body." Xiao Lei said the name, which seemed to brim with hatred and curses, in an even tone. Xiao Yi Xian still looked completely bewildered.

"The Woe Poison Body, as the name suggests, has to do with poison. Those with this constitution can cultivate by consuming poison, and their progress is astonishingly fast."

"But cultivators with the Woe Poison Body are constantly beset by poison and suffer as it eats away at them. Once their cultivation reaches a certain level, the poison may erupt completely, leaving thousands of miles around them devastated, with not a blade of grass left alive."

Every gift came with its price already marked!

Of course, Xiao Lei was the exception!

"What! Is there any way to control it? I don't want to end up like that!"

Xiao Yi Xian had spent her whole life saving people. How could she accept becoming a poison master who harmed them?

"The Dou Qi Continent is so vast that there's naturally a way to solve this!"

"There's another piece of good news, too. Your Woe Poison Body hasn't awakened yet."

"The Woe Poison Body needs poison to trigger its awakening. Once you consume poison, it'll enter the awakening stage, and there'll be no turning back!"

"I see. So if I never consume poison in my whole life, can I avoid it?"

It had to be said, in theory, that seemed to be the case.

Xiao Lei suddenly remembered a kind of immune deficiency disease from his previous life. The patient was a child who'd been born without any immune cells. Once infected by any bacteria, he'd never recover.

The child had been raised in a sterile room, but in the end, he still died after contracting an infection.

There was no such thing as staying on guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Xiao Yi Xian's idea was far too naïve!

"You don't need to think that way. Can you guarantee you'll never come into contact with poison in your entire life? You're a physician, too. You should understand how common poison is. The reason we don't suffer any ill effects is that our bodies can fight off these trace amounts."

"Once enough of these trace toxins build up, your Woe Poison Body will erupt all the same!"

Xiao Yi Xian's face turned ashen...