Xiao Yi Xian

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Xiao Jie arrived at the place where Xiao Yi Xian was staying. He released a faint aura of a Dou Emperor into the room, and upon hearing the sound of something dropping to the floor, he waited only a short while before a woman opened the door, finally allowing Xiao Jie to see her face.

The woman was dressed in a pale white dress. While her appearance could not be described as world-toppling, she was still a beauty of the highest order. Her smooth, fair skin and a pair of eyes as calm as water, combined with a fresh and ethereal temperament, greatly enhanced her charm.

After Xiao Jie scanned Xiao Yi Xian from head to toe, he fixed his gaze on her face and spoke.

"My name is Xiao Jie. I have come to find you for only one reason: I need you to lead me to a cave you discovered within the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Once I find what I am looking for, I will tell you how to resolve the issue with your constitution. How about it?"

"Since you have already spoken, Master, Xiao Yi Xian naturally will not refuse. However, might you tell me what this constitution you speak of actually is?"

From the pressure of the aura just now, Xiao Yi Xian knew this person was a powerhouse; she had never encountered anyone in Green Mountain Town with such overwhelming presence. For now, it seemed this person held no malice toward her and simply needed her to lead the way.

Even if he did have malicious intent, she could not resist. That such a powerful individual chose to negotiate rather than force her suggested that he either lacked ill intent or that the object was of great importance and he truly needed her guidance. Since she was powerless to resist, it was better to obediently complete his task; perhaps he could truly resolve her constitutional problem.

"Telling you now is no harm. Your constitution is known as the Woeful Poison Body. Ordinary people will be poisoned just by touching you, and the intensity of the poison depends on your strength. Those with this constitution can rapidly increase their cultivation by consuming poisons and toxic materials, advancing by leaps and bounds. However, the drawback is that every time the poison within your body erupts, you must endure the agony of ten thousand poisons. This pain grows stronger as the toxins accumulate, until you can no longer control them and they erupt all at once. At that moment, a radius of a thousand miles will be reduced to a dead zone filled with terrifying toxins. That is the ultimate fate of those with the Woeful Poison Body."

"Then, if I do not absorb any poison, will it not erupt?" Xiao Yi Xian asked.

"You should be aware of this yourself: as you grow, the Dou Qi you cultivate, the food you eat, the water you drink, and even the air you breathe will be converted into toxins by the Woeful Poison Body once they enter your system. Therefore, an eruption is only a matter of time; it is inevitable."

Xiao Jie looked at the suddenly silent Xiao Yi Xian and spoke again.

"However, you are fortunate, because with me, your Woeful Poison Body will never erupt again. You will even be able to master this constitution and continue to advance your cultivation by leaps and bounds."

Coming back to her senses, Xiao Yi Xian heard Xiao Jie's words and recalled his earlier claim that he had a way to solve her condition. Having been momentarily stunned by the terrifying cost of her constitution, she couldn't help but smile.

"Since that is the case, Xiao Yi Xian is willing to help you find what you need, Master, provided you can help me resolve this constitutional issue."

"Very well, let us go," Xiao Jie said with a nod.

"Yes."

Xiao Jie grabbed Xiao Yi Xian by the shoulder, and to her shock, deep cyan wings of Dou Qi unfurled from his back as he soared toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Guided by Xiao Yi Xian, the two soon arrived at the cave on the cliffside.

Within the quiet, dark cave, a faint chill lingered in the air, and the sound of their footsteps echoed through the silent passage.

Xiao Jie raised his left hand, and a cluster of deep cyan flames instantly illuminated the entire cave, instantly dispelling the chill within.

Xiao Jie walked ahead in silence, with Xiao Yi Xian following quietly behind, staring at his back while lost in thought. After walking for nearly ten minutes in this quiet atmosphere, Xiao Jie suddenly stopped.

"Ah..."

Xiao Jie felt someone suddenly press against his back, causing him to pause for a moment before he realized what had happened. He gave a light cough, took a deep breath, and said, "There is no path ahead."

Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face flushed red as she kept her head down, only coming to her senses when she heard Xiao Jie's words. She stepped forward and saw a stone door blocking their path at the end of the cave.

"Is the object you need located behind this stone door?"

"Yes, if nothing goes wrong, it should be inside."

Xiao Jie walked up to the stone door to examine it, and Xiao Yi Xian stepped up as well, saying, "Since the predecessor who built this cave set up this stone door, there must be some kind of mechanism to open it."

"You are right. The mechanism is that protruding stone beneath the door."

The cave owner's cultivation was not very high. Under the scan of Xiao Jie's soul power, the mechanism of the stone door could not be hidden from his eyes. Xiao Jie could have easily broken the door open, but if doing so triggered a self-destruct mechanism that destroyed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame remnant map inside, that would be unfortunate.

Hearing Xiao Jie's words, Xiao Yi Xian looked at the protruding stone beneath the door. She stepped forward and pressed it firmly. A creaking sound echoed, and the stone door began to rise slowly.

As the door ascended, the cave behind it emitted a faint golden glow. Xiao Jie's soul power had already mapped out the interior, and knowing there was nothing that could threaten him, he stepped inside.

Seeing Xiao Jie enter, Xiao Yi Xian followed closely behind.

Stepping past the stone door, the view suddenly opened up.

Inside was a massive stone chamber, simple and empty. The walls were embedded with Moon Stones for illumination, and in the center of the room sat a stone throne. On the throne lay a skeleton, its skull having fallen to the base of the seat, creating an eerie atmosphere in the quiet cave.

However, confident in his own strength, Xiao Jie was naturally not afraid of a mere skeleton.

In front of the throne stood a rectangular stone platform, upon which three rectangular boxes were neatly placed and locked.

Additionally, numerous gold coins were scattered in the corners of the chamber; the golden light seen when the door opened had come from these coins, which numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Nearby were various herbs, though most were below the fourth tier. Xiao Jie collected a few auxiliary herbs for refining fifth or sixth-tier pills before stopping.

As for the gold and jewelry, Xiao Jie had no interest in such things. As a peak fifth-tier alchemist who also possessed the gold coins obtained from the simulator, he was not lacking in wealth.

Xiao Jie swept his gaze around the room before settling on the skeleton. In his memory, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame remnant map was hidden within the arm bone. Sensing it with his soul power, he reached out and took the arm bone.

The flames on his hand flared violently, instantly incinerating the bone into nothingness, yet under Xiao Jie's masterful control, the scroll inside remained completely unharmed.