Earth Core Green Lotus

Underground Magma World

This was a Green Lotus Platform, a Green Lotus Flower with eight petals—eight azure leaves, as flawless as if they had been naturally carved from the most perfect green jade.

At a glance, it was crystal clear and translucent.

It made one reluctant to put it down. Within the lotus flower seemed to be a small lotus platform around two or three feet wide.

Faint glimmers of light radiated from several holes atop the lotus platform. They were presumably Lotus Seeds condensed from the purest fire-attributed energy.

Beneath the Green Lotus Flower was an exceptionally slender stem more than ten meters long. Countless tiny tendrils covered it, and as they swayed, Xiao Yi Xian could clearly sense them greedily and frantically absorbing the violent fire-attributed energy from the surrounding magma.

The Green Lotus Flower floated in the endless magma like duckweed drifting across the sea.

The closer she came to the Green Lotus Flower, the more she could feel its breathtaking beauty. Something so nearly perfect could probably only be created through the tempering of time and nature, Xiao Yi Xian thought, her beautiful eyes shining.

At this moment, her entire body was wrapped in a faint pinkish-white flame. It was precisely because of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame that she and Xiao Chen could enter this magma world.

"Sit cross-legged on the lotus platform and close your eyes. Leave everything else to me."

A moment later, Xiao Chen glanced at Xiao Yi Xian, whose face was full of hesitation and who still had not moved. He helplessly slapped his forehead.

"I forgot. You're only a Dou Zhe right now."

Having said that, he immediately swept her up in a princess carry. Then, under Xiao Yi Xian's wide-eyed gaze and blood-red blush—

Boom! With a toss like he was throwing a sandbag, he sent Xiao Yi Xian flying onto the Green Lotus Platform.

System: "..."

Medusa: "O_o!"

After a long while, Xiao Yi Xian, who had been tossed onto the Green Lotus Platform, glared at the bewildered and innocent-looking Xiao Chen with fury burning in her beautiful eyes, her lovely face flushed with shame and indignation.

"What are you standing around for? Sit cross-legged, close your eyes, and focus."

Xiao Chen blinked, frowning in dissatisfaction.

"You...!"

At those words, Xiao Yi Xian nearly failed to catch her breath. If she had been strong enough to beat Xiao Chen, she was certain she would not have minded abandoning her ladylike manners and beating that pig-headed fool into a real pig head.

"Host, it seems there was a reason you were single in your previous life."

The Ancestor System was utterly speechless.

"What do you mean?"

After a while, Xiao Yi Xian took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart. Then she sat cross-legged on the Green Lotus Platform, her upper body straight, her slender jade-like neck and slim waist outlining an alluring curve.

Suddenly, waves of grayish-purple poisonous mist gradually seeped from Xiao Yi Xian's body almost beyond her control. They collided with the scorching energy on the Green Lotus Platform, immediately producing bursts of sizzling sounds.

"Don't be nervous. It's fine."

"Truly worthy of the Calamity Poison Body. It can actually protect its owner automatically."

After soothing the suddenly anxious Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Chen waved his hand. A crystal core brimming with violent energy appeared in his palm—the magic core of a seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast.

After taking out the magic core, Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and a jade box appeared. The entire box was snow-white, with faint cold air constantly seeping from it. He gently opened it, revealing a lump of emerald-green, slowly writhing viscous substance.

Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, the only heavenly treasure of its kind on the Dou Qi Continent.

Xiao Chen had "borrowed" this Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva from the Black Emperor Pavilion.

"This is the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva?"

Xiao Yi Xian asked curiously.

It was impossible not to be nervous about this legendary treasure that was about to be used on her.

"That's right. The Bodhi Ancient Tree appears on the Dou Qi Continent once every thousand years. During each cycle, after years of condensation, it gradually forms a clump of miraculous, viscous, heart-shaped matter. Thus, some people call it a Bodhi Heart. Generally speaking, however, a Bodhi Tree needs at least a thousand years of accumulation to form a Bodhi Heart. The Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva is a miraculous substance secreted from the surface of that Bodhi Heart. In other words, there is only this one portion of Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva on the entire Dou Qi Continent. If this fails, I can only forcibly destroy your Calamity Poison Body. But if it truly comes to that, you may only be able to live as an ordinary person for the rest of your life."

"If consumed, this Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva can remake one's body and improve certain unusual constitutions. As for the Bodhi Heart, it can truly be called a heavenly spiritual treasure born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If someone consumes it, it is said that it can gradually replace the human heart. That way, even if one's heart suffers a fatal attack, one might still survive. Moreover, the power the Bodhi Heart can provide is far stronger than that of an ordinary heart. Of course, most importantly, it can continuously nourish the soul and gradually strengthen it. For alchemists, that is an absolutely irresistible temptation."

Xiao Chen did not mind explaining it to Xiao Yi Xian.

After speaking, he stared at Xiao Yi Xian, whose face was filled with shock and whose eyes held a trace of gratitude. He said solemnly, "I will use the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to force the poison in your body into one place. It will be painful, so you must endure it. This is a Yellow Springs Blood Pill. Take it first. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand the power of the Demonic Flame."

"If you can't endure it, say so immediately. There's no need to force yourself. At worst, I'll personally cripple your Calamity Poison Body. But don't worry—even without the Calamity Poison Body, I will still do everything I can to help you cultivate. Forget becoming a Dou Saint; reaching Dou Zun is still possible."

Without the fully mastered Calamity Poison Body, Xiao Yi Xian's chances of becoming a Saint were minuscule.

As he spoke, Xiao Chen took out a medicinal pill from his Storage Ring. The moment it appeared, bone-piercing cold mist surged through the surroundings. This was naturally the Yellow Springs Blood Pill he had mentioned.

The Yellow Springs Blood Pill was a peak seventh-tier medicinal pill refined from the blood of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, powdered Yellow Springs Blood Essence, Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and a seventh-tier ice-attributed magic core.

It had originally been one of the pills Yao Chen prepared for Xiao Yan to refine one of the top ten Heavenly Flames.

However, considering Xiao Yi Xian's current strength, Xiao Chen had Yao Chen refine several more before leaving.

"Mm, thank you."

Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Chen's solemn face, which held not the slightest trace of any other emotion. The anger in her heart instantly vanished without a trace, and she spoke softly.

She was not someone incapable of recognizing kindness. She had actually been well aware of Xiao Chen's concern for her these past few days, as well as that faint, almost imperceptible affection.

She simply had not yet figured out how to face it.

After all, with Xiao Chen's status and strength as a Dou Saint, what breathtaking beauty could he not have? Yet he had fallen for a little alchemist like her. If she had not experienced it herself, she would have thought it was something out of a storybook again.

"D-Do I need to take off my clothes?"

Xiao Yi Xian suddenly asked with a stammer, her cheeks flushed red. Perhaps it was because the magma world was too hot.

As if afraid that Xiao Chen might misunderstand, she hurriedly explained.

"I saw it in storybooks. That's how it usually is."

Hearing that, Xiao Chen pondered for a moment. In the end, under the intense pain coming from his wrist, he abandoned the tempting thought of having Xiao Yi Xian remove her clothes.

"No. Storybooks are all lies."

Xiao Chen's heart bled. What a perfect opportunity.

"Do you really want to see?"

Medusa Queen's cold voice, carrying a faint chill, sounded in Xiao Chen's mind.

"Of course not."

Xiao Chen hurriedly explained.

"Hmph. At least you know better. ╭(╯ε╰)╮"

"Oh!"

For some reason, Xiao Yi Xian felt a trace of disappointment upon hearing that.

Realizing what she had been thinking, Xiao Yi Xian's lovely face grew even redder.

Just then, waves of terrifying dark-gray poisonous mist suddenly erupted from Xiao Yi Xian's body. Her previously clear, bright eyes completely transformed into pure gray.

This gray carried the scent of death, devoid of even the slightest vitality. One glance at it was enough to make one tremble from the depths of one's soul.

When the Calamity Poison Body fully erupted, this grayness would swiftly consume all the life force of its owner! As the gray poisonous mist spread, the blush on Xiao Yi Xian's cheeks quickly faded. Her once gentle face gradually became expressionless, though the faint pain and struggle between her brows showed that she was resisting the backlash of the Calamity Poison Body.

"What is going on?"

Seeing this, an unexpected look of shock appeared on Xiao Chen's face.

Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body had not even been fully awakened yet. Even if it had been awakened, it should not have caused such a disturbance.

There was no time to think further.

"Hurry and take the Yellow Springs Blood Pill. Don't overthink it. I'm here, so don't worry. Nothing will happen."

At his words, Xiao Yi Xian endured the pain in her body and swallowed the Yellow Springs Blood Pill in one gulp.

After she took the Yellow Springs Blood Pill, Xiao Yi Xian's complexion improved considerably. Strands of icy-white chill seeped out from within her body, and the terrifying cold actually froze the poisonous mist unleashed by the Calamity Poison Body.

Only then did Xiao Chen's expression ease slightly.

Glancing at the frozen gray poisonous mist before him, Xiao Chen took a deep breath and waved his hand. Pinkish-white flames surged forth, then suddenly expanded, directly enveloping Xiao Yi Xian's entire body.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle! The instant the flames covered Xiao Yi Xian, both the poisonous mist and the cold air freezing it erupted with violent sizzling sounds as though they had encountered their nemesis. Then they retreated like lightning and finally all rushed back into Xiao Yi Xian's body!

"Sizzle!" As all the poison returned to her body, Xiao Yi Xian's bright, snow-like eyes immediately turned pure gray. An aura of death spread from within her, and with a movement of her body, she tried to rush out of the magma world.

However, as though Xiao Chen had long expected this, he directly froze the entire space of the magma world before appearing behind Xiao Yi Xian.

"Condense!" With a change of hand seals, he shouted coldly. As his cry fell, the pinkish-white Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame transformed into countless tiny flames that pierced through Xiao Yi Xian's skin and rushed into her body, frantically chasing the countless streams of gray poisonous gas! Under the control of Xiao Chen's Emperor Realm soul power, the overwhelming pinkish-white flames filled every corner of Xiao Yi Xian's body.

The gray poisonous gas permeating Xiao Yi Xian's body began to rapidly retreat. Under Xiao Chen's deliberate control, all the poisonous gas gathered toward Xiao Yi Xian's lower abdomen.

Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss! Countless faint sounds continuously came from Xiao Yi Xian's body. Stream after stream of gray poisonous gas fled in panic under the pressure of the third-ranked Heavenly Flame, only to be driven by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to her lower abdomen. All the Demonic Flame then gathered there as well, forming a ring of fire that bound it within.

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The vast poisonous gas filled with the aura of death had all gathered at Xiao Yi Xian's lower abdomen, looking like a vortex. At one end of that vortex lay a world of death. Facing such terrifying poison, even a Dou Zong or perhaps a Dou Zun expert would not dare confront it head-on.

"The poisonous gas has gathered. Use the magic core to draw it out, and Bodhi to transform it." Feeling the gathered poisonous gas, Xiao Chen harbored not a single distracting thought. Taking a light breath, he grabbed the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's crystal core and slapped it onto Xiao Yi Xian's lower abdomen! The instant the crystal core touched her skin, it strangely emitted an unusual light before slowly merging into it!

The magic core strangely merged into Xiao Yi Xian's body and shot into the gray poisonous vortex, settling at its center! As the magic core successfully entered, Xiao Chen's expression grew increasingly grave. His gaze turned toward the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva in the jade box beside him. What came next was the most crucial step.