"Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully taught your disciple the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, an advanced Black-tier Cultivation Method. Reward triggered!"
"Generating random return multiplier... Ding! The return multiplier is 4,000. Reward: the Nine-Colored Poison Sovereign Art, a High-grade Earth-tier Cultivation Method."
Just as Xiao Yi Xian successfully cultivated the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, the system's voice rang out in Yao Chen's mind.
"The Nine-Colored Poison Sovereign Art, a High-grade Earth-tier Cultivation Method? System, tell me about it."
Yao Chen couldn't help asking out of curiosity.
The system immediately began explaining it to him.
"The Nine-Colored Poison Sovereign Art is a mysterious poison art originating in antiquity. Anyone who cultivates this art must possess extraordinary perseverance and a natural talent for controlling poison.
"To begin cultivating it, one must draw the most potent poisons in the world into one's body and use one's own meridians as a furnace to refine all manner of toxins.
"As cultivation deepens, the poisons within the body fuse together, forming nine-colored poison energy: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, white, and black. Each color of poison energy contains a unique and formidable attribute.
"Red poison burns like a flame, scorching an enemy's meridians and obstructing the circulation of their Dou Qi; orange poison is nimble and unpredictable, slipping through an opponent's defenses like a phantom to strike their vital points; yellow poison is as heavy as a mountain, suppressing an enemy's fighting spirit and slowing their movements; green poison brims with vitality, yet can swiftly devour an opponent's life force; cyan poison is dark and frigid, freezing one to the marrow and congealing an enemy's blood; blue poison surges with violent force like a thunderclap, shattering an enemy's will; purple poison is mysterious and unfathomable, conjuring illusions that plunge enemies into endless fear and confusion; white poison is pure and flawless, yet can cleanse away all life, causing an enemy's body to rapidly decay; black poison is deep as an abyss, containing endless power of destruction—one touch is enough to scatter the soul.
"Once the art is fully mastered, the nine-colored poison energy fuses into one. With every gesture, the cultivator can unleash poison powerful enough to destroy the heavens and shatter the earth.
"Wherever it passes, all things wither and the living perish."
"Is this High-grade Earth-tier Cultivation Method really that powerful?" Yao Chen listened to the system's lengthy explanation, stood there dumbfounded, and couldn't help asking.
After finishing its explanation of the art's wonders, the system fell silent.
With an art this powerful, I have no use for it. If Xiao Yi Xian can't transform her Dou Qi, I can leave it to her so she can continue cultivating. Then I won't have to worry about her anymore.
By then, Xiao Yi Xian had awakened from cultivating the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. Seeing Yao Chen standing there in a daze, she couldn't resist playing a prank on him.
Sneaking up to Yao Chen, Xiao Yi Xian gave his beard a sharp tug and pulled out a small tuft.
"Ah!!!!"
Yao Chen cried out reflexively from the pain, and Heavenly Flames flared up around him.
But when he saw Xiao Yi Xian's baby face right in front of him, the flames instantly vanished. Smiling warmly, he said to her,
"You mischievous little girl! You dare play tricks on your master? I'll tan your backside!"
Hearing Yao Chen scold her, Xiao Yi Xian quickly tugged at his clothes and wheedled,
"Master, I saw you spacing out and just wanted to wake you up."
"Ahem."
Yao Chen cleared his throat, then took out the black Flight Dou Technique scroll and handed it to Xiao Yi Xian, urging her to learn the Eagle Wings Flight Dou Technique.
"Girl, stop fooling around. Hurry up and cultivate this Flight Dou Technique. It's a great way to save your life. If you run into bad people, as long as they haven't reached the Dou Wang level, you can use it to escape."
Xiao Yi Xian agreed. She knew that her master wanted her to learn the Flight Dou Technique as soon as possible because he cared about her.
Xiao Yi Xian slowly opened the pitch-black scroll. Two black eagle wings, dark enough to send a chill down one's spine, appeared before her. Since they had been drawn on the scroll, the wings weren't very large, but they radiated a faint heat. From their strange appearance, it was clear they were no ordinary drawing.
Xiao Yi Xian gently ran both hands over the wings, sensing their powerful aura.
In the blink of an eye, the wings transformed into two streams of purple light and shot straight into Xiao Yi Xian's back, forming a purple tattoo.
Purple light rose from Xiao Yi Xian's entire body. She suddenly felt a soul inside her trying to seize control of her body, and an expression of unbearable pain appeared on her face.
Seeing this, Yao Chen used his own Dou Qi as a medium to transfer his soul power into Xiao Yi Xian's body. The purple light vanished at once, and Xiao Yi Xian's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
"Girl, you've completed the first step in cultivating this Flight Dou Technique. Now come outside with me. I'll teach you how to fly."
Xiao Yi Xian nodded and followed Yao Chen out of the cave.
Outside, the sky was clear for thousands of miles and the view was wide open—a perfect time to practice a Flight Dou Technique.
Xiao Yi Xian stood tall, gazing ahead with determination.
Yao Chen stood beside her, his expression serious and focused.
"Girl, the key to cultivating the Eagle Wings Flight Dou Technique is precise control of your Dou Qi and a keen awareness of the wind's power," Yao Chen said slowly.
Xiao Yi Xian nodded slightly and took a deep breath. Following Yao Chen's instructions, she began to draw upon the Dou Qi within her body.
A faint glow gradually surrounded her as her Dou Qi flowed around her like threads of silk.
Yao Chen continued, "Gather your Dou Qi at your back and imagine a pair of wings growing there."
Xiao Yi Xian closed her eyes, concentrating fully as she followed his instructions. Dou Qi began to gather at her back, and the purple tattoo on her body suddenly flashed with light. A pair of purple wings slowly took shape.
However, her first attempt didn't go smoothly. The wings formed from Dou Qi flickered in and out, terribly unstable.
Xiao Yi Xian furrowed her brows as sweat trickled down her forehead.
"Don't rush. Adjust your breathing and feel the flow of your Dou Qi again," Yao Chen encouraged her.
Xiao Yi Xian calmed herself and tried again.
This time, the wings of Dou Qi gradually became clear and solid.
"Good. Now try flapping your wings and feel the force of the wind," Yao Chen said again.
Xiao Yi Xian bit her lip and cautiously controlled the wings of Dou Qi, making them flap.
At first, her body only swayed slightly. But after making adjustment after adjustment and trying again and again, she finally began to rise slowly off the ground.
"Excellent, girl! Keep it up!" Yao Chen's face lit up with a pleased smile.
Xiao Yi Xian struggled to keep her balance in the air, growing more and more familiar with the sensation of flight.
Under Yao Chen's careful guidance, she gradually mastered the essentials of the Eagle Wings Flight Dou Technique, flying higher and higher, steadier and steadier!
"Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully taught your disciple the Eagle Wings Flight Dou Technique, an advanced Black-tier Flight Dou Technique. Reward triggered!"
"Generating random return multiplier... Ding! The return multiplier is 5,000. Reward: Gale Shadow Step, a High-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique."
Before Yao Chen could ask what the Dou Technique did, the system took the initiative to explain.
"Once a cultivator uses Gale Shadow Step, they move as swiftly as a gale, their figure instantly turning into a blur that makes their true movements impossible to track.
"More wondrously, the cultivator can secretly leave a Soul Imprint on a companion or an enemy.
"This Soul Imprint is difficult for others to detect. It is like an invisible coordinate, deeply branded upon its target.
"When the cultivator needs it, they need only think of the imprint, and its power will let them ignore the distance between spaces and cross it in an instant.
"Whether in the midst of a fierce battle or during an urgent rescue, this ability lets the cultivator catch the enemy off guard or rush to a companion's aid in time.
"Even if an enemy flees a thousand miles away, as long as they bear this Soul Imprint, the cultivator can reach their side in the blink of an eye and strike a fatal blow or launch a sudden counterattack."
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