"Where are we going, Master? The Magical Beasts attacked just now, and I got separated from the people in the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group. I was thinking of looking for them first."
Thinking of the Snow Wolf Mercenary Group, Xiao Yi Xian said to Yao Chen.
"Girl, they won't be in any danger for now! Come with me first. After we're done, we'll go look for them. They'll be fine!"
Yao Chen remembered from his previous life, when he had read Battle Through the Heavens, that there was a cave in the Magical Beast Mountain Range where Xiao Yi Xian had found the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.
So Yao Chen was in a hurry to take Xiao Yi Xian to that cave and get his hands on the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map. He could teach Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture first, then keep the remaining medicinal ingredients and refine them into pills later.
"All right, Teacher! I'll come with you." Seeing how anxious Yao Chen was, Xiao Yi Xian agreed.
With that, Yao Chen took Xiao Yi Xian flying in search of the cave where the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture was hidden.
In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, teeming with magical beasts, the low-tier beasts quickly fled from the Dou Wang aura Yao Chen released.
But even after flying through the air for quite some time, they still hadn't found it.
"Where could it be?"
Yao Chen paused in the air for a moment, thinking over the plot he had read in his previous life. Then he suddenly remembered: it should be by the cliff.
After searching around the cliff for a while, they finally found it.
Below the cliff, clouds and mist swirled, and the sheer rock face was enough to make anyone think twice.
Light as a swallow, Yao Chen carried Xiao Yi Xian and landed steadily in front of the cave.
A Rock Snake, a first-tier magical beast, guarded the cave entrance. The moment it sensed Yao Chen's aura, it fled.
Xiao Yi Xian followed close behind Yao Chen, looking both excited and nervous.
Yao Chen, meanwhile, was calm and composed, his gaze wise and assured.
The two entered the cave. It was pitch-dark inside, and the air was damp and musty.
A soft white glow lit up in Yao Chen's hand, instantly illuminating their surroundings.
Xiao Yi Xian looked around curiously. Strange patterns covered the cave walls, as if they were telling an ancient story.
Stones of various shapes and battered vessels lay scattered across the ground.
Yao Chen walked steadily, carefully examining every corner.
Xiao Yi Xian followed his example, not missing a single clue.
Suddenly, Yao Chen stopped in front of a section of wall. He gently brushed away the dust, revealing a mysterious design.
Xiao Yi Xian leaned closer, eyes wide.
"Girl, this might be a mechanism." As he spoke, Yao Chen reached out and gently traced the lines in the design with a finger.
Just then, a deep rumble came from the depths of the cave, and the whole cavern trembled slightly.
Xiao Yi Xian instinctively grabbed the hem of Yao Chen's robe.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here." Yao Chen reassured her, then led her farther into the cave.
As they ventured deeper, they discovered a stone chamber. At its center stood a seat, with a skeleton slumped on it. Its sunken skull had fallen against its ghastly white thigh bone. In the stillness, it looked rather eerie. Three locked stone boxes sat in front of the seat.
The corner of the chamber was piled high with gold coins and medicinal ingredients. Yao Chen cared only about the ingredients and the stone boxes in the center.
"Girl, wait over there for a moment. I'll take a look first." As he spoke, Yao Chen carefully stored the medicinal ingredients in his Storage Ring.
"All right, Teacher!" Xiao Yi Xian waited quietly to one side. Though she was only at the third stage of Dou Qi, she could still tell that the medicinal ingredients in the chamber were quite valuable.
Seeing so many precious ingredients and a huge pile of gold coins, Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but marvel.
"So many good things! I wonder what Master will give me later?"
"Don't rush. What I'm going to give you will be ten thousand times better than these ingredients and gold coins."
Hearing Xiao Yi Xian, Yao Chen looked at her kindly as he spoke.
As he spoke with Xiao Yi Xian, he finished storing the medicinal ingredients. Only the three stone boxes in the middle of the chamber remained.
The stone boxes were locked, but Yao Chen swept a hand, and they disappeared.
Three items appeared in their place: the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, the Flight Dou Technique Eagle Wings, and the high-tier Xuan-class Dou Technique Mad Lion Roar.
Yao Chen studied the three items before him and considered them for a moment.
Suddenly, he swept a hand and pulverized the bones in front of him. A black fragment of a sheepskin map appeared.
"I finally found you."
The black sheepskin fragment was the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map.
"Girl, come over here," Yao Chen said to Xiao Yi Xian.
Hearing him, Xiao Yi Xian quickly walked over.
"Girl, all three of these books are yours."
Xiao Yi Xian nodded enthusiastically and asked, "Teacher, what are these three books?"
"Then I'll explain them to you in detail." Yao Chen patiently began his introduction.
"Look, this first scroll is a cultivation technique called the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. A cultivator can directly increase their Dou Qi by consuming poison. The more potent the poison, the greater the increase in strength."
"Girl, you actually have a one-in-ten-thousand constitution called the Woe Poison Body."
"That's one of the reasons I took you on as my disciple. Those with the Woe Poison Body have a tiny Seven-Colored Hidden Line on their lower abdomen."
At that, Xiao Yi Xian's face instantly flushed red.
"You're awful, Master! How did you know I have a Seven-Colored Hidden Line on my lower abdomen? Were you peeking at me?"
At Xiao Yi Xian's words, a faint blush appeared on Yao Chen's face too.
"Girl, you know I'm an alchemist. I can sense unusual constitutions. There's no need for me to examine you."
Though he said that, the blush on Xiao Yi Xian's face didn't fade. The two fell into a brief silence.
Yao Chen gave an awkward cough, then continued.
"Ahem. I'll continue explaining. Cultivating the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture with this constitution will double your rate of improvement."
"But this constitution also has a fatal drawback. Though consuming poison can increase your strength, the more poison you take, the more toxins build up inside you. That makes the poison body extremely difficult to control."
As he spoke, Yao Chen's expression grew serious.
"Also, when the Seven-Colored line extends from your lower abdomen to your heart, the Woe Poison Body reaches its strongest point—and that is also when it erupts. When the Woe Poison Body erupts, all life within a thousand li is destroyed. Its bearer must endure the agony of countless poisons devouring their body, and ultimately die slowly amid unbearable suffering."
After hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly felt cold all over. Terrified, she burst into tears and pleaded with Yao Chen.
"Teacher, you have to save me! Once a teacher, a father for life. I even kowtowed to you, sir!"
"Waaah~~"
Seeing Xiao Yi Xian crying her eyes out, Yao Chen felt his heart melt. He gently soothed her.
"My precious disciple, don't cry. Since I took you on as my disciple, I'm certain I can help you control your Woe Poison Body. All right, my good disciple, don't cry."
After hearing him, Xiao Yi Xian gradually stopped crying, but she still couldn't keep her lower lip from quivering, as if she had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.
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