Abyssal Poison Zone, Searching for the Nether Poison Flame!

With Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian's speed, even with Han Yue with them, it only took them less than five hours to reach the border of the Chu Yun Empire.

Upon arriving here, Xiao Yan directly handed over the responsibility of leading the way to Xiao Yi Xian.

After all, the Chu Yun Empire was Xiao Yi Xian's territory, and she was quite familiar with it.

The three even changed into the attire of poison masters from the Chu Yun Empire —a purple robe that concealed their faces and blurred their figures.

It's not particularly attractive, but it's very practical; once you're in a crowd, you can blend in seamlessly.

The three's destination was the Ancient Poison Swamp in the heart of the Chu Yun Empire Abyss,' a place where even Dou Huang expert had a high chance of Abyssal Poison Zone!

The jade slip containing information about the Nether Poison Flame and the Abyssal Poison Zone, which Xiao Yan had previously obtained from the auction... or rather from Si Ming, had already been circulated among Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue.

With Xiao Yi Xian leading the way, the three of them traveled freely within the territory of the Chu Yun Empire.

On the way, she occasionally encountered some fools, who were easily poisoned to death by Xiao Yi Xian.

This situation is quite common in the Chu Yun Empire.

The Soul Hall's actions in Tianxin City have had a severe impact on the entire Northwest Continent. Currently, the Chu Yun Empire no longer has Dou Zong expert in charge, so although Xiao Yan and his companions try to keep a low profile, they don't have many concerns.

Because apart from Han Yue, neither Xiao Yi Xian nor Xiao Yan could easily break through the Chu Yun Empire.

Especially Xiao Yan, whose current combat power is enough to wipe out the entire Chu Yun Empire by himself.

It just takes him some time.

Even Han Yue, with the help of the pills and cultivation resources left behind by Xiao Yan before he left Jia Nan Academy, and by frequently going to the Xiao Sect to help out and engage in some real combat, has made rapid progress and is now Five-Star Dou Wang.

With her talent, reaching this level clearly means she has already exerted all her strength in cultivation.

The territory of the Chu Yun Empire is even larger than that of the Jia Ma Empire. In addition, in order to buy some medicinal materials for Xiao Yi Xian to refine poison, it took Xiao Yan and his companions a full ten days to reach the outer edge of the Abyssal Poison Zone, the heartland of the Chu Yun Empire.

This is the edge of a swamp that stretches as far as the eye can see, swirling with an eerie purplish-black mist.

The air was thick with a pungent, sweet, and rotten smell. The ground beneath our feet was an ominous dark purple, and murky bubbles rose from the swamp from time to time, releasing even stronger poisonous miasma when they burst.

This is the Abyssal Poison Zone that even Dou Huang expert fear.

"This is it, the area where the Nether Poison Flame, as recorded in the jade slip, is most likely to exist."

The voice of Xiao Yi Xian came through the purple robe that covered her face, carrying a hint of solemnity.

However, she adapted quite well to her surroundings. Here, her Woe Poison Body thrived, and the pervasive poison energy was more like a nourishing tonic for her.

"Such a strong poisonous miasma!"

Han Yue couldn't help but gasp. Even though she was Five-Star Dou Wang, she felt a wave of palpitations. Just being near this place made her feel dizzy.

She subconsciously circulated her Dou Qi, forming a thin protective layer on her body, but the purplish-black poisonous mist seemed to have a life of its own, constantly eroding her Dou Qi shield and emitting a faint "sizzling" sound.

"Moon, come here."

As Xiao Yan spoke, he pulled her directly into his arms.

In a place like this, Han Yue's strength at the Dou Wang level is completely useless. If she were to face these poisonous miasmas on her own, she would probably perish in this Abyssal Poison Zone.

Xiao Yan held Han Yue's slender waist tightly, and blue flames rose from his body, forming a solid fire shield that enveloped the two of them.

The terrifying poisonous miasma, powerful enough to kill even Dou Huang expert, emitted a piercing hissing sound and dissipated into wisps of green smoke when it touched the fire shield formed by the Beastfall Lotus Heart Flame.

Even so, Han Yue's delicate face was still a little pale. Her cultivation as Five-Star Dou Wang seemed so insignificant in this place. She pressed herself against Xiao Yan's solid chest, feeling the sense of security brought by the blazing fire shield, before she could suppress the pounding in her heart.

How are you feeling?

Xiao Yan lowered his head, his voice carrying a hint of concern through the purple veil covering his face.

"Senior, thank goodness you were here."

Han Yue's voice became somewhat weak, clearly indicating that she had already been poisoned in just that short time.

"Um."

Xiao Yan nodded, and using the power of his Heavenly Flames, easily purified the toxins from Han Yue's body. After feeding her a Universal Antidote Pill prepared by Xiao Yi Xian, he turned his gaze to the purple figure in front of him.

Xiao Yi Xian walked alone at the very front, her demeanor exceptionally composed.

The dense poisonous miasma did not harm her; instead, it flowed into her body like a gentle stream.

With each breath, her aura grew stronger, demonstrating the terrifying adaptability of her Woe Poison Body in this death swamp.

"Xiao Yi Xian, are we heading in the right direction?"

Xiao Yan asked, his voice carrying clearly through the deathly silent swamp.

Xiao Yi Xian stopped and closed her eyes slightly, as if sensing something.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her pale purple pupils gleaming strangely in the poisonous miasma, pointing in one direction.

"The area recorded on the jade slip is just ahead. The poisonous energy here is unusually active. The deeper I go, the more restless my poisonous Dou Qi becomes. I even have a premonition that the Nether Poison Flame should not be far from here, but this is strange..." She paused, her voice carrying a hint of solemnity, "Logically speaking, if the exact location of the Nether Poison Flame were already known, then this fire should have been taken away long ago."

Before the three could even figure out why, a seemingly calm black mud pit not far ahead suddenly churned violently.

Accompanied by a teeth-grinding "gurgling" sound and the grinding of bones, a dozen giant tails, as thick as buckets and covered with dark green, sticky scales, suddenly broke through the mud and lashed out at the three people's location like giant whips!

A foul stench filled the air, carrying a strong, rotten smell and a deadly poison.

"It's Poison Scale Crocodile! Be careful!"

Xiao Yi Xian gave a low shout and advanced instead of retreating.

With a flick of her slender hand, her powerful poisonous Dou Qi transformed into a purple mist, which then dissipated and merged into the poisonous miasma.

When those ferocious, lashing tails came into contact with this area of purple poisonous mist, their movements suddenly froze, and the scales covering them dissolved and rotted rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The excruciating pain caused the monsters lurking beneath the swamp to let out muffled, agonizing roars. The mud churned even more violently, and a dozen monsters, each over three zhang long, resembling crocodiles but even more ferocious, with mouths full of fangs dripping with venomous saliva, suddenly leaped out, their crimson eyes fixed on the three of them.

"Leave it to me!"

Xiao Yan's eyes sharpened.

With one hand he maintained the fire shield protecting Han Yue, while with the other hand he pointed his fingers like a sword, and the blue flames instantly condensed into several blazing lines of fire, shooting out like arrows released from a bow!

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

The bullet precisely pierced the skulls of the first few Poison Scale Crocodile charging forward.

The terrifying heat of the Beastfall Lotus Heart Flame instantly incinerated their brains, and they collapsed with a thud before they could even scream, their corpses crashing into the swamp and splashing up large amounts of poisonous mud. However, more Poison Scale Crocodile swarmed in from all directions, seemingly enraged by the smell of blood, and pounced on them fearlessly.

With Xiao Yan's current terrifying strength, even dealing with so many Fifth Tier magical beasts at the same time would still be a piece of cake. To put it bluntly, even if he let his defenses down and let these Poison Scale Crocodile tear him apart, it would be difficult to leave any marks on his body.

Its terrifying physique is comparable to that of Tier 7 Magical Beast; it is truly terrifying!

Xiao Yi Xian easily dealt with these Poison Scale Crocodile. Her powerful poisonous battle Dou Qi only needed to unleash a few streaks of Dou Qi to blast away the Poison Scale Crocodile that pounced at her. Then, under the effect of the poison, their huge bodies instantly stiffened, their skin quickly turned purplish-black and ulcerated, and they collapsed and died.

Han Yue was also quite strong. She let Xiao Yan hold her waist, but she wielded her long sword and used powerful Dou Technique to kill two Poison Scale Crocodile.

The battle was brief but intense.

In just a short while, more than a dozen ferocious Poison Scale Crocodile were all turned into corpses in the swamp and blood on the ground.

The strong stench of blood mixed with the poisonous miasma created an even more nauseating atmosphere.

Han Yue's Dou Technique had reached the Earth Tier, so she had consumed a lot of energy. But before she could do anything, Xiao Yan took out a pill to restore his Dou Qi from his Storage Ring and put it to her lips.

Han Yue blushed slightly, but still moved her head and swallowed the pill that Xiao Yan was holding between his fingers. Her Dou Qi was restored almost instantly.

"These beasts are quite strong, but their intelligence is low, even inferior to some Third Tier magical beasts." Xiao Yi Xian walked to the corpse of a Poison Scale Crocodile, squatted down, dipped her fingertip in the dark purple poisonous blood flowing from its wound, sniffed it, and frowned slightly. "Their poisonous blood contains a trace of very strong Fire Poison. This Fire Poison enhances their strength, but it also affects their intelligence."

"Could it be Nether Poison Flame?"

Han Yue replied thoughtfully upon hearing this.

"It's possible; I can also vaguely sense a faint aura of Heavenly Flames."

Xiao Yan released his soul power to sense the area and discovered that even his soul power was affected by the poisonous miasma.

Upon hearing this Xiao Yi Xian nodded slightly and continued to lead the way.

"Then let's keep going."

The three continued deeper into the area, where the surrounding environment became even more challenging.

The color of the poisonous miasma gradually changed from purple to a near-inky purplish-black.

The ground beneath my feet was no longer dark purple, but a coke-like black, as hard as iron, yet covered with crisscrossing, bottomless cracks.

The cracks were not filled with soil, but with a viscous, purplish-black venom that churned and emitted a strange, rich aroma.

"Beware of this poison! Even the protective Dou Qi of Dou Huang expert can be corroded by this poison."

The Xiao Yi Xian reminded her in a deep voice, her tone gradually becoming serious.

Although she had been to this Abyssal Poison Zone in her previous life, she had taken a different route and had never been here before. Therefore, she had no idea that this place might actually harbor the Nether Poison Flame.

But as a Grandmaster of Poison Dao, she knew very well that while Dou Huang expert might be able to reach this place by chance, it was simply impossible for someone to go deep inside and come out unharmed.

However, even if Dou Zong expert cannot directly combat the Nether Poison Flame, they can still use their Spatial Strength to seal it off and take it away.

Instead of simply recording such detailed information and then selling it casually.

There's something wrong here!

Upon hearing Xiao Yi Xian's reminder, Xiao Yan promptly strengthened the fire shield and pulled Han Yue closer to him.

Suddenly, the surroundings became eerily quiet, a deathly silence that sent chills down one's spine.

"Um?"

Xiao Yan's soul perception detected something, and just as he was about to tell the two women what was going on, a chilling rustling sound grew closer and closer.

The sound was as dense as millions of insects crawling at the same time.

At the edge of the field of vision, a black stone forest covered with thick moss gradually became clearer.

Upon closer inspection, the stone forest was densely covered with countless fist-sized, jet-black venomous spiders with eight scarlet compound eyes and sharp mouthparts.

Sensing the presence of living beings, they instantly became agitated, cascading down from the stone forest like a black tide, overwhelming the three of them!

"It's Soul Devouring Poison Spider! Once their silk and venom touch the flesh, they corrode the soul!"

Xiao Yi Xian's voice suddenly rose, with a hint of surprise in her tone.

You should know that this kind of poisonous creature is extremely rare. She searched most of the Chu Yun Empire back then but couldn't find it. She never expected to see it here.

She quickly formed hand seals, and a thick purple poisonous mist spread out from her like a whirlwind.

As the poisonous fog spread, it began to rise in altitude, gradually transforming into a poisonous cloud.

"The Thousand Illusion Poison Spring!"

Xiao Yi Xian let out a delicate shout, and amidst the churning poisonous clouds, purple poisonous rain fell from the sky, avoiding Xiao Yan and Han Yue before landing entirely on the ground.

The venomous spiders that rushed into the area of the poisonous rain emitted sharp hisses, their bodies rapidly shriveling and melting.

However, there were simply too many poisonous spiders. One after another, they charged forward and even within the range of the poisonous rain, they managed to travel more than ten meters.

"Heart Fire, manifest!"

Xiao Yan's eyes were icy cold. He flicked out the Origin Flame Seed of the Fallen Heart Flame from his fingertips, and with a burst of Dou Qi, he directly ignited the Heart Fire within the bodies of those poisonous spiders.

"Sizzle--!"

Flames rose, bursting forth with a piercing scorching sound.

Countless venomous spiders were reduced to ashes by the explosion of invisible flames, and the air was filled with the acrid smell of burning.

In the end, the invisible flames transformed into an unstoppable wave of fire, even a sea of fire, completely annihilating the terrifying swarm of poisonous spiders.

"When it comes to dealing with poisonous creatures, Heavenly Flames is indeed more effective."

Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly and said...

Xiao Yan did not respond to these words, but instead frowned and looked at a certain spot in the invisible sea of fire.

He seemed to vaguely see a wisp of purple light flash past from the invisible sea of fire.

With his sharp eyesight, it's unlikely he'd be mistaken.

It's probably not a misperception.

Could it be Nether Poison Flame?