Valley

Little Doctor blinked. "Understand what?"

"Well..."

Su Zhao carefully chose his words.

"When the time is right, I'll naturally be able to improve as rapidly as you do. You'll understand when the time comes."

Little Doctor nodded as though she understood, but did not press further. "Got it, got it. I don't have your Fire Spirit Physique, so I'd better honestly use the Poison Pill Method you mentioned."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Su Zhao laughed heartily and turned to look at her.

"Don't worry. The hardest part of the Poison Pill Method is obtaining three kinds of Heavenly Flame, but that's actually the easiest part for me. Right now, we just need to do our best to increase our cultivation."

Su Zhao truly was not talking nonsense.

To others, obtaining three kinds of Heavenly Flame might be as difficult as reaching the heavens, but for him, it was indeed incredibly simple. As his strength grew, his Origin Flame would sooner or later reach the level of a Heavenly Flame, so it could barely count as one.

Deep within the Tagor Desert was a Green Lotus Core Flame, which would be the second.

As for the third, whether it was the Fallen Heart Flame at Canaan Academy or the Sea Heart Flame in Han Feng's possession, he had no intention of letting either one go.

Three mere Heavenly Flames were nothing more than a matter of time to him.

As for the other materials required for the Poison Pill Method, whether it was the magic core of a Seventh-Rank Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast or Bodhisattva Transformation Saliva, he knew where to obtain them all.

Thus, from beginning to end, he had never taken the backlash of the Calamity Poison Body seriously.

Perhaps back when he did not have the system, he would have been deeply worried about it. But now, with the Fire Spirit Physique before him and the Invincible Breakthrough System behind him, if he could not even resolve a mere Calamity Poison Body, then this golden finger would have been wasted on him.

As for the alternative method of controlling the Calamity Poison Body that Su Zhao had mentioned earlier, it involved using the Fire Spirit Physique's Origin Flame to forcibly control the Origin Poison within his body.

When he had first obtained the Fire Spirit Physique, he had already noticed that it naturally restrained the Calamity Poison Body and possessed an extremely powerful suppressive effect on its Origin Poison.

Even without deliberately controlling it, his control over the Origin Poison within his body had greatly increased.

And through his recent in-depth study of the Fire Spirit Physique, Su Zhao had deduced that as long as his Fire Spirit Physique grew by another stage—that was, after absorbing a Heavenly Flame—he would be able to completely suppress the Calamity Poison Body!

At that point, as long as the Origin Poison was thoroughly controlled, there would naturally be no risk of backlash.

This was also why Su Zhao was not currently using poisonous substances to rapidly raise his cultivation.

After all, if the Origin Poison grew too quickly and exceeded the suppressive capacity of the Fire Spirit Physique's Origin Flame, controlling it afterward would not be so simple.

At present, his Calamity Poison Body could be said to have not fully awakened yet, and its Origin Poison was exceedingly weak. This was precisely the best time to gain control of it.

Little Doctor did not have that concern. Without a Fire Spirit Physique, the best method for her was to steadily use the Poison Pill Method to control her poison body.

Or else, find a Netherworld Poison Flame.

The Netherworld Poison Flame ranked twentieth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. It was born within the Ancient Netherworld Poison Marsh, formed from poisonous miasma in yin lands over countless millennia.

The flame was dark ink-green, its surface wreathed in purple patterns, and it could take the form of a Netherworld Poison Butterfly. Fire and poison were one; even a spark could follow Dou Qi into the body, corroding the flesh, meridians, and soul. One could easily suffer poison backlash while refining it. Yet it was naturally compatible with the Calamity Poison Body. As long as a bearer of the Calamity Poison Body obtained the Netherworld Poison Flame, they could lodge their Origin Poison within the poisonous flame and use it to control their poison body. The Origin Poison enhanced the flame's toxicity, while the flame's toxicity in turn nourished the bearer's Calamity Poison Body. It was like stepping on one's own foot to rise into the air, each supporting the other!

However, the Netherworld Poison Flame could only serve as a backup plan.

Even Su Zhao, who had read the original work, did not know where the Netherworld Poison Flame was located. Everything depended on fate. But even without it, the Poison Pill Method could still control the poison body, so there was no need to worry too much.

What Little Doctor could do now was raise her strength as much as possible. After all, to obtain the many materials needed for the Poison Pill Method later on—whether Heavenly Flames, the magic core of a Seventh-Rank Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, or Bodhisattva Transformation Saliva—what use was knowing where they were without sufficient strength?

After Su Zhao's guidance during this period, Little Doctor had come to understand this principle as well.

With her misgivings gone, she decisively chose to consume poison to improve her cultivation. It could be said that she had entrusted her very life to Su Zhao.

The three figures rapidly moved through the forest.

This place was deep within the Magic Beast Mountain Range. With Su Zhao's strength as a seven-star Dou Zhe and Little Doctor's nine-stage Dou Qi, they would find it impossible to take even a single step here without Su You's protection.

Fortunately, Su You vigilantly remained by their side. As long as they did not provoke the truly peak Magic Beasts, they were relatively safe in this area.

Before long, the three arrived at a small valley.

They had discovered this valley several days ago. The natural spiritual energy within was extremely abundant, and because of the valley's sunken terrain, it was a natural place where spiritual energy gathered.

At the time, Su Zhao had been at a crucial point in devouring beast fire, which was why he had delayed investigating it.

Since they happened to have time today, they came by to take a look.

The three stood atop a massive rock at the valley's edge, looking down below.

Vegetation flourished in the valley. Grass and trees were lush, while all manner of vines and ferns densely covered the area. The air was filled with a rich fragrance of vegetation.

Little Doctor took a light sniff, and her eyes brightened. "This area is definitely excellent ground for growing medicinal herbs. There should be more than poisonous herbs inside—there are probably many precious medicinal ingredients as well."

She had originally been a physician, so she had a rough sense of what places were suitable for medicinal herbs to grow. With a single glance, she could tell that this place was absolutely a treasure land.

Su Zhao nodded. "But a treasure land like this can't possibly be unoccupied by Magic Beasts. They may be deeper inside."

He turned to glance at Su You. "Let's go down and take a look. Su You, stay alert at all times."

"Yes, Young Master."

Su You answered in a deep voice.

The three slowly entered the valley along the slope. The deeper they went, the denser the natural spiritual energy became, and the fragrance of vegetation in the air gradually took on a faint, almost imperceptible bloody stench.

Su You's expression suddenly changed, and he came to a halt. "Young Master, I sense the aura of a Magic Beast within. At least a fifth-rank Magic Beast."

A fifth-rank Magic Beast was equivalent to a human Dou King-level expert.

Deep within this Magic Beast Mountain Range, it could already be considered an extremely powerful presence.

Su Zhao's expression did not change as he calmly nodded. "Leave it to you."

Su You nodded, and his figure instantly vanished from where he stood. Su Zhao reached out and took Little Doctor's small hand, pulling her toward a hidden depression beneath the mountain wall to one side, where they swiftly concealed themselves.

Little Doctor had grown accustomed to it as well.

Her current strength had not even reached the Dou Zhe realm. If Su Zhao had not brought her along, she would have found it difficult to travel through the depths of the Magic Beast Mountain Range at all.

Still, every time Su Zhao held her hand, a strange feeling would unconsciously rise in her heart.