Taking Disciples, Ten-Thousandfold Returns: Starting from Battle Through the Heavens

With that appearance, that bearing, and those methods, there should be no one else besides Xiao Yi Xian from the original story.

He simply had not expected to encounter her halfway through the journey. It truly was a kind of fate.

At the same time, he felt somewhat puzzled. After Qin Hao sensed his surroundings, he discovered that aside from Xiao Yi Xian herself, there were no other mercenaries nearby.

In the original story, whenever Xiao Yi Xian entered the Magic Beast Forest to gather herbs, mercenaries were always there to protect her.

Yet the Xiao Yi Xian before him was clearly alone.

"Could it be that she hasn't joined the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall yet?"

A thought soon surfaced in his mind. There were still around three years before Xiao Yi Xian's appearance in the original story. Clearly, barring any surprises, she had not yet earned the reputation she would later possess.

Since he had encountered Xiao Yi Xian, Qin Hao naturally would not remain indifferent.

He immediately had the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King prepare to descend.

As the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King steadily descended, the snow wolves below, who had been incomparably savage just moments ago, seemed to sense something. The next instant, they all dropped flat onto the ground.

Their bodies trembled violently, and the savagery in their eyes transformed into boundless terror. Some of the weaker ones even lost control of their bowels.

Xiao Yi Xian in the tree clearly noticed the strange behavior of the snow wolf pack. A trace of confusion flashed through her eyes, as she clearly did not understand why they had suddenly become like this.

She instinctively followed the snow wolves' gazes and looked upward.

When she saw the terrifying gigantic creature constantly approaching from above, Xiao Yi Xian's face instantly turned completely pale.

At that moment, she finally understood why the snow wolves had reacted this way.

Although she could not identify the origin of that terrifying monster, one thing was certain: it was an existence far more terrifying than the snow wolf pack, one that she absolutely could not contend with.

Her eyes immediately filled with despair.

If she had only been facing the snow wolves, she could still have relied on the medicinal powder she had concocted to barely hold them off and search for a slim chance at survival. But the appearance of this terrifying behemoth had plunged her into absolute despair.

Thinking that she might soon be buried in the jaws of this terrifying magic beast, she could not help but close her eyes in despair and quietly await death's arrival.

Calamity Poison Body! The Grieving Xiao Yi Xian!

"Alright, snap out of it!"

Just as Xiao Yi Xian waited for death to descend, a voice abruptly interrupted her thoughts.

Xiao Yi Xian had already prepared herself for death. Hearing that sudden voice, she froze for a moment before opening her eyes.

She immediately saw two figures, one large and one small, standing before her. Beneath their feet was the very terrifying giant beast that had driven her into despair moments ago.

"Th-this..."

Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Yi Xian was completely stunned. At that point, how could she fail to realize that the terrifyingly fierce magic beast clearly had an owner?

"This humble woman greets you, my lord! Ah..."

Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly rose to bow to Qin Hao, but she had first been chased by the snow wolf pack and then frightened by the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King. Her legs were still weak. The moment she stood up, before she could do anything, her legs gave out and she fell from the tree.

Just as Xiao Yi Xian was about to hit the ground, a gentle force caught her and lowered her safely to the ground.

"Th-thank you, my lord!"

Still shaken, Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly said.

"Alright, there's no need for such formality. What is your name?"

Qin Hao waved his hand and asked.

"My lord, my name is Ye Xian'er!"

Xiao Yi Xian replied.

[To avoid affecting readability, I'll continue calling her Xiao Yi Xian from now on!]

"Why are you alone in the Magic Beast Forest?"

Qin Hao asked.

"My lord, I am a physician. I heard there were many mercenaries in Qingshan Town, so I wanted to find work there. I came to the Magic Beast Forest to gather medicinal herbs and earn some travel expenses.

"But I didn't expect my luck to be so bad that I would encounter a pack of snow wolves. Fortunately, I met you, my lord. Otherwise, I might have been in real danger this time!"

Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly explained.

"I see..."

After hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words, Qin Hao revealed an understanding expression. Clearly, Xiao Yi Xian had not yet gone to Qingshan Town, much less joined the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall.

"Hm?"

At that moment, Qin Hao suddenly seemed to notice something. A trace of "surprise" appeared in his gaze as he looked at Xiao Yi Xian.

"Uh... My lord, why are you..."

Xiao Yi Xian was clearly made uncomfortable by Qin Hao's stare and asked nervously.

Qin Hao did not answer her. Instead, he stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Yi Xian's arm, and sent the Dou Qi within his body directly into her.

Seeing Qin Hao's actions, Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face immediately flushed red.

"Just as I thought. It really is so. It truly is this kind of constitution!"

Qin Hao said with a deliberately shocked expression.

"My lord, what do you mean? Is there something wrong with me?"

After hearing Qin Hao's words, Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed slightly, and the blush on her face instantly faded. She clearly realized that she had misunderstood Qin Hao. At the same time, nervousness and worry surfaced deep within her eyes.

"If my guess is correct, there should be a hidden seven-colored line on your lower abdomen, right?"

Qin Hao said with certainty.

"What!? H-how did you know!? I..."

Hearing Qin Hao reveal such a private secret, Xiao Yi Xian's body trembled again, and she became even more uneasy and anxious.

"So it is true! It really is the Calamity Poison Body!"

Qin Hao said with a "sigh."

"Calamity Poison Body? What does that mean?"

Upon hearing that name, Xiao Yi Xian felt an inexplicable tremor in her heart and could not help asking.

"The Calamity Poison Body is a cursed constitution, born in calamity and dying in calamity..."

Qin Hao did not hide anything and directly explained all the information about the Calamity Poison Body to Xiao Yi Xian.

"What!? H-how could this be... Why is it like this... So it was me who killed everyone in the village..."

After hearing Qin Hao's explanation, Xiao Yi Xian's face became incomparably pale, and some sealed memories could not help surfacing in her mind.

She had been born in a remote mountain village, where the people were simple and kind, and her parents had loved her dearly.

Her parents were the village physicians, and she had studied medicine under them since childhood.

Then, one day when she was eight, her father brought back a highly poisonous medicinal herb from the mountains. While helping her father process it, she fainted.

When she awoke, she discovered that everyone in the village, including her parents, had died. They had died from a poison that even she could not recognize.

In the end, she endured the grief in her heart, buried everyone, and began wandering from place to place.

It was not as though she had never considered that the incident might be connected to her. Ever since then, she had faintly noticed certain abnormal changes in herself.

For instance, whenever she saw poison, an inexplicable craving would arise in her heart. There was also the abnormal hidden seven-colored line that had appeared on her lower abdomen.

She had merely avoided the matter all along, unable to accept the truth.

But now that Qin Hao had completely torn open the truth before her, one could imagine how she felt.

At the same time, thinking of the fate Qin Hao had described for those with the Calamity Poison Body, Xiao Yi Xian fell into even deeper despair.

She was kind-hearted by nature and clearly did not wish to see so many people die because of her.

"Master, is there really no way to resolve the Calamity Poison Body?"

At that moment, Qinglin suddenly spoke. A trace of sympathy flashed through her eyes as she looked at Xiao Yi Xian. Qinglin herself had suffered greatly since childhood, so seeing this scene naturally stirred an indescribable compassion within her.

"A way to resolve it... Naturally, there is one!"

Upon hearing Qinglin's words, Qin Hao immediately replied. Having read the original story, he naturally knew how to resolve the Calamity Poison Body.

"That's wonderful! I knew Master would definitely have a way!"

Qinglin said excitedly.

"My lord, do you really have a way to resolve the Calamity Poison Body within me?"

After hearing Qin Hao and Qinglin's words, the utterly despairing Xiao Yi Xian immediately felt a spark of hope ignite in her heart. She looked at Qin Hao with incomparably hopeful eyes.

"Of course it's true."

Qin Hao said.

"Please help me, my lord. Xian'er is willing to be your servant. I don't want more people to die because of me!"

With a thud, Xiao Yi Xian knelt directly before Qin Hao and pleaded with a face full of desperation.

"There is no need for you to become a servant. If you truly wish to resolve the problem of your Calamity Poison Body, then become my disciple. Although the Calamity Poison Body is fated for hardship,

"it is also undeniable that those who possess it hold an unparalleled advantage over others on the path of cultivation!"

Qin Hao said directly.

Taking Xiao Yi Xian as a Disciple! The Myriad Poisons Scripture! Treasure Hunt in the Cave!

"Become your disciple?"

At first, when she heard Qin Hao reject her request to become his servant, Xiao Yi Xian felt even more despair. But when she heard that Qin Hao wanted to accept her as his disciple, she was completely dumbfounded.

The shift from hell to heaven made her feel as though she had been riding a roller coaster.

"This disciple greets Master!"

Xiao Yi Xian quickly came back to her senses and respectfully bowed to Qin Hao.

The moment Xiao Yi Xian acknowledged him as her master, the system prompt rang out in Qin Hao's mind once more. At the same time, a cultivation manual appeared in the system space.

After examining it, Qin Hao soon discovered that the Myriad Poisons Scripture was an art incomparably suited to the Calamity Poison Body. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it had been tailor-made specifically for the Calamity Poison Body.