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As the medicine took effect, you felt all right. You urged Dou Qi through your fingers and massaged Yun Zhi's acupoints, helping her dissolve the medicinal effects. Afterward, Yun Zhi seemed somewhat unusual and warned you to pretend that nothing had happened today. After Yun Zhi lifted her seal, you offered to help. With Yun Zhi lending you a strand of Dou Qi, she took you to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's cave. Charging straight into the cave, you killed the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and obtained Purple Spirit Crystal and Companion Amethyst Source. Relying on the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body, you took a small taste of the Companion Amethyst Source. The dense fire-attributed energy did not endanger your life, but it was difficult to digest in a short time. Yun Zhi loosened her dress, her proud snowy-white body pressed against yours as she used vast Dou Qi to help you refine it. Afterward, she left you the Sea Heart Inner Armor, a High Xuan Tier cultivation method, and a Middle Profound Tier Dou Technique. Your strength also broke through to Six-Star Dou Shi. After putting on the inner armor that could withstand most of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's attacks, you began preparing to cultivate Purple Flame, using beast flames to raise the Flame Mantra's level while gathering the materials needed to fuse beast flames. Before searching for the materials, you made a trip to Thousand Medicines Hall. The destruction of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group aroused the Thousand Medicines Hall owner's suspicions, and he began targeting Xiao Yi Xian. You had originally intended to help Xiao Yi Xian, but the clever young woman had prepared in advance and laid down poison. Riding the Blue Eagle, you left with Xiao Yi Xian and arrived at a small valley filled with medicinal herbs, temporarily living together there. When gathering herbs, Xiao Yi Xian wore a light-green headscarf, looking like a beautiful village girl. Her jade-white hands were not only deft and strange when administering poison, but the food she prepared was delicious as well. One day, Xiao Yi Xian did not appear on time as usual. Feeling that something was wrong, you kicked open the door to her thatched hut, and dense poisonous mist rushed at you! Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body awakened after she consumed poison. Unable to absorb the deadly toxins for the moment, poisonous mist began spreading from her body. Regarding Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body, Medicine Elder gave a detailed account of what he had seen and heard. This physique not only cultivated quickly, but its power was also terrifying. When you asked for a solution, Medicine Elder was deeply regretful.
"Damn it!"
Xiao Yan had not expected that even after helping Xiao Yi Xian wipe out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and taking her away from Thousand Medicines Hall, her Calamity Poison Body would still be activated!
After calming down, Xiao Yan more or less understood that this was probably an unsolvable matter.
Every medicine carried some poison. Xiao Yi Xian had been in contact with medicinal herbs year-round, so her Calamity Poison Body had likely been triggered long ago.
After obtaining the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture from the cave and creating high-quality poisons, she was unable to suppress it due to her constitution...
Parting ways with Xiao Yi Xian, you went to Black Rock City to take the Alchemist rank examination.
Other than your strength improving faster and reaching Nine-Star Dou Shi through the Companion Amethyst Source, there were no major differences until you witnessed Queen Medusa evolve using a Heavenly Flame. Faced with the evolved Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, you chose... [A: Raise it for your own use. This magical beast has enormous potential.] [B: Do not raise it. Experimenting with Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus is too dangerous, and this also follows Medicine Elder's advice.]
After the last simulation ended, Xiao Yan had been stunned by the power of Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus. He also knew that the fate of that elegant little snake was likely quite miserable.
After all, even Medicine Elder had been blasted into unconsciousness.
Having read the options, Xiao Yan chose B without the slightest hesitation.
Leaving behind the remaining half-bottle of Companion Amethyst Source, you teased the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python before departing with the Green Lotus Core Flame. With your improved strength and physique, fusing the Green Lotus Core Flame only felt difficult; it was far easier than the hellish difficulty of last time. The Flame Mantra cultivation method advanced to Middle Profound Tier, and your strength broke through to Three-Star Da Dou Shi. After lifting Hai Bodong's seal, you returned to Stone Desert City and learned that Qing Lin had been captured. After dealing with the Sand Mercenary Corps in Stone Desert City, you and Hai Bodong headed for Salt City. After killing Mo Cheng, you and Hai Bodong pursued that mysterious green-clad female Dou Emperor, only to be blocked by the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor. After a fierce battle, you used two Heavenly Flames to create Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.
Xiao Yan took a deep breath. The Flame Mantra's future potential was beyond even a High Heaven Tier cultivation method.
And the fire lotus formed by fusing multiple Heavenly Flames was the Dou Technique best suited to the Flame Mantra.
The terrifying explosion left Hai Bodong trembling in fear. The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor was heavily wounded, while you were gravely injured and fell unconscious, carried away by Hai Bodong. Afterward, your injuries were extremely severe. Medicine Elder had fallen unconscious, and Yun Zhi's armor had been blown apart.
Xiao Yan said in shock, "I never expected even a half-finished Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus to be so terrifying. If I could master it proficiently..."
After recovering, you used Earthfire Lotus Seeds to increase your strength. The lotus seeds contained enormous energy; a single seed allowed you to break through from Three-Star Da Dou Shi to Five-Star, and your affinity with Heavenly Flames soared. With the Earthfire Lotus Seeds aiding your cultivation, you decided to endure the pain of spending it and used the Companion Amethyst Source to refine a pill that created Purple Flame, allowing you to use an imitation version of Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus. After refining it successfully, you tested the power of the imitation Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus. It was astonishingly formidable. Leaving your two brothers Middle Profound Tier wood- and lightning-attributed cultivation methods and High Xuan Tier Dou Techniques obtained from Medicine Elder, you and Hai Bodong headed for the imperial capital. You chose... [A: Celebrate extravagantly. Medicine Elder can finally rest in peace.] [B: Search for something beneficial to the soul and awaken Medicine Elder.]
Looking at the two options with completely different meanings, Xiao Yan chose B with almost no hesitation.
The first option was indeed satisfying, a complete release from a certain oppression, but circumstances did not allow it.
In the simulation, the Restoration Spirit Purple Pill promised to Hai Bodong required Medicine Elder to refine it; restraining the Dou Emperor Hai Bodong required Medicine Elder's strength; and going to Misty Cloud Sect would be best with Medicine Elder as additional protection.
Beyond those three necessary reasons, Xiao Yan had other ordinary reasons that drove him to save Medicine Elder.
First, he had invested tremendous effort into Medicine Elder, and now was the time to begin reaping the rewards. Giving up midway would only render all his previous efforts futile.
Second, even as a soul body, Medicine Elder could easily refine sixth-grade pills, which was enough to demonstrate how capable he was. He was a rare Alchemy teacher.
Given his origins in the Jia Ma Empire, it would be difficult to encounter another Alchemist of a similar level. It would be even more difficult to have such a person accept him as a disciple.
The simulation had not yet produced a reward capable of replacing Medicine Elder's role as an Alchemy teacher.
Finally, after fusing the Green Lotus Core Flame and having Medicine Elder blasted unconscious, the two of them should have formed some bond between master and disciple. Medicine Elder was relatively trustworthy.
Upon arriving at the Mittel Auction House in Jia Ma Sacred City, even the items displayed on the outer sales counters left you stunned.