Ice River Valley, Destroyed

Bing He suddenly straightened up, purple patterns spreading from his forehead to his entire body, and that aura that Xiao Yi Xian knew so well instantly filled the entire battlefield.

"Woeful Poison Body..."

Qian Xunji's expression changed, and she glanced at Xiao Yi Xian who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

Good heavens, he actually saw two of these special physical conditions at the same time, conditions that only appear once every few years.

"If this guy has the Woeful Poison Body, how did he become the Valley Master of Ice River Valley?"

"No, something's wrong with his Woeful Poison Body."

Xiao Yi Xian stared intently at the purple patterns on Bing He's body, her tone extremely certain.

She doesn't yet know that there's a distinction between innate and acquired Woeful Poison Body, but she can still sense that Bing He's Woeful Poison Body Woeful Poison Body vastly different from her own.

"Good eye."

Bing He grinned, his laughter tinged with a hint of madness:

"But there's no point in saying all this now. The Woeful Poison Body allowed me to break through to the Dou Venerable and kept me alive until today, and that's enough!"

He raised his hand, Poison Dou Qi and icy Dou Qi qi intertwined, forming a strange flow of purple and white energy.

"Since you're not giving me a way out..."

Before Bing He could finish speaking, Qin Yu and Xiao Yi Xian had already made their move simultaneously.

Damn it, what's wrong with you people from the Demon Puppet Sect? Can't you even give someone the most basic respect, letting them finish speaking?

Bing He, having unleashed the power of the Woeful Poison Body, was indeed more difficult to deal with than before, but Qin Yu had the protection of Heavenly Flames, so Bing He's poison had no effect on him.

With the added benefit of the newly acquired term "The Middle Way," Bing He had to be on high alert to deal with every attack from Qin Yu.

After Xiao Yi Xian made her move, Qian Xunji stepped aside to deal with the aftermath of the Ice River Valley incident.

They're professionals. I don't have high poison resistance, and my cultivation level isn't an advantage, so it's best not to go.

If the Bing He were to use this as a point of attack, the consequences would be dire.

"No... this shouldn't be happening..."

After being struck by Qin Yu's fist again, Bing He staggered backward, almost spitting out all the purplish-black blood in his mouth.

Now that things had come to this, the madness on Bing He's face gradually faded, replaced by bewilderment.

What price did he pay to transform himself into the Woeful Poison Body?

The poison I swallowed all those years, the excruciating pain I endured, the nights I nearly lost my life...

Is this the end of the road?

"Oh..."

Bing He suddenly chuckled, raised his head, and looked past Xiao Yi Xian directly at Qin Yu.

After a fierce battle, Bing He finally understood that Qin Yu was the core of all these events.

The Demon Puppet Sect, the Woeful Poison Body, and those terrifying puppets are all inextricably linked to this person.

"One last question."

"How did she manage to control her Woeful Poison Body?"

After exchanging a glance with Xiao Yi Xian, Qin Yu Qin Yu his palm, and the Green Lotus Core Flame, Volcanic Rock Flame, and Sea Heart Flame appeared simultaneously.

In the past, Qin Yu would fuse these three Heavenly Flames together in battle.

In any case, two of the three were completely obedient to him, and Qin Yu could naturally suppress the remaining one, Hai Sea Heart Flame.

"I see..."

Bing He gave a wry smile. "I've given it, I've really given it."

Possessing three Heavenly Flames? Are you even human?

Qin Yu: Actually, in principle, you could have met someone even less human than me.

The next second, Qian Xunji's Four-Star Dou Venerable Heavenly Demon Puppet attacked from the side, throwing a punch that pierced through Bing He's chest.

Five-Star Dou Venerable, Valley Master of Ice River Valley, Bing He, fallen.

"Phew... it's over."

Xiao Yi Xian let out a long breath. Qin Yu then waved his hand, and a surge of Soul Power flowed out, firmly binding Bing He's soul and collecting it along with his corpse.

The corpse of Five-Star Dou Venerable, plus a complete soul, makes excellent material for puppet making.

"Elder Qian, I'll leave the cleanup to your Demon Puppet Sect."

Looking at the Ice River Valley, which had been largely cleared, Qin Yu called out to Qian Xunji, Qian Xunji quickly responded.

"Let's go see what good things they've collected."

As one of the Three Valleys of Central Plains, Ice River Valley certainly has a solid foundation.

Qin Yu made a round of the storeroom and found three Earth Tier Mid-Rank Ice Attribute cultivation techniques, as well as more than ten Earth Tier Low-Rank techniques and Dou Technique.

"Oh, I almost forgot about Bing He's Storage Ring."

While searching, Qin Yu suddenly remembered this matter, released Bing He's corpse, and took the Storage Ring from his hand.

"Ice Venerable Force, and this High Earth Tier Dou Technique... As expected, all the good stuff is with you."

Upon opening the Storage Ring, one could see that the most exquisite collection of Ice River Valley was all stored in Bing He's own Storage Ring.

Subsequently, Qin Yu found a hide scroll in a dark compartment sealed by layers of ice; it was clear that the scroll had been read many times.

"Methods for cultivating Woeful Poison Body through postnatal training..."

Qin Yu examined it carefully, his brows furrowing more and more with each reading.

Bing He is really ruthless to himself; even Qin Yu felt pain just looking at the methods recorded here.

In short, it involves repeatedly tempering the body with large amounts of highly poisonous substances, while using special techniques to guide the poison's properties to penetrate the meridians, bone marrow, and even the soul.

This process cannot be completed in one go; it must be carried out in multiple stages, each of which involves a high risk of death.

If the poison cannot be withstood during this time, it will become uncontrollable, and the person will die.

"You managed to pull through..."

Qin Yu couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. Putting everything else aside, the ruthlessness Bing He showed to himself in this matter was something that ordinary people couldn't do.

"What's this?"

Xiao Yi Xian appeared at some point and frowned slightly when she saw the animal hide scroll in Qin Yu's hand.

"Take a look."

Qin Yu handed over the scroll, and Xiao Yi Xian quickly glanced through it, her expression gradually becoming complicated.

"... So his 'Woeful Poison Body' was something he created later in life."

Xiao Yi Xian remained silent for a long time, then sighed deeply, her tone somewhat wistful:

"There was a time when this was something I desperately wanted to get rid of, and yet someone is willing to pay this price just to get it."

People's joys and sorrows are not shared.

Qin Yu casually replied, then looked around to confirm that he had basically looted everything in the place.

However, so many Ice Attribute techniques and Dou Technique...

How about we send this thing to the Jia Ma Empire, to Hai Bo Dong?

When it comes to Ice Attribute items, Qin Yu can only think of Dong Ge (Brother Dong).

Who knows, he might be the next Ice Venerable?

At that moment, far away in the Jia Ma Empire, Hai Bo Dong suddenly sneezed.

Who's talking about me?

"Could it be that brat Qin Yu? He's been gone for so many years and hasn't sent a single word back. I don't even know how to contact him."

The thought of Qin Yu caused Hai Bo Dong to frown.

"If Qing Lin Qin Yu finds out that Qinglin ran away on her own and I wasn't watching her... wouldn't he just kill me?"