Calamity Poison Physique—This Constitution Is Amazing!

The mercenaries of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were stunned speechless as well. Such a young alchemist...

They had not merely kicked an iron plate or a steel plate—they had kicked Magic Gold Diamond, a metal famed for its toughness.

Xiao Yan understood the whole story. Naturally, he would not let the mercenaries off so easily just because they were willing to work for the Xiao Family. He took out poison he had made according to the Seven-Colored Poison Classic.

This poison would not kill immediately, but if one failed to obtain the suppressive medicine within the allotted time and the poison flared up, they would truly be unable to live or die.

The physicians and the surrounding Xiao Family members were greatly delighted to see those fellows swallow the poison.

After taking the poison, the mercenaries instead felt reassured. They cast aside their pleading manner from before and became once more the ruthless sort who licked blood from knife edges.

Just as they were preparing to serve Xiao Yan and remove the poison from the herb-gathering area, the Fire Cloud Wolf that had been lying on the ground swayed as it rose to its feet, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

"That Magic Beast isn't dead!"

"Huh? Its injuries seem to have recovered quite a bit?"

"I bet this Magic Beast definitely has a Magic Core!"

Xiao Yan stopped the mercenaries who wanted to attack. Sensing no danger, he reached out and touched the Fire Cloud Wolf.

Just now, he had not merely attacked the Magic Beast. He had also taken the opportunity to stuff a Wound-Recovery Pill with healing effects into its mouth.

When he successfully touched the Fire Cloud Wolf's head, Xiao Yan smiled. "It won't attack again."

Xiao Zhan and the others watched the obedient Magic Beast, which was like a large dog, and all found it strange.

In the cultivation knowledge of the Jia Ma Empire, there was no magical contract capable of binding Magic Beasts. Thus, anyone wishing to keep such comparatively violent creatures as pets generally had to be one of the very few lucky people with a chance of gaining their friendship and loyalty.

The group headed straight for the herb-gathering area. The closer they came, the stronger the pungent stench became. Along the way, Xiao Yan devised several antidote methods aimed at poison made primarily from Purple Luo Flower juice.

Upon arriving at the poisoning site, Xiao Yan swept his gaze across the herbs that had already begun to wilt, then crouched down to inspect them.

He had just spotted some clues when he noticed quite a few people crouching down as well, some even reaching to touch the poisoned soil. He hurriedly said, "Don't touch it!"

Two of them failed to react in time and touched the soil with their hands.

A piercing pain shot through them, and the two immediately jumped up.

"The soil is already poisonous, and it has corrosive effects." Xiao Yan took strong liquor from his Storage Ring and rinsed their hands, then promptly applied Rejuvenation Powder.

The two were deeply grateful, but they also looked at Little Fairy Doctor with some confusion. She had been touching it for quite a while already—how was she completely fine?

Little Fairy Doctor herself was somewhat surprised. She felt no discomfort at all, only a slight dizziness, so she did not think much of it for the moment.

Xiao Zhan asked, "Can it still be saved?"

Xiao Yan had long anticipated this. Now that he had seen a sample of the poison, he was fully confident.

"This is toxic powder made from Purple Luo Flower juice combined with several medicinal ingredients. Squeeze the juice from Trichosanthes Fruit, dilute it with water, and spray it over the area once. Not only will it neutralize the poison, but when the medicinal effects of the two substances interact, they will become a rather good fertilizer that lets the herbs grow even better."

Xiao Zhan said happily, "Then that mercenary captain truly tried to be clever and ended up making a fool of himself."

Hearing that the herb-gathering area could not only be saved, but would effectively receive a round of fertilization afterward, everyone smiled.

The mercenaries had gathered a great number of medicinal herbs, including quite a few Trichosanthes Fruit, and immediately got to work.

With the mercenaries and the Xiao Family members working together, the entire herb-gathering area soon brimmed with life once again.

After the herbs were dealt with, Xiao Yan expressed his intention to cultivate in this treasured place.

Xiao Zhan knew that this hidden place, filled with medicinal herbs and rich in heaven and earth energy, was suitable for an alchemist's cultivation. He left behind the poison-controlled mercenaries and several elite Xiao Family guards.

Xiao Yan, meanwhile, kept Little Fairy Doctor among the physicians as his assistant...

Inside a newly built thatched hut in the valley, Little Fairy Doctor said, "Young Master Xiao Yan, if there is anything you need done, just instruct me."

"We're the same age. Just call me Xiao Yan." Xiao Yan smiled. "Are you curious about how you were poisoned?"

He actually noticed it. Little Fairy Doctor's cheeks reddened as she said, "Perhaps my body has some resistance to that poison."

"You are not resistant to that particular poison. No poison can harm you." Xiao Yan flicked out a spark with his finger, sending it straight toward Little Fairy Doctor's lower abdomen.

The spark flashed past and effortlessly burned through a patch of Little Fairy Doctor's white dress at her lower abdomen, exposing the skin beneath. A thin, faint seven-colored line stood out clearly against her snow-white skin.

Little Fairy Doctor took a frightened step back. "How could that be possible?!"

"The Calamity Poison Physique is a strange constitution that can rapidly increase one's strength by devouring poison. The way to identify it is by the faint seven-colored line on the lower abdomen." Xiao Yan took out the Seven-Colored Poison Classic from his Storage Ring, opened it to the section introducing the poison physique, and handed it to Little Fairy Doctor.

Little Fairy Doctor accepted the scroll. Seeing how ancient it was, clearly not newly made, she turned to its contents. As she read the text, her heart sank lower and lower. Her dream had been to become an alchemist, yet heaven had decreed that she would become the most formidable poison master. For a moment, all her hopes turned to ashes.

"Knowing you possess such a powerful constitution, there's no need to be so happy, is there?" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

Little Fairy Doctor's eyes reddened. "What is there to be happy about with such a terrifying constitution?"

"Being terrifying is not necessarily a bad thing." Xiao Yan shook his head. "In Qingshan Town, you must have seen plenty of mercenaries living lives of licking blood from knife edges. They may be alive today and dead in the Magic Beast Mountain Range tomorrow, let alone pursue lofty Dou Qi realms. But you are different."

"Realms that ordinary people cannot attain even after exhausting their entire lives and putting in countless efforts can be reached by you in just a few years. Though your lifespan may be a little shorter and the process somewhat more painful, you would still surpass the achievements of countless people. If you find a solution, this Calamity Poison Physique will become the Myriad-Poison Sacred Physique." Xiao Yan patted Little Fairy Doctor on the shoulder.

When he had first heard of the Calamity Poison Physique, he had not felt there was anything bad about it. He had even thought this constitution was simply amazing!

In Dou Qi cultivation, only upon reaching the Dou Emperor realm would one gain obvious lifespan extension and the ability to preserve one's youth. Yet in the Jia Ma Empire, there were only a handful of Dou Emperor-level experts.

The cultivation method of the Calamity Poison Physique was merely a constitution that traded lifespan for strength.

Later, Little Fairy Doctor broke through to the Dou Sect in only a few years. Compared to the Life-Devouring Pill, which let someone with only three years left to live break directly into the Dou King Realm, its value for the price was far higher.

The only thing that needed attention was proper isolation.

Later still, when Xiao Yan saw the supplementary information on the Netherworld Poison Flame among the Strange Flames, he felt even more strongly that the Calamity Poison Physique was an excellent constitution.

When the Calamity Poison Physique erupted completely, it would create a vast environment of deadly poison, much like the poisonous marsh that birthed the Netherworld Poison Flame. Whenever a Calamity Poison Physique perished, perhaps a Netherworld Poison Flame would be born.

"The Myriad-Poison Sacred Physique?" Little Fairy Doctor looked at Xiao Yan in surprise, a trace of hope rising within her. "Do you have a way to resolve the Calamity Poison Physique?"