Xiao Yi Xian froze for a moment, then immediately covered herself with her hands and crouched in the jade tub. In a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, she said, "I'm going to get dressed."
Dazzled by that sight, Xiao Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He handed her the neatly folded clothes. "Next time, you can look at me."
Xiao Yi Xian had given him a reminder. How could he control her Calamity Poison Physique? The Demonic Poison Spot could serve as a reference.
The Demonic Poison Spot was a sinister technique practiced by cultivators of poison Dou Qi in the Chu Yun Empire. It gathered all their poison Dou Qi together and shot it into an enemy's body, ultimately forming a black spot.
That black spot would continually release threads of poison, spreading them through every acupoint in the body. The victim's meridians would rapidly rot away, and they would die in endless agony.
However, once someone used this technique, all the Dou Qi they had cultivated throughout their life would dissipate, leaving them crippled.
Xiao Yi Xian did not need to go to such extremes. She could use a toned-down version and, at worst, lose a little of her cultivation.
Xiao Yan said, "As your strength increased, your poison markings spread another stretch toward your heart. I was thinking you could try releasing a large amount of the deadly poison in your body all at once. Once you get the hang of it, you can strike it into my body."
"Wouldn't that kill you?" Xiao Yi Xian exclaimed.
Xiao Yan shook his head. "Your poison also contains a considerable amount of energy. If I can refine it, it'll be a great help to my cultivation. Meanwhile, your strength will decrease, delaying your advancement to Dou