Starting Out as Xiao Yi Xian

Dou Qi Continent / Qingshan Town

"Who am I?"

"And where am I?"

A white figure lay on a wooden bed, looking around at the unfamiliar surroundings in confusion. Her gaze swept over the pink bed curtains, which felt both familiar and strange...

Two chaotic sets of memories suddenly appeared in her mind. It was as if countless currents of electricity were passing through her, while fragmented scenes continuously arranged and wove themselves together in her mind.

"Am I Xiao Yixian, or Xiao Yi Xian?"

Under the dim candlelight, a figure sat blankly at the edge of the bed...

"Why have I become so small... Wait, my voice?" Xiao Yi Xian looked at her tiny, fair hands and suddenly realized something.

"Impossible, impossible..." She hurriedly felt herself over from top to bottom, and then...

"Why did I become a woman?!"

Xiao Yi Xian wore an utterly lifeless expression. From what had just happened, she had definitely transmigrated, and her mind was in complete chaos. This should have been something wonderful, but it seemed an accident had occurred...

She had become a girl.

"Damn it!"

She had read plenty of gender-bender novels before and had even fantasized about what it would be like to become a girl. But when it actually happened to her... she realized she was panicking like crazy.

"Forget it. Since I'm here, I'll make the best of it. Nothing can be changed in this situation anyway..." Covering her chest, she slowly adjusted her breathing. She was a woman now. She was a woman.

"I'm a woman, I'm a woman, I'm Xiao Yi Xian!"

Wasn't there a saying? "Life is like xx. Since you can't resist it, you might as well enjoy it."

Xiao Yi Xian could not fight fate, so she could only accept it. She had already become like this—how could she possibly turn back into a handsome man?

Not long ago, she had still been a handsome young man on his way to a convention. In the blink of an eye, he had become a cute girl?

She only remembered walking down the street when she seemed to have been hit by a car. And judging by the current situation, she had apparently transmigrated too.

This plot felt a little familiar... Most protagonists started out like this. She vaguely remembered that novels used to begin this way.

She slowly wrapped her slender fingers around her purple hair. The faint medicinal fragrance and the tangible sensation forced her to acknowledge that she had been reborn as Xiao Yi Xian.

She had to admit that a handsome man had become a cute girl...

She had lost the people closest to her in her former life...

She would never see those beloved 2D waifus again...

Honestly, it would be a lie to say she was unhappy. She had come to a world she knew well and become her favorite character, Xiao Yi Xian.

And although changing from a man into a woman felt a little unfamiliar, this novel sensation was quite nice.

She could not obtain the women she had longed for in her previous life, but she had become one herself!

She had become the girl she liked most... Xiao Yi Xian.

Speaking of Xiao Yi Xian brought a flood of memories to mind. Xiao Yi Xian bore the Calamity Poison Body she despised most, turning her into the Poison Master she hated most. She cultivated by consuming poison, remained immune to all poisons, had Poisonous Gas coursing through her entire body, and could not escape poison's allure.

This constitution, which could unconsciously kill others, turned the naturally kind Xiao Yi Xian into the loathed Heavenly Poison Woman.

Yet even after becoming a Poison Master, she still possessed the same delicate and pure heart as before. Even in the end, she continued to help the world through medicine, doing the work of a healer.

If not for the chosen protagonist of this Dou Qi Continent, her life would likely have ended like those of the Calamity Poison Bodies throughout history...

She had wanted to become a pharmacist, perhaps even an alchemist, but instead walked down the path she hated most. Even when facing the person she loved, she could only remain a confidante.

Her life was filled with sorrow, yet it also made her feel happiness and beauty—

She looked at her pale palm, its lines crisscrossing everywhere. Even a palm reader could tell that this life would be accompanied by all kinds of hardships.

But it would also be blessed by the Goddess of Luck~

Her pale purple eyes glanced at the bright silver moon outside the wooden window, but her thoughts had drifted somewhere unknown...

Now that she had become Xiao Yi Xian, she still had to face the problem of the Calamity Poison Body.

The Calamity Poison Body cultivated differently from ordinary people. It did not require years of Dou Qi training. To grow stronger, one only needed to consume poison. The Calamity Poison Body would then use a strange method to transform the poisonous power contained within the poison into an extremely special Poison Dou Qi.

The more potent the poison, the more it benefited their strength. Yet poison was still poison. Though they could rely on the Calamity Poison Body to stop the poisonous power from devouring their bodies...

Once they consumed more and more poison in the future, to the point where even the Calamity Poison Body could no longer suppress the Poison Dou Qi within them, they would slowly die amid the agony of countless poisons consuming their bodies.

That was the fate of every Calamity Poison Body throughout history. None of them could find a method to restrain or control it. Perhaps such a method had existed long ago, but it was not something she could find now.

In the original story, Xiao Yi Xian first used Yao Chen's Poison Pill Method to control her poison body, then used a method left behind by a predecessor with the Calamity Poison Body to completely control it, using poison to bring the world to its knees.

She went from a lowly little healer with weak Dou Qi to the Heavenly Poison Woman, a Dou Zong. Then, with Xiao Yan's help, she controlled the Calamity Poison Body and broke through to Dou Zun.

After that, she entered a relic, completely controlled the Calamity Poison Body, condensed a Poison Talisman, and eventually returned as a Dou Sage. Her life was practically like having cheats enabled.

From an ordinary girl from a small town to the Poison Sage who ruled Zhongzhou, she was a legend in the eyes of ordinary people.

If fate had chosen her, perhaps she would have become a Poison Emperor. She had been born with the most powerful cheat ability imaginable—provided it had no side effects!

With just a few more opportunities and some cheat ability, perhaps her accomplishments would have been even more extraordinary than Xiao Yan's.

No matter what she wanted to do now, she still needed the protagonist's group to help her. She had no cheat ability, no powerful magical treasures, and no system.

She was merely a lucky person who had transmigrated here by chance. She did not ask for much, and it was not as though she had no way to control the Calamity Poison Body.

The protagonist's group could help her successfully. Poison and Heavenly Flames naturally countered one another. Since she could neither make use of Yao Chen nor cultivate the Flame Mantra, she could only rely on the future Xiao Yan.

Never believe that Yao Chen was truly asleep. With his abilities, draining Xiao Yan dry would have been no problem, rather than merely taking a little at a time.

At the very least, he could control it consciously...

According to the original owner's memories, Xiao Yan had not yet arrived in Qingshan Town...

But the map to that cave in the Monster Mountain Range was still in her possession. She had found it by accident in some books.

Though she still did not know why she had transmigrated into Xiao Yi Xian, cultivation was now the most urgent matter.

With her current Sixth Stage Dou Qi, if she had not possessed the identity of a healer, she would have long since died somewhere unknown.

If a beautiful woman was weak, what awaited her would be...

Xiao Yi Xian's talent for cultivation was not particularly good. If she followed the conventional path, she had no cultivation technique, no mentor, and pitifully few resources.

It was far too difficult to take that path. Besides, as someone born with the Calamity Poison Body, would it not be a waste if she did not make proper use of it?

One had to know that a certain sect in Zhongzhou was extremely fond of Calamity Poison Bodies. They even cultivated acquired Calamity Poison Bodies.

And who could guarantee that she would never come into contact with poison for the rest of her life?

Without any cheat ability now, only the Calamity Poison Body could set her on the path to becoming strong.

Truthfully, she did not want to consume poison either. If she had not transmigrated into Xiao Yi Xian, she likely would have barely encountered poison in her entire life.

No matter what, if she wanted to escape her current predicament, she had to consume poison. This was ultimately a world where the strong preyed on the weak.

"What should I do, then?" After calming down, Xiao Yi Xian realized this problem.

How was a girl supposed to gain freedom under these circumstances?

Um, with her cultivation, she would probably be dead very soon if she went outside.

And no matter how much trouble she caused, she had neither cheat ability nor a system. She had nothing at all...

Then only one path lay before her, the path she had to take...

The path of destiny. It was a path she had to walk, and it was also the greatest cheat ability for growth.

Since she had figured it out, all she could do now was activate part of the Calamity Poison Body.

"Hoo!"

Xiao Yi Xian took a deep breath. With trembling hands, she pulled a white paper packet from her clothes and slowly opened it. The purple powder was highly poisonous, yet it constantly drew her in.

Her frail hands rose and fell while holding the poison powder. Then she seemed to think of something. A trace of determination flashed through her eyes as she slowly began eating packet after packet of poison powder.

"Hmm?"

"Cough, cough!"

Xiao Yi Xian involuntarily spat out some powder... (*⊙~⊙) She had choked. Her body's desperate need made her force herself to keep eating.

"Gulp!"

"Gulp!"

Only after drinking a large cup of water did she feel a little better. A strange sensation also rose within her body.

A current unlike her original Dou Qi flowed through her body, and both her body and spirit seemed to be filled with a sense of "comfort."

It was like going too long without water in the desert, then suddenly finding sweet dew.

Though it felt strange, this was her only path to becoming strong. She wanted to walk the path from the original story early. She wanted to become a powerhouse too—or rather, to "survive"!

Having come to this vast fantasy world where people could move mountains and fill seas, how could she not yearn to become one of those powerful figures who flew on swords?

The strong preyed on the weak in every world. The strong could casually decide the lives of the weak.

Xiao Yi Xian could not help extending her tender pink tongue and lightly licking the powder at the corner of her lips. Her eyes became somewhat unfocused as the numbing sensation immersed her in it.

After a while, she began to feel dizzy. It seemed her body had absorbed too much and was nearing its limit, while her eyelids kept trembling.

She hurriedly stripped off her clothes, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep before she had time to admire herself properly.

Day arrived quietly with the crowing of a rooster. Xiao Yi Xian lay peacefully on the bed, her breathing steady and calm as though she had sunk deep into sleep.

Large amounts of white paper were scattered around her, while faint poison and a subtle medicinal fragrance permeated the air.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Xiao Yi Xian, are you awake? A patient has arrived."

Hearing the knocking, Xiao Yi Xian woke from her sleep. A streak of purple light flashed through her eyes as she rubbed her slightly dizzy little head and said:

"I know. I'll go to the main hall shortly. Go prepare first."

"Got it!"

After hearing Xiao Yi Xian's reply, the person outside quickly headed toward the main hall.

As the footsteps gradually faded, Xiao Yi Xian slowly let out a sigh of relief—

She glanced awkwardly at the white papers scattered around. How could she go on living if someone came in and saw this?

Consuming poison either meant suicide or cultivating through poison. Her usual image as a holy maiden in white would probably shatter completely.

If this had happened in her previous life, she could guarantee that she would never wake up again—unless ghosts truly existed...

Throwing back the covers, a strange light flashed in her eyes. Looking at a body different from her former one, curiosity drove her to touch every part of it...

After who knew how long, she finally remembered that there seemed to be something very, very important to do. She coughed awkwardly.

After getting dressed and tidying the room, she stood before the mirror. The girl in it wore a light white dress. The beauty reflected there was so breathtaking that it completely surpassed every celebrity and internet star from her previous life.

Her faintly smiling face exuded a fresh, ethereal aura. Her lips, which should have been red, were now purple, giving her a different kind of beauty.

What truly made her eyes flash with amazement was the willow-thin waist that could be held in one hand. This little waist was honestly the most beautiful she had ever seen. As expected of Xiao Yi Xian.

It was just that...

She looked at the slight curves before her, feeling them with a little weight. Though it felt somewhat strange, they were fortunately not too large—not as large as the legendary Ya Fei's.

They were only a tiny, tiny bit prettier...

Her hair and height differed by just a tiny, tiny bit...

And then her body was only a tiny, tiny bit different from her previous one...

Xiao Yi Xian's slender fingers gently wrapped around her purple hair. The faint medicinal fragrance deeply captivated her.

Perhaps because of the original owner's memories and emotions, she held a special affection for medicine.

The dense Ninth Stage Poison Dou Qi within her body captivated her even more. Everything felt like a dream.

The Calamity Poison Body truly lived up to its name. After devouring that poison powder for a single night, she had risen by three stages of Dou Qi.

She lightly brushed back the long hair over her forehead, slung the little bag beloved by the original owner over her shoulder, and walked out of her small room.

As Xiao Yi Xian walked through the courtyard, every servant she passed treated her with utmost respect. Here, Xiao Yi Xian was the uncrowned queen.

Anyone who offended her would either be beaten up by people she had once saved, or be refused treatment.

After passing through the winding corridors and reaching the main hall, she saw a figure lying before the entrance. The bloody wound on his chest was especially eye-catching.

Xiao Yi Xian walked through the crowd surrounding him and came before the patient. Looking at the wound, she carefully used a knife to cut open his clothes, then took some healing medicine from the bag at her waist and sprinkled it over the injury.

"Wow, Xiao Yi Xian is here!"

"She's so beautiful. Tsk, tsk, that waist is so slim..."

"Idiot, do you want to die? More than half the mercenaries in Qingshan Town have been treated by Xiao Yi Xian. If someone hears you, be careful they don't cut out your tongue!"

"I was just talking nonsense... Hehe, hehe..." Seemingly noticing the ill-intentioned gazes directed at him from around the room, the man's face paled. Looking utterly embarrassed, he was quickly dragged out of the pharmacy by his companion.

Xiao Yi Xian's arrival made the people around them much livelier. Countless gazes watched Xiao Yi Xian as she bandaged the wound.

Quite a few people even looked at the unconscious figure with intense envy, wishing they were the ones being injured and bandaged. But they could not bear to spend the money.

Besides, getting hurt really hurt~

End of This Chapter

P.S.: "New book setting sail. Please show this newcomer some support, everyone!"

P.S.: "My writing is limited, so please forgive any shortcomings!"