Conversation

"What should we do?"

Xiao Yan's anxious voice echoed through the cave. He did not want this female senior to suddenly explode right after meeting her and wipe Wutan City off the map.

And she might not be able to take him to find that path.

Xiao Yi Xian walked over with a dark expression and gave Xiao Yan a light knock on the head.

"That hurt! Why did you hit me?"

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who had hit him, and felt like crying without tears. What had he done now?

"I'm not at that stage yet. Stop making it sound like I'm about to die!"

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's stern voice, Xiao Yan could only draw circles in grievance at the side, cursing her.

"Yao Lao, so I need your help."

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's serious expression, Yao Chen shrugged. "That will be difficult, even though I do have a solution."

"What solution?"

Xiao Yan leaned closer. He was extremely curious about what method could control such a constitution.

Floating in the air and gazing at the sky outside, Yao Chen put on the solemn air of an expert and said deeply, "The Calamity Poison Body is rare in this world. It harms oneself and others alike. There is only one method."

"What method?"

Xiao Yan's eyes sparkled with little stars. On one hand, he wanted to know how this girl could be saved. On the other, this old man seemed to know so much—he appeared to be an expert.

Xiao Yi Xian truly did not know what to say anymore. She knew about these things as well.

Standing with his hands behind his back, Yao Chen said, "The only way is to gather the toxins within the body into a pill. This is called the Poison Pill Method. Once the poison pill is formed, the poison body can be controlled."

The moment Xiao Yan heard this, he impatiently said to Yao Chen, "Then Yao Lao, quickly help this lady!"

Xiao Yan knew that pleading for her now might greatly improve this girl's opinion of him. There would be plenty of benefits for him.

Yao Chen shook his head helplessly. "The difficulty of this pill-controlling method is no less than refining a body. Difficult, difficult, difficult..."

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded when he heard that, muttering endlessly, "How could this be? How could this be?"

Seeing Xiao Yan worry so much for her, Xiao Yi Xian smiled slightly. She patted his head and said to Yao Chen with a smile, "I know where to find the materials for the pill-controlling method."

"Hmm? You know?"

Yao Chen floated before Xiao Yi Xian and asked excitedly. If the pill-controlling method could succeed, then his resurrection would also be possible.

Xiao Yi Xian nodded. "I know the locations of three Heavenly Flames."

"Wonderful!"

Yao Chen became even more excited, dancing with joy. He had a chance to be resurrected, and an even greater chance to personally kill his traitorous disciple.

"However, how do you know?"

Yao Chen looked at the calm Xiao Yi Xian. He felt as though everything was part of her plan. Who exactly was she?

Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly. "Don't worry, it will not harm you, Senior. My master was the sect leader of the Xuan Yuan Sect on the Dou Qi Continent. He used his life to deduce some information for my sake."

"Hmm?"

Yao Chen gave a faint hum. He had never heard of any Xuan Yuan Sect when he roamed Zhongzhou. Was it some hidden clan?

Upon hearing the words Xuan Yuan Sect, Xiao Yan's eyes grew dazed. He stepped before Xiao Yi Xian and asked, "Are you still accepting disciples? I want to join."

"Hmm?" Yao Lao was rather bewildered. Didn't he already have him? Why did he want to join another sect?

Had he fallen behind the times?

Could he no longer keep up with the trends of the era?

Xiao Yi Xian smiled. "The Xuan Yuan Sect only has me left. Even if you joined, you would not be able to cultivate its techniques."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's gaze dimmed. He had thought he could join some grand super sect!

After all, although this expert might remain by his side, it would still be good to join a major faction and receive its protection.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Yan and smiled faintly. "Once you break through to Dou Zhe, I can teach you the Sword Control Technique!"

The instant Xiao Yan heard that, he excitedly grabbed both her hands. What had he just heard?

"The Sword Control Technique?"

"This..."

Dark lines gradually formed across Xiao Yi Xian's forehead in anger. She beat Xiao Yan up again. This kid was getting far too carried away. If she did not beat him, she would feel uncomfortable.

Yao Chen grinned as he watched Xiao Yi Xian, then walked over and whispered, "It requires three Heavenly Flames to refine, but I don't have anyone here who can control three Heavenly Flames."

Xiao Yi Xian glanced at Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen instantly understood. The two of them discussed it quietly like a pair of foxes.

"Yao Lao, look at Xiao Yan. Maybe he can definitely succeed in cultivating the Flame Mantra!"

Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yi Xian as she leaned in and whispered in surprise, "Your master even knew whether I had the Flame Mantra?"

Xiao Yi Xian gave a quiet chuckle. "Relax. My master only deduced a little before suffering backlash and passing away."

Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yi Xian strangely. "Aren't you sad that your master passed away?"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Yao Chen with her deep eyes and said calmly, "My master could not have lived much longer due to his severe injuries, so in the end, he did this for me."

Though Yao Chen found it somewhat strange, he did not ask further. Smiling, he glanced at Xiao Yan, who was still lying on the ground, and said, "I am not certain about the Flame Mantra either. Heavenly Flames are extremely difficult to absorb, and its cultivation failure rate is especially high."

Xiao Yi Xian said with complete confidence, "No matter what, just let Xiao Yan cultivate it. This is the only chance for both of us to survive."

"That's true!"

Xiao Yan shakily rose from the ground while clutching his head. Looking at the two people with their backs to him, whispering about something, the word "foxes" suddenly surfaced in his mind for no reason.

In his eyes, they seemed like a white old fox and a white little fox chattering away about something. For no reason at all, goosebumps rose all over his body.

It felt as though something bad was about to happen!

"Ahem, Xiao Clan brat, for the sake of the Dou Qi you have offered me for three years, I will personally help you return to Dou Zhe within a few months."

Yao Chen stood with his hands behind his back. With his confident expression and immortal-like bearing, if Xiao Yi Xian had not known Yao Chen's true nature, she might have been deceived as well.

"Xiao Yan pays respects to Master!"

Having lived two lives, Xiao Yan was naturally not someone ignorant of worldly ways. Having experienced all manner of dramatic rises and falls, he knew that the person before him was absolutely a powerful backer.

As the saying went, "Anyone who refuses to cling to a powerful backer is a fool."

It was exactly like that saying from his previous life: "When young, one fails to appreciate rich older women and mistakenly gives true love to someone else!"

Yao Chen nodded at Xiao Yan, who had decisively acknowledged him as master. One hand behind his back even made a "✌🏻" gesture at Xiao Yi Xian!

Xiao Yi Xian smiled when she saw this. He truly was that familiar shameless old man.

Looking at the scene before her, she knew that from now on, she and the protagonist were on the same side. As long as she did not court death, she would have a chance to control the Calamity Poison Body.

Yao Chen nodded after seeing that Xiao Yan had completed all the formalities. His tone carried a hint of warmth as he said, "The most important thing now is to raise your cultivation. You were once a Dou Zhe already. With only some external stimulation, you can easily return to Dou Zhe."

Xiao Yan's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing that. He eagerly looked at Yao Lao and asked, "What kind of external method? Pills?"

"Ow!" Another bump appeared on Xiao Yan's head, the two bumps perfectly symmetrical.

Yao Lao withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Tomorrow, prepare three intact Purple Leaf Orchid Grasses—the older they are, the better—as well as two Bone Washing Flowers.

Their age does not matter. Oh, right, and one first-tier wood-element magic core. These are all low-grade materials. I assume you can obtain them..."

"What?"

Xiao Yan instantly broke down upon hearing this. Those items would cost at least a thousand gold coins, while his entire savings from the past few years amounted to only a few hundred gold coins.