Calamity Poison Body, Dou Emperor!

"I was passing through this place when I noticed your extraordinary bones. You are truly a once-in-ten-thousand-years cultivation genius."

Xuan Qing spoke to Xiao Yi Xian with the solemn air of a street-corner fortune-teller.

However, he was not joking. Xiao Yi Xian, who possessed the Calamity Poison Body, truly was a once-in-ten-thousand-years cultivation genius.

She had taken only around five years to rise from Dou Zhe to Dou Zong. Even Xuan Qing could only look on in awe at such cultivation speed.

Xuan Qing paused, then added, "I want to take you as my disciple!"

"Ah?"

Xiao Yi Xian was a little dumbfounded.

She had narcissistically considered that this young man might have taken a fancy to her beauty and wanted to do something naughty with her...

But she had never imagined that this young man would propose taking her as his disciple, and with such a lousy reason at that—claiming her talent was one in ten thousand.

Could she not know whether she had talent herself? After cultivating for so long, she had only barely reached the third stage of Dou Qi.

It could not be said that she had no talent at all. It could only be said that she did not have the slightest bit of talent, so Xuan Qing's words sounded rather amusing to her.

Even the mercenaries around them, who had been chatting and boasting, turned their heads and laughed at Xuan Qing.

"Little brat, have you even grown all your hair yet? And you're already trying to pick up girls?"

In the eyes of the mercenaries, Xuan Qing had simply coveted Xiao Yi Xian's beauty and wanted to court her.

After all, Xuan Qing looked far too young. It was truly hard to believe that he seriously wanted to take Xiao Yi Xian as his disciple.

"Kid, you can even make up taking a disciple just to chase a girl? Don't tell me you want to defy your role as master and make a move on your disciple."

"Little brat, that's quite a novel way of picking up girls."

"..."

At that moment, a thoroughly drunk mercenary stood up and pointed at Xuan Qing.

"Kid, don't you know Xiao Yi Xian is the woman of our Wolf Head Mercenary Group's young leader? Is Xiao Yi Xian someone you're worthy of coveting?!"

Xuan Qing looked at the mercenary pointing at him.

What he hated most in his life was people pointing their fingers at him.

His brows furrowed slightly as he shouted sternly, "Noisy!"

He stomped his foot, and a powerful Dou Qi pressure descended upon the surrounding mercenaries. The mercenary pointing at Xuan Qing bore the greatest pressure of all.

It was as though a weight of a thousand jin pressed down upon each of their heads. Their bodies bent slightly, leaving them unable to move. Some even dropped to their knees and collapsed to the ground.

Considering that Xiao Yi Xian was still present, Xuan Qing did not make them cough up blood directly.

"Senior, we were wrong!"

"We failed to recognize a great person and insulted Senior!"

"This pressure is terrifying!"

"..."

The mercenaries subjected to Xuan Qing's Dou Qi pressure found it difficult even to breathe. Every one of them was terrified and silent as cicadas in winter.

The mercenary from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was even more frightened. He had never expected the little brat before him to possess such vigorous Dou Qi.

This pressure was even more terrifying than that of his Dou Shi regiment leader, leaving him feeling utterly aggrieved.

He had only wanted to show off in front of Xiao Yi Xian, yet he had provoked such an expert.

Xuan Qing's face simply looked too young. No one who saw him would think him a powerful expert.

Xiao Yi Xian's entire body trembled. Covering her small mouth, she stared at Xuan Qing in shock and blurted out involuntarily.

"So... so strong!"

Although Xuan Qing had only directed his pressure at a few mercenaries, he had not specially controlled the pressure that leaked out.

Thus, aside from Xiao Yi Xian, the other mercenaries also felt the Dou Qi pressure to varying degrees.

Very soon, every mercenary around the Myriad Medicine Hall fell silent. Even Mr. Yao, the Myriad Medicine Hall's shopkeeper, hurried out to inspect what had happened.

The once-lively Myriad Medicine Hall instantly became silent as death.

Xuan Qing looked at the terrified mercenaries around him and spoke gently to Xiao Yi Xian.

"Don't worry. I won't hurt you. They were just too noisy and were affecting our conversation. I also wanted to show you a bit of my strength, so you would believe that I'm not a liar."

Seeing how shocked Xiao Yi Xian was, Xuan Qing did not wish to frighten her.

Xuan Qing paused before introducing himself again.

"Let me introduce myself properly. My name is Xuan Qing. I am a one-star Dou Emperor and currently a fifth-tier alchemist, just short of advancing to the sixth tier. Are you willing to take me as your master now?"

After speaking, Xuan Qing feared that Xiao Yi Xian would not believe him. He had intended to display his use of the power of heaven and earth, but worried that she would not recognize it, so he chose Dou Qi Transformation Wings instead.

Xuan Qing rose to his feet. Fiery red Dou Qi instantly swept across his entire body, forming a massive pair of wings behind his back. He then took out a Pill Tower alchemist badge from his storage ring.

The mercenaries and Xiao Yi Xian looked at the somewhat unusual alchemist badge with slight confusion, but no one dared question him.

They did not recognize the Pill Tower alchemist badge in Xuan Qing's hand, but they certainly recognized Dou Qi Transformation Wings. That was the hallmark of a Dou Wang expert.

"A Dou Emperor expert, and a fifth-tier alchemist!"

Upon hearing Xuan Qing's introduction, all the mercenaries, including Xiao Yi Xian, were utterly shocked.

They knew Xuan Qing was strong, but they had never imagined he was a Dou Emperor expert.

Everyone could not help but gasp sharply.

Such a young Dou Emperor expert was truly terrifying!

What shocked them even more was that Xuan Qing was also a fifth-tier alchemist!

Even Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild, was only a fifth-tier alchemist, while even Pill King Gu He was merely sixth tier.

But how old was Xuan Qing? Even if he had begun refining pills in his mother's womb, it should have been impossible for him to reach such a high tier, right?

How could they not be shocked?

Although Xuan Qing had already proven his strength, Xiao Yi Xian still spoke with slight hesitation.

"Are you really an alchemist?"

Xuan Qing waved his hand, and a large pile of bottles and jars appeared upright on the table.

"These are just little things I usually refine. I'll give them to you as a meeting gift."

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the bottles and jars on the table, her eyes immediately shining as she found herself unable to look away.

Her greatest dream was to become an alchemist. However, since she had never advanced to Dou Zhe and did not know her own attribute, she had temporarily become a physician instead.

"May I take a look?"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xuan Qing with her beautiful eyes and asked hopefully.

"Of course. I already said they're a meeting gift for you. Do as you please."

Xiao Yi Xian excitedly picked up a bottle of pills.

When she opened it, a pill the size of a longan came into view. It emitted faint white vapor, and its rich medicinal fragrance rushed toward her.

"They really are pills!"

A faint flush of excitement appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's fair, jade-like face.

This was the first time she had seen pills of such high grade and quality, so she could not help feeling excited.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's excited expression, a smile appeared at the corner of Xuan Qing's lips.

"Well? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Xiao Yi Xian nodded vigorously, bowed slightly, and clasped her hands in a formal salute as she said solemnly.

"Master, please accept your disciple's bow!"

At the same time, the system in Xuan Qing's mind rang with a ding.

[ Ding—Congratulations, Host, for seizing Xiao Yi Xian. There is now a great chance that Xiao Yan will lose a beloved woman and a fighter. System reward: one copy of the Heavenly Poison Scripture! ]

Xuan Qing froze slightly before asking in his mind.

"System, do people count as resources too?"

[ Host, of course people count as resources! If you have a powerful master and extensive connections, do those not count as resources? ]