One Human, One Beast!

A faint purple toxic mist lingered around Xiao Yi Xian. Seeing Xuan Qing's brows tightly furrowed and his expression gloomy, she softly asked:

"Master, what's wrong? Have you run into something troubling?"

Xuan Qing raised his eyes to look at Xiao Yi Xian. The sorrow on his face receded slightly as he shook his head.

"It's nothing. I was merely considering the situation."

Seeing this, Xiao Yi Xian obediently moved behind the rocking chair, her slender, fair hands gently settling onto Xuan Qing's shoulders.

Her movements were gentle as she slowly kneaded his shoulders. A faint, refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted from her body, dispersing some of the mountain's oppressive stillness.

The girl lowered her long lashes, her voice soft and tender.

"Master works so hard every day. You must take good care of yourself. If thinking has exhausted you, then put those trivial matters aside for now and relax properly."

The cool, soft touch spread from his shoulders, quietly easing some of the exhaustion brought by days of worry.

Xuan Qing relaxed his back and allowed her to massage his tense shoulder muscles.

His gaze drifted toward the lush trees surrounding the valley. A mountain breeze swept past, stirring fallen leaves into the air.

"Xian'er, has there been any disturbance with your poison body lately?" Xuan Qing slowly asked.

Xiao Yi Xian's hands paused slightly, and she replied softly:

"A little. But after I break through to Dou Zhe and cultivate the technique you gave me, it should be fine."

Xuan Qing closed his eyes to rest, allowing his chaotic thoughts to settle for the moment.

Yet he knew clearly that this peace was only temporary. Undercurrents surged across the continent, and countless storms were quietly brewing.

He still needed to become stronger.

Drowsiness slowly washed over him like the tide. Xuan Qing's breathing gradually grew long and steady, and before he realized it, he had fallen into a deep sleep.

Fifteen years.

It had been a full fifteen years since he arrived in the Dou Qi Continent.

Over those years, he had spent nearly every day and night cultivating, refining pills, relentlessly honing his strength, and planning for every possible future turn of events.

Now, he finally had time to rest.

Noticing that the man before her was breathing steadily and deeply, Xiao Yi Xian immediately lightened her movements, not daring to move carelessly.

She cautiously withdrew the hand massaging his shoulders, afraid of disturbing the sleeping Xuan Qing.

The girl leaned down slightly and quietly gazed at Xuan Qing's peaceful sleeping face.

Wisps of faint purple toxic mist drifted slowly around her. Xiao Yi Xian gently tucked her hair behind her ear and quietly stood guard beside the rocking chair.

Time flowed slowly. The sunlight gradually shifted, drawing long, soft shadows across the ground.

Xuan Qing sank into a long-lost deep slumber, temporarily setting aside his schemes.

Three months later.

"Oh... huff, huff, huff!"

Xiao Yi Xian's body trembled slightly. Fine fragrant sweat soaked through her thin clothing, and fragmented, relieved moans slipped from her lips.

The bottleneck that had built up for so long shattered with a bang.

Xiao Yi Xian's long lashes trembled violently as a brand-new power erupted from her dantian, coursing through her limbs and bones.

A moment later, the trembling slowly subsided.

The girl let out a long breath of stale air. Her chest rose and fell slightly, her cheeks flushed from exertion, while her eyes shone brilliantly.

She had successfully broken through, officially entering the ranks of a Dou Zhe.

Xuan Qing slowly opened his eyes beside her, his gaze falling upon the girl as he clearly sensed the change in her aura.

"You broke through."

Xuan Qing spoke slowly.

Xiao Yi Xian turned around, unable to conceal the joy in her eyes. She hurried before Xuan Qing, her voice filled with barely contained excitement.

"Master, I've become a Dou Zhe!"

Yet beneath her joy,

she vaguely sensed that restless trace of toxin within her body, and a faint unease quietly flickered through her heart.

Xuan Qing saw through her slight concern at a glance and comforted her.

"Hurry and learn the technique. You'll be fine soon."

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up, and more than half the unease in her heart instantly vanished.

She nodded firmly, her slender hands tightly clenching as anticipation filled her eyes.

"Mm!"

Xiao Yi Xian cautiously took out the technique Xuan Qing had given her earlier.

Her heart was filled with anticipation.

She could not wait to sit cross-legged and carefully comprehend the mysteries within the technique.

The more she understood, the more shocked she became.

This technique could actually devour all kinds of poisons to evolve itself, growing all the way to the Heaven-tier.

Most crucially, it could harmonize the Calamity Poison Body and neutralize the devastating backlash that came from devouring poisonous Qi.

She would no longer need to fear that her body would be unable to withstand the effects of crazily absorbing toxins and perish violently.

Following the circulation route recorded in the Heavenly Poison Scripture, it slowly circulated through her meridians.

Wisps of purple toxic mist drifted from Xiao Yi Xian's pores.

The toxins that had faintly stirred with unrest seemed to have found their home and gradually settled down.

A feeling of comfort spread throughout her body.

Xiao Yi Xian's long lashes trembled slightly, and irrepressible delight burst forth from her eyes.

Faint purple Dou Qi slowly rose around her body and began to circulate along the technique's path.

Xuan Qing stood to the side and watched silently, his gaze deep.

The Flame Mantra grew stronger by devouring Heavenly Flames, while the Heavenly Poison Scripture used countless poisons as nourishment.

From this day onward, Xiao Yi Xian no longer needed to fear her poison body. Her strength would rise day by day as she devoured poisons.

Yet everything had its advantages and disadvantages.

Once she embarked upon this path,

Xiao Yi Xian was destined to be regarded as a poison master by the world and face endless wariness and hostility.

A moment later, Xiao Yi Xian slowly finished her cultivation, and the purple mist around her gradually withdrew into her body.

She stood up and quickly walked before Xuan Qing, her clear eyes filled with amazement.

"Master... this technique is truly incredible."

Xuan Qing spoke calmly.

"The Heavenly Poison Scripture can guide your poison body, but remember not to be impatient for quick success. Take things step by step and slowly accumulate strength."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded heavily, tightly gripping the scroll in her hand.

Just then,

A fierce surge of wind-element energy and a violent lion's roar suddenly exploded in the sky like muffled thunder!

A fierce surge of wind-element energy and a violent lion's roar suddenly exploded in the sky like muffled thunder!

Even the valley at the edge could feel that surging, overwhelming tremor.

The clouds above the valley suddenly churned, while howling winds swept through the forest.

Branches swayed madly, and withered leaves were swept into the sky, spiraling through the air.

Xiao Yi Xian, who had been savoring the mysteries of the Heavenly Poison Scripture, abruptly raised her head, her lovely face changing slightly.

"What a powerful disturbance..." she murmured softly, instinctively moving half a step closer to Xuan Qing's side.

Xuan Qing lifted his head, his deep eyes staring into the sky.

Vast and mighty wind Dou Qi came from afar, carrying the savage aura unique to lion beasts. Its might was astonishing.

It was Yun Yun and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King!

Dou Qi wings unfurled beneath Xuan Qing's feet, and his figure abruptly shot into the sky.

After leaping into the air, he fixed his gaze tightly upon the distant sky, where the violent energy was coming from.

In the distant heavens, the figures of one human and one beast could vaguely be seen.