Having found the illustrated record, Fang Qianyuan planned to leave the Eastern Sea and return to the Southern Wilds.
Before his departure, Elder Yu sought him out specifically to present him with a gift.
"Grand Elder Fang, this is a Poison Arts Manual that our sect's disciples obtained from the people of Ten Thousand Poisons Valley. It is said that Dongfang Zhi adapted it from the Reverse Time Transformation technique. Though it is a minor art, it still has some value for research."
"Oh? A technique Dongfang Zhi adapted from Reverse Time Transformation? Then I really must study it carefully."
Fang Qianyuan accepted the gift on the spot without standing on ceremony and thanked Elder Yu.
Elder Yu nodded. "Then this is where we part."
"Farewell."
After setting sail, Fang Qianyuan casually opened it and took a look. Sure enough, it contained methods for condensing the power of time and applying it to various poisons and Poison Arts.
In fact, Fang Qianyuan had long since handed Reverse Time Transformation over to his sect, then retrieved the original from Dongfang Zhi and shared it with the Flying Immortal Sect as well. For something like this, the benefits of making it public and sharing it far outweighed those of treasuring a worn-out broom as though it were precious.
As the saying went, the art of application lay within the heart. Different Spirit Tamers, with different Dao Paths and habits, would never apply the same technique in exactly the same way.
The methods Dongfang Zhi employed undoubtedly focused on poison. This gave the Poison Arts passed down in Ten Thousand Poisons Valley an exceptionally solid foundation. They could even be anchored in space-time like the Dark Demon Claw, becoming an abscess clinging to the bone that could not be eradicated.
Fang Qianyuan himself,