Kapitel 41: Deciding to Cultivate
In the next three days, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yixian were occupied with their respective tasks. Xiao Yixian studied the Poison Manual, while Xiao Yu focused on both cultivating and learning alchemy.
Xiao Yu had begun learning to make third-grade pills. Although his results were not perfect, they were very close. The main issue was that third-grade pills required much higher-quality herbs. Despite the variety of herbs in the valley, there were not many suitable for pill refinement.
"It seems I need to visit the Alchemist Guild. Having an alchemist's identity would make it easier to obtain some herbs," Xiao Yu murmured after finishing his alchemy work for the day.
At that moment, Xiao Yu suddenly detected a strange scent. It was very strong, but he noticed something off about it and realized with a start, "This is poison!"
To Xiao Yu's alarm, he identified the poison only after careful examination. Although he was skilled in handling common poisons, this one was different. The scent contained a slight amount of toxin. However, Xiao Yu's cultivation of the Chaos Origin Technique gave his Dou Qi the property to neutralize poisons. He had discovered this feature early on in his alchemy studies.
He used his Dou Qi to expel the toxin from his body, and then used his Bone Spirit Cold Fire to incinerate it completely.
Xiao Yu's gaze shifted to Xiao Yixian's small wooden house, which was the source of the scent. He first gave antidote pills he had prepared to Xiao Bai, Xiao Zi, and Xiao Lan before heading towards Xiao Yixian's room.
Knock, knock, knock!
Xiao Yu knocked on the door, and Xiao Yixian's voice came from inside, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Yu frowned slightly and asked, "Are you making poison?"
As he spoke, the door creaked open, and Xiao Yixian appeared. Xiao Yu looked inside and saw a small iron pot bubbling with a light white vapor — the source of the scent.
Xiao Yixian noticed Xiao Yu's gaze and her face changed. She forced a calm smile and said, "I'm just making some defensive poison. What's the matter?"
Xiao Yu stared at her and said, "The poison you're making is far beyond what you need for defense. It's potent enough to kill a Dou Master. Don't try to deceive me. Remember, I am an alchemist!"
Xiao Yixian's face turned pale upon hearing this. She knew she couldn't hide anything from Xiao Yu and didn't expect him to discover it so quickly.
Xiao Yu's eyes scanned the room and, indeed, he spotted the colorful scroll on the desk. He used his Dou Qi to retrieve the scroll and grabbed it in his hand.
Just as Xiao Yixian tried to snatch it away, Xiao Yu didn't give her a chance and held it behind his back. "Did you find something in this Poison Manual?"
Xiao Yixian was momentarily stunned and said bitterly, "Actually, I wanted to travel the continent, but my strength doesn't permit it!"
Xiao Yu was taken aback and immediately unfurled the scroll. At the end of the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, he indeed saw instructions for recognizing and dealing with the Ernan Poison Body.
"You've known for a long time that your physique is different from others, haven't you?" Xiao Yu asked in a deep voice.
Xiao Yixian looked up at Xiao Yu and nodded silently.
Xiao Yu was silent for a moment before speaking, "I know you want to become stronger, and I don't know how to stop you. But I hope that after I tell you a story, if you still choose to cultivate the Evil Poison Body, I won't stop you!"
Xiao Yixian stared at Xiao Yu with wide eyes, eager to hear the story.
Xiao Yu gazed at her deeply and began, "Once, a woman who practiced the Evil Poison Body appeared on the continent. This was a dark secret — she transformed an entire empire into a land of poison in her rage, causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands, if not more!"
Xiao Yixian's pupils contracted in disbelief upon hearing this.
Xiao Yu continued, "This woman was a Five-Star Dou Emperor. Many strong warriors who barely escaped from that poisoned empire sought revenge on her. One by one, they fell to her, and among them was a Nine-Star Dou Emperor on the verge of becoming a Dou Ancestor. Unfortunately, he also perished at her hands."
"This incident eventually attracted the attention of some reclusive old experts. After a secret war, the woman was severely wounded and fled, but the reclusive expert who pursued her spent ten years purging the poison from his body before he fully recovered!"
Seeing Xiao Yixian's shocked expression, Xiao Yu added, "Poison Masters are widely shunned. Once you decide to cultivate the Evil Poison Body, you will face the pursuit of all cultivators in this world. Are you really sure you want to proceed?"
Xiao Yixian tentatively asked, "What happened to the woman in the end?"
Xiao Yu thought for a moment and replied, "I'm not sure. I only know that twenty years after the battle, the woman had become a Dou Ancestor."
Xiao Yixian's lips were dry as she said, "She became so strong!"
Xiao Yu nodded, "Indeed. After all, if the Evil Poison Body is controlled well, the poison can be converted into Dou Qi, greatly simplifying the cultivation process compared to my hard work."
Xiao Yixian chuckled and said, "It sounds like you're quite envious."
"Envious, indeed," Xiao Yu admitted, "but the risks involved are also significant. Anyway, are you sure you want to cultivate the Evil Poison Body?" He shrugged, leaving his stance ambiguous.
Hearing this, Xiao Yixian did not answer directly but asked, "If I cultivate the Evil Poison Body, will you, like everyone else, turn against me?"
Seeing the expectation in Xiao Yixian's eyes, Xiao Yu smiled and shook his head, gently saying, "Of course not!"
Xiao Yixian's eyes sparkled with an unknown light, and she resolutely declared, "I've decided to cultivate the Evil Poison Body!"
Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Yixian in surprise and asked, "Are you certain?"
"Yes, I'm certain!"
Seeing Xiao Yixian's determination, Xiao Yu didn't press further and handed the Seven-Colored Poison Manual back to her.
As Xiao Yixian took the scroll, she asked in confusion, "How do you know so much about the Evil Poison Body?"
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "It's because I've read extensively and am knowledgeable."
Xiao Yixian's lips curled into a sweet smile as she playfully remarked, "You're such a braggart!"
Xiao Yu chuckled and replied, "Even if I'm bragging, you still believe me, don't you?"
Xiao Yixian didn't argue but was further astonished and perhaps even delighted by what Xiao Yu said next.
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