r18novel 438.1 months
438.1 months
In the mansion where the Starfall Pavilion is located in Saint Pill City.
Little Fairy Doctor sat before a stone table, upon which lay numerous exquisite jade boxes. From these boxes flowed wisps of frosty aura, like mist, creating a beautiful interplay of vapors. The ice-attribute fighting spirit emanating from the jade boxes even caused the solid tabletop to begin to freeze slightly.
Inside the jade box were various items of different colors: tails and sharp teeth from magical beasts, as well as strangely colored herbs. The only thing they had in common was that they were all extremely poisonous. The toxicity of the items on the table was so potent that even a Dou Zong expert would tremble at the sight of them.
Little Fairy Doctor, on the other hand, maintained a completely calm and composed demeanor. The Calamity Poison Body is one of the most wondrous constitutions in the world; there are virtually no poisons more potent than it on the Dou Qi Continent. After Little Fairy Doctor absorbed the Bodhi Transformation Saliva and successfully refined the Poison Pill, she herself had become an extremely poisonous body. What others saw as deadly poisons, she viewed as entirely beneficial.
Little Fairy Doctor was busy, constantly picking and choosing from the jade box, occasionally taking out one or two poisonous substances to sniff, and even easily opening her mouth to taste some of them to feel their toxicity.
The busy Little Fairy Doctor seemed oblivious to the passage of time. She finally crushed and dissolved the selected poisons, then diluted them with water to create a bottle of dark green liquid. She then drank a mouthful of the green liquid, which activated her purplish-gray battle qi. She remained silent for a long time, allowing the poisons to take effect within her body.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Little Fairy Doctor finally shook her head with slight dissatisfaction; the poison's effect still did not meet her expectations.
After reaching the Dou Zun realm, Little Fairy Doctor also encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation. The most important reason was that she hadn't encountered a senior expert who could guide her. At the Dou Zun realm, each advancement of one star felt like crossing an insurmountable chasm, and Little Fairy Doctor could only proceed by trial and error. At the Dou Zun level, many deadly poisons were now considered commonplace by Little Fairy Doctor and no longer significantly enhanced her Dou Qi.
Although the Calamity Poison Body is one of the most miraculous constitutions in the world, everything is fair. The Calamity Poison Body can advance at an incredibly fast speed, but the poison can harm both the person and the host. Almost no Calamity Poison Body host can successfully cross the huge gap between Dou Zong and Dou Zun. Most people lose consciousness because they cannot control their Calamity Poison Body, becoming walking corpses or killing machines.
Therefore, during Xiao Yan's seclusion, she racked her brains to concoct various poisons. However, the effect was still limited. Firstly, the path of a poison master was ultimately not a respectable choice. There were no sects in Zhongzhou that purely used poison. The Ice Venerable of Ice River Valley was considered a master of poison, but his strongest ability was his icy battle qi, and poison was only a secondary means for him.
If alchemy is the broad highway, then Xiao Yan has entered a treasure trove upon arriving at the Pill Tower, with the achievements and experience of countless predecessors awaiting him. Poisoning, on the other hand, is a secluded path, offering Little Fairy Doctor limited options.
Venerable Wind brought many ancient books from the Ice River Valley, but while these books were helpful to Little Fairy Doctor, their effectiveness was no longer as great.
Little Fairy Doctor is now quite powerful, even reaching a level where she can make a name for herself in the Central Plains. However, the strength of the experts she and Xiao Yan will face in the future will become increasingly formidable, and she urgently needs to find a path that suits her. Lei Jingxiao has the Lei Clan as his backing, and Qing Lin also has a remarkable figure behind him; even at the Dou Zun realm, their rate of improvement is still astonishing. For Little Fairy Doctor, who comes from a commoner background, to continue improving, she needs not only her own hard work but also some good fortune and opportunities, things that are rare and hard to come by.
Little Fairy Doctor knew the reasons best, so she wasn't overly annoyed. After finishing the preparation of the poisons at hand, she tidied up everything on the table. After all, for someone below the Dou Zun level, a table full of highly poisonous substances was quite terrifying.
"Sister Xian!" Lei Jingxiao also arrived in the courtyard, a smile on his face.
After recognizing the person, Little Fairy Doctor smiled slightly: "With that mischievous grin, you went to try and get on the Heavenly Talent Ranking again, didn't you?"
"What's with the smirk?" Little Fairy Doctor saw through Lei Jingxiao's thoughts and immediately put on a serious expression, though her attempt was rather clumsy: "But I did go to try and climb the rankings."
"How were the results?" Little Fairy Doctor asked in a cooperative manner.
"Eighty-seventh place!" Lei Jingxiao said with a hint of pride.
Little Fairy Doctor praised, "The original purpose of the Heavenly Talent Ranking of the Pill Tower and the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion was to test alchemists. Two of them are pill formulas and herb extraction, which you know nothing about. It is quite an achievement that you were able to rank in the top 100 among so many geniuses just by relying on your soul strength."
"I wonder where Xiao Yan will rank once he comes out," Lei Jingxiao murmured curiously, looking at the alchemy room that had been sealed for nearly ten months.
"I don't know..." Little Fairy Doctor smiled gracefully, her face showing little hesitation, and said easily, "It's first place, I guess."
"A lot of geniuses have come this time. Apart from the Medicine Clan, most of the other experts among the younger generation are probably in Saint Pill City. Even if Xiao Yan wants to take first place, it won't be easy."
"I've met many well-known geniuses, but none can compare to him." Little Fairy Doctor thought about her past with Xiao Yan, tidying up the table with her head down, and said in a calm tone.
Lei Jingxiao also placed his hands behind his head, not refuting Xiao Yixian's point of view. Over the past year, he had figured out Xiao Yixian's morbid confidence in Xiao Yan. Although he strongly disagreed with this idea of thinking Xiao Yan was invincible, he also knew that there was no need to upset Xiao Yixian.
"Aunt Yan originally stipulated a year, but I've ended up just sitting here guarding the gate with you guys," Lei Jingxiao complained.
"Don't worry, a year has passed, but you haven't received any message asking you to return to your clan," Little Fairy Doctor explained. "Even if your clansmen come, I will explain for you and apply for an extension."
"Haha, Sister Xian is the best!"
During Xiao Yan's secluded cultivation, Little Fairy Doctor became the backbone of the team. Even Lei Jingxiao, after several explanations, completely trusted her. Lei Jingxiao wasn't stupid; he found that following Little Fairy Doctor's advice was often the right choice. And since she didn't overly restrict him, he trusted this peer even more.
Aside from the somewhat tedious task of protecting Xiao Yan, Lei Jingxiao grew to love this place more and more. There was none of the pressure from his own family, nor the constant sycophancy and cutthroat competition from his companions. Not to mention, he could even try to climb the Heavenly Talent Ranking. Lately, his ranking had become too difficult to improve, so he was planning to find a teacher at the Pill Tower to learn alchemy.
At that very moment, a long-awaited sound came from inside Xiao Yan's room!