"Yes, the Little Fairy Doctor has the Woeful Poison Body. She was originally a physician I found for the family because…"
Xiao Ting sat on a stone bench nearby and calmly recounted how he had met the Little Fairy Doctor, as well as how she had accidentally awakened her constitution after taking the pill gifted by Xun Er.
After listening, Yao Lao's eyes grew complicated. Thinking of something, he muttered softly, "To awaken it and immediately encounter you and that little girl from the Ancient Clan—this is also fate. The Woeful Poison Body is not an easy constitution to resolve. Even the force behind your little girlfriend may not have a solution. Even if they do, without enough benefits, it will be hard to move them."
Yao Lao couldn't help recalling his own encounter with a Woeful Poison Body owner back in the day. At that time, he was only at the peak of Dou Ancestor, but his alchemy skills had already reached Tier 8, placing him among the best on the continent. He had met the other party while competing for an extremely rare Tier 8 poisonous flower. It was a case of not knowing each other without fighting. He had the arrogance of someone from the Yao Clan in his bones. Upon seeing the Woeful Poison Body, he developed the thought of solving it.
The Woeful Poison Body owner also wanted to live and didn't mind letting him study it in depth. Yet until that person fell, he still hadn't found a solution. Only after he became Dou Venerate and was just one step away from Tier 9, and after obtaining the Flame Mantra, did he finally come up with the Poison Pill method.
As for whether those ancient clans had a solution, he wasn't very convinced. Even if they did, it would require an enormous price and almost no return rate. Otherwise, given how easy the Woeful Poison Body was to cultivate, it would have been taken away by the major ancient clans the moment it appeared.
"Teacher, what kind of constitution is the Woeful Poison Body?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.
"This constitution…" Yao Lao began to explain.
"So overpowered?" Xiao Yan clicked his tongue after listening. "You only need to eat poison to grow stronger? If a powerhouse wanted to cultivate a Woeful Poison Body owner, they could just gather a bunch of poisons and feed them. Wouldn't they grow very quickly?"
"In theory, yes," Yao Lao nodded slightly, his tone still filled with lament. "But on the Battle Qi Continent, there are almost no poisons that can affect Dou Venerate powerhouses, let alone Dou Saints. So feeding poison can only help a Woeful Poison Body owner quickly reach Dou Ancestor. However, once the toxins in a Woeful Poison Body owner accumulate to a certain degree, they will suffer from ten thousand poisons devouring the heart and explode. Without solving this problem, rapid cultivation is just a death talisman. The best approach is to perfectly control the constitution at the peak of Dou Ancestor and use the momentum to break through to Dou Venerate. After that, normal cultivation combined with poison will give them even greater potential than ordinary geniuses."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked surprised. "Teacher, that's a Dou Ancestor powerhouse. The entire Jia Ma Empire doesn't even have one."
Yao Chen: "..."
For him at his peak, a Dou Ancestor wasn't even qualified to have him refine pills unless they brought top-tier heavenly materials.
"Then Teacher, even you have no way to solve the Woeful Poison Body?" Xiao Yan's eyes flashed with hope.
This Little Fairy Doctor had already become Xiao Ting's guard. As long as the Xiao Family fully fed her poisons, even if she couldn't reach Dou Venerate, rapidly growing to Dou Ling or even Dou King wouldn't be a problem. At that point, the Xiao Family could return to the status it had ten years ago, and he could feel much more at ease about the family—especially his father. His cousin Xiao Ting's safety would also be guaranteed. Of course, the premise was that Yao Lao had a way to help the Little Fairy Doctor. Otherwise, the faster she grew, the faster she would die, so it would still need to be controlled.
"Hehe, this old man actually does have a way," Yao Lao suddenly gave Xiao Yan and Xiao Ting a deep look. After a slight hesitation, he said, "This method requires mastering three or more Heavenly Flames. For now, I won't tell you the details. Even if I told you, you don't have the strength to achieve it yet."
Xiao Ting had already guessed that Yao Lao wouldn't explain in detail, since it involved the Flame Mantra. Without cultivating the Flame Mantra, there was theoretically no cultivator on the Battle Qi Continent who could control three Heavenly Flames simultaneously—unless you were Xiao Xuan.
"Senior, just because we can't do it doesn't mean Xun Er can't," Xiao Ting said thoughtfully. "You don't need to tell me the exact method, but you can mention the other conditions first—like what materials or pills are required. Perhaps Xun Er can help collect them. That way, if we manage to find three Heavenly Flames later, we can help the Little Fairy Doctor."
Yao Lao: ?
He hadn't expected Xiao Ting to say something like "ask Xun Er for help" so naturally and without burden. Wasn't he afraid this would lower his image in Xun Er's heart or cause him to be looked down upon by the force behind her? If it were him, Yao Chen, he would never be able to swallow his pride like that. Still, everyone had their own life and fate. He didn't ask further or offer unnecessary advice. Instead, he gave the answer:
"Collect the magic core of a Tier 7 Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast in advance, as well as the heavenly material Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva."
"This junior has remembered," Xiao Ting nodded seriously.
After the serious matters were discussed, Xiao Yan handed a scroll back to Xiao Ting. "Xiao Ting, take this back."
It was the high-level Xuan Class flying Dou Technique Eagle Wings.
"I don't need it yet. You cultivate it yourself," Xiao Yan said earnestly.
"I don't need it either," Xiao Ting smiled faintly. "Brother Yan, I have something better."
"Better?" Xiao Yan frowned, looking doubtful. "You're not lying to me just so I'll accept it, right?"
"What are you thinking?" Xiao Ting gently shook his head with an expression that said don't flatter yourself. "You're my third brother, not Xun Er. I don't have that much selfless devotion. Your flying Dou Technique was made using Tier 5 magical beast materials. I still have blank scrolls. I'll ask Xun Er's seniors to help me make one using Tier 6 magical beast materials. I'm giving it to you because I don't need it. Don't be too touched."
Xiao Yan: "..."
Although he knew his little brother was saying this on purpose to make him accept the favor… he still felt like punching him! Oh well, he couldn't beat him yet, so forget it.
"You're really eating soft rice…" Xiao Yan didn't know what to say for a moment. How could this stinky little brother ask Xun Er for help with everything? Wasn't he afraid of being looked down upon by Xun Er and her family?
Seeming to guess Xiao Yan's thoughts, Xiao Ting smiled slightly. "Brother, only strength gives you everything. Weakness is the original sin. If you're afraid I'll be looked down upon by Xun Er and her family, then work hard to become stronger and protect me. Whether I can stand tall in the future will depend entirely on you. As long as you're strong enough, my back will stay straight."
When Xiao Ting went out into the world, he relied on two people. In the early stage, he relied on his girl Xun Er. In the later stage, he relied on the bottomless pit of the Flame Emperor. Of course, if the Journal was helpful, then he would purely rely on the Journal. Other people strengthened themselves through personal cultivation and honed their Dou Techniques through practice—their foundations were shaky and their techniques ordinary. Unlike him, who improved his cultivation and Dou Techniques step by step through the Journal. His foundation was solid and his techniques were firm. The difference was clear!
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