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"Mmph!"
Little Fairy Doctor's eyes widened at first, and when she felt her teeth being forcefully pried apart, she tightly shut her eyes as her body went rigid.
Her mind was already in turmoil, her heart pounding wildly like a startled fawn. She had long forgotten that her Woeful Poison Body was about to erupt and that she herself was teetering on the brink of death.
Her restless hands, unsure of where to go, clutched her robe so tightly that they nearly wrinkled its fabric.
Although she understood that Xiao Yan was trying to save her by extracting the Ghostly Poison Fla and a portion of the Dou Venerate's poison from her body, thereby reducing the burden on her Woeful Poison Body...
How could she possibly have the presence of mind to consider such matters now? After all, she was a pure maiden who had never experienced anything like this before.
All she could think about was what she had eaten at her last al, and now she also knew what Xiao Yan had eaten for his...
Ordinarily, not even the Nihility Devouring Fla could invade a Woeful Poison Body. After all, such a legendary physique rendered it impossible to purge the poison in the sa manner as with Nalan Jie; even Heavenly Flas could hardly withstand the onslaught of the violent poison inherent to a Woeful Poison Body.
However, Mao Wu, having evolved into an Earth Seed Fla, utilized Spatial Strength in conjunction with Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength, traversing space to swiftly extract the unabsorbed poison before the Woeful Poison Body could fully assimilate it.
The Fla Mantra circulated at extre speed. The Nihility Devouring Fla exerted its full power, enveloping the Ghostly Poison Fla within Little Fairy Doctor's body and actually pulling it free from the Woeful Poison Body's grasp!
With Tun Yuan eliminated, Venerable You Du had completely perished. The soul imprint on the Ghostly Poison Fla had also vanished entirely, returning it to an ownerless state.
For Xiao Yan, whose Fla Mantra had already reached the Low Tian Class, the difficulty of refining the 20th-ranked Ghostly Poison Fla was significantly reduced!
Hoo! Xiao Yan's gaze focused. He captured the dark green Ghostly Poison Fla with his powerful Spiritual Strength and precise fire control.
Gulp. His throat bobbed as he swallowed the fla into his body through his throat.
It was fortunate no third party was present. Otherwise, witnessing this intimate exchange would likely cause anyone to blush deeply with embarrassnt.
Xiao Yan finally released Little Fairy Doctor's stiff body, though his own condition did not look too good.
Although the Ghostly Poison Fla was only ranked 20th, and its temperature was lower than the Green Lotus Core Fla, it was a Poison Fla! Its formidable nature lay not just in its high temperature, but the fierce poison contained within the fla was the reason all alchemists found it difficult to refine.
Even Xiao Yan was no exception. His Poison Resistance Pill and Detoxification Pill could only offer assistance; whether he could completely refine it depended on his own fortune.
Sensing Xiao Yan release his hold, Little Fairy Doctor's tense body slowly relaxed after they separated. She gradually opened her eyes.
Her cheeks were an unprecedented shade of crimson, even the roots of her ears were pink. Paired with her white hair, it gave her a unique charm!
Rather than checking the state of her Woeful Poison Body, the first thing she did was gently touch her reddened lips with her delicate fingers, a trace of girlishness appearing in her eyes.
When her beautiful eyes fell upon Xiao Yan—not far away, as he struggled against the fierce poison of the Ghostly Poison Fla, his body alternating between green and purple while showing clear signs of pain—her expression turned solemn. She lightly bit her fingertip, and a wisp of blood carrying a faint grey-purple glow flowed from the wound.
Then, she gently touched his lips with her fingertip and whispered, "This can increase the body's poison resistance."
Sure enough, the symptoms of poisoning within Xiao Yan's body began to gradually subside. He slowly opened his eyes and, noticing that so of Little Fairy Doctor's snow-white hair had reverted to its original color, he exhaled a sigh of relief.
"You should stabilize the poison in your body first. Even though I've drawn out so of the Dou Venerate's lifelong poison, it's still extrely potent."
"Mm, but first I'll take care of a small problem."
Hearing Little Fairy Doctor's words, Xiao Yan revealed a slight smile. He understood.
Don't be fooled by Little Fairy Doctor calling herself a 'Fairy Doctor', usually enjoying reading books and cultivating herbs with a tranquil deanor. When it was ti to act, she could be ruthless!
With a flash, Little Fairy Doctor appeared several kiloters away. A bone-chilling cold light flashed in her eyes as she looked down from above at the panickedly fleeing Ling Tian!
This was the root of all the trouble. How could Little Fairy Doctor possibly allow him to escape!
"No, no... spare ! I can be your ox, your horse. I'll do anything you ask, just let live!"
Little Fairy Doctor's eyes held not an ounce of compassion as she observed Ling Tian kneeling and begging for rcy. A wisp of poison surged forth with a re wave of her hand.
"Ahhh!!" Ling Tian imdiately collapsed to the ground, white foam spewing from his mouth as he felt his body slowly lting away!
Having already been drained of his Dou God Bloodline and most of his flesh and blood by the Tunlings, he didn't even possess the qualifications to serve as cat food.
Finally, under Little Fairy Doctor's icy gaze, he turned into a pool of blood that gradually soaked into this land.
Not long after, Zi Yan, along with the Athyst Winged Lion King and its cub, awoke one after another. When Zi Yan saw Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor sitting cross-legged in cultivation not far away, she released a weary sigh.
"Hey, Xiao Yan, going on adventures with you is just too much trouble." Zi Yan's first words upon waking were to grumble at Xiao Yan.
They were supposed to co rob and plunder, snatch dicinal ingredients from magical beasts, refine Heavenly Flas, inherit a Dou Venerate's legacy, have a happy trip acting as bandits and robbers, but they ended up nearly losing their little lives!
To encounter remnants of the Tunling Clan in this place, a clan that should have been exterminated thousands of years ago, and one that reached the Dou Venerate realm at that! Isn't this ridiculous? There aren't even any Dou Venerates in the North-Western Region, yet there just happened to be one here!
Although Zi Yan and the others did not know how Xiao Yan had defeated the other party, sensing that Little Fairy Doctor's cultivation had surged so much, they roughly guessed that their victory hadn't co easily.
The Athyst Winged Lion King was relieved to see Little Fairy Doctor hadn't self-detonated. After all, Xiao Yan had entrusted her to its care. If Little Fairy Doctor had died, it wouldn't know how to face him.
By the ti Xiao Yan opened his eyes, he saw that Zi Yan, though sowhat exhausted, was otherwise unhard. He imdiately set his mind at ease, then grinned.
"Zi Yan ah, now is the ti for harvest. The heavenly treasures here and the dicinal ingredients in those people's storage rings are all ours."
At his words, Zi Yan's eyes brightened with realization. That's right! There were no living beings left in this land now; they had all been drained of their flesh, blood, and Dou Qi by the small Tunlings released by that Tun Yuan!
So now this place was truly littered with treasures!
Xiao Yan really knew what was important!
This ti, quite a few factions from the Chu Yun Empire had been drawn here. The leaders of the Poison Sect and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate both died here!
Although their storage rings might not contain all their belongings, as most were likely kept within their factions, who knew if there might be so unexpected surprises!
Moreover, there were several high-grade rare dicinal herbs in this valley. The Clear Soul Nether Orchid was still growing peacefully on the mountain wall!
Although Xiao Yan possessed many Heavenly Flas, this ti he not only needed to refine a Heavenly Fla but also needed to resolve so Dou Qi issues left behind from forcefully advancing with dicinal pills earlier.
Although the Ghostly Poison Fla was only ranked 20th, refining it would grant the body extrely high poison resistance.
Now, as Xiao Yan's consciousness sank into his body, he observed that the dark green fla which had entered earlier had split into countless tiny wisps of fla. These wisps, containing terrifying energy and fierce poison, shuttled chaotically through his ridians. Anything obstructing their path would be instantly incinerated and poisoned into bloody water by them.
As these dark green flas shuttled through, although his ridians were protected by the Poison Resistance Pill, coupled with the protection of multiple Heavenly Flas, he was still poisoned to the point of total body weakness and excruciating pain!
This was the first ti he had felt his entire body numb and unable to move. Even circulating his Dou Qi was extrely difficult.
'Indeed, no Heavenly Fla can be underestimated. This poison can actually paralyze Dou Qi, slowing down the Fla Mantra's circulation considerably.' Xiao Yan's forehead instantly beaded with cold sweat. The Ghostly Poison Fla was different from all previous Heavenly Flas, proving sowhat troubleso even for him, who had refined many Heavenly Flas.
The poison fla slowly seeped in. Although the residual heat from this seepage wasn't particularly scorching, the potent toxin was undoubtedly a devastating blow.
Under the dual effects of this high temperature and fierce poison, Xiao Yan's entire skin began to change various colors like a string of festive lights.
Sotis he felt scorching heat, sotis bone-chilling cold. Sotis his whole body felt weak, sotis feverish and burning. Various sensations alternated; his body seed to have lost its self-control, experiencing all sorts of poisoning symptoms.
The pain caused by the fierce poison made Xiao Yan's body constantly spasm intermittently. His muscles tensed all over, and blue veins bulged like writhing worms across his deathly pale face, devoid of any blood.
These changes persisted for a full seven days and nights before his body gradually began to adapt.
Just like when refining the Ten Thousand Beast Fla, so Heavenly Flas could cause physical changes, subtly altering the body.
The Ghostly Poison Fla could grant the refiner a body immune to all poisons. Now, ordinary poisons could not affect Xiao Yan at all.
Only after his body adapted to the Ghostly Poison Fla's potent poison did he finally breathe a sigh of relief. He then began circulating the Fla Mantra, guiding the Ghostly Poison Fla into his Acceptance Soul and imprinting his soul imprint upon it.
During the seven days of tempering his body with the Ghostly Poison Fla, the dicinal effects of the Dou King Pill and the Emperor Heaven Pill were also finally completely absorbed by Xiao Yan. The dicinal strength, tempered by the Heavenly Flas, beca incomparably pure, eliminating concerns about unstable Dou Qi.
"rge!"
Xiao Yan's eyes snapped open. The Low Tian Class Fla Mantra roared like a racing car engine, operating at extre speed. The natural energy of the entire space surged uncontrollably into his body.
Buzz!!!
Instantly, within Xiao Yan's Acceptance Soul, the Nihility Devouring Fla Earth Seed Fla, Ten Thousand Beast Fla, Green Lotus Core Fla, Yin-Yang Twin Fla, Fallen Heart Fla, Bone Chilling Fla, and Sea Heart Fla – seven kinds of Heavenly Flas ford a ring, slowly rotating, like seven big brothers preparing to welco the arrival of the eighth brother!
Soon, the Ghostly Poison Fla gradually joined this big family as the Fla Mantra circulated, taking its place behind the Sea Heart Fla.
Ti passed unknowingly for another seven days. When Xiao Yan opened his eyes once more, the eight kinds of Heavenly Flas had already rged into a brand-new Heavenly Fla!
An incomparably terrifying thermal energy burst forth from Xiao Yan's body, scorching a hole in the sky above!
'2-star Dou Emperor now.'
Xiao Yan had entered a state of enlightennt these past few days. His cultivation had not only advanced to Dou Emperor through the Emperor Heaven Pill but had also increased by another star in strength!
Refining a Heavenly Fla could change Xiao Yan's physique but couldn't directly increase his cultivation level. However, there were often additional gains during the Heavenly Fla refinent process.
For example, this ti, there was still a bit of Venerable You Du's Dou Qi within the Ghostly Poison Fla. This naturally benefited Xiao Yan, allowing him not only to fix the flaws from his forced breakthrough but also to increase his cultivation by one star, reaching the 2-star Dou Emperor stage.
'The Fla Mantra indeed didn't evolve further.' Xiao Yan wasn't surprised at all. The Fla Mantra had already reached the Low Tian Class. To evolve to the Middle Tian Class, he would need to refine at least one of the top ten Heavenly Flas.
Nevertheless, although the Ghostly Poison Fla did not trigger an evolution of the Fla Mantra, it did serve to strengthen it sowhat.
"Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan! Xiao Yan!!"
Seeing Xiao Yan finally erge from his cultivation state, Zi Yan couldn't hold back any longer. She directly traversed the void and appeared before him, her anxious appearance making one wonder if there was so special relationship between them!
Then, under Xiao Yan's eye-rolling expression, she dumped a pile of dicinal ingredients in front of him.
Xiao Yan recognized them at a glance. These were all tier 6 dicinal ingredients, and there were even two tier 7 ones!
After all, Zi Yan was now a Rank 6 magical beast. Tier 5 dicinal ingredients like the Dou King Grass could no longer help her grow or increase her strength.
Gazing at these dicinal ingredients that would drive any 6th-tier alchemist mad, Xiao Yan shot her a sidelong glance and said, "Aren't you taking a bit too much!"
These tier 6 ingredients—had she perhaps cleared out the entire mountain range?
Zi Yan saw his expression, giggled, and took out a basket full of storage rings from her void space. These were all obtained from the Poison Masters, who had died miserably, and they had been collected by her and the Athyst Winged Lion King over the past half-month.
Xiao Yan's terrifying Spiritual Strength swept over them, only to discover that these storage rings were full of junk. Even the storage rings themselves were very ordinary, incomparable to top-tier rings like the Bone Fla Ring or the Serene Sea Storage Ring. Even the storage ring Ya Fei gave him was higher grade than these.
The contents were even more worthless. Apart from so Huang Class and Xuan Class Qi thods and Dou Techniques, all the dicinal ingredients were below tier 5.
"Zi Yan!" Xiao Yan glanced askance at Zi Yan. Are you trying to trick ? Do I look that easy to fool!
Realizing Xiao Yan had seen through her trick, Zi Yan showed an awkward yet polite smile and took out another dozen or so storage rings from her void space. These storage rings were clearly of higher quality.
Xiao Yan's Spiritual Strength swept over them. He guessed these storage rings likely belonged to the Poison Sect Leader, the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate Chief, and other vanguard leaders. Inside, he could find so high-quality weapons, but there wasn't a single Di Class Qi thod or Dou Technique. They were probably kept as treasures within their respective factions.
And there were a few tier 6 dicinal ingredients as well.
Xiao Yan pursed his lips. Black flas enveloped his palm, then reached through the void into the storage space Zi Yan had created.
He took out all the storage rings and precious dicinal ingredients belonging to those ill-fated mbers from the Dou God Clans.
"Xiao Yan, you can't take them all!" Zi Yan imdiately lunged forward, but Xiao Yan stopped her with a palm against her forehead.
In a righteous tone, he then declared, "How can you be so selfish? We're a team of five, and you want to take everything for yourself? I bet you didn't even share anything with the Lion King and its cub, did you?"
He then delivered a firm slap to her butt as punishnt!
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