NOVEL WEB Chapter 128: Origin Poison Qi
Chapter 128: Origin Poison Qi
Apart from alchemists, who else could be so extravagant?
Wu Tianlang shared his speculation with Hu Qian.
Hu Qian raised an eyebrow. “Your guess isn’t unreasonable, but Tianlang, don’t you think you’re being a bit hasty?”
Wu Tianlang smiled bitterly. “Indeed, it is a bit hasty. But if he really is a Grade Six Alchemist, shouldn’t he be able to refine Zong Breakthrough Pills for the teachers?”
Hearing this, Hu Qian fell silent. He naturally understood what Wu Tianlang meant.
In the outer courtyard, besides the two of them, there were also two other elders who were at the peak of the Dou Emperor realm. However, they were trapped in the same predicament as Jia Xingtian. If they didn’t break through within the next ten years, their lives would likely come to an end!
One of them happened to be Wu Tianlang’s teacher.
Hu Qian stroked his graying beard. “I understand your concern, but this speculation lacks solid evidence.”
After a lengthy discussion without any conclusion, Hu Qian frowned deeply.
“How about this: I’ll send someone to investigate in the Jia Ma Empire. Tianlang, you should mentally prepare yourself. Grade Six Alchemists are as rare as phoenix feathers in our Northwestern Continent. Old Huo has been stuck at this level for who knows how many years. It’s highly unlikely that someone so young could be a Grade Six Alchemist, even if he does come from a powerful force.”
Wu Tianlang sighed, realizing he had indeed been too wishful in his thinking.
After Wu Tianlang left, Hu Qian picked up Su Yun’s file.
“Jia Ma Empire…”
All one could say was that Su Yun had been too lucky recently, and not cautious enough. An Ice-type Dou Emperor, a Grade Six Alchemist, and someone who came from the Jia Ma Empire—once investigated, his identity would almost certainly be exposed.
But from another perspective, Su Yun was also quite unlucky. Who would have thought that Wu Tianlang, with just these few clues, would make such a wild guess, suspecting Su Yun of being a Grade Six Alchemist? Moreover, it coincided with the urgent need of the two elders at Jia Nan Academy to break through, prompting Hu Qian to decide to send someone on the long journey to the Jia Ma Empire to thoroughly investigate Su Yun’s background.
A month later, Su Yun and Xiao Yixian returned once again to Peace Town.
Seeing the weakened state of Hai Bodong, Su Yun felt a headache coming on. This guy had clearly gone off to challenge someone in a peak-level match again.
“Tell me, what happened this time? How did you end up fighting again?”
As he spoke, Su Yun took out a bottle of Recovery Pills from his system space and handed it to Hai Bodong.
Hai Bodong, looking embarrassed, accepted the jade bottle and immediately took out a pill to swallow.
Qing Lin, who was being held by Xiao Yixian, looked at Hai Bodong with concern. Ever since Su Yun had brought her out of the Tagore Desert, she had spent most of her time with Hai Bodong, so they had naturally grown very close.
Hai Bodong’s face showed a trace of resentment. “Yesterday, I attended the auction hosted by the Eight Gates Sect. There was a Tier Six ice-attributed weapon that caught my eye, and I wanted to bid on it. But that damned Fan Lao, because of some previous conflicts with the force I’m building, maliciously outbid me and drove up the price. I let him win and take the weapon, but after the auction, I planned to double-cross him. However, it seems he anticipated this and colluded with Yuan Yi from the Eight Gates Sect, Kui Sha from the Kui Wolf Gang, and Mo Ya from the Black Emperor Sect to ambush me. I was caught off guard and ended up with some injuries.”
Hearing this, Su Yun frowned. He knew these characters well from the original story and was aware of their capabilities. These people had been entrenched in the Black-Corner Region for a long time, and their joint effort was likely aimed at driving Hai Bodong out of the region.
For now, they would have to swallow this loss as a lesson learned. After all, at the moment, Su Yun only had Hai Bodong, a Dou Emperor-level powerhouse, under his command.
But, of course, this couldn’t be left unresolved! These people—each and every one of them—would have to be dealt with in the future!
“Keep a low profile for the time being,” Su Yun advised. “You could also consider forming alliances with forces that are opposed to these factions and work together.”
Hai Bodong nodded. That was the best course of action for now. His primary goal was to establish a strong foothold in the Black-Corner Region.
"Additionally, make sure to master the Frost Step as quickly as possible. Even if you only reach the entry level, this Earth-Tier Low-Level movement technique will significantly increase your speed. The next time you're surrounded by four Dou Emperor powerhouses, you'll be able to escape unscathed."
Hai Bodong's pale face twitched upon hearing this. "You brat, you make it sound so easy. Not everyone is like you, able to master Dou Techniques so quickly."
Su Yun chuckled. He knew Hai Bodong was referring to the time when Su Yun had asked for guidance on Profound Ice Dragon Soar. Back then, Su Yun had spared Hai Bodong some face by pretending it took him an hour to fully master the technique. Even so, it had nearly made Hai Bodong's eyes pop out in shock.
Su Yun left Hai Bodong with some more healing pills before departing with Xiao Yixian.
Another month passed, and there were only three days left until the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
Su Yun watched as Xiao Yixian, sitting cross-legged, refined the medicinal power of the poisons. He had grown somewhat numb to this by now.
After a while, Xiao Yixian's aura surged significantly once again.
A Two-Star Dou Grandmaster! In just two months, Xiao Yixian had advanced from a Seven-Star Dou Practitioner to the realm of a Two-Star Dou Grandmaster!
During this time, Su Yun’s Frost Flame Technique had evolved into an Earth-Tier Low-Level technique, and after undergoing the body tempering of the Heavenly Flame, his aptitude had improved even further. Despite needing to stabilize his foundation, his cultivation had still increased by one star, reaching the level of a Seven-Star Dou Spirit.
But compared to Xiao Yixian, he was still a step behind.
As time passed, he almost forgot that he was still considered a prodigy.
Wait.
Su Yun carefully sensed the aura around Xiao Yixian, noticing something unusual. It was indeed the aura of a Two-Star Dou Grandmaster, but why did it feel so dense?
Could it be...
Su Yun began to suspect a certain possibility.
After successfully breaking through, Xiao Yixian slowly opened her eyes and emerged from her cultivation state, feeling delighted with her progress.
"Brother!"
Xiao Yixian stretched out her jade-like arms.
Su Yun immediately embraced her.
"Brother, Xian'er has good news for you."
"Your cultivation technique has evolved?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Yixian's eyes. "Brother, how did you know?"
"Your aura," Su Yun explained. "Generally speaking, when cultivation levels are equal, the higher the level of the cultivation technique, the stronger and denser the aura will be. The difference between Profound-Tier and Earth-Tier techniques is quite noticeable."
Su Yun playfully tapped Xiao Yixian's nose as he explained.
Xiao Yixian nodded, half understanding, half not.
A trace of confusion crossed Su Yun's face. "Speaking of which, Xian'er, how did your cultivation technique evolve so quickly?"
This puzzled Su Yun. Could those poisons really contain so much energy? It wasn’t easy for a Profound-Tier technique to evolve into an Earth-Tier technique, right?
A smug expression appeared on Xiao Yixian's face. "Hmph, Brother, you don’t understand. It's because of the Origin Poison Qi from my Woeful Poison Body. As my cultivation increases, the Origin Poison Qi of the Woeful Poison Body also strengthens. When I absorb poisons, my cultivation technique also absorbs some of the Origin Poison Qi. Although the amount of Origin Poison Qi is small, its quality is extremely high, which is why my cultivation technique evolved so quickly."
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