Dou Qi Continent, Qingshan Town, Cliffside Cave.
The surroundings were desolate, the night was bleak, and the howls of Demonic Beasts echoed faintly in the mountain range.
Xiao Yan couldn't help but shiver, and he and the graceful figure beside him ventured deeper into the cave.
"Hey, are you sure there's a Treasure Trove here?"
Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask, his finger lightly brushing the ring on his hand.
Little Fairy Doctor's delicate eyebrows furrowed.
"You're a grown man, why are you more timid than I am?
Exploring a Senior's Immortal Cave involves both risk and opportunity. Who can guarantee a full return? If you're scared, you can leave now."
The young girl chided, but she was also unsure in her heart. It wasn't Xiao Yan's fault for wanting to retreat; this place was simply too eerie.
Inside the cave, it was full of withered vines, the air was gloomy, and venomous snakes and skinks occasionally darted out from the rock walls. Under their feet was a patch of purple soil, like a layer of earth that had appeared after a poisonous pond dried up!
Xiao Yan sighed, and asked in his mind, "Teacher, this place is strange everywhere. Should I go deeper?"
He had come to Qingshan Town for training according to his teacher's instructions, and he had accidentally met this woman named Little Fairy Doctor beside him. He followed her to explore this secret mountain cave, but who would have thought this place was so bizarre?
"What, scared on your first cave adventure?"
Yao Lao's teasing voice echoed in Xiao Yan's mind.
Xiao Yan secretly complained, saying, "Teacher, just give me a definite answer. Can I enter this cave?"
Hearing this, the smile in Yao Lao's voice faded, and he became serious, "This place is indeed extraordinary.
In my opinion, it is the burial ground of a powerful poison master. There might be everything that poison master collected in his life inside, so don't miss it. As for the danger... don't worry, I will take action at the critical moment!"
"Good!"
Xiao Yan felt relieved and carefully delved deeper into the Immortal Cave.
Both of them were on high alert, constantly watching out for sudden dangers, but perhaps due to the favor of fate, Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor did not encounter any danger until the end of the cave.
Little Fairy Doctor's brows relaxed, "It seems the Senior who opened this cave was a great benevolent person; he didn't leave any tests."
"Oh?"
Xiao Yan shook his head, his gaze fixed on the rock walls on both sides of the cave. There were tiny mechanism holes on them, almost invisible to the naked eye. If he weren't an alchemist with subtle perception, he wouldn't have discovered them.
"This place must have a long history. Even the mechanisms inside the cave have corroded and become old, losing their function. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to enter so easily."
As for how many years, Yao Lao had already given the answer based on the degree of corrosion of the rock wall.
A thousand years!
Xiao Yan's eyes held an unsuppressable shock. This cave was actually built by a powerful existence from a thousand years ago!
What kind of treasures would a strong person from a thousand years ago leave behind?
Xiao Yan's heart couldn't help but burn with excitement.
At this moment, Little Fairy Doctor lit a torch, illuminating the cave slightly. Then, as if she saw something incredible, her pupils widened, and she exclaimed, "Look!"
Xiao Yan quickly looked in the direction Little Fairy Doctor pointed. Directly in front of them was a crystal ice coffin, and inside the ice coffin was an ancient corpse that looked like a handsome young man with a refined profile!
"Could he be the master of the cave!"
Xiao Yan swallowed his saliva. This person wouldn't still be alive, would he?
Yao Lao seemed to know what Xiao Yan was thinking and let out a light gasp, "There's still a trace of Life Qi in that ice coffin."
Xiao Yan almost ran away in fright.
Yao Lao's tone was helpless. He said, "Don't panic, your teacher is here. Go closer to that ice coffin; it seems to have something carved on it."
Xiao Yan stopped. The past few months of training had given him some courage. He walked gently towards the ice coffin, slowly squatted down, and carefully scanned the crystal wall of the ice coffin with his eyes. Sure enough, he saw lines of small characters.
"Junior, by the time you see these words, this Zong has already died."
Xiao Yan softly read the words on the crystal wall.
Yao Lao's tone was solemn, "This person calls himself 'this Zong,' so he was probably a Dou Sect expert during his lifetime."
Dou Sect!
Xiao Yan clicked his tongue. The entire Gama Empire didn't even have a single Dou Sect! The master of this Immortal Cave was actually a Dou Sect expert!
If he were to revive, the entire Gama Empire would probably fall under his feet!
Little Fairy Doctor saw Xiao Yan's expression and also moved closer.
Xiao Yan continued to read, "This Zong's name is Su Yun. He possessed a rare special Physique, the Calamity Poison Body, which is seldom seen in a hundred years.
The Calamity Poison Body is uniquely blessed; consuming poison can increase cultivation. However, when the Poison Body matures, there is also the danger of the poison power devouring the body and causing it to explode and die."
"Calamity Poison Body, there is actually such a Physique in the world?"
Xiao Yan sighed with emotion.
Little Fairy Doctor pursed her lips, a hint of unease flickering in her eyes. She vaguely felt that this Calamity Poison Body had a great connection to her.
Yao Lao also marveled, "No wonder this place is rampant with poisonous creatures, and the air is filled with old, decaying toxins. It turns out it was arranged by the owner of the Calamity Poison Body."
Xiao Yan asked curiously, "Teacher, do you know about the Calamity Poison Body?"
"Yes, there was once a Calamity Poison Body born in the Central Plains. This person was moody and could easily turn an area of a thousand miles into poisonous land. Their poison power was formidable, making it difficult for those of the same rank to contend with.
I once had a conflict with her over a medicinal herb."
Xiao Yan's eyes widened, "What was the result?"
Yao Lao chuckled lightly, a nostalgic look on his face, "I suppose I had a slight victory."
Xiao Yan looked suspicious, feeling that his teacher was bragging.
Little Fairy Doctor ignored Xiao Yan. She was eager to know about the Calamity Poison Body, so she continued reading along the inscriptions.
"After this Zong achieved a Breakthrough to Dou Sect, he noticed that the Poison Body had a tendency to become uncontrollable, and he began to ponder solutions for the Poison Body's eruption.
Heaven rewards the diligent. After suppressing his cultivation and meditating for ten years, this Zong finally thought of a method!
That is to find the Netherworld Poison Flame, ranked twentieth on the Heavenly Flame List!
This fire was born in the ancient Netherworld Poison Marsh, consuming endless poisonous miasma. It became a spirit in a hundred years and took shape in a thousand years. It is a supreme poison fire, capable of containing all poisons in the world without difficulty.
The calamity of the Calamity Poison Body lies in the fact that as cultivation increases, the toxins accumulated in the body become stronger and denser, until the human body can no longer bear it, eventually leading to an explosion and death.
However, if one can subdue the Netherworld Poison Flame and use this fire to contain the potent poison of the Calamity Poison Body, it can not only resolve the danger of the Poison Body's eruption but also help the poison fire grow, and even nourish the Poison Body in return. This is truly a win-win strategy!"
"Wonderful!"
Yao Lao couldn't help but praise. This method had a similar ingenious quality to the Poison Pill method he had obtained.
The Poison Pill method involves condensing a solid pill within the body to contain toxins, preventing an excess of toxins in the body until the Poison Body erupts.
And the Poison Fire method of the Ice Coffin's master also follows this principle, and can even use poison to nourish fire, and then fire to nourish the body, creating an endless, virtuous cycle! It is even better than the Poison Pill method!
"I just don't know if the Ice Coffin's master succeeded..."
Yao Lao said so, but he already had an answer vaguely in his heart.
Because just as he acknowledged the Ice Coffin master's Poison Fire method, he sensed the aura of a Heavenly Flame within the ice coffin!..
.
.
.
.