[The Nine-Colored Poison Scripture, a secret manual for crafting poisons, is an improved version based on the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. With sufficient materials, it is possible to create poisons that can threaten even Dou Zun-level experts.]
From the materials provided by Yao Lao, Xiao Yan had mastered knowledge of rare treasures and medicinal herbs far beyond the understanding of ordinary people, accumulating a profound foundation.
Now, after systematically studying the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, coupled with his heaven-defying comprehension, Xiao Yan could grasp the subtlest details. In terms of poison-making techniques alone, he was unparalleled in the world.
Xiao Yan raised his hand and rubbed his temples. Even for him, contemplating over a hundred poison formulas at once was somewhat exhausting.
"How is Little Medical Fairy's training going?" Xiao Yan looked up at Little Medical Fairy on the bed.
Under the bright moonlight stone, Little Medical Fairy's graceful figure was still enveloped in a seven-colored halo. The Three Paths Poison Scripture technique was continuously operating, absorbing the medicinal power of the poison within her body.
Little Medical Fairy possessed the Calamity Poison Body, and she was cultivating the Three Paths Poison Scripture, a rare and extraordinary technique that had shocked the world since ancient times.
With the combination of these two, the poison's medicinal power was transformed into seven-colored Dou Qi within her body.
The Dou Qi vortex in her body, having accumulated this special Dou Qi, also took on a seven-colored hue, making it completely different from that of ordinary Dou practitioners.
Xiao Yan's powerful soul perception enveloped Little Medical Fairy, and he nodded slightly. "The Calamity Poison Body is truly extraordinary. In such a short time, Little Medical Fairy has already advanced to a two-star Dou Practitioner."
"I need to prepare some stronger poisons for her as soon as possible, so that she can maintain her normal cultivation speed while still having enough energy to help me condense the Netherworld Poison Flame," Xiao Yan murmured as he slowly walked out of the room and into a clearing outside.
If ordinary people were to hear Xiao Yan's whispers, they would surely curse him for being insane, feeding such a pure girl like Little Medical Fairy poison.
But Little Medical Fairy's Calamity Poison Body was just that bizarre. What others avoided like the plague was actually a tonic for her cultivation.
"Out so soon? Headache?" Yao Lao, who was perched on a large rock nearby, saw Xiao Yan step out for some fresh air and smiled.
Alchemists follow the orthodox path. It's already difficult to fully master the formulas left by predecessors, and now you want to make poisons? That's completely reversing what you've learned. The difficulty is almost equivalent to a successful cultivator trying to switch to the Flame Mantra, which would require abandoning their current cultivation.
If Xiao Yan had focused on poison-making from a young age, with his talent, he might have achieved considerable success by now. But after learning so much about alchemy, it's tough!
Xiao Yan took a few deep breaths of the fresh mountain air and smiled slightly. "I've been thinking about some poison formulas and want to give them a try."
He tapped his storage ring and took out his alchemy cauldron, along with various medicinal herbs and a second-tier poison-attribute magical beast core.
Seeing Xiao Yan's all-out attitude, Yao Lao's expression became serious. "This doesn't look like just a casual attempt."
Xiao Yan carefully organized the herbs. "You've seen how Little Medical Fairy absorbs poison. Ordinary poisons can only help her cultivate at most."
The sky was dotted with stars, and a cool breeze gently caressed the earth. The soft, pure moonlight poured down, as if draping the valley in a thin veil.
After a moment, Xiao Yan focused his gaze on the deep black ancient cauldron in front of him. He flicked his finger, and a wisp of black-and-white flame appeared, beginning to warm the cauldron.
This cauldron was no longer the second-tier dark red one Xiao Yan had initially used, but a fourth-tier cauldron of exceptional quality.
In the alchemy world, a good cauldron is of great help to an alchemist, significantly increasing the success rate when refining pills.
On the other hand, low-quality cauldrons have poor heat resistance, which can lead to sudden explosions during the refining process.
Therefore, cauldrons are also finely graded, from first-tier to eighth-tier, with the eighth-tier and above being listed on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.
After warming the cauldron, Xiao Yan methodically began adding herbs into it.
Refining poison is quite different from refining pills.
Pills are meant to heal injuries, enhance cultivation, and provide other benefits to people. Except for a few pills that may take the form of liquids or pastes, most pills are the size of longan, exquisitely crafted, and emit a medicinal fragrance that is incredibly enticing.
However, poisons are mostly used for sneak attacks and harming others, so they often take the form of powders or liquids, with the most potent ones being colorless and odorless.
Based on the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, the poisons Xiao Yan researched mostly took the form of powders or liquids.
Thus, the refining techniques are distinctly different from orthodox alchemy.
Watching Xiao Yan's refining process, Yao Lao nodded slightly. "After all, it's a self-condensed Heavenly Flame . Even though it has grown, Xiao Yan wields it as effortlessly as moving his own arm."
"However..." Yao Lao glanced at the black cauldron, "the cauldron is a bit lacking, only fourth-tier."
Yao Lao sighed and shook his head. "But there's no helping it. Even though Xiao Yan doesn't just sell Blood-Clotting Powder and Foundation Building Liquid, and occasionally refines some fourth-tier Qi Gathering Pills for Yafei to auction, earning a considerable amount of gold, his overall consumption is too high."
Just think of the materials needed to enhance the Heavenly Flame's power and the beast flames Xiao Yan frequently devours. These things aren't something everyone in the Central Plains can afford.
In this remote Jia Ma Empire, being able to earn these things and still have enough to upgrade his cauldron, Xiao Yan is already quite capable.
The reason Yao Lao sighed more was because the Jia Ma Empire is too remote and resource-scarce. Even if Xiao Yan had twice the money, finding a good cauldron wouldn't be possible in just three to five months.
After a little over half an hour, Xiao Yan's eyes focused, and he suddenly clapped his hands together. The colorful liquid in the cauldron, under the tempering of the black-and-white flame, visibly merged into one.
Looking at the liquid that resembled plain water, Yao Lao fluttered over to Xiao Yan's shoulder. "Is this the poison you refined? It looks quite unremarkable."
After pouring all the poison into a jade bottle, Xiao Yan carefully sealed it with a stopper.
"Generally, no one would willingly take poison. If it were colorful and looked toxic at a glance, wouldn't the poison just become useless?"
"My Tianyi Poison Water is colorless and odorless. Moreover, because it uses materials like a second-tier Green Phosphorus Python core and century-old Thunder Vine, its toxicity is extremely potent. A single drop can cause a Dou Spirit expert to explode and die."
Xiao Yan solemnly explained the potency of this poison. Such a small bottle had cost him a significant portion of his collection.
"That sinister?" Yao Lao was skeptical. A Dou Spirit-level expert is already quite powerful. If it were a whole bottle, perhaps it would be believable.
(End of Chapter)
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