Chapter Fifty-nine: The Calamitous Venom Body

After leaving Wutan City, Xiao Yan did intend to temper himself in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Yet before much time had passed, the name Lin An had already spread throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire. At that moment, Xiao Yan knew he could no longer remain within the borders of the empire. Coincidentally, the system assigned him a task: under the name Yan Xiao, he was to enter the Chu Yun Empire and begin his trials.

In truth, his journey in Chu Yun Empire was unexpectedly smooth. Now, even in the imperial capital, the name Yan Xiao was widely known. "Three earth-rank battle skills, two kinds of Heavenly Flames, the rank of a third-tier alchemist, and the strength of a five-star Grand Battle Master—who in this world can compare to me, Xiao Yan?" Xiao Yan spoke with spirited confidence, his voice cold.

[Task activated: Enter the Alchemist Guild, pass the examination to become a third-tier alchemist, reward—knowledge of fourth-tier alchemy!]

At that moment, a new task was issued, and a smile played at the corner of Xiao Yan's lips. Fourth-tier alchemy was practically a gift; third-tier pills required little effort for him. A fourth-tier alchemist was considered top-tier, whether in Chu Yun Empire or Jia Ma Empire, especially since he was not yet twenty years old.

"Just wait, a year from now I will astonish everyone. And the Yun Lan Sect... I will personally destroy it. Since it is your pride, I will show you that in my hands, it is nothing."

...

Having dealt with the people from Myriad Medicine Hall and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, night had fallen. To thank Lin An for saving her life, the Little Doctor Fairy invited him to stay at her place for the night.

She still had belongings left at her original residence, and with Lin An as her backing, she naturally wanted to persuade him to help her retrieve them.

Lin An did not think much of it, and Nalan Yanran, realizing she would not return to Yun Lan Sect that night, found no issue with staying over.

Led by the Little Doctor Fairy, the group soon arrived at her former residence. This place had originally belonged to Myriad Medicine Hall, but since the experts of the Hall had been killed by the Purple-Gold Winged Lion King, even those who remained had fled upon hearing the news—now, the place was deserted.

The Little Doctor Fairy prepared rooms for Lin An and Nalan Yanran, then went to ready their dinner.

Lin An and Nalan Yanran sat in the courtyard, recounting their recent adventure, finding it rather amusing.

Yet, after about an hour, the Little Doctor Fairy had still not appeared, even Nalan Yanran began to feel suspicious.

"This Little Doctor Fairy, could she have taken the chance to run away?" Nalan Yanran wondered aloud.

"I've had the Purple-Gold Winged Lion King watching her. If she tried to escape, it would be impossible to evade its eyes."

"Could something have happened?"

Lin An glanced toward the kitchen and saw wisps of white smoke rising.

"This is bad—something really happened!"

Nalan Yanran cried out and rushed toward the kitchen, only to be stopped by Lin An.

"Junior Brother, why are you stopping me?" Nalan Yanran asked anxiously.

"Senior Sister, don’t worry. Let me check first."

As the original work described, the Little Doctor Fairy was renowned not for her tragic background, but for her unique constitution—the Calamity Poison Body. Once this body erupted, someone of Nalan Yanran’s strength could hardly withstand the poisonous miasma.

"You think she might harm us?" Nalan Yanran questioned.

Lin An did not reply. He hurried into the kitchen.

A pungent smoke filled the entire kitchen, carrying toxic fumes. For ordinary people, even a slight misstep could mean instant death.

Lin An channeled his battle energy, destroying the kitchen and dispersing the poisonous smoke.

Soon, he found the Little Doctor Fairy collapsed on the ground, unconscious. Her eyes were tightly shut, her once rosy face now showing strange, rainbow hues, as if she had stopped breathing.

"How could her Calamity Poison Body erupt at this moment?" Lin An muttered in confusion. Though he did not know the exact conditions for its eruption, he felt that unless the Little Doctor Fairy deliberately ingested poison to strengthen herself, it should not have been so easy for the body to manifest.

"Junior Brother, how is the Little Doctor Fairy?" Nalan Yanran tried to help the Little Doctor Fairy up, but Lin An immediately stopped her.

"Because her Calamity Poison Body has erupted, she’s now a walking poison—touching her would be fatal, with no chance for antidote."

Lin An explained the danger. Unfortunately, Yao Chen was not by his side; if he were, perhaps he could discern something.

"What do we do now? We can’t just leave her like this," Nalan Yanran asked, concerned.

She understood the Little Doctor Fairy’s lonely fate, and now, with such a dreadful constitution, all calamities seemed to converge upon her.

"Of course, we won’t abandon her."

Truth be told, even Lin An himself felt sympathy for the Little Doctor Fairy; her kind heart did not deserve such suffering.

"We’ll wait for her to wake up. Though her Calamity Poison Body has erupted, it’s not at its deadliest stage—if it were, she would already be dead, not merely unconscious."

Lin An said.

Nalan Yanran nodded, agreeing with his assessment, and stayed beside the Little Doctor Fairy, waiting for her to awaken.

Lin An pondered how to help her overcome the Calamity Poison Body.

Eradicating it would be simple—he could end her life, then use the system to reconstruct her body. That would free her from the poison body’s curse and even enhance her cultivation talent, though her ultimate achievements might not match those brought by the Calamity Poison Body.

Aside from this method, Lin An had another plan: to exchange from the system a constitution equal in origin but superior to the Calamity Poison Body—the Innate Poison Body.

The Innate Poison Body was the progenitor of all poisons in the world; every toxin derived from it. If the Little Doctor Fairy possessed this, she would no longer fear the Calamity Poison Body.

Most crucially, the Innate Poison Body would not only grant her immense power but allow her to enjoy the benefits of the Calamity Poison Body without suffering its harms.