Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 16 Calamity Poison Body

Zhong Li searched through the vast "treasure trove of knowledge" in his mind for any information related to the Calamity Poison Body. After a moment of contemplation, he nodded slightly, as if he had gained some insight.

Little Fairy Doctor's eyes sparkled with undisguised joy; she hadn't experienced such pure happiness in a long time.

"Big brother, I still don't know your name!" Little Fairy Doctor stood up cheerfully, her feet shimmering in milky-white socks, and walked lightly towards Zhongli. "And also, big brother, how did you find this place?"

Little Fairy Doctor slowly approached Zhong Li, her right hand, which hung naturally behind her back, silently gathering emerald green poisonous fighting energy.

Zhong Li noticed every subtle movement of Little Fairy Doctor, but he didn't become wary because of it. After all, it was wise for a young girl to be so cautious when facing strangers with unclear intentions while traveling alone.

More importantly, Xiao Yixian's recent attainment of the ninth level of Dou Qi was, in Zhong Li's eyes, nothing more than an ant trying to shake a tree. He didn't even need to consciously adopt a defensive stance; even in an unconscious state, Xiao Yixian's poisonous Dou Qi couldn't penetrate his rock-solid body.

"This little girl is truly clever and mischievous," Zhong Li thought to himself, a faint smile unconsciously appearing on his lips. After a brief pause, he slowly spoke, "My name is Zhong Li, a guest retainer of the Xiao family in Wutan City. I have come here because of the summons of your blue magical beast friend outside your house."

"Xiao Lan? You said Xiao Lan sent you? Could it be that you can understand the language of magical beasts?" Little Fairy Doctor asked with some surprise.

"I cannot understand the language of magical beasts, but I can analyze their current emotions from their cries. Tonight, I was wandering in the Ghost Town Forest when I heard Xiao Lan's desperate roar, which piqued my interest and led me here."

"Is that really the case?" Little Fairy Doctor leaned closer, revealing her innocent and pure face. Not only her, but Zhong Li also knew perfectly well that the poisonous fighting spirit smoke bombs quietly gathering behind Little Fairy Doctor were now almost fully formed.

With a flick of his finger, Zhong Li caused the smoke bomb that was about to take shape behind Little Fairy Doctor to explode instantly. However, an invisible barrier quietly appeared, firmly isolating it behind Little Fairy Doctor and preventing any smoke from drifting between the two.

When Little Fairy Doctor sensed the out-of-control poisonous energy behind her, her heart tightened, and her forehead was instantly covered with a fine layer of cold sweat.

"If Miss Little Fairy Doctor has any doubts, I will leave. I have never had any intention of harming you. This encounter was purely accidental, and my rescue of you was also from the bottom of my heart. My original intention was to witness the blue eagle's death amidst its heart-wrenching roar, but I never expected that it was expressing its grief for its friend in distress," Zhong Li said calmly.

She was acutely aware of Zhongli's awe-inspiring strength. For a little girl like her, who barely managed to break into the ranks of minor fighters, there was no need for him to put on airs. With such immense power, in this tranquil and undisturbed canyon, he wouldn't even have needed to wait until now. Having already cleared the toxins from his body last night, he was perfectly capable of doing whatever he pleased.

After confirming in her heart that Zhongli was a virtuous gentleman, Little Fairy Doctor breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense nerves finally relaxed completely.

Little Fairy Doctor stood steadily on the bed, her two milky-white socks clinging tightly to each other. She bowed and said, "I hope Brother Zhongli will forgive me. I am an orphan, all alone, and I have been away from home for many years. How could I manage without some sense of safety?"

Zhong Li smiled gently, not feeling annoyed by Xiao Yixian's behavior just now. In his view, Xiao Yixian's actions were just a normal reaction. Besides, she had just mentioned that she was all alone, without parents. In this helpless situation, such awareness of safety was naturally extremely important.

However, what truly stirred a sense of joy in Zhongli's heart was when Little Fairy Doctor called him "Big Brother." Zhongli had not heard this "Brother" for over three thousand years, and upon first hearing Little Fairy Doctor address him in this way, his thoughts momentarily drifted away.

Little Fairy Doctor slowly raised her head, her once lively face now showing a solemn expression: "Big brother, please tell me how to get rid of the Calamity Poison Body, it is of utmost importance to me. I have suffered from this Calamity Poison Body since I was a child, and I don't know how many innocent lives have died because of it, even... even my mother died when I was young from an outbreak of the Calamity Poison Body."

At this point, Little Fairy Doctor's voice gradually became choked with sobs. Her heart seemed to be filled with countless painful memories. Each recollection was like a sharp knife, cruelly carving a piece of flesh from Little Fairy Doctor's heart.

Through Little Fairy Doctor's clear and insightful eyes, Zhong Li could clearly perceive that she was a kind-hearted and virtuous child. However, fate, like a cruel and merciless playboy, played an appalling joke on her. This joke burdened her with the heavy sin of murder, and her closest friends and family, because of her innate, cursed, and sinful constitution, constantly faced the terrible threat of having their lives taken by her own hands. That unknown fear, like a shadow, always loomed over her life, filling one with sorrow and helplessness.

Zhong Li responded in a calm tone, as if answering a simple and adorable question from a child: "Yes, I know of a method for creating a poison pill that allows you to completely control the Calamity Poison Body between the levels of Dou Wang and Dou Sheng. However, with your current strength, you cannot withstand the pain this method brings. In fact, once the poison pill is fully formed, you may have your soul annihilated and be possessed by it."

"So it really is because my strength is too weak?" Little Fairy Doctor slowly lowered her head, her long eyelashes quietly covering the corners of her eyes.

Indeed, the realm of Dou Sheng... hehe, who can easily aspire to such a transcendent realm? Therefore, this method of using poison pills can be said to be a cure for the afflicted poison body for a lifetime.

However, the Dou Wang realm... for Little Fairy Doctor at this moment, was an unattainable dream. Although her cultivation talent was not inferior, it was by no means top-tier. Relying on the unique cultivation advantages of the Calamity Poison Body, and under strict control of her intake of poisonous herbs, she barely reached the ninth level of Dou Qi.

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Although she was only one step away from becoming a Fighter, how should she choose a cultivation method after breaking through? Although she was able to purchase Yellow-rank cultivation methods after years of accumulation, due to the limitations of her Calamity Poison Body, there were very few cultivation methods she could practice.

Moreover, could a Yellow-Rank cultivation technique really allow her to reach the Dou Wang realm before her Calamity Poison Body fully erupts?

(End of this chapter)