74: Chapter 74 Little Fairy Doctor: Why are you in such a hurry?

"You value my talent, but aren't you worried I might harm you?"

Looking at Gu Han's steady gaze, Xiao Yi Xian felt as if she had been scorched; a sense of absurdity rose in her heart.

Over the years, affected by her constitution, merely showing a suspected potential to be a Poison Master would cause her previously close "friends" to distance themselves.

As a result, the Jia Ma Empire was filled with places that brought her sorrow, forcing her to live a displaced and unstable life at a young age.

It was only in recent years—perhaps because her increasing age allowed her to better control herself—that no more problems had occurred.

She had also honed decent medical skills, which allowed her to gain a foothold in Qingshan Town, a gathering place for mercenaries.

But now, Gu Han, a favored son of heaven, after knowing she possessed the terrifying Calamity Poison Body and was a natural-born Poison Master, still firmly wanted to take her in as a handmaiden.

In the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, the pros and cons of the Calamity Poison Body were written clearly; shouldn't a normal person keep a respectful distance, or even feel fear and repulsion!?

"I'm not worried." Gu Han met Xiao Yi Xian's gaze, his tone as solemn as a promise. "I stayed at the Mittel Merchant Guild station in Qingshan Town for seven days and heard of your deeds. Qingshan Town's Xiao Yi Xian has saved countless mercenaries."

"I don't believe a constitution can change the underlying color of your kindness or your gentle personality. Using poison is just a means; it doesn't represent who you are."

Gu Han's words fell into Xiao Yi Xian's heart like heavy hammers.

They also felt like rays of sunlight she had never experienced before, falling into her heart, sweeping away the haze and forcefully occupying it with color.

In all these years, this was the first time someone had said such things to her, truly acknowledging and accepting her, including her "defect."

"I... I can't even guarantee it myself." Xiao Yi Xian turned her back, not letting Gu Han see her embarrassment.

Seeing her reaction, Gu Han knew the matter was seventy to eighty percent settled.

Xiao Yi Xian had childhood trauma and terrible experiences from these years; she had long ago built a high wall in her heart, soft on the outside but tough on the inside.

In Gu Han's view, all of this was caused by her living within the borders of the Jia Ma Empire.

After all, the Jia Ma Empire and the Izumo Empire were mortal enemies, and the Izumo Empire was filled with Poison Masters like clouds.

People of the Jia Ma Empire naturally hated Poison Masters; thus, after discovering Xiao Yi Xian might be one, their attitudes naturally changed.

Even Xiao Yi Xian herself would fall into self-doubt and self-loathing.

But if she went to the Izumo Empire, she would become the faith of the Poison Masters.

In fact, Xiao Yi Xian did indeed head to the Izumo Empire to develop later on.

So, sometimes hard work alone isn't enough; the environment is also very important.

"As for becoming my Sword-bearing maid, consider it carefully. There's no rush to decide right now."

"I am confident my growth speed will not be slower than the Calamity Poison Body."

"The owner of the Seven-Colored Poison Manual never heard of a solution because his own strength was insufficient."

"In the future, if we can become Dou Zong, Dou Zun, or even stronger, who's to say we can't find a way?"

"I'll leave first to handle some business and come back tomorrow for your definitive answer."

"This 'Seven-Colored Poison Manual' can be considered a meeting gift from me."

As his voice fell, without waiting for Xiao Yi Xian's reply, illusory wings appeared on Gu Han's back, and he took to the sky once more.

Xiao Yi Xian turned around hurriedly, only to see his rapidly receding back.

"What's the rush..." Xiao Yi Xian lowered her head to look at her toes, muttering softly, "I didn't say I needed to consider it..."

After knowing she had the Calamity Poison Body, meeting such an outstanding person in every aspect who didn't despise her and even wanted to help her...

She had absolutely no reason to refuse!

Ling Ying, hidden in the shadows: "..."

Right now, only one word was in his mind: ridiculous.

Finding a cave left behind by a predecessor's legacy directly on a cliff was one thing.

But leaving the cave and happening to encounter a woman with the Calamity Poison Body, while the legacy manual obtained in the cave just happened to help her identify it.

These opportunities... why did it feel like they were all being served to Gu Han on a silver platter?

"The Calamity Poison Body, huh." Ling Ying didn't care too much in his heart.

This was an extremely rare constitution; the speed of strength improvement in the early stages was fast, but the final outcome was always enduring the pain of ten thousand poisons devouring the body, being tortured to death.

The cultivation ceiling most Calamity Poison Body possessors could reach was Dou Zong. Although there was no ceiling to this constitution's power, as their strength increased, ordinary poisons would have almost no effect on their growth. To go further, they would need to find poisons that could threaten a Dou Zun or even a Dou Sheng, but such poisons were almost non-existent on the Fighting Qi Continent and were not something a Dou Zong-level Calamity Poison Body possessor could find.

Though the ceiling was high, it was limited by resources; in the end, they would die in pain, becoming slaves to poison and even bringing disaster to a certain region.

Such a constitution was nothing more than that in the eyes of the Emperor Clans; there wasn't even a need to help solve the problem.

"Young friend Gu Han is still limited by his lack of vision, thinking the problem of the Calamity Poison Body is too simple." Ling Ying felt that Gu Han had almost no weaknesses.

If there was one, it was being born in a small place like the Jia Ma Empire, not knowing enough about the outside world.

Purely in terms of cultivation value, Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body was just so-so.

But in the Jia Ma Empire, it was indeed worth looking up to.

*Swish!*

Above the Magical Beast Mountain Range, a blue-white streak of light flashed rapidly, soon landing beside a lake.

Gu Han surveyed the surroundings based on the opportunity shown. After confirming it was correct, his true body entered the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm. Activating his soul perception, he easily found the hidden tunnel entrance.

*Plop!*

Without any hesitation, Gu Han formed a Fighting Qi Gauze and dove into the lake, diving down at a very high speed.

After ten breaths, he arrived at a rock on the lake bottom. Placing his hand on it with a thought, the rock was taken into the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm.

A deep tunnel, about ten feet wide, appeared before him, like the abyss-like maw of a giant snake waiting to devour someone.

Gu Han dove in, traveling forward through the tunnel. If he lacked oxygen, he would go into the Black Tortoise Mystic Realm to catch his breath.

Since he could leave an afterimage outside, he wasn't worried at all about this method being discovered.

About fifteen minutes later, he finally traveled out of the water-filled tunnel and emerged from the other side.

After surfacing, he found himself in a small cave about twenty feet high and thirty feet in both width and length.

"Eh?"

Gu Han looked around and found something like a snake slough on the rocks to one side, emitting a faint fluorescence.

"This is... Green Flame Snake Slough!"

Gu Han jumped out of the water and landed before the rock.

After careful observation, he confirmed he hadn't misidentified the good stuff.

This thing was a slough left behind by a rank four or rank five snake-type magical beast during a major growth spurt every hundred years. It was an auxiliary material for refining many fourth-grade and fifth-grade pills and could replace most rank four fire-attribute spiritual materials.

But generally, after completing their transformation, snake-type magical beasts would swallow and refine this layer of slough to aid their recovery.

Therefore, it was extremely rare for this item to be obtained by humans.

But compared to the accompanying purple crystal source, it was nothing.

"So, the opportunity only told me the greatest harvest; what about some of these smaller harvests?"