21: Feelings arise! Xiao Yan arrives!

Xiao Yi Xian was lowering her eyelids, head bowed, diligently plucking medicinal herbs.

Her wispy long hair fell beside her; her gaze was serious, making her look exceptionally beautiful.

But such a pure young girl... Gu Fei closed his eyes. He knew that Xiao Yi Xian possessed the Calamity Poison Body Physique.

Currently, Xiao Yi Xian was not yet aware of this matter.

And in the Seven-Colored Poison Manual she had just acquired, there were descriptions of this Physique.

Once Xiao Yi Xian finished this task and read the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, she would learn about it.

The Calamity Poison Body was feared by countless people throughout history, yet also yearned for by many who wished to walk the crooked path.

This was because these individuals could rapidly increase their cultivation by simply consuming poisons, almost without needing to Cultivate.

However, poison is poison after all.

While cultivation increased rapidly, it also damaged one's body.

Moreover, this process of cultivation advancement was filled with pain.

Furthermore, the Calamity Poison Body would erupt intermittently. If one couldn't withstand the eruption and became a slave to the Calamity Poison Body, they would lose their sanity, go on a killing spree, and eventually lose their life.

Therefore, many who had possessed the Calamity Poison Body ended up killing their loved ones and then painfully committing suicide.

The Calamity Poison Body chose Xiao Yi Xian; this was her destiny.

Her Calamity Poison Body had not yet been unsealed, so she could, of course, pretend nothing had happened.

She could pretend not to have discovered everything today, return to her peaceful yet happy life in Qingshan Town, and live out an ordinary existence.

Of course, she could also, driven by a craving for power, unseal it and face the unknown other side.

Gu Fei would not interfere too much with her choice.

How to choose, whether to activate or not activate this Physique, was entirely up to Xiao Yi Xian.

Moreover, although the Calamity Poison Body was terrifying, it was not entirely without a solution.

At least, Gu Fei remembered that in the original work, Yao Lao had a method, and he even saved Xiao Yi Xian's life using it.

He remembered it involved using the method of poison pills to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Calamity Poison Body.

This would remove the side effects of the Calamity Poison Body, leaving only its positive strength.

Gu Fei was leaning against the side of the cave, eyes downcast in thought, his gaze unfocused, when he was startled awake by Xiao Yi Xian's cheerful voice.

"Young Master, all these medicinal herbs have been collected, here you go!"

While Gu Fei was deep in thought, Xiao Yi Xian had already happily walked over, holding a pile of medicinal herbs.

Her eyes sparkled, and a few drops of clear sweat beaded on her forehead from plucking the herbs.

Her purple hair was damp with sweat, sticking to Xiao Yi Xian's neck and cheeks.

Like a lotus emerging from water, the young girl's gentle expression added a few more layers of charm to her beauty.

Gu Fei's lips curved into a smile. He accepted all the medicinal herbs into his storage ring, no longer refusing.

"Alright, let's head back to the herb-picking team. We've been out too long; I'm afraid someone might get suspicious."

Xiao Yi Xian remembered that she and Gu Fei had been out for too long, and Mu Li's Wolf Head Mercenary Group had also been gone for a while.

If they didn't reappear soon, people might become suspicious of her and Gu Fei, so she quickly spoke.

Gu Fei nodded, then walked behind Xiao Yi Xian, letting her lead the way. The two exited the cave, one after the other.

They reached the platform at the bottom of the cliff. This time, Gu Fei still directly embraced Xiao Yi Xian's slender waist and flew up.

He was very gentlemanly, holding her loosely, but fearing Xiao Yi Xian might struggle and fall, he also used a bit of subtle force.

[Xiao Yi Xian experienced enjoyment, emotional value +100]

The time spent flying up was very short.

But Xiao Yi Xian actually showed an emotion of enjoyment. Gu Fei unconsciously stole a glance at her.

The girl's small face was flushed, her lips curved upwards, and her entire body was very relaxed.

When Gu Fei placed her on the ground, she even looked at his hand with some reluctance before retracting her gaze.

After this incident, Xiao Yi Xian's favorability towards Gu Fei deepened greatly.

She herself hadn't noticed, but the truth was, this favorability had subtly begun to Breakthrough the boundaries of friendship.

In fact, some romantic feelings between a man and a woman had begun to bud.

When the two reached the top of the cliff, only Mu Li's cold corpse lay there.

Mu Li seemed to have died with his eyes open, but in the future, he could only remain in this dense forest, never to breathe again, and might even be eaten by wild beasts before long.

Those members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group whose cultivation had been crippled by Gu Fei had already fled when Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian descended to the bottom of the cliff.

They dared not linger there, nor did they dare to return to their team.

Their Young Master Mu Li was dead, and they didn't dare to collect his body, leaving him alone there.

Because they had failed to protect the Young Master, returning to the mercenary group would also mean death, and the group leader's methods of torture were even more terrifying.

Therefore, the only thing they could do was to desperately escape the Magical Beast Mountain Range at this moment and live as ordinary people from then on.

Gu Fei, however, didn't care about these things; he disdained to care.

As if nothing had happened, he returned to the herb-picking team with Xiao Yi Xian, his expression exceptionally calm.

It was Xiao Yi Xian's first time doing such a thing; although her acting was a bit stiff, she managed to fool all the mercenaries.

Although some people noticed that many members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were missing, they didn't suspect her or him... On the loess avenue a hundred li from Qingshan Town, a black-clad youth was making his way with difficulty.

His face still looked a bit young, but his eyes were extremely resolute.

Looking closely, one could see that the black-clad youth was actually carrying an extremely massive black greatsword on his back.

However, rather than calling it a greatsword, it was more like a thick iron great-ruler without an edge or a point.

The black greatsword also had no tip; at its end, it looked as if something had cut it in half, revealing a smooth, mirror-like cross-section.

On the surface of the dark black greatsword, there were also some blurry, strange patterns, which extended all the way to the hilt, almost covering all parts of the sword body.

The strange patterns, combined with the ancient dark black color, made it look quite mysterious.

The length of the peculiar greatsword almost exceeded the youth's height.

It looked as if the greatsword would crush the youth in the next second.

This strange combination caused some passersby, who occasionally traveled the road, to cast curious glances at him.

This person was Xiao Yan.

"Teacher, you said before that you wanted me to traverse the Magical Beast Mountain Range? I wonder what your intention is. Is it to place me in danger, so that I can unleash the true potential of my body?"

Xiao Yan stopped and seemed to speak to himself, but the answer he expected did not appear.

"It seems Teacher hasn't woken up yet. All of this, I can only rely on myself..."

After a long while, Xiao Yan sighed and continued forward.