74: Chapter 74 Tai Sui Evil Formula

Over the next month or so, Xia Shaoxin worked desperately to earn Spirit Stones.

In addition to selling qi gathering pills, he also secretly sold Poisonous Insects to people outside the Tengyun Peak Market.

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran was not one to stand on ceremony either; he expended his energy to pass on ten sets of Pill Formulas, collecting a total of eighty Spirit Stones.

Senior Brother Shao Junwei looked on with envy and sold Magical Artifacts worth thirty Spirit Stones.

Everyone knew that Xia Shaoxin's days in the Chiyan Sect were numbered, so they half-sold and half-gave their items away to leave him with a keepsake.

As for the formulas in the Danfang Pavilion, he had long since learned the useful ones, enough to practice Alchemy until Foundation Establishment, so he did not bother learning any more formulas from the Danfang Pavilion.

He had purchased and sacrificed those unfamiliar medicinal herbs over the years; some of them he didn't even know which Pill Formula they were for, but he couldn't worry about that anymore.

Gradually, the buzz surrounding Xia Shaoxin died down, and no one came to the Danfang Pavilion specifically to spy on him anymore.

He had prepared himself to leave the Chiyan Sect and was just waiting for the notice from above.

Unexpectedly, instead of receiving an expulsion notice, something even more earth-shattering happened in the Chiyan Sect: Elder Qian Yunchang and Sect Leader Wu Yin had started fighting in the Sect Head's Secret Chamber.

Xia Shaoxin saw with his own eyes that Elder Qian had returned to his courtyard in a rage and refused to come out.

For those few days, everyone in the Sect was whispering, and rumors were flying everywhere.

Senior Brother Shao and Senior Brother Liang had managed to uncover the most authentic and shocking inside story.

"Elder Qian wants to open the Forbidden Ground of Zhuyun Courtyard to search for the divine Foundation Establishment medicine!"

The Forbidden Ground of Zhuyun Courtyard, divine Foundation Establishment medicine—these words struck like a thunderclap.

He had never heard that the Chiyan Sect possessed such a place; why was it a Forbidden Ground?

If the Sect had divine Foundation Establishment medicine, why not use it!

"Don't say you haven't heard of it; I hadn't either!" Senior Brother Liang Ruoran said mysteriously. "This is the Chiyan Sect's most mysterious secret; not even all the Elders know about it."

Xia Shaoxin pricked up his ears to listen.

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran pointed to a mountain in the far distance, which was clearly visible in the clear weather.

That was the edge of the Chiyan Sect; there were no buildings there, just a wasteland with no path leading to it.

At the foot of that mountain, hidden by a dense bamboo forest, lay the abandoned Zhuyun Courtyard, which was the Chiyan Sect's Forbidden Ground.

"A long time ago, when the Chiyan Sect still had Golden Core Cultivators, they cultivated some poisonous herbs in the Zhuyun Courtyard to refine a type of poisonous pill, which had an effect similar to the foundation establishment pill."

A poisonous pill?

It was the first time he had heard that the immortals also had poisonous pills.

Many of the Chiyan Sect's Pill Formulas used Poisonous Insects, poisonous snakes, and poisonous toads, yet none were named as poisonous pills.

Even when using Poisonous Insects as ingredients, there were no side effects.

"That's right. Poisonous pills are definitely not benign. When used in the right place, they are divine medicine; when used incorrectly, or if the neutralization fails, it is simply courting death."

Xia Shaoxin asked curiously, "Does the Danfang Pavilion have such a formula?"

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran glanced at Xia Shaoxin meaningfully. "Have you learned the 'Taisui Evil Prescription'?"

Xia Shaoxin was full of confusion.

The Danfang Pavilion did indeed have this formula.

Although he had the Pill Formula Management Token and could peek at one or two things, he didn't know the ins and outs, and it was all inexplicable to him.

"I know that formula exists, but when I saw the words 'Evil Prescription', I couldn't understand it, so I didn't learn it."

"Actually, it was originally called the 'Taisui Poison Prescription'!"

"Ah!" Xia Shaoxin let out a strange cry. "I would like to hear the details!"

"When the Dantian is damaged and there is no hope of advancement, taking a Taisui poisonous pill can forcefully support the Dantian."

"At this time, the speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi will greatly accelerate, but the speed of losing Spiritual Qi will also greatly accelerate."

"As long as you have the confidence to successfully achieve a Breakthrough to a major Realm before the poisonous pill loses its effect, the Taisui poisonous pill will be purified into an Immortal Pill."

Xia Shaoxin was shocked. "That sounds great!"

Senior Brother Shao Junwei sneered, "It's not that great! With excessive absorption of Spiritual Qi and excessive loss, if your meridians are not tough enough, it is very easy to suffer Qi Deviation, and you will fail ninety-nine percent of the time."

No wonder poisonous pills were not included in the standard formulas; the reason lay here.

High risk, high reward. Once you fail, you are completely finished; it is actually just gambling with your life.

Xia Shaoxin thought of a question. "Is Elder Qian taking such a risk because he failed a forced Foundation Establishment and damaged his Dantian Foundation?"

Both Senior Brothers shook their heads simultaneously. "The news I heard is that his Foundation was not damaged; he only rested for two days and returned to normal. He just failed the Foundation Establishment, which affected his mood, and he wants to take a shortcut."

Xia Shaoxin suddenly remembered that some of the strangely named Medicinal Pills in the Danfang Pavilion—were they all such poisonous pills?

It was only natural that no one paid any attention to them.

A thought suddenly occurred to him: if Elder Qian went to the Forbidden Ground to take risks and happened to fail, he probably wouldn't have to leave the Chiyan Sect anymore.

"You're overthinking it. The Sect Head would never allow it. Even without a Foundation Establishment cultivator, isn't our Sect still the number one Sect in the Yue Kingdom? If we lost a Ninth Level of Qi Refining cultivator, the loss would be huge." Senior Brother Liang Ruoran shook his head.

Senior Brother Shao Junwei added, "I heard that the Zhuyun Courtyard was Sealed by an ancient cultivator; once opened, it cannot be controlled, and the consequences will be endless."

Xia Shaoxin understood the Sect Head's thinking.

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Why not just let him go and gamble with his life?

If he succeeded, perhaps he wouldn't pay attention to the 'eye-catching nuisance' left in the Spirit Cave.

If he failed, every debt has its debtor; with the debtor gone, who would care about that 'eye-catching nuisance'!

The next day, Xia Shaoxin came to the Danfang Pavilion and specifically looked for the "Taisui Evil Prescription".

He held the Pill Formula Management Token and swept it over the envelope, but the information he glimpsed was ambiguous.

He only knew that it indeed had the effect of Foundation Establishment.

He thought to himself that ancient medicinal herbs were easy to obtain, and these were useful Pill Formulas after all.

If he were lucky enough to obtain a portion of the medicinal herbs, he could take them continuously.

He didn't know when he would reach the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, and even less what a foundation establishment pill without any side effects looked like.

He might as well keep this; although it was dangerous, it was a path after all.

With a movement of his hand, he tore open the envelope and learned the formula.

He rested for a moment, leaving behind a Legacy.

He went to find Deacon Tao and paid twenty Spirit Stones.

A few days later, Elder Qian suddenly summoned all the Disciples of Xueyan Cliff for a meeting.

"Everyone, follow me to explore the Zhuyun Courtyard."

With his mouth slightly open, he spoke a sentence that was like a thunderclap, stunning everyone into speechlessness.

Everyone looked at each other, meeting each other's eyes, but no one dared to discuss it.

Elder Qian Yunchang scanned the crowd with cold eyes and said indisputably, "You may have heard some things over the past few days. Do not exaggerate too much. Although there are risks, I have absolute certainty."

After speaking, he took out a book.

"Regarding the Forbidden Ground of Zhuyun Courtyard, the things you need to pay attention to are all recorded in this book."

He threw the book, and it landed in Liu Tingting's hands.

"Read it to everyone. If you still don't understand, you can pass it around."

Liu Tingting was dumbfounded, holding the book in a daze.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard from outside, and Sect Leader Wu Yin, leading more Disciples, surrounded the Xueyan Cliff main hall.

Xia Shaoxin exchanged a look with Senior Brother Liang and Senior Brother Shao, and breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, it had to be the Sect Head, upholding principles and not allowing Elder Qian to mess around.

"Junior Brother, have you thought this through!" Sect Leader Wu Yin asked with a cold face and in a rage.

Behind him, twenty Elders stood in a line.

Everyone's face was taut and filled with anger.

The Disciples of Xueyan Cliff didn't dare to breathe; they had never seen so many Elders appear at the same time!

Elder Qian Yunchang said loudly, "I have decided; I must go to the Zhuyun Courtyard to seek an Opportunity!"

Sect Leader Wu Yin walked step by step in front of Elder Qian Yunchang. The two stared at each other, and there was a fierce glint in both their eyes.

"Please grant my request, Senior Brother!" Elder Qian said proudly.