146: Poison Palm Divine Power

[However, you have already locked onto your first target—Lan Yuting.]

[When Lan Yuting joined the Sect forty years ago, she disguised herself with Foundation Establishment Cultivation, but she was actually already in the Golden Core Realm.]

[Now, Lan Yuting has even reached the Early Nascent Soul Stage.]

[You believe she is very cunning, deliberately exposing her cultivation and achieving a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul, thereby clearing herself of suspicion for not being poisoned.]

[You guess that although the Heavenly Sword Sect knows there is an internal spy within the Sect, they don't know exactly who it is.]

[If Lan Yuting remained below the Nascent Soul Realm yet was unaffected by the dragon saliva purple gallbladder poison, it would easily arouse suspicion—after all, she is also one of the outstanding talents of the younger generation.]

[It's just that you currently lack evidence against Lan Yuting, and killing a Nascent Soul Cultivator is not easy; if you cause too much commotion, it might instead lead to misunderstandings with the Heavenly Sword Sect.]

[Furthermore, you are also at the Early Nascent Soul Stage, and so is Lan Yuting. You have never fought a Nascent Soul Cultivator before, so you are unsure if you can instantly kill her.]

[You guess that without using the immortal slaying sword to execute Lonely Slaying Annihilation, it would be difficult to kill her instantly.]

[But even if you use the immortal slaying sword, if you destroy her Nascent Soul along with her body, the loss might outweigh the gain.]

[Moreover, the Heavenly Sword Sect's Sect Master and that reclusive Old Ancestor would never stand idly by. If you fail to eliminate Lan Yuting and end up causing trouble for yourself, that would be terrible.]

[You thought of Liu Jinfeng.]

["Should I falsely claim Lan Yuting possesses the Spotless Sword Body?" This thought had been circling in your mind for many days.]

[But today you gave up on this idea—to the Heavenly Sword Sect, Liu Jinfeng is an existence they absolutely cannot provoke even more.]

[After careful consideration, you decided to visit Nangong Xueyu and Meaty again.]

[Since entering the Sect, you have often visited them, and you have become very familiar with each other.]

[After their cultivation was crippled, almost no one came to visit them; only you persisted in coming.]

[Arriving at the courtyard where the two lived, Nangong Xueyu smiled and greeted you: "Junior Brother Qin, why do you keep running to us two cripples instead of Cultivating properly?"]

["Senior Sister, I thought of a method that might allow you to recover your cultivation," you said directly.]

[Meaty widened her eyes and leaned closer, her face full of anticipation: "What method is it?"]

["You don't need to worry about the specifics, just relax," you chuckled.]

["Junior Brother Qin, are you talking about consuming a Nascent Soul? That is far too dangerous, I forbid you from doing that," Nangong Xueyu said sternly.]

[Meaty looked you up and down: "You only have Foundation Establishment Cultivation, yet you dare to scheme against a Nascent Soul Cultivator? That's quite something."]

[She paused, then pointed at you with a smile: "I understand now. Are you tired of living?"]

[You shook your head with a laugh: "Although my cultivation is low, I can use poison, right? Didn't you two lose your cultivation because of poison?"]

[Meaty immediately retorted: "How easy is it to poison a Nascent Soul Cultivator? You'll be discovered before you even get close, and a poison strong enough to fell a Nascent Soul is equally dangerous to you."]

["Exactly. Furthermore, the toxicity of a poisoned Nascent Soul would still affect us. This method is truly inappropriate," Nangong Xueyu added.]

[You originally wanted to argue that having an antidote would suffice, but since you couldn't convince them, you had to change the subject and chat until dark before leaving.]

[After you left, Meaty frowned and said to Nangong Xueyu: "Senior Sister, Junior Brother Qin seems genuinely kind to us. He wouldn't really be foolish enough to go after a Nascent Soul Cultivator, would he?"]

[Nangong Xueyu shook her head: "Men's words are the most deceitful. He only has Foundation Establishment Cultivation; how could he possibly deal with a Nascent Soul Cultivator?"]

[Since her cultivation was crippled, she had seen through too much of the world's fickle nature and no longer easily trusted anyone.]

[Meaty suddenly said angrily: "Sigh, I really don't understand what the Sect is thinking. They clearly know Lan Yuting harmed so many people, yet they won't expose her."]

[Nangong Xueyu said solemnly: "Do you think the Sect Master and the Old Ancestor don't know? Even if Lan Yuting is killed, the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace will send new people, and they will be even harder to guard against."]

["I'm furious! Once I recover my cultivation and become strong, I will definitely make the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace pay!" Meaty said resentfully.]

["Junior Sister, remember, only by staying alive can there be a future!" Nangong Xueyu reminded her earnestly.]

[Meaty frowned again: "Brother Wuji has been gone for so long. I wonder how he is doing now."]

[Hearing this, Nangong Xueyu looked up at the sky and fell into deep thought.]

[It turned out that Peak Master Wuji had left the Heavenly Sword Sect many years ago precisely to search outside for a Nascent Soul to help them recover their cultivation.]

[But he had been gone for years, and there had been no news of him to this day.]

[And after you returned to your Immortal Cave, you began to think seriously—]

["How can I fully utilize the potential of the Ice Fire Fiend Poison Body?"]

[You were determined to create a Divine Ability that could harness the power of this Physique, turning the ice fire dual poisons within your body into a tool for your own use.]

[You knew very well that your minor martial arts Cultivation Techniques were fine for dealing with low-level Cultivators, but they were utterly inadequate against true Nascent Soul powerhouses.]

[For example, during the tenth simulation, you, who were at Heavenly Human Realm Perfection, couldn't even withstand three moves under Ji Yunfeng.]

[The power of a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Divine Ability far exceeded imagination, and their methods were endless.]

[Although you had the immortal slaying sword as your strongest trump card, you always felt that using it would bring unnecessary trouble.]

[Various ideas flashed through your mind.]

[Ultimately, you realized—it was almost impossible to create a Divine Ability on your own with your Aptitude.]

[But suddenly, your eyes lit up—]

["If self-creation won't work, can I achieve Fusion with existing Cultivation Techniques?"]

[You looked for inspiration from the Cultivation Techniques you had learned—]

[The method of stimulating essence blood from the Blood Origin Art...]

[The swift and fierce strength of the Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Fist...]

[The subtlety of True Essence transforming into form from the Formless Divine Art...]

[The cleverness of varied transformation from Body Manifests Myriad Forms...]

[You boldly hypothesized: If you could integrate the strengths of these four, create a palm technique, use essence blood as a guide to manifest countless palm prints, carrying the ice fire dual poisons to seal off the surroundings, wouldn't this make it impossible for Cultivators of the same Realm to escape, injuring them upon contact?]

[Creating a Cultivation Technique from scratch might be impossible in a lifetime.]

[But integrating Cultivation Techniques is like taking a shortcut by standing on the shoulders of giants.]

[Excitedly, you slapped your thigh with a "pa" sound, wincing in pain.]

["I really am a Genius. Although my Aptitude is lacking, my brain works quite well," you laughed self-deprecatingly.]

[Without hesitation, you immediately began the derivation, continuously attempting to integrate the essence of the various Cultivation Techniques day and night.]

[Time quietly slipped away during your obsessive research.]

[Half a year later,]

[You had derived it countless times, so you captured a "Lightning Sable," known for its speed but low aggressiveness, to test the move.]

[You stood in the center of the Immortal Cave, circulated your True Essence, and unleashed the newly formed Divine Ability—]

[In an instant, palm shadows filled the Immortal Cave, covering the small beast like a net.]

[Although the Lightning Sable transformed into a silver light, darting left and right, it was still struck by several streams of palm wind.]

[Its movement paused, a purple halo quickly appeared on its surface, and after staggering a few steps, it collapsed limply onto the ground.]

[You used your Divine Sense to investigate and found that its vital Qi was chaotic, confirming it had been poisoned.]

[But after a moment, the purple halo gradually faded, and the small beast suddenly jumped up, attempting to escape—naturally, you easily stopped it.]

[After careful examination, you found that although it was poisoned, the toxicity was very shallow and was quickly forced into a corner of its body by its own spiritual power, unable to spread through all its Meridians.]

[You immediately understood the reasons: first, you had only used a trace of essence blood, far less than the entire bottle Liu Ruyan had consumed; second, this Divine Ability had just taken shape, and many of its variations were still unrefined.]

[You were not discouraged; instead, you clarified your direction—]

[You must further streamline and optimize it, controlling the consumption of essence blood while simultaneously increasing the number, speed, and power of the palm prints.]

[You calmed yourself down again and continued to refine this Divine Ability that belonged to you—the Poison Palm Divine Ability.]