225: Xuan'e Poison Scripture

[Year Eleven—]

[You were formally accepted by Venerable Yuqing as his Personal Disciple.]

[However, the moment you became Venerable Yuqing's apprentice, all sorts of rumors began circulating about you throughout the Academy.]

["Qin Chen relied on his status as Venerable Yuqing's Disciple to forcibly seize Silver Moon Fairy, who possesses the Profound Yin Sacred Body, and even killed Silver Moon Fairy's fiancé, Feng Yu."]

["Not only that, but he also slandered the reputation of Instructor Chan Yi. Who in the Immortal Domain doesn't know that Instructor Chan Yi is a man of high moral character who never bullies others based on power?"]

["Exactly! That Qin Chen is naturally lecherous. First, he poisoned the Holy Land Saintess, and then he killed Feng Yu and seized Silver Moon. Such a person is simply a disgrace to the Academy."]

["Instructor Yun Yao has always disliked the affairs of the Dual Cultivation Academy, but now her Junior Brother has done something like this. Isn't that a slap in the face?"]

["Is that true or false?"]

["How could it be false? The Saintess, Shen Tongtong, was taken away by Qin Chen using the Void Teleportation Grand Array, and Yan Wenjie from Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace even has a recording stone as proof!"]

["That's right. Huanling Sect and Silver Moon Palace have both filed accusations with the Academy and submitted the recording stone evidence of Qin Chen killing Feng Yu. Many instructors have seen the evidence. How can this be fake?"]

["So how does the Academy plan to deal with him?"]

["I heard they plan to send Qin Chen to participate in this Holy Land Grand Competition. Regardless of whether he lives or dies, it will serve as an explanation to the Holy Land!"]

["The Holy Land Grand Competition gathers Geniuses from all major powers. Many people admire the Saintess, so won't he become the target of public criticism?"]

["Then he's dead for sure."]

[Three days later,]

[Venerable Yuqing found you and demanded that you participate in the Holy Land Grand Competition, instructing you to remain in seclusion for Cultivation until the competition began.]

[Originally, the Holy Land insisted on having you handed over for their disposal. Under Venerable Yuqing's mediation, the decision was ultimately changed to allow you to participate in the Holy Land Grand Competition, bearing sole responsibility for your life or death.]

[This was already the most lenient resolution Venerable Yuqing could negotiate.]

[The matter of you abducting the Holy Land Saintess had indeed been confirmed—because the Saintess was no longer a maiden, any further explanation appeared pale and powerless.]

[As for the matter of you killing Feng Yu and seizing Silver Moon Fairy, it would have been relatively easy to handle, as the power of those two families was not on the same level as the Academy.]

[But once this matter became entangled with the issue of the Holy Land Saintess, the nature of the situation changed completely.]

[You first defiled the Holy Land Saintess, and then brazenly stole another person's Dao Companion.]

[This was practically a public slap to the Holy Land's face!]

[However, Venerable Yuqing and Instructor Yun Yao were both very clear about the causes and consequences of these events, so your Master and Senior Sister did not say much.]

[Moreover, in the face of "ironclad evidence," anything they said would be futile.]

[Some people might have known there was more to the story, but they didn't care—after all, they weren't the ones caught in the vortex.]

[However, you always felt that this matter was somewhat strange.]

[This time you acted cautiously and did not expose your identity. Logically, the Liu Clan Immortal Family should not have known about your actions.]

[So who was targeting you from behind the scenes this time?]

[But you weren't worried. Since they were enemies, they would reveal their true colors sooner or later.]

[Because you were required to participate in the Holy Land Grand Competition forty years later, you could not Breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm—the competition stipulated that participants must be of Nascent Soul cultivation.]

[Yet, you knew clearly that given your current Aptitude, forty years was simply not enough time.]

[So you went to Senior Sister Yun Yao and borrowed a significant amount of Contribution Points—the Academy's Time-Space Immortal Cave seclusion consumed a great deal, requiring one hundred Contribution Points per year.]

[The Time-Space Immortal Cave of the Kunlun Dao Academy is different from the Liu Clan's time-space pagoda. This is a Secret Realm, and specialized Cultivation Immortal Caves are set up within the Secret Realm.]

[After borrowing the Contribution Points, you began your seclusion for Cultivation with peace of mind.]

[Year Seventeen: Six years passed in the outside world, and sixty years passed in the Secret Realm. You consumed twenty Top-Grade Spirit Stones and finally Broke Through to the fifth layer of the Middle Stage Nascent Soul.]

[Year Twenty-Five: Eight years passed in the outside world, and eighty years passed in the Secret Realm. You consumed twenty Top-Grade Spirit Stones and finally Broke Through to the sixth layer of the Middle Stage Nascent Soul.]

[Year Thirty-Four: Nine years passed in the outside world, and ninety years passed in the Secret Realm. You consumed that divine wood spirit peach and finally Broke Through to the seventh layer of the Late Stage Nascent Soul.]

[Year Forty-Two: Eight years passed in the outside world, and eighty years passed in the Secret Realm. You consumed ten Heaven And Earth Treasures and finally Broke Through to the seventh layer of the Late Stage Nascent Soul.]

[Year Fifty: Eight years passed in the outside world, and eighty years passed in the Secret Realm. You consumed ten Heaven And Earth Treasures and finally Broke Through to the eighth layer of the Late Stage Nascent Soul.]

[Year Fifty-One,]

[After stabilizing your Realm, you did not continue to Cultivate.]

[Looking back at these years of cultivation, you realized that although your progress was not slow, you were still far from your goal.]

[You recalled that previously, during the Nascent Soul Stage, each layer Breakthrough required at least a hundred years.]

[Fortunately, this time, a wisp of the Power of All Living Beings assisted you, speeding up your Cultivation rate by several tenths.]

[Otherwise, based on your original estimate, these few decades would not have been enough time to Cultivate to the Late Stage Nascent Soul.]

[You began calculating the time:]

["There are only five years left."]

["Aside from the immortal slaying sword as my hidden card, my other methods will likely make it difficult to defeat those Nascent Soul Prodigies!"]

[You began contemplating other solutions.]

[Thinking this, you took out the Jade Slip for the Profound Calamity Poison Scripture and began studying it seriously—]

[The Profound Calamity Poison Scripture regards all poisons in the world as Cultivation resources, transforming poison damage into aid, and using poison to control all techniques.]

[Its core lies in "control" rather than "resistance." It refines the self into the Source of All Poisons, allowing all Spells to carry toxicity, greatly enhancing their power.]

[The first step in Cultivating this scripture is to forge the Poison Body, integrating the toxins into the Divine Soul, Bloodline, and bone marrow.]

[Once the Poison Body is initially formed, the Physical Body becomes a poison sac. Not only is it immune to all poisons, but it can also convert Spiritual Qi into specific toxins at will.]

[The second step is to integrate toxins into Spells, using poison to evolve all techniques; this is the core essence of the scripture.]

[Integrate the Innate Toxin into any Spell, Divine Ability, or even Sword Art or Saber Intent.]

[After Fusion, the grade of the original Cultivation Technique can be raised by one to several levels.]

[Not only that, but the Profound Calamity Poison Scripture also comes with three Divine Ability Spells—"Spirit-Corroding Poison Fire," "Ten Thousand Spirits Poisonous Miasma," and "Shadowless Poison Sword."]

["Spirit-Corroding Poison Fire" can ignite the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, transforming it into a sea of fatal flames; death comes upon contact.]

["Ten Thousand Spirits Poisonous Miasma" transforms the user into a patch of poisonous miasma, a powerful defensive Spell that simultaneously possesses effects such as damage reflection, paralysis, and Soul Corrosion.]

[What shocked you the most was the "Shadowless Poison Sword." When deployed, the sword light is formless, making it impossible to guard against. Those struck by it will have the toxin directly attack their Divine Soul.]

[Furthermore, if you Breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Stage, you can begin comprehending the Poison Law and utilize the "Calamity Poison Domain."]

[The "Calamity Poison Domain" is a Law Domain expanded with the user as the center. Within the Domain, all things are poisonous, and even Laws can be corroded and twisted.]

[The "Calamity Poison Domain" is far stronger than the Law Domains of typical Soul Transformation Cultivators because it can erode the opponent's Law Domain.]

[After reading the general introduction to the Profound Calamity Poison Scripture, you were immediately ecstatic.]

[Your current Divine Ability Spells truly lacked sufficient grade and power. They were adequate for dealing with ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators, but they would be insufficient when facing Prodigies of the same Realm.]

[This Profound Calamity Poison Scripture could not only raise the grade and power of your existing Spells but also came with several powerful Spell Divine Abilities, perfectly compensating for your current shortcomings.]

[If you mastered the Profound Calamity Poison Scripture, your existing Cultivation Techniques could be upgraded in grade and enhanced in power, and you wouldn't need to spend a lot of time learning new Divine Ability Spells!]

[After all, the higher the grade of the Divine Ability Spell, the harder it is to acquire and the more difficult it is to Cultivate.]

[The fact that you obtained the Immortal Slaying Sword Art through a fortunate Opportunity was already tremendous luck.]

[If you wanted to obtain another Opportunity like this, who knew how long you would have to wait.]

[You suppressed the excitement in your heart and began studying the Profound Calamity Poison Scripture word by word.]