Eternal madness

Chapter 225 The troublesome Netherworld Poison Fire, a solution
(I'll update this chapter first; I'm working hard on the other two! Sending you all a big thumbs up!)

Xiao Yan held the magma stone seat in his hands, looking at the pale purple butterfly fluttering in the center of the seat.

"Teacher, how do we absorb this deadly stuff?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Now you know fear?" the old medicine master said irritably.

"There's no other way. Second Master has already given me the choice, so I can't give up cultivating the Burning Technique. I believe this is a test from Second Grandfather. This Netherworld Poison Fire is already ranked low on the Strange Fire Ranking."

"I'm sure Second Master has his own reasons for doing this. By the way, Teacher, do you have a way to help me absorb this Netherworld Poison Flame?" Xiao Yan asked.

After pondering for a moment, Yao Lao said, "The core ability of this Netherworld Poison Fire is its deadly toxicity. The toxins contained in the flames can corrode fighting spirit and flesh. Even a little bit will make one wish for death."

However, if you can subdue the Netherworld Poison Fire, you can create a body that is immune to all poisons, at which point most of the deadly poisons on the continent will be ineffective against you.

In the Dou Qi Continent, there is a profession called Poison Master. Some Poison Masters are extremely ruthless in their use of poison. With this Netherworld Poison Flame protecting you, you will not fear the methods of most Poison Masters.

Xiao Yan asked in confusion, "Most? Why not all?"

The old doctor said speechlessly, "You should know that there is always someone better. There is a special physique in this world that can improve one's cultivation by taking poison. It can reach the level of a Dou Zong expert in just a few years by taking poison."

"I encountered such outrageous people when I was young; they were truly unreasonable."

"So, teacher, did you win?"

The old doctor stroked his beard proudly and laughed, "Of course, I am the better one! Cough cough, let's deal with this deadly Netherworld Poison Fire first. Little Yanzi, let me say this first: when you revive me in the future, don't use this Netherworld Poison Fire. I don't want to become a ghost or a monster."

"Uh, we haven't subdued the Netherworld Poison Fire yet," Xiao Yan said speechlessly.

"Alright, brat, go check out your treasure vault. I haven't seen it yet. I wonder what good stuff you have!" The old man was already quite impatient.

"Yes, yes, teacher!"

. . . . . .

Back mountain,

Xiao Yan was standing in front of a stone gate that was seven zhang tall.

"Oh, Yan'er~ Are you here to retrieve five items from the treasure vault?" An old man dressed in a blue robe slowly sat up, looking at Xiao Yan with a smile.

Xiao Yan bowed respectfully to the old man and said, "Great-Grandfather, are you well?"

"Alright, alright, go get them. Remember, you can only take five items."

This old man was Xiao Ting, the eldest member of the Xiao family besides the two ancestors.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Ting opened the stone door, and Xiao Yan walked straight through it.

After walking through a quiet tunnel for a few minutes, a slightly dazzling light struck. Xiao Yan squinted and then saw a magnificent golden palace appear before him.

As usual, Xiao Yan walked straight into the magnificent palace. This was not his first time visiting this treasure vault; it was said to have been opened up by a top expert from his family.

"Wow! Little Yanzi, your family has such a place! But it's not unreasonable for your family to have such a place." Yao Lao floated out directly from the Bone Flame Ring.

"Teacher, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to come out like this?" Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao in surprise.

"What are you afraid of? Your family has known about me for a long time. I have good news for you. It was your second grandfather who arranged for me to absorb your Dou Qi. Of course, I originally wanted to do the same, as a test for you. Hehe~" Yao Lao chuckled unkindly. Xiao Yan's lips twitched. Although he had roughly guessed it, he still felt uncomfortable. After all, he had suffered nearly three years of ridicule. It was fortunate that he was thick-skinned, otherwise he would have ended his own life long ago.

"Second Master's perverse sense of humor is hard to judge. I have a bad feeling that he might do something big next." Xiao Yan felt very uneasy.

"Ahh~"

In the void, Xiao Li sneezed: "This brat is talking bad about me? I'm doing this all for your own good! Why can't you understand?"

Once inside the treasure vault, the old apothecary had already let loose and indulged in his own way.

"This is Ice Spirit Flame Grass! What a treasure! Its spirit-absorbing quality is so good? And this is... Azure Wood Immortal Vine."

"And here too! Snow Bone Ginseng, Blood Demon Fruit, and Evergreen Spirit Vine! We have the main ingredients for the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill! Little Yanzi, your family is really rich."

The old doctor sighed, saying that he had found many rare things here, and some of them had spatial barriers that even he would find difficult to break unless he were resurrected!

But that doesn't stop Yao Lao from looking at these good things.

'So many Grade 8 pills! This kid is really amazing. Judging from the quality, his success rate in refining Grade 8 pills is extremely high, probably around 80% or higher than mine back in the day!'

The old doctor stroked his beard as he looked at these fine things.

"Teacher, teacher! Old man! Why aren't you looking for the medicinal herbs we need? Time waits for no one!" Xiao Yan shouted loudly from next to Yao Lao.

"Oh! I was distracted. Let me take a look. If it's about absorbing Netherworld Poison Fire, then the Blood Lotus Pill is definitely useless. However, it can be kept as a backup. Although Spirit Absorption Pills are rare, you should be able to buy one with your wealth, young master."

If all else fails, try asking those two girls. They can definitely get it for you. Let me see... Ah, I've got it! A sixth-grade pill, the [Heavenly Profound Ice Nether Pill]

You can take these Thousand-Year Ice Marrow and Nine-Leaf Nether Lotus! These two medicinal herbs are extremely rare; you might not find them again.

The old master has already devised a formula for refining the Netherworld Poison Fire.

"Heavenly Profound Ice Nether Pill? A sixth-grade pill! That's amazing! What's the use of this pill, Teacher?" Xiao Yan immediately became interested. Although he already knew how to refine pills and could refine first-grade pills on his own, how many years had Xiao Yan been refining pills? He was still far from being a master!

"If it were anyone else, they would only be able to stare helplessly at this Netherworld Poison Fire. At least some of the old guys I know would definitely not be able to do it. It's not that I look down on them, but they are bound by rules and regulations and have completely lost the joy of alchemy."

Uh, I seem to have gone off on a tangent. Let me introduce you to the Heavenly Profound Ice Nether Pill. It's a sixth-grade pill, which is even higher than the Battle Spirit Pill that can raise a Battle King by one star.

The key ingredients for this pill are four: Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, Nine-Leaf Nether Lotus, Dragon Blood Crystal, and a magic core from a fifth-order poison-attribute magical beast!

This Thousand-Year Ice Marrow is an extremely cold treasure. If someone who cultivates ice-attribute battle qi refines it, their ice-attribute battle qi will greatly improve! Moreover, extreme cold counters poison, effectively suppressing the deadly poison of the Netherworld Poison Fire!

Dragon Blood Crystal is a special crystal refined from the essence and blood of dragon-type magical beasts. It can temporarily enhance the strength of your physical body and help you resist the burning of strange fire!
The highly poisonous demonic beast core and the Nine-Leaf Nether Lotus complement each other, using poison to fight poison! They transform the toxicity of the Netherworld Poison Fire into battle qi, helping you to better refine the Netherworld Poison Fire!
Normally, this Heavenly Profound Ice Nether Pill is a special pill for cultivators who possess both ice and poison attributes. I never expected it to be used here!

The old doctor explained to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up: "Teacher, you truly are a teacher! My admiration for you is like a boundless river! A great alchemist like you, Teacher..." (omitting a series of praises).

Yao Lao stroked his beard, listening to Xiao Yan's praise with a smug look on his face.

in the void,
Xiao Li stroked his chin and nodded, saying, "As expected of Elder Yao, you really have a way. Laugh, laugh, I hope you can laugh later, hehehe, cough cough~ I couldn't help it again, hehehe!"

(End of this chapter)