Battle Through the Heavens: Even without the Burning Flame Technique, I, Xiao Yan, still became an e

Should we move forward or turn back?

Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, but he quickly dismissed the thought. He had already come this far, so there was no reason for him to leave empty-handed.

He increased his battle qi output, and the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire merged with his battle qi to form armor, protecting Xiao Yan's entire body.

He slowly strode deeper into the lowlands, approaching the Lotus of Oblivion step by step.

This lotus is a fourth-grade medicinal herb, extremely poisonous. Each lotus seed has extremely strong toxicity, and when used to refine medicine, it is basically used to make some extreme pills.

However, if it is used to refine poison, it is the best choice. After all, just one lotus seed can kill a third-tier magical beast. If you eat too much, even fourth-tier and fifth-tier magical beasts cannot resist this poison.

However, one must never touch the Forgotten Lotus directly with one's hands when picking it. All parts of the Forgotten Lotus are extremely poisonous and must be cut with a sharp tool. Then, without touching it, place it in a jade box.

Xiao Yan condensed his fighting spirit into a short sword, and held a jade box in his other hand.

As an alchemist, the most basic lesson is to carry various types of containers with you at all times. You need to prepare some of each type, such as jade boxes, iron boxes, and wooden boxes, to avoid losing the medicinal properties due to improper storage.

Xiao Yan's short sword, imbued with Dou Qi, was not infused with any strange fire, so there was no need to worry about it being instantly incinerated.

The stems and leaves of this Forget-Me-Not Lotus are not very tough; they can be easily cut open with a little force.

After the stems and leaves are cut, a dark green liquid will flow out. This liquid has a sweet smell that will attract monsters that have a sweet tooth.

However, this sap is extremely poisonous. Once ingested, even a third-tier magical beast would die on the spot, eventually rotting and turning into nutrients to nourish the new Forgotten Lotus.

Xiao Yan carefully cut off the lotus seedpod and placed it into the jade box.

Although the Forgotten Lotus is very poisonous, it does not have the ability to corrode. As long as it is kept in a jade box, there is no need to worry about being poisoned.

A single lotus seedpod typically contains twelve to sixteen lotus seeds, making this one plant alone worth millions of gold coins!

Of course, the lotus pod is even more valuable than the lotus seeds. This fertile ground for the highly poisonous lotus seeds can even be used to refine fifth-grade elixirs!

However, this substance is extremely poisonous and basically only circulates among alchemists; it is rarely seen in major auction houses.

After harvesting one Forgotten Lotus, two more appeared within Xiao Yan's time range.

Based on the principle that harvesting one plant or two plants is the same, Xiao Yan decided to take it a step further.

He was cautious the whole way, but didn't notice anything unusual.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. Even fifth-tier magical beasts wouldn't dare to venture into such a highly poisonous place, so what else could be there?

However, the deeper Xiao Yan went, the faster he felt his Dou Qi was being consumed while maintaining his Strange Flame, and the concentration of toxicity was also increasing.

At the same time, that feeling of anxiety became even more pronounced.

"Let's pick a few more plants and then leave this place. If Little Fairy Doctor finds this place, her strength will probably leap like a rocket."

After all, this place is filled with highly toxic fog at all times, and with his mortal body suffering from poison, he can continuously improve his cultivation level just by sitting here.

However, after thinking about it, Xiao Yan shook his head. The faster the Calamity Poison Body grew, the more precarious Little Fairy Doctor's life would become. He couldn't push her into a fire pit.

After harvesting two more Forgotten Lotus plants, the green poisonous mist surrounding Xiao Yan could no longer be described as mist; it had essentially condensed into solid poisonous clouds.

Xiao Yan was currently located in the lower reaches of the lowlands. If he continued to advance, he would probably exhaust his fighting spirit prematurely.

After all, Xiao Yan's cultivation level was only Dou Ling, and his fearlessness of the poisonous fog was entirely due to the terrifying high temperature of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

However, just as Xiao Yan was about to leave, the drifting poisonous clouds moved away, and Xiao Yan's gaze met that of a tree.

It was a solitary tree, only about ten meters tall, with not a single leaf on it, but hanging on it were two emerald-like fruits, one large and one small.

The larger fruit appeared to be ripe, resembling an apple in appearance, with a jade-green color and a shimmering glow.

Most importantly, no poisonous cloud could get close within the area illuminated by that green light!

"What is that?"

Xiao Yan had never seen this kind of fruit before; it was something that was never mentioned in the alchemy manual.

However, Xiao Yan was not surprised. After all, Lu Chang was only a fourth-grade alchemist, and his knowledge was limited to recognizing some fifth- or sixth-grade medicinal herbs.

And this glowing jade fruit can actually grow in such a place; even many fifth or sixth-grade alchemists might not be able to see it.

Xiao Yan was immediately intrigued. Although he didn't know what it was, one thing was certain: it was definitely a treasure of the world.

There is even a possibility that the poisonous fog in this lowland area was created by this tree.

However, the fruit was a thousand meters away from Xiao Yan. If the poisonous clouds around it hadn't been completely dispersed, Xiao Yan would never have been able to spot it with his current eyesight.

Xiao Yan deduced that the location of the fruit was basically in the very center of the entire lowland.

"The bold get rich, the timid starve; let's take a gamble!"

Xiao Yan cheered himself up and immediately swallowed a Qi-restoring pill. If he didn't have enough fighting spirit, he would be doomed.

The eagle's wings spread once more, battle aura gathered beneath its feet, and then it was ready to strike!

[Mid-level Profound Rank - Explosive Step]!

Xiao Yan leaped forward several steps, each step leaving behind a trail of fiery explosions. Within the poisonous cloud, these explosions undoubtedly triggered a series of chain reactions.

Behind Xiao Yan, the poisonous cloud was ignited by the flames generated by his explosive steps, which then created a new round of explosions. With each step Xiao Yan took, there was a crackling sound like firecrackers behind him.

At this point, Xiao Yan couldn't care less about anything else. All he could do now was finish the job quickly, even if it meant setting the place on fire.

After leaping eight steps, Xiao Yan finally arrived at a place where the poisonous clouds could not reach. With his ninth step, Xiao Yan precisely landed beneath the fruit tree.

This thing looked incredibly strange, and Xiao Yan didn't dare to pick it directly with his hands. Instead, he used his fighting spirit to create a sword and cut it off along with a small section of the branch.

As for the other, smaller fruit, Xiao Yan did not pick it. Such a rare and precious fruit was not easy to grow, and it would be a great pity to pick it prematurely.

Xiao Yan simply wrapped the jade fruit in his Dou Qi and placed it in a jade box for safekeeping, planning to make further plans after he learned what it was.

However, just as Xiao Yan picked the fruit, he suddenly felt a jolt under his feet.

In an instant, the earth shook and mountains trembled. He suddenly spread his eagle wings and flew rapidly into the sky!

"Croak clam~"

A tremendous roar came from below, and the long-silent behemoth was awakened by the explosion caused by Xiao Yan.

Its body gradually straightened up, revealing itself to be a giant toad hundreds of meters long!

The fruit tree from which Xiao Yan picked the fruit actually grew on its back.