Taking It for Your Own Use

“Everyone, there is no need for such ceremony.”

“This is the Purple Abyss Pavilion, and we are all equals here.”

“Let us not disturb Junior Sister Ziyun as she imparts her experience.”

Jiang Yao smiled.

Her words immediately won the goodwill of many disciples, and so they all sat down once more.

Yan Yun also smiled at Jiang Yao, then continued speaking.

“As for a better method, it’s hard to say for now.”

“After all, I only succeeded in cultivating it a short time ago and haven’t had the time to properly reflect on it.”

“Perhaps, and I say perhaps, I might be able to think of a way.”

“The sect has indeed encouraged me to develop this poison art, so I will certainly be researching it in the time to come.”

“Please rest assured, everyone.”

“If I discover a method that allows you all to safely master the basics, I will certainly not be stingy with it.”

“But it will definitely take time.”

The crowd understood this point.

Finally, Yan Yun added one last thing.

“If any of you feel your willpower is strong enough and wish to give it a try, I will not stop you.”

“I will watch from the side.”

“Having someone there to guide you might increase your chances of success.”

“Whatever you do, do not attempt to cultivate it alone.”

With those words, the sharing of experience was essentially over.

Jiang Yao and Su Muyu took this opportunity to introduce themselves to Yan Yun.

However, they all acted as if it were their first meeting, so it did not attract too much attention.

Now that this initial contact was made, it would seem perfectly reasonable for the two of them to interact with Yan Yun in the future.

After seeing everyone off, Yan Yun finally let out a sigh of relief.

‘Hmph! Why does this feel like I’m teaching students?’

“Heh, it’s more or less the same,” Jiang Yao said with a laugh.

“If they truly succeed in their cultivation because of your experience, they will surely be grateful to you in the future.”

After Yan Yun’s lesson, those who wished to cultivate the poison art all began training their willpower.

There were many methods for this kind of training, such as meditating under a waterfall or undergoing intense physical conditioning.

Some who were particularly harsh on themselves even resorted to self-torture to increase their tolerance for pain.

Yan Yun also made some requests to the sect based on her own experience.

She made some requests to the Sect Master based on her experience; for example, medicinal ingredients were indispensable for the Purple Abyss Pavilion, a point the Yunhua Sect did its utmost to satisfy for Yan Yun.

There were also requests for tools, such as those for refining medicine and for practicing the poison art.

The facilities of the Purple Abyss Pavilion improved day by day, and Yan Yun was indeed putting on a show of researching a way to master the entry-level poison art.

She needed to gain the trust of the Yunhua Sect, so she had to pay a certain price.

One month after moving into the Purple Abyss Pavilion, Yan Yun arrived at the main hall where Fairy Yunshuang resided.

“Greetings, Sect Master.”

Yan Yun bowed respectfully to Fairy Yunshuang.

“Mm. Have you made any progress in your research on the poison art?” Fairy Yunshuang asked.

Yan Yun smiled faintly.

“Sect Master, although I have not yet found a way to increase the success rate, this disciple has found a method to ensure that those who fail in their cultivation of the poison art can survive safely.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Fairy Yunshuang’s eyes lit up.

“Truly? You’ve found a way for them to survive safely after failing their cultivation?”

Yan Yun nodded once more.

“Yes. Through this disciple’s repeated experiments, it seems my poison art can absorb toxins from other living beings.”

“In other words, as long as I absorb the toxins from the cultivator’s body just before they are about to fail, they will, at worst, only fail, rather than lose their lives.”

This was undoubtedly a major discovery.

“That is truly wonderful news. Could we arrange an opportunity for us to witness this in person?” Fairy Yunshuang asked.

Yan Yun immediately agreed.

Coincidentally, in the past few days, someone had already applied to her to cultivate the poison art in the Purple Abyss Pavilion.

Fairy Yunshuang naturally summoned the other elders at once, and together they went to the Purple Abyss Pavilion.

“I never would have thought it. You, little one, have actually managed to produce some results.”

“If you can truly absorb the toxins from their bodies at the moment of failure and save their lives, then that would indeed be a great leap forward,” Fairy Yunshuang remarked.

Inside the training room, a menial disciple stood before a medicinal vat, completely bewildered.

‘What… what is going on? Isn’t that the Sect Master and the six great elders?’

‘These are major figures one rarely gets to see! Why are they all here?’

This menial disciple was the one set to cultivate the poison art today.

He was quite lucky to have the sect’s upper echelon witness the verification of Yan Yun’s research.

“Junior Brother Duan, don’t be afraid. Condense the Poison Body with confidence and leave the rest to me.”

“The Sect Master and elders are here to observe,” Yan Yun said, reassuring him.

The young man, who had originally been steeling himself for death, could not help but swallow nervously.

“Then… then I’ll be counting on you, Senior Sister Ziyun.”

Yan Yun smiled and nodded.

The man surnamed Duan immediately removed his clothes and climbed into the medicinal vat.

Yun Yan promptly summoned a ball of flame, placing it beneath the vat.

Soon, the medicinal vat was engulfed in flames.

The temperature of this spiritual fire was far higher than that of an ordinary flame, so the large vat of poisonous liquid quickly began to steam.

The process of condensing a Poison Body involved using high temperatures to open all the pores on a cultivator’s body, allowing the toxins to enter through them.

The higher the temperature, the faster the toxins would permeate.

The young man’s expression quickly became one of discomfort.

Fairy Yunshuang and the others were intently observing the situation inside the young man’s body with their divine sense.

This would also help them better understand the poison art.

As the toxins began to spread, the young man’s uncomfortable expression twisted into one of agony.

His entire body trembled, and the skin on his face twitched.

It had to be said, his endurance was indeed more tenacious than that of an ordinary person; the toxins only reached his neck before he began to let out low, pained roars.

The blood vessels all over his body bulged, creating a horrifying sight.

“This… such agony. If it were me in my younger days, I fear even I would have found it difficult to endure.”

The elders glanced at one another.

A scream erupted as the poison spread to his most sensitive nerves.

Few people could endure such pain without screaming.

Even Yan Yun, who had tasted this agony herself, couldn’t help but reveal a look of fear upon seeing his state.

It reminded her of the suffering she had endured when she cultivated the poison art—a pain she knew all too well.

‘Goodness, the poison has reached his forehead. Is this fellow about to succeed?’ Yan Yun muttered with some anticipation.

Fairy Yunshuang and the others also wore expressions of expectation.

“He’s about to succeed? Could it be? Is our Yunhua Sect about to gain its second poison cultivator?” Yun Yan asked in astonishment.

However, things did not go as hoped.

Just as the young man was on the verge of success, he suddenly fell silent, as if he had fainted.

The spread of poison on his head also ceased.

“Not good.”

Startled, Yan Yun rushed to the young man’s side.

She placed her finger over his heart and began to absorb the toxins from his body.

As the poison was drawn out, the purple patterns covering the young man’s body began to fade at a visible rate, until all the toxins in the vat had been completely absorbed.

‘What pure poison energy! It’s countless times more potent than consuming poison pills.’

‘At this rate, if I absorb the toxins from a few more people’s bodies, I’ll likely reach the major accomplishment stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm,’ Yan Yun mused.

She had discovered this very issue the last time she had absorbed the poison from Wen Meng’s body.

“Sect Master, esteemed elders, please look.”

“This is the method I devised.”

“At the moment the cultivator fails, I use my own poison art to absorb the toxins from their body, thereby achieving the goal of saving their life,” Yan Yun explained, stepping back to address Fairy Yunshuang and the others.

The group immediately stepped forward to inspect the young man’s condition.

He was still alive, merely unconscious.

Beyond that, they detected no other injuries.

“Haha, wonderful! With this method, after a few more tries, someone is bound to succeed!”

Everyone was exceedingly pleased.