Side Effects of Poisonous Techniques

Now, let’s look at Lin Mo. After returning to his residence, he immediately ordered Lin Zi and the others, “Go! Prepare the equipment and medicinal liquid for cultivating the poison art.”

The moment these words were spoken, everyone’s expression turned to shock. They didn’t quite understand what Lin Mo meant.

From their perspective, if Lin Mo wanted to cultivate the poison art, he should do it in the Purple Abyss Pavilion. Yan Yun was there, and at least it would be safe.

“This? Brother Lin Mo, are you going to cultivate it?” Lin Zi asked weakly.

Her question immediately earned her a glare from Lin Mo.

“Nonsense. If not me, then who?”

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately tried to stop him.

“Brother Lin Mo, you… you can’t do something so foolish! Cultivating the poison art is a life-or-death matter. It’s impossible to succeed without tenacious willpower.”

“That’s right, your talent is exceptional. There’s no need to take such a risk,” Lin Yu and the others hastily advised against it.

But these words only served to infuriate Lin Mo even more.

“Do you all think I don’t even possess that much willpower?” Lin Mo demanded.

How could Lin Yu and the others dare to question Lin Mo? As the most outstanding disciple of the Lin family’s generation, although he was arrogant, insidious, and cunning, his obsession with becoming stronger had never waned.

Now that a servant from their Lin family had succeeded, if he failed, wouldn’t that mean he was even inferior to that servant?

“But, then why not cultivate it in the Purple Abyss Pavilion? Are you going to practice it privately?” Lin Zi retorted.

But Lin Mo’s next words made the words on the tips of their tongues get stuck.

“I don’t like entrusting my life to others. I believe I will definitely succeed,” Lin Mo said, clenching his fists.

Lin Yu and the others had nothing more to say. It wasn’t that they lacked confidence in Lin Mo, but that the poison art’s demand on one’s willpower was simply too high.

Their Lin family might not lack talented disciples, but they were certainly deficient in willpower, perhaps even more so than some country bumpkins.

“Enough nonsense, go and prepare. This is my business; I don’t need anyone to save me. This time, it’s success or death.” Lin Mo had already decided not to accept anyone’s persuasion.

Under Lin Mo’s strong insistence, the Lin family members were helpless. While preparing the equipment and medicines, they also immediately contacted the family and even went to inform Yunhong.

At this point, Lin Mo was already a bit crazed. Before seeing someone succeed with his own eyes, he had been somewhat skeptical.

But today, he personally witnessed a servant from his own family succeed directly, without Yan Yun’s aid. This completely ignited his desires.

What he could never have imagined, however, was that this seemingly powerful cultivation method would become the very poison that would bury him and the entire Lin family.

This could be considered an unexpected gain for Yan Yun. She had spread the poison art merely to solve her own troubles and had never imagined such a harvest.

Yan Yun pulled Jiang Yao to a deserted place to talk.

“Hey! Are you mentally prepared? From what I know of that guy Lin Mo, his craving for this poison art is probably intense. He’s bound to cultivate it sooner or later. Are you sure the back door you left will be enough to deal with him in the future? Don’t let it backfire and create a huge problem for yourself.”

Yan Yun smiled confidently.

“Rest assured. Since I dared to do this, I am absolutely certain. I wish nothing more than for them to cultivate it. By the way, look at me, see how strong I am now.”

Yan Yun grabbed Jiang Yao’s wrist and squeezed slightly.

Feeling the force from Yan Yun’s wrist, Jiang Yao was quite astonished. From her perception, the strength of this force was at least at the Cavern Heaven Realm, but it definitely wasn’t. That meant Yan Yun had at least cultivated the Spirit Gathering Realm to the major accomplishment stage.

“You’ve reached the major accomplishment stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm?” Jiang Yao exclaimed.

“You… you’ve reached the major accomplishment stage?” Jiang Yao was utterly shocked.

“How long have you been cultivating? A year at most, all told. To reach the major accomplishment stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm so quickly… You should know, it took me nearly three years to reach the major accomplishment stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm before I broke through to the Cavern Heaven Realm.”

“Shocked, aren’t you? During this time, I’ve been constantly absorbing the toxins from those who failed in their cultivation, causing my poison art to skyrocket. It won’t be long before I reach the perfection stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm,” Yan Yun said with a laugh, clenching her fists, her face a mask of excited fanaticism.

This feeling was beyond incredible.

Jiang Yao looked at Yan Yun’s not-so-virtuous smile with a look of disdain. She immediately reached out and tilted her chin back up.

“Stop smiling. Your smile is a bit creepy. Your chin is about to fall off from smiling so much.”

Yan Yun was slightly taken aback, then she quickly coughed a few times.

“Ahem, sorry, I got a little too excited. By the way, didn’t you cultivate to the perfection stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm before breaking through? The Old Ancestor in me said that cultivating to the perfection stage before breaking through to the next realm grants special abilities and makes one’s combat power even stronger.”

Jiang Yao was naturally aware of this.

“For us conventional cultivators, that’s incredibly difficult. You might not know, but at least seventy percent of the cultivators in this world break through to the next realm after reaching the minor accomplishment stage. Reaching the major accomplishment stage before breaking through is two to three times more difficult than reaching the minor accomplishment stage. I generally cultivate to the major accomplishment stage first and then see if fate allows for more,” Jiang Yao explained.

She then asked Yan Yun a question in return.

“Your poison art allows one to break through realms so quickly. Aren’t there any side effects? I don’t believe such a powerful cultivation method has no drawbacks. The side effects must be more than just turning you into a woman.”

For a moment, Yan Yun really couldn’t answer, because she had never thought about it.

Moreover, based on the current situation, she hadn’t felt any other side effects, so she shook her head at Jiang Yao.

“Alright, well, just be careful yourself. It’s getting late today, so I’ll head back first. I’m going to the Heaven-Piercing Pagoda tomorrow, so I’ll have my mother take my place.”

Jiang Yao said her goodbyes, then quickly planted a light kiss on Yan Yun’s cheek before leaving with a giggle.

Yan Yun stood in place, touching the spot Jiang Yao had kissed, her face filled with happiness.

However, after she left, Yan Yun still symbolically asked Yan Lingyun.

‘Old Ancestor, our poison art is so powerful, are there really no other side effects?’

Hearing this, Yan Lingyun immediately gave her answer.

‘If you must speak of side effects, then there certainly are. Great power is accompanied by greater risk. For instance, after practicing this poison art for a long time, one’s personality might change drastically due to the body’s long-term corrosion by toxins. Take me, for example. The reason I used to kill entire families and annihilate entire sects at the slightest provocation was partly because my personality was influenced by the poison, making me prone to slaughter.’

Yan Yun’s expression instantly changed.

But Yan Lingyun added another sentence.

‘But rest assured, as long as no one provokes you, then no matter how bloodthirsty you become, you won’t kill the innocent. It’s only against enemies and those associated with them. What’s more, you now know how to use the Heavenly Tome, so you can completely improve the poison art. There’s still time.’

Hearing this, Yan Yun breathed a sigh of relief again.

‘That’s true. Why am I worried about this?’

On the other side, after receiving the news from Lin Zi, Yunhong immediately went to Lin Mo’s residence.

However, he did not stop Lin Mo from cultivating the poison art; instead, he strongly supported it.

He had supported it from the beginning.

To him, this poison art was merely a powerful cultivation method. It was normal for cultivation to have risks, and he believed his disciple could succeed without anyone’s help.

Once everything was ready, Lin Mo drove everyone out, preparing to cultivate the poison art according to its requirements.