"Is she not afraid of being found out by Xiao Ting?"
Yun Yun was a rational person. At least, she had been steady-handed throughout her many years as Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect.
After repeated tests had convinced her of the Journal copy's authenticity, she had already speculated that she was not the only one on the Battle Qi Continent who possessed a copy. After all, even the World Observer who held the original Journal was not unique.
Linking that with the precondition for obtaining Plane Blessings—that was, being frequently mentioned by Xiao Ting in the Journal—she deduced that those with Journal copies were likely people whose names he had already written down.
Little Fairy Doctor's "abnormal" appearance here was precisely the proof she needed.
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"So someone made a move this quickly, huh."
Yun Yun wasn't the only clever one. Cao Ying held almost the same speculation.
Limited by her youthful age and current strength, she knew it would be hard to appear in front of Xiao Ting in any "reasonable" way in the short term.
"Hmph, this just means you all can go first and test the waters for me."
"If there's any danger, I'll be able to avoid it ahead of time."
"If there are benefits, I'll think of a way to approach Xiao Ting sooner."
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"Someone beat me to it."
Feng Qing Er's thoughts differed entirely from Cao Ying's.
When she realized that Little Fairy Doctor might also have a Journal copy and had deliberately come to contact Xiao Ting ahead of schedule, her face darkened in displeasure.
It proved her earlier suspicion—the opportunity of holding a Journal copy was not unique.
"However, the one who can make the best use of this opportunity will definitely be me."
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As for the stir his few written lines had caused, Xiao Ting knew nothing.
He didn't find it strange that Little Fairy Doctor appeared in Wu Tan City at this time.
After all, the Plane Blessing made it clear that she had come with the Thousand Medicinal House caravan to sell medicinal goods.
...
[Little Fairy Doctor, at this time, should be serving as the resident physician at the Thousand Medicinal House in Qingshan Town.]
[Her appearance in the story is after Brother Yan completes the Jia Nan Academy entrance examination and takes a two-year leave to train in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.]
[Her first appearance serves to make her share a cliff-side cave-dwelling with Brother Yan by coincidence, indirectly granting him a fortune: spirit herbs like Ice Spirit Blazing Grass, a high-tier Black-rank flying Dou Technique Eagle Wings, and the first fragment of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame map.]
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All the girls: "!"
As expected, fiction comes from life.
Worthy of a Child of Fortune—just from a single adventure he gets spirit herbs, money, a rare and precious flying technique, and a remnant map related to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, number three on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
"So there was that much in that cave residence." Little Fairy Doctor's heart pounded wildly, before she smiled self-mockingly and shook her head. "In the end, I was just making a wedding dress for someone else. I'm merely a courier of opportunity."
Xun Er was amused by her words. You think you're the Plane Blessing, huh.
"Sister Little Fairy Doctor, have you already found that cave?" Xun Er lifted her teacup with elegant movements.
"I discovered it a few days before coming to Wu Tan City, but I haven't had the chance to explore it. I received the Observation Copy not long after the discovery." Little Fairy Doctor had no intention of hiding anything from Xun Er.
Aside from the fact that Xiao Ting might eventually write it right into the Journal, there was no need to hide it from Xun Er.
Those things in the cave might be extremely precious to her—but to Xun Er, they weren't even worth mentioning.
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[In that cave, Little Fairy Doctor obtains many spirit herbs, a large sum of gold, and the key that opens the path of her life: the Rainbow Poison Book.]
[The Rainbow Poison Book records all manner of poisons and poison recipes, and was likely written by a former possessor of the Woeful Poison Body.]
[By following the methods recorded in the Rainbow Poison Book, Little Fairy Doctor confirms that she is a possessor of the Woeful Poison Body.]
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"So it really is me." Little Fairy Doctor's last shred of hope finally collapsed, and sorrow welled in her eyes.
Xun Er had already told her a few possible ways to resolve it, and had even promised that once she broke through to Dou Ancestor, she'd provide her with an eighth-tier pill.
Her life would not be in danger. Dou Ancestor was also a realm she had never dared to dream of in the past.
But she would never be able to repay the debt she owed Xun Er.
Moreover, through the Journal, she had gained a faint sense of how vast the world was. It was hard to keep deceiving herself and remain a "frog at the bottom of a well."
"There's no need to worry at all." Xun Er took Little Fairy Doctor's hand, her voice soft and soothing. "Brother Xiao Ting knows you have the Woeful Poison Body and still wants you as his maid."
"The Journal also listed your information as a kind of blessing to tell Brother Xiao Ting about."
"The Woeful Poison Body definitely has a way to be solved."
Her words hit right at the heart of the matter. Little Fairy Doctor felt it made a great deal of sense, her chest rising and falling slightly faster.
She focused her full attention on the Journal.
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[The Woeful Poison Body is an extremely strange special constitution, born with a deadly toxin. Those who touch its possessor die. They must survive by ingesting poison, and the more poison they consume, the thicker the toxin in their body becomes. Once it condenses to a certain degree, it will erupt completely, wiping out all life within a thousand-li radius.]
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The only one who hadn't understood the Woeful Poison Body at all, Qing Lin, was stunned.
This Woeful Poison Body was literally a walking disaster for countless beings.
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[For those who possess the Woeful Poison Body, cultivation methods and techniques are just icing on the cake. As long as they continue consuming poison, they can grow stronger. The stronger the poison, the faster their strength rises, and in theory, there is no upper limit.]
[However, on the Battle Qi Continent, poisons strong enough to threaten Dou Venerates and Dou Saints are nearly nonexistent. Even if they exist, they are extremely rare and monopolized by top-tier factions and experts. A possessor of the Woeful Poison Body has no way to obtain them, so their practical ceiling is stuck at Dou Ancestor.]
[Moreover, under the influence of their constitution, they become addicted to poison. The stronger the poison, the greater the temptation—so great that a possessor of the Woeful Poison Body may lose their reason, committing crime after crime, even laying hands on their closest kin.]
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Little Fairy Doctor's pupils contracted!
Her Woeful Poison Body hadn't fully awakened yet, so the urge to consume poison wasn't that strong.
But even now, when she saw certain poisons, she truly did feel a physical urge to seize them and swallow them.
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[If that were all, this body would only be called a Born Poison Body. The reason it's called a Woeful Body is that once the poison accumulates to a certain point, the possessor can no longer control their poisonous Battle Qi. When the seven-colored hidden line at their lower abdomen extends all the way to the heart, that will be the day they perish, exploding after suffering the torment of ten-thousand-poison-devouring-the-body.]
[Before awakening, they unconsciously release poison that injures those around them. After awakening, they become puppets driven by poison, growing stronger faster but also dying sooner. Their own death is agonizing, and they drag countless beings down with them.]
[World Observer's hot take: The Woeful Poison Body is not a Born Poison Body, but a Born Calamity.]
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Xun Er: "…"
Seeing Little Fairy Doctor's face turn deathly pale again, Xun Er's lips twitched.
She had just barely managed to comfort her, telling her confidently that Xiao Ting would surely have an even better method.
Yet this World Observer was almost too conscientious. Not only did he record his observations, he even added sardonic commentary.
The commentary was on point—but don't comment next time!
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Bonus chapter at 100 PS