Chapter 899: Poison Demon’s Poison Formula

WHOOSH!!

The immortal light on Xu Yang’s body grew increasingly dense. It was dazzling and flawlessly pure, expanding at a visible rate like a sacred sun.

The Ten Thousand Poisonous Sacred Silkworm grew increasingly dumbfounded.

However, in the very next moment, with a sharp CRACK, his eye sockets literally split open from staring so wide.

“Holy crap.

“This… one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…

“Impossible.

“This Saint’s eyes must be playing tricks. You little bastard, you’ve blinded this Saint’s eyes!

“Hiss!

“A twelve-grade immortal lotus, a twelve-grade immortal foundation!

“This is absolutely impossible. No one in the world could ever forge a twelve-grade immortal foundation.

“Heavens, this is only the Black and White Starry Sky, yet the legendary twelve-grade immortal foundation has appeared. It hasn’t been seen in millions of years!”

The Ten Thousand Poisonous Sacred Silkworm collapsed to the ground, blank and sluggish, as if lost in a daze.

The twelve-grade immortal lotus hovered just beneath Xu Yang. Supremely holy and pure, it buoyed him up, illuminating him like a supreme sovereign of heaven and earth, a peerless immortal lord. Half the sky was lit up translucently, driving away the Evil Qi and painting the area with a holy brilliance. This scene was unprecedentedly astonishing.

What did a twelve-grade immortal foundation represent? It represented supreme potential.

To hell with the Immortal Pride List or the Celestial Destiny List! A twelve-grade immortal foundation was the true king, the ultimate sovereign. It was the sole existence of an era, the absolute zenith of an epoch.

Xu Yang stared at the Ten Thousand Poisonous Sacred Silkworm and said evenly, “Submitting to me should be considered your honor. Think it over carefully.”

With that, Xu Yang flicked his sleeve, dispersing his immortal foundation. His figure blurred, and he vanished from the Lesser Immortal World, leaving only the Ten Thousand Poisonous Sacred Silkworm sprawled on the ground in a stupor.

An unknown amount of time passed before he suddenly shuddered, a flash of human-like frenzy crossing his eyes.

“You little bas—no, Master! This Saint submits!

“Wait, I’m the servant. I submit! Master, where did you go?

“Come out!”

Submitting to a twelve-grade immortal foundation wasn’t shameful. It truly wasn’t shameful in the slightest. It was an unprecedented honor!

After doing all this, Xu Yang tossed the Ten Thousand Poisonous Sacred Silkworm to the back of his mind, paying no further heed to anything inside the Lesser Immortal World. Enduring the poisonous blood and revealing his immortal foundation had been enough.

Because the Ten Thousand Poisonous Sacred Silkworm possessed extreme intelligence and vast knowledge, he would be all the more rational when faced with such a choice. Even a fool would know what to choose. Therefore, Xu Yang intended to leave the creature hanging for a while.

As for exposing his immortal foundation, he wasn’t worried in the slightest. As long as the Ten Thousand Poisonous Sacred Silkworm submitted, the creature would be even more terrified of exposing it than he was. Furthermore, once he submitted, the silkworm wouldn’t be able to speak a word of it anyway—what Xu Yang wanted was absolute control.

“Is it taken care of?” Luo Yao looked at Xu Yang blankly.

“Not yet, but it should be soon,” Xu Yang replied. “Ignore that thing for now. Hurry up and collect the poisons here, then we’ll find a safe place to refine all the poison elixirs according to the formulas. They’ll be of great use once we reach the Starfall Immortal Ruins.”

“Alright.” Luo Yao’s spirits lifted, harboring not a single doubt. Given his junior brother’s mysterious methods, if he said it would be resolved soon, Luo Yao fully believed him.

Luo Yao didn’t dare to help collect the materials, as his strength was simply too weak. Xu Yang, however, moved at blinding speed, gathering everything within the cavern.

About an hour later.

Xu Yang and Luo Yao remained in the cavern, ready to begin the refinement process.

“Senior Brother, I’ll prepare some for you first,” Xu Yang said in a deep voice. “Sort out all the poison formulas from the poison scripture.”

The poison formulas his senior brother could currently use wouldn’t be too high in tier. Those comparable to low-grade or mid-grade Tier Three would be more than enough. With Xu Yang’s strength, refining them would be incredibly easy and wouldn’t take much time. The ones he needed for himself were all at the high-grade Tier Three level, which would require some preparation. This was a good opportunity to test the waters beforehand.

“Give me a moment,” Luo Yao said, excitedly beginning to sort through the information.

Soon, he began reading out the poison formulas one by one.

“Low-grade Tier Three, Blood Snake Elixir. It uses Blood Snake Grass as the main ingredient, along with seven other poisons like the Withered Vine Snake Fruit and Yin Blood Poison Mushroom. Once refined into an elixir, whether swallowed by a target or crushed to envelop them in its radius, it will devour a cultivator’s essence blood in a mere matter of breaths.

“Withered Essence Elixir. A set of nine pills. When all nine erupt simultaneously, the power rivals a mid-grade Tier Three item, withering all life force within the affected area.

“Illusionary God Mist Elixirs. Mid-grade Tier Three. Upon detonation, they unleash an overwhelming cloud of toxic mist. Cultivators caught within the area will have their Primordial Spirits eroded, inducing all manner of hallucinations.”

Formula after formula was listed out. The cavern contained almost every poison required for them, an incredibly complete collection. As Luo Yao spoke and Xu Yang memorized, the two gradually found themselves shivering in fear, secretly clicking their tongues in awe.

He truly lived up to the name Poison Demon Jia Xiu. The various poison elixirs and toxins recorded in the Scripture of Ten Thousand Poisons were terrifying enough to make one pale just hearing about them. One could easily imagine: taking Luo Yao, an Early Stage of Golden Immortal, as an example—if he held dozens of such poison elixirs in his hands, even if a group of Middle Stage of Golden Immortals surrounded him, they would all be completely wiped out.

“However, there are no Antidote Pills listed here. Damn it! Poison Demon Jia Xiu possessed the Myriad Poison Body, so he naturally wasn’t afraid of these toxins eroding him.” Luo Yao’s expression soured as he gritted his teeth. “But my strength isn’t enough. Forget about studying them—just coming into contact with these elixirs will get me poisoned. Junior Brother, do you have any ideas?”

He could only rely on Xu Yang.

Xu Yang pondered for a moment before swiftly scanning through his numerous Storage Rings. He didn’t have any specialized treasures for this. However, his eyes soon lit up.

“I’ve got it.” He quickly pulled out a pile of Divine Weapons. All of them were Immortal Artifacts at the Tier Three level.

“I will melt down all these Tier Three Immortal Artifacts and reshape them into things like treasure vases or protective gear to store these elixirs. I’ll place restriction spells inside them to prevent any leaks.

“When the time comes, Senior Brother, you only need to throw them and trigger them with a single thought.”

Luo Yao’s eyes lit up. “Good idea.” Under the current circumstances, this was indeed a highly feasible method.

He thought to himself, “Later on, when my strength improves, I’ll find some specialized protective treasures. With the Scripture of Ten Thousand Poisons in hand, I can study them carefully. However, it’s best to wait until we return; having Master watching over me will be much safer.”

If Xu Yang knew what Luo Yao was thinking, he would have observed a moment of silence for the Black Fire Immortal Mountain. Studying these things inside the sect was a surefire way to get killed. Who knew if Dan Qi would beat Luo Yao to death for it?

On the other side, Xu Yang had already begun working. He fearlessly handled the poisonous herbs one by one, tossing them into the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod. At the same time, the Thousand Poison Holy Water was prepared on the side. For these low-grade, mid-grade, and even high-grade Tier Three poison elixirs, adding just a drop or two to a single pill would drastically increase its potency.

As for the Ten Thousand Poison Holy Water and Jia Xiu’s poisonous blood, they were both with the Ten Thousand Poisonous Sacred Silkworm, representing the most terrifying threats of all. Even if they weren’t refined into elixirs, they were absolute lethal weapons. However, there was no rush to use the Ten Thousand Poison Holy Water and Jia Xiu’s poisonous blood for now.

Luo Yao stood to the side, his face full of envy. He also wished he possessed a heaven-defying physical body like Xu Yang’s. Unfortunately, all he could do was envy it.

As time passed, halos of light flickered uncertainly within the cavern. Wisps of toxic mist drifted about, and the poisonous dregs overflowing from the Alchemy process lingered in the air. Luo Yao could only stay in the area under the protection of the Black and White Meteor Tower.

Meanwhile, individual poison elixirs and refined poison powders emerged from the furnace, making Luo Yao burn with covetous excitement. With these preparations, as long as he didn’t encounter a Late Stage of Golden Immortal, he could swagger unhindered anywhere across the Eastern Continent.