Gazing at that beautiful yet vaguely familiar face, Xiao Yan felt as if a storm of shock and emotion had swept through him. He never would have imagined that the so-called Poison Sect’s Sect Leader would be his first female friend during his days of trials—the girl who was revered as a fairy by the countless mercenaries in Qing Shan Town, Little Healer Immortal! The innocent and kind-hearted girl… now… was the terrifying Sect Leader of the Poison Sect? This extreme transformation was hard for Xiao Yan to believe even as he witnessed it with his own eyes. Hearing the angry shout from Xiao Yan, the white-haired woman’s figure trembled slightly, her gray-purple eyes flashing gently. She then wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her pale hand, placing it near her small lips, and carefully sucking the blood into her mouth. After this gesture, her gray-purple eyes gradually regained their calm. She glanced at Xiao Yan and said flatly, “I am not Little Healer Immortal. You have mistaken me.”
“Rubbish!” Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan’s eyes instantly widened, and he furiously cursed. The kind-hearted girl in a white dress from back then left a deep impression on him. Her strange constitution and the way she needed to consume poisons to maintain her life were unforgettable. Therefore, upon hearing her words, he immediately became furious. “What do you want? You are also from the Jia Ma Empire. Why are you starting such a war?”
Xiao Yan took a deep breath, his eyes burning with anger, and asked in a low, hoarse voice.
The white-haired woman remained silent. After a moment, she slowly said, “The Little Healer Immortal you knew is dead. I am now the Sect Leader of the Poison Sect, the Heavenly Poisoness.”
Looking at the cold and unapproachable expression of the Little Healer Immortal, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity. Back then, despite knowing her condition, she stubbornly maintained her kindness, wrapping herself tightly to prevent others from being harmed. That smile that filled one’s heart and soul made countless people entranced. Yet now, those most charming aspects seemed to have deserted her.
“Is it because of the Cataclysmic Poison Body?” Xiao Yan clenched his fists, feeling a sharp pain in his heart. She had become like this, causing his heart to ache. “I was born in cataclysm, and my purpose in life is to spread it,” the Little Healer Immortal said, her tone cold.
Looking at Xiao Yan’s enraged expression, the Little Healer Immortal’s face showed a slight daze, as if recalling the past. Her cold and indifferent face softened slightly, and she spoke softly, “I told you back then that I would eventually reach this point. The fate of every Cataclysmic Poison Body has always been the same.”
“Cataclysmic Poison Body is not an incurable condition. You are just letting yourself fall into depravity!” Xiao Yan scolded in agony.
“Now, anyone who touches me will die in the most painful way in front of me. You don’t understand what has happened to me over these years…” A trace of sorrow appeared on the Little Healer Immortal’s face. After leaving the Jia Ma Empire, she thought she could overcome the Cataclysmic Poison Body, but reality was cruel.
After leaving the Jia Ma Empire, she stayed in a small village in the Yuncheng Empire for a year. She lived with two childless elderly people who found her adorable and kind. They invited her to stay in the village and treated her like their own child. The villagers considered her as family, and that year, she was very happy. Aside from the genuine and unforgettable friendship she shared with Xiao Yan in Qing Shan Town, she had never experienced such a warm, heartfelt happiness.
She cherished these relationships deeply and vowed to protect them. However, when the Cataclysmic Poison Body flared up, everything changed…
First, the elderly couple who treated her like a daughter died in front of her in the most excruciating way after touching her. Although they looked at her with loving and gentle eyes in their dying moments, those looks shattered her heart.
After the elders’ death, more villagers suffered agonizing deaths due to her. In the end, under the villagers’ fear and loathing, she left the village, dragging the bodies of the elderly couple. She buried the two, kneeling at their graves until she fainted. When she woke up, her hair had turned completely white.
Feeling the eerie white hair, she finally understood that she was a disaster, a harbinger of misery for those around her! If that was so, what was the use of being kind? Treating people kindly, only to see them die in the most painful way… Was this kindness or cruelty?
Realizing this, the kind-hearted Little Healer Immortal began to hide deep within, replaced by the cold and ruthless Heavenly Poisoness!
Looking at the ever-changing emotions on Little Healer Immortal’s face, Xiao Yan knew that many significant events must have occurred to her over the years. These events might have been the cause of her change.
Sighing silently, Xiao Yan’s mind was a tangled mess. He knew that as a possessor of the Cataclysmic Poison Body, the Little Healer Immortal would never lead a peaceful life. The Cataclysmic Poison Body would continuously torment her and those around her.
Just as Xiao Yan sighed, a sudden sound of spitting blood came from behind him. Turning, he saw Medusa’s face turn pale.
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Yan quickly turned, startled, and asked.
“Her blood is toxic!” Medusa’s face flashed a look of pain, and then, gritting her teeth, she drove her Dou Qi, trying to expel the toxic fluids wreaking havoc within her body.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s expression changed, and he turned to glare at Little Healer Immortal.
“The Cataclysmic Poison Body brings misfortune to whoever touches it. It’s his own fault,” Little Healer Immortal responded, ignoring Xiao Yan’s glare, her eyes icy as they stared at Medusa.
“A little toxin, and you think you can make me submit? Even before the poison takes full effect, I can take your life!” Medusa’s eyes turned chilly, and she sneered.
“Then try it?” Little Healer Immortal’s gray-purple eyes gleamed with a cold light, and she did not back down.
“Enough!” Seeing the two about to fight again, Xiao Yan roared angrily.
Xiao Yan’s roar made the two quiet down. Seeing this, he turned to the Little Healer Immortal and said sternly, “Little Healer Immortal, in that small valley, I told you that no matter what, I, Xiao Yan, would still be your friend. This is still true even today!”
“I have forgotten those things,” the Little Healer Immortal said, her eyes flickering, her voice cold.
“Then, if you forget, try and attack me,” Xiao Yan said with a cold smile, and without any defense, he walked straight towards the Little Healer Immortal.
“Be careful!” Medusa exclaimed, alarmed, for the woman was covered in lethal toxins.
Xiao Yan waved his hand, indicating there was no need to worry, but his steps did not stop.
Seeing Xiao Yan approaching, the Little Healer Immortal’s face changed slightly, her eyes wavering.
Stopping in front of the Little Healer Immortal, Xiao Yan looked at the slightly drooping gray-purple eyes and the pale face, and sighed, “You haven’t forgotten. The Cataclysmic Poison Body is not unsolvable. You don’t need to be so desperate.”
“It’s easier said than done!” The corners of the Little Healer Immortal’s mouth curved bitterly. No one knew better than her the terror of the Cataclysmic Poison Body.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan frowned and reached out to touch the Little Healer Immortal’s pale cheek. However, she was cautious and quickly retreated a few steps, growling, “Are you seeking death?”
“Just want you to know that although the Cataclysmic Poison Body is bizarre, it doesn’t mean it kills indiscriminately. So, there’s no need to be so self-destructive. Also, you are no longer that ignorant girl from back then, and I am no longer the little fighter chased by a mere mercenary group.”
Xiao Yan smiled and sidestepped to appear beside her, grabbing her arm.
Caught off guard, the Little Healer Immortal struggled and shouted, “What do you want?”
Xiao Yan chuckled, lifting his hand, which had turned black. His heart moved, and the Lustrous Lotus Heart Flame surged out. As the flame rose, the black color faded quickly, and the hand was restored to its original state. With the Lustrous Lotus Heart Flame protecting him, most poisons, unless super-toxic, would be purified.
Waving his hand at the stunned Little Healer Immortal, Xiao Yan’s expression grew serious, and he said, “If you still consider me a friend, do not continue making mistakes. Your actions will only hasten the Cataclysmic Poison Body’s eruption. Once it fully erupts, everything within a thousand miles will perish. By then, it will be too late.”
“Even if you can resist the Cataclysmic Poison Body’s poison, it cannot be solved…”
The Little Healer Immortal shook her head, her voice bitter. Over the years, she had investigated much, yet found no way to solve the Cataclysmic Poison Body.
“Although the Cataclysmic Poison Body is innate and difficult to resolve, I can help you control it thoroughly!”
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