Chapter 96: Arriving at the Outskirts of Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan

Early the next morning, Li Xuan got up from bed early, did a quick wash, then went to Tian Dou City and began purchasing the items listed on the checklist.

First, he bought various boxes; in Douluo, these crafts that have nothing to do with a soul master's cultivation are essentially worthless, so Li Xuan's purchase of several hundred boxes of different materials cost only one gold soul coin.

Li Xuan will not only use these items this time; they will also be needed when harvesting other Heavenly Material Earth Treasures in the future, so he bought many more to keep for later.

After buying the boxes, Li Xuan also purchased many odor‑removing herbs, as well as some poisons and hallucinogens.

By combining these medicines with the Heavenly Material Earth Treasures he has, he can create more effective poisons and hallucinogens.

Next, Li Xuan went to a general store and bought dozens of jin of Sulfur Powder and various insect‑repelling powders.

After preparing, Li Xuan returned to the inn, took out a small green bottle to quickly ripen these plants, then refined them into powder and mixed with the purchased powders, thereby enhancing the effect.

Li Xuan sat in the inn, recounted his supplies again; the food and water were enough for Li Xuan to last a year, and the various medicinal powders were also abundant, enough for Li Xuan alone for several months.

There were twenty days left until the fifteenth of next month, and it was unclear how long it would take to reach the depths of Sunset Forest, so Li Xuan decided to set out early, even if it meant waiting two days near Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan.

With that in mind, Li Xuan immediately left the inn, bought a new carriage at the coach shop, and headed toward Sunset Forest.

Sunset Forest is under the jurisdiction of Tian Dou City, but it is not close; after all, no genius would place the capital near the Soul Beast Forest, which erupts in riots every year.

A single misstep could endanger the whole capital, and the city might be breached by Soul Beasts.

Li Xuan was also anxious; the carriage sped along until the sun set, and only then did it finally stop at the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Compared with the bustling soul‑master town outside the Star Dou Great Forest, this place indeed seemed rather desolate.

After all, most of the Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest are poison‑type, and poison‑type soul masters are few on Douluo Continent, so those who come here to hunt Soul Beasts for soul rings are a minority.

Therefore, there is no soul‑master town on the outskirts of Sunset Forest to provide a resting place for them.

When Li Xuan arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest, the sun was already setting; before night fell, he quickly erected a tent, intending to rest here for a night and enter Sunset Forest tomorrow.

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Early the next morning, Li Xuan applied the scent‑masking powder he had made to his body, then changed into a Camouflage Suit before entering Sunset Forest.

Li Xuan held the map in his left hand and the Treasure-seeking Compass in his right, and cautiously walked toward the depths of Sunset Forest.

The Treasure-seeking Compass continues to display the location of a treasure until the treasure is taken, so Li Xuan thought he could use its property to locate Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan more quickly.

After confirming the direction, Li Xuan placed the map and the Treasure-seeking Compass into the Void Pearl, then plunged into Sunset Forest.

This was Li Xuan's first time entering the Soul Beast Forest, and he was on high alert.

As he kept moving forward, Li Xuan discovered many wondrous creatures.

Flying garlic heads, bamboo with human faces, adorable little cats that spit wind blades from their mouths, horned snakes, and mantises covered in patterned fire‑spitting skins…

It was also Li Xuan's first time seeing Soul Beasts, and his curiosity made him want to poke at everything.

For a moment he forgot that this was Sunset Forest, full of poison‑type Soul Beasts. After Li Xuan touched a colorful little beast, his hand swelled, turning red and purple—a clear sign of poisoning.

"What bad luck, I actually got poisoned," Li Xuan said helplessly, then swallowed a Detox Pill.

The next second, Li Xuan's entire palm returned to normal.

"Fine, I'll just be honest," Li Xuan muttered irritably, then took out the map and Treasure-seeking Compass, chose a direction, and set off.

This time Li Xuan dared not casually touch those Soul Beasts.

As the sun set, Li Xuan suddenly stopped, found a large tree that was not a Soul Beast, scrambled up it in a few swift moves, sprinkled some Sulfur Powder and some insect‑repelling powder, then leaned against the tree, closed his eyes, and rested to regain his strength.

Spending the night in the Soul Beast Forest, Li Xuan dared not sleep soundly; after all, poison‑type Soul Beasts are everywhere, and a momentary lapse could easily cost his life.

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The next day, when the first ray of sunlight filtered through the leaves onto Li Xuan's face, he immediately opened his eyes.

"Damn it, sleeping on a tree is really uncomfortable! At least I'm still alive," Li Xuan said, rubbing his slightly stiff waist, then jumped down from the tree.

He surveyed the surroundings, found it relatively safe, then took out the map and Treasure-seeking Compass to confirm the direction and set off.

Li Xuan only had twenty days, preferring to arrive early rather than be late, because that would be truly dangerous.

He walked while eating dry rations and drinking water.

……

At noon ten days later, Li Xuan finally stopped, and a solemn expression appeared on his face as he looked at the scenery before him.

"What a crappy trick, no wonder Dugu Bo was so confident about Bing Huo Liang Yi Yan; it turns out there's a poison array!" Li Xuan snorted coldly, muttering about the poison array before him.

In the area dozens of meters ahead of Li Xuan, a dense violet mist filled the space, and the surrounding ground bore no living plants, a barren wasteland.

Li Xuan tried to touch the violet mist; as soon as his finger made contact, he felt intense stabbing pain, and the entire finger turned violet.

Li Xuan did not hesitate, immediately took out a Detox Pill and swallowed it, but the toxin was rather aggressive, only suppressing the poison rather than fully eliminating it.

"Filthy Flame!" Li Xuan whispered, and a clumpy black fire appeared above his palm.

Immediately, Filthy Flame settled on Li Xuan's finger and began absorbing the toxin.

In just a few breaths, the toxin on Li Xuan's finger was completely cleared.

Remarkably, the toxin was transformed by Filthy Flame into extremely pure soul power, which merged into Li Xuan's body.

"Filthy Flame is the secret to being immune to all poisons!" Li Xuan said, looking at the spread of Filthy Flame on his palm and nodding with satisfaction.

"Rest today, and tomorrow morning we'll enter the poison array to investigate," Li Xuan said, nodding, then found a Shudong.

(End of chapter)