Chapter 906: Poisonous Scheme

Several days later.

Aaron, expressionless, carried a bamboo basket to the outside of Jin Daoren's Cave Abode.

Wei Feiniang was already waiting there with a smile. Aaron handed over the basket, and when she opened it to look, she saw five small snakes inside, their bodies like green jade, slithering about. One of them even had a faint purple line on its back. She couldn't help but laugh: "Junior Brother Xin, you have quite the skill... These Jade Snakes were already quite good, and this Purple-lined Jade Snake is almost about to advance to a King Snake, right? Master will surely be extremely satisfied..."

"Senior Sister is too kind; it was just good luck..."

Aaron replied with an air of indifference.

In his original life, he was a master of medicine, and having lived for who knows how many years, he had mastered too many skills.

This secret method for catching snakes was actually simplified from the *Lure Demon Manual*.

'Hmm, after I finish off Jin Daoren, these Junior Brothers cannot be spared either... Though Wei Feiniang... *cough cough*... My Dao heart is still unstable. It seems that after going down the mountain, I must go to the brothels of the mortal world to gain more experience...'

A mountain valley.

After all, Jin Daoren did not have many True Disciples, and by the time it reached Xin Chen, it was even more inferior.

Aaron only planned to follow the contents of the *Hundred Poisons True Scripture*, honestly cultivate his Innate True Qi, and then find an opportunity to finish off Jin Daoren; only then would he truly be free!

Thinking of the provocations from Lu Meizi and a few Junior Brothers during this period, although he had avoided them through various means, it was truly quite unpleasant.

But as the saying goes, the Orthodox Xuan Sect has powerful Dharma Power and vast influence, naturally occupying more treasures than a Loose Cultivator. In the end, if one compares treasures, one cannot win; even if one's realm is a few levels higher, one can still be bullied by someone with an Immortal Mansion Rare Treasure... making it even more miserable and desolate.

A moment later, Wei Feiniang came out draped in her clothes, a look of dissatisfaction on her face, secretly thinking that this Lu Meizi was a silver-like wax spearhead and truly useless.

Inside the Cave Abode.

"The Magic Tools of this world are different from before. The most critical thing is to look at the cultivation of the person refining them, as well as the techniques and Forbidden Techniques used... Different Forbidden Techniques have different supernatural powers and might... Some sect Magic Tools, without specific True Qi, Dharma Power, and refining Incantations, cannot be driven by outsiders at all."

'That is indeed a poisonous scheme, but you don't know that Xin Chen has already stolen from me...'

"This..."

Although he still had many ingenious ideas and skills, with Jin Daoren outside and Lu Meizi looking for trouble inside, he still could not be too prominent.

Aaron was holding a small tripod, placing an incense pill he had kneaded himself into it, and lighting it...

'This is also unavoidable... I don't know if the Mingyu Art can be cultivated in this world, and even if it can, the quality of the True Qi may not be much...'

Thinking of Jin Daoren's fierce might, he still felt a bit of trepidation.

And while waiting for the poisonous creatures to take the bait, he also distracted himself by checking his attribute panel:

He certainly didn't want to find powerful poisonous creatures to please Jin Daoren, but rather wanted to refine a few sinister Magic Tools to find an opportunity to ambush Jin Daoren!

'This Stomach Demon Gu is somewhat peculiar. Even with my medical skills, I can only paralyze it for a short time... And as long as it is removed or killed, it will immediately alert Jin Daoren!'

A month passed in a flash.

"This matter is simple, it just requires you, Feiniang, to make a sacrifice." Lu Meizi stroked his chin.

In this regard, Aaron could be said to have considerable experience.

"This poison-luring incense of mine contains a dash of Drunken Dragon Grass, which is harmless to poisonous creatures and actually of great benefit... It's just that the body cannot handle too much nourishment; once it is over-nourished, it needs to sleep for several hours to digest it properly..."

He pondered to himself, but his face showed a firm expression: "Senior Sister, I have matters to attend to in my Cave Abode, so I shall take my leave first."

The power of this needle is average, but it has one good advantage: it can break evil energy!

Aaron smiled slightly, put down the small tripod, stepped back a distance, poured out a circle of medicinal powder from a small yellow-skinned gourd, and formed a circle to protect himself within it.

At this time, the two-headed snake crawled outside the small tripod, and those Five Poisons actually dared not compete, all lying to one side.

Aaron looked at the Five Poisons circling the small tripod, even beginning to kill and devour each other, and sighed slightly.

A strange fragrance immediately emerged and spread in all directions.

Among them were many of the Five Poisons such as scorpions, centipedes, and spiders. Especially because of the environment of this mountain, each one grew fat and plump, their bodies colorful and variegated, clearly all extremely powerful poisonous creatures.

Unfortunately, Jin Daoren really didn't treat these disciples well, nor did he teach any tips on refining Magic Tools.

Inside the Cave Abode, on a small stove, there was a medicine jar, puffing out hot steam.

This was the exotic fragrance Aaron had refined, which was a fatal temptation for poisonous creatures.

Strangely enough, these hundred poisons all bypassed this circle, as if it were some kind of flood or wild beast.

Placed in the secular martial arts world, this would be the world's supreme movement technique.

However, he did not strike directly, but took a tree branch and poked the two-headed snake again.

Inside the 'Linglu Cave' where Lu Meizi was located, a sound like a flute crying out emerged, intermittent, and soon disappeared without a trace.

Fortunately, it was enough for traveling, so he didn't have to spend more than half an hour going back and forth each time.

Even if the evil energy Jin Daoren refined was the worst kind, a single mouthful of evil energy for self-defense could not necessarily be broken by a dozen ordinary Innate Experts fighting for half a day!

Just at this moment, a delicate voice came from outside the Cave Abode: "Is Junior Brother Xin there?"

Lu Meizi, however, had rosy cheeks and was very self-satisfied. While tidying his belt, he said: "Feiniang... don't worry, following me is better than following that old immortal!"

Aaron processed the two-headed snake and took out a black iron nail about an inch long, examining it carefully.

If he hadn't just transmigrated and needed to familiarize himself with the properties of different herbs and hide his true strength, he could have summoned all the poisonous creatures on the mountain and scared these Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers to death!

"Junior Brother even wants to hide things from me... It really makes Senior Sister feel so heartbroken."

It was no more than a foot long, small and exquisite, its scales shimmering in the sunlight, its whole body looking as if it were carved from a piece of black jade, with only its eyes and tongue being scarlet.

Not long after, a feeling of warmth emerged from his lower abdomen, and his whole body felt warm and very comfortable.

【Age: 17】

Wei Feiniang rolled her eyes, thinking of the 'heartless' scenes where she had been sending flirtatious glances during this period and Xin Chen had completely ignored her, and she immediately gritted her teeth and shouted: "Let's do it!"

This time it was clearly his overthinking; the two-headed snake was like dead, motionless.

Aaron picked up the pottery jar, squeezed out the medicinal juice, let it cool for a while, and regardless of the fishy and bitter taste, gulped it down into his stomach.

"This improved Five Poisons Needle of mine cannot even be counted as a Magic Tool; at most, it counts as a Talisman Artifact with one or two Talismans struck into it, and it's one-time use, but as long as it can break evil energy, it is enough."

At this moment, his eyes rolled, and a plan came to mind: "Got it... let Xin Chen be the scapegoat."

Lu Meizi was somewhat hesitant.

One mouthful of his own True Qi was only equal to one mouthful of an Orthodox Xuan Sect disciple's True Qi; this meant that at the Innate stage, one disciple of the Orthodox Xuan Sect could fight ten or a hundred from the Evil Path!

And as the realm improved, this gap would continue to widen. In the end, even the founders of Side Door sects and giants of the Evil Path would be bullied by juniors of the Orthodox Xuan Sect—how miserable could it be?

Of course, a cultivator's duel did not rely entirely on the quality of True Qi and Dharma Power; spells, divine abilities, Magic Tools, treasures, and even combat experience could all influence victory or defeat.

But a difference in the quality of True Qi meant falling behind from the very start of the Taoism path.

【Cultivation Method: Hundred Poisons True Scripture (85/100)】

Only then did Aaron pick up the Xiao She and place it into the bamboo basket.

Taking advantage of the medicinal effect, Aaron hurriedly sat in meditation to practice, circulating his energy for two or three hours. Feeling the state of the meridians and acupoints throughout his body, he nodded in satisfaction: "Very good... at this rate, in at most a month, I can recover from my injuries and break through to the Innate realm in one go."

Wei Feiniang's expression changed drastically: "Fine... you dead man, you actually want to let an outsider take advantage of me? Why is my life so bitter? Wuwu..."

Lu Meizi hurriedly tried to comfort her: "Feiniang, you misunderstood me. How could I bear to? I only want you to seduce that kid, not to actually suffer a loss... then I will appear at the right moment to catch him in the act. He will have to kneel and beg for mercy, pleading with me not to report him. By then... hehe, wouldn't everything be mine for the taking?"

He belonged to the type who had the heart but not the guts; having stolen Wei Feiniang was already the peak of his life as a Great Senior Brother during this period, having been flattered by a group of Junior Brothers until he forgot himself.

"This supplement formula I made for myself is actually quite effective."

Wei Feiniang put on a tearful expression, but her fingers were not behaving, scratching Aaron's palm.

After much thought, he decided to find some powerful poisonous creatures. Relying on the fragments of information he had picked up from Xin Chen and his own attainments in Artifact Refining, he might be able to forge a simplified version of the 'Five Poisons Needle'.

【Realm: Innate】

'There is no other way for this True Qi now; at worst, I will just disperse my cultivation and start over later!'

Just as Aaron was extremely disappointed, those Five Poisons suddenly acted as if facing a great enemy, scattering to open up a path.

Inside the Cave Abode.

"Both the Hundred Poisons True Scripture and Gu Technique have improved... although my original body's experience and the hundred arts of cultivation may not perfectly align with this world, they can be transformed into vast experience, allowing me to draw inferences about other things?"

Walking out of the Cave Abode at this moment, feeling inspired, he unleashed his light-body technique to dash forward, managing to leap about ten zhang.

【Name: Xin Chen (Fang Yu, Aaron)】

But in the eyes of a Taoist, it was just average, incomparable to those who could ride the air after Condensing Sha to sweep across a hundred zhang, and even less comparable to a Sword Immortal's sword Flight, entering and exiting the Underworld.

Aaron had a smile on his lips. He waited for a moment longer until the smoke dissipated and the other poisonous creatures scattered, only then stepping forward leisurely.

Just as he was deep in thought, the grass around him rustled, and countless poisonous creatures were attracted by the strange fragrance.

After all, these poisonous creatures had quite a bit of Spirituality, and ordinary leather gloves might not be able to stop them.

【Skill: Gu Technique (66/100)】

On the bed.

Jin Daoren, a cultivator who had reached Condensing Sha, was currently a mountain blocking Aaron's path, so he naturally had to find a way to move it.

Aaron's eyes brightened slightly: "Later, I might be able to start the localization of the Mingyu Art, but that is a huge project... honestly, it is far less reliable than obtaining a legacy from this world. After all, without the Tower Spirituality, I am no peerless genius."

A streak of Innate True Qi flew out from his body, leaving a hole in the portrait three feet away.

Wei Feiniang said: "I have already figured out where that person hides his books, but I still need you to help by luring him away so I can make my move..."

A fishy wind blew over. Even Aaron felt slightly dizzy and hurriedly circulated his Innate True Qi, popping a pill into his mouth, which cleared his head.

Jin Daoren did not trust any of his disciples and had planted Gu Insects in all of them.

The two-headed snake crawled around in a show of force, chose a golden silkworm and a green centipede to swallow, then crawled back to the side of the small tripod, inhaling the smoke and appearing quite satisfied.

If it were further tempered with powerful toxins, it would be extremely adept at destroying a cultivator's physical body!

Watching the two-headed snake looking as happy as an immortal after its meal, Aaron smiled slightly. He did not step forward to capture it, but waited quietly, then said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad..."

【Talent: Immortality】

When cultivation differs by a major realm, the difference in strength is like heaven and earth.

Aaron picked and chose, selecting a few poisonous creatures from the lot that would suffice to fulfill his quota. With a movement of his Innate True Qi, he knocked them unconscious one by one and put them into the bamboo basket.

Aaron sat cross-legged, silently circulating his Internal Energy to attempt the breakthrough again!

Ignoring the somewhat ugly expression on Wei Feiniang's face behind him, he returned directly to the Cave Abode.

Aaron suddenly opened his eyes and pointed his index finger.

He looked out and saw a black line winding its way over. Wherever it passed, not only was a black trail left on the ground, but even the grass and trees on both sides withered instantly.

'Pity... it has been over a month, and I haven't seen anything powerful...'

The two-headed snake puffed out clouds and mist, then lay lazily on the ground, becoming increasingly sleepy, as if it had passed out.

When the black line reached him, Aaron saw that it was a black-scaled two-headed snake!

This time, his Internal Energy surged in one go, piercing through his Ren and Du Meridians, and he then sensed the Heavenly Qi in the dark!

After all, Xin Chen had long been in the Innate Realm and his Ren and Du Meridians were already open, so re-cultivating was naturally extremely simple.

Time passed in a hurry.

Aaron looked around, but there were no heavenly treasures suitable for refining.

Aaron couldn't help but rub his nose.

Aaron was unhurried. Following the records in the "Hundred Poisons True Scripture", he used his Heavenly Spirit Point to absorb Heavenly Qi, melted it with his own Internal Energy, circulated it along the Twelve Main Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and finally condensed it into his dantian, transforming it into a mouthful of pure Innate True Qi!

Wei Feiniang smiled brightly and cursed him as a dead man, which made Lu Meizi ecstatic and even more unrestrained: "You just need to be patient for now... once we steal the old man's Taoist books and the antidote, we will sneak out of Wudushan together and go to the secular world to live happily!"

He stared at this scene for a long time, then sighed: "Sigh... Innate True Qi also has levels of quality. It is said to be divided into the Ninth Rank, with the first being the highest and the ninth the lowest. This mouthful of True Qi of mine is 'Hundred Poisons True Qi', at most Ninth Rank, or perhaps even unranked!"

'Damn it... if not for the fear of Jin Daoren being here, I would let you little wench know the power of my thirty-six styles of Profound Cave, twelve moves of Cloud Clarity, and the Huanglongzi's harvesting techniques...'

Wei Feiniang's heart stirred, and she coquettishly said: "How would he be willing?"

'Furthermore, if it weren't for the origin of the "Hundred Poisons True Scripture" being seen through by Jin Daoren at a glance, how would I explain it?'

At this moment.

"Wei Feiniang?"

Aaron hid the Five Poisons Needle well and went out to greet her: 'Why has this woman come? What is she plotting again?'

(End of chapter)