Chapter 617: Poison Dao Divine Technique

He Pingsheng walked to the edge of the passage and sat cross-legged within the faint green mist.

Hanging in the void, he closed his eyes and sank into contemplation, beginning to comprehend the Dao.

Within his body, the formless Dao root emerged, sending forth countless roots that touched the poison Dao's principles.

He swallowed a supreme-grade 【Ning Shen Pill】.

While comprehending the Dao, he did not neglect cultivating his base and breaking through his physical barrier.

At the same time, He Pingsheng took out the ten-zhang-tall 【Lian Dao Tian Bei】 from his storage ring and tossed it into the poison attribute's principles.

This artifact could polish the Dao and absorb poison-related Dao laws to grow on its own.

As for exposure?

No worry!

Artifacts for polishing the Dao are not rare in the Spirit Realm.

At the same time, He Pingsheng took out another jade slip—【Tai Xuan Immortal Artifact Method】—and began to contemplate it.

One mind, multiple uses.

Because He Pingsheng had previously swallowed a supreme-grade 【Tian Zhen Pill】, he didn't need to consume another.

Outside!

Qiao Huizhu cultivated in seclusion within the array He Pingsheng had left behind; the other seven great demons each activated their defensive magic treasures or arrays and began their own seclusion.

Time passed slowly.

One month, two months!

One year, two years!

After two years, He Pingsheng opened his eyes.

He moved forward, arriving directly at the center of the passage.

After two years of adaptation, he could now withstand the poison Dao's erosion here.

In a flash, another twelve years passed.

He Pingsheng's Dao seed broke through two more layers.

From Soul Transformation fourth layer, he advanced to sixth layer.

But his physical barrier breakthrough was slow—only from first to second layer.

Keep going!

He Pingsheng continued his seclusion.

Twenty years later, he did not break through his Dao barrier further, but his physical barrier surged all the way to Soul Transformation fourth layer.

Likewise, the 【Nine Poison Golden Body】 method and the 【Xuan Men Jing Xin Zhen Jue】's spirit refinement technique also reached Soul Transformation fourth layer.

To He Pingsheng's delight, thirty-four years of comprehension suddenly granted him insight into a poison Dao divine technique.

Yes!

Earlier, Qiao Huizhu had comprehended a set of 【Zao Hua Wu Ji】 divine techniques beneath the Creation Principle.

Now, He Pingsheng had comprehended a poison Dao divine technique beneath the poison Dao's principles.

This technique had no name yet, but its function was simple: toxin attachment.

It allowed him to coat his magic treasures and weapons with internal toxins, enhancing combat power and delivering a treacherous edge.

He Pingsheng organized this newly comprehended poison Dao technique and engraved it onto a jade slip.

The poison Dao technique had been comprehended, but his goal was clearly not limited to this.

It needed further strengthening.

He tossed the jade slip into the Treasure Gathering Basin.

Soon, after one night, the jade slip had been strengthened into two.

First!

Name: Wan Shi Fu Fa Tong.

Rank: Heaven Grade Supreme.

Function: After cultivation, one can coat one's spiritual power with toxins.

A simple description—but He Pingsheng rejoiced.

He had cultivated the 【Nine Poison Golden Body】 for many years, always relying on toxins to toughen his body.

But he had never been able to fully utilize his internal toxins to harm enemies.

It was because he lacked the corresponding technique.

The 【Sheng Mu Du Long Shu】 spell could harness some toxicity, but its offensive power was limited.

Since entering the Nascent Soul realm, he had rarely used it.

Now, with the 【Wan Shi Fu Fa Tong】, every strike of mine will carry poison from now on.

Tell me—aren't you afraid?

After reading the first one, He Pingsheng took out the second.

Name: Wan Shi Fu Shen Tong.

Rank: Heaven Grade Supreme.

Function: After cultivation, one can coat one's spiritual sense with toxins.

Heh…

He Pingsheng, upon seeing this, drew in several deep, delighted breaths.

Perfect.

Now not only my spiritual power is toxic—my spiritual sense is toxic too.

Hehehe…

Just thinking about it thrilled him.

For example, now, with Soul Transformation fourth layer cultivation, a spiritual sense nail shot out might not damage a Void Refinement cultivator's spiritual sense!

But… what if it's toxic?

I couldn't disrupt your mind sea before—but now, my poison enters your mind sea. Hehehe… tell me—aren't you afraid?

Next, He Pingsheng continued his seclusion.

But now, during seclusion, he added one more task: cultivating this poison Dao technique.

Hmm…

Start with 【Wan Shi Fu Shen Tong】.

One year!

One year!

Another year!

In a flash, another twenty-nine years passed.

He Pingsheng opened his eyes and exhaled.

After over sixty years of seclusion, his cultivation base had risen to Soul Transformation sixth layer.

His Dao barrier remained unbroken—still at sixth layer.

Because the poison Dao principles here could only allow him to break through two Dao layers.

His body refinement and spirit refinement had also advanced synchronously to sixth layer.

"Open…"

He softly uttered, and from his mind sea, a spiritual sense nail shot out, hovering in the void.

The nail was a full foot long!

But its color had changed.

Previously white as snow, now it was emerald green.

Nothing more—just toxic.

Not only had the 【Wu Xiang Bei Dou Ding】 turned green, but even the nine spiritual sense shields protecting his mind sea had turned emerald green.

Meaning: He Pingsheng didn't need to attack others—if anyone used spiritual sense against him, and their strike was blocked by his poisoned spiritual shields, they would be infected by the toxin.

As for spiritual power!

Likewise, he could coat every technique with poison.

Of course, he could also choose not to use poison.

Whether to use it or not—entirely up to him.

"Dragon friend… have you comprehended it?"

Outside, the several demonic prodigies, seeing He Pingsheng end his seclusion, cast him concerned glances.

He Pingsheng waved his hand, reclaimed the 【Lian Dao Tian Bei】, then nodded: "Here, I mastered a Poison Dao technique and, by fortune, broke through two Dao layers."

"Hmm… you've indeed comprehended it."

"Wonderful!" Nan Li's eyes gleamed with eagerness: "For millennia, countless cultivators failed to comprehend this poison Dao technique—you are the second to succeed!"

"Try now—can you enter the Sixth Zone?"

At the mention of the Sixth Zone, everyone grew even more eager.

That was a zone no one had ever opened in countless years.

What treasures lay inside?

Spirit herbs as tall as ancient trees?

Or is it a beast whose cultivation has reached Body Integration and Mahayana?

Will entering bring fortune or disaster?

I don't know!

Everything is unknown.

Everyone else wore expressions of anticipation, but Qiao Huizhu's face was filled with unease and concern; she cared nothing for whether He Pingsheng obtained any treasure—she only prayed he would return unharmed.

Phew…

He Pingsheng himself did not know if he could break through this barrier, or what he might encounter once he did.

But it didn't matter!

Just go in.

"Alright… I'll give it a try!" He took a step forward and arrived at the barrier of the passage.

It was said that long ago, someone once attained the Dao of Poison here, yet still failed to open this barrier.