After a brief inspection, Chen Xiao nodded in satisfaction.
Roar of the Mad Lion, as the name suggests, condenses the Dou Qi within the body, transforming it into a phantom of a mad lion, which then attacks the enemy.
Judging solely from the description, this is a very standard Mystic High-Rank Dou Skill. Although it lacks some unique features, it is definitely above average.
"I'll take it for now and cultivate it when I have time back home."
Moving the stone box aside, Chen Xiao put the scroll into his bag.
To save space in his bag, the heavy, useless, and bulky box didn't need to be taken back.
His gaze shifted to the second stone box, and soon, its contents were revealed. It was a black scroll.
"Eagle Wings?"
Before even picking it up, Chen Xiao had a guess.
In the original trajectory, two of the three stone boxes in this cave fell into the hands of Little Fairy Doctor and Xiao Yan, both playing an indispensable role in the early stages and having a strong presence.
Only the Roar of the Mad Lion was taken by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and remained relatively unknown.
Reaching out, Chen Xiao took the black scroll out of the box and carefully flipped through it. His gaze finally settled on the small characters on the side of the scroll.
"Profound High-Rank Flying Dou Skill: Eagle Wings!"
Indeed!
Chen Xiao smiled, suppressing the urge to immediately open and cultivate it, and put it away close to his body.
Although it was also a Mystic High-Rank Dou Skill, the value of Eagle Wings far exceeded that of Roar of the Mad Lion.
This is because flying Dou Skills are essentially a rather peculiar secret technique. This secret technique allows the cultivator to extend two small branch meridians from the meridians in their back. As long as these two branch meridians are extended, even if their own strength does not reach the Dou Wang level, they can condense wings and fly through the air!
This alone was enough to move cultivators below the Dou Wang level.
In the original trajectory, Xiao Yan was often mistaken for a Dou Wang expert because of these Eagle Wings, allowing him to show off a few times.
"Yan Return Strike to strike the strong with the weak, Roar of the Mad Lion to bully the weak with the strong, and if I can't win, I'll use Eagle Wings to escape!"
Imagining this in his mind, Chen Xiao's mood immediately became even more pleasant.
With today's gains, he could finally arm himself more comprehensively, his methods no longer singular. This was a significant improvement.
"The last stone box."
Opening it cleanly and quickly, a colorful, ancient scroll lay quietly inside.
Seven-Colored Poison Manual!
Chen Xiao simply flipped through it. It contained methods for concocting various poisons, as well as some related anecdotes.
For example, in the last volume, it described in detail the terrifying physique known as the Woeful Poison Body.
Woeful Poison Body, a peculiar poisonous physique that can rapidly increase strength by devouring poisons.
Method of identification: A small, faint seven-colored line grows on the lower abdomen. This line grows with the concentration of poison contained within the body. When the seven-colored line extends to the heart, it is the strongest moment for the Woeful Poison Body. At the same time, the person with the poisonous body will suffer the pain of ten thousand poisons gnawing at their body.
Born in calamity, die in calamity.
This is the fate that traps every Woeful Poison Body!
In addition to these descriptions, the Poison Manual also listed in great detail the kind of destruction the Woeful Poison Body could cause.
In short, it meant:
Losing all reason, indistinguishable from humans and animals, becoming a machine that only knows how to kill.
Looking at this description, Chen Xiao naturally thought of the white-dressed girl from the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion who liked to stand on a wooden box to treat patients.
Who would have thought that such a gentle and kind girl would later become the infamous Heavenly Poison Woman?
"My strength is still weak, but I firmly believe that there is no unchangeable fate. You can break fate, and I think, with my greater advantage, I can too!"
Thinking of the girl's future, Chen Xiao was greatly encouraged, and his drive in his heart became even stronger.
Without continuing to flip through the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, Chen Xiao came back to his senses and put it into his bag.
Alchemists looked down on this kind of thing, but Chen Xiao, who didn't have the aptitude of an Alchemist, was very interested.
Concocting the various poisons within it for self-defense was also a viable method.
Having collected all the treasures from the three stone boxes, Chen Xiao turned and approached the withered bones.
Squatting down and observing carefully, he quickly saw a small scroll in the gaps of its bone arm.
"Excuse me."
Apologizing, Chen Xiao carefully removed its bone arm and took out the ancient scroll, then put the withered bone arm back in its original place.
Looking at this palm-sized incomplete map, if Chen Xiao hadn't read the script, he wouldn't have been able to discern what the scribbles on it represented.
"Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, what a tempting thing, but useless to me... Hmm, I could use it to... fish!"
Playing with the incomplete map, a slightly wicked plan immediately popped into Chen Xiao's mind.
According to normal thinking, if Xiao Yan and his master were to obtain a piece of the incomplete map in the future, they would definitely be able to identify that it was related to the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, ranked third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
Subsequently, they would naturally attach importance to it and develop a desire for it.
This way, wouldn't I just need to get the remnant map piece in advance to 'hold the Son of Heaven hostage to command the feudal lords'?
If there's something inconvenient to handle, or if I want certain elixirs, etc., I just need to throw out a remnant map piece, and these master and disciple will definitely be more proactive than anyone else!
As for the number of remnant map pieces...
Conventional methods can't split it, but that refreshed Heavenly Monarch in the desert has this ability.
Don't ask how he did it, you just need to know that he can indeed do it!
If one remnant map piece can be split into two, then two can be split into four, four into eight...
Only the last remnant map piece is needed to complete the set.
It really is the last one.
Imagining Xiao Yan's 'Pinduoduo'-style efforts to collect the remnant map pieces, Chen Xiao couldn't help but reveal a smile only capitalists would have.
"When I get the next remnant map piece, I'll find an opportunity to give you one."
With a teasing smile, Chen Xiao carefully put away the remnant map piece.
As long as it can be used well, the value of this remnant map piece is immeasurable!
Having obtained the most precious items, Chen Xiao turned his gaze back to the small flowerbed.
Then, he took out several lightweight wooden boxes prepared in advance from his bag, along with a small shovel, and began digging, including the soil and roots.
Due to the limited number of wooden boxes, Chen Xiao could only selectively choose some medicinal herbs that looked very unusual to dig up first.
For example, the Ice Spirit Flame Grass.
This herb has leaves of two colors, white and red. The white branches are covered with small ice crystal-like objects, while the fiery red crown of the grass looks like a burning flame. These two completely opposite colors and attributes strangely grow on a single plant, which is truly miraculous.
Around it, there is also a faint mist swirling, making it look as if it is in the clouds, clearly not an ordinary item.
Another example is a plant with several pure white fruits hanging from its branches, making people involuntarily swallow their saliva.
After filling several wooden boxes, about one-third of the medicinal herbs in the small flowerbed were gone.
"Wait for me, I'll definitely take you home next time."
Stuffing the wooden boxes into his bag, Chen Xiao went to a pile of gold coins and packed as much as he could until his bag was bulging, only then stopping with a sense of unfinished business.
Carrying the large bag out of the stone chamber, Chen Xiao tried the mechanism.
With a rumble, the stone door slammed down.
Coming to the platform outside, Chen Xiao carefully checked the rope fixed to the side, making sure there were no problems before pulling himself up.
"Although this place is hidden and almost no one comes here normally, it's still better to cover it up a bit."
After climbing the cliff, Chen Xiao thought for a moment, put down his bag, and spent another quarter of an hour gathering some branches and broken stones to roughly restore the entrance to the cave.
After a satisfactory check, Chen Xiao didn't linger, picked up his bag, and returned the way he came.
Along the way, he encountered some Magical Beasts that didn't know better. Although they didn't pose a danger to Chen Xiao, they greatly delayed his return to Green Mountain Town.
By the time he entered the small town, night had completely fallen, and the sky was dotted with stars.
He took an empty path back to the inn, hid his bag, and then, for the third time, entered the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion.
The girl who was about to pack up and finish her day's consultations saw the familiar figure walk in, and a hint of helplessness flashed across her beautiful face.
"Where are you injured this time?"
"I'm not injured. I came today to buy a set of tools for processing medicinal herbs," Chen Xiao replied, shaking his head.
The Roar of the Mad Lion and Eagle Wings need to be used well, and the Seven-Colored Poison Manual is the same.
As the saying goes, a craftsman must sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.
If he wanted to learn how to concoct poisons, a set of tools was indispensable.
And the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion happened to have this kind of business.
"Then I'll have to go upstairs to get them. If you don't mind, you can also take this set."
"These will do, no need for the trouble."
"Alright, same old rule, two gold coins. Thank you for your patronage."
"Let's pay differently today. I suddenly remembered a few methods for concocting medicines that you might be interested in."
Chen Xiao smiled and picked up the paper and pen on the table.
He still had use for the Seven-Colored Poison Manual, and it wasn't suitable for the Little Fairy Doctor to know about the Woeful Poison Body so early.
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