Chapter 71: Open Your Heart! Go All In!

Qian Mo had long prepared herself for Xiao Yixian’s astonished expression, so she remained perfectly calm.

“You’re even more terrifying than your senior disciple—seven years old, a Dou Spirit of eight stars,” Qian Mo remarked lightly.

“Teacher… I have a senior disciple?” Xiao Yixian asked in surprise, thinking she was the first.

“Wait, Teacher just said I’m more terrifying than my senior… I wonder…” As she pondered, she spoke aloud, “What is my senior’s name? Who is he that caught your eye?”

“Oh my, this is obvious jealousy!” Qian Mo thought to herself.

“Ahem! Your senior disciple is named Xiao Yan. Before I left, what was his cultivation… I seem to have forgotten… Oh! I remember now. Your senior was a Dou Practitioner of seven or eight stars, and he was eight years old, one year older than you,” Qian Mo said, rather absent-mindedly.

“Xiao Yan… Ah, I have no idea who that is…” Xiao Yixian shook her head.

After a pause, she continued, “I never thought I’d be stronger than my senior, haha! Senior is only a Dou Practitioner of eight stars, while I’m a Dou Spirit of eight stars, and I’m only six years old!” Xiao Yixian was quite proud.

Qian Mo listened and immediately gave her a light knock on the head.

“Ouch! Teacher, why did you hit me?” Xiao Yixian cried, covering her head and complaining to Qian Mo, her cheeks puffed out adorably.

“You! Don’t become arrogant just because of your current strength. You must understand, if not for the Calamity Poison Body or your mastery over it, you would never have this power. Remember, cultivation is endless. Those who fail are often those who grow arrogant and complacent,” Qian Mo said sternly.

If she didn’t teach this little girl now, who knows what trouble she’d cause when she grew older? No, it must be done—teach her how to conduct herself.

“Oh! I understand, Teacher! I was wrong. Please don’t hit me anymore, or I’ll end up silly…” Xiao Yixian said with grievance, holding her head with both hands.

“…”

“If you’re afraid of being hit silly, then don’t be arrogant,” Qian Mo replied calmly.

“Mm, got it, Teacher,” Xiao Yixian answered.

“All right, now that you’ve mastered the Calamity Poison Body, try it out. Attack me,” Qian Mo said, patting her chest.

“Okay,” Xiao Yixian agreed readily, knowing her teacher was strong and not worried at all.

With that, Xiao Yixian stepped back about a meter.

“Ha!” She activated her Dou Qi, her eyes turning a dark green-black. The Dou Qi in her hands transformed into a green toxic smoke.

“Toxic—Soul!” Xiao Yixian pronounced each word with precision, channeling the poison techniques from the Ten Thousand Poisons Scripture. With her current strength, she could command five thousand Toxic Souls.

The Ten Thousand Poisons Scripture was not just a record of myriad poisons; later sections included numerous poison-based Dou Techniques for cultivators to study.

She launched a Toxic Soul at Qian Mo.

“Tsk tsk, this poison, this concentration, truly terrifying. There’s no one who isn’t afraid of poison. Even if it’s harmless, it’s the fear that counts. But if it’s a poison capable of causing real harm, even the mightiest must retreat,” Qian Mo mused, observing Xiao Yixian’s technique.

If his cultivation wasn’t far above Xiao Yixian’s, he might truly be harmed… But as things stood, there was no ‘if’ in this scenario. His cultivation was far superior.

Qian Mo didn’t use anything but his own body to block it, catching the attack with his bare hand.

Bang!

Qian Mo extended his hand.

The Toxic Soul crashed against it, emitting the sound of impact.

Because Qian Mo had cultivated the Great Brahma Golden Body, the Toxic Soul couldn’t penetrate his skin or cause even the slightest harm. The hand that received the attack was as unscathed as ever.

Unable to break through Qian Mo’s palm, the Toxic Soul dissipated into white smoke, vanishing from his hand.

Though the Toxic Soul did not harm Qian Mo at all, he knew it was solely because he had cultivated the Great Brahma Golden Body. He didn’t consider the power of Xiao Yixian’s Toxic Soul low—on the contrary, it was quite formidable.

“Ah~ I thought I might be able to hurt you, Teacher. This isn’t how I expected things to go!” Xiao Yixian said, feeling deflated.

“Enough, don’t sigh. Though you didn’t hurt me, your attack is strong. I can sense that if I were at your level, I might not be able to withstand it,” Qian Mo said coolly.

Hearing this good news, Xiao Yixian was about to cheer when Qian Mo’s voice came again: “But don’t get too excited! If you don’t want to become silly, keep yourself in check. Xiao Xianxian… do you understand?”

As he spoke, Qian Mo raised his hand as if to knock her on the head again.

Seeing this, Xiao Yixian quickly swallowed her words, retreated a step, and covered her head, pleading, “I know! Teacher, please don’t hit me! I don’t want to become silly…”

“Mm, all right. Aside from not being able to harm me, your technique has very few rivals at the same level on the Dou Qi Continent. Even those above Dou Sect fear poison. The higher one’s cultivation, the greater the fear of poison—because they fear death. No one wants to lose a hard-earned cultivation to poison!” Qian Mo continued.

“Yes, Teacher is right!” Xiao Yixian agreed.

“Now that you’ve learned the Ten Thousand Poisons Scripture, next I’ll teach you a poison attack technique: ‘Ten Thousand Poisons Piercing the Heart!’”

Ten Thousand Poisons Piercing the Heart: This technique is named for its ability to pierce and kill others with poison. In short, it’s not just a draft—it’s simply incredible!

Ten Thousand Poisons Piercing the Heart: If you’re not convinced, come fight me! The kids watching at home—this is how amazing I am! Amazing!!!

Just adding words for length.

“Xiao Yixian, let’s conquer the world together! Make our enemies call us father and mother—what do you think?” Qian Mo said, laughing heartily.

“Yes, yes! Teacher, you’re the best! Xiao Xian’er will always follow Teacher!” Xiao Yixian replied.

“Ahahaha! Good, good! No wonder you’re my disciple! My disciples are the strongest of all. I’ll make them kneel and beg when they see me—if they don’t, then let them die! I’m unstoppable!” Qian Mo laughed foolishly.

The two exchanged glances and burst into laughter, their voices echoing into the sky.

Ha ha ha!!!

The laughter of the two continued to reverberate in the heavens.

Writing with an open heart feels so much better! From this chapter on, I’ll write freely and without restraint!