Wuxia Across the Heavens: I Collect Side Effects

Looking at the level three disfigurement, it's all thanks to the system.

Ordinary people would need to spend more than ten years and suffer the pain of poison to barely reach the Thousand Spider Realm in order to cultivate the Thousand Spider Poison Hand. However, he relied on the system's ability to shield against backlash and transform toxins, and completed the path that others took more than ten years in just half a year. His cultivation speed can be described as a thousand miles a day.

For the past six months, the three of them have had a relatively peaceful life at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

Su Xin devoted himself to cultivation every day, nurturing flower spiders and refining toxins, while Su Ying managed the wooden house and took care of Yin Li. In her spare time, she would instruct the two on some basic breathing techniques. Yin Li gradually shed the timidity she had at the Yin family mansion and became lively and cheerful, sticking to Su Xin's side every day, hoping that he would soon achieve success in his cultivation and show her what the martial world was like.

However, Su Xin would always catch a glimpse of Su Ying standing alone at the door of the wooden house, gazing in the direction of the Yin residence and sighing softly.

That sigh contained resentment, grievance, and an unspeakable sense of melancholy.

She was originally the matriarch of the Yin family, but due to the framing of her second wife and the cold-heartedness of Yin Yewang, she was forced to leave her hometown and live as a dependent with her daughter.

Despite having Su Xin to protect her, she was still adrift in the end, a feeling only she herself knew.

Su Xin saw all of this and secretly made up his mind.

He was chased away from the Yin family mansion and drifted like a dependent. He couldn't swallow this insult.

He wanted to smooth over the grievances and resentment in his aunt's heart.

Now that the Thousand Spider Realm has been achieved and my inner strength is guaranteed, it's time to do something.

He secretly assessed his own strength:

With his current internal strength, he has reached the level of a second-rate master. However, in terms of actual combat ability, if he does not use the poison technique of the Thousand Spider Poison Hand, he would probably be unable to defeat even a third-rate master by simply relying on internal strength.

The advantage of the Thousand Spider Poison Hand technique has never been in terms of endurance or physical enhancement.

In those aspects, it is not even comparable to some ordinary internal skills, let alone to top-level skills like the Nine Yang Manual, which can cleanse the marrow and generate endless vitality.

Its fatal flaw has always been its elusive and unpredictable poisonous touch; a touch of the fingertip will instantly produce toxins, leaving permanent scars at best, and death at worst.

But that's not enough. To truly establish himself in the martial world, to protect his aunt and Yin Li without any mishaps, and to appear openly before Yin Yewang, he needs a stronger foundation in internal energy and more advanced martial arts techniques.

He has already put the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, that top-level internal skill that comes with the side effect of causing demonic possession, on his agenda.

But before that, he must first ensure that his aunt and Ali have the ability to protect themselves.

He couldn't be by their side every moment; only when they were strong could he truly feel at ease.

To quickly improve their strength, the cave deep in the Kunlun Mountains that hides the Nine Yang Manual is his target for this trip.

The Nine Yang Manual is a top-tier internal skill, extremely yang and strong. It can rapidly increase internal strength and neutralize all poisons, making it most suitable for Su Ying and Yin Li to cultivate. Even if they don't practice the Thousand Spider Poison Hand, with the Nine Yang Manual by their side, they can still gain a foothold in the martial arts world.

Having made up his mind, Su Xin had already prepared sturdy ropes, sharp pickaxes, as well as some dry food and medicine.

He secured one end of the rope firmly to the old pine tree next to the cabin, threw the other end toward the cliff, and turned to look at Su Ying and Yin Li standing to the side.

"Auntie, Ali, I'm going upstairs first." His tone was firm, with a hint of expectation and a touch of steadiness in his eyes.

His inner strength at the Thousand Spider Realm was enough to support him in climbing this steep cliff, and his pickaxe and rope were his double protection.

Su Ying stepped forward, her eyes filled with worry. She gently patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Xin'er, be careful. The cliffs are steep and the mountain paths are treacherous. If you encounter any difficulties, don't force yourself. Just come back as soon as possible."

Although she knew that Su Xin's cultivation was not weak, she still couldn't put her mind at ease.

The cliff soared into the clouds, where the cold wind howled year-round; a slight misstep could send one shattering to pieces.

Yin Li, standing to the side, showed no worry whatsoever; instead, she was filled with excitement. She skipped and hopped to the edge of the cliff, tilted her little face up, waved her hand at Su Xin, and called out in a clear voice, "Brother Xin! You must come back soon! Mother and I are waiting for you; we still want to hear about the fun things that happened in the cave!"

In her eyes, Su Xin was omnipotent; whatever her brother Xin wanted to do, he would definitely succeed.

Looking at Yin Li's innocent and carefree appearance, and then at Su Ying's concerned eyes, Su Xin felt a warmth in his heart and nodded emphatically: "Yes, don't worry, I will come back as soon as I get the manual. I won't keep you waiting too long."

Having said that, he no longer hesitated. He gripped the rope tightly with both hands, braced his feet against the steep rock face, and channeled the internal energy of the Thousand Spider Poison Hand technique into his body, slowly climbing towards the top of the cliff.

He channeled his inner strength into his limbs, making his movements increasingly steady. Even on the smooth rock face, he could firmly grasp the leverage points and steadily move upwards.

On the cliff, the cold wind howled and stung my face like a knife.

As the climb progressed, the temperature dropped even further, and the biting wind whipped up snowflakes that stung the body, leaving one feeling numb with cold.

Su Xin gritted his teeth, enduring the biting cold, and dared not relax for a moment.

He knew that with each step he took upward, he was one step closer to his goal, and one step closer to being able to protect his aunt and Ali.

He didn’t know how long he climbed, he only remembered that when he set off, it was just dawn and the east was turning a pale white.

By the time he felt his strength waning and his fingertips starting to tingle, it was already past noon.

Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a hidden cave entrance on the rock face in front of him out of the corner of his eye.

The entrance to the cave is small, only wide enough for a child to pass through. Sparse weeds grow around the entrance, making it easy to miss if you don't look closely.

A flash of wild joy appeared in Su Xin's eyes, and all his fatigue seemed to vanish in that instant.

He quickened his climb and soon reached the cave entrance, where he took a closer look.

The traces at the cave entrance and the surrounding environment were exactly the same as the cave where Zhang Wuji fell, just as he remembered!

He was certain that this was the cave where the Nine Yang Manual was hidden.

However, the opening was too narrow, and with his current tall stature, he couldn't pass through directly.

He remembered that Zhang Wuji was able to get out of here back then thanks to the Bone Shrinking Technique from the Nine Yang Manual, but he had not yet learned this technique, so he would have to find another way to enter the cave.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

Su Xin took out the pickaxe he had prepared beforehand, gripped the handle tightly, and began to tap the rock wall at the cave entrance little by little.

The rock face was hard, and each strike required a considerable amount of internal energy. He was very patient, striking again and again. The crisp sound of the strikes echoed on the silent cliff, intertwining with the howling cold wind.

After a full hour, Su Xin's arms were already sore and numb, and his internal energy was completely exhausted.

But he never stopped.

He stopped using his pickaxe when the entrance was widened enough for him to squeeze in sideways. He wiped the sweat from his brow, took a deep breath, bent down, and slowly stepped into the cave.

The moment you step into the cave, a warm and moist air rushes towards you, completely different from the biting cold wind outside, as if you have stepped into another world.

The grass is lush and green, and the flowers are in full bloom.

Unknown exotic flowers and plants can be seen everywhere, and the air is filled with a faint floral fragrance, making it even more pleasant and mild than the foot of the mountain.

To his even greater surprise, the white ape, which he had thought would take several days to find, was actually not far from inside the cave.