Wuxia Across the Heavens: I Collect Side Effects

Ali was so frightened by the warning that she trembled and stood there stunned for a moment.

Upon hearing this, Su Xin felt a sense of surprise, followed by a surge of admiration.

I never expected my aunt to be so calm. Faced with such a peerless secret manual, she was not blinded by it. Instead, she was able to clearly recognize the hidden dangers. This composure is truly rare.

He quickly nodded in agreement: "Auntie is right, let's call it Shaoyang Gong. After I finish copying it, I will return the original and will not cause us any trouble."

Although Ali was somewhat puzzled as to why the manual needed to be renamed, seeing her mother's stern gaze and Su Xin's serious expression, she nodded obediently and called out in a clear voice, "I know, Mom! It's the Lesser Yang Skill!"

Then, Su Ying didn't delay any longer. She immediately found paper and pen and, under the cover of night, began to copy the contents of the Nine Yang Manual, not letting A Li interfere with her cultivation, for fear that she might accidentally reveal the secret.

Ali pouted, looking aggrieved, but dared not disobey her mother's wishes. She could only sit aside and watch longingly, hoping that she could start practicing "Shaoyang Gong" the next day.

Su Xin took the peaches he had picked during the day and the blood frogs he had caught, walked to the corner of the wooden house, sat down cross-legged, and prepared to use these rare and precious materials to quickly improve his strength.

He knew in his heart that his current Thousand Spider Poison Hand technique had far too little internal energy reserves. Relying solely on refining flower spiders every day would be too slow. Only by using rare and precious materials could he achieve a breakthrough and better protect his aunt and Ali.

He picked up a ripe peach and ate it in a few bites. The flesh was sweet and juicy, melting in his mouth.

A moment later, a warm current spread from the tip of my tongue, down my throat, and throughout my body, as if every pore on my body had been opened, bringing me immense comfort.

Immediately afterwards, he activated the Thousand Spider Poison Hand technique and began to refine the medicinal power of the peaches.

Before long, black impurities seeped from his skin; it was the peaches cleansing his marrow and removing the impurities from his body.

After finishing the peaches, Su Xin took out the roasted blood frog that he had prepared earlier. He took a bite, and the meat was tender. A warm current, even more mellow, instantly surged into his body and gathered directly in his dantian. The warmth was comforting, and his internal energy also began to stir slightly.

He was secretly amazed!

No wonder Zhang Wuji was able to master the Nine Yang Manual within five years. Eating just one of these rare and precious materials is equivalent to several months of hard work for an ordinary person, and it is more than ten times faster than him accumulating internal energy by refining the Flower Spider.

At this point, he understood that the peaches of immortality had the effect of cleansing the marrow and improving one's aptitude, making his future cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

The Blood Frog's effects are to rapidly accumulate internal energy and accelerate cultivation progress; the two complement each other, which is exactly what he needs most right now.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Su Ying woke up Su Xin early, put away the copied "Shaoyang Gong" manual, and then handed her the original "Nine Yang Manual," her tone still solemn: "Xin'er, quickly return the manual. I can't sleep soundly for a day if it's with me."

At this moment, Ali had also woken up, clutching the copied "Shaoyang Gong" manual tightly in her hand. Her little face was full of anticipation as she tugged at Su Ying's sleeve and whispered, "Mother, when Brother Xin comes back, will you teach me how to cultivate?"

Su Xin smiled and nodded, took the Nine Yang Manual, carefully hid it close to his body, found a bamboo basket to carry on his back, and planned to go to the secret realm again to pick more peaches, catch some blood frogs, and return the manual to its place.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I'll be back soon. Ali, when I get back, Auntie will teach you how to cultivate." After saying that, he turned and walked towards the cliff, skillfully climbing the rope and heading towards the entrance of the secret cave.

This time, with the experience from the previous day, he climbed with much more ease.

Before long, we arrived at the cave entrance and entered the flower-filled secret realm.

Upon entering the secret realm, Su Xin did not delay. He went straight to a huge rock, took out the knife he carried with him, and carved eight large characters on the rock: "Kowtowing a thousand times, serving my command." Then, he carefully hid the original copy of the Nine Yang Manual behind the rock.

He did this on purpose. If he had encountered someone as simple-minded and naive as Duan Yu, who was unaware of the wickedness of human nature, he would have been unable to obtain this peerless manual.

The world of martial arts is inherently treacherous. Without the protagonist's halo, if one is too naive and unaware of precautions, one will inevitably be plotted against and die without even knowing how.

Of course, Su Xin's wicked sense of humor played a part in it!

After settling the secret manual, Su Xin stopped thinking about it and his gaze fell on the deep green pool not far away. Suddenly, an idea came to mind.

This deep pool, hidden in a secret realm year-round, is rich in moisture. Could it be like the Jade Bed in the ancient tomb, possessing unique effects that aid in cultivation?

If that's the case, then it's an unexpected delight, and we shouldn't be blinded by the treasure we've found.

With that thought in mind, he no longer hesitated, took off his outer clothes, and leaped into the deep pool.

The water in the pool was icy cold, instantly enveloping his entire body and making him shiver involuntarily.

However, after circulating his internal energy throughout his body, he discovered that the pool of water had no special effects and did not assist in his cultivation.

Clearly, he was overthinking it.

However, the soil in this secret realm is indeed much denser than at the foot of the mountain. Even without the blessing of the cold pool, cultivating here is twice as effective as cultivating in the wooden house.

Su Xin took out the flower spider he had prepared beforehand from the bamboo basket, sat cross-legged on the rocks by the pool, and began to cultivate diligently.

The flower spider was a material he needed to cultivate the Thousand Spider Venomous Hand; refining it alone on a regular basis yielded minimal results.

But today, he noticed something was wrong as soon as he introduced the flower spider's venom into his body.

In the past, it would take half an hour to refine a flower spider, but today, it only took a quarter of an hour to refine all the flower spider's toxins and essence and integrate them into his body.

Su Xin was startled, then fell into deep thought. After a moment, he thought of the peaches and blood frog he had eaten yesterday.

To verify his guess, he took out a few more flower spiders and continued to refine them. Sure enough, as more and more flower spiders were refined, his cultivation speed gradually slowed down and returned to its previous level.

Now he finally understood the reason:

The internal energy of the Thousand Spider Poison Hand requires the fusion and balance of toxins and internal energy to steadily improve.

The blood frog he ate yesterday caused his internal energy to surge instantly, but the toxins in his internal energy did not increase accordingly. This imbalance actually accelerated the refining of the flower spider.

As he continued to absorb the flower spider's venom, his internal energy and the venom gradually reached a balance, and his cultivation speed returned to normal.

This brought him an unexpected surprise.

While others can only accumulate internal energy step by step through cultivation, he can use the blood frog to boost his internal energy and the flower spider to replenish his toxins, which is equivalent to having an extra opportunity to improve. His internal energy growth rate is also twice as fast as others.

As for whether his internal energy was impure, Su Xin pondered for a moment and then stopped worrying about it.

Right now, improving our strength is the top priority!

Let's deal with the immediate problems first, and then slowly refine and improve our inner strength later.