Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

"That old thief is using a secret technique to try to refine and devour the essence of my junior sister's Calamity Poison Body in order to make up for his own defects." Cao Ying's voice trembled with lingering fear.

"But at the very last moment, a sudden change occurred. My junior sister's Calamity Poison Body suddenly erupted, instead absorbing all of the Ice Venerable's pure icy poison power into her body!"

“That’s how it is! Since then, my junior sister’s afflicted poisonous body has become increasingly unstable, until now…” Cao Ying’s voice choked with emotion, unable to continue.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yi's expression deepened with astonishment and doubt: "This defies common sense. The Ice Venerable is an expert in poisons, a five-star Dou Zun. Even with the domineering Calamity Poison Body, given Little Fairy Doctor's control at the time, there's absolutely no way she could have reversed and devoured the lifelong poison skills of a mid-level Dou Zun. Unless..."

Her sharp eyes caught the crucial detail that had been overlooked.

"During the process of devouring, something fundamentally damaged the Ice Venerable's soul essence, causing him to lose control of his power and be instinctively plundered by the poisonous body."

Just then, a calm yet incredibly clear voice rang out in the room without warning, as if whispering directly into their ears:

"Because he triggered the protective sword energy that I secretly left deep within Little Fairy Doctor's soul."

"The sword energy is invisible, yet it cuts straight into the soul. The Ice Venerable used his soul power to activate a secret technique in an attempt to refine the origin of his poisonous body, but he himself ran into the sharp edge of that sword energy. His soul was severely injured, and the technique backfired. His poisonous power naturally became a helpless lamb, and was instinctively devoured by the growing Calamity Poisonous Body."

As soon as the words were spoken, the space in the center of the room rippled like water, and a figure materialized from the void, quietly appearing.

The newcomer was dressed in a plain robe, and although he looked no more than a young man, his eyes were as deep as an ancient well, as if they contained endless years.

He simply stood there quietly, without letting out a trace of his aura, yet the air in the entire room seemed to become calm and orderly.

"You've finally arrived!" Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Xuan Yi's tense expression finally relaxed slightly, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

His presence at least means that things have taken a turn for the better.

"Hmm." Su Baichen nodded slightly in response. His gaze lingered on Xuan Yi's face for a moment, then turned to Cao Ying, who subconsciously shrank back and tried to hide in the shadows behind Xuan Yi.

"Hmm?" There were no extra words, just a slightly raised nasal sound, and a calm gaze swept over.

Cao Ying froze, knowing there was no escaping it any longer. She bit her lower lip, took a sudden step forward, bent her knees, and knelt down, her forehead touching the ground: "This unworthy disciple, Cao Ying, has ventured into the dangerous Central Plains without permission, causing my junior sister to be trapped in a desperate situation... Please punish me, Master!"

Su Baichen glanced at her, his tone unreadable: "You've grown wings and your ideas have gotten too big. You dare to jump into the murky waters of Zhongzhou with your junior sister."

He then glanced at Little Fairy Doctor and waved his hand.

"Get up. We'll settle the score later."

After saying that, he stopped looking at Cao Ying, turned to Xuan Yi, and said in his usual calm tone: "You all go out first and guard the door. Don't let anyone disturb you."

Xuan Yi nodded without hesitation, reached out and pulled up Cao Ying, who was still a little dazed, turned around and walked towards the door, gently closing the door behind him.

In the corridor outside, Cai Die, who had been anxiously waiting, immediately came forward, her beautiful eyes filled with worry: "Sister Xuan Yi, how is it inside? Little Fairy Doctor, she..."

Xuan Yi's expression remained grave as he slowly shook his head: "The situation is dire. The Calamity Poison Body has been fully activated by the external poison and is on the verge of exploding."

"The poison gas is almost fused with her life essence, and ordinary methods will cripple her. If left unchecked, I'm afraid... she won't last more than three days before the poison backfires and she perishes."

"What?!" Cai Die exclaimed, covering her mouth in shock, her face turning pale instantly.

However, unlike Xuan Yi's heavy heart, Cao Ying, who had been pulled out to the side, gradually calmed down after her initial panic. She patted Cai Die's hand and whispered, "Senior Sister Cai Die... don't worry. In my opinion, Junior Sister might... be saved."

"Hmm?" Xuan Yi and Cai Die looked at her at the same time.

Cao Ying sorted out her thoughts and analyzed, "Master Xuanyi, think about it, if Junior Sister really was in a life-or-death situation, given Master's personality, would he still be so calm at this moment? Was there even the slightest bit of panic on his face just now?"

Xuan Yi was taken aback, recalling Su Baichen's expression just now, which was indeed unusually calm.

"and…"

Cao Ying continued, "When Junior Sister was cultivating the Calamity Poison Body, Master repeatedly instructed her to record the state of the poison in her body every day and to regularly adjust it with specific medicinal herbs. She had also studied the methods of controlling the poison body for a long time."

"Master always plans carefully before acting, and is extremely cautious and thorough. Since he dared to stay behind alone and let us come out without worry, I'm afraid... he already has a plan in mind, and may even have been prepared in advance."

Chapter 265 Bone Refinement, Fusion, Rebirth!

After listening to Cao Ying's meticulous analysis, Xuan Yi's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and Cai Die's panic lessened considerably. She gently patted her chest and said, "If that's really the case, then we're extremely fortunate..."

However, Cai Die suddenly seemed to remember something. Her eyes flickered, and she looked at Cao Ying with a half-smile. Her gaze swept over Cao Ying, making Cao Ying feel very uncomfortable.

"Sister Butterfly, why...why are you looking at me like that?" Cao Ying felt uneasy under her gaze, and an ominous premonition quietly rose within her.

"hehe."

Cai Die chuckled softly, her voice gentle, but her words sent a chill down Cao Ying's spine.

"I suddenly remembered that some girls were incredibly audacious back then. Taking advantage of the time when Master was away, they left behind only a few words on a letter and secretly took their junior sister to Zhongzhou, which was thousands of miles away. I still remember the look on your master's face when he saw the letter."

Cao Ying's forehead began to break out in a fine sheen of cold sweat.

“Your master was really angry at the time. He said that once he caught you two ignorant little brats, he would definitely ‘discipline’ you properly to uphold the rules of the sect.”

As Cai Die spoke slowly and deliberately, observing Cao Ying's increasingly stiff expression, she subtly changed the subject.

"As a result, Little Fairy Doctor is now in danger of being attacked by the backlash of the Calamity Poison Body. Even if your master is powerful enough to save her, such damage to her foundation will not be something that can be done overnight."

"She will probably need to rest quietly during this period and cannot tolerate the slightest disturbance, let alone any punishment."

Cai Die leaned forward slightly, her breath sweet as orchids, her voice filled with obvious sympathy: "Little Ying'er, tell me, who will Master direct his pent-up anger at? Sigh, just thinking about it makes me feel... pain for you."

That final, poignant sigh, like a final verdict, gently struck Cao Ying's heart.

Cao Ying stood there, stunned, feeling as if Cai Die's words were like ice water poured over her head, chilling her to the bone.

She suddenly recalled the seemingly indifferent yet soul-stirring glance her master had given her in the room just now, and the words, "I'll settle the score with you later."

The fear that he had suppressed earlier because of his concern for his junior sister surged up like a tidal wave, instantly overwhelming the composure he had just established.

【It's over, it's all over!】

Cao Ying's face completely fell, filled with utter despair.

Meanwhile, inside the room.

Su Baichen stood quietly by the bed, his gaze as calm as an ancient well, fixed on Little Fairy Doctor. He showed no intention of stopping the rampant poisonous body, but simply watched, like a calm craftsman observing a piece of porcelain about to shatter completely.

The grayish-purple toxic gas, freed from all external constraints, roared like a runaway torrent of destruction, frantically devouring the "container" that held it.

The little fairy doctor's plain clothes turned to ashes first, followed by her fair skin, which, as if splashed with the most potent corrosive potion, began to melt and disintegrate inch by inch, revealing the strangely colored flesh and blood underneath, which was also rapidly rotting.

The entire room was filled with a terrifying atmosphere that was a mixture of sweetness and decay, and the scene was extremely horrifying.

"Master, I..." Just then, Little Fairy Doctor's long eyelashes trembled, and she managed to open her eyes a crack, her gaze unfocused and pained.

Her fingers twitched slightly, as if she wanted to grasp something.

"Don't be afraid!" Su Baichen's voice remained steady, even carrying a strange gentleness, piercing through the destructive noise and clearly reaching the depths of Little Fairy Doctor's consciousness as she was about to sink.

"Listen to me, don't resist, don't do anything, leave everything to your master. You just need to guard the last bit of clarity in your mind, and I will protect your soul."

The voice carried an undeniable power and a reassuring warmth.

Little Fairy Doctor's consciousness was blurred, and she was no longer able to think, but her absolute trust in her master from the depths of her soul made her instinctively obey.

She gathered all her remaining strength, no longer caring about the body that was slowly dying, and curled her consciousness into the deepest part of her soul.

At the same time, a powerful and pure cool energy surged in from the outside, like the strongest barrier, gently and tightly enveloping the core of her soul.

Having lost the last bit of resistance from Little Fairy Doctor, the backlash from the Calamity Poison Body reached its peak.

The body's decay accelerated suddenly, with flesh and bones rapidly dissolving under the overwhelming poison, turning into wisps of gray smoke.

Su Baichen's gaze remained unchanged, as if what was happening before his eyes was not the annihilation of his beloved disciple's body, but merely an inevitable process.

Things had indeed developed to this point beyond his initial expectations; this body was beyond saving.

Just as the devastating torrent of poisonous gas was about to engulf the last core—the still faintly beating heart—Su Baichen moved.

He flicked his finger, and a milky-white battle aura, condensed to its extreme, shot out like lightning, precisely piercing the heart and transforming into a layer of crystalline light membrane that firmly protected it, making it as immovable as an isolated island in a storm amidst the poisonous tide.

"Since the body is destroyed, then... we will rebuild it." Su Baichen murmured, a resolute look flashing in his eyes.

With a flick of his sleeve, six orbs of light, each a different color but all radiating immense vitality and divine aura, appeared out of thin air and hovered in mid-air, corresponding to the outlines of his left leg, right leg, left arm, right arm, torso, and head.

This is a complete set of divine bones that I obtained from Liu Muxi's collection in the past, and the life essence contained within it is boundless.

Without the slightest hesitation, a cluster of purplish-gold flames rose from Su Baichen's palm. The flames were pure and flawless, yet they emitted a terrifyingly high temperature capable of burning everything—the Glazed Heaven-Burning Flame.

Flames swept out, instantly engulfing the six divine bones.

Surprisingly, the divine bones were not burned, but were quickly softened and purified in the flames, eventually transforming into six clusters of the most refined primordial energy, shimmering with a sacred aura.

Su Baichen's eyes narrowed, and his vast and abyss-like aura was suddenly released. The Calamity Poison Body, which was raging wildly and trying to assimilate the Heart-Protecting Battle Qi, suddenly stopped. It was forcibly suppressed and bound in place by an invisible great force, unable to expand any further.

With a slight thought, the six clumps of divine bone essence instantly transformed into streams of light, flying precisely towards Little Fairy Doctor's body, which was almost entirely reduced to a skeleton and a few remaining tissues, and merging into the corresponding six parts.

Om-!

The moment the source merged, the broken body suddenly burst forth with a dazzling seven-colored light!

Within the light, bones grew, meridians were reshaped, and new flesh and blood proliferated and spread from the primordial light cluster at a visible speed, spreading out a wave that was far more powerful, purer, and filled with a sacred life force than before.

The entire body is undergoing a kind of essential leap and transformation.

Upon seeing this, Su Baichen unhesitatingly opened the channel of the "Heavenly Profound Pearl" within his body completely in the direction of Little Fairy Doctor.

The pure and boundless energy of heaven and earth, like a torrent finding its outlet, surged and poured into the transforming newborn body, providing it with a continuous source of support.

As the rosy light faded, the outline of a near-perfect body gradually became clear in the light, with skin as smooth as jade, unique bones, and distinct veins, every inch containing astonishing vitality and potential power.

"Not bad." A hint of satisfaction finally flashed in Su Baichen's eyes.

With a thought, he withdrew the power protecting the Little Fairy Doctor's soul essence.

The warm, solidified soul seemed to hear the call of the new body and spontaneously and gently floated toward that newborn shell.

Like rivers flowing into the sea, the points of light from the soul slowly merged, first establishing a profound connection with the well-preserved heart.

Starting from the heart, a tremendous burst of vitality and spiritual power erupted, sweeping through the limbs and bones.

New flesh and blood quickly filled out, and fair skin rapidly covered the entire body. Snow-white hair grew and cascaded down like a waterfall... The radiance completely subsided.

On the bed, Little Fairy Doctor lay quietly, her appearance unchanged, even more ethereal than before. Her chest rose and fell gently with her steady breathing, as if she had simply drifted into a deep, sweet dream.

Su Baichen let out a soft breath, and the suffocating pressure in the room finally dissipated slowly.

Chapter 266 The disciple has "grown up"!

Xuan Yi, Cai Die, and Cao Ying were pacing anxiously outside the door.

As soon as the door creaked open, Su Baichen walked out slowly, and the three of them immediately surrounded him.

"Bai Chen, how is she?"