Although Dugu Bo was not particularly strong among Titled Douluo and had a personality that was neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, he was a man who kept his promises and repaid kindness.
That was also one reason Gu Yi had spared him.
Gu Yi would travel through various worlds in the future and could not remain on Douluo Continent forever.
Therefore, he needed some subordinates to handle matters in Douluo World and protect the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Maple Leaf Village while he was away.
Dugu Bo was a suitable candidate.
Moreover, Gu Yi wanted to see whether establishing a force that could shake the continent—or even unify the entire Douluo Continent—would earn him a large amount of source power.
If it worked, Gu Yi would gain another way to acquire source power.
Overjoyed after obtaining the method to cure the poison, Dugu Bo immediately left Sunset Forest and headed for Heaven Dou Imperial City to find his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
He could not wait to resolve the problems with his and his granddaughter's martial souls.
The first thing Gu Yi did after taking over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was carefully identify the properties and principles of the various medicinal herbs around it.
As an alchemist, Gu Yi naturally would not commit such wasteful acts as swallowing medicinal herbs directly.
He intended to fully develop the medicinal properties of these herbs and refine them into pills.
The most precious medicinal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were undoubtedly the Immortal Herbs.
They contained immense energy and potent medicinal properties. If placed in Dou Qi Continent, they would be sufficient to serve as the main ingredients for fourth-grade pills.
A small number could even be used to refine fifth-grade pills,