Extreme Fire

"Tomorrow, I'll bring my granddaughter here. I'll have to trouble you then."

Dugu Bo was certain that with the support of Ye Fan's mysterious bow Martial Soul, the poison in Dugu Yan's body—which had not yet flared up—could be completely purged. Unlike himself, whose condition was already beyond cure, had Ye Fan not suddenly appeared, he would have spent the rest of his life in agony.

"By the way, you said I have something you need here. What is it?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.

This place was utterly barren. Aside from its unique environment, which had helped him break through to become a Titled Douluo and could suppress the deadly poison in his body, Dugu Bo had no reason to make his home here.

Ye Tianxing smiled faintly, casually pointed somewhere, and said, "I need some medicinal herbs. I searched across the continent but couldn't find them, so I could only try my luck here with Senior Dugu. My luck was good—I found them."

"Oh?" Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. "No wonder you could tell there was something wrong with my body. So you know a thing or two about medicinal herbs."

Ye Tianxing wore a cheerful smile, but inwardly, he had no confidence at all.

He knew nothing whatsoever about medicinal herbs. He had only crammed this knowledge from Chrysanthemum Pass. Chrysanthemum Pass's Martial Soul was the Immortal Grade Herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and Ye Tianxing had found one here.

Since Chrysanthemum Pass knew about Lovesick Heartbreak Red in the original story, Ye Tianxing had consulted him when he was very young. Thus, he recognized most Immortal Grade Herbs.

As long as he knew the name, Ye Tianxing could recognize it at a glance.

"You cured my chronic ailment. I'll permit you to take whatever herbs you need. Consider it a fair trade."

With that, Dugu Bo flashed away, moving so quickly he seemed to fly.

"I plan to enter seclusion for three days. Three days from now, I'll bring my granddaughter here."

"Senior Dugu, then I won't stand on ceremony!" Ye Tianxing called out.

"Are you the sort of person who stands on ceremony?" Dugu Bo replied.

"No." Ye Tianxing laughed.

"Exactly. Don't worry, I'm not so bored that I'd spy on you. I hope you remember your promise." After Dugu Bo sent that message, there was no further movement.

"Senior Dugu? Senior Dugu!!!"

Ye Tianxing called out a few times. Only after confirming that Dugu Bo was gone did he finally relax.

"If you ask me, you should have seized Dugu Bo's weakness and made him obey you. That would maximize your gains," Xue Qinghe secretly transmitted. He did not trust Dugu Bo's character. What if the old man was eavesdropping?

"Old Poison has a strange temperament. He values freedom and hates being restrained. Better to befriend him than make an enemy of him."

Dugu Bo was neutral. He sided with neither the Heaven Dou Empire nor Spirit Hall.

If it had been Qian Renxue, she would have found every possible way to bind Dugu Bo to her side.

Old Poison's poison was terrifying. More importantly, his Eighth and Ninth Spirit Abilities could slaughter an entire city with ease. (The Battle of Jialing Pass)

"Big Sister, you felt it too, right?" Ye Tianxing shifted his gaze toward the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where the two pools of spring water lay quietly.

"My Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul seems to be guided by something. There's something inside that I need," Qian Renxue said with certainty.

"The Angel Clan worships the Angel God. The Angel God governs the sky. Sis, let me ask you—what is in the sky?" Ye Tianxing asked with a smile.

"The sun!" Qian Renxue answered without hesitation.

Qian Renxue had known the answer to this question since childhood. Her grandfather had personally told her so.

"That's right—the sun."

After scanning the surroundings with his spiritual power and confirming that Dugu Bo was not spying on him, Ye Tianxing finally drew his Withered Wood Bow without concern.

The Withered Wood Bow appeared in Ye Tianxing's hand, then swiftly transformed into the Flame Bow. He drew the bow and nocked an arrow. A fire arrow shot out with a whoosh, piercing straight through the scorching Yang Spring and severing the Infernal Delicate Apricot. The instant its roots broke free, Ye Tianxing fired another arrow, carrying the fallen Infernal Delicate Apricot out of the Yang Spring and pinning it directly to the stone wall.

"Impressive!" Qian Renxue praised.

"My teacher taught me well." Ye Tianxing swiftly switched to the Ice Bow. Using the same method as before, he first fired an arrow to sever the roots of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then fired another arrow to bring it out just like the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Ye Tianxing and Qian Renxue walked over. The instant the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass landed, the ground beneath them rapidly melted and froze.

"What kind of plants are these?" Qian Renxue asked in surprise.

"They're good stuff." Two arrows appeared in Ye Tianxing's hand, a Flame Arrow and an Ice Arrow, which he used to lift the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass respectively.

"The red one is called the Infernal Delicate Apricot. It's an herb. Consuming it causes a person to suffer from fire poison, until their internal organs are burned away and they die in agony. As for this blue one, it's called the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. It is the opposite of the Infernal Delicate Apricot. After consuming it, a person's entire body freezes, and they die without making a sound."

As soon as Ye Tianxing finished speaking, he saw the astonished look on Qian Renxue's face.

"I thought you were going to ask Dugu Bo for something useful. Hurry up and throw these two poisonous things away! Do you have a death wish?!"

Warmth filled Ye Tianxing's heart. It seemed this sister he had only just met genuinely cared about him.

"Little brother wasn't finished. The Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass are indeed highly poisonous, but when the two are balanced together and paired with the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, they form the perfect formula for forging a body immune to all poisons and unafraid of water or fire." Delighted as though he had found a priceless treasure, Ye Tianxing took half of each herb.

"Here!"

"I don't want it." Qian Renxue shook her head. "You were the one who cured Dugu Bo, and you were the one who found them."

Ye Tianxing smiled after hearing that. "If not for your status as the crown prince holding the fort, Dugu Bo would have killed me the moment we met. Besides, the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass are Immortal Grade Herbs that appear only once in tens of millions of years. If we miss this chance, we'll regret it for the rest of our lives. And besides, doesn't your Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul need them too?"

"Extreme Fire?"

Qian Renxue looked at the Infernal Delicate Apricot before her. Her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul truly needed it.

Ye Tianxing knew that Qian Renxue would inevitably inherit the Angel God's divine position in the future. Many divine abilities, such as the Sun Holy Sword, were closely related to fire.

Even if it could not allow Qian Renxue to command true Extreme Fire, it would still greatly increase her strength.

The cleansing of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was an opportunity that appeared only once in ten thousand years.

Since they were already here.

Ye Tianxing took the Immortal Grade Herb first, then walked toward the Yang Spring and Cold Pool. This time, he was indeed unaffected by the waters of the two pools. After drinking the spring water, Ye Tianxing leaned backward and fell stiffly into the pool, the splash instantly drawing Qian Renxue's attention.

As though something had provoked her, Qian Renxue took the other Immortal Grade Herb and walked to the water's edge.

Ye Tianxing was swimming lazily through the pool like a frog, his legs kicking up ripples and splashes.

"Big Sis, it feels great in here. Come on down." Ye Tianxing waved, urging Qian Renxue to hurry.

"You scared me to death!"

When she had first noticed the two hot springs, Qian Renxue had already determined that this place was dangerous. Only after seeing that Ye Tianxing was unharmed did she finally let out a sigh of relief.