A Master of Playing Innocent

Dugu Bo looked at Tang San and sighed:

"To be honest, I never imagined that someone your age could be just as knowledgeable about toxicology as I am."

Although Tang San was not as experienced as Dugu Bo in using poison, he knew a lot about herbal medicine that Dugu Bo did not.

Dugu Bo, on the other hand, had more experience in making poisons, so he and Tang San could be considered master and apprentice to each other during this period.

It was through their constant exchange of knowledge that Tang San was able to create the King of Hell's Sticker, such a powerful weapon, so quickly.

"Of course, Xiao San and Xiao Feng are both exceptionally talented," Xiao Wu chimed in.

"Little girl, you're quite good too. To have such cultivation at such a young age, few can match your talent in cultivation," Dugu Bo praised.

"Hehe, it's alright. My cultivation talent isn't the best among my classmates," Xiao Wu said with a grin.

"Oh? There are people in your Academy who are more outstanding in cultivation than you?" Dugu Bo, somewhat surprised.

"There is one." Chen Feng nodded.

"Your Academy is quite impressive," Dugu Bo remarked.

"That Old Poison, would you like to come to our Academy?" Chen Feng asked at the opportune moment.

Dugu Bo chuckled. "Are you making a request of me?"

Chen Feng shook his head. "How can this be considered a request? It's just a suggestion."

Dugu Bo waved his hand dismissively, saying, "What I fear most in my life is having my freedom restricted. This is a matter of principle, so I cannot agree to your proposal."

"Besides, even the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family hasn't restricted my abilities, so don't even think about hiring me as a henchman."

Chen Feng curled his lip, "Old Poison, what you're saying is really disgusting. I just wanted you to register at our Academy so we could see each other more often. You actually think I want you to be a thug?"

"Fine, fine. Since you're not happy, I won't force you. I guess you've been annoyed by us for a while now. Well, who likes outsiders staying on their turf every day? You've probably been wanting to get rid of us so you can avoid seeing us."

As he spoke, Chen Feng's face showed a disappointed expression, as if he had been deeply hurt by Dugu Bo's words.

Seeing him like this, Dugu Bo felt a strange sense of guilt.

"So, so that's what you're thinking. Well, it's not impossible for me to be registered at your Academy, but... you can't just invite me over like that, can you? I am, after all, a Titled Douluo."

"Why is he acting all high and mighty?" Chen Feng thought to himself, then said after a moment's thought:

"If you'd like to join our Academy, our dean will definitely welcome you with open arms, and you'll certainly be well-paid."

"I don't care about compensation, and I've heard about your dean's reputation for being a miser, so you don't need to try to fool me," Dugu Bo said, waving his hand.

"Then what do you want?" Chen Feng asked, puzzled.

"I want you to use one of those three conditions?" Dugu Bo said.

"What three conditions?" Chen Feng was taken aback.

"Don't you remember? When I first approached you, I promised you that if you could help me resolve the issues with my granddaughter's and my Martial Soul, I would unconditionally do three things for you," Dugu Bo reminded him.

"Oh, I'd completely forgotten about that if you hadn't mentioned it." Chen Feng patted his head; he genuinely hadn't remembered it.

He usually thinks about too many things and didn't take this matter to heart.

"Then that settles it," Dugu Bo said decisively.

Chen Feng nodded indifferently, "Sure, also I'd like to take some gifts from you to give to my classmates. I wonder if you'd agree?"

"This can't even be considered a big deal. I already promised you you could take some herbs with you," Dugu Bo said.

"What I'm taking is the Immortal Herb," Chen Feng reminded him.

"Immortal Herb what if it's Immortal Herb? It's no big deal. I don't need it anyway," Dugu Bo said nonchalantly.

But then he thought of something and said:

"However, I have one request: you must help me choose a suitable Immortal Herb for Yan Yan."

"That's only right." Chen Feng nodded, then suddenly remembered something and looked at Tang Hao not far away, saying:

"Uncle Hao, do you need it?"

Tang Hao waved his hand, "I don't need it. Ah Yin is better to me than any plant."

Feeling a bit helpless after being unexpectedly fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), Chen Feng looked at Tang San and said, "Xiao San, you choose."

Tang San thought for a moment, then said:

"Old Poison, you mentioned before that Miss Dugu's training focuses on three aspects: water, dragon veins, and Poison Attribute, is that correct?"

Dugu Bo nodded. "Yes, the Water Attribute and dragon vein are both to enhance Yan Yan's resistance to poison and prevent her from being harmed by the toxins in her Martial Soul. This was the path Xiao Feng planned for Yan Yan."

Having received confirmation, Tang San felt more confident and said:

"In that case, we can forget about Water Attribute Immortal Herb. You know there aren't any here, Old Poison. There are two types of Immortal Herb Immortal Herb that strengthen dragon veins, and one type that strengthens Poison Attribute. Which one would you like to hear about first?"

Dugu Bo pondered for a moment and said:

"Let's set aside the Poison Attribute Immortal Herb for now. Our lineage isn't worried about them not being poisonous enough, but rather that they're too poisonous. So, tell us about the two kinds of Immortal Herb that can strengthen the dragon vein first."

Tang San nodded. "Alright, the first Immortal Herb I want to mention is called the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. Taking it can enhance Earth Attribute and dragon veins, and also significantly improve the user's strength and defense."

After listening, Dugu Bo said noncommittally:

What about the second kind of Immortal Herb?

"The second kind of Immortal Herb is called Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma, which also has the ability to enhance the dragon vein of the user, and in this respect it is even more excellent than the Earth Dragon Golden Melon."

"However, it doesn't have the outstanding effects of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon in other aspects; it's relatively mediocre." After Tang San finished speaking, he waited for Dugu Bo's decision.

Dugu Bo did not hesitate for long and quickly made his decision.

"Let's go with the Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma. If it weren't available, I might have chosen the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, but since I already have it, there's no need for that. The Earth Dragon Golden Melon and Yan Yan aren't a good match."

He knew very well that the Earth Dragon Golden Melon was more suitable for Vanguard -type Soul Master, as it could exert its greatest effect on such Soul Master. Giving it to his granddaughter would be a waste.

Tang San had no objection to Dugu Bo's choice. He pointed out the two Immortal Herb he had just mentioned in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, teaching Dugu Bo how to identify them.

Then he pointed to another herb and said:

"Although you didn't choose Old Poison Attribute Immortal Herb, I still have to tell you. Its name is Snowy Swan Kiss, and it's actually not poisonous at all."

"Poison Attribute Immortal Herb without any toxicity?" Dugu Bo looked at Tang San's pointing finger with some surprise.

It was a herb with a crystal-clear, snow-white exterior, its leaves seemingly dripping with water, and its slender, curved shape resembled Swan's neck.

"Why is it called Poison Attribute Immortal Herb?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.

"Because although it is not poisonous itself, it can greatly stimulate the release of toxins," Tang San explained.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo calmly moved away from the Snowy Swan Kiss, saying, "Take it with you, do whatever you want with it."

He had once suffered from the uncontrollable effects of excessively strong toxins. Now that a Immortal Herb that could greatly enhance the effects of toxins had appeared, he only wanted to send this Immortal Herb as far away as possible, even though his Martial Soul had already evolved into Xiangliu.

Having experienced the effects of the Immortal Herb, Dugu Bo was well aware of its miraculous properties. Naturally, he was extremely wary of the Snowy Swan Kiss, an immortal Immortal Herb that specialized in stimulating toxins.

If a single Heavenly Ice Water Lotus could enable him to achieve the Xiangliu Martial Soul, then a single Snowy Swan Kiss could very well lead to his demise. Therefore, he was extremely wary of this herb.

Tang San felt somewhat helpless about Dugu Bo's request.

Dugu Bo was afraid of the Snowy Swan Kiss, so naturally he was also afraid of this thing.

In Tang San's opinion, this thing should never be eaten, but it would be quite suitable as a weapon of mass destruction.

So after a moment's hesitation, Tang San carefully put the Snowy Swan Kiss into a specially made jade box.

Dugu Bo didn't laugh at Tang San's trembling appearance; he himself might not have performed as well as Tang San in the past.

After the Snowy Swan Kiss was put away, Dugu Bo walked to the Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma, and under Tang San's guidance, he picked it and put it somewhere on his body.

After Tang San put away the Snowy Swan Kiss, he came to Dugu Bo's vicinity and pointed to a pale purple herb, saying:

"This herb is called Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, and it's considered a companion plant to Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma. I'd like to take it back for one of our division commanders to consume. Is that alright?"

"A companion plant? In other words, its medicinal properties are inferior to those of the Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma. Why didn't you choose the better Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma to take back?" Dugu Bo asked in confusion.

"Because my division commander couldn't handle it," Tang San said.

"Can't handle it?" Dugu Bo frowned. "Is the medicinal effect of the Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma very strong?"

"It's not a problem with the medicine's properties," Tang San shook his head and explained.

"It's a matter of the purity of the dragon blood. Only those with dragon blood of a certain quality can consume Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma, and my master has a significant deficiency in this regard. Therefore, Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma Strengthen the Foundation and Nourish the Essence. Consuming Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma would actually harm him."

Although Chen Feng pointed out a way for the Grandmaster, allowing Golden Horn to improve the purity of his dragon blood by Consuming dragon blood.

But that mainly improved the purity of Golden Horn's dragon blood. It was Golden Horn's improvement that allowed Grandmaster to break through the level 29 bottleneck and obtain his third Soul Ring.

In fact, Chen Feng had always suspected that the Grandmaster's First Spirit Ring might be a dragon-type Soul Ring. It was precisely because the Grandmaster chose a dragon-type Soul Ring as his First Spirit Ring that he was able to cultivate to level twenty-nine.

Otherwise, the Grandmaster would probably be stuck at level nineteen.

The key reason why the Grandmaster was stuck at a bottleneck was the wrong choice of the second Soul Ring.

This also shows that the Grandmaster's dragon blood purity is extremely low, so much so that if he doesn't choose a dragon-type Soul Ring Soul Ring, he will hit a bottleneck.

Therefore, he naturally cannot consume the Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma.

After listening to Tang San and Chen Feng's explanation, Dugu Bo suddenly understood, and his worries about Dugu Yan taking the Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma disappeared.

"So that's what happened to the Grandmaster. It must have been quite difficult for him. Fortunately, he met you and helped him overcome the most critical obstacle. As long as he continues to choose dragon-type Soul Ring, even if his cultivation progresses slowly, it's unlikely he'll ever hit a bottleneck," Dugu Bo said to Chen Feng.

"That's what I thought too, so I chose the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma for the Grandmaster," Tang San nodded and said.

"Alright, you can take it." Dugu Bo agreed to Tang San's suggestion.

After Tang San accepted the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, Chen Feng said from the side:

"Xiao San, aren't you going to take a Immortal Herb yourself? The Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew' is mainly for supplementary purposes, isn't it?"

"But..." Tang San hesitated.

Dugu Bo asked them to take the Immortal Herb to thank Chen Feng; Tang San didn't actually owe Dugu Bo much.

On the contrary, Dugu Bo's permission for Tang San's mother to live in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was already a great help to Tang San, so Tang San felt a little embarrassed to take too much.

Dugu Bo noticed Tang San's hesitation and, after thinking for a moment, said:

"Alright, for herbs that grow singly, there's a limit of ten, not counting the ones you've already used or taken. Also, you can't damage the roots of these herbs. There are no restrictions on herbs that grow in multiples, but don't take them all."

"Really? Thank you, senior." Tang San clasped his hands and bowed.

"Alright, go ahead and choose. Explain it to me while you're choosing." Dugu Bo patted Tang San on the shoulder.

"I choose the Dark Jade Divine Bamboo," Tang San said without much hesitation.

Before Dugu Bo could ask a question, he began to explain:

"This Immortal Herb, once consumed, can make the body more flexible and enhance its defensive capabilities. This enhancement may also be beneficial to Martial Soul, so I think it's very suitable for me."

The reason it is said to be possible is because Tang San did not have the concept of Martial Soul in his previous life, so it was impossible to determine whether Martial Soul would be strengthened.

Even without enhancement, the effects of the Dark Jade Divine Bamboo on the human body are already quite good for Tang San.

Next, Tang San selected nine more herbs, including the previously mentioned Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

After selecting all the herbs, Dugu Bo took out a blue leather pouch from his person and handed it to Tang San.

"Is this Storage Soul Tool? I already have one." Tang San shook the emerald green ring in his hand.

"No, this is called the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch. While Storage Soul Tool are good, they can only hold inanimate objects, but this one can hold living things, and it has a unique function in preserving herbs," Dugu Bo said.

His granddaughter had no interest in making poisons, but Tang San was both his teacher and friend, and they could exchange knowledge about herbal medicine. So Dugu Bo chose to give the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch to Tang San, making the most of it.

Of course, he also carried a larger one, which he used to store herbs on his own.

Tang San really needed Dugu Bo's gift, so he didn't stand on ceremony and kept this kindness in his heart.