Dugu Yan Takes an Immortal Medicine

God Trial Inheritor?

Gods?

Dugu Yan had no idea what it meant.

Beside her, Dugu Bo's body trembled, the emerald green eyes in his sockets shrinking slightly into Kisame Pupils.

"Y-Young Sect Master, you have received the inheritance of a God?"

Dugu Yan might not have known, but that did not mean Dugu Bo was unaware.

As a Level 92 Titled Douluo, he did not truly believe he could become a god.

After all, there were plenty of Titled Douluo with greater talent and strength than him.

Reaching Level 92 was already like smoke rising from his ancestral graves, not to mention that not a single person had become a god on Douluo Continent in ten thousand years.

Yet now, seeing a person chosen to inherit a God's legacy still shocked him immensely.

"Yes. Senior Dugu, being a God Trial Inheritor means one might become a god—it is not a certainty." Seeing Dugu Bo's emerald green eyes constrict into Kisame Pupils, Ning Rongrong explained, "It merely means that one's talent has been acknowledged by a God."

"Even so, that is extraordinarily rare. After all, across all of Douluo Continent..."

Dugu Bo sighed emotionally, only to feel someone gently tug at the corner of his clothes. The one doing so was Dugu Yan.

"Grandpa, what is a God Trial Inheritor?"

"I do not know much either." Since his granddaughter had asked, Dugu Bo began to explain.

"Gods are said to be Level 100. Legend has it that the deities of the God Realm choose talented people from Douluo Continent to inherit their divine positions."

"Such people are generally called God Trial Inheritors."

"I once read similar records in the Heaven Dou Empire's library, but I had always believed them to be legends."

"I never expected it, never expected it!" Dugu Bo exclaimed. "No wonder Sect Master Ning kept the Young Sect Master so carefully hidden."

"Yan Yan, you must keep the Young Sect Master's identity as a God Trial Inheritor buried in your heart. You cannot tell anyone, understand?" Dugu Bo solemnly instructed his granddaughter.

"Yes, Dugu Yan understands."

Though she had no idea what Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were imagining.

As long as something did not make sense, she could just attribute it to the Gods.

It did not matter even if those Gods did not exist.

Thus, neither Dugu Bo nor Dugu Yan continued asking about Ning Rongrong's Ring Condensation.

Instead, the two examined the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda resting in Ning Rongrong's hand.

"Rongrong, what level is your Soul Power now?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.

"Mm, a little over forty! Not yet Level 50. The way I cultivate is somewhat different from yours, so it cannot be accurately ranked according to the power within my body."

"I-I see." While Dugu Yan was happy, a trace of melancholy also appeared in her eyes.

"Yan Yan Jie, Senior Dugu's Medicine Garden has some Immortal Medicines that can raise your Soul Power without any side effects."

"They may not necessarily allow Martial Soul Evolution, but they can change your constitution and talent!"

"R-really?"

Seeing Dugu Yan's expectant expression, Ning Rongrong nodded seriously.

The three of them arrived together before the Immortal Medicine Ning Rongrong had indicated.

"This somewhat crystalline flower and grass is what will improve Yan Yan's talent?" Dugu Bo looked at Ning Rongrong, his tone quite solemn. "There will not be any side effects, will there?"

His granddaughter's talent was not exceptional to begin with. If there were side effects, things might truly be over for her.

"Do not worry, Senior Dugu," Ning Rongrong said. "I would never gamble with Yan Yan Jie's future."

"After advancing to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, my appraisal ability has improved further as well."

"The Immortal Medicine before us is called the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. It nourishes the tendons and bones and opens the eight extraordinary meridians."

"While it may not necessarily allow Martial Soul Evolution, it can improve one's talent without any side effects."

"Even if the improvement in talent is limited, it can at least make Yan Yan Jie's constitution better."

"How should I take it?" Dugu Yan's gaze was resolute.

The Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone resembled a crystalline flower and grass. Its petals, pistil, branches, and leaves all looked immaculate and exceptionally clear.

"Eat the petals, then absorb the pistil last. You must use Soul Power to stimulate its absorption," Ning Rongrong said calmly.

Immortal Medicines were Immortal Medicines because, aside from those whose attributes were extremely incompatible with the user's own.

Anyone who consumed an immortal-grade item would experience some effect.

Dugu Yan's body was similar to Dugu Bo's, both having been eroded by the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison.

Although Dugu Yan had fully recovered, even after the Medicinal Bath, it would take a long time for her to return to the level of a normal control-type Soul Master of the same rank. That was why Ning Rongrong had chosen the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone for her.

In the original work, Tang San had given the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone to Zhu Zhuqing, raising Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power by seven levels. Ning Rongrong wondered how many levels Dugu Yan would gain.

Although the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's enhancement allowed her to see the medicine's subtle properties and confirm its medicinal effects, she still had no knowledge of how to pluck it or anything of the sort.

So, as for how to obtain the immortal-grade herbs, Ning Rongrong still followed Tang San's method from the original story.

Otherwise, back when Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi made their deal, she would have spent a fortune to buy the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Wasn't it simply because she feared that Dugu Bo, unable to recognize its value, would let the Aromatic Silk Beauty's medicinal properties dissipate while picking it?

Dugu Yan began absorbing the medicinal effects of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, while Dugu Bo and Ning Rongrong retreated into the distance.

"Senior, later I hope to take three immortal medicines back for Dad and the two elders."

"Of course. I was able to come through this unharmed thanks to Sect Master Ning, Elder Chen Xin, and Bone Elder's help as well." Dugu Bo said. "Which three herbs does the Young Sect Master wish to take?"

"The Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma." Ning Rongrong explained the effects of the three immortal medicines, as well as their estimated results, to Dugu Bo.

"I see." Dugu Bo nodded thoughtfully. "Then Chen Xin and Gu Rong can probably each rise by one level, while Sect Master Ning can reach the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"

"Bone Grandfather might reach Level 96, but Sword Grandfather will likely find it difficult to directly reach Level 97. As for Father... the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma's effects are practically nonexistent when it comes to letting him reach the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"The older one is, the weaker the effects of immortal medicines become."

"Generally speaking, Titled Douluo—especially those above Level 95—have already awakened nearly all of their potential. All that remains is comprehension."

"That's true." Dugu Bo sighed as well. "Gu Rong did mention that Titled Douluo above Level 95 can't break through through a simple increase in Soul Power alone."

"But Sect Master Ning truly can't reach the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"

"It's very difficult." Ning Rongrong sighed. "When I reached the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, I realized that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had an obvious Martial Soul flaw."

"The stronger its wielder becomes, the more apparent that flaw grows."

"Even if Father took the Aromatic Silk Beauty right now, there would only be a fifty-percent chance of transforming his Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"However, the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma should still be enough to raise Father, who has been stuck for so many years, to the level of the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

After saying this, both of them fell silent and quietly watched Dugu Yan absorb the immortal medicine.

After a while, Dugu Bo seemed to think of something and asked again:

"Take a look and see whether I can..."