Leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Before Dugu Bo could finish, Ning Rongrong shook her head.

"Senior Dugu, you must not casually take Immortal Medicines within the next five years."

"When you condensed your Inner Core, you poured a great deal of medicinal potency into your body."

"Before it has been completely absorbed, taking medicinal herbs with other types of potency—even Immortal Medicines praised as supreme-grade—could very likely disrupt your current balance."

"In other words, I need to stabilize the Inner Core?" Dugu Bo understood his own condition well enough, but hearing Ning Rongrong praise these supreme-grade medicines so highly made him somewhat eager.

"Yes," Ning Rongrong replied. "Besides, Immortal Medicines only have a noticeable effect on improving one's constitution the first time they are taken. After that, the effects are no longer so significant."

Ning Rongrong paused briefly before continuing, "Come to think of it, there are two Immortal Medicines that Senior could take, but I do not recommend it."

"Which two?" A trace of curiosity appeared on Dugu Bo's face.

"Aromatic Silk Beauty and Snow Color Swan Kiss." Ning Rongrong raised her hand and pointed toward two Immortal Medicines growing very close together in the southeastern area of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"They are the main ingredients for forming a Calamity Poison Body. Of course, other Spirit Medicines can be used as substitutes, but their effects would not be as good as these two Immortal Medicines."

Aromatic Silk Beauty possessed the ability to neutralize all poisons, though not to detoxify them.

Snow Color Swan Kiss, on the other hand, had the ability to activate all poisons. In a sense, the two were absolute opposites.

Ning Rongrong explained the effects of the two Immortal Medicines to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo was first shocked, then bewildered.

"I don't understand." Dugu Bo furrowed his brows slightly.

"Rongrong, isn't the Calamity Poison Body the ultimate poisonous constitution in the world?"

"I can understand using a highly toxic medicine like Snow Color Swan Kiss to form it, but Aromatic Silk Beauty neutralizes all poisons!"

Ning Rongrong let out a chuckle. "Senior Dugu, if you want to become the strongest poison master, you must first make sure that you yourself cannot be poisoned, right? That is exactly what Aromatic Silk Beauty is for!"

"I... I see." Dugu Bo suddenly understood and silently nodded.

If he poisoned someone and the enemy had not fallen yet, but he himself was already done for—

What kind of nonsense would that be?

As he thought about it, Dugu Bo realized that he did not seem qualified to say such things either.

He, the Poison Douluo, had actually been poisoned by poison. It would be rather humiliating if word got out.

"Rongrong, you said I can take those two Immortal Medicines?"

"I suppose you can, but I do not recommend doing so." Ning Rongrong shook her head. "The toxins in your body are far too complex. Even if Aromatic Silk Beauty can neutralize them, your body would be highly likely to collapse during the process of forming a Calamity Poison Body."

"The best approach would be to find a Soul Master who can use poison, but whose soul power is not that high and whose toxins are not so complicated. It would be best if their Martial Soul were also related to poison."

"Snow Color Swan Kiss and Aromatic Silk Beauty must be layered together so that they can circulate and remain balanced within the body."

"Then, with the careful assistance of several Titled Douluo and Medicinal Baths, the chances of creating a Calamity Poison Body would be very high."

After hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Dugu Bo's eye twitched. "Young Sect Master, why do I feel like the more you speak, the more you sound like Yan Yan Jie?"

Having been exposed to poisons since childhood, able to use them with ease, possessing a poison-related Martial Soul, and with soul power that was not yet high.

It was practically the same as hanging a sign with Dugu Yan's name around her neck.

"Huh? Not at all." Ning Rongrong laughed awkwardly.

Though it really did sound like Dugu Yan, even if that was the case, she could not say it outright!

Seeing the suspicion in Dugu Bo's eyes, Ning Rongrong hurriedly added, "Although the Calamity Poison Body is powerful, it also carries a certain degree of danger."

"Yan Yan Jie does not need to take that risk. Even without a Calamity Poison Body, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Senior Dugu's Medicine Garden, reaching the level of Titled Douluo should not be a problem."

"That's good." Dugu Bo seemed to be thinking about something before asking again, "If the Calamity Poison Body succeeds, what benefits would it bring? I mean, aside from poison being able to increase cultivation."

"An increase in talent. If we were to compare it, the cultivation speed would be equivalent to, or even surpass, Innate Full Soul Power."

Dugu Bo: "..."

Even he was tempted by that, but there was definitely danger involved. He could not fall for this little fox's trap.

As long as Yan Yan was safe and sound, that was enough.

"What were you saying about Innate Full Soul Power at rank ten?"

A voice suddenly sounded. Dugu Yan had already finished absorbing the medicinal potency and was slowly walking over.

She happened to hear Dugu Bo and Ning Rongrong's conversation, though she had not heard all of it.

"It's nothing. Yan Yan, you don't need to know too much about the Calamity Poison Body." Dugu Bo spoke too quickly, and with his mind briefly blanking, he blurted out the main subject of their discussion.

"Uh..." Only after speaking did Dugu Bo realize what he had said.

"Calamity Poison Body." Dugu Yan's eyes widened. She hurried over, grabbed Dugu Bo's arm, and gently shook it. "Tell me, Grandpa. I want to hear about it."

Ah—

Who wasn't a doting grandparent? Even Titled Douluo were no exception.

Dugu Bo explained, "Rongrong just said that Snow Color Swan Kiss and Aromatic Silk Beauty can form a Calamity Poison Body."

"If it succeeds, both cultivation speed and natural talent will greatly improve."

"Equivalent to the cultivation speed of Innate Full Soul Power, perhaps even stronger..."

"No way!" Dugu Yan was stunned. After thinking for a moment, she cautiously asked, "Grandpa, do you think I could..."

"No. It's too dangerous." Dugu Bo answered decisively. "Didn't you hear earlier? The success rate isn't high. If it fails, you'll die!"

"Do you want your grandpa to be all alone and die in despair?"

"Uh... fine, I won't think about it." Dugu Yan had only mentioned it casually, but honestly, she really did envy the cultivation speed of Innate Full Soul Power.

Innate Soul Power came in varying grades, and it basically determined the height a soul master could reach in their lifetime.

Of course, there were exceptions among certain heaven-blessed geniuses.

But Dugu Yan knew very well that she definitely lacked the qualifications to become one of them.

"Yan Yan, how do you feel?"

Changing the subject, Dugu Bo was still rather worried about Dugu Yan's condition.

That Young Sect Master, as cunning as a fox, had kept telling him to rest assured—but how could he possibly be at ease?

"My soul power increased by seven ranks, but my Martial Soul didn't evolve. That's a little disappointing."

"Se... seven ranks?"

"Yes!" Dugu Yan summoned her Martial Soul.

A pale Jade Phosphor Serpent appeared before Dugu Bo.

Only after carefully examining Dugu Yan's soul power and finding it stable did Dugu Bo finally let out a sigh of relief.

If those seven ranks had come at the cost of Dugu Yan's future potential, that would have been a devastating loss.

Fortunately, nothing like that had happened.

They stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for another day, allowing Dugu Bo to observe whether Dugu Yan developed any further issues.

As for Ning Rongrong, she chose the three Immortal Medicines mentioned earlier, along with some Spirit Medicines that were not particularly precious within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and placed them in her Storage Soul Tool.

The rest remained at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for the time being. They had no immediate use for them anyway, and she could come collect them later.

What, Tang God King?

That guy was still holed up in Notting Academy. At the very least, there was no need to worry about thieves targeting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for the next four or five years.

Four or five years later?

Please. Did they think the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was just for show?

After resting for a day, the three left Sunset Forest and prepared to head for the Balak Kingdom.

Then they would cross the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and arrive at Gengxin City, the city of blacksmiths.

Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao was the primary target of Ning Rongrong's operation this time.