Icefire Apricot Pill

The spiritual herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were immense in both quality and quantity.

For Flame Emperor Xiao Yan, curing the poison afflicting Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and his granddaughter Dugu Yan was no trouble at all!

For now, Flame Emperor Xiao Yan looked over the rare spiritual herbs covering the mountains and plains. After some thought, he already had an idea.

"Kid, do you know how to consume the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass?"

Li Tianlan was slightly stunned by Xiao Yan's words. Tilting his head in thought, he answered, "Didn't you just say to eat them together?"

"Kid, if you eat them directly, you'll definitely explode and die!"

There was a hint of gloating in Xiao Yan's tone.

"Explode and die? Why?"

Li Tianlan was somewhat puzzled. "What's so difficult about that? It's just like absorbing a Soul Ring!"

Xiao Yan patiently explained, "According to my estimate, even after the medicinal properties of those two immortal herbs neutralize each other, the pressure will still be equivalent to that of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. With the strength of your current body, if you force yourself to consume them, there will only be one outcome... Bang... you'll explode!"

Li Tianlan shuddered at Xiao Yan's words!

If that was truly the case, then consuming those two immortal herbs in the short term was impossible!

Li Tianlan felt somewhat regretful.

Xiao Yan continued, "According to my calculations, if you want to consume those two immortal herbs, you'll need at least Level 30 Soul Power! Only then will you no longer have to worry about your body exploding from the Soul Power!"

Hearing this, Li Tianlan sighed. "I understand, Teacher!"

"I'm not finished yet. Under normal circumstances, you have no way of consuming those two immortal herbs, but that doesn't mean I have no way!"

Xiao Yan beat around the bush before bursting into laughter. "Who am I? The title Flame Emperor wasn't given to me for nothing! I took a look just now. There are quite a few herbs in this secret realm. Using the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot as the main ingredients, I can refine a furnace of Icefire Apricot Pills!"

"Icefire Apricot Pills?" Li Tianlan's eyes lit up.

He had nearly forgotten—who was Xiao Yan?

Flame Emperor was merely a title!

At his core, he was the greatest alchemist on the Cangqiong Continent.

He was even the only Emperor-grade Alchemist!

A Seventh-grade Pill might be incomparably difficult for ordinary alchemists, but for an Emperor-grade Alchemist like Xiao Yan, it was not much harder than refining an ordinary first-grade pill!

"That's right! This is a Seventh-grade Pill. Its medicinal effect is gentle, so even in your current condition, taking it will be very easy!"

Xiao Yan's words were full of amusement as he said somewhat smugly, "And after being refined into pills, their medicinal effect will be several times stronger than if you consumed them directly!"

"Several times stronger?"

Li Tianlan was immediately delighted, his face breaking into a smile. "Teacher, then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up and start refining pills!"

Xiao Yan did not immediately agree. Instead, he said unhurriedly, "No rush. Before we begin, we still need to make some preparations!"

"Preparations?" Li Tianlan froze, then suddenly realized. "Right, refining pills requires an Alchemy Furnace!"

"Mm, you're not completely stupid!"

Xiao Yan nodded slightly. "You have the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in your hands, so we don't lack fire. The only thing missing is an Alchemy Furnace!"

"Alright!" Li Tianlan eagerly headed toward Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

On the way, Xiao Yan remembered that he had promised to detoxify Poison Douluo and reminded Li Tianlan, "Go ask that Poison Douluo. Perhaps he has an Alchemy Furnace. While you're at it, tell him about the detoxification!"

Li Tianlan was stunned and asked in surprise, "Teacher, you've thought of a solution?"

"Kid, what do you mean, thought of a solution?"

Xiao Yan was somewhat annoyed, feeling that he had been underestimated. He said indignantly, "If I can't cure such a trivial poison, how can I call myself an Emperor-grade Alchemist?"

"Hehe, that's true!"

Li Tianlan scratched his head awkwardly.

Xiao Yan was speechless. Sensing that it was growing dark outside, he urged, "Alright, hurry and borrow the Alchemy Furnace! If you're late, you'll have to do it in the dark!"

"Alright, Teacher!" Li Tianlan replied as he ran toward Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

Elsewhere, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo laid Dugu Yan down so his granddaughter could rest, while he himself made his way to the back mountain!

The Innate Poison in his body erupted, and the unbearable agony struck him. Even as a Titled Douluo, he could barely remain standing, dropping directly to one knee!

"Arghhh!"

Dugu Bo slammed his fist into the ground, blasting out a huge crater!

A full half hour passed before the pain in Dugu Bo's body gradually subsided.

Li Tianlan arrived just then. Seeing the pain on Dugu Bo's face, he knew that the Innate Poison in his body had flared up.

He immediately asked with a worried expression, "Grandpa Dugu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine... The poison just acted up again, that's all!"

Dugu Bo shook his head slightly. Turning to Li Tianlan, he forced a smile and asked, "What did you come to see me for?"

"Uh, I want to refine some pills, but I realized I don't have an Alchemy Furnace!" Li Tianlan scratched his head.

"Refining pills?"

Dugu Bo glanced at Li Tianlan, finding the idea rather amusing.

Li Tianlan was only seven or eight years old. Under normal circumstances, it would already be impressive if he could read.

And he wanted to refine pills?

The herbs in the medicinal garden were no toys.

All kinds of poisonous plants grew everywhere!

One careless mistake could cost him his life!

In truth, if not for his poison backlash, Dugu Bo would never have let Li Tianlan fool around in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

Thinking of this, Dugu Bo's expression turned stern. "Kid, the herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well are no joke! You can refine pills if you want, but I'm going to test you first!"

"A test?" Li Tianlan froze.

Dugu Bo nodded. "That's right. There are too many poisonous plants in there. I can't let you run wild inside! How about this? I'll give you a pill formula. If you can refine a qualified pill right now, I'll let you enter!"

Hearing Dugu Bo ask Li Tianlan to refine a pill, Xiao Yan said in surprise, "I never expected this Poison Douluo to be an Alchemist too!"

"Teacher, what does refining pills have to do with identifying the herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Li Tianlan asked, somewhat confused.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan patiently explained, "Refining pills isn't just about having a pill formula! It also requires an enormous amount of knowledge about herbs, heat control, and all kinds of accumulated experience. Without that knowledge, even if someone gave you a pill formula, it would be useless!"

"So that's how it is. I understand now!" Li Tianlan suddenly realized.

Beside him, Dugu Bo smiled. "Well, kid? Do you dare give it a try?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Just bring out the pill formula, Grandpa Dugu!" Li Tianlan said with a confident smile.

"Good kid, you're pretty confident!" Dugu Bo laughed heartily and readily agreed. "Fine, then I'll give you an easy one!"