Dugu Bo Breaks Through

Since Shen Tianchen left, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan had come to his residence almost every day, wanting to see when he would return.

"That guy still isn't back? He's been gone for a whole week."

Dugu Yan sighed. "I don't know either. Grandpa and he have been gone for so long, yet they still haven't returned."

"I just hope that guy hasn't fallen behind in his Soul Power cultivation. Otherwise, I'll lose some of my motivation."

Yu Tianheng rubbed his hands together, his eyes brimming with intense fighting spirit.

Dugu Yan remained silent.

Days passed one after another, and before they knew it, two months had gone by.

Within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, with the help of Dugu Bo's inner core, Shen Tianchen's Soul Power leaped from the peak of Level 45 to Level 48.

It had only been a little over a month since he had last absorbed a soul ring and broken through.

At a normal cultivation pace, it would have taken at least another half month, perhaps even longer, for him to reach Level 47.

The inner core truly was a good thing. Unfortunately, it did not belong to him. Moreover, after half a month of seclusion, Dugu Bo had completed the condensation of his Poison Pill.

At once, a powerful aura spread from the little wooden house. If Dugu Bo had not deliberately restrained it, this place would likely have been turned upside down.

"Looks like he broke through."

The moment he emerged from seclusion, Dugu Bo removed the inner core from Shen Tianchen's body.

"Thank you, little fellow. This old man's Poison Pill has already condensed, and thanks to your pills, this old man's Soul Power has even broken through to Level 93!" Dugu Bo said with a hearty laugh.

"You were faster than I expected. Don't you need to stabilize your cultivation a little longer?" Shen Tianchen could not help asking.

Dugu Bo said irritably, "Little fellow, it seems you still don't understand. The inner core cannot remain outside this old man's body for too long, or it will dissolve into your body."

"When that happens, the immense Soul Power will erupt inside you. Not even an immortal could save you."

After retrieving his inner core, Dugu Bo finally noticed the state of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Of the immortal herbs he did not recognize, only two or three remained. All the rest had been plucked clean.

Dugu Bo's expression shifted slightly at the sight. "Little fellow, you recognize all those medicinal herbs?"

Shen Tianchen smiled and nodded. He then took a crystalline immortal herb that resembled a swan bowing its head from his Soul Tool, plucked off several leaves, and handed them together with a pale green immortal herb shaped like a lotus to Dugu Bo.

"These leaves come from Snowy Swan's Kiss. It is not poisonous itself, but it can amplify poison dozens or even hundreds of times over. Senior, your attainments in poison are profound. Only in your hands can it display its greatest use."

"This one is called Poisonous Nether Grass. After absorbing it, not only can it raise your Soul Power, but it can also strengthen your Poisonous Cultivation."

After accepting the immortal herbs, Dugu Bo laughed loudly. "You really are a Little Monster. Not only did you cure the poison in this old man's body, you even gave this old man such powerful immortal herbs. This old man truly doesn't know how to thank you."

With that, he rummaged through the pocket behind him and pulled out a dark green cloth pouch. "Your Soul Tool is certainly not bad, but in terms of convenience, it is far inferior to this old man's Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch."

"Take it. This old man has nothing else to give you."

The Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch was itself a Soul Tool, but because of its unique nature, it had always been priceless and unavailable across the continent.

Most importantly, it could even hold certain conventional Soul Tools inside it, creating a stacking effect.

"As expected of you, Old Monster. You're just giving something this important to me so casually."

As they joked, Shen Tianchen snatched the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch away, not giving the other man a chance to regret it.

Dugu Bo gave a snorting laugh. "You Little Monster really don't stand on ceremony."

"Not to mention this old man has another one of these. Just curing this old man's poison is worth far more than a mere Soul Tool. If you were a few years older, this old man would even want to marry my precious granddaughter to you."

"No, I wouldn't dare. Your granddaughter inherited your excellent bloodline. How could an ordinary man like me compare?" Shen Tianchen hurriedly waved his hands.

What a joke. It was true that he liked pretty girls, but if he married Dugu Yan in the future, that feeling would really be...

Dugu Bo quickly changed the subject. "That Poisonous Nether Grass—can it really be as good as you say? Can it raise this old man's Soul Power and Poisonous Cultivation?"

Shen Tianchen smiled. "Yes. But given your current condition, I can't say exactly how much it will raise them. Still, it should allow you to reach Level 94."

"It's just a pity that you're taking immortal herbs too late. If you were forty or fifty years younger, it would at least let you enter the ranks of a Super Douluo."

Dugu Bo frowned slightly. "In that case, this old man should save it for Yan Yan to absorb."

Shen Tianchen shook his head. "No need. Go ahead and take it without worry. I have prepared a different immortal herb for Sister Yanzi."

Immortal herbs were indeed rare, but since ancient times, spiritual treasures had chosen their owners. No matter how good an immortal herb was, it held no value if one simply kept it in hand.

Distributing suitable immortal herbs to suitable people around him and rapidly increasing their strength was the right choice.

Although Dugu Bo's reputation outside was terrible, as he himself had said, no one could accuse him of breaking his word.

Using two or three immortal herbs to win over a Titled Douluo and his talented granddaughter was a guaranteed profit.

Besides, this place had belonged to Dugu Bo in the first place. Shen Tianchen was not Tang San, much less a miser. Giving some to the grandfather and granddaughter was both a gesture of goodwill and only proper.

Dugu Bo nodded skeptically, but when he thought of the Poison Pill within his body, he felt that Shen Tianchen would not speak empty boasts.

Taking the two immortal herbs, he laughed heartily. "If it truly is as you say, this old man will owe you another favor."

Furthermore, once Dugu Bo had mastered the Poison Pill method, he would naturally teach it to Dugu Yan.

Her poisoning was not severe, so she could condense one through her own ability without needing medicinal herbs as assistance.

To the Dugu Family, Shen Tianchen's kindness was undoubtedly akin to giving them a new life.

In Dugu Bo's eyes, it was a debt of gratitude he could never repay in a lifetime. Owing Shen Tianchen another favor was of no consequence.

After Dugu Bo left, Shen Tianchen fixed his gaze on the two immortal herbs beside the spring: the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Taken separately, these two immortal herbs were highly toxic. But if consumed together, their energies would form a temporary balance within the body. Then, with the effects of the two-colored spring water, they could be completely refined and thoroughly fused with the blood.

Before taking these two immortal herbs, Shen Tianchen took out two small medicine bottles from his Soul Tool. One contained Diamond Pills, while the other contained Autumn Water Dew. He had refined these two bottles just now while refining the Fragrant Brocade Pill for Dugu Bo, using Diamond Grass and Autumn Dew of Insight.

Under normal circumstances, a person could only consume two or three immortal-grade herbs in their lifetime. However, if the immortal herbs were all refined into pills, this limitation could be avoided.

Refining them into pills could not only reduce the resistance immortal herbs produced in Soul Masters, but also preserve most of their effects.

He immediately got to work.

After swallowing the Autumn Water Dew and Diamond Pill, Shen Tianchen entered cultivation once more.

Three days later, inside the wooden house.

The unprecedented sensation of ease made Dugu Bo burst into wild laughter. "That Little Monster truly is this old man's lucky star!"

When he absorbed the Poisonous Nether Grass, all the residual poison in his body was drawn out and absorbed into the Poison Pill.

Freed completely from the torment of poison, the Soul Power he had accumulated for so long naturally surged up another level, reaching Level 94.

At this moment, he had finally cast off the title of "weakest Titled Douluo." At last, others would no longer use him as a unit of measurement.

Even among Titled Douluo, with his current strength, he could rank around the middle.

One had to know that even the powerful elders of Spirit Hall's Elder Hall were mostly between Level 91 and Level 94. Dugu Bo had previously been called the "weakest Titled Douluo" because his methods against enemies were too limited, and his poison was not especially effective against opponents of the same level.

Now, not only had he cured his poison, but he also possessed Snowy Swan's Kiss. Against the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, who had once chased him like a stray dog, he believed he was no weaker than either of them.

Of course, he still could not win against both of them at once, but escaping would no longer be a problem.