Dugu Bo's Refusal

"Yes, I took the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow from beneath the sect. Consider it a favor I owe your Earth Dragon Gate."

With the Earth Dragon Gate's cooperation, Lin Feng easily emptied the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow from beneath their sect and stored it in his Spirit Tool.

Seeing their Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow being dug out, the members of the Earth Dragon Gate didn't dare to say anything, but they were already cursing him in their hearts. However, when Lin Feng said he owed them a favor, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

An existence capable of instantly killing a Titled Douluo-level Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. The favor of a powerhouse of this caliber was sometimes even more valuable than a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Thinking this, everyone felt much better. The sect leader of the Earth Dragon Gate, Nan Shuishui, even stepped forward.

"Senior, I have a daughter. Would you be willing to take her as a disciple?"

Lin Feng glanced at Nan Shuishui, then at Nan Qiūqiū beside her. "I can, but I'm not very good at teaching people myself, so I won't mislead her. Let her continue cultivating in your Earth Dragon Gate. How long do you think it will take her to reach level forty? Give me an approximate time, and I will give her a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring that she can absorb. Although I'm not good at teaching, it's not difficult for me to ensure my disciples have two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings."

Hearing this, Nan Shuishui was overjoyed. Two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings! That wasn't just any Titled Douluo, but a Titled Douluo of at least level ninety-seven, possibly even ninety-eight.

"Qiūqiū, quickly pay your respects to your teacher."

"Disciple Nan Qiūqiū greets my teacher."

After Nan Qiūqiū completed the disciple-induction ceremony, the matter of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow was settled. Afterward, Lin Feng went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Following his memory, he first took Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, then, according to the medicine and poison chapters recorded within, he categorized and collected the various heavenly treasures and earthly materials in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, preparing to refine Universe Creation Pills in the future.

Having completed all this, Lin Feng returned home first to have his family help prepare the spirit-forged metal needed for the Three-Character Battle Armor, and then he returned to the Douluo Era 1 timeline.

Outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Douluo Era 1, Dugu Bo had already brought Dugu Yan to wait. The agreed-upon half-year had not yet passed, but he couldn't wait any longer to resolve the poison in his granddaughter's body.

Now, he spent every day guarding the entrance to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, calculating how much time was left until the agreed-upon half-year mark.

The moment Lin Feng returned to the Douluo Era 1 timeline, he discovered Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. However, at this time, he had only recently obtained the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and had limited understanding of the medicine and poison chapters. He still needed to slowly analyze the specific medicinal principles.

And so, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan waited outside while Lin Feng slowly learned about the medicines and poisons within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Time flew by, and the agreed-upon period gradually arrived.

When the agreed-upon half-year deadline came, Lin Feng had a comprehensive understanding of poisons and medicines. This was due to the rapid memory and learning effects brought about by his peak Spirit Domain Realm mental power in his normal state.

Soon, as per their prior agreement, in exchange for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lin Feng resolved the poison in Dugu Yan's body, freeing her from the worry of being backlashed by her own snake venom and dying.

"Thank you for your assistance, Senior."

Feeling that the snake venom in Dugu Yan's body had been resolved and she no longer needed to worry about the backlash, Dugu Bo clasped his fists in a salute to Lin Feng.

At this moment, he saw Lin Feng's appearance clearly. However, based on the aura Lin Feng exuded and the intense sense of danger he felt, he would never believe Lin Feng was a young man.

In this Douluo Era 1 era, anyone who could make a Titled Douluo feel a sense of danger could not be someone in their twenties or thirties; this was a common understanding.

"It's nothing. This was something we agreed upon beforehand." Lin Feng waved his hand, then looked at Dugu Bo. After a slight hesitation, he thought of Dugu Bo's fearless nature, comparable to Douluo's Bo Saixi, and spoke again. "Dugu Bo, why don't you acknowledge me as your master? If you do, I can help you detoxify your body."

In the original work, Dugu Bo, as the Douluo version of Bo Saixi, had made quite a bold investment in Tang San, risking his life several times to help Tang San confront people he couldn't defeat.

In the end, he even helped Tang San massacre a city, bearing the infamy of the massacre. It could be said that he was quite daring in his investments.

However, he was Tang San's angel investor, but not Lin Feng's. Lin Feng's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could be considered to have been forcefully taken from Dugu Bo after his own strength became sufficient. Offering compensation was partly to prevent Dugu Bo from desperately fighting, which would make things difficult, and partly due to Lin Feng's moral code from his previous life.

However, whether it was to stabilize Dugu Bo and prevent him from fighting desperately, or due to Lin Feng's still-limited moral code, resolving Dugu Yan's problem was enough.

Dugu Bo was not an angel investor to Lin Feng, but an ordinary transaction object.

Such a transaction was complete with a roughly willing agreement from both sides. There was no debt of gratitude between them; it was a simple transaction.

Now that the transaction was over, both sides could go their separate ways. However, considering Dugu Bo's boldness in the original work, Lin Feng had the idea of recruiting him.

At level ninety-two, he dared to fight anyone. What about when his cultivation was raised to level ninety-five with the addition of Soul Bones?

Compared to those who needed to gamble on breakthroughs using the power of nine dragons, Lin Feng had a good impression of Dugu Bo.

However, regarding Lin Feng's good impression, Dugu Bo shook his head. "I'm sorry, I'm used to being free and unfettered. I really don't like being a subordinate. As for my poison, it's nothing. It's just a trivial thing that I've long grown accustomed to."

"Are you truly accustomed to it? Moreover, the benefits I can offer you are more than just detoxification. In addition to that..."

Lin Feng was about to explain the benefits he could offer Dugu Bo, but before he could finish, Dugu Bo raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior, but after all these years, I truly cannot be anyone's subordinate. If there is nothing else, please allow me to take my leave."

As Dugu Bo spoke, he took Dugu Yan and turned to leave without looking back. He left so quickly as if he were afraid Lin Feng would suddenly turn hostile.

"Sovereign, this Dugu Bo is too unappreciative. Should I and the old woman..."

Watching Dugu Bo leave, the Dragon Duke came to Lin Feng's side and made a throat-slitting gesture.

"There's no need. If he wants to leave, let him go. I was just acting on a whim. If we don't have this fate, then so be it." Lin Feng said, looking at the Dragon Duke and sensing his cultivation. "Not bad, level eighty-six."

The Dragon Duke smiled upon hearing this. "Thanks to the pills and the five Soul Bones bestowed by Sovereign, otherwise, this subordinate would probably never have reached level eighty-six in this lifetime."

"Just right. Since Dugu Bo isn't coming, I'll help you break through to Titled Douluo during this time."

"Thank you, Sovereign!"