Water-Fire Body Refinement, Success Achieved

Lu Yan immediately explained in detail the method Tang San had used in the original work to "store poison in a Soul Bone."

"Though this method is ingenious, a Soul Bone's capacity for poison also has its limits.

Once the toxins accumulating within the body exceed what the Soul Bone can bear, they will burst forth like a river breaching its banks, erupting completely in an instant.

When that happens..."

Lu Yan did not continue, but both people present understood what that meant.

"Hahaha, good." Dugu Bo laughed again. There was not a trace of fear on his face; instead, it was filled with the boldness of someone liberated from the fear of death.

"Lu Yan, this method can at least keep me safe for ten years.

It can also let these old bones of mine regain their freedom, leave this tiny patch of land, and see the world outside.

No matter the final outcome, I stand to gain.

Go ahead and do what you must."

Feeling Dugu Bo's open-mindedness and trust, Lu Yan nodded heavily.

"This junior will begin now."

Without wasting another moment, Lu Yan placed the Storage Soul Tool somewhere safe and walked straight to the edge of the pool.

Now it was his turn.

Dream Butterfly, possess me.

Second Soul Skill: Dream Projection.

Soul Power and Spiritual Power drained away as a phantom condensed before him—it was unmistakably Tang San.

Blue Silver Entanglement.

Two Blue Silver vines precisely locked onto the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass growing on opposite sides of the ice pool and fire pool.

With a sharp tug, the Immortal Herbs flew toward him.

Mysterious Jade Hand.

Seizing the moment, Lu Yan unleashed a Tang Sect Unique Skill.

A warm jade glow spread over his hands as he raised them to catch the two flying Immortal Herbs.

In an instant—his left and right hands felt extreme cold and extreme heat.

Even the Mysterious Jade Hand nearly shattered.

That showed just how powerful the Immortal Herbs were.

Lu Yan looked at the two Immortal Herbs, a trace of resolve flashing through his eyes.

Without hesitation, he stuffed them both into his mouth and swallowed them.

Tang San, I, Lu Yan... will accept this unparalleled opportunity of yours.

The moment he swallowed them, Lu Yan felt as though he had not consumed flowers and grass, but a fireball and an iceball.

The two forces then seemed to neutralize one another, sinking into an eerie silence.

However... when they flowed into his Dantian, that fleeting balance shattered like a bubble in a dream.

Ice and fire—these two most extreme and incompatible forces in the world—suddenly broke free of restraint and began a mad clash and slaughter within his body.

"Urgh—"

Lu Yan could not help letting out a pained groan.

His body split into two colors: crimson red and icy blue.

The left half was covered in frost, its chill piercing to the bone, as though even his blood were about to freeze.

The right half, meanwhile, was like it had been thrown into a furnace. His skin turned crimson, and wisps of green smoke even rose from it, as though he might burst into flames at any moment.

Ice and fire intertwined.

Extreme cold and scorching heat raged madly within him, inflicting agony far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

Dugu Yan watched in terror, clamping both hands tightly over her mouth, not daring to make a sound.

Afraid of disturbing Lu Yan, her beautiful eyes were filled with endless worry and anguish.

Now.

His powerful Spiritual Power allowed Lu Yan to retain his clarity. He gritted his teeth and suddenly threw himself backward—

"Splash."

Water sprayed everywhere as his body fell straight into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye behind him.

"Xiao Yan!"

Dugu Yan's heart stopped. She instinctively rushed forward.

"Don't move."

Dugu Bo grabbed his granddaughter's arm, his expression incomparably grave as his gaze remained fixed on the churning spring water.

"That pool contains the utmost yin and utmost yang, and its power is overwhelmingly tyrannical. Even I would not dare enter it lightly.

"This kid is using the power of the Immortal Herbs and the pool water to refine himself. This is a critical moment. He absolutely must not be disturbed."

The instant Lu Yan fell into the pool, he felt his body enveloped by two forces, one cold and one hot.

It was not limited to inside his body; every inch of him was subjected to the dual cleansing of extreme cold and extreme heat.

His clothes had turned to ash the moment he entered the water.

The spring water invaded his seven orifices and seeped into every limb and bone.

The extreme cold and blazing spring water that could harm a Titled Douluo did not injure him in the slightest. The Immortal Herbs also stopped fighting each other and instead united against an outside enemy.

Rather, they gave rise to a force that tempered his physique and strengthened his sinews and bones.

His bloodline, skeleton, and even marrow were all refined, undergoing a complete transformation beneath the cleansing of that power.

The medicinal power left behind from years of consuming Whale Rubber was also drawn out at this moment, continuously tempering his Physical Body.

Together, they merged into this all-encompassing refinement of his Physical Body.

Under the impact of these many forces, Lu Yan fell into slumber.

Sunrise and moonset, starlight turning overhead—seven days and nights passed in the blink of an eye.

"Grandpa... Xiao Yan... he'll really be alright, won't he?"

Dugu Yan sat collapsed by the shore, her once-lively eyes now filled with exhaustion and worry.

Over the past seven days, her gaze had barely left the pool.

Dugu Bo stood beside her with his hands behind his back, his expression equally solemn.

"Don't worry. This kid's life is tough.

"Not only has his aura not weakened, it has instead grown steadily stronger and denser over these past seven days.

"I just don't know how much longer this transformation will take."

"That's good, that's good..." Dugu Yan murmured, the burden in her heart easing slightly.

Until the deep night of the seventh day, when the moonlight was cold as water.

The surface of the previously tranquil Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye suddenly began to churn violently.

Dugu Bo, who had been sensing it with his eyes closed, abruptly opened them. A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes. "There's movement."

Dugu Yan instantly sprang to her feet and stared excitedly at the center of the pool. "Xiao Yan!"

Boom—

A figure shot out of the center of the whirlpool like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, breaking through the water.

The figure flipped in midair and landed steadily on the shore, standing tall with a restrained yet majestic aura.

It was Lu Yan.

"Ah—!"

Before Lu Yan could even feel the changes in himself, a shrill cry of extreme embarrassment exploded beside his ear.

Dugu Yan's pretty face instantly flushed red like a ripe tomato.

She hastily covered her eyes with both hands, as though her entire body were about to catch fire.

She... she, she, she... she had actually seen it...

Xiao Yan may be my little brother... but how is he not little at all?

And... he seems to have grown much taller. I probably won't be able to casually hold him in my arms like before anymore.

Her fingers unconsciously parted by a sliver, then snapped shut again as though they had been burned.

"Brat, put some clothes on first."

A large Black Robe flew through the air with a gust of wind and landed precisely over Lu Yan.

Only then did Lu Yan realize the problem. His face reddened as he hurriedly pulled down the Black Robe and wrapped it around himself.

At the same time, he snatched up the Storage Soul Tool beside him with lightning speed, took out a spare set of clothes, and hurriedly dressed himself.

"Okay."

Lu Yan spoke awkwardly.

Only then did Dugu Yan dare slowly lower her hands. Her cheeks remained crimson, and her gaze darted away, not daring to look directly at him.

"Sister Yan Yan, Grandpa," Lu Yan took a deep breath, suppressing his embarrassment as he smiled.

"I did not fail your expectations. I succeeded."

Lu Yan clenched his fist, feeling as though endless power flowed through his body.

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Dugu Yan instantly forgot her earlier embarrassment. She jumped up excitedly, tears glimmering in her eyes.

"Grandpa, did you hear that?

"Xiao Yan succeeded! You can be saved—you really can be saved!"

"Senior, shall we try it now?" Lu Yan looked at Dugu Bo seriously.

"Try it. We'll try it now."

Dugu Bo did not hesitate. He had waited far too long for this day.

Lu Yan held two fingers together like a blade and forced out a drop of bright red blood at his fingertips.

The blood entered Dugu Bo's abdomen and instantly dissolved.

The next moment, Dugu Bo's body jolted.

He felt a strange current of coolness and warmth intertwining, rapidly spreading through every limb and bone.

The Green Phosphorus Snake Poison that had clung to him like gangrene for years seemed to have encountered its natural nemesis. That ever-present crushing pressure—

For the first time... loosened.

It worked!

Dugu Bo did not hesitate any longer. Following the method they had discussed, he gathered the poison into his Soul Bone.

In less than a quarter of an hour.

The Green Phosphorus Snake Poison returned to its previous stubborn state, and Dugu Bo stopped there.

Under these circumstances, he had no confidence in being able to transfer the snake poison.

Dugu Bo opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of foul, blood-tinged air. A relieved smile appeared on his face.

"This method works."