Methods of Detoxification

After saying that, Liu Yanyang walked to the center of the frigid region and pointed at a white medicinal herb.

Its top resembled a white flower with eight petals, its center glittering with ice-crystal-like stamens.

"This is called Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. It possesses supreme icy poison. In a short time, it causes cold energy to invade the body, letting the icy poison attack the heart and kill the victim. To pluck it, one must use an object made of gold or iron."

He then pointed to a completely fiery-red medicinal herb in the center of the scorching region.

"That one is called Infernal Delicate Apricot. Its properties are the opposite of this one's, and it possesses supreme fire poison. It must be plucked with jade."

"Take them simultaneously, and the two supreme poisons of ice and fire will shift from mutually opposing each other to neutralizing and complementing one another. Then jump into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The spring water can promote the body's absorption of them and transform their ice and fire energy into one's own."

"It can reshape one's foundation and strengthen the body, making it unafraid of water and fire and immune to all poisons. Of course, that description is somewhat exaggerated, but it can indeed greatly enhance the consumer's resistance to the ice and fire attributes. Since ice and fire coexist within the body, it will also have an extremely strong suppressive and eroding effect on toxins."

"Jump in? Little monster, even if I fell into that spring, I would have a narrow chance of survival." Dugu Bo's expression changed slightly.

Liu Yanyang said calmly, "Don't worry, Old Poison. Since I dared to say it, nothing will happen."

"This is the inferior option. Its benefit is that it can detoxify one completely, but the drawback is that the Jade Scale Snake Martial Soul will no longer possess a poison attribute. It may greatly reduce the Dugu Clan's strength. Of course, there is also a tiny possibility of inheriting these supreme ice and fire poisons."

Dugu Bo was inwardly shocked. Without the poison of the Jade Scale Snake Martial Soul, he feared he would only retain fifty or sixty percent of his strength. He immediately shook his head and rejected the idea.

Seeing Dugu shake his head, Liu Yanyang spoke unhurriedly.

"Old Poison, your Dugu Clan has always used your bodies as places to store poison. That is why you have constantly suffered from the torment of Jade Scale Snake Poison."

"Among Soul Beasts, poison-attribute Soul Beasts usually have specialized organs for storing toxins. For example, a snake's venom is stored in its venom glands."

"So, the middle option is to find a substitute capable of storing Jade Scale Snake Poison. This substitute can be an external object—a Soul Bone."

"After absorbing a Soul Bone, you can transfer all the poison into it, ensuring that you will no longer suffer from toxins corroding your body."

"But the drawback is that a Soul Bone has a limit to how much poison it can store. Once that limit is exceeded, it will trigger a backlash, resulting in death."

"Besides, Soul Bones are not something you can have just because you want them!"

Dugu Bo nodded. How could Soul Bones, known as the "treasures of the blood river," be acquired so easily?

Liu Yanyang walked to the boundary between the frigid and scorching regions and looked at two blood-red, dragon-shaped ganoderma mushrooms.

"If you cannot seek outward, then seek inward. This plant is called Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma. It grows after being bathed in dragon blood. When consumed by a Dragon Species Martial Soul Master, it can promote Martial Soul Evolution."

"The Jade Scale Snake Martial Soul is one of the Dragon Species Martial Souls. After consuming it, perhaps it can evolve an organ capable of storing poison?"

"And this is also the most suitable detoxification method for Dugu Yan. As long as the toxins in her body are removed before she consumes it, that will be enough."

"But this method is unsuitable for you, Old Poison. After all, you are poisoned too deeply. If the toxins erupt during Martial Soul Evolution, you will most likely be reduced to pieces."

Dugu Bo nodded in deep agreement. Though the method was good, it was the most dangerous for him.

"Next is the superior option!" Liu Yanyang's tone turned solemn.

"Everything in existence has its own reason for being."

"Jade Scale Snake Poison is incomparably terrifying. To the Dugu Clan, it is both a curse and a gift!"

Dugu Bo was somewhat puzzled. How could it be called a gift? If it truly were, the Dugu Clan would not have declined to such a state.

Seeing Dugu Bo's confused and angry expression, Liu Yanyang spoke again.

"Old Poison, when your Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Scale Snake Emperor, did a Pill Bead also form?"

"You mean this?" Dugu Bo spat out a jade-green bead and held it in his hand.

Liu Yanyang nodded and said,

"Old Poison, your Martial Soul has already evolved once, and this Pill Bead is the product of that evolution. Why not inject all the poison in your body into the Pill Bead?"

"Not only would that ensure your own safety, but as the toxins within the Pill Bead accumulated over time, quantitative change would lead to qualitative change. Just imagine how terrifying your Innate Profound Poison would become then!"

Dugu Bo's eyes filled with excitement, but he soon shook his head and sighed.

"Little monster, you do not understand. I have no way to mobilize all the toxins in my body. Some Bone-Entrenched Poison is entrenched throughout my body, tormenting me constantly."

The corners of Liu Yanyang's lips rose as he chuckled.

"Old Poison, you mean the toxins in your meridians, right? When cultivating, you can only mobilize the toxins in part of your meridians?"

Dugu Bo nodded. As he steadily cultivated his Soul Power, he had increasingly come to understand the importance of meridians.

"I have a way to let you circulate the toxins through all the meridians in your body, Old Poison. But it will require gradual experimentation. The process may take a long time, and it may be quite painful!"

"I have been tormented by poison for many years. What pain have I not endured?" Dugu Bo laughed at himself.

"Then only the supporting items remain. First, the experiment will damage the meridians, so we need a means to restore them immediately. For example, the miracle of the Martial Soul world—a Nine Petal Begonia Soul Master."

Dugu Bo immediately replied, "I know the current head of the Nine Petal Begonia family. If I personally ask, there should be no problem."

Liu Yanyang nodded and said, "Then all that remains is a Human Meridian Diagram. To circulate through the meridians without it as guidance would make it easy to go astray. It would be extremely dangerous."

"But I will not be able to obtain a Human Meridian Diagram until two years from now."

Dugu Bo waved his hand, indicating that waiting a few more years did not matter. As long as there was hope, that was enough.

Liu Yanyang gazed at the sky and inwardly grumbled, Old Rabbit, you had better pull your weight. Whether I can obtain the Human Meridian Diagram in two years depends entirely on you.

"Then that is settled. Old Poison, go bring Dugu Yan here. Once I have absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, I can begin detoxifying her," Liu Yanyang said.

"Little monster, you want to absorb them?"

Liu Yanyang nodded. "To quickly and safely eliminate the toxins in Dugu Yan's body, the only option is to use my blood after absorption as the medicinal catalyst."

"Old Poison, take them down for me according to the method I explained earlier." With that, Liu Yanyang walked to the spring. His body had already been eroded by ice and fire; he needed to consume the immortal herbs quickly.

Dugu Bo did not waste words. He used a golden knife to cut down the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, immediately rushed to the other side, and used a jade blade to slice off the Infernal Delicate Apricot before directly handing both to Liu Yanyang.