Ice and Fire Body Refining

Chapter 27: Ice and Fire Body Refining

Long Chen knew that Narcissus Jade Skin Bone could nourish the muscles and bones and improve the flow of energy through the Seven Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Vessels.

Its medicinal properties might be able to cleanse the Green Lined Serpent Poison from Dugu Yan's body.

Even if they couldn't remove it completely, Long Chen had another solution.

As for treating Dugu Bo's poison, that would be even easier.

After treating him for a while, Long Chen would only need to tell him to slowly force the poison in his body into his Head Soul Bone.

After all, Dugu Bo was too deeply poisoned for ordinary medicine to cure him.

Of course, Long Chen wouldn't tell him how to detoxify himself too soon.

Dugu Bo only half believed what Long Chen said.

Still, since he had already brought Long Chen to his Medicine Garden, there was no need for too much concern.

"Kid, I'll trust you this once. Some of the herbs here are poisonous, and even I wouldn't dare touch them lightly, so be careful. Also, whatever you do, don't touch those two springs. Even I can't withstand their scorching heat and bitter cold, let alone you."

"Okay, I understand."

After Dugu Bo left, Long Chen could no longer contain his excitement.

Ever since he awakened his Martial Soul, he had been planning to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. At last, the moment had arrived.

Although he'd never seen those Immortal Herbs before, as someone from another world, he could identify the finest ones based solely on their descriptions in the original story.

Long Chen went to the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The still water gave off no heat or scent.

But he knew that the reddish spring was as hot as molten lava. Anyone who fell in would turn to sludge in moments.

The milky-white spring was cold enough to freeze everything. Anyone who fell in would instantly become an ice statue.

At the center of the scorching Yang Spring grew a plant like a cabbage, but entirely fiery red.

At the center of the frigid Yin Spring grew a white herb, its crown resembling a large, eight-pointed white flower.

Long Chen knew these were the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, two herbs whose properties countered each other.

If he took them both and absorbed their medicinal effects, his body would become immune to all poisons and both ice and fire.

Both were highly toxic Immortal Herbs, and there were particular ways to pick and consume them.

But that wouldn't be a problem for Long Chen. He'd prepared in advance.

Long Chen didn't rush to pick them. Instead, he looked around.

A pink light barrier caught his attention.

The pale pink barrier, about ten meters in diameter, emanated from a large pink flower at its center.

From its displayed properties, Long Chen immediately recognized it as the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

The Aromatic Silk Beauty was the Hundred Poisons Nemesis. It couldn't cure poison, but it could suppress it.

Its fragrance also had a special use: it could attract powerful Soul Beasts.

Long Chen continued looking around.

When he spotted a plant, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Its roots and leaves formed a curtain of vines, but at the top bloomed a golden tulip.

The rich fragrance drifting from it gave off a sense of opulence.

Long Chen knew this was the Aromatic Silk Beauty that might change Ye Lingling's fate.

"Aromatic Silk Beauty, I've finally found you."

"I wonder if Lingling's Martial Soul will evolve after she absorbs this Immortal Herb. Even if it doesn't, her Soul Power will increase significantly. After all, this is a top-grade Immortal Herb."

Long Chen continued his search.

Following the memories in his mind, he found the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Ninth Grade Purple Zhi, and other Immortal Herbs.

After wandering around the herb garden for a while, he began to feel unwell.

Ordinary people couldn't withstand the aura of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Long Chen knew that after consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, he would be able to stay here for a long time.

Without another thought, he sat cross-legged on the opposite bank where the two springs met, then summoned his Dark Night Demonic Lute Martial Soul and Soul Rings.

As his First and Second Soul Rings lit up together, the Taotie Phantom and Nine-Tailed Fox Phantom took shape in the blink of an eye.

Long Chen flung a sharp metal blade from his left hand and a jade blade from his right. They flew toward the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, cutting them down.

At his command, the Taotie Phantom pounced on the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass while the Nine-Tailed Fox Phantom lunged at the Infernal Delicate Apricot, almost simultaneously.

The shockwaves from the two phantoms sent the Immortal Herbs flying toward Long Chen.

The moment they landed, the frigid and scorching auras of the two herbs vanished.

A faint, fiery red glow enveloped the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, while a thin layer of icy energy covered the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Though each herb's properties countered the other's, their medicinal effects would disappear completely within ten breaths.

So he had to eat them quickly.

Without hesitation, Long Chen picked up the two poisonous Immortal Herbs, stuffed them into his mouth together, and chewed and swallowed them in great mouthfuls.

Although they were poisonous Immortal Herbs, they tasted quite good together, with a refreshing fragrance.

Long Chen quickly sat cross-legged and began circulating his Soul Power.

He knew the two powerful energies, one freezing and one scorching, were about to surge through him.

Sure enough, in less than a minute, his body trembled violently.

A layer of icy blue rose from his feet, and his entire body turned blue.

In the blink of an eye, a layer of red rose as well, making him look as though he were on fire.

The frigid and scorching energies from the blue and red lights alternated through his body, as if they were about to tear him apart.

If he hadn't eaten the Whale Rubber, he probably wouldn't have been able to endure it.

Long Chen gritted his teeth against the pain.

He knew he had to wait for the herbs' medicinal effects to take hold before entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

If he entered too soon, he would be left without a trace of his remains.

"It's time!"

Long Chen slowly stepped forward and plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before him.

Once submerged, the pain in his body disappeared, just as he'd expected.

His consciousness disappeared along with it.

The Ice and Fire Energies were simply too powerful. They churned wildly inside him, and under the force of their sudden, explosive surge, Long Chen fell unconscious.

The surface of the spring gradually returned to calm, the Extremely Hot and Extremely Cold Spring Water remaining sharply divided.

Time passed, second by second, from day to night and back to day.

After an unknown amount of time, Long Chen gradually regained consciousness and found himself floating where the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well met.

Splash—

Long Chen burst through the surface and landed on the bank.

After being tempered by the two powerful energies, he no longer felt any pain. Instead, his whole body felt comfortable.

"Excellent. I've finally made it through the most crucial step."

Long Chen knew the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Water would help him absorb the medicinal properties of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.

He now had a body immune to all poisons and both ice and fire.

He could stay here longer without worrying about poisonous gas entering his body.

A few days later, Dugu Bo came to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and was astonished to find that the poisonous herbs in the middle, between the two springs, had disappeared.

"Kid, where are those two herbs?"

"I ate them."