Poison Immortal: My Disciple is Actually a Business Genius!?

Over the next few days, Du Bùsǐ stood guard by the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well without leaving for a single step.

Watching Ye Linyuan go from being able to endure only a few minutes in the Ice Fire Spirit Spring at first to lasting a full incense stick's time later, the amazement in his eyes grew deeper and deeper.

The Ice Fire Spirit Spring indeed placed an immense burden on the body.

Every time Ye Linyuan emerged from the spring, half his body was scorched black from the burns, while the other half was frozen stiff and purple from the cold—a truly shocking sight.

But it didn't take long.

With the powerful pumping of the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart, vast life essences surged from his chest, seeping into every inch of damaged flesh, blood, and bone like spring rain nourishing the earth.

The scorched dead skin peeled away, and the purple frostbite faded.

In their place grew new, tougher, and more elastic flesh.

Du Bùsǐ could clearly sense that with every round of body forging, Ye Linyuan's muscles, bones, and blood were all a fraction stronger than before.

If this accumulated over decades or centuries, just how terrifying would he become?

After all, even now, after being transformed by the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Life Gold, Ye Linyuan's body was already comparable to a four-ring Soul Ancestor!

"Good lad," Du Bùsǐ muttered inwardly, clicking his tongue. "With the vast life force of Life Gold as his foundation, this Cold Sun Forging Heart Art was practically tailor-made for him!"

He watched Ye Linyuan, who had just leaped out of the spring and was sitting cross-legged to heal, feeling secretly relieved.

Thankfully, Ye Linyuan carried the Evil God's inheritance and had divine guidance.

Otherwise, this Ice Fire Yin Yang Well was hidden so deeply.

If he hadn't risked his life to break through the poison formation outside, he never would have found it.

Such a tremendous fortune would have gone to waste.

Once Ye Linyuan finished regulating his breath, Du Bùsǐ finally spoke: "Linyuan, at your current pace, it won't be long before you reach the minor success level of the Cold Sun Forging Heart Art."

"By then, your physical body will undergo a qualitative leap, which will greatly benefit your subsequent second awakening."

Ye Linyuan opened his eyes, a sharp light swirling in his pupils, and smiled. "All thanks to you guarding me, Teacher."

He paused, his gaze falling on Du Bùsǐ, and suddenly said, "Teacher, you're already a Level 98 Super Douluo now, aren't you?"

"Just one step away from Level 99 Limit Douluo."

"With all the Heavenly Treasures in this Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, isn't there a single Spirit Herb that can help you break through your bottleneck?"

Du Bùsǐ was taken aback, then shook his head with a smile.

"Level 99—do you think it's that easy to break through?"

He clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky, a trace of emotion flickering in his dark green eyes. "At my level, to advance further is no longer a matter of simply accumulating power."

"It requires an understanding of the forces I control and the condensation of a second Soul Core."

"Your teacher has spent his entire life cultivating the path of poison."

"To break through the limit, I must deepen my comprehension of the poison attribute itself."

"Ordinary spirit medicines, even immortal-grade ones, can only provide a quantitative supplement to my current realm—it's hard to bring about any qualitative change."

At this, a rare note of helplessness crept into Du Bùsǐ's tone. "Finding a poison potent enough to stimulate my potential and break through the limit—one that even I, a Level 98 poison-path Douluo, can't withstand—how easy do you think that is?"

After hearing this, Ye Linyuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

He recalled a peculiar immortal herb that had appeared in the Douluo Continent's first era.

"Teacher, I once read about a strange herb in an ancient text."

"That herb was pure white all over, with long, curved leaves shaped like a swan's neck, so it was named the Snowy Swan's Kiss."

Du Bùsǐ's gaze sharpened. "Snowy Swan's Kiss? What's so special about it?"

Ye Linyuan said solemnly, "According to the ancient records, the Snowy Swan's Kiss itself isn't a poison, but its properties are extremely domineering."

"Any poison that comes into contact with it will have its toxicity multiplied a thousandfold, amplified far beyond its original strength, and it can also stimulate a soul master's potential."

Du Bùsǐ's body jolted, his dark green pupils contracting sharply. "What? Multiplying poison a thousandfold?!"

"Such a miraculous immortal herb exists in this world?"

Ye Linyuan nodded. "That's how the ancient text recorded it."

"What you need now, Teacher, isn't more poison quantity, but some external force to stimulate a deeper understanding of the poison attribute's laws and break your own limits."

"The Snowy Swan's Kiss's ability to amplify poison a thousandfold might just create that opportunity for you."

Du Bùsǐ's breathing quickened slightly, and a sharp light burst from his eyes.

With his experience, he instantly grasped Ye Linyuan's meaning.

His mastery of the poison path had already reached its peak.

Any ordinary toxin entering his body would be assimilated by his soul power in an instant, posing no threat at all.

Even the poison formation outside the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well could only cause continuous erosion against him, not stimulate his potential.

But if he actively drew that thousandfold-amplified poison into his body, using it as a whetstone to hone his control, resistance, and absorption of the poison attribute...

Perhaps he could truly shatter the final barrier and glimpse the dawn of breaking through to Level 99!

"Good lad, your head really is stuffed with all sorts of strange and wonderful things."

Du Bùsǐ took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart. He turned to the Aromatic Silk Beauty beside him and said, "Youyou, is there a Snowy Swan's Kiss in this valley?"

The Aromatic Silk Beauty's massive flower swayed gently, and a ripple of divine thought emanated: "There is. That person did plant one here back then. I'll fetch it for you two at once."

After a moment, several vines coiled around a peculiar spirit herb and slowly handed it over.

The herb stood no more than a foot tall, pure white all over, its leaves long and gracefully curved, with the tip drooping slightly.

From a distance, it truly looked like a white swan resting with its neck bent on a lake's surface.

Du Bùsǐ carefully took it, sensing the faint yet special aura that made even him—a grandmaster of poison arts—feel a trace of unease. He couldn't help but rejoice: "Truly a marvel!"

"Linyuan, with this, your master has hope of breaking through!"

But he didn't use it immediately. Instead, he flipped his hand and stored it away with care: "Before that, though, I need to return to the sect first and settle some matters."

"This place happens to be rich in spiritual energy and brimming with life force—an excellent retreat for seclusion."

"Once your master has dealt with mundane affairs, the two of us, master and disciple, will go into seclusion here together."

Ye Linyuan smiled and nodded: "I was thinking the same."

"The Life Gold I've fused with provides nearly endless pure life energy. If you want to use the Snowy Swan's Kiss to stimulate your potential, I might be able to help a bit."

Du Bùsǐ thought of Ye Linyuan's terrifying recovery ability, and his eyes lit up: "Indeed, the life essence within you is inexhaustible. With it, your master can also go all out to seize that chance for a breakthrough."

Ye Linyuan's gaze swept over the dazzling array of spirit herbs and immortal plants in the valley, and he smiled: "Teacher, the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well has an abundance of spirit herbs, and their quality is hard to find in the outside world."

"Why not pick some to take back and share with the sect brothers? It should greatly aid their cultivation."