Su Ming immediately took out one of the two Detox Pills he had refined earlier with his Golden Finger and handed it to Dugu Yan.
"Eat this Detox Pill, and then you can eat the Immortal Herb directly."
Dugu Yan took the Detox Pill and swallowed it in one gulp, then picked up the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid from the jade box in Su Ming's hands.
Dugu Yan plucked the flowers one petal at a time and put them into her mouth. After swallowing the last one, she sat cross-legged and began refining the herb.
Seeing that Dugu Yan had already taken the Immortal Herb, Su Ming prepared to consume the "Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass," a must-have for transmigrators.
"All right, Old Monster. I've talked to you plenty. Take your time choosing between those two methods. I'm going to eat the Immortal Herbs suited to me."
Hearing that Su Ming was going to consume Immortal Herbs too, Dugu Bo didn't even turn around. He stared straight at Dugu Yan, who was sitting cross-legged, afraid something might go wrong.
"Fine, Little Monster. Go ahead."
Su Ming ran straight to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, intending to pick the "Infernal Delicate Apricot" and "Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass" growing nearby. According to the records, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had to be picked with an implement made of metal.
Su Ming cut through the base of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass with a knife, catching it in a jade box as it fell. Then he carried it over to the Infernal Delicate Apricot, letting their powers counteract each other so he could pick both Immortal Herbs without a hitch.
Su Ming used Soul Power to suspend the two herbs in front of his chest. To prevent anything from going wrong, he swallowed a measure of Creation Qi in advance—ten threads made a wisp, ten wisps made a strip, ten strips made a measure, and one measure equaled a thousand threads. Then, without hesitation, he swallowed both Immortal Herbs.
The moment Su Ming put the two Immortal Herbs into his mouth, they melted into liquid and slid down his throat. His mouth filled with saliva and their fragrance spread; they really tasted good.
Just as he finished admiring their taste, Su Ming's whole body turned icy blue. He felt as though he were about to freeze to death. The next second, his body turned bright red, as if he were about to burn to death. Even his clothes were burned away by the heat of his skin.
The next second, his body turned blue again. He kept alternating between red and blue, an extremely bizarre sight.
Su Ming knew that if he didn't jump into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he would either freeze or burn to death. He used Lightning Flash, instantly appearing in the center of the spring.
The moment he entered the water, the powers of ice and fire rampaged through his body and around him, crashing into him again and again. No matter how strong Su Ming's will was, it couldn't withstand the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs. In the end, he still fainted under the onslaught of the icy and fiery forces, sinking into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Of course, while Su Ming was unconscious, his body never stopped working. With the help of Creation Power, it continued absorbing the immense medicinal power contained in the two herbs.
Two hours had passed. Dugu Bo saw that Dugu Yan was slowly absorbing the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, her aura steady. It was clear nothing was wrong, so he decided to check on Su Ming.
Dugu Bo stood up and looked around, but couldn't find Su Ming. He swept the area with his spiritual power and still didn't find him, which made him anxious.
He hurried over to look more carefully, but Su Ming was nowhere to be seen. He did notice that two Immortal Herbs were missing—the two growing beside the central axis of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Seeing that the missing herbs clearly had ice and fire attributes, Dugu Bo suspected Su Ming had eaten them and jumped into the icy and fiery spring.
He carefully probed the water with his spiritual power. The moment his spiritual power entered it, the forces of ice and fire blocked it, leaving him unable to sense anything.
Time flowed like water. From dawn to night, it was only the sun rising and setting.
A day had passed.
Dugu Yan's aura grew stronger and stronger, while Su Ming remained nowhere to be seen. At last, on the second night, Su Ming slowly emerged from the Ice and Fire Well.
Seeing Su Ming emerge from the water, Dugu Bo, who had been practicing his punches, hurried over to question him.
"Little Monster, you ate that thing without even telling me! You had me worried for two days and two nights."
Su Ming didn't answer. He only checked his condition. With the help of the Creation Qi and the two Immortal Herbs, his Soul Power had reached at least level 40, though he didn't know the exact level. He would only find out after absorbing a Soul Ring.
He summoned his Martial Soul and tested his ice attribute. It had reached Extreme Ice, but the other attributes were holding it back, so he couldn't use it properly yet.
His fire attribute had been weak before, not even enough to sustain a little flame. Now, it had naturally reached Extreme Fire as well, though he couldn't use that properly either.
"Hey, Old Monster, you were so worried about Sister Yan Yan that I didn't say anything. By the way, how's Sister Yan Yan doing with her absorption?"
Dugu Bo said:
"Yanyan's aura is getting stronger and stronger. But according to your advice, shouldn't she absorb it for three days and three nights? It's only been two days and two nights. She should be done in about another day."
Su Ming asked, "What have you decided? Which of the two methods are you going to use?"
"I've decided to use the Pill Method."
Su Ming raised his brows at Dugu Bo and gave him a knowing look.
"Not bad, Old Monster. You're not that old for a Titled Douluo. Once you condense the right Snake Pill and get your poison under control, you'll look like a handsome young man again. Then you can marry a few more wives, enjoy yourself, and have a bunch of chubby boys to pass down your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul."
At that, Dugu Bo's old face reddened, and he immediately protested loudly.
"Go on, get out of here! Enjoy myself? I'm doing it to pass on my Martial Soul."
Su Ming laughed.
"Yes, yes, yes! To pass on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul."
"All right, since you've made up your mind, there's no need to treat the poison in your body by bleeding yourself anymore. Hurry up and use the Snake Pill Method to gather the poison in your body into that Poison Pill of yours. I'll keep an eye on Dugu Yan. Hurry, so you don't have to suffer the poison day and night, especially on rainy days."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo was immediately furious.
"So, Little Monster, when Yanyan and I came to find you, you already had a complete Soul Core Method for controlling poison, and you didn't give it to me? You made me bleed and endure needles!"
Su Ming hurriedly retorted.
"Can you really blame me? You came at me threatening to kill me. I was so scared I took out the experimental version of the Soul Core Method. If I'd accidentally lost control and poured even a little Soul Power into it, all three of us would have died."
"You've seen the records on the Soul Core Method, so you should know how dangerous that thing is. It's basically a Titled Douluo exploding point-blank."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo remembered how Su Ming had taken out a blue core crackling with electricity in the villa at Shrek Academy. It had made him feel a tremendous threat.
"So that thing was a Soul Core? Aren't those condensed inside the body? How did you manage to make one as an experiment?"
Su Ming answered without batting an eye:
"Don't worry about that. I made it work, and that's what matters."
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