Taking Immortal Herbs

"Bleurgh!"

The moment Lu Yi and Wang Shu landed, their stomachs churned violently. They dropped to their knees and began vomiting.

"Brats, once you're done puking, hurry up and follow this old man. You throw up after flying for a little while—how can you call yourselves men?"

Dugu Bo looked at Lu Yi, who was kneeling on the ground and vomiting violently, and mocked him without mercy.

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Lu Yi paid him no attention at all. He and Wang Shu continued throwing up as though no one else existed.

It was not until five minutes later that Lu Yi finally recovered from the intense feeling of weightlessness.

"Brat, your body is way too weak. You threw up like this after flying such a short distance?"

Seeing that Lu Yi had recovered, Dugu Bo spoke again, his eyes full of mockery.

"Old bastard, aren't you afraid I'll puke so hard that I forget how to save your granddaughter?"

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Lu Yi spat to the side and retorted without backing down.

"You dare threaten me?" Dugu Bo grabbed Lu Yi by the throat, his expression dangerous.

Rather than yielding, Lu Yi stuck his neck out toward Dugu Bo. The meaning was obvious: if Dugu Bo had the guts, he could kill him.

"Hmph!"

"If you can't cure the poison, I'll make sure you learn exactly where the title Poison Douluo came from!"

Dugu Bo snorted coldly, flung Lu Yi away with one hand, then turned and walked forward.

Dugu Bo hurled Lu Yi into the stone wall nearby. After sliding down from it, Lu Yi lay on the ground for quite some time before Wang Shu helped him to his feet.

"Brother Yi, I think we might be done for here!"

Wang Shu draped Lu Yi's arm over his shoulder and supported him forward as he spoke.

"What, are you afraid of dying?"

Hearing Wang Shu's words, Lu Yi asked indifferently.

"I'm not afraid. I only have garbage innate Soul Power at rank two. There are plenty like me out there. What's so regrettable about me dying here?"

"I'm mainly worried about you, Brother Yi. You're so smart. Without you, I probably wouldn't have become a Soul Master even after graduating from Nuoding Academy, much less a Soul Grandmaster with a thousand-year Soul Ring. It'd be such a waste if you died here!"

"I wonder how the village is doing. We sent back so much money, but without the two of us protecting them, those bastards in Nuoding City will definitely swallow it all up!"

Hearing Lu Yi's question, Wang Shu shook his head and spoke with a despondent expression.

"Don't worry. Neither of us is dying here today."

Lu Yi patted Wang Shu on the shoulder and comforted him softly.

"You've seen my herb garden. Tell me, brat, with this garden, how confident are you that you can cure Yan Yan?"

Inside the cave near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, where Dugu Bo usually suppressed the poison within his body, Dugu Bo looked at Lu Yi and asked directly.

"One hundred percent. With this herb garden, not only can I cure the poison in your granddaughter's body, I'm even confident that I can help her Martial Soul evolve so her descendants will never suffer from this again!"

"I can even remove the poison in your body—the poison that could kill you."

Lu Yi looked at Dugu Bo, his eyes brimming with confidence.

"Good! As long as you can cure the poison in Yan Yan's body, I'll not only spare your life, I'll even grant you wealth and status in the Heaven Dou Empire!"

"If you can truly help Yan Yan's Martial Soul evolve, I might even be able to make you the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial son-in-law."

"But why should I believe you have a way?"

Dugu Bo looked at Lu Yi with deep suspicion. The killing intent around him, forged from who knew how many deaths, pressed relentlessly down on Lu Yi.

"Fuck your mother, are you brain-dead? If you don't believe me, then kill me. What the fuck are you sitting here doubting me for? Doubt your mother's ass!"

Seeing Dugu Bo's suspicious expression and feeling the pressure constantly bearing down on him, Lu Yi simply closed his eyes and cursed Dugu Bo out.

This old bastard must have fried his brain from cultivating poison. Breaking his word was one thing, but he kept changing his mind on a whim. It was like he had some fucking disease.

"Damn brat!"

Hearing Lu Yi's words, Dugu Bo cursed furiously. He then waved a hand at Lu Yi, and a cloud of poison entered Lu Yi's body through the pores all over his skin.

"I've planted a deadly poison in your body. You may use any herbs in the garden as you wish. If you cannot remove this poison within two hours, then you will die suffering the Ten Thousand Ants Devouring Heart Pain!"

With that, Dugu Bo kicked Lu Yi in the chest and sent him flying out of the cave.

"Brother Yi!"

"Second Soul Skill, Blazing Battle Intent! First Soul Skill, Explosive Flame Slash!"

Hearing Dugu Bo mention death by the Ten Thousand Ants Devouring Heart Pain, Wang Shu watched Lu Yi get kicked out of the cave and immediately flew into a rage. He shouted, unleashed his only two Soul Skills, and charged at Dugu Bo with his axe raised.

"Get out of my sight, you mindless brute!"

Seeing Wang Shu charge at him with an axe, Dugu Bo flicked his sleeve and sent Wang Shu into the cave wall, granting him an infant's sleep.

"Damn old bastard!"

After being kicked out of the cave by Dugu Bo, Lu Yi felt pain radiating through every part of his body. He cursed toward the cave, then quickly ran toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

Unlike Tang San, he had no method for countering Dugu Bo's deadly poison. The only way he could think of to cure the poison in his body was to consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, forging a body immune to all poisons.

"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye!"

Before him lay a circular pool of vermilion and icy-blue spring water, clearly divided and never encroaching upon each other, like a taiji symbol. Lu Yi's eyes were filled with excitement.

But Lu Yi had no time to admire the scenery of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. He hurriedly searched the area for the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. He only had two hours; he had to consume both Immortal Herbs within that time to save his life.

Fortunately, both herbs were easy enough to find. The Infernal Delicate Apricot was at the center of the Blazing Yang Spring in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, while the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was at the center of the Extreme Cold Yin Spring. Relying on his improved Explosive Step and the harvesting method he had learned from Tang San, Lu Yi easily picked both Immortal Herbs.

Once he had the Immortal Herbs in hand, Lu Yi ignored the intense pain in his hands and stuffed them directly into his mouth. The moment the two herbs entered his mouth, they turned into juice and flowed down into his abdomen.

Lu Yi did not dare delay in the slightest. He plunged headfirst into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

"Not good!"

Dugu Bo, who had been watching Lu Yi from the shadows, saw him actually jump into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. He immediately realized something was wrong and rushed out of the cave to stop Lu Yi.

Unfortunately, he was still a step too late. By the time he reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, Lu Yi's entire body had already vanished beneath its waters.

Watching the ripples on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, Dugu Bo's expression turned exceptionally grim.