Ice and Fire Golden Body, Purple-Spotted Snake Star, Using Poison to Fight Poison, Feather-Garment Holy Orchid

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Qingzhou swallowed the entire stalk of immortal herb; it melted the moment it touched his tongue, tasting exquisite.

An extreme cold wave and a manic, scorching flame exploded within Ye Qingzhou's body simultaneously, his physique undergoing various transformations as his body turned half-red and half-white due to the opposing forces of the two herbs.

"Taking two immortal herbs at once? Is this brat insane?!"

Standing in the distance, Dugu Bo witnessed with his own eyes as Ye Qingzhou swallowed both the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot. Even if he didn't know the specifics, he knew immortal herbs were not much different from cultivation resources used to raise one's Soul Power Level.

Once consumed, they would inevitably cause a backlash against the body.

He watched Ye Qingzhou anxiously, cold sweat streaming down his forehead, and hurried to Ye Shuyuan's side.

He needed to be ready to intervene if any accidents occurred.

Ye Shuyuan watched with a calm gaze as Ye Qingzhou's complexion shifted from white to red, then from red back to white.

BOOM!

With a thunderous roar, a violent pillar of extreme cold erupted from the left side of Ye Qingzhou's body.

White mist began to rise simultaneously from the icy spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

BOOM!

Another massive roar echoed as a scorching, crimson pillar of light shot into the sky from the right side of Ye Qingzhou's body.

The fiery red spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well began to bubble and steam like a boiling hotpot.

Splash.

Caught between the intertwining forces of the cold wave and the raging fire, Ye Qingzhou leaped into the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, right at the boundary where the icy and fiery springs met.

Watching Ye Qingzhou jump into the spring, Dugu Bo asked fearfully, "Shouldn't we stop him?"

Ye Shuyuan shook his head. "He is my grandson; I have absolute confidence in him."

"I..." Seeing this, Dugu Bo shut his mouth.

Yet, deep down, he remained worried for Ye Qingzhou.

A short while later.

Dugu Bo paced back and forth on the grass, anxious.

Ye Shuyuan, meanwhile, was busy taking inventory of the other immortal herbs they might need later.

Dugu Bo felt a genuine headache watching Ye Shuyuan, who didn't seem worried in the slightest.

What was even going on? The grandfather wasn't worried, yet he, an outsider, was worked up.

"Old Man Ye, stop playing the riddle-master. Why aren't you worried about that brat Ye Qingzhou at all?"

"Regarding that, I can only tell you this: my grandson is no ordinary person." Ye Shuyuan's words were filled with pride and self-assurance.

"You!" Dugu Bo gritted his teeth. What was Ye Shuyuan implying? Was he showing off that he had a grandson with such exceptional talent?

Beneath the surface of the spring.

Ye Qingzhou drifted between the icy spring and the fiery spring, the medicinal properties of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot drawing upon the power of the well to fuse with his body.

Inside him, an extreme burst of life energy detonated.

A rich aura of life blanketed the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and in that moment, the extreme cold and the scorching heat vanished without a trace.

Influenced by the life energy, both the icy and fiery springs began to emit specks of starlight that flowed into Ye Qingzhou's body.

Life, cold waves, and raging fire—the three energies wrapped tightly around Ye Qingzhou.

Half an hour passed.

Dugu Bo grew impatient as Ye Qingzhou had yet to emerge, and even the ever-composed Ye Shuyuan began to show signs of concern.

The sound of lake water lapping against the shore reached their ears clearly.

They both stared at the surface of the lake, which was now bubbling and rising with thick mist.

Suddenly.

Ye Qingzhou leaped out from the lake and landed before Dugu Bo and Ye Shuyuan.

The moment his feet touched the ground, he immediately sensed the fluctuations in his soul power and the changes in his body.

In the original story, Tang San only gained the Ice and Fire Golden Body ability after absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, without any increase in his soul power.

He should have been the same, but because of the presence of the life energy while he was beneath the water, he had absorbed the power within the spring in addition to the medicinal effects of the two herbs.

His Soul Power Level had leaped from level twenty-four to level twenty-nine.

He had gained a full five levels of soul power.

Seeing Ye Qingzhou emerge safely from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo let out a long sigh of relief.

Ye Shuyuan stepped forward and asked with concern, "Xiaozhou, how does your body feel?"

Ye Qingzhou replied, "Grandfather, my body feels excellent. After absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, I gained the Ice and Fire Golden Body, and my Soul Power Level jumped by five levels."

Having already witnessed his innate soul power, Ye Shuyuan was no longer shocked by a five-level jump, his tone remaining very calm.

"Grandfather knew you would succeed."

"I will leave everything that follows to you; I shall guide you from the side."

He had not forgotten the purpose of his visit here.

It was not only to cure Dugu Bo with immortal herbs, but also to complete the task of healing one of the wounded for Ye Qingzhou's First Trial of Life.

Ye Qingzhou nodded, noticing two immortal herbs he had never seen before lying on the grass not far away.

He asked curiously, "Grandfather, what are those two immortal herbs?"

Ye Shuyuan led Ye Qingzhou and Dugu Bo to the front of these two immortal herbs.

Pointing to a snake-shaped immortal herb, Ye Shuyuan said, "Dugu Bo, listen carefully. This is the immortal herb for you: the Purple-Spotted Snake Star."

Dugu Bo pricked up his ears to listen vigilantly, fearing he might miss any important details.

The stem of this snake-shaped immortal herb was densely covered with deep purple markings, which spiraled upward like a purple spirit snake coiling around a pillar.

The leaves were trifoliate; the middle lobe was long and oval like a snake's head, while the two side lobes were shorter, resembling bared snake fangs. Resting where the fangs opened was a snake-head-shaped berry, each one transitioning in color from greenish-blue to purplish-red.

"The Purple-Spotted Snake Star is an immortal herb containing potent toxins. Although highly poisonous, its toxicity transforms into medicinal properties, allowing it not only to neutralize all poisons under heaven but also to grant the user immunity to snake venom."

"You need only remove the berries from the fangs of the Purple-Spotted Snake Star, swallow them, and use your own soul power to complete the absorption."

Looking at the Purple-Spotted Snake Star before him, Dugu Bo hesitated.

He still had a granddaughter, Dugu Yan; if he absorbed this immortal herb, what would become of his precious granddaughter?

"Old Ye, thank you for your kindness, but I want to save this immortal herb for Yan-yan. Do you have any other methods?"

Dugu Bo's words were within Ye Shuyuan's expectations.

"I knew you would say that."

"The toxins within this immortal herb cannot be absorbed by Dugu Yan's soul power; in fact, it would have side effects."

"I have specifically chosen a second immortal herb for her."

Dugu Bo had not expected Ye Shuyuan's preparations to be so extravagant.

It seemed he had been narrow-minded.

Tears streaming down his face, he looked at Ye Shuyuan and said, "Old Ye, you truly are the savior of our Dugu family!"

Ye Qingzhou walked over to an immortal herb standing beside the Purple-Spotted Snake Star.

The plant before him was about a foot tall with long, dark green leaves. A flower stalk emerged from the cluster of leaves, curving into an elegant arc, from which hung seven pure white, bell-shaped flowers.

The edges of each flower's corolla shimmered with a faint golden light, like the gold trim inlaid on an angel's robe.