Ice and Fire Gold Body Refining

However, Dugu Bo also knew that whether Martial Soul Hall had a Holy Son or not had little to do with him.

This was not something he should be pondering at the moment.

What he should be considering now was the choice the other party had given him.

Dugu Bo was extremely displeased with such a high-handed recruitment.

Furthermore, ever since the day he became a Spirit Master, he had never liked the constraints of any organization.

With his talent, if he had joined a major power, his achievements would certainly have surpassed what they were today.

The only reason he hadn't was simply because his heart did not desire it.

But the problem was, in the face of such a recruitment, could he refuse?

Although he had broken through to the realm of a Spirit Douluo, the people before him, whether it was Yue Guan or Gui Mei, were both notoriously veteran Spirit Douluos.

Moreover, one could judge from their words that both of them had now broken through to level 90.

In other words, they were both quasi-Title Douluos.

Facing such existences, if he did not agree to their recruitment, what might they do?

If it were just himself, he could die and be done with it.

But what about his son back home?

"I, Dugu Bo, swear by my Martial Soul: as long as the Holy Son helps me and my son detoxify, I shall henceforth pledge my loyalty to the Holy Son, guard the medicinal garden for him, and should the Holy Son have need..."

After only a moment of hesitation, Dugu Bo made his decision.

Because he had no choice.

Moreover, Bibi Dong only asked him to pledge loyalty to her alone, not the entire Martial Soul Hall; there was a distinction between the two.

Most importantly, the task Bibi Dong had assigned him was to guard this medicinal garden.

For both him and his son, this place was a treasure trove that could directly suppress their snake venom—could there be anything better than this?

"Very sensible. Since that is the case, just watch from the side for now."

"By the way, that 90,000-year-old Emerald Snake Emperor is yours as a reward; use it as your ninth spirit ring. You should find a way to imprison and control it first."

Seeing that Dugu Bo had taken the oath without much hesitation, Bibi Dong knew that the matter was settled.

As for her, she turned her gaze toward the two immortal herbs at the center of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well: the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Since Yue Guan and Gui Mei had already consumed immortal herbs, it was now her turn.

"Xiao Dong, what are you doing?"

Seeing Bibi Dong's actions, Yue Guan immediately became anxious.

With his understanding of immortal herbs, he naturally knew the effects of consuming these two simultaneously.

The problem was that this theory only existed in books, and the risks involved were far too high.

"Ice and Fire Gold Body Refining!"

"Uncle Yue Guan, if I want both of my Martial Souls to be able to cultivate, I must possess a foundation that other Spirit Masters do not have."

"This is the first step of my cultivation."

Bibi Dong smiled as she walked to the core area of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

With her current cultivation, just standing in the vicinity allowed her to feel two powerful forces constantly drilling into her body.

These forces were extremely domineering and fierce; staying here for a long time would likely cause her body to collapse.

"This..."

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Yue Guan immediately grew anxious.

His eyes were filled with worry.

He hurriedly moved to stop her.

Just then, Gui Mei blocked Yue Guan's movement and shook his head slightly, signaling him not to interfere.

"Trust Xiao Dong!"

Gui Mei's words were very simple, but his tone was filled with absolute confidence in Bibi Dong.

While it might seem that Yue Guan was closest to Bibi Dong, in reality, it was Gui Mei who was the closest to her.

Yue Guan had absolute trust in the current Bibi Dong.

Subsequently, Bibi Dong plucked the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, consumed them, and jumped directly into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei stood guard on the side.

As for Dugu Bo, his entire focus was now immersed in that 90,000-year-old Emerald Snake Emperor.

This spirit beast was far too perfect to serve as his ninth spirit ring.

Even if he were to search for it himself, scouring the entire Sunset Forest, he might not necessarily find one more suitable than this.

If it were before, Dugu Bo would have had absolutely no confidence in breaking through to become a Title Douluo.

But having arrived here, he possessed absolute certainty that he could take the next step and become a Title Douluo.

This miraculous herb garden could not only suppress the snake venom within his body but also significantly accelerate his cultivation speed.

If he could resolve the virulent poison plaguing him, then becoming a Title Douluo would be a certainty, requiring only the accumulation of time.

Bibi Dong had once lamented that the Title Douluo of this era were all the real deal.

That Dugu Bo would be able to become a Title Douluo in the future was naturally due to his own unique strengths.

His research into martial souls could be called highly proficient; it was merely his background and limited horizons that had prevented him from truly solving his own problems.

Upon seeing this Emerald Snake Emperor, he had a feeling that once he absorbed it as his ninth soul ring, his martial soul would very likely undergo a qualitative transformation.

As such, he naturally had to find a way to keep this Emerald Snake Emperor under control.

Not only did he use a special potent poison to suppress the creature's power, but he was also calculating how to forge a powerful cage to imprison it later.

"This is..."

Bibi Dong's act of jumping into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well caught Dugu Bo's attention.

He hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to inspect it.

Merely by approaching, he could clearly sense that this spring water contained intense danger.

"How does she dare?"

Dugu Bo was filled with shock.

The energy contained within this spring water was something even he, a Soul Douluo, would not dare to touch lightly.

How old did Bibi Dong look? Her current cultivation, at most, was only at the level of a three-ring Soul Elder.

How could she dare to jump into this spring water?

Dugu Bo discovered that, perhaps, submitting to this Saint of Martial Soul Hall was not such a terrible thing after all.

At this moment, Bibi Dong was immersed within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well; protected by the power of the immortal herbs, the power of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well could not harm her.

However, that did not mean there was no danger involved.

With two diametrically opposed, extreme forces acting upon her body, if she could not refine them and quickly bring them under control, problems would arise over time.

This was precisely why Bibi Dong had only come here after her cultivation technique had succeeded.

The reason Tang San was able to successfully evolve his Ice and Fire Gold Body Refining was not only due to the reconciliation of the two immortal herbs and the power of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, but most crucially, the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Although the technique she had developed through the collection of Martial Soul Hall and the efforts of many was inferior to the Mysterious Heaven Skill, it still allowed her soul power to circulate through her body in a complete cycle.

Thus, she possessed the fundamental ability to mobilize the power of the two immortal herbs to temper her physique.

Just as Bibi Dong was undergoing the Ice and Fire Gold Body Refining, the Clear Sky Sect brought people to Martial Soul Hall.

Their target was the current Pope, Qian Xunji.