Yang Wudi's Advance

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by.

In a quiet manor on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo and Su Yun Tao sat on the ground.

"Come, come, Little Monster, try this tea exclusively supplied to the royal family." Dugu Bo poured tea for Su Yun Tao with attentive hospitality.

After three months of Yang Wudi's efforts, the formulation of the prescription targeting the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison had made tremendous progress. It was believed that in the near future, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent lineage would completely eliminate the curse brought about by their Martial Soul.

During this period, Dugu Bo had been both miserable and happy. For the sake of this prescription, Yang Wudi had used him for many human experiments, conducting all sorts of vicious tests every day. This caused Dugu Bo endless agony, yet each step of progress made him incredibly excited.

Furthermore, as a Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo even felt a trace of a chill, because Yang Wudi not only showed no fatigue from the numerous shocking experiments but instead became increasingly excited.

"Old Poison, this tea of yours is not bad. As it happens, I also have a gift for you." Before the words had even faded, Su Yun Tao took two gift boxes from his storage Soul Tool.

Dugu Bo opened the gift boxes and saw two flowers and plants that looked familiar to him.

"Little Monster, so the strange flowers and plants in my medicinal garden really did end up in your hands."

Su Yun Tao said frankly, "What? Old Monster, are you still reluctant to part with them?"

"That wouldn't be the case. As long as the curse that has plagued my Dugu family for hundreds of years can be lifted, that medicinal garden is yours to take."

"Old Poison, don't underestimate the things in your garden. These two flowers and plants have long since transcended the scope of ordinary flora; they have entered the ranks of Immortal Herbs."

"Immortal Herbs?" Dugu Bo muttered, half-understanding.

Su Yun Tao continued to introduce them, "The one on the left is prepared for you. Its name is Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. After consuming it, your spiritual power, Old Poison, will be greatly improved."

"The other Immortal Herb is called the Purple Luo Star Spirit Bead. After consuming it, one will feel light and agile, and it will greatly enhance flexibility. This is prepared for your precious granddaughter, Dugu Yan."

Dugu Bo asked suspiciously, "Little Monster, do these two Immortal Herbs really have such effects?"

Su Yun Tao smiled, "Old Poison, you will naturally understand once you consume it. You were guarding a garden full of treasures; if you hadn't met me, I'm afraid you wouldn't have even been able to eat a single one."

"Hmph!" Dugu Bo said, unconvinced, "Little Monster, you're just spouting nonsense. Besides you, who else would be so unscrupulous as to pluck all the medicinal herbs in my garden?"

"It's rare that you brought me so many treasures and still knew to come back and help me, so this old man won't bother arguing with you."

The smile on Su Yun Tao's face grew even wider, "Old Poison, actually, I think I'm a decent person. At least there are some principles I will always uphold."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo nodded silently.

"Old Poison, you can consume the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew directly. For the Purple Luo Star Spirit Bead, you need to have your precious granddaughter eat the purple bead inside the flower's stamen."

Dugu Bo picked up the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew before him, examined it carefully, and then swallowed it down.

As the Immortal Herb was digested, Dugu Bo suddenly discovered that his body seemed to be undergoing some kind of miraculous transformation. Everything around him began to become clearer; clearly, his own spiritual power had improved significantly.

What shocked Dugu Bo even more was that his soul power had directly broken through the ninety-first-level bottleneck that had troubled him for many years, rising to the ninety-second level.

Feeling everything the Immortal Herb had brought him, there was no joy on Dugu Bo's face. At this moment, he truly wanted to beat his chest and stamp his feet in regret.

He couldn't help but ask himself in his heart, what had he been doing all these years? Guarding a golden mountain while begging for food? If he had consumed the Immortal Herbs many years ago, what kind of achievements would he have attained by now?

Dugu Bo quickly picked up the Purple Luo Star Spirit Bead, "Little Monster, I'm going to let Yan Yan consume the Immortal Herb first. You drink your tea; this old man won't keep you company."

Although Dugu Bo was advanced in age and the effects of the Immortal Herb could no longer be fully realized, his granddaughter was still young. With the help of this Immortal Herb, reaching the rank of Titled Douluo would naturally be a matter of course.

Watching Dugu Bo's hurried departure, Su Yun Tao smiled. During these three months, he had gotten along very well with Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi.

The three of them were birds of a feather, and they had gradually developed the makings of a friendship that transcended their age gap.

As Su Yun Tao drank his tea, he silently counted the time in his heart. It was a pity that the medicine furnace, which had exploded on schedule for three months, had not exploded on time according to their unspoken rule.

"Hahaha!" Yang Wudi's exceptionally excited voice rang out through the entire manor.

"I have finally succeeded!"

Although the prescription had been constantly improved, for the past three months, Yang Wudi—who knew he was getting closer to success yet kept failing in his refining—had finally completed his ultimate task.

"Little Monster, where is that Old Poison, Dugu Bo?" Yang Wudi asked excitedly while drinking tea. During their three months of interaction, Yang Wudi had also started using the nickname "Little Monster" to address Su Yun Tao.

Su Yun Tao said calmly, "He went to deliver food to his granddaughter. The Old Poison was afraid his granddaughter wouldn't have anything to eat."

"Pfft!" Yang Wudi coughed a few times, spraying out a mouthful of tea. His expression became twitchy. At the mere thought of Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo with such an eccentric personality, acting like an old codger and going to the academy to deliver things to his granddaughter, Yang Wudi felt the scene was truly too bizarre.

"Little Monster, are you sure?"

Su Yun Tao spread his hands, "He really did go to deliver food to his granddaughter."

Yang Wudi coughed a few more times, not daring to continue drinking the high-quality royal tea he held in his hand.

Su Yun Tao smiled and then said, "Old Yang, has the Detoxification Pill been successfully refined?"

Yang Wudi nodded, "Of course. The pill I refined can completely neutralize the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison. Even the massive amount of toxins accumulated by that Old Poison, Dugu Bo, can be completely eradicated as long as he insists on taking the medicine every day!"

Su Yun Tao's eyes narrowed, and he nodded solemnly, "Old Yang, thank you for your hard work these past three months."

"What are you saying?" Yang Wudi laughed, "Since I accepted the Aromatic Silk Beauty, I naturally had to get the job done. Besides, although the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison is difficult to resolve, it's nothing in front of this old man. Little Monster, I wonder if you have any other high-quality deadly poisons for me to try my hand at?"

Su Yun Tao looked at the now-arrogant Yang Wudi and said faintly, "I do have some. As far as I know, there is another poison soul master whose Martial Soul toxin is of extremely high quality—even more formidable than the poison of Dugu Bo's Jade Scale Snake Emperor."

Yang Wudi waved his hand grandly, "Only high-quality toxins are worthy of me taking action."

A playful smile appeared on the corner of Su Yun Tao's mouth, "Old Yang, are you really going to try and resolve it?"

"Of course. How could this old man miss out on such a deadly poison? Little Monster, tell me, who is this poison soul master, and where are they now?"

"Bibi Dong, the current Pope, at the Pope's Palace in Martial Soul City."