Dugu Bo's Detoxification!

Jiang He looked at the pill in his hand and instantly understood what Dugu Bo intended to do.

Judging from Dugu Bo's actions, he had clearly believed Jiang He's words and the Secret Treasure Record Jiang He had written.

But he was still uneasy. He feared that after his death, Dugu Yan would have no choice but to wait for death as well, so he had left her a safeguard.

If the toxins in his body were cleared after he consumed those two Immortal Herbs, then he would naturally have a way to clear the toxins from Dugu Yan's body as well.

But if he failed, then the task of clearing Dugu Yan's toxins would fall to Jiang He.

Because Jiang He needed to stay alive too.

Without using Jade Phosphor Snake venom to prolong his life, Jiang He would die suddenly in seven days.

But if he kept using Jade Phosphor Snake venom, he would still die suddenly in the long run.

He might even die before Dugu Yan did.

After all, the Jade Phosphor Snake was Dugu Yan's Martial Soul, not Jiang He's.

Therefore, in order to protect himself, Jiang He would inevitably have to study how to detoxify the poison.

If he failed, he would have to die before Dugu Yan.

If he succeeded, Dugu Yan would naturally be saved as well.

It was just that Dugu Bo had never imagined that Jiang He... had a cheat.

Jiang He sensed the toxins sealed within his body and blinked.

Unlike the long, steady Soul Power Tang San cultivated through the Mysterious Heaven Skill, the Tyrant Emperor World-Devouring Art Jiang He cultivated was an overbearing technique exceptionally suited to the bloodline of his Bear-type Martial Soul.

The Tyrant Emperor World-Devouring Art forcibly plundered the Soul Power around Jiang He's body to increase his cultivation.

At the same time, it used that Soul Power as nourishment to strengthen his body.

Thus, Jiang He's control over his body was extraordinarily precise. Otherwise, he could never have created and operated a technique as exquisitely delicate as the Endless Life Technique.

The instant the Bamboo Leaf Green Dugu Bo had thrown bit Jiang He, his body reacted instinctively.

The moment those toxins entered Jiang He's body, his Soul Power sealed them near the bite wound, preventing them from penetrating any deeper.

As long as Jiang He wished it, he could directly expel the toxins from his body.

As for the dizziness at the moment he was bitten, it was merely an abnormal reaction caused by his Soul Power sealing the area around the wound. He had not been poisoned at all.

In a sense, Jiang He could be considered to possess a body immune to all poisons.

As long as he was prepared, none of these poisons could harm him. As for poisonous gas? It would have to contend with his Endless Life Technique.

As his thoughts turned, Jiang He looked toward Dugu Bo, who was already sitting cross-legged in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

By then, he had already consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

The left half of Dugu Bo's body had been completely frozen over.

The right half was engulfed in raging flames.

Beneath the flames, his clothes fluttered away, and even his flesh gave off a scorched smell.

Jiang He looked at the pill in his hand, placed it in his mouth, and used Soul Power to wrap it down into his stomach.

Who knew whether Dugu Bo could still sense the outside world right now?

If he learned that Jiang He was not afraid of the supposedly incurable poison, it was hard to say what he might do.

Jiang He had thought Dugu Bo would emerge from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well before long, so he waited beside it.

After all, it had taken him only seven days at most to absorb an Immortal Herb.

In the original story, Tang San and the others had taken only a day at most. Dugu Bo was stronger than all of them, so he should have been even faster.

But Jiang He had never expected Dugu Bo's absorption to last a full five months!

Five months!

Jiang He gradually went from being stern and serious at the beginning to casual later on.

During that time, he considered leaving directly, but after thinking it over carefully, he ultimately chose to stay.

He found some huge rocks nearby to use as weights and trained his body like mad every day.

Whenever he was hungry, he casually caught a rabbit, wild chicken, or something similar, brought it close to the red pool of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and it was cooked in an instant.

Whenever he was thirsty, he drank from the nearby mountain spring.

From time to time, he fished out some centuries-old ginseng from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to freshen his palate. Life actually seemed pretty good...

Five months later, an immense aura swept across the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Jiang He, who had been cultivating, immediately adjusted his Soul Power, rose to his feet, and looked toward Dugu Bo within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Dugu Bo's beard and hair had returned to an inky black, and his face had become much younger.

Yet the aura he was unconsciously releasing was countless times stronger than the pressure he had exerted on Jiang He a few months earlier.

Boom!

The moment he opened his eyes, a violent gust of wind swept through, sending dust flying everywhere.

Then Dugu Bo restrained his aura, and the area instantly returned to silence.

Immediately afterward, uninhibited laughter echoed throughout the valley.

"Hahaha! Hahaha!"

From his laughter alone, Jiang He could feel just how happy Dugu Bo was.

"Kid, why are you still here?!"

A breeze swept past, and Dugu Bo, now dressed, appeared before Jiang He.

He looked at Jiang He, a trace of suspicion in his eyes.

Though he did not know exactly how much time had passed, he could vaguely sense that absorbing the Immortal Herbs had taken quite a while.

By all rights, Jiang He should have been at Heaven Dou Royal Academy by now, having Dugu Yan prolong his life. Why was he still at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?

Faced with Dugu Bo's question, Jiang He did not hide much and simply opened his mouth.

Pfft!

Jiang He spat out a mouthful of black, tainted blood, along with the pill Dugu Bo had given him.

Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes.

Seeing this, Jiang He explained, "After consuming the Immortal Herbs, I gained a great deal of Soul Power. The moment the toxins entered my body, they were wrapped up by the herbs' medicinal effects."

Hearing this explanation, Dugu Bo slightly raised his chin.

Although this explanation effectively told him that his poison was useless against Jiang He,

it was not impossible to accept.

After all, having already experienced the miraculous effects of Immortal Herbs, he had no doubt about that explanation.

"You're quite lucky, kid."

Dugu Bo said it casually.

Hearing that, Jiang He quickly cupped his fists toward Dugu Bo. "Congratulations, Grandpa Dugu, on successfully clearing your poison. You will never have to suffer from toxins again."

Dugu Bo slightly raised his chin and smiled. "Indeed. These two Immortal Herbs not only completely cleared the toxins from this old man's body, but also formed a small spring within me. I can sense that this spring possesses endless wondrous uses."

As he spoke, Dugu Bo looked at Jiang He with a somewhat strange expression.

"When you first entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, why didn't you consume these two Immortal Herbs?

The Secret Treasure Record stated it clearly. Once consumed, they would not only grant immunity to water and fire and ward off all poisons, but also form a small spring, seizing the fortune of heaven and earth and bringing endless wondrous benefits."

Facing Dugu Bo's questioning, Jiang He smiled faintly. "Grandpa Dugu, I am not someone who fails to appreciate kindness.

There are many Immortal Herbs in this Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Aside from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, quite a few are suitable for me.

On the other hand, the greatest beneficiary of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot is you, Grandpa Dugu. If I consumed them, your toxins would never be cured.

Growing stronger is my goal, but cutting off another person's path in life—especially when this place already belongs to you, Grandpa Dugu—is something I simply cannot do."

After hearing Jiang He's words, the look in Dugu Bo's eyes grew even stranger.