"Five pills from one furnace."
Qin Feng's lips curled upward, revealing a satisfied smile.
To achieve this success rate on his first attempt at refining this grade of medicine was already quite impressive.
It seemed the legacy of the Pill King Yao Chen was truly formidable; placed here in the Douluo Continent, it was nothing short of a dimensional strike.
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were already stunned into silence.
"It's... done?"
Dugu Bo stepped forward quickly, staring fixedly at the pills in Qin Feng's hand.
"Is this the Nine-Star Detoxification Pill you spoke of?"
A medicinal form like this had never appeared in the history of the Douluo Continent.
Qin Feng nodded and casually picked up two, handing them to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan respectively.
"Although the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor poison is tyrannical, this Nine-Star Detoxification Pill uses the medicinal properties of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass as a guide, neutralized by various top-tier detoxifying herbs."
"It not only cures poison but also strengthens the foundation, nourishes the origin, and cleanses the marrow."
Dugu Yan took the pill and was about to put it in her mouth when Dugu Bo grabbed her hand to stop her.
"Wait."
Dugu Bo's expression was grave. He took the pill from Dugu Yan's hand and, along with his own, held them between his fingertips to examine them closely.
Although he was shocked by Qin Feng's alchemy techniques, when it came to his granddaughter's life, he had to be cautious.
What if the pill was poisonous, or the medicinal properties were too violent? How could Yan Yan withstand it?
"I will test it first."
Having said that, Dugu Bo did not hesitate and tossed one pill into his mouth.
The pill melted upon contact, turning into a warm current that flowed down his throat.
Dugu Bo closed his eyes and immediately circulated his soul power to guide the medicinal energy.
In an instant, that warm current erupted within his body.
It was not as violent as Dugu Bo had feared; instead, it was incredibly gentle, permeating his meridians, bones, and internal organs like spring rain nourishing the earth.
The toxins that had plagued his body for decades, clinging like maggots to bone, began to dissolve rapidly under the scouring of this medicinal power.
Pain.
And itching.
But immediately following that was an unprecedented sense of relief.
It was as if he had been carrying a thousand-pound burden for decades, and suddenly, someone had lifted it off his shoulders.
Dugu Bo snapped his eyes open, two beams of sharp light shooting out.
His previously hunched back straightened, and the dark green aura that had shrouded his face for years visibly receded.
"Hahaha! Good! This is good!"
Dugu Bo looked up and laughed, his laughter echoing throughout the valley.
For decades, every time it rained, he had to endure the agony of the poison backlashing, feeling as if ten thousand ants were gnawing at his heart.
He had assumed he would carry this pain to his grave.
He never expected that today, he would truly be liberated!
"Grandfather..."
Dugu Yan stared blankly at Dugu Bo.
She noticed that her grandfather's dark green hair seemed to have become more lustrous, the wrinkles on his face had smoothed out, and he looked decades younger.
Dugu Bo's laughter gradually subsided, but the excitement in his eyes could not be hidden.
He turned around and grabbed Qin Feng by the shoulders, his grip so strong that Qin Feng's bones creaked.
"Kid... no, Qin Feng!"
"This pill of yours is miraculous!"
"You have saved my life!"
Qin Feng calmly broke free from Dugu Bo's "iron pincers" and rubbed his shoulder with a smile.
"Senior, you are too kind; it is merely a transaction."
Dugu Bo shook his head, his eyes turning slightly red.
He had killed countless people in his life and was known as the Poison Douluo, feared by all.
But who knew the bitterness in his heart?
His greatest fear was that his only granddaughter would follow in his footsteps and die young.
"Yan Yan, quickly, eat the medicine!"
Dugu Bo urged, his voice trembling, "Eat it! From now on, our Dugu family will never have to suffer the torture of this snake venom again!"
Watching her grandfather's tear-streaked face, Dugu Yan felt an unbearable ache in her heart.
Without a moment's hesitation, she placed the emerald pill into her mouth.
The medicinal power dissolved.
The sensation was indescribable.
The coldness and stinging pain within her body dissipated rapidly, replaced by a warm, comforting glow.
She felt as if her Martial Soul were cheering and leaping for joy; her soul power, which had been stagnant due to the suppression of the toxins, actually showed signs of breaking through.
A moment later, Dugu Yan slowly opened her eyes, her emerald orbs clearer than they had ever been before.
"It's cured... it's really cured..."
Dugu Yan wept with joy.
She spun around abruptly to look at the youth standing by the rock, his expression calm and indifferent.
All her reserve was cast to the back of her mind in that instant.
Dugu Yan threw herself directly into Qin Feng's arms, wrapping her hands tightly around his waist and burying her face in his chest.
"Thank you... Qin Feng, thank you so much..."
The girl's soft body pressed against him, carrying a unique, faint fragrance.
Qin Feng's body stiffened slightly before he relaxed, even patting Dugu Yan's back quite naturally.
Since you delivered yourself to my door, it would be a waste not to hold you.
Dugu Bo, standing to the side, watched the two tightly embraced, not only failing to get angry but instead stroking his beard and nodding repeatedly.
"Not bad, not bad."
"A talented man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven."
"Yanyan's eye for people, she takes after me—sharp!"
Having confirmed that Qin Feng truly possessed such heaven-defying means, the scales in Dugu Bo's heart had long since tipped completely.
With such a monstrous genius who also possessed this miraculous alchemy, if he could become his grandson-in-law, it would be as if the Dugu family's ancestral grave were emitting auspicious smoke!
Hearing her grandfather's words, Dugu Yan finally realized she was still in Qin Feng's arms. She hurriedly pulled away, her face flushing red as she took two steps back, though her gaze remained glued to Qin Feng, shimmering with emotion.
Dugu Bo stepped forward and patted Qin Feng on the shoulder, his tone becoming exceptionally solemn.
"Qin Feng, I leave Yanyan to you from now on."
"Rest assured, my judgment of people is never wrong."
"As for the trouble you're worried about regarding that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone..."
Dugu Bo sneered, a fierce killing intent erupting from his body.
"As long as a Titled Douluo doesn't come in person, I guarantee you can walk sideways across the Heaven Dou Empire!"
"Even if a Titled Douluo does come, I am not one to be trifled with."
"If they truly push me to the edge, while I may not be able to beat them, I can poison their entire family and poison an entire city of their people!"
"I'd like to see which blind fool on this continent dares to touch my grandson-in-law!"
This was the confidence of the Poison Douluo.
In a one-on-one fight, he was at the bottom of the Titled Douluo rankings.
But when it came to group attacks and sheer threat, he was the nightmare that every faction least wanted to provoke.
In his eyes, there were no moral laws, only his own people and everyone else.
Qin Feng looked at the protective old man, a smile curling the corner of his lips.
"Then many thanks, Senior."
Night fell.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy, faculty dormitory.
Qin Feng and Dugu Yan had already returned to the academy.
At this moment, Qin Feng was sitting cross-legged on his bed, taking stock of the gains from this trip to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
In addition to those top-grade immortal herbs, he had also managed to pluck quite a few other rare medicinal ingredients, enough for him to refine various pills to assist in his cultivation.
"This trip was a massive profit."
Qin Feng was in high spirits.
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