Oh My, Old Poison, How Could I Possibly Accept This?

"Knowing your mistakes and correcting them is the greatest virtue."

Seeing how obedient Tang San was, Jiang Li contentedly ruffled his hair before leading him back to Dugu Bo.

After thinking over his choice of words, he turned to Old Poison and said,

"Senior Dugu Bo, there are two ways to deal with your snake poison. I'll be direct."

"One way is to have Little San prepare some medicinal herbs for you. After you take them, they'll help you force the poison into a Soul Bone."

"But this method has a drawback. Once the Soul Bone reaches its limit for containing poison, if you chose a skull or torso bone, you'll die."

"And if you chose one of the limb bones, you'd only be drinking poison to quench your thirst!"

Dugu Bo thought over Jiang Li's suggestion, then shook his head.

With his cultivation as a Titled Douluo, if he really used this method, he might only cling to life for a few more years—never mind his granddaughter.

Soul Bones were known as Blood River Treasures. How could they be ordinary things?

How could they be so easy to obtain?

Dugu Bo had roamed the world for so many years, yet the only Soul Bone he owned was the Medusa Skull Bone in his head.

Besides, even if he gathered six top-grade Soul Bones, they would still eventually reach their limit for holding poison!

This method wouldn't do. It absolutely wouldn't do!

"Little friend, what is the other method?"

Dugu Bo asked anxiously.

He hadn't even noticed that, without realizing it, his way of addressing Jiang Li—and his attitude toward him—had already changed.

"Senior Dugu Bo, some of the herbs here can alter a Soul Master's Martial Soul. Whether the change makes it stronger or weaker, though, is impossible for anyone to predict."

"But if you choose to change your Martial Souls, the flaw in your Dugu Family's Martial Soul will naturally be resolved."

Jiang Li delivered his carefully polished explanation. As the saying went, a wise man did not stand beneath a wall about to collapse.

Tang San felt as though his brain was about to catch fire. His master seemed to be saying something a little different from what he'd said earlier?

But soon, he found a reasonable explanation for Jiang Li's actions.

Could his master be someone whose words and deeds didn't match?

Of course not!

If someone as noble as his master Jiang Li told a well-intentioned lie, it could only be because he feared Senior Dugu Bo wouldn't be able to accept what the Immortal Herbs could do!

After all, according to his master, only Senior Dugu Bo and his granddaughter were left in the family.

The rest of his people had all been laid out cold because of the flaw in their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.

And the solution to the poison in their Jade Phosphorous Serpent lineage was right before them!

Putting himself in Dugu Bo's shoes, Tang San knew he wouldn't be able to accept that either.

So this wasn't a lie. It was the truth, polished by his great master!

Jiang Li didn't notice Tang San's strange thoughts. He was busy considering which Immortal Herbs would suit Dugu Bo's family.

He planned to take the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot for himself. The Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Ink Jade Divine Bamboo were suitable for Tang San.

That would let Dugu Bo and his granddaughter purge the poison from their Martial Souls while also making up for the damage their bodies had suffered over the years...

"Little San, find the Earth Dragon Golden Melon."

"While you're at it, bring the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid too."

Tang San nodded. With his expertise in poison, he naturally knew the effects of these Immortal Herbs and how to pick them.

In just a short while, he had respectfully brought the herbs Jiang Li wanted before him.

"Senior Dugu Bo, these three things that look like yams are called Earth Dragon Golden Melons. After you take them, your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Souls will change. The other two herbs can make up for the damage your bodies have suffered over the years."

"Since your Martial Soul is the king among the Jade Phosphorous Serpents, I expect one should be enough to change it."

"As for your granddaughter, if one doesn't completely change her Martial Soul, she can take two."

As Jiang Li spoke, he used his Soul Power to offer the five Immortal Herbs to Dugu Bo.

Feeling the stirring in his Martial Soul, Dugu Bo trembled all over!

Even if things turned out just as Jiang Li said and his Martial Soul underwent a harmful mutation, so what?

His son and daughter-in-law had both died young because of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's poison. If his granddaughter also died from the poison's backlash, what point was there in preserving the Jade Phosphorous Serpent lineage?

"Little friend, I..."

Dugu Bo's lips quivered. He didn't know what to say.

With his strange temper, he wanted to offer his thanks but found himself unable to speak.

If he'd known years ago that the herbs in his garden could have helped his son change his Martial Soul, perhaps his son, Dugu Xin, and daughter-in-law wouldn't have died.

"Alas, such is the will of fate."

"Little friend, I won't say much more. I owe you and your disciple a life. If you ever have need of me, I'll refuse you nothing."

Tang San, standing nearby, was stunned.

Good grief, Senior Dugu Bo had clearly been fooled badly by his master. And now he was thanking them?

Jiang Li didn't stand on ceremony. "Senior Dugu Bo, please bring Miss Dugu Yan here first. My disciple and I still have some herbs to pick, and we'd like to cultivate here as well."

"If Miss Dugu Yan absorbs the herbs here, the special environment might increase the chance of her Martial Soul undergoing a beneficial mutation."

Dugu Bo felt this was the best choice and agreed without a second thought.

He untied the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch from his waist and handed it to Jiang Li. "Kid, don't call me 'Senior' all the time. If you don't mind, just call me Old Poison."

"This Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch is a Storage Soul Tool that can hold living things. Since the herbs here are useful to you, I'll do you a favor and give it to you."

Jiang Li refused on the surface, but inside, he was grinning from ear to ear. "Oh my, Old Poison, how could I possibly accept this?"

He said that, but his hands moved without the slightest hesitation.

Dugu Bo: ...

Soon, only Jiang Li and Tang San remained at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. "Little San, are there any Immortal Herbs here you'd like to take?"

Jiang Li asked first.