I Don't Need It for Now

Before long, Chrysanthemum Douluo returned with two medicinal herbs, including the ones for Li Pu and Bibi Dong.

"There are two medicinal herbs here. One can eliminate all the toxins in your body, but afterward you'll only be able to use ordinary poison. The other can make your body adapt to poison, so you'll no longer suffer from its backlash. It's up to you how you divide them between your son and granddaughter."

Seeing that these two medicinal herbs could solve his family's problem with poison backlash, Dugu Bo felt as if he were dreaming. He promptly slapped himself.

"Hey, hey, you're not dreaming. There's no need to do that."

Li Pu and the others burst out laughing.

"Bring your son and granddaughter over. Let me have a look at them."

"Of course."

Dugu Bo immediately hurried over to stand before Li Pu, wishing he could move even faster.

"That old rascal."

Li Pu chuckled, and Chrysanthemum Douluo took out an Immortal Herb.

It was an eight-petaled orchid, its petals quivering ever so slightly. The entire flower was crystalline white, giving it an aloof, otherworldly air.

"Elder Li, this is an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid. Its medicinal properties are the gentlest, yet also the most potent. It's easy to absorb, but takes a long time to work. It can strengthen your foundation, nourish your body, and expel impurities, which is more than enough to make up for the slow cultivation speed of a Food-type Spirit Master. Its effects can even last until you reach level seventy."

Li Pu shook his head, his gaze fixed on Chrysanthemum Douluo. "I don't need to take it for now."

Chrysanthemum Douluo understood what Li Pu meant. He also knew that Pope Qian Xunji intended to make a move against Li Pu; he just didn't know when.

"Then the Saintess's Immortal Herb..."

"My Immortal Herb doesn't need to be the one most suited to me. I want a medicinal herb that can promote the fusion of my two Martial Souls, like the fusion rate of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!" Bibi Dong said.

"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Saintess, are you hoping to...?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked.

"Self-Martial Soul Fusion!"

Bibi Dong enunciated each word.

"A self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Of course there's one."

As the foremost expert on flowers and herbs in Douluo Continent, he naturally knew which Immortal Herb could promote the fusion of Martial Souls.

Chrysanthemum Douluo didn't realize he'd misunderstood, but the Immortal Herb he sought was still the right one.

Guangling Douluo also mistakenly thought Bibi Dong wanted a self-Martial Soul Fusion Skill. After all, she had two Martial Souls, so he didn't think much of it.

Even Li Pu thought the same. None of them could have imagined Bibi Dong had another purpose.

Guangling Douluo said, "Don't forget to prepare a suitable Immortal Herb for my Xue'er. It doesn't have to be the best, but at the very least, it should be better than the one that gave you an extra life."

Li Pu objected, "The higher the quality of a host's Martial Soul, the less benefit they can gain from rare treasures. The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul is already a divine-level Martial Soul, with Ultimate Attributes in every respect. Even if she takes it, the improvement won't be very great. It would have a greater effect on someone else."

Guangling Douluo didn't care. "So what? Isn't adding icing to the cake a good thing?"

Nobody would refuse to make an already excellent self even better. At the very least, those close to them wanted them to improve.

Just then, Chrysanthemum Douluo suggested, "If the Young Mistress wants one, she could choose a versatile Immortal Herb that strengthens the body. Something like my Martial Soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. It can help one attain a Vajra Indestructible Body!"

Guangling Douluo laughed. "See? There's a suitable one after all. Maybe there's one that's even more suitable. Since there are herbs that promote Martial Soul Fusion Skills, there must be some that improve affinity with Ultimate Attributes. Ultimate Attributes take time for the body to adapt to and accept, especially when there are three of them!"

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had three Ultimate Attributes: holiness, light, and fire. That was why cultivation was much slower.

For a divine-level Martial Soul, reaching level fifty and becoming a Titled Douluo was already considered fast.

Chrysanthemum Douluo then continued looking for suitable Immortal Herbs.

Before long, Dugu Bo arrived at the medicinal garden of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with his son, Dugu Xin, and granddaughter, Dugu Yan, who could hardly wait to get there.

"Elders, Saintess, I've brought my son and granddaughter."

"Elders? Saintess!"

Dugu Xin and his daughter, Dugu Yan, looked confused. When had their father and grandfather met these powerful people? And how had he invited them into the medicinal garden, where even they weren't allowed?

"Welcome to the Spirit Hall family, my precious little princess."

Looking at the little Dugu Yan, who was still a toddler, Li Pu grew interested.

"Join the Spirit Hall? Dad, you joined the Spirit Hall?" Dugu Xin could hardly believe it. They were independent Spirit Masters, and now they were going to join the Spirit Hall.

Dugu Bo nodded. "That's right. I've decided to join the Spirit Hall. From now on, so will you. Now pay your respects to the elders and the Saintess."

Facing his overbearing father, Dugu Xin didn't dare resist. He could only bring his daughter, Dugu Yan, over to pay his respects to Li Pu and the others.

"Greetings, Elders. Greetings, Saintess."

"No need to be so formal. We're quite amiable."

Li Pu wore a kindly smile.

"That's right, that's right."

Looking at the adorable little Dugu Yan, Guangling Douluo couldn't resist stepping forward and picking her up.

"What an adorable little girl. How did you end up suffering from Jade Scale Snake Poison?"

Dugu Yan neither cried nor fussed. In her eyes, Guangling Douluo was like an older brother.

"Dad, this..." Dugu Xin was at a loss.

"Elder Li, um..."

"I know. I won't forget."

Chrysanthemum Douluo took out the medicinal herbs he'd prepared earlier.

Dugu Bo said, "Give the herb that clears all the toxins to my son. His condition is worse."

He knew better than anyone that his son was poisoned throughout his body and had only a few years left to live.

Dugu Xin finally understood everything. Tears streamed down his face. "Dad, I can be saved, right? I can be saved!"

Dugu Bo couldn't help wiping away his tears. "Yes, son. We can be saved."

Before Dugu Xin could celebrate for long, he realized what this meant. "This precious herb should go to my daughter instead. Don't waste it on me."

Dugu Yan was only six years old and had no idea what was happening.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, with his alluring, flirtatious air, smiled. "Who told you there's only one antidote? Compared to you, who's already gravely ill, your daughter will get something even better."

He then took out a purple medicinal herb. "This is Purple Poison Dragon Agave. It can make the body adapt to poison, so you'll no longer have to fear the backlash of Jade Scale Snake Poison. It can even improve your talent."

The situation was much like Ma Hongjun absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

The difference was that one purified, while the other improved the body's affinity.

Only then did Dugu Xin relax. He no longer had anything to fear; he could even keep on living.

"Although Immortal Herbs are gentle, Dugu Yan is still young. You'll need to help her absorb it, so none of its medicinal effects go to waste," Li Pu reminded him.