Jade Phosphor Snake

Qian Yufeng arrived at a small town, which served as a necessary stop on the road to Spirit Hall.

Many spirit masters rested here before continuing their journey to Spirit City the next day.

To him, this scene was quite pleasant.

At the very least, the residents here lived in peace and did not have to live in fear of fallen spirit masters.

The three of them found a restaurant, ordered their food, and took a seat in a corner.

Qian Yufeng appeared as an old man, while Qian Lingxin and Qian Lingsu had disguised themselves to look like two young attendants.

As soon as he sat down, Qian Yufeng caught a faint, fishy scent.

Based on his years of experience, he judged it to be poison!

Sure enough, an old man with simple clothing and green hair walked into the restaurant.

Judging by his appearance, he looked even older than Qian Yufeng's current guise.

"Patriarch, this man carries a very strong poison. Should we..." Sensing a dangerous aura, Qian Lingxin prepared to act.

"What are you rushing for!" Qian Yufeng shook his head. "His spirit has developed a problem, causing his own poison to spiral out of control. It is not only harming him but also those around him."

His words were soft, yet the old man still heard them.

The man's figure stiffened, and he turned to look toward Qian Yufeng's table.

The old man's pupils were green as well!

Indeed, it was the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

Qian Yufeng said nothing; he simply smiled and began to sip his tea.

After ordering his meal, Dugu Bo sat at the table next to Qian Yufeng.

Once seated, he began to observe them in secret.

In his view, if this strange old man could identify his problem, perhaps he had a way to solve it.

Dugu Bo had only recently broken through to the Title Douluo rank, and after his spirit evolved from the Jade Phosphor Serpent to the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, his own poison had become uncontrollable.

Furthermore, his son and daughter-in-law had also encountered some issues.

He had set out this time intending to go to Spirit City to see if he could find a solution.

He never expected to run into an expert in a small town not far from Spirit City.

Dugu Bo was not in a hurry; he prepared to find a suitable time to ask for advice.

Qian Yufeng and his companions were unaware of Dugu Bo's intentions, but he was reminded of a colleague with a Jade Phosphor Serpent spirit who had been severely wounded during a raid on fallen spirit masters.

Dugu Qingtian!

After that operation concluded, he had left Spirit Hall due to his injuries.

After collecting his pension, all news of him had vanished from the spirit master world.

Dugu Qingtian had a reclusive personality, yet he and Qian Yufeng had been able to get along well.

The two shared a sense of mutual sympathy, as both had been stuck at level eighty-nine, unable to advance further.

Qian Yufeng had hidden his identity back then, but he had a deep impression of that comrade.

Perhaps he is the descendant of an old friend...

The restaurant served food quickly, and soon both Dugu Bo's and Qian Yufeng's tables were filled with their orders.

After finishing their meal and paying the bill, the three of them stood up to leave.

Dugu Bo paid his own bill and followed them out.

When they reached a quiet patch of woods, Qian Yufeng stopped in his tracks.

He turned around and said to the person behind him, "Come out. The poison on your body has already betrayed your location."

As the words fell, Dugu Bo walked straight out from behind a large tree.

"Dugu Bo, apologies for the intrusion, Senior!"

Looking at him, Qian Yufeng asked curiously, "May I ask what relation you are to Dugu Qingtian?"

Dugu Bo looked surprised. How did this person know his father's name?

His tone became more respectful. "Senior, he is my father!"

"Is he still among the living?"

"My father passed away with a smile twenty years ago."

Qian Yufeng sighed. This old friend, thirty years his junior, had ultimately been unable to withstand the passage of time.

"Let us find a place where we can talk."

Qian Lingsu surveyed the area and said, "Patriarch, follow me."

Qian Yufeng said to Dugu Bo, "I know about the problem with your spirit. Please, come with us."

A short while later, they found a flat area shaded by trees, and Qian Lingsu took two stools out of her storage spirit tool.

After Qian Yufeng sat down, he gestured to the chair opposite him and said, "Sit and talk."

Dugu Bo sat down and asked with a puzzled expression, "Senior, if I may be so bold, how did you and my father first meet?"

In Dugu Bo's memory, his father had spent most of his time researching the evolution of the Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul.

"As for me, I met him while we were hunting down fallen spirit masters. He had a rather reclusive temperament..."

Qian Yufeng briefly recounted the process of how he and Dugu Qingtian had become acquainted.

"It is a pity that he eventually left Spirit Hall due to his injuries."

After listening, Dugu Bo became even more curious about the old man's age.

"Senior, before my father passed away, he finally fulfilled his wish. The Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul can indeed be cultivated to the Title Douluo level."

"Because of that, he left this world with a smile."

Qian Yufeng examined his appearance and said, "It must have been by strengthening the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison to evolve it into a more powerful martial soul—the legendary Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, correct?"

Dugu Bo nodded. "Senior has a discerning eye. It was precisely by following my father's research that I was able to break through to level ninety."

"The drawback of this method is significant. You must be suffering greatly from the poison now, especially on rainy days!"

"Not only that, but your family members have also been affected to varying degrees."

Qian Yufeng sighed.

The Jade Phosphor Serpent was only a mid-tier martial soul; anyone who could reach the Spirit Douluo level was already a genius.

If it could evolve into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, it would become a high-tier martial soul, and reaching the Title Douluo level would be no problem.

However, Spirit Hall's records stated that those with the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul had very short lifespans.

The reason was that they could not control the toxins constantly produced by their martial soul, eventually committing suicide to escape the agony.

"Indeed, I am perhaps the most pathetic Title Douluo on the continent." Dugu Bo gave a bitter smile, showing none of the joy one would expect from someone who had reached the pinnacle of strength.

"My son and daughter-in-law have already moved away from me to avoid the influence of the poison."

Qian Yufeng thought of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and asked, "Then where do you live now? The Sunset Forest?"

Dugu Bo shook his head. "Many areas of the Sunset Forest are filled with poisonous miasma; why would I go to such a place? I currently live outside Heaven Dou City."

His tone carried a hint of confusion; the poisonous miasma would only stimulate his own Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison, and going there would be asking for trouble.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had not yet been discovered by Dugu Bo, and Qian Yufeng already had an idea.

"The place that can alleviate the poison in your body is in the Sunset Forest. I hope you can find that miraculous location."

He had wanted to find it himself, but he had searched in his youth, hoping to defy fate with immortal herbs.

Yet, he had scoured the entire Sunset Forest and, aside from passing through layers of poisonous miasma, he had found nothing.

Since he had met Dugu Bo today, he would let him go; after all, in the original story, it was he who found this geomantic treasure land.

"This..." Dugu Bo felt that this statement was unreliable.

"Dugu Bo, your father and I were friends who shared life and death; I would not deceive the son of an old friend."

"I hope that when I go to the Sunset Forest, you will have found a way to alleviate the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison."

"Of course, as I travel, I will also look for a solution for you."

Qian Yufeng spoke again, determined to secure the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

He could only pin his hopes on Dugu Bo, and once they met at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he would tell him the solution.

Dugu Bo pondered for a long time. The other party was an elder who had seen through his problems at a glance, so he might as well give it a try!

He did not fear a slim hope; he only feared having no hope at all.

He stood up and bowed to Qian Yufeng.

"Senior, I will take a trip to the Sunset Forest. If I find it, I will wait for you there."