For all these years, these Immortal Herbs capable of defying fate and changing lives had grown right under his nose. What a waste of such treasures! If it weren't for Wang Dong'er, he might have died without ever realizing that he'd been sitting on a hoard of treasure.
"Senior, if I can successfully help you detoxify, could I perhaps..."
Before Wang Dong'er could finish, Dugu Bo waved his hand indifferently.
"Take whatever you want. Just leave one Immortal Herb each for my Yan Yan and that girl Ye Lingling, so they can improve their innate talents."
"Do you mean it?"
"Would I, a dignified Titled Douluo, lie to a little girl like you? Without you, how many years do Yan Yan and I have left?"
Wang Dong'er smiled faintly. She'd only asked casually. Though Dugu Bo was aloof by nature and known in the Soul Master World as the "Blood-Handed Butcher," he was a man who valued loyalty.
In the original story, Tang San had won Dugu Bo's genuine trust with nothing more than the Soul Bone detoxification method and the Hidden Weapon Yama's Invitation.
What a pity... Dugu Bo was still too young.
"Senior, can you refine pills?"
Wang Dong'er's question made Dugu Bo burst into laughter.
"Can I? Hahahaha!" He waved his hand, and a brown, gourd-shaped pill furnace, two meters tall, appeared out of thin air.
"Across the entire Douluo Continent, aside from Ye Renxin and one annoying fellow in Spirit Hall, no one is better at refining pills than I am."
"I see. This junior was blind to your ability. I truly underestimated you, Senior."
At this point in time, the number of people on the Douluo Continent who could refine pills could be counted on one hand.
The main reason was that resources on the Douluo Continent were limited at this time. It was nothing like ten thousand years later, when all kinds of pills were available in abundance.
Wang Dong'er asked again, "Senior, what's the quality of your pill furnace?"
"If the furnace is only of average quality, most of the Immortal Herb's medicinal power will be lost, and the detoxification pill we refine won't have the desired effect..."
"You don't need to worry about that." Dugu Bo gently stroked the furnace. "This furnace has been passed down through my Dugu Family for generations. I often use it to refine pills with the fire-attribute spiritual energy from the Yin-Yang Well. Could the medicinal power of these Immortal Herbs really be more overbearing than the fire-attribute spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?"
"Then I can rest easy."
Wang Dong'er said.
She'd never expected Dugu Bo's pill furnace to be so high-quality. Even the spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well couldn't erode it. Could it have been forged from some ancient treasure?
Dugu Bo used his Soul Power to move the furnace beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
The furnace hovered above the Yang Spring, greedily absorbing its scorching energy and fire-attribute spiritual power.
Wang Dong'er didn't idle either. Using a special method, she plucked the Immortal Herbs one by one.
Snake venom was yin in nature and feared yang fire most. The first herb had to be the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.
In the original story, Ma Hongjun had absorbed this Immortal Herb.
Not only had it raised the upper limit of his talent, it had also freed him from the torment of his Evil Fire.
Wang Dong'er had nothing to say about him. He was a typical scumbag. Without the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Ma Hongjun had only two possible endings.
Either he would fall into depravity, become an evil Soul Master, and be killed, or, when he could no longer control his Evil Fire, he would die in some chicken coop.
However, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower's medicinal properties were far too fierce. Even a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo couldn't withstand the agony of using yang fire to temper the snake venom.
So herbs that strengthened the body and nourished its foundation were needed, along with the energy of the Ice Spring in the Yin-Yang Well, to balance the Immortal Herb's medicinal power.
There were plenty of herbs in the Yin-Yang Well that could strengthen the body and nourish its foundation.
The most famous was the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma.
In the original story, Yu Xiaogang had taken it, allowing this Grandmaster—who'd failed to reach level thirty until he was nearly fifty—to advance to Soul Elder.
The Aromatic Silk Beauty couldn't detoxify, but it was the bane of all poisons. It could be used to neutralize the poison in Dugu Bo's body and protect his frail meridians from the backlash of the snake venom.
Finally, to improve Dugu Bo's talent, they'd need the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.
This Immortal Herb contained a trace of pure Earth Dragon Bloodline.
Perhaps Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul could use this Earth Dragon Bloodline to evolve into a dragon.
The Earth Dragon Golden Melon was also the only Immortal Herb suitable for both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to absorb.
"It's done! The pill has formed!"
Three days later, a wave of medicinal fragrance wafted from the furnace, and Dugu Bo cried out in excitement.
Inside the furnace floated two reddish-brown pills.
Dugu Bo stared fixedly at the pills. Before he knew it, his eyes had grown slightly red.
After all these years... he was finally going to be free of the snake venom that had plagued him.
As for himself, it didn't matter. What mattered most was that his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, wouldn't have to suffer the torment of the snake venom anymore.
At last, she could finally get some proper rest.
"Senior, aren't you going to absorb yours now?"
Seeing Dugu Bo put the pills into a small porcelain bottle, Wang Dong'er asked in confusion.
"I'll stay by Yan Yan while she absorbs hers first. I'll absorb mine after she's finished."
After Dugu Bo left, Wang Dong'er was alone in the Yin-Yang Well.
She'd already chosen the Immortal Herbs she wanted to absorb: the same three Tang San had taken in the original story.
"Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass"
"Infernal Delicate Apricot"
"Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew"
Wang Dong'er came to the edge of the Yin-Yang Well. With only half a meter between her and the spring, the dense ice-and-fire spiritual energy felt like two roaring Ferocious Beasts, crushing the breath from her lungs.
Every pore on her body gaped open, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy beyond her control. In just seconds, Wang Dong'er's consciousness grew hazy.
She bit the tip of her tongue to force herself to stay alert, then fixed her determined gaze on the deadly poisonous herbs growing beside the Yin-Yang Well.
After using the tools she'd prepared to pluck the two poisonous herbs, Wang Dong'er didn't hesitate. She opened her captivating abyssal maw and swallowed them at once.
She chewed gently, and a bitter taste spread through her mouth. The herbs' medicinal juices were scorching hot yet bitterly cold; two forces collided inside Wang Dong'er's body.
The agony of fire and ice tearing through her at once, her meridians burning and her organs freezing, clouded her mind. She pitched forward uncontrollably and, with a splash, sank into the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
The sun rose and the moon set.
When Wang Dong'er regained consciousness, two days had passed.
The moment she felt her body again, she held her breath and swam upward.
After climbing back onto the bank, Wang Dong'er's first thought was... cold.
Luckily, she'd prepared for this. She immediately took out some clothes and put them on.
"Immune to all poisons, and to both ice and fire." Wang Dong'er clenched her fists, feeling the strength of her body. She was thoroughly satisfied.
"After being tempered by the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, my body is strong enough to withstand the violent energy of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring."
"It's just my mental power..."
"Ugh!"
Wang Dong'er sighed. On the Douluo Continent, there were no cultivation techniques for improving mental power. The only way to improve it was to absorb a Head Soul Bone.
As for the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, its purpose was to assist in cultivating eye techniques and increase the speed at which mental power recovered. It couldn't improve mental power itself.
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