The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Pretty beautiful.
As for the scenery here, Su Chen could only say, "Holy crap, that's huge."
Half of it was covered in volcanic crystals, and the other half in icy crystals. Strange flowers and exotic herbs shimmered with light everywhere. It was no exaggeration to call it a dreamlike paradise.
Looking at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where the mountains were covered in either poisonous plants or Immortal Herbs, Su Chen was quite satisfied. Quite a few of them would be useful to him at his current level of strength.
Seeing that Su Chen looked tempted, Dugu Bo hurriedly warned him:
"Take it easy, kid. Most of the plants here are poisonous. Don't touch anything you don't recognize, and don't blame me if you make yourself sick."
Su Chen smiled and looked at Dugu Bo. "I know this place better than you do. I even know the whole story behind the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."
"There may be some poisonous plants I don't recognize, but I know every Immortal Herb here. So, are we dealing with your poison first, or should I start pulling weeds?"
Dugu Bo replied coolly, "Whatever you like. You already know where the place is, and with your strength, I might not be able to do anything about you anyway. I'm not the one calling the shots anymore."
Su Chen nodded slightly and began to explain:
"Yanzi's poison is actually pretty simple to deal with. But for the poison in your body, I have two ways to handle it."
"First, we can treat it slowly. Eventually, you can find a Soul Bone and force all the toxins into it. It'll take a long time, but it won't affect your strength much."
"The second option is for me to neutralize the poison in your body. It'll be quicker and work better, but since poison is your specialty, weakening your poison will affect your strength to some extent."
"This..."
Dugu Bo fell silent.
His strength was already nothing to brag about. If his poison weakened, he really would be at the bottom of the pack.
Wouldn't his old nemesis Chrysanthemum beat him to a pulp?
Dugu Yan looked at Su Chen and asked:
"What do you think Grandfather should do?"
Dugu Bo also looked at Su Chen.
Su Chen thought for a moment before answering:
"I think the second option is best. Senior Dugu, you're not that old yet. I mean... you're already over eighty, but as a Titled Douluo, you can live for centuries."
"You're still young, with a much bigger stage ahead of you. I'll clear the poison from your body and help regulate your meridians. Then I'll find you an Immortal Herb. You'll have no trouble reaching level ninety-five or ninety-six."
"Really?"
Dugu Bo was instantly thrilled.
Su Chen nodded slightly and said, "All right. Since you've made up your mind, let's get started. Sit down first."
Dugu Bo sat cross-legged on the ground and asked:
"What do I need to do?"
Su Chen sat down behind Dugu Bo and instructed him, "Just relax. I'll circulate my energy and help you expel the poison."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen pressed both palms against Dugu Bo's back. His terrifying century-old internal energy transformed into the pure, masculine power of the Nine Yang Divine Skill and coursed through Dugu Bo's body.
Feeling the power inside him, Dugu Bo couldn't help but be startled. This little rascal actually had another force of pure Yang energy within him?
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling waited quietly to the side.
"Hey?"
"Lingling, look! Grandfather's smoking!"
Just as Ye Lingling was about to speak, Su Chen sent a voice transmission straight into their minds:
"Back away. The white smoke is poisonous."
The two hurriedly retreated, utterly shocked. What was going on with Su Chen?
The Diary Copy hadn't changed!
He hadn't even spoken. Why had his voice appeared in their minds?
Three hours later.
The poison in Dugu Bo's body had been dealt with.
Su Chen withdrew his hands and sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing.
Titled Douluos were truly powerful. Thank goodness he had the Nine Yang Divine Skill as a blue buff; otherwise, after expelling the poison for so long, he would've been completely drained.
Dugu Bo stood up and felt lighter than ever. He was about to do something when he saw Su Chen still sitting there, so he held back and quietly waited by his side.
A short while later.
Su Chen slowly breathed out and muttered, "Fantasy worlds really are fantasy worlds. Even the floor here is no joke."
Seeing Su Chen stop, Dugu Bo hurriedly asked:
"How are you, kid?"
"It's nothing serious."
Su Chen replied, then stood up. "The poison in your body has been neutralized. Now I'm going to start pulling weeds."
Dugu Bo nodded and looked at Su Chen with a complicated expression. A sense of awe rose in his heart. This kid really was a monster!
He'd kept up such powerful energy output for three whole hours, as if he were some kind of limitless power generator. Truly terrifying!
Next up.
Fragrant Silk Luo.
Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.
Su Chen didn't stand on ceremony with Dugu Bo. After going to all that trouble to neutralize his poison, he harvested every Immortal Herb and poisonous plant in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and stashed them all in his Space Ring.
Who knew if Little Scumbag would come here later?
At any rate, for the next few decades, he wouldn't get so much as a single blade of grass.
Dugu Bo's expression stiffened, his face a picture of conflicted resignation.
"You really do mean what you say!"
"You said you'd pull up every last one, and you really did. You didn't leave me a single blade of grass. You even took the ordinary poisonous plants."
After Su Chen had gathered everything except the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"If I don't take them, someone will raid your home sooner or later anyway. Better that I benefit than somebody else!"
"At least I can leave you and Dugu Yan something to use yourselves."
With that, Su Chen took the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma out of his Space Ring and explained:
"This is the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma. It strengthens the foundation, replenishes the vital energy, boosts cultivation, and expels impurities from the body."
"That fool on the continent who compiled the Ten Great Martial Soul Theories was unable to break through level thirty in his entire life. But if he'd taken this Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, he could've overcome that limit."
Dugu Bo looked at him strangely. "It's that miraculous? I never noticed it before..."
Su Chen could only shake his head in exasperation.
What could you possibly notice?
If you could've noticed anything at all, wouldn't you have given it to your granddaughter already?
Thinking of this, Su Chen looked at Dugu Yan and said, "Yanzi, after I help you get rid of your poison tomorrow, I'll pick an Immortal Herb for you too."
"Okay!" Dugu Yan nodded. She had no objections.
Su Chen rose into the air and used his internal energy to draw the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot into his hands. After taking them together, he immediately stripped off his clothes.
Ye Lingling: ???
Dugu Yan: ???
The next moment, Su Chen plunged headfirst into the spring at the center of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"Damn it!"
Dugu Bo was instantly shocked. "How dare you? It's dangerous in there, you—"
Apparently.
Su Chen was completely fine. He looked as if he were soaking in a hot spring.
Dugu Bo realized he'd been worrying for nothing. After all, this kid knew far more than he did and wouldn't do anything reckless.
"Ah, this feels great!"
Su Chen took a deep dive and said, "One side's freezing and the other's boiling. No wonder the big shots love playing around with Ice and Fire Dual Heavens. It really is an extraordinary kind of pleasure!"
Dugu Bo shook his head and couldn't be bothered to say anything more. He simply took the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and began cultivating.
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had just been worrying about Su Chen, but seeing that he was fine, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, the image of Su Chen from a moment ago popped into both their minds—what a huge lump!
Ahem, how embarrassing.