Detoxification! Get the Immortal Herb!

Dugu Bo did not hesitate upon hearing this. Green light gradually condensed into poison mist in his hand, and under the control of his soul power, it drifted toward Lin Yan at an extremely slow speed.

The poison mist collided with the pink halo.

Unsurprisingly, in just an instant, the emerald-green poison mist completely dissipated.

It was as if snowflakes had fallen into boiling water, leaving not even a trace of residual poison behind.

"Hiss~"

"It was actually neutralized!"

Dugu Bo stared at the scene before him, his eyes wide with shock. He turned to look at Lin Yan, who wore a calm expression.

"Kid, you really recognize these flowers and herbs!"

"Of course I do!" Lin Yan nodded.

"Senior, the senior sister can be saved!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the shock on Dugu Bo's face became even more exaggerated, mixed with an unconcealable excitement.

"This... Yan Yan can be saved?"

He muttered to himself, tears streaming from his eyes.

"Kid, if you can save Yan Yan's life, this old man... this old man..."

Overcome with emotion, Dugu Bo slumped to the ground, covering his face with his large hands and sobbing uncontrollably.

His wails were choked and miserable.

Seeing this, Lin Yan began to calculate in his heart.

I didn't expect things to progress so smoothly.

Regarding the immortal herbs, Lin Yan had indeed intended to start acquiring them soon.

Accepting Ye Lingling's invitation was the first step in his plan.

Lin Yan had originally intended to first befriend the Ye Family to obtain the Immortal Herb Illustrated Handbook, thereby mastering the harvesting and consumption methods for various immortal herbs.

Then, he would find an opportunity to use Dugu Yan to enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Honestly, he had thought this process would take at least some time; after all, gaining someone's trust was not simple.

However, Ye Rou'er's proactive overtures...

Dugu Bo's sudden visit...

All these steps were realized on the same day. Even more dramatically, in order to make Dugu Yan take the initiative to win over Lin Yan, Dugu Bo had directly revealed the secret of the Martial Soul poison to him.

This had given Lin Yan the opportunity to point out the effects of the immortal herbs!

Lin Yan remained silent, inwardly ecstatic...

Pulling his thoughts back to reality, about four or five minutes had passed in the arena.

Dugu Bo had finished crying, and seeing this, Lin Yan took the initiative to step forward and speak.

"Senior! Regarding the Martial Soul poison affecting you and the senior sister, I have already found a solution among these immortal herbs."

Dugu Bo raised his eyes upon hearing this and opened his mouth, but because he had been crying for so long, he couldn't make a sound for a moment.

To this, Lin Yan continued to explain.

"Some of the immortal herbs in your medicinal garden can cause Martial Souls to evolve, thereby shedding their innate defects."

"Others can clear toxins, allowing the Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul to embark on a different path."

"Your poison is the most severe, but at the same time, your Martial Soul's quality is higher, making it more suitable for this evolutionary route."

"This is the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. After you consume it, your Martial Soul will transform from a snake into a dragon. By then, the drawbacks of the Martial Soul poison will dissipate along with the improvement in your Martial Soul's quality."

As he spoke, Lin Yan handed the Earth Dragon Golden Melon he had already picked to Dugu Bo.

However, Dugu Bo forced himself to swallow the dryness in his throat and refused.

"No! Leave this for Yan Yan. She is still young; if her Martial Soul can transform from a snake into a dragon, she will surely reach greater heights in the future."

"Kid, just find me an herb that can clear the toxins."

Lin Yan frowned slightly.

"But... if the toxins are cleared, your poison-based cultivation will be crippled, and all your previous soul rings will lose their original power. Are you sure?"

"What?"

Dugu Bo looked shocked.

His poison cultivation crippled? His soul ring power diminished? Wouldn't that make him a cripple?

He had acted eccentrically in the past and made countless enemies. If people found out that his cultivation was less than a tenth of what it used to be, how would that be any different from being dead?

He thought this, and Lin Yan thought the same.

If Dugu Bo's poison cultivation were truly crippled, Lin Yan would lose an extremely loyal bodyguard.

Therefore, Lin Yan continued to explain.

"Senior, Senior Sister is only at the second ring now; there is still time to re-plan her cultivation path. As for you..."

"My suggestion is for you to complete the martial soul evolution first, so that Senior Sister can grow up safely under your protection."

"As for Senior Sister's problem..."

Lin Yan pointed his finger toward the two immortal herbs in the spring eye and said.

"Those are the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate Herb. If consumed together and followed by tempering the body with the spring water, all toxins within her body and her martial soul can be completely purged."

"Senior Sister's future might perhaps tread upon an entirely different path."

"..."

He spoke earnestly, and Dugu Bo listened just as intently.

The general gist was:

The immortal herbs in the medicinal garden were one-of-a-kind. Once plucked, even if the roots and seeds were left behind, it would take at least a thousand, if not ten thousand years, for an identical one to grow again.

Therefore, even if both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan could rid themselves of the backlash from the toxins, the final outcomes for the two would be vastly different.

In the end, after weighing the pros and cons, Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and decided to follow Lin Yan's advice.

"Fine! This old man trusts you!"

The next day.

The weather was clear, with not a cloud in the sky.

The medicinal garden, usually shrouded in poisonous mist, suddenly welcomed the sound of a dragon's roar.

A beam of emerald light shot into the sky, and the pressure unique to a Titled Douluo swept across the surroundings, startling Lin Yan, who had been meditating cross-legged, awake.

"Hahaha! This old man has succeeded!"

Dugu Bo looked up and laughed heartily. A phantom of a giant green dragon suddenly emerged, circled once in the air, and then dove back into his body.

"Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor!"

"What a magnificent Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor!"

His aged face was filled with undisguised excitement and joy.

Because, just as he absorbed the full medicinal efficacy of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, his Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor martial soul had truly, just as Lin Yan said, shed its serpent form to become a dragon, evolving into the Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor.

Not only had the quality of his martial soul improved, bringing a boost to his strength, but the problem of the toxic backlash within his body had also been completely resolved.

It was nothing short of exhilarating!

At the same time, a surge of violent soul power erupted around Dugu Yan, who was not far away.

Hiss, hiss~

A phantom of a dark green spirit snake emerged from her body before diving back inside.

The young girl opened her eyes, and for a moment, red and blue light flickered within her beautiful pupils.

"Grandfather, I succeeded too!"

"Although my martial soul is still the Jade Phosphor Snake, the toxic attribute in my soul power has been completely replaced by the attributes of ice and fire."

The grandfather and granddaughter looked at each other, their faces filled with joy and excitement.

When the mountains and rivers seemed to leave no path, the willows and flowers bloomed to reveal another village!

They never expected that the martial soul poison that had plagued Dugu Bo his entire life—the poison that had caused his wife and children to be torn away from him—would actually be solved by the immortal herbs Lin Yan had selected.

The two embraced and wept once more...

Lin Yan twitched his mouth slightly at this, but he didn't have much to say.

Before long, Dugu Yan was the first to break free from Dugu Bo's embrace, turning instead to stand beside Lin Yan.

"Lin Yan, thank you!"

"Wuwuwu~"

At this moment, Dugu Bo also walked over, his face full of joy.

"Kid, you are the savior of my granddaughter and me."

"I, Dugu Bo, am not an ungrateful man. From now on, this old man will protect your life!"