The Antidote

After Feng Xiaoyuan's voice fell.

Everyone's eyes landed on him.

Dugu Bo's pressure slowly withdrew as well.

Feng Xiaoyuan did not waste words. He raised his first finger.

"The first method."

"The Soul Bone Poison Storage Method."

"Senior, the poison in your body is not impossible to control."

"The real problem is that the toxins have been constantly accumulating in your meridians, flesh, and blood."

"As your cultivation keeps increasing, the accumulated toxins grow greater and stronger."

"In the end, the toxins will only damage the very source of your body."

"In that case, why not condense those accumulated toxins into a soul bone?"

"A soul bone can bear soul power, so naturally, it can bear toxins."

"You only need to continuously guide the toxins in your body into the soul bone."

"Seal them inside the soul bone normally, then release them during battle."

"In this way, the toxins will no longer harm your body."

After hearing this, Dugu Bo's eyes instantly lit up.

"Good, good."

"That truly is a good method. This old man had never thought in that direction before."

But very soon, Feng Xiaoyuan shook his head.

"Senior Dugu."

"This method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause."

"There is also a limit to what a soul bone can bear."

"If that limit is exceeded, the toxins will still backlash against you again."

After hearing this, Dugu Bo nodded.

"Not bad. That is indeed the case."

"Then what is the second method?"

Feng Xiaoyuan raised his second finger.

"The second method."

"The Poison Core Method."

"Continuously compress the toxins and condense a Soul Core in the dantian."

"Treat the toxins as a special state of soul power."

"At that point, the Soul Core in the dantian is called a poison core."

"From then on, all the toxins in the body will be gathered in the poison core."

"Release them when needed, and store them in the dantian when not needed."

"When that time comes."

"The toxins in your body will no longer be a burden, Senior, but your greatest weapon."

At this moment, Dugu Bo raised a question.

"What is a Soul Core?"

Only then did Feng Xiaoyuan remember that no one in this era had invented Soul Cores yet.

Feng Xiaoyuan explained.

"The soul power we usually use belongs to liquid-state soul power."

"After compressing this liquid-state soul power, it becomes solid-state soul power."

"And this solid-state soul power stored in the dantian is called a Soul Core."

Dugu Bo asked in confusion.

"How do you know all this?"

Feng Xiaoyuan explained.

"This is the conclusion Grey Wolf reached through his research."

At this moment, Dugu Bo caught a name.

"Wait."

"Who is Grey Wolf?"

Feng Xiaoyuan smiled faintly.

"He is my martial soul."

The moment he finished speaking, a gray figure flew out from within Feng Xiaoyuan's body.

Then Grey Wolf landed steadily on Feng Xiaoyuan's shoulder.

He planted his hands on his hips, raised his head, and looked utterly smug.

"That's right."

"I am the greatest scientist of the Green Green Grasslands."

"King Grey Wolf himself."

"A mere Soul Core Theory?"

"For me, it's naturally as easy as reaching out and taking it."

As Feng Xiaoyuan's martial soul, Grey Wolf was naturally linked with him mind to mind.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan both froze at the same time.

Their gazes locked onto Grey Wolf on Feng Xiaoyuan's shoulder.

Their eyes were filled with disbelief.

Dugu Bo was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke.

"A martial soul that can leave the body."

"And has independent thoughts."

"It can even speak."

Feng Xiaoyuan paid no mind to the shocked looks on the Dugu grandfather and granddaughter.

He extended a third finger and continued.

"The third method."

"The Martial Soul Evolution Method."

"Martial soul evolution?"

Dugu Bo was shocked once again.

"Yes. Senior, the toxins in your body ultimately originate from your martial soul."

"In that case, we start with the martial soul itself."

"I once read in an ancient text..."

"Between heaven and earth on Douluo Continent..."

"There exist many rare and wondrous herbs nurtured by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth."

"Some among them are even known as immortal herbs."

"Every different immortal herb possesses different abilities."

"Some can temper the flesh, some can enhance the spirit, and some can increase soul power."

"There are even some that can promote the evolution of a martial soul."

After Dugu Bo heard this, his breathing instantly quickened.

"Then do you know where these immortal herbs are? Or what they look like?"

"There is one immortal herb called the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. It is a large white, octagonal flower, with an ice-crystal-like stamen in the center, constantly releasing cold air around it."

"There is another immortal herb called the Blazing Apricot Delicate Herb. Its whole body is fiery red, shaped like a cabbage, and it constantly emits heat around it."

"There is also an immortal herb called the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid. It is as white as jade, with eight petals in bloom, and waves of cold air also emanate from around it."

Feng Xiaoyuan paused for a moment, then continued.

"However, these are only records from ancient texts."

"As for exactly which immortal herb would suit you, Senior..."

"We would still need to wait until we truly found them."

"Then carefully judge based on your martial soul, physique, and the medicinal properties of the immortal herb."

"Otherwise, if it were used recklessly and the medicinal power of the immortal herb clashed with the toxins in your body..."

"Not only would the martial soul evolution fail, it might even backfire."

When Dugu Bo heard this, not only was he not disappointed...

The trust in his eyes instead deepened by a few degrees.

If Feng Xiaoyuan had opened his mouth and said for certain that some particular immortal herb could make his martial soul evolve...

He would instead have doubted the authenticity of this method.

Now that he had heard Feng Xiaoyuan's explanation, it instead fit the records of an ancient text even more.

The next second.

Dugu Bo slowly spoke.

"Now that you mention it..."

"I do remember something."

"I think I know a place."

"There are quite a few rare flowers and exotic herbs growing there that are very similar to what you described."

"Maybe we really can find those immortal herbs you mentioned there."

Feng Xiaoyuan's eyes lit up at that.

"In that case..."

"Please take us there to have a look, Senior."

Dugu Bo did not refuse. He simply nodded.

"Follow me."

And so, the four of them left Heaven Dou City.

Dugu Bo and Feng Yan each grabbed a child.

They flew all the way toward the depths of Sunset Forest.

Several hours later.

The four of them finally arrived outside a valley shrouded in poisonous mist.

Dugu Bo stopped.

Gazing at the poison miasma before him, he said slowly, "This is where I usually cultivate."

"It is also my herb garden."

"The entire valley is covered in deadly poisonous miasma all year round."

"Other than me, almost no one can enter."

"Without me leading the way..."

"Even a Soul Douluo would find it difficult to make it out alive."

With that, Dugu Bo raised his right hand.

Dark-green soul power slowly spread out.

Before long, a huge barrier of soul power enveloped all four of them.

"Stay close to me."

"Do not leave this barrier."

"Otherwise, this poisonous miasma will be enough to kill you."

"Clan Head Feng, you should be careful too. Even a Soul Douluo wouldn't last more than a few seconds."