Yue Guan and Dugu Bo-Kindred Spirits, Appreciating One Another!

After bidding farewell to Bibi Dong, Yu Changge headed to Dugu Bo's residence.

Dugu Bo's residence in Spirit City was quite large and located in a secluded spot.

As soon as Yu Changge entered the door, she saw Dugu Bo squatting in the courtyard, fiddling with a medicinal herb.

Upon seeing him arrive, Dugu Bo's eyes lit up, and he stood up.

"Little Monster, you've finally arrived!"

"Shall we begin?"

Over the years, Dugu Bo and Yu Changge had become quite familiar with each other, and they got along like friends.

The nickname has also changed from "Jade Boy" to "Little Monster".

Yu Changge smiled and nodded, "Let's begin. I've already sorted out my thoughts."

Dugu Bo rubbed his hands together. "I've been waiting for this day for a long time. I've been pondering the idea for making that pill you told me about for more than half a year, and now I've finally almost figured it out."

Yu Changge walked into the courtyard and said calmly, "No rush. In alchemy, one wrong step leads to another; you can't rush it."

The two entered the house and took their seats.

Yu Changge asked, "How is your Soul Power now?"

Dugu Bo chuckled, a hint of pride on his face. "I recently obtained my eighth Soul Ring, and I'm already level eighty-one."

"This is all thanks to your Grade Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma; it actually has such an effect."

Yu Changge nodded, her expression becoming serious.

"In that case, there is only one type of elixir that we need to research at present."

"That's a pill that can even enhance the abilities of Soul Douluo."

"And once the research is completed, by diluting the proportions, it will also have an enhancing effect on Soul Master below the Soul Douluo."

Dugu Bo nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining.

"But before that, I need to teach you something," Yu Changge said solemnly. "After you learn it, your Soul Power will circulate more rapidly and replenish at a faster rate."

Dugu Bo became interested. "What is it? Tell me quickly."

Then, Yu Changge explained in detail how to condense Soul Power Vortex within the body.

Then he was told about the theory of Attribute Soul Core.

Dugu Bo was stunned by this.

"You really are Little Monster, managing to research something like this while working at the Spirit Hall."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Dugu Bo took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes.

Yu Changge instructed from the side, "First, sense the flow of Soul Power within your body and find the core node in your Dantian."

"Don't rush to force it to condense; let the Soul Power gather naturally and form a vortex."

Following Yu Changge's guidance, Dugu Bo began to mobilize the Soul Power within his body.

On the first attempt, the Soul Power dispersed as soon as it was gathered.

"Don't rush, try again."

The second time, the vortex barely formed, but quickly dissipated.

"Stay calm and maintain a steady output of Soul Power."

The third time, the fourth time...

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Dugu Bo's forehead.

But he was, after all, a level 81 Soul Douluo, and his control over Soul Power was far beyond that of ordinary people.

Several hours later, a slight buzzing sound finally came from Dugu Bo's body.

A swirling vortex of Soul Power steadily formed in his Dantian.

The Soul Power Vortex was formed.

Dugu Bo suddenly opened his eyes, his face full of surprise. "It really works!"

He sensed the flow of Soul Power within his body; it was at least 30% faster than before.

"This thing is so useful!"

Yu Changge smiled and said, "This is just the foundation. The real qualitative change will come when you condense Attribute Soul Core."

Dugu Bo rubbed his hands together, wishing he could start researching Soul Core right now, but unfortunately he hadn't reached Ninetieth Rank yet.

Then, Yu Changge waved his hand, and dozens of spiritual herbs appeared out of thin air on the table.

"These are all spiritual herbs of various attributes; I collected them with great difficulty."

Dugu Bo's gaze fell on the spiritual herbs, and his pupils contracted slightly.

Unlike in the original story, he was unaware of the properties of the herbs while tending his medicinal garden.

Over the past two years, Yu Changge has taught him about spiritual herbs.

Therefore, he can now tell the level of these spiritual herbs at a glance.

"This is Red Flame Grass, this is Ice Ganoderma, and this is... good heavens, even Earth Dragon Root?"

Dugu Bo swallowed hard. "You actually managed to collect so many spiritual herbs?"

"If I still can't succeed, then I'm not Dugu Bo!"

He was so excited he almost jumped for joy, but Dugu Bo quickly forced himself to calm down.

He said in a deep voice, "However, the number of spiritual herbs is limited, so we certainly can't act rashly at the beginning."

"Let's start with some common herbs that also have a slight effect on Soul Master."

"Once my alchemy skills have improved a bit, I'll try refining them using these spiritual herbs and medicines."

Yu Changge nodded. "That's what I think too. Let's take it slow and not rush things."

Thus, the alchemy project was officially launched.

Dugu Bo began to practice extraction and purification techniques repeatedly using common herbs.

Starting with the simplest condensate, we gradually improved the precision.

He failed many times during the process, but Dugu Bo was resilient and became more courageous with each setback.

As the days went by, his alchemy skills became more and more proficient.

In the blink of an eye, two months have passed.

During these two months, Yu Changge did not stay at Dugu Bo's house the whole time.

He would occasionally return to the Pope Palace for a few days to see Bibi Dong, and then bring Yue Guan along with him.

If anyone in the Spirit Hall is interested in spiritual herbs and elixirs, it would undoubtedly be Yue Guan.

Upon hearing that Yu Changge was tinkering with alchemy, Yue Guan followed her without hesitation.

"Changge, why didn't you tell me about this sooner?" Yue Guan looked at him with a resentful expression. "I know a lot about herbs, okay?"

Yu Changge smiled and waved her hand, "That's why I called you here."

With Yue Guan joining the team, the two can exchange ideas on refining techniques.

If one idea gets stuck, another can immediately fill the gap.

This brings us closer to success.

As Yu Changge had predicted, Yue Guan and Dugu Bo were surprisingly compatible in terms of personality.

Both of them are the type who are tough on the outside but soft on the inside. On the surface, they dislike each other, but when they talk, they are extremely engrossed.

Sometimes they can argue for ages over the exact proportions of a single herb.

But after the argument, they can go out for drinks together, arm in arm.

Yu Changge sat to the side watching the two of them, inwardly sighing.

No wonder in the original novel, Bibi Dong sent Yue Guan to recruit Dugu Bo, and the two could still banter with each other while fighting.

This is clearly a meeting of kindred spirits, a mutual appreciation.

Although Yue Guan was already Ninety-Fifth Rank at that time, Dugu Bo was only level 91.

But Yue Guan was clearly holding back; the two fought back and forth, like a performance.

Ultimately, some people's fates have nothing to do with their affiliation.

The fact that these two are now working together to study alchemy has turned out to be a lucky accident.

The courtyard was filled with the aroma of herbs, and Yue Guan and Dugu Bo squatted in front of the furnace, whispering to each other.

"You've overcooked it."

"If you're so capable, then you do it!"

"I'll do it, move aside."

Yu Changge leaned against the door frame, watching this scene with a slight smile on her lips.

The progress of alchemy over the past two months has been much smoother than he had anticipated.

At this rate, the first batch of experimental pills should be ready soon.