Ice and Fire Body Tempering, Gaining a God-Level Spirit Bone

In truth, he recognized most of the herbs here, but keeping them was useless to him. Giving them away was no loss.

"Excellent."

"Then I'll tell you now how to resolve the backlash of the Jade Phosphorus Snake poison."

"I have two methods."

"The first is to prepare some medicinal herbs for you and force the poison into a Spirit Bone."

"However, this method has a drawback. Once the Spirit Bone holding the poison reaches its limit, if the Spirit Bone you used is a skull or torso bone, your outcome will be death."

"Choosing other Spirit Bones would lead to much the same result."

Upon hearing this method, Dugu Bo considered it for a moment before shaking his head.

Not to mention how rare Spirit Bones were, even if he obtained one, it would only let him live a few more years.

What about his granddaughter, then?

Moreover, Spirit Bones were precious treasures.

Even as a Titled Douluo, he only possessed one Spirit Bone: the Medusa Skull.

This method would not do. It was far too unsuitable.

"Little friend, I wonder what the other method is?"

Dugu Bo took the initiative to ask.

"Senior Dugu Bo, the second method is to use a unique herb to evolve your Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul into a Jade Scale Flood Dragon Snake."

"Then, by absorbing some true dragon blood, you can evolve your Jade Phosphorus Flood Dragon into a Jade Scale Poison Dragon."

"With a dragon's physique, no amount of poison would be a problem."

After refining his plan slightly, Zhou Tao laid it out.

"This method is good. This old man chooses it."

Dugu Bo agreed immediately.

Clearly, this method followed the path of evolution.

The Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul caused poison backlash because something had gone wrong during the Jade Phosphorus Snake's evolution.

If it evolved into a flood dragon or even a true dragon, it would become a perfect Martial Soul: a poison dragon.

With the powerful physique of a poison dragon, there was naturally no need to fear such a small amount of poison.

"Good, Senior Dugu."

"Please follow me."

Zhou Tao led him into the Immortal Herbs and found a small, golden, dragon-shaped medicinal plant.

"This herb is called the Earth Dragon Golden Melon."

"It contains a trace of true dragon bloodline."

"If you pick the golden melon and consume it bit by bit while refining it, you can upgrade your bloodline."

"There is also a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma beside it. It can strengthen your foundation and nourish your vitality, repair incomplete Martial Souls, and resolve stagnation in cultivation."

"And this Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid. Harvest the orchid with a golden tool and store it in a jade box. It can purify the toxins in your body and temper your flesh."

"If you feel there are too many toxins in your body, eat the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to balance them out."

Dugu Bo's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this.

"As for your descendants, they can also consume the herbs this way, though the dosage must be reduced according to the poison's potency."

As Zhou Tao spoke, he handed the Immortal Herbs over to Dugu Bo.

Sensing the tremor from his Martial Soul, Dugu Bo felt his entire body shaking with excitement!

After so many years, there was finally hope.

His son and daughter-in-law had both died young from the Jade Phosphorus Snake poison.

Now, his granddaughter was also suffering from poison backlash. The Dugu Family was on the verge of extinction because of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul.

He had finally found the cure!

"Little friend, this old man..."

Dugu Bo's lips trembled. For a moment, he did not know how to express his gratitude.

If he had met this boy a few years earlier, perhaps his son and daughter-in-law would not have died.

"Alas, fate works in mysterious ways."

"Little friend, there is no need to say more. This old man owes you two lives. If you ever have need of me in the future, just come find me."

Zhou Tao calmly said:

"Then thank you, Your Excellency Poison Douluo."

"You should bring your granddaughter over as soon as possible so she can be treated as well."

"The environment here is highly suitable for Martial Soul mutation. It would be best to consume the herbs here."

"I also wish to pick some herbs and cultivate here for a while."

Dugu Bo agreed without a second thought.

He removed the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch from his waist and placed it in Zhou Tao's hand.

"Kid, don't call this old man senior. Just call me Old Poison."

"This Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch can store living things. Since you like the herbs here, this old man will give it to you."

Zhou Tao pretended to refuse on the surface, but inside, he was overjoyed. "Oh, Old Poison, how could I possibly accept this?"

"Then I'll gladly take it."

With that, Zhou Tao immediately got to work.

Old Poison: ...

Before long, Old Poison left.

Zhou Tao began cultivating on his own.

After obtaining his First Spirit Ring,

Zhou Tao's Soul Power had risen sharply, reaching level 16.

Now, with the addition of the Immortal Herbs and the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he could probably directly approach level 20.

Faced with so many Immortal Herbs,

Zhou Tao began analyzing the best plan.

"Since my Martial Soul is the Ancient Tree of Life, its abilities are comprehensive, but it fears fire and ice elements the most."

"As long as I absorb the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, I can make up for the weakness of plant-type Martial Souls against ice and fire. I can also use their powerful medicinal effects to stabilize my foundation."

"There are also the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo. One can make the leaves of my Ancient Tree of Life sharp and grant it an indestructible body;"

"The other can increase the Life Tree's toughness."

"And the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew can enhance spiritual power."

Zhou Tao analyzed them excitedly.

Of course, these were merely bonuses.

The true treasures were the corpses of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings beneath the spring water.

One had to know,

these strange Immortal Herbs had all grown by absorbing the energy released after the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' deaths.

If Soul Masters obtained these Immortal Herbs, eating even a single one could defy fate and change their lives.

If he could refine the two Dragon King corpses at the bottom of the spring and absorb the god-level Spirit Bones within them, would he not soar straight to the heavens?

At that thought, Zhou Tao's gaze toward the two ice-and-fire Immortal Herbs at the center of the spring immediately turned blazing hot.

"Little Scumbag, I can't let you have these treasures for cheap."

"I'll gladly take them."

"Immortal Herbs belong to those destined for them."

With that thought, Zhou Tao quickly sprang into action.

He first consumed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew in succession, refining their medicinal effects to strengthen his physique.

Not long afterward, he felt his strength, physique, and spiritual power rise by a great margin.

His Soul Power Level had also reached level 20.

"It's time to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and temper my body."

He used gold and jade tools to remove the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then swiftly swallowed them.

In just a few breaths, his body suddenly shuddered!

A layer of icy blue rose from the soles of his feet and rapidly spread across his entire body, dyeing him a crystalline blue.

Before the blue glow could fade, blazing crimson followed close behind, coloring his body as though flames were wrapped around him.

Without the slightest hesitation, under the impact of the two forces, Zhou Tao leaped directly into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

No one knew how much time had passed.

Zhou Tao awoke from the lake naked.

His body had completely changed.

His skin was crystal-clear and fair, yet remarkably resilient. A faint golden glow flickered across its surface, giving off an extraordinary aura.