Dugu Family Grandfather and Grandson's Accumulated Poison Resolved, Huo Wu Presented with Chrysanthemum of Heavenly Silk

Time flew by like a white colt glimpsed through a crack.

Li Qinglian had already been at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for two months.

The accumulated poison in Dugu Yan's body had been mostly cleared out.

"Qinglian, are you still cultivating?"

Dugu Yan looked at the young man before her, still utterly absorbed in practicing his sword, and complained as she walked closer.

Almost every time she came over, Li Qinglian was either practicing his sword or practicing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er.

"Sister Yanyan, I've comprehended a sword technique, and I'm still perfecting it."

Li Qinglian raised his hand.

A speck of crimson-gold flame gathered at the tip of his sword, like a lone star in a cold night.

The instant he thrust out, that tiny spark suddenly swelled into towering flames, sweeping forward with the force of his sword and blotting out the sky.

Once that prairie-fire momentum was ignited, it would be like wildfire sweeping through, leaving no room for recovery.

"Blazing Fire Sword Technique, first form: Starfire Prairie Fire."

This was the second sword art Li Qinglian had created after the Green Lotus Sword Technique.

Unlike the Green Lotus Sword Technique, the Blazing Fire Sword Technique incorporated the fire concept, and in an environment rich with fire elemental energy, its power would increase tremendously.

After Li Qinglian obtained Ultimate Fire, driving flames through his sword made them extremely powerful.

Only this time, Li Qinglian had not comprehended Blazing Fire Sword Intent as easily as he had comprehended Green Lotus Sword Intent.

"You really don't want anyone else to survive, do you?"

Dugu Yan complained, but her pale-purple eyes were exceptionally bright.

She loved watching Li Qinglian dance with his sword. It was beautiful.

"Sister Yanyan, it's not like I want this either."

Li Qinglian lifted his head.

The young woman had a graceful figure and wore a neat white tracksuit, her long dark-purple hair spilling down behind her to her waist.

Compared with before, Dugu Yan had lost some of her gloom and gained a more radiant air.

"Do I look good?"

Dugu Yan twined a lock of hair around her slender finger, her beautiful eyes watching Li Qinglian, her pretty face slightly flushed.

"You do. You look much healthier than before."

"Sister Yanyan, your eye color has changed from green to light purple. That means the accumulated poison in your body has almost all been absorbed."

Li Qinglian stared at Dugu Yan's face for a while.

"That's not what I meant. I mean, compared to Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu, which one of us is prettier?"

As Dugu Yan spoke, her face turned a little red.

After the accumulated poison in her body was removed, her personality had changed quite a bit.

She wanted to snatch Li Qinglian away, but even more than that, she hoped Li Qinglian could truly come to like her.

"Hm?"

Confusion appeared on Li Qinglian's face.

Why had this woman suddenly changed so much?

Still, he seriously pondered it for a while.

"Sister Yanyan's legs are very long, and your waist is slender. That's Sister Yanyan's unique advantage in figure."

"Sister Yanyan, you could wear pants that show off your figure more and a high-waisted top. It should look very good."

Li Qinglian gave his suggestion.

Dugu Yan had a snake-type martial soul, and her figure was as slender and long as a snake's.

Dugu Yan's legs were indeed a very eye-catching part of her.

"Really?"

Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes lit up.

"Of course it's true. But is Sister Yanyan preparing to go on a date with someone? Yu Tianheng?"

In the original plot, Dugu Yan ultimately ended up with Yu Tianheng, and even Tang San had never made her change her mind.

Who knew what exactly was going on between Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng in this timeline?

"You!"

"When did I ever say I was with Yu Tianheng?"

The smile on Dugu Yan's face vanished. So angry that she ran up to Li Qinglian and punched him hard in the chest.

"Uh."

This woman couldn't really have feelings for me, could she?

Could it be that, in this timeline, she hasn't gotten together with Yu Tianheng yet?

Li Qinglian froze for a moment.

In this timeline, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng's Heaven Dou team should still have been a reserve team, probably only recently formed.

For all he knew, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng really might not have gotten together yet.

No way.

Why is this face actually so popular?

Li Qinglian lowered his head and looked at his own reflection in the water.

Over the past few years, his body had gradually grown into itself.

Much of the childishness had faded from his face, and he could already be considered a young man.

Watching his granddaughter storm off in a huff, Dugu Bo found it amusing as well.

Li Qinglian was quite popular with girls; he was just somewhat clueless about romance.

Even a rotten old man like him understood a woman's heart better than Li Qinglian did.

After the accumulated poison in Dugu Yan's body gradually faded, Dugu Bo's state of mind had also changed.

He no longer intended to interfere in his granddaughter and Li Qinglian's affairs. Children and grandchildren had their own blessings. He believed Yanyan could seize the opportunity.

"Boy from the Li family."

"Just as you said, I've already started gradually forcing the accumulated poison in my body toward the soul bone. In a few months at the shortest, a year at most, I'll be free."

Dugu Bo said to Li Qinglian.

These days, he had already come to regard Li Qinglian as a friend despite their difference in age.

Li Qinglian's comprehension was extremely high. In his conversations with Li Qinglian, even he had gained some insight.

He had also gained some new understanding of that mysterious realm of unity between man and nature. This was very important, tied to whether he could break through to become a Super Douluo in the future.

"Congratulations, old brother."

"Consider it that I, Dugu Bo, owe you a favor. This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has a connection with you. According to our agreement, this place will belong to you from now on."

"Also, don't call me old brother anymore in the future. If possible, I'd rather hear you call me grandpa. Actually, that granddaughter of mine is truly not bad. She's pretty, has a great figure, and is obedient and well-behaved too. If you married her, you'd be in for a good life."

"Don't even think about taking advantage of me."

"Heh heh. If you're afraid I'll be taking advantage, after you get together with Yanyan, you can still call me brother. That's fine too."

Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Huo Wu wore a long red dress that wrapped around her sexy, fiery body.

Her whole body radiated an aura that warned strangers to keep away, so even though she was beautiful, no one dared to strike up a conversation with her.

"Hey, little beauty, why don't you play with this grandpa?"

A frivolous voice sounded from behind her.

"You're courting death!"

Huo Wu turned around with a cold face, but the flash of fury in her eyes instantly turned into deep surprise.

Seeing the smile in Li Qinglian's eyes, Huo Wu threw herself straight into the young man's arms.

"You little rascal, when did you get so good at teasing people?"

Huo Wu hugged Li Qinglian tightly.

Ever since she had met Li Qinglian, this was the first time she had been separated from him for so long.

From his letter, she knew what Li Qinglian was thinking, but whenever she thought of Dugu Bo's notorious reputation, she could not stop worrying.

"Sister Huo Wu. Didn't I come back perfectly fine?"

Li Qinglian lightly patted the girl's jade-like back and comforted her.

"This time, I was careless. I left without saying goodbye and didn't inform you..."

As Li Qinglian apologized, he took out the gift he had prepared.

Huo Wu had just been about to complain, but she was quickly drawn to the object in Li Qinglian's hand.

It was a huge chrysanthemum, its petals downy, the tips of its stamens shining with a golden radiance.

"This... this is..."

A dazed look passed through Huo Wu's eyes. She slowly raised her head and looked at Li Qinglian.

"For you."

Li Qinglian placed the immortal herb in Huo Wu's palm.

"This is called the Chrysanthemum of Heavenly Silk. It's a top-grade immortal herb for strengthening the foundation and nurturing the origin. If Sister Huo Wu absorbs it, she should be able to rise straight to Rank 30. After absorbing a spirit ring, she should still gain a bit more," Li Qinglian said seriously.

The Chrysanthemum of Heavenly Silk strengthened the foundation and nurtured the origin, making it an immortal herb suitable for Soul Masters of any attribute to consume.

However, Li Qinglian had chosen to give this immortal herb to Huo Wu with another layer of meaning in mind.

That was whether Huo Wu's Fire Shadow martial soul counted as a Body Martial Soul or not. Fire Shadow was the shadow of Huo Wu's own body, and its connection to her body exceeded fifty percent. In the narrow sense, it did not count as part of the body, but in the broad sense, it did share something in common with a Body Martial Soul.

If Huo Wu's Fire Shadow counted as a Body Martial Soul, then an immortal herb like the Chrysanthemum of Heavenly Silk, which strengthened the foundation and nurtured the origin, would be a perfect fit for Huo Wu.

It might even stimulate Huo Wu into completing a second awakening of her Body Martial Soul.

"I can't take it. This is too precious."

When Huo Wu heard that, she refused again and again.

A treasure like this would definitely have a greater effect on Li Qinglian than on her.

"Sister Huo Wu, I've already taken one immortal herb, so I can't take another."

"And Sister Bing'er has already taken one too. Her cultivation has now broken through Rank 30. If you don't want it, Sister Bing'er is going to leave you behind."

Li Qinglian smiled.

"Then I'll take it."

Huo Wu hurriedly took the Chrysanthemum of Heavenly Silk back.

She did not want to fall far behind Shui Bing'er in cultivation.