Eat, Eat, Eat—I'll Eat It All

Yun Chen, standing within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, had no idea that Qian Renxue was extremely dissatisfied with his unauthorized actions and was even considering starting a Secret Room 2.0 battle.

Well, even if Yun Chen had known, he would not have cared much. After all, in Secret Room 1.0, Qian Renxue had been thoroughly suppressed by Yun Chen and teased into calling him Master.

Right now, Yun Chen's full attention was on the immortal herbs surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The first things that caught his eye were an ice-crystal-like herb shaped like an octagon beside one spring, and a flame-shaped herb beside the other.

These were precisely the two immortal herbs Tang San had used in the original story to temper his body with ice and fire: the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Dugu Bo stood nearby, watching Yun Chen identify the herbs one by one, though he had no idea what Yun Chen was looking at.

Yet the more Yun Chen looked, the brighter his eyes became. He could not suppress the curve of his lips, and he kept muttering under his breath.

"Rich, rich! I'm rich!"

"Holy crap, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew? Mm, that's for boosting spiritual power. Snow Swan Kiss? I remember this thing can purify toxins."

"Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower... mm... this should be edible for Sister Xue, right?"

Yun Chen thought about it briefly and decided it should be fine. Qian Renxue's angel martial soul possessed the fire attribute as well, and eating this would definitely strengthen her fire affinity.

"Aromatic Silk Beauty, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma... mm... no problem... they're all good stuff."

Aromatic Silk Beauty could suppress poisons. It was not much use to Yun Chen, but it was still an immortal herb, so he would keep it.

As for the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, Yun Chen decided to take those himself. Both could temper the body, and together with the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Yun Chen estimated that after absorbing his fourth soul ring, he could directly reach thirty or forty thousand years.

Of course, Yun Chen definitely could not eat them all at once.

Immortal herbs were good things, but Yun Chen was afraid of overdoing it and making himself explode to death.

So many good things. I'm really craving them... It must be my Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff martial soul acting up. Yes, that has to be it. How could I possibly be this greedy?

With righteous indignation, Yun Chen shoved all the blame onto his Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff martial soul. After all, it was a top-tier martial soul. Eating a lot was normal, and liking heavenly treasures was normal too.

Had no one seen Tang Wulin from Soul Land 3?

Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff: You're amazing. You're so noble. It's not enough that you want to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat—you even dragged me into this?

"Grandpa Dugu, I think... I know how to remove the poison from your body."

Yun Chen turned with a faint smile and looked at the silent Dugu Bo nearby.

Dugu Bo raised his head in surprise. He had not expected Yun Chen to still be thinking about the poison in his body.

He did not recognize any of the immortal herbs here, but Yun Chen clearly did. He had thought Yun Chen was choosing immortal herbs for himself.

Though he did not care all that much. Yun Chen had indeed shown him tremendous kindness. Even if his own problem was not resolved, Yanyan had truly gained a chance to survive through the method Yun Chen had given her.

Dugu Bo had even considered giving the entire herb garden to Yun Chen. He had thought it through: keeping such a treasure trove for himself while not knowing how to use or identify any of it was simply a waste of heaven's gifts.

"My poison... forget it... My poison has already fused with my body. It cannot be removed in this lifetime."

A trace of hope rose in Dugu Bo's eyes, but he quickly crushed it himself. He smiled helplessly in self-mockery.

"Little monster, thank you for your kindness."

"But you needn't worry so much about me. This old man is not going to die yet."

Dugu Bo haughtily turned his head away and gave a light laugh, as though he did not care in the slightest. But his deliberately relaxed posture left Yun Chen somewhat speechless.

"I really do have a way to deal with your poison."

"Of course, it would not completely remove it. It would only prevent such severe poisoning reactions."

After saying this calmly, Yun Chen plopped down on the ground. Gazing at the strange sight of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he became lost in thought for a moment.

Meanwhile, Dugu Bo, who had been putting on airs nearby, fell into a fierce inner struggle.

Could this kid really have a way?

Could it be... that Dugu Bo's chance has finally come? The Dugu family can be saved!

After a brief bout of mental preparation, Dugu Bo slowly turned back. His expression remained calm, but his slightly trembling right hand exposed his excitement.

"Little monster, do you really have a way?"

Yun Chen snapped out of his thoughts and nodded firmly.

"Of course. I've already figured it out."

"An eighty percent chance of success."

Yun Chen was extremely confident when he said that.

Naturally, that was because the answer was sitting right there. If he could not even feel confident while copying an answer, then when could he be confident?

"Grandpa Dugu, look over there."

Following the direction of Yun Chen's finger, Dugu Bo focused his gaze and saw that Yun Chen was pointing at one immortal herb beside each of the Yin Yang springs.

"Those two immortal herbs are the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. They are the twin ice-and-fire herbs born from the essence of the two springs."

"Take both herbs together, and you can temper your body into an ice-and-fire golden body. At the same time, it can cleanse the poison from your body."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo shook his head without hesitation.

"Little monster, the path of poison is the foundation of my life. If this is the method, I cannot accept it."

"If this is the only way, little monster, then give up on saving me."

Unexpectedly, Yun Chen did not get angry. He merely smiled faintly.

"See, Grandpa Dugu? You're getting worked up again."

"But what if I take those two immortal herbs, forge my own body into an ice-and-fire golden body, and then use my blood as the medicinal catalyst to help force your poison into your soul bones?"

Yun Chen smiled as he spoke, clearly extremely confident in this method.

After pondering for a moment, Dugu Bo's eyes suddenly lit up. His gaze toward Yun Chen filled with appreciation and gratitude.

"It'll work! It really will work, little monster."

After his excitement faded, Dugu Bo remembered another problem.

"But little monster, how will you refine these two conflicting immortal herbs?"

Yun Chen smiled.

"By jumping straight into this lake, naturally."

"What?! Absolutely not!"

Dugu Bo was horrified. His eyes filled with fear as he looked at Yun Chen as though he were staring at a madman.

"Do you know how terrifying this lake is? Even I would not dare touch it lightly."

He truly was anxious. How could he accept Yun Chen using such a reckless method? Though he suffered from the poison, he could still live for several more decades. After all, the lifespan of a Titled Douluo was there.

Even if the poison in his body could not be resolved, so be it. How could Yun Chen's life possibly be sacrificed for this?