Sweep Clean

Seeing Qiangu Aoshi fall into the lake, Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat. He rushed forward in two strides.

If anything happened to Qiangu Aoshi here, Qianjun Douluo and Demon-Subduing Douluo from the Consecration Hall would tear him to pieces.

"Holy Son! Holy Son!!"

Dugu Bo paced anxiously along the shore, trying to persuade himself.

"The Holy Son will definitely be fine. Since he knows these immortal herbs, he must also know how dangerous this ice-and-fire lake is. He wouldn't have jumped in himself without complete confidence. Yes, that must be it."

Dugu Bo took a deep breath, then slowly let it out, suppressing his restless anxiety.

He glanced at Zhu Zhuqing.

Golden-red light radiated from Zhu Zhuqing's body, while her aura and vitality steadily increased.

"The Holy Son wouldn't just abandon his girlfriend. He'll definitely be fine."

Dugu Bo had completely convinced himself.

He remained by the shore and waited obediently.

Eight hours later!

"Hehehe, I've forged an indestructible golden body!"

With a splash, Qiangu Aoshi burst from the water, completely naked as he laughed loudly.

Qiangu Aoshi's absorption of the ice-and-fire immortal herbs had gone extremely smoothly. His body had already been exceptionally tough, so the herbs' medicinal power caused him no serious harm before merging into his sinews, bones, flesh, and internal organs.

If he inspected his body internally now, he would see that his meridians, bones, and more faintly glimmered with a layer of golden light.

Seeing Qiangu Aoshi emerge alive, Dugu Bo finally let out a long breath of relief.

He no longer had to worry about being torn to pieces by Qianjun Douluo and Demon-Subduing Douluo.

Then he chuckled strangely, an odd expression appearing on his face.

"Holy Son, I know you're well-endowed, but shouldn't you put on some clothes first?"

Qiangu Aoshi froze for a moment. Then he lowered his head and saw that he was naked, and even his old face reddened.

Having been seen naked by a filthy old man, Qiangu Aoshi swiftly pulled out a set of clothes from his storage soul tool and put them on.

After landing on the ground, Qiangu Aoshi looked at Dugu Bo with an unfriendly expression.

"Dugu Bo, you didn't see anything, right?"

Dugu Bo turned his head away and did his best to stop the corners of his mouth from curling upward.

"That's right. I didn't see anything."

Qiangu Aoshi took a deep breath, doing his best to suppress the urge to silence him permanently.

After much effort, he cut open his hand and let more than a dozen drops of golden-red blood flow out.

He collected them in a jade bottle and tossed it before Dugu Bo.

"Dugu Bo, refine one drop at noon every day. Use soul power to force the ice-and-fire medicinal power in the blood into your bone marrow, and it will naturally drive out the toxins."

"Once you finish one course of treatment, come find me again."

"You're a grandmaster of poison. Medicine and poison share the same roots. Make yourself a formula to strengthen your foundation and replenish your vitality; then, while purging the toxins, you can ensure your soul power won't decline."

Holding the jade bottle, Dugu Bo was deeply excited. After all these years, he had finally seen hope of purging the toxins.

He bowed to Qiangu Aoshi.

"Thank you, Holy Son. From now on, if you have any orders, even if it means climbing mountains of blades or crossing seas of fire, I, Dugu Bo, will not so much as furrow my brow."

Qiangu Aoshi held out his hand.

"You don't need to brave mountains of blades or seas of fire. You seem to have a storage soul tool that can hold living creatures. Give it to me."

Dugu Bo was stunned. He had not expected Qiangu Aoshi to know even that.

He did indeed possess a Hundred Treasures Pouch.

He untied it from his waist and handed it to Qiangu Aoshi.

"The Holy Son truly foresees everything. This is the Hundred Treasures Pouch. It can store living creatures, and from now on, it will be yours to use."

After handing over the Hundred Treasures Pouch, Dugu Bo impatiently found a corner, swallowed a drop of golden-red blood, and followed Qiangu Aoshi's instructions to use soul power to force the ice-and-fire medicinal power into his bone marrow.

Dugu Bo instantly experienced the extremes of ice and fire.

One moment, he felt as though he were soaking in magma; the next, as though he were frozen in ice.

His body trembled slightly, and plumes of white vapor rose from his head. Yet he could clearly sense that the toxins clinging to his bones like gangrene were being worn away bit by bit beneath those extremes of ice and fire.

Dugu Bo's spirits rose. This was tremendous news—he could finally see hope of purging the toxins.

At the same time!

With the Hundred Treasures Pouch in hand, Qiangu Aoshi began a thorough sweep of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Sunshine Rose, taking this. This one goes to Sister Xue'er."

"Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, this can go to Uncle Golden Crocodile."

"Lionheart Peony, this can go to Uncle Lion."

"..."

"Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, this can go to First Dad."

"Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, this can go to Second Dad."

"Autumn Dew of Insight, I'll absorb this myself. This will raise my Purple Demon Eye to its third realm, Mustard Seed."

Although Qiangu Aoshi did not strip the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well bare like Tang San had scraped away every blade of grass, he picked all the immortal herbs with names and stored them in the Hundred Treasures Pouch, ready to take them away.

As long as the roots remained, with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's nourishment, these immortal herbs could grow back after a hundred or thousand years.

After finishing his harvest, Qiangu Aoshi took out the Autumn Dew of Insight, tipped his head back, and dripped several droplets of dew from its leaves into his mouth.

He closed his eyes and began cultivating. A cool current rushed straight into his brain, increasing the activity of his thoughts more than tenfold.

His eyes itched as though tiny insects were crawling over them, but he endured it without scratching.

Two hours later, Qiangu Aoshi opened his eyes, and two beams of purple light shot forth from them.

Only after a long while did the purple light slowly recede into his eyes.

His Purple Demon Eye had advanced from the Subtle Perception realm to the Mustard Seed realm.

Qiangu Aoshi grinned.

This harvest was quite substantial. My physical strength has improved, my soul power has increased, and my Purple Demon Eye has reached the third realm.

Once I absorb my eighth and ninth soul rings and attain the strength of a Titled Douluo, I'll explore the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and try absorbing the origins of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.

There are already two dragons coiled around my two Coiling Dragon Staffs. Although the Heaven-Awakening Sacred Golden Dragon was condensed from the righteous energy of heaven and earth, a dragon is still a dragon. Absorbing the origins of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings should bring me considerable improvement.

At the same time, Zhu Zhuqing, who had been absorbing the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, finally awakened as well.

Her strength was low; she was only a mere Soul Elder. It had taken her a long time to absorb the Lovesick Heartbroken Red's soul power, but the improvement it brought her was equally immense.

Her bones and physique had been reforged, and her talent had truly risen to the very top tier.

Furthermore, the White Tiger martial soul fused into her body had truly merged with her soul under the medicinal power of the Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

"Roar!"

A tiger's roar rang out as black-and-white soul power burst from Zhu Zhuqing's body.

Black and white light intertwined and shifted!

The next moment, a massive black-and-white tiger three meters long appeared within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Self martial soul fusion skill!

Netherworld White Tiger!

Now, Zhu Zhuqing truly possessed the qualifications to be invincible among those of the same rank.