Detoxification

The ripples on the water surface calmed.

Su Chen tapped his toes against the water, his figure rising into the air before landing lightly on the edge of the cliff.

Dugu Bo sat beside a rock, his eyes staring blankly at the person before him.

"Young Master... is completely unharmed?"

Su Chen could not be bothered to respond.

He turned to look down at the red and white intertwined spring, his gaze sweeping over the exotic flowers and herbs along the banks.

"Dugu Bo, watch closely."

Su Chen raised his hand and pointed downward.

"These herbs filling the garden can be used to refine an antidote."

Dugu Bo swallowed hard, not daring to raise any objections.

"Whichever ones you fancy, Young Master, I shall find a way to dig them up immediately."

"No need for trouble, just stay where you are and don't move."

Su Chen gathered spiritual energy at his fingertips, transforming it into dozens of invisible sword intents that shot toward the bottom of the valley.

The sword intents obeyed his will like extensions of his own arms, cutting precisely into the soil.

"Root and soil, leave nothing behind."

Su Chen manipulated the spiritual energy.

The Serene Fragrance Qiluo Immortal Herb, which emitted a pink light barrier, was dug out along with the surrounding soil.

Immediately after, the sword light shifted, landing beside a flower that grew on a pitch-black stone and resembled a drop of blood.

Lovesick Heartbroken Red.

The sword intent did not touch the petals, but instead cut away the entire piece of black stone beneath it.

One by one.

Jade boxes hovered in mid-air, collecting all these treasures.

Dugu Bo's eyelids twitched as he watched.

"Young Master! These are all rare treasures with violent medicinal properties. If they are forced together, won't they counteract each other and ruin their effects?"

"I have my own storage methods; the medicinal properties will not dissipate."

The two stood on the cliff top, watching as the banks were cleared clean.

Even the soil containing spiritual energy was scraped away by a layer.

It was completely bare.

Not even a weed remained.

Su Chen flipped his wrist, and all the jade boxes were tucked into his storage space.

He turned around, satisfied.

"Go to the outer villa and bring your granddaughter here."

Dugu Bo's eyes lit up, his hands trembling slightly from excitement.

"Is the Young Master willing to act now?"

"The herbs are gathered, so naturally, it is time to get to work."

"I shall go at once! Yan Yan is at the residence outside the forest; I will surely bring her within half an hour!"

Dugu Bo was impatient, transforming into a green streak of light as he sprinted toward the outskirts of the forest.

Su Chen stood on the cliff top, letting the mountain wind blow past as he waited quietly.

Less than half an hour later.

A sound of air being torn apart rang out.

Dugu Bo dragged a teenage girl by the hand and landed on the edge of the cliff.

The girl had short, deep purple hair and a tall figure, her eyes filled with confusion and impatience.

As soon as she landed, the girl shook off Dugu Bo's hand.

"Grandfather, why did you drag me here in such a rush? This place is filled with foul air."

"Shut up! Quickly, pay your respects to the Young Master!"

Dugu Bo scolded sternly, pressing down on the girl's shoulder to force her to bow.

Dugu Yan followed his gaze.

Standing in front was a short-haired boy of about six years old.

The boy wore a green robe and was playing with an ordinary poison-attribute spirit herb he had just pulled up.

Dugu Yan was full of astonishment.

"Grandfather, you want me to bow to a child? And call him Young Master?"

"Insolent!"

Dugu Bo raised his hand, ready to slap his granddaughter.

If she angered this living ancestor, the Dugu family would have no descendants left.

Su Chen raised his hand.

"Forget it, the ignorant are not to be blamed."

Holding the ordinary spirit herb, Su Chen walked forward slowly.

Dugu Yan frowned.

"Who exactly are you? What kind of love potion did you feed my grandfather?"

Dugu Bo fell to his knees on the ground with a thud.

"Young Master, please forgive us! Yan Yan has been spoiled by me since she was young; she does not know the immensity of heaven and earth!"

Dugu Yan froze as she watched her usually arrogant grandfather kneel before someone.

Her mind went blank.

A Title Douluo, a consultant to the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family.

Actually kneeling to a young child?

Su Chen ignored Dugu Yan's shock.

"Dugu Bo, open your mouth."

Dugu Bo did not hesitate and opened his mouth immediately.

"Spit out your Lifebound Poison Core."

Dugu Bo's expression changed.

The Lifebound Poison Core was the condensation of the Poison Douluo's entire cultivation. Once it left his body, his strength would plummet, and if it were damaged, it could even endanger his life.

He paused for only a moment.

Gritting his teeth, he contracted his abdomen.

A bead emitting a ghostly green light was spat out from his mouth, hovering in mid-air.

The air was instantly dyed green, and a fishy, sweet scent spread out.

Dugu Yan was terrified.

"Grandfather! Are you crazy? You'll die if you spit out your poison core!"

Su Chen pointed a finger.

The Great Sun Tathagata Sword Intent transformed into a golden light barrier, wrapping around the poison core.

"If you want to live, stand still and don't move."

Su Chen looked at Dugu Yan.

A chill rose inexplicably in Dugu Yan's heart, and her legs felt as if they had taken root; she dared not move.

Su Chen raised his left hand and crushed the ordinary poisonous herb.

Under the stimulation of spiritual energy, the juice of the herb turned into a mass of emerald liquid.

"The backlash of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison stems from the toxins merging into your bloodline."

Su Chen spoke while refining the juice.

"Old Poisonous One has high cultivation and can suppress it with soul power. Your cultivation is low, and the toxins have already spread to your hair roots."

"In a few more years, the poison will surely attack your heart."

Dugu Yan's face turned pale.

These hidden symptoms, which she hadn't even discussed in detail with her grandfather, had been seen through at a glance by the boy before her.

"How did you know?"

"Not only do I know, but I can also save you."

Su Chen gestured with his right hand.

The poison core, wrapped in golden light, rotated slowly.

A wisp of the purest Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Origin Power was forcibly extracted from the poison core.

"The poison core is of the same origin; I will use the Old Poisonous One's origin poison power, combined with the neutralizing medicinal properties of this ordinary poisonous herb."

"Using poison to fight poison, using the origin to draw out the origin."

Su Chen brought his hands together sharply.

The poisonous herb juice and the poison core origin merged perfectly, turning into a crystal-clear emerald pill.

"Open your mouth."

Dugu Yan opened her mouth subconsciously.

The emerald pill turned into a streak of light and shot into her throat.

The pill entered her stomach.

Dugu Yan's eyes widened, and she clutched her chest in pain.

"It hurts..."

It felt as if countless blunt knives were slicing through her meridians inside her body.

The toxins accumulated deep in her bone marrow were strongly summoned, crazily surging toward her abdomen.

Su Chen took a step forward.

He pressed his joined fingers against the center of Dugu Yan's brow.

A cold, pure immortal spiritual energy poured in.

"Guide your soul power, circulate it along the flow of energy, and endure."

Dugu Yan bit her lip, the veins on her forehead bulging.

Enduring the intense pain, she followed the guidance of the spiritual energy and moved her soul power with difficulty.

Dugu Bo knelt to the side.

He didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Time passed slowly.

Layers of purple-black, viscous liquid seeped out from the surface of Dugu Yan's skin.

It emitted a foul stench.

Her deep purple short hair began to lose its purple hue from the roots, returning to pitch black.

Color gradually returned to her pale face.

The coldness and soreness that had plagued her for years dissipated like melting ice.

She could no longer feel any obstruction in her meridians.

"Pfft!"

Dugu Yan opened her mouth and spat out a large pool of fishy, black poisonous blood.

Her body went limp, and she fell backward.

Su Chen withdrew his finger.

Dugu Bo rushed forward and caught his granddaughter.

He placed his fingers on her wrist to check.

Her pulse was steady.

Her soul power had not weakened; on the contrary, it was even purer and more condensed than before.

The deadly poison deep in her bone marrow had been completely eradicated!

Even the quality of her martial soul showed signs of evolution under the tempering of the medicinal power.

"It's done... it's really done..."

Dugu Bo's eyes streamed with tears.

The family's death curse had finally been broken.

Dugu Yan leaned in her grandfather's arms, gasping for air.

Feeling the unprecedented lightness and clarity in her body, she looked at Su Chen with eyes no longer holding a shred of defiance.

Only endless shock and awe remained.

With a casual pinch, he had resolved a peerless death trap.

Such methods were already beyond her comprehension.

Dugu Bo pulled his granddaughter up to stand.

They took three steps back.

The grandfather and granddaughter knelt on both knees in unison.

Their heads knocked heavily against the soil.

"I, Dugu Bo!"

"Dugu Yan!"

"Thank the Young Master for saving our lives!"

Dugu Bo raised his head, his eyes filled with unprecedented fervor.

What was the Heaven Dou Empire? What was Prince Xue Xing?

In the face of such god-like methods, they were not worth mentioning at all.

"From this day forward, the Dugu Lineage's life is the young master's life!"

"Through fire and water, even death a thousand times would not make us refuse!"

Su Chen stood where he was.

He did not help him up.

With a casual gesture, he sent the poison pill hanging in midair back into Dugu Bo's body.