Breakthrough

When Wu Qingkong's body fell into the fire spring.

A tyrannical fire poison rushed at him, and the solid ice covering his body had already begun to melt quietly.

The Jade Phosphor Snake Venom that had previously been suppressed also began to erupt in full.

The fire spring's poison, combined with the Jade Phosphor Snake Venom.

The two poisons flared up simultaneously.

Wu Qingkong felt as if two people were pulling his body apart in opposite directions, waves of agonizing pain constantly assaulting him.

Fortunately, the Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass at his chest sent out a trace of coolness, granting him a brief moment of clarity.

Wu Qingkong swam straight toward the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

As long as he reached it, everything would be over.

Not only could he remove the damned poison from his body, but he could also use his blood to treat the poison afflicting Dugu Bo and his granddaughter.

Wu Qingkong even had a vague suspicion in his heart.

Could Dugu Bo have deliberately poisoned me this badly just so I'd become the Dugu Family's live-in grandson-in-law?!

After thinking of this, Wu Qingkong quietly made a decision.

Tomorrow, he would find an opportunity to make his feelings for Dugu Yan clear to Dugu Bo as soon as possible.

Some people were only suited to being the best of friends...

Not partners.

Dugu Yan did not have a bad personality. She would make a very good friend, but a relationship could not be forced.

Although many powerhouses on the continent had multiple wives and concubines, and there was nothing wrong with a transmigrator building a harem.

Whenever Wu Qingkong thought of Qian Qinghe's face, he simply could not bring himself to do it.

What if Qian Qinghe looked at him resentfully and said, "Qingkong, you have someone else..."

"Then what does that make my sister?!"

Wu Qingkong felt embarrassed just imagining it.

Thinking of that, Wu Qingkong complained:

"Xiao He, you owe me a huge favor."

"If you really tricked me when the time comes, don't blame me for not treating you like a brother anymore!"

At that moment, the Infernal Delicate Apricot was already within reach.

Wu Qingkong did not have time to hesitate. He reached out and grabbed it.

Mysterious Ice Grass in his left hand, Infernal Delicate Apricot in his right.

In order to save time and remove the poison from his body as soon as possible.

Wu Qingkong brought the two immortal herbs to his mouth and swallowed them in one gulp.

Extreme cold and blazing heat exploded in his throat in an instant.

Wu Qingkong's clothes were instantly reduced to scraps under the force of the cold and heat.

To prevent himself from exploding to death, Wu Qingkong circulated his Soul Power with all his strength, beginning to disperse the medicinal power within his body.

As his Soul Power circulated, streams of icy mist and hot vapor continuously rose from the top of his head.

The water of the entire Icefire Twin Springs also began to flow toward him without end.

The ice and fire poisons began to dissipate.

Wu Qingkong's Soul Power level began to rise continuously.

"Level 56!"

"Level 57!"

As he absorbed the medicinal power, Wu Qingkong's Soul Power level shot upward like a rocket.

Just as his level was about to break through to level 60, the growth of his Soul Power suddenly came to a halt.

"Just a little more?!"

"It stopped just like that?"

Wu Qingkong could not help feeling somewhat discouraged and frustrated.

After all, he had gone through a great deal of trouble for these two immortal herbs and had even nearly lost his life.

Yet he could not make it through this final step.

That really was hard to accept...

But the medicinal power of the two immortal herbs had already reached its limit. What else could help him break through?!

For a moment, Wu Qingkong fell into confusion.

The red and blue spring water flowed slowly around Wu Qingkong.

The originally red-and-blue spring water was now mixed with a trace of emerald green.

"Is that the Jade Phosphor Snake Venom I expelled earlier?!"

The poison that had originally been such a thick green was now diluted beyond recognition.

The once dark-green poison had now become only a faint shade of green.

Wu Qingkong cupped his hands forward and scooped up the pool of emerald liquid, bringing it to his nose.

After taking a light sniff, he found that the poisonous water no longer had any smell.

Moreover, Wu Qingkong's skin felt no discomfort at all.

Although Wu Qingkong had become immune to water and fire and fearless of all poisons after consuming the two supreme immortal herbs.

He could tell that his Icefire Body had not been triggered either.

It was not that he had become immune to it. Rather, the poison within this pool of toxic water had been completely neutralized by the Icefire Twin Springs.

Looking at the pool of poison that had once been incomparably thick, Wu Qingkong immediately made a bold decision.

He released his Soul Power toward that pool of liquid.

Guided by his Soul Power, the poison slowly drifted toward Wu Qingkong.

The poison covered his entire body, and a blazing warmth spread through him.

It felt as though countless surges of energy had been injected into every limb and bone.

Wu Qingkong's bones began to crackle!

This pool of poison had been nurtured within Dugu Bo's body for many years.

After being nourished within Dugu Bo's body for so long, it had absorbed a considerable amount of his energy.

Now that its toxicity had been removed, this pool of poison had already become an incredibly nourishing medicine.

Wu Qingkong immediately began absorbing the pool of poison.

His previously stagnant Soul Power began breaking through once more.

As time passed, Wu Qingkong felt his body fill with strength.

Suddenly, Wu Qingkong felt as though a floodgate had opened inside him, and an aura far more powerful than before surged out from within his body.

"Did I break through?!"

He was no stranger to this change in power. Every time he had broken through before, he had experienced this wondrous sensation.

"I suppose I found fortune amid disaster."

It was just a pity that, as Wu Qingkong's realm broke through, the pool of green poison Dugu Bo had left behind became nearly transparent.

"Has the energy run out?"

Seeing this, Wu Qingkong merely shook his head.

But he did not feel any regret.

Breaking through five levels in a single day.

Rising from level 55 to level 60 was already an immense stroke of fortune.

If he continued greedily seeking shortcuts.

If he took too large a step and broke through too many levels, then even with immortal herbs to strengthen his foundation and replenish his essence, power not earned through his own arduous cultivation would ultimately still be somewhat unstable.

Wu Qingkong naturally understood the principle that greed only led to indigestion.

When he opened his eyes again.

A pale fish-belly white had quietly appeared in the eastern sky.

Day had broken.

At that moment, Dugu Bo came rushing over like a madman.

After receiving no message from Wu Qingkong all night, he had truly been afraid that Wu Qingkong had died.

By the latter half of the night, Dugu Bo had been waiting for him to crush the jade token, but he never did.

For his granddaughter's sake, Dugu Bo had forced himself to wait.

But even at dawn, he still had not heard a single sound.

But when dawn came and there was still no sign of anything, Dugu Bo truly regretted it.

"Brat, would it kill you to give in for once?!"

"If you really die, how am I supposed to face Yanyan?!"

"Brat, you'd better stay alive!"

"I've lived long enough, but my granddaughter is still waiting for you to save her!"