Two Immortal Herbs
After Tang San entered the spring, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well immediately changed. The white spring water churned up a cold mist, while the red spring water rolled out a heat wave. The two forces rushed out from the edge of the spring, pressing down on the leaves of several nearby medicinal herbs.
In the center of the spring, Tang San's figure was quickly swallowed by the hot and cold mist, leaving only a few ripples on the shore, one white and one red. Dugu Bo took a step forward. He said Tang San was courting death, but when he actually saw the man sink, his heart sank.
If Tang San dies here, the prescription will be lost, and Dugu Yan's hope will be gone too. Yuan Yu saw through his thoughts and said, "Senior, don't worry."
"You're quite steady."
"It's no use being unstable. Pulling him out now would only harm him more."
Dugu Bo stopped, his face cold. Yuan Yu was right; at this moment, any external force would only cause the medicinal effects of the herbs to explode within Tang San's body.
Dugu Bo's face was grim. "He really threw himself in."
Yuan Yu stood by the spring, his Sun Wheel Blade held horizontally in front of him. "Little San has never been shy."
"Is that what you call being brave?"
Dugu Bo said coldly, "That's called courting death."
Before the words were finished, a Red Centipede suddenly emerged from a crevice in the rocks on the west side of the Valley. The centipede was a full ten feet long, with fire-like patterns on its carapace, and hot venom dripped from its open mouthparts; on the other side, an Ice-Blue Toad crawled out of the cold mist.
Dugu Bo frowned. "They were drawn out by the noise from the spring."
Yuan Yu glanced at the spring; Tang San hadn't emerged yet. He said, "Senior, keep an eye on the spring."
Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow. "You're ordering me around?"
"I ask you to look at the spring."
"Almost."
"Do you want to hear something pleasing to the ear, or something useful?"
Dugu Bo snorted coldly, but still stood by the spring.
The Red Centipede moved first, its body springing forward, sending over a dozen pairs of bladed legs scraping across the ground as it headed straight for Tang San's entry into the water. Yuan Yu's feet flashed with Lightning Flash, blocking its path.
"Thunder Breathing - First Form"
"Thunderclap and Flash."
The Lightning Flash struck the centipede's carapace, Fire Star flew, and the centipede was struck and rolled to the side, but was not cut in half.
Yuan Yu raised an eyebrow. "The shell is quite hard."
At the same time, the ice-blue toads opened their mouths, spraying a cloud of icy poison towards Yuan Yu's back. Tang San wasn't there, so no one could detoxify him. However, Yuan Yu didn't turn around. A Wind Pattern appeared, and his scabbard spun, creating a gust of wind that swept up from behind him, deflecting the icy poison.
The icy poison landed on the stone, and the surface instantly froze. Dugu Bo squinted. "Multitasking, not bad."
Yuan Yu said, "Senior, if you're going to praise me, then praise me louder."
The Red Centipede pounced again, but Yuan Yu no longer used lightning to strike it directly; instead, the rosy patterns on his face shone Rosy Cloud Pattern.
"Mist Breathing - First Form"
"Sky-Hanging Distant Rosy Clouds."
A pale, rosy light spread out, revealing several dark spots on the centipede's fiery patterns within the Rosy Glow. Yuan Yu stomped his foot, the Wind Pattern carrying him three steps diagonally, the back of his blade striking the first dark spot.
The centipede's body stiffened. The second slash struck its soft abdominal armor, followed by a third slash of Lightning Flash. The centipede was jolted and slid several feet along the ground before crashing into a stone wall.
Taking advantage of the moment, the ice-blue toad leaped up, its tongue whistling through the air as it shot towards Yuan Yu's wrist. The Rock Pattern shone, and the scabbard sank downwards.
"Stone Breathing - First Form"
"Serpent-Pattern Rock Dual Extremes"
The toad landed heavily, cracking the ground and blocking its leaping path. Yuan Yu swung his blade backhand, the wind from the blade whistling across the toad's back. The toad screamed and crashed into the cold mist.
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. This young man didn't rely on brute Soul Power to fight Soul Beast; he targeted their weaknesses with every strike. Standing near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he found himself getting more and more successful with each attack.
The Red Centipede tried to get up, but Yuan Yu's blade touched the ground, Flame Pattern lit up. The firelight did not spread, but only condensed on a line on the back of the blade.
"Flame Breathing - First Form"
"Unquenchable Fire."
The White-Clad swept past, the centipede's carapace was smashed open by the back of the blade, and the fire poison was forced back into its body by the Flame Pattern. It fell to the ground, completely still.
Seeing that things were not going well, the ice-blue toad turned to disappear back into the icy mist. Dugu Bo waved his sleeve, and a wisp of poisonous gas fell, freezing the toad in place.
"You think you can come and go as you please in my Medicine Garden?"
Yuan Yu sheathed his sword. "Senior, did you not intervene just now because you wanted to see me make a fool of myself?"
Dugu Bo said calmly, "I want to see what you're capable of."
Are you satisfied with it?
"Improvise."
As soon as he finished speaking, the spring water rippled again. Tang San's hand emerged from the water, but was quickly pushed back down by the cold and hot aura. A small piece of Blue Silver Grass floated up from the water, its leaves frosted on one side and reddened on the other.
Yuan Yu's eyes narrowed, and Dugu Bo stopped watching the spectacle. "Can he hold on?"
Yuan Yu did not answer, Rosy Cloud Pattern lit up. The pale rosy clouds spread across the surface of the spring, and Tang San's cross-legged shadow could be vaguely seen in the mist. Although the shadow flickered, it did not dissipate.
"We can hold on."
Yuan Yu loosened his grip on the knife slightly.
Taking advantage of the two's distraction, the Ice Blue Toad suddenly broke free from the poisonous gas, opened its mouth and spewed out a chilling poison, its target being Tang San in the center of the spring.
Yuan Yu's eyes turned cold, and Thunder Pattern lit up. He took a step forward, his body almost brushing against the edge of the spring.
"Thunder Breathing - First Form"
"Thunderclap and Flash."
The scabbard struck the toad's jaw, the chilling poison spreading towards the mountainside, instantly frosting over large areas of the rock. Dugu Bo raised his hand and added a wisp of emerald green poison gas, sealing the toad's limbs.
"This thing belongs to me."
Yuan Yu landed back on the shore. "Senior, you have a good eye for choosing."
"Enough talk, look at the spring."
This time, neither of them looked away.
Yuan Yu looked at the surface of the spring.
"Then when the mistress comes out, you can make do with her too."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the water in the center of the spring suddenly churned.
Tang San burst out from the boundary between ice and fire and landed on the shore.
His clothes were soaked by the spring water, but his expression remained calm.
Dugu Bo stepped forward, his eyes filled with shock.
"You're really not dead."
Tang San exhaled a breath of air that was both hot and cold.
"I told you, I know how to eat."
Dugu Bo suddenly raised his hand, and a wisp of emerald green poisonous gas landed on Tang San's shoulder.
Just as Yuan Yu was about to move his blade, Tang San raised his palm to meet it.
When the poisonous gas touched his palm, it was blocked by a faint layer of cold and heat, preventing it from immediately penetrating his body.
Tang San took a half step back, his face slightly pale, but he stood very steadily.
Dugu Bo's expression changed completely.
"Ice and Fire Body Refinement?"
Tang San said, "It's still far from good enough; its resistance is just a bit stronger."
Yuan Yu looked at him.
"You call that a bit too strong?"
Tang San looked down at his palm.
"Better than expected."
This time, Dugu Bo did not make any sarcastic remarks.
He could tell that Tang San wasn't exaggerating.
This boy truly benefited from the Ice-Fire Spring.
Yuan Yu tossed him the Wine Gourd.
"Drink?"
Tang San glanced at him.
"You want me to collapse the moment I emerge from the spring?"
Yuan Yu retrieved the Wine Gourd.
"Looks like he's still thinking."
Tang San looked at Dugu Bo.
"Senior, now we can discuss terms."
Dugu Bo stared at him.
What do you want?
Tang San raised his hand and pointed to the valley full of medicinal herbs.
"Right to collect medicinal herbs"
Dugu Bo's eyes turned cold.
Yuan Yu gently twirled the Sun Wheel Blade.
The spring was filled with swirling, hot and cold mist.
Dugu Bo's expression gradually turned cold.