A Grudge Repaid, Crude Pills

"Hahahahaha..."

Mo An stood naked beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Feeling the strength of his body, he laughed even louder.

After taking the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot together, Mo An had gained immunity to ice and fire, as well as immunity to all poisons. As ice and fire had clashed and intertwined within him, his body and meridians had been tempered to the utmost, bringing him immeasurable benefits for the future.

How could he hold back his laughter after gaining so much?

"Ahem, Little Monster, how about putting some clothes on before you laugh?" Dugu Bo's teasing voice came from nearby just as Mo An was laughing.

Dugu Bo's voice cut Mo An's laughter short. Suddenly remembering that his clothes had been destroyed in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he leaped back in, leaving only his head above the surface.

His immunity to ice and fire let him ignore the well's extreme cold and heat. The Extreme Cold Yin Spring now felt like ordinary cool water to him, while the scorching Yang Spring felt like warm water.

"Dugu Bo!!!!" Mo An was too embarrassed and angry to call him Senior Dugu anymore. He shouted, "Leave this place now and come back in half an hour, or I won't help you cure your poison."

"Hahahahaha, no problem."

Delighted that he had managed to tease the Little Monster, Dugu Bo promptly turned and left, soon disappearing from sight.

Once Dugu Bo was completely gone and Mo An had calmed down a little in the well, he returned to shore and took another set of clothes from his Azure Jade Ring.

After dressing, he went to the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and casually picked three or four kinds of herbs whose properties did not conflict but whose smells were unpleasant. He ground them into powder, then cut his wrist and mixed in his blood.

In no more than ten minutes, he had crudely made over two hundred pills and tossed them into an iron gourd.

These were Dugu Bo's antidote. The other ingredients did not matter as long as the pills contained Mo An's blood. Diluted blood infused with the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot could suppress the Jade Scale Snake Poison in Dugu Bo's body, giving him the chance to force it into his Soul Bone.

Next, Mo An still needed to obtain his First Soul Ring and train hard using the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's resources. He also needed to recruit subordinates through the sect's connections. He had no time to stay here with Dugu Bo for at least half a year.

That was why he had made hundreds of pills at once, enough to ensure Dugu Bo could take one small pill every day for nearly six months.

With Dugu Bo's antidote ready, Mo An looked excitedly at the Immortal Herbs. Smiling, he packed every last one except the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss into his Azure Jade Ring, which could keep them fresh.

Of course, Mo An left their roots behind. In a few tens of thousands of years, Immortal Herbs growing at ten times the normal rate would appear in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well again.

Unfortunately, Mo An had found neither the Immortal Herb Ink Jade Divine Bamboo nor the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and other Immortal Herbs that would appear in the future.

On reflection, it made sense. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could make Immortal Herbs grow ten times faster, and the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and Ink Jade Divine Bamboo both appeared in the era of Douluo Dalu III. The Earth Dragon Golden Melon was 190,000 years old, while the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo was 160,000 years old.

Peerless Tang Sect was set more than ten thousand years after the present, and The Legend of the Dragon King more than twenty thousand years after it.

By that reckoning, it was perfectly normal for those two Immortal Herbs not to be here yet. Someone else might have planted them in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well later.

Mo An had wanted to see whether the Immortal Herb Ink Jade Divine Bamboo would resonate with his Immortal Herb Martial Soul, the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, and produce some special effect or bond. Now that seemed impossible.

After gathering all the Immortal Herbs, Mo An took out the Green Bamboo Compendium and turned to the section on herbs he had copied from the Breaking Clan. Comparing the entries as he identified each herb, he began digging them up like a bandit looting a storehouse.

As soon as the half hour was up, an anxious Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He looked at the emptied valley, then at Mo An digging up herbs, and fell into thought.

"You little brat, what have you done to my herb garden!"

Dugu Bo glared at Mo An, his voice thick with displeasure.

"Senior Dugu, didn't we agree on this? I've helped strengthen your poison arts and cure your poison. I've done everything I promised. Now the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is mine."

Without looking up, Mo An tossed Dugu Bo the iron gourd full of pills and turned his attention back to the rare herbs before him.

"What do you mean, you've done everything?"

"The Snow-Colored Swan Kiss can increase the power of your poisons a hundredfold, even a thousandfold. The pills in your hand can suppress the Jade Scale Snake Poison, allowing you to force the poison that's seeped into your bones into your Soul Bone." At that, Mo An turned to Dugu Bo. "Senior Dugu, you're not expecting me to teach you how to force the Jade Scale Snake Poison into your Soul Bone too, are you?"

"Hmph!" With no answer to give, Dugu Bo snorted disdainfully. He opened the iron gourd and stared at the pungent, shoddy pills inside. "If these pills don't do what you say, I'll make you pay, even if it means offending the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Don't worry. They'll work."

Fortunately, Dugu Bo had not pressed Mo An on that point. Mo An truly had no idea how to transfer the Jade Scale Snake Poison into a Soul Bone.

Hearing Mo An's confident reply, Dugu Bo took out a pill and sniffed it carefully. Its pungent smell kept him from identifying the herbs Mo An had used. All he could tell was that it was not poison.

The instant he swallowed it, Dugu Bo's brows drew tight. The reason was simple: the pill tasted awful.

Before Dugu Bo could complain about the pill's smell, taste, or shoddy craftsmanship, he discovered to his astonishment that it really had suppressed the Jade Scale Snake Poison inside him.

It was absurd.

Deeply shaken, Dugu Bo took advantage of the poison's suppression to slowly guide it toward his Soul Bone.

While digging up rare herbs, Mo An saw Dugu Bo grimace at the nasty little pill he had made. When he thought of Dugu Bo having to eat one every day for the next six months, a satisfied smile spread across his face.

Don't blame me, Dugu Bo. You laughed at me earlier. One jab deserves another, so now we're even.

Mo An barely held back a laugh and turned to gathering herbs with renewed frenzy. These herbs were vital resources for his upcoming cultivation, and for winning over the Breaking Clan and making full use of their pill-making skills.

When the pill's effects wore off, Dugu Bo opened his eyes and looked at Mo An gathering herbs. All his complaints vanished.

After all, the crude little pill Mo An had given him really worked. He had successfully forced a tiny portion of the Jade Scale Snake Poison into his Soul Bone.