Elsewhere.
Deep in Sunset Forest.
Ning Xian brought Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to a secluded valley.
Scarlet and azure intermingled along the valley's two sides.
The rock face on the left was scorching hot, and waves of heat constantly rose into the air.
The cold pool on the right was covered in thick ice, and frigid air spread outward across its surface.
The forces of heat and cold met in the center of the valley, forming a peculiar region.
Dugu Bo looked at the scene before him, his gaze turning serious.
"Senior, this is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"I discovered this place by chance several hundred years ago."
"There are two springs in the center of the valley, one of utmost yang and one of utmost yin."
"The forces within their waters clash with each other, yet maintain a special balance."
Ning Xian did not answer immediately.
His gaze fell upon the depths of the valley.
A great many immortal herbs grew there.
The Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
Octagonal mysterious ice grass.
Infernal delicate apricot.
Aromatic silk beauty.
The Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.
There were also dozens of spiritual medicines Dugu Bo could not name.
Every immortal herb had absorbed the origin power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Medicinal fragrances permeated the valley.
Dugu Yan stood behind Ning Xian, her gaze resting on the medicinal garden.
"Senior, are all of these immortal herbs?"
"Some of them are."
Ning Xian walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"They can improve martial soul origin and enhance a Soul Master's bloodline power."
Dugu Bo's expression changed.
Having guarded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for years, he naturally knew these plants were extraordinary.
Yet he had always treated this place as nothing more than somewhere to suppress his jade phosphorous serpent poison.
As for the specific effects of those immortal herbs, he did not understand them.
"Senior, do you recognize these immortal herbs?"
"Yes."
Ning Xian stopped before a plant that was scarlet all over.
The plant had only nine leaves.
Tiny flames burned along the edges of its leaves.
"Infernal delicate apricot, an herb of utmost yang."
Ning Xian then walked to the cold pool.
An ice-blue flower shaped like an eight-pointed star grew upon the hard ice.
"Octagonal mysterious ice grass, an herb of utmost yin."
Dugu Bo looked at the two herbs, a little more astonishment entering his eyes.
"Can these two herbs cure jade phosphorous serpent poison?"
"Their medicinal properties are too fierce."
Ning Xian shook his head.
"If taken directly, the jade phosphorous serpent emperor martial soul cannot withstand them."
"However, they can help reshape your bloodlines."
"The toxins in your body are not simply foreign toxins."
"While the jade phosphorous serpent emperor bloodline grants you power, it also incorporates toxins into your soul power and bones."
"If they are forcibly expelled, your martial soul origin will also suffer damage."
Dugu Bo lowered his head to look at his hands.
All these years, he had endured the backlash of jade phosphorous serpent poison.
Every time his soul power increased, the poisoning grew more severe.
This had plagued him his entire life.
Yet Ning Xian had taken just one look and laid out every part of the problem.
"Senior, can these immortal herbs change Yanyan's bloodline too?"
"Her condition is simpler than yours."
Ning Xian looked at Dugu Yan.
"Her martial soul only needs to be reshaped with medicinal power, and the problem can be resolved completely."
Dugu Yan raised her head.
"What about Grandpa?"
"He needs to have the toxins separated out first, then have his bloodline reshaped."
Ning Xian said calmly:
"The process will not take too long."
Dugu Bo immediately stepped forward.
"Which immortal herbs do you need, Senior?"
Ning Xian did not answer.
He raised a hand and pointed toward the medicinal garden.
"I want all of those immortal herbs."
Dugu Bo followed the direction of his finger.
A great many immortal herbs grew in the medicinal garden.
Every one possessed rare medicinal potency.
Some of those herbs were ones he had never even seen before.
Dugu Bo had originally thought Ning Xian needed only a few of them.
But now it seemed he intended to take the entire medicinal garden away.
"Senior."
Dugu Bo fell silent for a moment.
"As long as you can resolve the bloodline toxins afflicting Yanyan and me, I will offer all these immortal herbs to you."
"I can give you the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as well."
Dugu Yan turned to look at Dugu Bo.
"Grandpa, isn't this the place most important to you?"
Dugu Bo did not turn around.
"No matter how precious immortal herbs are, they cannot compare to your life and mine."
"Besides, if Senior can resolve the problem with the jade phosphorous serpent emperor bloodline, leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well here would only be a waste."
Ning Xian looked at Dugu Bo.
"You are certainly willing to part with it."
"I have guarded these things for years, yet never knew their true value."
Dugu Bo cupped his hands.
"Now that you have explained the effects of the immortal herbs, Senior, I naturally will not keep hoarding them."
"As long as you are willing to help, all the immortal herbs are yours."
Ning Xian glanced at Dugu Yan.
"Do you agree as well?"
Dugu Yan immediately nodded.
"I agree."
"As long as you can save Grandpa, you can have the immortal herbs."
Ning Xian withdrew his gaze.
"I will not take them for nothing."
Dugu Bo was taken aback.
"Senior, you have already agreed to treat me. Offering you the immortal herbs is only right."
"You offer the immortal herbs, and I change your bloodlines."
Ning Xian said:
"This is a transaction."
"Beyond that transaction, I will give you other things as well."
Dugu Bo's gaze sharpened slightly.
"Other things?"
"Your jade phosphorous serpent emperor martial soul is by no means weak in toxicity or attack power."
"It is merely that its bloodline defect has limited its ceiling."
"Once you have completed your transformation, I will work out cultivation paths suited to your martial souls."
"I will also leave you corresponding Soul Skills."
Dugu Bo stared blankly at Ning Xian.
Originally, he had only hoped Ning Xian could expel the toxins from his body.
He would have been satisfied just to live a few more years.
Yet not only was Ning Xian willing to change his bloodline, he would also help him work out his martial soul and Soul Skills.
This was no longer simple poison removal.
It would allow the jade phosphorous serpent emperor martial soul to undergo a new transformation.
Dugu Bo bent his knees and knelt.
The rock cracked beneath his knees.
Dugu Yan hurriedly looked at her grandfather.
"Grandpa, what are you doing?"
Dugu Bo ignored her.
He lowered his head and bowed to Ning Xian.
"Senior, you are willing to treat me so generously, yet I have nothing with which to repay you."
"From this day onward, I am willing to follow you."
"Whatever your orders, I will never refuse."
"As long as you do not reject me, Senior, this life of mine is yours."
Ning Xian looked down at him.
Although Dugu Bo had an eccentric temperament, he was not a man without judgment.
He was willing to offer the immortal herbs in exchange for a chance to change his bloodline.
Ning Xian had then made promises beyond the immortal herbs.
Under such circumstances, Dugu Bo naturally would not hesitate.
This was not simple submission.
It was the choice he had made after clearly seeing the gap between them.
"Rise."
Ning Xian said:
"I do not need you to throw your life away."
"Since you are following me, do your part properly."
"If you earn merit, I will not treat you poorly."
"If you make mistakes, I will punish you as well."
Dugu Bo raised his head.
"Clear rewards and punishments?"
"Yes."
Ning Xian looked at him.
"I do not keep wastrels, nor do I retain useless people."
Dugu Bo immediately stood up.
A little more joy appeared in his eyes.
This time, he was completely certain.
He had truly found a mighty leg to cling to.
And that mighty leg would not merely offer him empty promises.
As long as he did his work, he would receive the corresponding rewards.
"I understand."
Dugu Bo cupped his hands and said:
"Senior, please give me whatever orders you wish from now on."
Dugu Yan looked at her grandfather.
She could tell that Dugu Bo had now submitted completely.
It was not because Ning Xian had suppressed him.
It was because what Ning Xian had given him far exceeded his expectations.
Ning Xian said nothing more.
He raised his right hand.
Mystic Yellow Radiance flowed from his palm.
The phantom of an ancient pagoda appeared behind him.
The pagoda had four tiers.
Every tier was covered in mystic yellow patterns.
Mountains, rivers, the sun, the moon, and stars continually shifted across the pagoda phantom's surface.
The instant the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda appeared, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well changed as well.
Crimson spring water shot into the sky.
The deep-blue icy pool spun rapidly.
The two origins of heat and cold surged out of the valley and straight into the clouds.
Dugu Bo's expression changed abruptly.
"Senior, this is..."
Ning Xian did not answer.
He raised his head and looked at the sky.
Two immense auras rose from the depths of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Crimson flames condensed into a massive dragon.
Its body was formed of flames, with golden light flowing between its scales.
On the other side.
Deep-blue frost transformed into an ice dragon.
The ice dragon's body was transparent, its horns and claws clearly visible.
The two massive dragons appeared above the valley at the same time.
Flames and frost intertwined.
The entire Sunset Forest fell silent at that moment.
Dugu Bo looked up at the two dragon phantoms.
"Dragon Kings?"
For the first time, genuine shock appeared on his face.
"How could there be Dragon Kings here?"
Dugu Bo had guarded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for many years.
He knew the two springs had extraordinary origins.
But he had never imagined that the auras of two Dragon Kings were hidden in their depths.
Dugu Yan also looked up at the sky.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul within her was circulating on its own.
An urge to submit rose from the depths of her bloodline.
The two massive dragons paid no attention to the outside world.
They circled slowly above the valley.
The fire dragon's and ice dragon's bodies intertwined.
The origins of heat and cold continually collided, then merged again.
The fragmented power originally scattered throughout the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well began gathering toward the two dragon phantoms.
Ning Xian closed his eyes.
The Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda slowly revolved behind him.
All four tiers lit up at once.
Countless mystic yellow patterns connected to the valley's earth veins.
The two dragon phantoms gradually grew solid.
Crimson scales emerged one after another.
The deep-blue dragon bones also rearranged themselves.
The shattered origins of the dragon souls gathered within the Mystic Yellow Radiance, slowly drawing toward the two dragon bodies.
Dugu Bo watched this scene without speaking for a long time.
"Senior."
He finally could not help asking:
"Are you reconstructing the bodies of the two great Dragon Kings?"
"Their bodies perished long ago."
Ning Xian said:
"What remains now is only their soul origins and some of their bones."
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well stored their power."
"The Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda can reorganize that power."
Dugu Bo's gaze fell on the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda.
"Can even gods do such a thing?"
"Gods may not necessarily be able to."
Ning Xian watched the two dragon phantoms.
"Without the power of creation, incomplete origins cannot be given complete forms again."
"As it happens, a wisp of the power of creation remains within the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda."
Dugu Bo was shaken once again.
He had never heard of the power of creation.
Yet from Ning Xian's words alone, he understood that it was a power far beyond soul power and soul rings.
The bodies of the two great Dragon Kings continued to reconstruct themselves.
The ice dragon's spine condensed first.
The fire dragon's claws followed closely behind.
Immense draconic might spread outward.
Soul beasts throughout the Sunset Forest prostrated themselves on the ground.
Soul masters closer to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well fell directly to their knees beside the mountain paths.
They watched the two dragon phantoms in the sky, but not one dared approach even half a step.
Above the valley.
The ancient mystic yellow pagoda held heaven and earth in subjugation.
The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings intertwined.
At that moment, the crimson and deep-blue powers formed an enormous curtain of light.
Meanwhile.
In the Star Dou Great Forest.
At the center of the Lake of Life.
Gu Yuena suddenly raised her head.
Her ever-calm purple eyes gleamed with silver light at that moment.
A familiar draconic aura reached her across a vast distance.
Gu Yuena looked toward the Sunset Forest.
"This is..."
Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and the Myriad Demon King turned at the same time.
A grave look appeared in Di Tian's golden eyes.
"A draconic aura."
Bi Ji gently raised her head.
"And there's more than one."
Gu Yuena did not answer.
She sensed the incompleteness and weakness within those two auras.
She also sensed another familiar aura.
That aura belonged to Ning Xian.
Gu Yuena's gaze passed through the forest and settled on the distant sky.
"He's in the Sunset Forest."
Di Tian's expression changed.
"My lord, Ning Xian is there?"
"Yes."
Gu Yuena watched the two Dragon King auras.
"He is reconstructing the Dragon Kings' origins."
Xiong Jun abruptly stood up.
"Dragon Kings can still be reconstructed?"
"The Dragon Kings' bodies perished long ago."
Di Tian stared into the distance.
"Even if their soul origins were preserved, it would be impossible for them to recover."
Gu Yuena shook her head gently.
"Ordinary power naturally couldn't accomplish it."
"But Ning Xian possesses the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda."
"That pagoda contains the power of creation."
Di Tian fell silent.
He had once seen Ning Xian take away the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda.
He also knew that the ancient pagoda was far more than it appeared to be.
Now, two Dragon King auras were coming from the Sunset Forest.
Clearly, Ning Xian had once again accomplished something they could not.
Gu Yuena raised her head and looked into the distance.
Her fingers gently touched the lake's surface.
Silver ripples spread outward, ring after ring.
"He still hasn't changed."
Di Tian asked quietly:
"My lord, should we go over?"
Gu Yuena was silent for a moment.
"Let's keep watching for now."
No sooner had she spoken than this happened.
Above the Sunset Forest, golden light suddenly gathered.
The vast aura of the Heavenly Dao once again enveloped the Douluo Continent.
In Spirit City.
Before the Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong raised her head and looked toward the firmament.
"The Sky Screen is about to begin another review."
Within the Worship Hall.
Qian Daoliu and the other worshippers walked out of the hall together.
They gazed at the distant Sky Screen, their expressions grave.
Within the Evil Demon Forest.
The Crystal Divine Crown floated above the Evil Emperor's head.
Its spiritual power had only just extended outward when the aura of the Heaven-Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda blocked it.
The silver divine runes within its enormous eye revolved slowly.
"Ning Xian again."
"What exactly is he doing?"
In the Far North.
The Snow Empress stood before the Ice Palace.
She held the Heavenly Frost Sword in her hand.
The Snowflake Divine Seal between her brows flickered softly.
She, too, looked toward the Sky Screen.
The Ice Empress stood beside the Snow Empress.
"Sister Snow, a new rundown is about to begin."
The Snow Empress nodded.
Her gaze, however, lingered in the direction of Sunset Forest.
There was a familiar aura there.
Compared to several hundred years ago, it was stronger and more unfathomable.
"Ning Xian is there."
The Ice Empress paused in surprise.
"You sensed him?"
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