Arrival at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, swallowing the infernal delicate apricot and octagonal mysterious ice grass!

Inside the room.

Dugu Bo sneered and tossed the Elder Token onto the table.

"Chrysanthemum Guan, how come I never knew an old bastard like you had a habit of playing nanny?"

"This brat must be from that so-called Golden Generation of your Spirit Hall. Why come looking for me instead of staying in Spirit City and cultivating properly?"

Before him, Yue Guan stood behind Tang San, his face dark with exasperation.

"Old Poison, if not for Xiao San's sake, I'd really like to give you another good beating."

"That mouth of yours is even more poisonous than your Martial Soul."

Tang San was getting a headache too. Dugu Bo truly lived up to being an old monster; the moment he opened his mouth, he insulted people. No wonder he was so unpopular.

Not to mention that he and Yue Guan had already fought several times. If they had not been at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the two would probably have started fighting again already.

"Enough. What do you want?"

Having just had his two great secrets exposed, Dugu Bo was in a terrible mood and paid little attention to anything else.

"If you've got gas, let it out. Don't tell me you're also going to claim you can cure my poison."

Hearing this, Tang San raised an eyebrow, keenly picking up on the word "also."

"Also?"

Looks like Gangzi and the others have made their move too. Unfortunately, it was the God King Tang who cured Dugu Bo's poison before. Gangzi and the others don't know the inside story, so they can only try their luck if they want to cure it.

Gangzi and the others still want these immortal herbs? What a joke.

Tang San smiled calmly. "As expected of Senior Dugu, your foresight is truly uncanny. I haven't even spoken, yet you already know why I've come."

"That's right. I can cure the poison in both you and your granddaughter!"

A green gleam flashed through Dugu Bo's eyes again. His gaze moved between Yue Guan and Tang San, the killing intent in his eyes plain to see, and the temperature throughout the room dropped considerably.

Two groups in a single day had exposed this secret outright. Did they really think he, Dugu Bo, had no temper?

"Are you going to say next that you need my immortal herbs?"

Tang San nodded. "That's right. Senior Dugu truly-"

Bang!

A muffled impact rang out, and a streak of green light slowly descended from midair. A flower appeared in Yue Guan's hand, swaying gently as he smiled.

"See? Getting worked up again. Old Poison, rein in that temper and hear Xiao San out."

Dugu Bo snorted coldly, no longer able to contain the anger on his face. Nine Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet.

"What is Spirit Hall planning? I'm warning you, if you're scheming against me, forget it!"

"You think you alone can come here and set me up, Chrysanthemum Guan? Ridiculous! Do you really think you've got me in the palm of your hand?"

In Dugu Bo's eyes, this was clearly no coincidence. There had to be some conspiracy targeting him behind it.

Tang San extended a hand, signaling for the two to calm down.

"Seniors, please calm down."

"Senior Dugu, I'm telling the truth. The poison inside you has already seeped into your marrow, and it can even afflict your descendants. As a Titled Douluo, you can still hold on, but what about your granddaughter?"

At the mention of Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo calmed down considerably. With a snort, he withdrew his Soul Rings.

"Why should I believe you?"

"I've spent decades of my life immersed in the art of poison, and even I can do nothing about the poison in my body. What could a mere greenhorn like you possibly do?"

This brat before him had a Titled Douluo accompanying him at such a young age. His identity certainly could not be simple.

Spirit Hall was no ordinary power. Even Dugu Bo was somewhat wary of it, or he would have killed him already.

"Simple. All I have to do is prove I'm better at poison than you, isn't it?"

Tang San chuckled. "You can poison me. As long as you take me to your medicinal garden, I'll be able to cure it, no matter what poison it is."

"Oh?"

This did pique Dugu Bo's interest. As the Poison Douluo, he had absolute confidence in his poison. This was the first time he had seen a greenhorn claim he could cure it with such unwavering certainty.

Dugu Bo said nothing, looking at Yue Guan instead.

Tang San followed his gaze and immediately understood.

"Don't worry. Elder Yue Guan won't come along. It'll be just me, and you can blindfold me."

Tang San knew Dugu Bo still suspected Spirit Hall had its sights on his medicinal garden, so he volunteered to go alone.

"Alone?"

For the first time, Yue Guan's expression changed slightly, anxiety showing in his eyes.

"Xiao San, that won't do. My mission is to keep you safe. You're the Supreme Pontiff's disciple. If anything happened to you..."

This was a genius the Supreme Pontiff had personally ordered him to protect. Yue Guan could not bear the responsibility if anything happened.

Tang San smiled and waved a hand. "Don't worry, Elder Yue Guan. Senior Dugu won't go too far."

At those words, Dugu Bo's gaze darkened. He had not expected the brat before him to be the Spirit Hall Supreme Pontiff's disciple.

Just as Tang San had said, however arrogant Dugu Bo might be, he would not go so far as to openly break with Spirit Hall. Now that he knew Tang San was Bibi Dong's disciple, he was even less likely to do anything.

If he really killed Tang San, the resulting enmity would be enormous. Dugu Bo might as well start preparing to flee.

Dugu Bo knitted his brows tightly. Only after a long while did he exhale a stale breath.

"I'll take you there. Let's see whether you really can cure poison."

"Brat, I'm warning you now. I'm a Titled Douluo. Even if you're the Supreme Pontiff's disciple, there's absolutely no chance of fooling me. Understand?"

As a Titled Douluo, he still had to have the pride befitting his rank.

Tang San nodded to show he understood.

"Sorry for the trouble, Elder Yue Guan. Please wait here for me a while."

With that, Dugu Bo took out a black cloth, blindfolded Tang San, and flew away with him, leaving a somewhat worried Yue Guan standing where he was.

Sunset Forest.

"We're here."

Dugu Bo spoke calmly and swept his hand. The black cloth over Tang San's eyes fell away on its own.

Before him lay a valley enclosed by sheer walls on all sides. With its uncanny craftsmanship, nature had carved this place into a natural bowl.

At the center of the valley, a hot spring flowed quietly, divided into two halves. One half was blazing hot as fire, the other freezing cold as frost. The two streams met in the middle yet remained distinctly separate, a profoundly mysterious sight.

It was none other than the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

Around the spring grew all kinds of plants in countless strange forms.

Snow silkworm, cinnabar lotus, singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, eight-petal immortal orchid, nine-grade purple ganoderma, infernal delicate apricot, octagonal mysterious ice grass...

All were rare and precious medicinal herbs scarcely seen in a thousand years.

Even Tang San's breathing could not help growing a little heavier.

This place really was the God King Tang's greatest early-stage cheat, one of the must-have stops in fanfiction. The immortal herbs definitely helped Shrek Academy enormously. Without them, the ceilings of the other six monsters would all have been much lower.

Dugu Bo noticed Tang San's excitement, and the corners of his lips rose slightly.

"Well? Even as the Supreme Pontiff's disciple, you've never seen a treasure ground like this, have you?"

For a moment, he too felt rather proud. Such a treasure ground was exceedingly difficult to find; otherwise, Dugu Bo would not have been so cautious.

Tang San looked at Dugu Bo and spoke slowly. "Indeed. With this treasure ground, I have complete confidence that I can cure the poison in both you and your granddaughter."

"But there's one condition."

Dugu Bo frowned at this.

"You're going to bargain with me?"

Tang San nodded. "Naturally. Otherwise, as the Spirit Hall Supreme Pontiff's disciple, why would I take on the thankless task of curing your poison?"

Hearing this, Dugu Bo seemed to think of something. "What I've feared most all my life is having my freedom restricted. I will never join Spirit Hall."

"However, if you really can cure me, I'm willing to do three things for you, so long as they don't cross my bottom line."

Tang San immediately said, "Deal."

This Old Poison really does have a strange temper. Even with Tang San's changed identity, it's still three conditions, not one more or one less. Interesting.

Dugu Bo sneered. "Enough nonsense. You should already be feeling your body going a little numb, shouldn't you?"

"Just now, I administered a mixture of five poisons. Colorless and odorless, it will gradually eat away at your body. You said yourself that you could cure poison. If you can't, I'll step in and spare your life, but there's no telling what lasting effects there might be."

"Hurry up and cure the poison in your body first. Prove your ability."

Bringing an outsider to this treasure ground was already Dugu Bo's greatest concession. Had the poison not tormented him day and night, he would never have brought anyone here.

Tang San said little. He summoned his Blue Silver Grass and sent it flying straight toward the two immortal herbs, the infernal delicate apricot and octagonal mysterious ice grass, flinging them both back toward him.

While the immortal herbs flew toward him, Tang San severed the Blue Silver Grass, then swallowed both herbs at the same time.

"You!"

Dugu Bo's expression changed. These two divine herbs were extraordinarily potent and lethally poisonous. He had always wanted to consume them but had never found a suitable method. He had not expected this brat Tang San to be so reckless as to swallow them outright.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

Dugu Bo roared in fury. This was the Supreme Pontiff's disciple! If he died here, there would be no explaining it. He even suspected Spirit Hall had deliberately sent a disciple out here for the sake of this treasure ground.

What Tang San did next left Dugu Bo even more dumbfounded.

Tang San charged toward the place where the extreme yin and extreme yang waters met. With a splash, his entire body sank into the spring.

"Did this brat just kill himself?"

Watching Tang San disappear into the spring water, Dugu Bo stood frozen, unable to believe his eyes.

This spring water was extraordinarily potent. Even he dared not remain in contact with it for too long, let alone a Soul Grandmaster.

Surely the moment he touched it, not even his bones would remain.

Almost the instant Tang San entered the spring, Dugu Bo began preparing to flee.