Ice and Fire Body Tempering

Ning Fengzhi exchanged a glance with Sword Douluo, then took another jade box from his robes and pushed it toward Dugu Bo.

"Senior Dugu, would you be willing to become an honorary elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Dugu Bo had still been wondering what was inside the jade box. After hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, he hurriedly refused.

"No. Prince Xue Xing has shown me kindness. As a consecrated member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, I will not join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly.

"Senior, you misunderstand. I'm not asking you to be controlled by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. You would merely become an honorary elder of the Sect. Normally, you wouldn't need to stay there. Besides, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family have a good relationship, and we share the same enemy—the Spirit Hall. I imagine Prince Xue Xing won't object either."

Dugu Bo grew conflicted and stroked his beard with one hand.

"This..."

Seeing him hesitate, Ning Fengzhi added fuel to the fire.

"Why don't you take a look at the gift I prepared first?"

Dugu Bo opened the jade box and found another Spirit Bone lying inside. His heart immediately began to burn with excitement.

"This is the Right Leg Bone of a seventy-thousand-year-old Mandala Snake. It matches your attributes extremely well. What do you think? Would you like to reconsider my proposal?"

Ning Fengzhi's ability to spend money had to be said to have completely won Dugu Bo over. If he refused, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep for a long time. As for forcibly taking it—did he think Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword was a joke?

"Then I'll accept your offer with gratitude. Greetings, Sect Master. From now on, I'll be an honorary elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Haha, Senior, there's no need to be so polite. Just call me Fengzhi, like Sword Uncle and the others do."

Ning Fengzhi was extremely skilled at handling people and affairs. With just a few words, he made Dugu Bo feel exceptionally comfortable. He had gained both face and substance.

After finishing their business, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo bade farewell, leaving Ning Bei behind. Ning Bei had already told them that the Immortal Herb he had consumed required the aid of the spring eyes.

"Senior Dugu, I still need to borrow the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to assist with my cultivation. I'll have to trouble you to take me there."

"That's simple!"

Ning Bei greeted Dugu Yan, then followed Dugu Bo toward the depths of Sunset Forest. Dugu Yan was also about to absorb her Spirit Bone, so neither of them had any spare time for idle conversation.

When they arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well again, Dugu Bo looked at Ning Bei with concern. On the way, Ning Bei had already told Dugu Bo that he intended to enter the spring eyes to cultivate.

"Little Monster, don't do anything foolish. Even I don't dare approach those spring eyes."

"It's fine, Senior. You simply haven't mastered how to use the spring eyes. Just watch me."

Ning Bei waved his hand, then took out the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot and swallowed them together.

Under Dugu Bo's expression of utter disbelief, he jumped into the spring eyes.

The imagined scene of Ning Bei turning to ash or freezing into an Ice Sculpture did not appear. However, the way his face alternated between blue and red still made Dugu Bo's heart pound.

He secretly prayed that the Little Monster would be fine. Otherwise, Sword Douluo would definitely flay him alive.

Half an hour later, seeing that Ning Bei was unharmed, Dugu Bo rose and walked out of the valley. He still had to help Dugu Yan absorb her Spirit Bone, then force all the poison from her Martial Soul into it.

Ning Bei in the spring eyes knew nothing about what was happening around him. He only knew that his body was gradually growing stronger under the spring eyes' baptism.

Three days later, after resolving the poison in her body, Dugu Yan followed Dugu Bo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After absorbing the fifty-thousand-year-old Spirit Bone, Dugu Yan's Soul Power rose by four full levels, bringing her to level twenty-five. One had to know that she had only just obtained her Second Spirit Ring.

When they reached the edge of the spring eyes, the two of them looked anxiously at Ning Bei, whose head alone emerged from the spring water. Dugu Yan had merely approached the water, yet the alternating heat and cold had already made her extremely uncomfortable. It was easy to imagine how much pain Ning Bei must be suffering.

If Ning Bei in the spring water had known what they were thinking, he would certainly have scoffed, You're overthinking it. How uncomfortable could taking a bath be?

Another half-day passed before Ning Bei finally opened his eyes. With the help of the spring eyes, he had completely absorbed the medicinal power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. Turning his head toward the shore, he found Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan watching him with excitement in their eyes.

Ning Bei rose and leaped out of the spring water onto the shore. He simply hadn't expected that while his body could endure the spring water's baptism, his clothes could not.

A cry of alarm came from the side.

"Ah! You shameless pervert!"

Dugu Yan covered her eyes. Ning Bei reacted quickly and covered his vital parts, grumbling inwardly.

Big sister, did you really have to cover your eyes so ridiculously? With a gap that big, were you afraid you wouldn't be able to see anything?

With the mentality that whoever wasn't embarrassed would leave the embarrassed one embarrassed, Ning Bei calmly took clothes from his Soul Tool and slowly put them on.

After he was dressed, Dugu Yan lowered her hands as well, though her cheeks were slightly flushed.

Seeing that his own little cabbage might be stolen, Dugu Bo's expression immediately darkened, and he changed the subject.

"Kid, what effects did those two herbs you ate have?"

"The two herbs I ate are called the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot. Taking either one alone would be like consuming poison, but when both are taken together, their attributes cancel each other out. Absorbing their medicinal power can temper and strengthen the body."

Dugu Bo felt a pang in his heart after hearing this. Why did it seem that even obtaining two Spirit Bones hadn't been worth it?

After all, those were only the effects of two herbs. That brat had taken quite a few others as well. Some of them were probably no ordinary plants.

However, Dugu Bo wasn't actually upset. These medicinal herbs had always been nothing more than decorations here. He didn't know their specific effects and wouldn't dare eat them recklessly.

"Kid, do you recognize all the herbs here? Can you help find some that are suitable for Yanzi and me?"

After hearing him, Ning Bei found the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss and Earth Dragon Golden Melon nearby and handed them to Dugu Bo.

"This red herb is called the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss. Although it cannot be consumed, it can amplify poison by a thousand or even ten thousand times. I imagine you know how to use it, Senior."

Dugu Bo gazed fervently at the red herb in Ning Bei's hand. He had obtained the seventy-thousand-year-old Mandala Snake's leg bone, which had already increased his strength. Now that he had also obtained the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss, the effects of his poison would be amplified a thousandfold. This brat was practically his lucky star.

After handing the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss to Dugu Bo, Ning Bei began explaining the effects of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

"This golden melon may allow a snake-type beast Martial Soul to undergo Dragon Transformation. Even if Dragon Transformation is impossible, it can definitely strengthen the Martial Soul. It's suitable for Yanzi to eat."

Dugu Yan took the Earth Dragon Golden Melon with a delighted expression and gazed at Ning Bei with her large, sparkling eyes.

"Kid, remember this: never tell me what effects those herbs you obtained have again. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop myself from killing you with one palm strike."

After hearing the effects of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon again, Dugu Bo clutched his chest in pain. He could imagine how astonishing the other herbs' effects were. It felt as though he had missed out on tens of billions of Gold Soul Coins.

Ning Bei scratched his head awkwardly.

"Rest assured, Senior. I definitely won't show off in front of you."