"If you can cure Yanyan, what harm is there in giving you a few herbs?" Dugu Bo said calmly.
"It seems that Senior Poison Douluo truly loves Senior Dugu Yan. Don't worry, I've already devised a way to treat her."
Tell me about it.
Dugu Bo led Jun Yi to a small wooden courtyard. The two sat down on wooden chairs, and Jun Yi said, "Actually, there are two ways to treat you and Senior Sister Dugu Yan. The first is to use the two poisonous herbs that grow in the center of your herb garden, which are located on either side of the Ice Spring and the Fire Spring, respectively, absorbing the essence of extreme Yin and extreme Yang. They are named Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot."
"Are you referring to those two herbs, one extremely cold and the other extremely hot? Are those two herbs edible? Both of these herbs contain top-grade Yin poison and fire poison. I don't really understand their pharmacology, so I didn't pick them," Dugu Yan said slowly.
Jun Yi continued, "Yes, both of these herbs are extremely poisonous. Ordinary people who get within ten meters of them will be frozen or reduced to ashes within a short time. However, when these two extreme herbs are placed together, they neutralize each other, greatly reducing their toxicity. That is the only opportunity to consume them. After consumption, the two toxins, which are mutually repulsive, become complementary, having the effect of transforming the body. With some special methods of absorption, one can achieve the effect of being immune to water and fire."
"Immune to water and fire?" Dugu Bo was somewhat tempted, but his eyes remained hesitant. After all, herbs like this usually had side effects, which was one of the reasons why Dugu Bo, despite owning a herb garden, didn't use many herbs. But the biggest reason was that he didn't recognize most of the herbs in this area.
"Yes, but there are side effects. Both the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot are rare and precious herbs, and although they are highly poisonous, they can neutralize the poison in your body. However, at the same time, your poison skills will also be neutralized. I don't think you would agree to that."
Dugu Bo shook his head directly, indicating his refusal. "Just tell me the second method."
Jun Yi smiled faintly and explained the second method, "The second method is much simpler and will not reduce your strength either. The reason you were poisoned by the toxins is mainly because of the poison techniques you cultivated. They have long since become a part of your body, thus causing great damage. To preserve the deadly poison within your body without letting it harm you, we need to find a medium to store it. That medium is the Soul Bone."
"I believe you possess Soul Bone within your body, so by simply forcing the toxins from your body into the Soul Bone, the problem of toxin backlash can be resolved."
Upon hearing this explanation, Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. He said, "That's a good idea, but I've cultivated the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul for over seventy years. My body has long since become one with the poison. This poison isn't easy to expel. If I'm not careful, the backlash might only be more severe."
Jun Yi smiled and said, "I can assist you, senior. My Martial Soul is somewhat special; it can control the blood and toxins in your body and guide them into your Soul Bone. With the help of herbs, even if I can't help you integrate all the toxins into your Soul Bone, I can at least greatly reduce the pain you suffer on rainy days. Would you like to give it a try?"
"Then let's get straight to it." Dugu Bo immediately sat down to meditate, ready to detoxify Jun Yi without any apparent precautions, an attitude that left Jun Yi somewhat bewildered.
After all, in the original novel, when Tang San was interpreting the scriptures for Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo Tang San him, bit him with a snake, and even forced Tang San to swallow the poisonous pearl inside Dugu Bo body to prevent Tang San from causing trouble. Why is it that when it comes to their side, they just start doing the same thing?
"Senior, aren't you afraid I'll use some underhanded tactics?" Jun Yi voiced his doubts, wanting to know why Dugu Bo "trust" him so much? After all, he had just tried to kill him, although he hadn't used any deadly moves, it seemed like he was just testing him.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo smiled slightly and said, " Jun Yi, do you know how renowned your name is within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family?"
"I don't know." Jun Yi shook his head. He knew that Qian Renxue was behind all of this to consolidate her political position, so Jun Yi didn't say anything.
"Rumors circulate that you are a 'savior' bestowed upon the Heaven Dou Empire by the gods. In the future, you will surely become a leader of the Douluo Continent, and may even pursue that elusive realm." Dugu Bo's tone was very calm, as if he were stating something that everyone knew.
After listening to Dugu Bo's story, Jun Yi was shocked. He didn't even know he was so powerful. Although he knew Xue Qinghe was marketing himself, he didn't expect that he would market himself so ridiculously, even claiming that he was a gift from the gods to Heaven Dou. This was simply absurd.
"You believe these rumors too, senior?"
"At first, I naturally didn't believe it. But back then, at Ning Rongrong's tenth birthday banquet, Ning Fengzhi invited me to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. When I saw those strange Soul Tool, I believed it. The ingenious design and complex array of the Soul Tool amazed me."
"At that time, Ning Fengzhi subtly hinted that these things all came from your hands. It was then that I believed the rumor. To Innate Full Soul Power, to be able to forge a long-lost Soul Tool, and to be adopted by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family even after being abducted—so many coincidences have converged on you. If this isn't a miracle, what is it?"
Dugu Bo sighed from the side, but when his words reached Jun Yi's ears, Jun Yi was concerned with something else entirely:
" Uncle Ning revealed to outsiders that I was the one who created the Soul Tool back then? What was his reason for doing so? It seems that Qian Renxue also knew that she could create Soul Tool all along, but never mentioned it to me. What was her purpose in doing so?"
For a moment, Jun Yi suddenly felt his brain was overloaded. Although he was already 30 years old, in his previous life he was a silly 18-year-old male college student who had never been exposed to society. In this life, he had spent most of the past 12 years cultivating. As for these treacherous and complex power struggles, Jun Yi was like a child, knowing nine out of ten things but not the rest.
"It seems I'm still too inexperienced, underestimating these people. I still need more experience." Jun Yi suppressed his doubts and said to Dugu Bo, "So, is this why you trust me, senior?"
(End of this chapter)