Half a month has passed in a flash.
After half a month of consolidation, his level 30 Soul Power was already fully developed and he was becoming more and more adept at using the enhanced life perception and control that came with the Martial Soul Evolution.
He could even vaguely sense that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was undergoing a subtle improvement in quality, blending with the aura of the immortal herbs filling the valley, becoming more vibrant and full of life.
Suddenly, a slight fluctuation came from the poison array at the entrance of the valley, and a familiar emerald green figure flashed in like Gui Mei, carrying an uncontrollable excitement and eagerness. It was Dugu Bo had been away from the valley for more than half a month.
"Young friend! I'm back!" Dugu Bo's voice arrived before he did, his tone full of smug satisfaction.
Lin Yan turned around upon hearing the voice, his face showing just the right amount of surprise and joy. "Senior, you're back? Judging from your expression, you must have had a very fruitful trip?"
"Hahaha! It's more than just a bountiful harvest!" Dugu Bo laughed loudly, his figure flashing as he appeared before Lin Yan, a hint of pride and satisfaction on his face. "Thanks to the method you provided, young friend, I've found an extremely suitable Soul Beast this time—a 60,000-year-old Deadly Scorpion! This beast is exceptionally ferocious, its venom potent, just what I need. As you suggested, I didn't kill it directly, but instead used Soul Power and poison techniques to slowly wear it down, exhausting its ferocity and resistance. Finally, when it was at its weakest, most unwilling, and most resentful, I killed it in one fell swoop! Sure enough, it dropped a top-grade Torso Soul Bone!"
As he spoke, Dugu Bo flipped his right hand, and a piece of bone, dark purple in color, emitting Youyou, cold light and a strong, sweet, fishy smell, appeared in his hand. The bone was shaped like a combination of a scorpion's body and tail hook, and its texture was crystal clear, as if it were carved from amethyst. It contained a huge and violent energy, especially the extremely pure scorpion venom, which made Lin Yan feel a faint stinging sensation on his skin even from a distance.
"A 60,000-year-old Life-Taking Scorpion Torso Bone!" A hint of amazement flashed in Lin Yan's eyes. "Congratulations, Senior! This Soul Bone is extremely compatible with your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul attributes, especially the poison attribute, which is of the same origin and mutually reinforcing. Using this as a guide to direct the toxins accumulated in your body will greatly increase the success rate!"
"Exactly!" Dugu Bo carefully put away the Soul Bone, his gaze fixed intently on Lin Yan. "Young friend, what you mentioned earlier about the method of guiding poison..."
"Don't worry, senior, I have already prepared all the necessary medicines," Lin Yan said with a smile.
He walked to a makeshift wooden frame and picked up several jade bottles and a jade bowl. The jade bottles contained a medicinal liquid that he had carefully prepared over the past half month, using various auxiliary medicines around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, combined with pharmacological knowledge from his previous life and the classics he had read in the Douluo Continent.
The principles behind preparing these medicinal solutions weren't too difficult for him. The core idea was "guiding" and "draining," rather than "resolving" or "confronting."
The poison in Dugu Bo's body is the original poison that has been entangled with his Martial Soul and Soul Power for many years. Forcibly dissolving it would be tantamount to crippling his own martial arts.
Therefore, the medicines Lin Yan chose were mostly those that had the effects of "unblocking meridians and activating collaterals", "guiding qi back to its origin" and "soothing rage", and were supplemented with a small amount of auxiliary medicine that could slightly stimulate the activity of toxins, making them easier to be attracted by the Soul Bone.
The process is similar to the traditional Chinese medicine theory of using gentle medicines to unblock blocked meridians and guide disordered qi and blood back to their proper channels. However, here, "qi and blood" are replaced by the more dangerous "erysipelas" and " Soul Power."
The principle of mutual generation and restraint of medicines remains consistent across different worlds. After Lin Yan transmigrated, as his cultivation improved, the difficult medical classics and herbal illustrations he was forced to memorize in his previous life became clearer and more profound in his mind. They corroborated each other with the herbalism of the Douluo Continent, causing his expertise in this area to improve rapidly.
He poured several different colored medicinal liquids into a jade bowl in a specific order and proportion, and gently shook it. The liquids mixed and emitted a strange fragrance that temporarily overpowered the strong smell of sulfur and herbs in the valley.
"Senior, please take this medicine. Then immediately fuse with that Life-Taking Scorpion Torso Bone. The medicine will activate the toxins in your body, making them more easily attracted to the same source aura emitted by the Soul Bone. What you need to do is circulate your Soul Power, using the Torso Soul Bone as the core, as if building a new 'poison core,' to gradually peel away and guide the toxins accumulated in your meridians and bones, eventually converging them into the Soul Bone for storage and refinement."
Dugu Bo took the jade bowl and, without the slightest hesitation, tilted his head back and drank the mixed medicinal liquid in one gulp. As soon as the liquid entered his stomach, it transformed into a stream of air that was both cool and warm, which quickly spread to his limbs and bones.
He immediately felt that the hidden pain and restlessness that had been lurking in various parts of his body like a bone-deep abscess seemed to have become more active, but not out of control, rather a more easily guided "flowing" state.
"What amazing medicinal power!" Dugu Bo exclaimed. Without delay, he immediately sat down cross-legged, took out the dark purple Torso Bone, and pressed it against his chest.
boom!
A powerful surge of Soul Power erupted instantly, the emerald green light intertwining with the dark purple radiance of the Soul Bone, enveloping Dugu Bo's figure.
A look of pain appeared on his face, clearly indicating that fusing with a 60,000-year-old Soul Bone Soul Bone was no easy task, especially one containing strong toxins and resentment.
But soon, the medicinal effects of Lin Yan's preparation began to take hold, a cool sensation protecting his heart and mind, greatly reducing the pain and mental impact brought about by the backlash from the Soul Bone.
At the same time, the medicine guided the toxins in his body, causing them to slowly converge towards the merging Torso Bone, like rivers flowing into the sea.
Lin Yan stepped back a distance, silently protecting Dugu Bo. He knew that this process would take time and could not be rushed.
Time flies, and half a year has passed since Dugu Bo returned to begin his detoxification process.
Over the past six months, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has become the place where the two of them reside most often. Dugu Bo's detoxification process is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it needs to be carried out in stages. Each time, a portion of the toxins is guided into his Soul Bone, and then time is spent adapting and stabilizing it. During this period, Lin Yan also needs to continuously adjust the formula of the auxiliary medicines according to his progress.
Through these frequent contacts and discussions, the relationship between the old and the young has become increasingly close.
Dugu Bo devoted his life to the study of poisons. He was a loner and rarely encountered a junior who could not only communicate with him about the use of poisons, but also often offer unique insights and whose temperament suited him.
Lin Yan did not reject communicating with Dugu Bo. He knew that "every medicine has some toxicity," and that medicine and poison are two sides of the same coin. Those who are proficient in pharmacology are often also well-versed in toxicology.
Discussions with Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo- level Grandmaster, broadened and deepened his understanding of the application of herbs. Many principles that he had only known superficially in his previous medical texts but not in terms of their underlying principles became clear under the verification of his Soul Power and Martial Soul system. His "medical skills" improved rapidly through the combination of theory and practice.