Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well
After circulating the Frozen Sky Condensing Sea Art to examine Dugu Bo's condition, Yu Tianshuang sank into thought.
His condition was much better than expected. What blessed paradise had he relied on to suppress the poison in his body? Otherwise, in his condition, let alone cultivating to become a Titled Douluo, even surviving until now would have been in question.
"Senior Dugu Bo, whenever it's overcast or rainy, do you feel a numb itch beneath your ribs that gradually grows stronger and lasts for more than an hour, once at noon and once at midnight? And every night, around the third watch, do you feel a stabbing pain like needles piercing the Baihui acupoint at the crown of your head and the Yongquan acupoints in the soles of your feet, while your whole body goes into spasms, with the pain lasting at least half an hour?"
After examining Dugu Bo's condition, Yu Tianshuang asked.
With every sentence Yu Tianshuang spoke, Dugu Bo's eyes widened a little more. By the time Yu Tianshuang finished, his eyes were as wide as light bulbs. Then he sighed.
"You little brat, you're truly unbelievable. With level 26 Soul Power, you gravely injured Chen Xin's level 39 disciple, and you have such profound mastery of medicine too. You really are a Little Monster. So, can the poison in my body be cured?"
"From what I can tell, the poison in your body should have flared up and killed you long ago. Yet you're still fine and have even cultivated to the Titled Douluo realm. You must have spent a long time cultivating in a blessed paradise, delaying the poison's outbreak. But that method can only delay it, not solve the problem once and for all."
A blessed paradise? How come I didn't know I'd been cultivating in one all along?
Wait, could it be my herb garden?
"Little brat, I do often cultivate in my herb garden. The blessed paradise you're talking about must be my garden. It is rather strange: herbs that should take years to mature often do so in about a month. I think that must be the blessed paradise you mean."
Hmm... a blessed paradise that speeds up the growth of medicinal herbs? I could go take a look.
"Senior, I have two ways to deal with the poison in you and your granddaughter. One would affect your strength, but it's also the fastest. The other wouldn't affect your strength and would even increase it. But for the second method, I'd first have to see your herb garden and confirm my idea."
"Haha, good! I didn't expect you not only to be able to cure it, but to have two methods. Let's go see my herb garden first. After all, it's best if my strength isn't affected. If that really doesn't work, we can choose the first method."
"Grandfather, I'll go with Senior Dugu to see his herb garden first. After all, Senior Dugu has always taken good care of Lingling."
"It seems that over these nine years, not only has your talent in the sword been astonishing, but you also have such a gift for medicine. You're worthy of being the inheritor of my Seven Kill Sword. Good, go on."
"Lingling, you should stay here for now. When I return, I still have to learn the Slaughter Sect's inheritance from Grandfather."
"All right."
At the center of Sunset Forest, inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
A massive spring lay before them, its fiery pool on the left mingling and converging with its icy pool on the right. It truly was a blessed paradise formed from a spring favored by the heavens. One spring, twin pools; the two opposing forces restrained and gave rise to each other in an endless cycle. That was why the plants around the spring grew dozens of times faster.
The sight of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well confirmed Yu Tianshuang's idea, and he couldn't help marveling that a place like a yin-yang spring existed on Douluo Continent too.
"This is the most common kind of yin-yang spring, formed from the attributes of ice and fire. What a pity. A four-symbol spring or an eight-trigram spring would have been even better."
Dugu Bo understood only half of it and was utterly baffled.
"Little brat, just tell me: can my herb garden help me get rid of the poison without losing any strength? I really can't make sense of what you're saying."
"Although this is only the most basic yin-yang spring, using it to rid you of the poison, Senior, will be as easy as turning over my hand."
Yu Tianshuang observed it carefully for a moment. After finding the spring's source, he said to Dugu Bo, "Senior, I'll find you a medicinal herb at least a thousand years old. Then go to the point where the ice and fire springs meet, where I show you, and use the opposing forces of the springs to force all the poison in your body into the herb. Then, with the aid of the springs' mutually generating forces, consume the herb containing the poison and absorb and refine it again. That way, not only will the poison that has troubled you for years no longer threaten your life, but your strength will also rise by a great deal."
After explaining it to Dugu Bo, Yu Tianshuang selected a thousand-year-old Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid from near the spring and handed it to him.
"Remember, after entering the spring, force the poison into the flower's eight petals one by one. Once it's all inside, consume the entire plant, roots and stem included."
Dugu Bo took the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and drew a deep breath, then held the Immortal Herb as he entered the spring at the spot Yu Tianshuang had indicated.
After he entered, the spring water, which usually subjected him to a world of ice and fire whenever he approached, did not immediately freeze or burn him. It seemed the little brat was right. The forces converging at the source caused the ice and fire to restrain each other, but also to give rise to each other.
Putting aside his other scattered thoughts, Dugu Bo began following Yu Tianshuang's method, forcing the poison accumulated over his lifetime into the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.
Watching Dugu Bo at the spring's source, Yu Tianshuang began examining the medicinal herbs growing around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Hmm... I can use these few plants right now. Once Senior Dugu has dealt with his poison, I'll ask him for a few.
Three hours passed. By then, Dugu Bo had consumed the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and begun absorbing it.
"Whew~ Just as the little brat said, the poison that's troubled me all my life won't attack me anymore. And my Soul Power has reached level 93, and I feel I can keep breaking through. I used to fight with my hands and feet tied, but now I can let loose without worry. Hehe, Chrysanthemum Freak, just wait till I come looking for trouble."
Seeing Dugu Bo finish and walk toward him, Yu Tianshuang smiled. "How is it, Senior? Has your strength improved again?"
In high spirits, Dugu Bo patted Yu Tianshuang on the shoulder. "Little brat, from now on, if you need anything, just tell me. Even if it's poisoning Spirit Hall, I'll do it for you."
Yu Tianshuang's eyes lit up at Dugu Bo's words. "There's no need to poison Spirit Hall, but I do have a matter involving them that I'd like to ask you for help with, Senior. Could you go to Spirit City and help me find out what happened to my parents?"
Dugu Bo's face twitched. Then he said somewhat awkwardly, "Little brat, well... you might not know this, but I also have a bit of... you know, a dispute with Spirit Hall. But don't worry. I've happened to hear about your parents too. I'm going to Spirit City to look for someone this time anyway, so I'll do my best to find out about them for you."
Yu Tianshuang cupped his fists in thanks. "Sorry for the trouble, Senior."
Dugu Bo took Yu Tianshuang's hand and said, "You've done me such a great favor. You saved my life and even helped me increase my strength. After a kindness like that, of course I'll do my best to help you."
"One more thing, Senior. There are a few Immortal Herbs here at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that I can use. May I ask for a few?"
"Take whatever you like. They're only a few Immortal Herbs. Little brat, even if you cleared this place out, I'd be happy to let you, haha."
"That won't be necessary. I only need a few for now. I'll come back for more if I need them later."
The combination of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the Heavenly Mountain Snow Douluo Red can go to Yue'er, Senior Sister, and Sister Xue Wu to strengthen their offense, defense, and ice attribute.
The Aromatic Silk Beauty and Azure Moon-Sighting Grass can go to Lingling and Senior Sister Hairou to improve the quality of their Soul Power and their support effects.
The Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Sword Mist Jasper Bamboo can go to Grandfather.
But I can take all of these, haha.
As for the Immortal Herb formed by the ice spring, I can't fully bring out its effects if I absorb it now. I'll come back after I break through to level 30. By then, my ice attribute will improve even further.