One Last Return to Sunset Forest Before the Tournament

The next morning.

Dong Jian, Li Man, and Dugu Yan left the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

There were only three people traveling with him.

Ye Lingling did not come.

The Soul Master Tournament is approaching.

The physical condition of the other members of the Imperial Fighting Team.

She also needs to give final confirmation.

not to mention.

This time it's not treatment.

Just an inspection.

Dugu Yan had a very easy time throughout the journey.

Even when they reached the outer edge of the Sunset Forest.

Still have the mood to ask back:

"How long has it been since you two last came?"

Dong Jian thought for a moment.

"It's been a long time."

Li Man said:

"The last time was around the time I was hunting for my Fourth Soul Ring."

Dugu Yan chuckled.

"You used to come here."

"It's not for digging for medicinal herbs."

"It's about absorption."

Dong Jian looked at her.

"It's not like we emptied it out."

"Almost."

"Very different."

The three of them were talking.

We have entered a familiar area.

The poison array is still active.

But Dugu Yan only reached the edge.

The internal array then opened on its own.

Obviously.

Dugu Bo already knew they had arrived.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

It's still the same as before.

The red and blue springs are adjacent to each other.

Extremely hot.

Extremely cold.

The surrounding area was filled with various medicinal herbs that were rarely seen in the outside world.

Dong Jian stood at the entrance.

I subconsciously glanced at it a few more times.

Every time I came here before...

People's attention will be drawn to the herbs first.

Which plant is suitable for whom?

Which one can be used?

Which one must be kept?

Now.

I didn't have any particular thoughts.

Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

The Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

His body and Martial Soul had already been altered.

Li Man's Aromatic Silk Beauty has also truly been integrated into the Green Jade Dragon Bamboo.

Continue searching for the next Immortal Herb.

Its significance is actually diminishing.

Dugu Bo walked over from the other end of the herb garden.

The first sentence is:

"Let's make this clear first."

"Three little devils."

"No one is allowed to touch my medicine this time."

Dong Jian's lips twitched.

"Senior."

"We didn't say we wanted to take it."

Dugu Bo sneered.

You didn't say that the first time you came.

Dong Jian fell silent.

Li Man lowered her head and smiled.

Dugu Yan walked over.

"Grandfather."

Dugu Bo's gaze lingered on his granddaughter for a moment.

His slightly teasing expression quickly disappeared.

"Right arm."

Dugu Yan rolled up her sleeves voluntarily.

A very faint turquoise pattern.

It extends from the inside of the right arm to near the elbow.

It's not ferocious.

It's even difficult to notice in normal times.

This was after the poisonous Right Arm Soul Bone gradually fused with the body.

A few external changes remain.

The Jade Sac Poison Storage.

It can neutralize any excess of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison.

It is temporarily stored in a special poison sac structure formed by the Soul Bone.

But it never eliminates the poison.

It simply removes the toxins that would otherwise accumulate in the body.

There's now another place where I can stop temporarily.

Dugu Bo placed his hand on his granddaughter's wrist.

Soul Power only circulates on the body surface and around the meridians.

There was no forced entry.

A moment later.

He frowned.

"I've been storing too much stuff lately."

Dugu Yan was clearly unconvinced.

"It hasn't reached its limit yet."

"Is it only considered a problem when things reach their limit?"

The match is about to begin.

"So what?"

Dugu Bo looked at her.

"To avoid having to make an adjustment."

"Preparing to gamble on the Soul Fighting Arena?"

Dugu Yan remained silent.

Dong Jian and Li Man did not interrupt.

At times like this.

Nothing they say is appropriate.

Dugu Bo raised her right arm.

"The venom sac can hold..."

"That doesn't mean there are no consequences for pretending all the time."

Your problem now isn't whether the poison will immediately backfire.

"It's because the storage time was too long."

The meridians in the right arm will become sluggish first.

Dugu Yan said:

"I don't feel anything."

"When you feel it."

"It's already affecting the battle."

Dugu Bo's tone was not harsh.

There was absolutely no room for negotiation.

"Put some out first."

"Rebalancing."

Dugu Yan finally nodded.

The process is not complicated.

At least.

It's much safer than the first time.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is a naturally formed environment of extreme cold and extreme heat.

It can help make changes in toxicity more apparent.

Li Man established six Green Jade Dragon Bamboo array eyes on the outer perimeter.

It wasn't to transfer Soul Power to Dugu Yan.

It's just a fixed environment and route.

To prevent some of the released toxic fumes from drifting into the medicinal herb garden.

Dong Jian stood on the other side.

The Yin-Yang Iron-Eating Beast did not fully possess him.

It simply utilizes its own adaptation to changes in temperature.

To aid in observing the surrounding environment.

Ye Lingling is not here.

Therefore, Dugu Bo himself was responsible for monitoring Dugu Yan's physical reactions.

"Start."

Dugu Yan's Right Arm Soul Bone lit up.

The turquoise patterns gradually deepened.

Wisps of dark green poisonous gas.

Release from the palms and around the forearms.

It's not an aggressive poisonous fog.

Rather, it is a portion of the toxins that has been stored in the Jade Sac Poison Storage for too long.

Li Man's formation immediately contracted.

Green Jade Dragon Bamboo is not poisonous.

Only the airflow and the range of movement are changed.

Draw the toxic fog into a pre-prepared, enclosed area.

Dong Jian didn't try either.

This type of poison.

This is not something that can be handled by Circular Force Redirection.

Poison is poison.

An attribute doesn't become pure power just because he can neutralize internal energy.

Half an hour later.

Dugu Bo raised his hand.

That's enough.

Dugu Yan stopped immediately.

The turquoise patterns on his right arm slowly faded away.

She moved her fingers.

make a fist.

Release it again.

My right arm, which I hadn't felt anything before.

It actually did become a little lighter.

Dugu Bo looked at her.

"You felt it?"

Dugu Yan nodded reluctantly.

"A little."

So don't mistake "I don't feel anything" for no problem in the future.

Dugu Bo turned around.

"Restocking the drug will have to be done slowly."

"Only adjustments today."

"Don't fill it up."

Dugu Yan followed.

He was still saying:

"The competition will last quite a while."

"I know."

"If I really encounter consecutive matches--"

"Then use less poison."

"..."

Dugu Yan's expression was not good.

But there was no way to refute it.

Dong Jian watched the grandfather and grandson walk away.

He said in a low voice:

"It can be controlled."

"That certainly doesn't mean it's solved."

Li Man nodded.

"She's only coming out of her body now."

"Let's move the problem to the Soul Bone."

"Moreover, the capacity of the Soul Bone is limited."

"Um."

Dong Jian suddenly thought of something.

"And what about Senior Dugu?"

Li Man also remained silent.

This is where the real trouble begins.

Dugu Yan was young.

The accumulation of toxins has not yet reached its most severe stage.

And just then, he obtained a poison-attribute Soul Bone with very high compatibility.

Dugu Bo, however, had been accumulating experience for many years.

I want to use the same method.

Required Soul Bone Level.

To bear.

Attribute fit.

Everything needs to be higher.

really.

After the afternoon inspection concluded.

Dong Jian took the initiative to ask a question.

Dugu Bo merely snorted coldly.

"Take care of yourselves first."

Dong Jian said:

So you still haven't found it?

Dugu Bo sat at the stone table.

There was no denial.

"Ordinary poison-attribute Soul Bone."

"I don't like it."

"Too weak to hold a grudge."

"Not a good fit."

"On the contrary, it might mix the two poisons together."

That's not a cure.

"That's courting death."

Dugu Yan frowned.

"Grandfather."

What's the rush?

Dugu Bo said:

"I'm not going to die yet."

He spoke of it casually.

But nobody really considers this the end of the matter.

Just now.

There really is no better way.

The competition is just around the corner.

Dugu Yan's situation has at least stabilized.

That was the main purpose of my return.

evening.

Dugu Bo did not chase them away.

Dugu Yan went to the other side to familiarize herself with the feeling after adjusting the Jade Sac Poison Storage.

Dong Jian and Li Man then slowly walked into the herb garden.

They didn't say what they were looking for.

There was no particular reason for avoiding anything.

It just happened naturally.

We walked back to the vicinity of that dark stone.

The white flowers are still there.

Pure white petals.

The center has very faint red markings.

Quietly growing on the Black Perish Stone.

The Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

When I first discovered it.

Neither of them knew how to explain that faint reaction.

later.

None of them picked them.

There was no further deliberate testing.

Li Man stood a few steps away.

"Still there."

Dong Jian said:

It would be strange if he wasn't there.

"Do you want someone else to take it from you?"

"This is Senior Dugu's place."

"Who dares?"

The two did not get too close.

He didn't reach out.

I only watched for a short while.

The flowers remained unchanged.

It's no different from ordinary herbs.

Dong Jian said:

Let's go.

"Um."

The two had just turned around.

Behind me.

The few very faint red lines in the center of the white flower.

It felt like I was gently touched by something.

Extremely short.

Extremely weak.

It only lit up for a fleeting moment.

Li Man suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Dong Jian also turned around.

The red light has disappeared.

"You saw it?"

Dong Jian asked.

"Um."

"We didn't do anything."

"I know."

Neither of them moved any closer.

A moment of silence.

Li Man left first.

"Don't worry about it for now."

Dong Jian followed.

Don't you want to know?

"Think."

"Then why don't you watch it?"

Li Man said:

"Because I saw it now."

There may not even be an answer.

Dong Jian didn't ask any more questions.

Night gradually fell.

Around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The difference between hot and cold mist began to become more pronounced.

Dugu Bo glanced at them from a distance.

Then I looked at the white flower in the herb garden.

They didn't say anything.

The next morning.

Dugu Yan completed the final status check.

The three prepared to return to the academy.

Before leaving.

Dugu Bo pointed to a row of old shelves outside the herb garden.

"Young Master Dong."

"Come over."

Dong Jian was taken aback.

What are you doing?

"The shelf you two left behind when you moved the medicine last time."

"It's crooked."

"Just lend a hand."

Dong Jian glanced at it.

"Senior."

"That was so long ago!"

Dugu Bo's eyes widened.

"Just help me up."

Dong Jian had no choice but to go.

Li Man stood to the side.

He was clearly trying not to laugh.

An old medicine rack was nestled between several pieces of ore.

One of the beams has cracked.

Dong Jian squatted down.

Just about to lift it.

Dugu Bo reminds you:

"Be gentle."

There's another medicine underneath.

Dong Jian had no choice but to stop.

No Martial Soul required.

Move the wooden frame away little by little.

There was a piece of ore with metallic edges next to it.

And that's why it was exposed.

"Move this one too."

Dugu Bo said.

Dong Jian reached out his hand.

Li Man suddenly glanced at the piece of ore.

The edges are very sharp.

She was about to speak.

Dong Jian had already placed his hand on it.

The next moment.

A very shallow bloodstain.

Slice it open from the palm.

Dong Jian paused for a moment.

Head bowed.

Blood beads had just begun to seep out.

The wound is very small.

It wasn't even a real injury.

"What's wrong?"

Li Man has already walked over.

Dong Jian raised his hand.

"Fine."

But she had already grabbed his wrist.

The jade-colored Soul Power lit up from their fingertips almost simultaneously.

Dong Jian looked at her.

She glanced again at her extremely thin wound.

"This..."

Li Man lowered her head to confirm.

He also fell silent for a moment.

really.

Too small.

So minor that it might not even need to be addressed.

The bleeding will stop on its own after a while.

Behind me.

The ever-quiet, Lovesick Heartbreak Red in the herb garden.

Central red stripe.

It lit up again.

This time.

Compared to last night.

Clearer.