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Ye Lengling said, "Ye Lan, now that you've found a way to treat Yanyan, you and Senior Dugu should leave at once and return swiftly!"
"I'm worried that the 'Jade Phosphor Poison' in Yanyan's body will flare up again!"
Seeing Ye Lengling's anxious expression, Dugu Bo offered some words of comfort:
"Lengling, you don't need to be overly concerned about Yanyan's poison. Once the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison' acts up, the next flare-up will be at least a month away." After Dugu Bo finished speaking, Ye Lengling's heart finally settled.
Dugu Bo continued, "Although there's no immediate rush, I am quite curious to know what effects those poisonous herbs truly have."
"Back then, I carefully selected a single medicinal herb from the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"But after I consumed it, the poisonous herb, along with the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison,' erupted violently inside my body!"
"If I hadn't relied on the extreme cold and extreme heat of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I might have already been reduced to a pile of dust!"
Ye Lan responded, "Since that is the case, then Grandpa Dugu and I shall head to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to see what medicinal herbs might be there to treat the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'."
"Lengling, you stay here and continue to look after Yanyan!"
"Alright, be careful on your journey!" Ye Lengling nodded in agreement.
The two of them left the courtyard just as the sky was beginning to brighten.
"The light is perfect, very convenient for traveling! Little Lan, let me give you a taste of how a Titled Douluo flies!" Dugu Bo chuckled.
"Okay!" Ye Lan nodded.
However, Ye Lan wasn't overly expectant; after all, he was someone who had personally experienced the flight of a 'Twelve-Winged Origin Angel'.
After gripping Ye Lan's shoulder, Dugu Bo began to circulate the soul power within his body.
Before long, a green surge of soul power started to envelop both of their bodies.
Dugu Bo and Ye Lan began to ascend slowly into the air. After reaching a certain altitude, Dugu Bo accelerated, flying swiftly in a single direction.
Using his soul power to transmit his voice, Ye Lan asked, "Grandpa Dugu, where is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? How long will it take for us to fly there?"
"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is located in the Sunset Forest, and the Sunset Forest is southeast of Heaven Dou City."
"It will likely take us about half a day to fly there!"
"That's so far!" Ye Lan exclaimed with a sigh.
"In that case, let's try this soul skill!" Ye Lan suggested, struck by a sudden idea.
"What soul skill?" Dugu Bo asked, puzzled. Ye Lan didn't answer him directly but instead began to use his Formless Form to part the air before them.
After activating 'Flash', a golden arc gradually formed in front of Dugu Bo and Ye Lan.
Dugu Bo's flying speed instantly increased by one hundred and fifty percent!
"Little Lan, what kind of soul skill is this? It can actually amplify my flight speed?!" Dugu Bo exclaimed in astonishment.
"Hahahaha, this isn't a soul skill, but rather a spiritual power skill!" Ye Lan laughed heartily.
After Dugu Bo's flight speed increased once more, their current velocity surpassed anything Ye Lan could have imagined.
Countless mountain peaks, forests, and lakes started to blur into afterimages as they rocketed past!
Unfortunately, after just a few minutes, Ye Lan's spiritual power was nearly depleted.
Nevertheless, Dugu Bo greatly praised Ye Lan's spiritual power skill; this kind of speed enhancement that ignored rank differences was simply too terrifying.
Half a day later.
Just before noon, Dugu Bo and Ye Lan finally arrived at the foot of a large hill.
The hill's full appearance was completely obscured by encircling layers of poisonous mist, making it impossible to see its specific features. Only the rounded top of the hill could be vaguely discerned. "Little Lan, don't stray too far from me. I'll help you break through the poison formations!" After speaking, Dugu Bo once again enveloped Ye Lan with his verdant soul power.
Following Dugu Bo's every step, Ye Lan passed through the first formation of green poison, then a second formation of red poison, and finally a third formation of black poison.
The acrid smell in the air grew stronger and stronger for Ye Lan, and suddenly, he detected the scent of sulfur in the atmosphere!
By now, Ye Lan and Dugu Bo had already passed through the three poison formations and had arrived at the base of the hill.
At this point, the hill's entire appearance was finally revealed. Its exterior was barren, devoid of any grass or trees.
But the colors of the hill were absolutely stunning; upon its yellow rocks were layered clusters of color that resembled a vibrant sunset glow!
Before Ye Lan had a chance to fully take in the hill's appearance, he was led by Dugu Bo to its summit.
Standing on the edge of the hilltop, Ye Lan discovered something surprising.
The top of the hill was not flat ground but was instead a sunken natural crater!
Unlike the hill's exterior, the inside of the crater was filled with a dense white mist and unique, partially hidden vegetation.
Judging these plants by their appearance alone, even Ye Lan, who had read numerous encyclopedias on soul beasts and plants, could not recognize the vast majority of them.
Without much time for further observation, Ye Lan followed Dugu Bo into a valley located within the crater.
In the middle of the valley lay an oval-shaped pool, from which billows of steam constantly rose! It seemed that this was the source of all the moisture within the crater.
The oval pool was exactly as Dugu Bo had described it, perfectly divided into two.
On the left was the extremely cold, milky-white spring, and on the right was the extremely hot, crimson, constantly churning spring.
The waters of the extremely cold and extremely hot springs were starkly demarcated, with neither side encroaching upon the other.
As Ye Lan followed Dugu Bo to the boundary where the ice and fire springs met, he felt an unprecedented chill!
Even with his current physical constitution, he found it somewhat difficult to withstand this intense cold.
The reason Ye Lan didn't feel the scorching heat from the fire spring was likely because his fire immunity had nullified the intense temperature.
At that moment, Dugu Bo asked, "Little Lan, how is it? Have you discovered anything?"
"Can Yanyan consume any of the poisonous herbs nearby?"
Ye Lan casually glanced over the various distinctive immortal herbs but did not rush to a conclusion.
Although he vaguely remembered the descriptions of the immortal herbs from the original story, if he misidentified one and consumed the wrong herb, the consequences would be disastrous!
"Grandpa Dugu, please wait a moment. Let me connect with these plants," Ye Lan replied. Then, Ye Lan sat cross-legged before the pool of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.
Seeing Ye Lan actually begin to meditate, Dugu Bo immediately used his soul power to shield him.
This was to prevent the extreme cold and heat emanating from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well from interfering with Ye Lan.
Once Ye Lan felt the chilling sensation disappear, he slowly immersed himself within his Blue Silver consciousness.
At the center of his Blue Silver consciousness, the giant sun remained as always.
What was different from Ye Lan's usual meditation sessions at Heaven Dou Royal Academy was that the number of stars in his Blue Silver consciousness was fewer, but their size and brightness were incomparable to any of the other plants.
After Ye Lan had been sitting for several minutes, Dugu Bo noticed with amazement that the countless plants surrounding their bodies began to bow in Ye Lan's direction.
At this moment, Ye Lan seemed to have become the center of all living things; he was like a 'wood-attracting lodestone,' irresistibly drawing the countless immortal herbs towards him.
The trembling posture of these immortal herbs clearly expressed their excitement.
Within his Blue Silver consciousness, Ye Lan began to make contact with the shining stars one by one.
First was a star that emitted an ice-blue glimmer. After Ye Lan's consciousness touched it, he immediately received all the information about this star!
Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass: Age: 100,000 years; Properties: White, octagonal shape, odorless, a poison of the extreme ice attribute; Consumption Requirement: Requires an ice-attribute martial soul for internal consumption.
Can be fused with the Infernal Fire Apricot using water-attribute soul power to create the Ultimate Water Immortal Herb.
Can be consumed together with the Infernal Fire Apricot. After withstanding the poison of ice and fire, one can obtain a body of ice and fire immunity.
After reading the information about the 'Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass,' Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief internally.
It turned out that even with immortal herbs, he could still obtain their intrinsic information.
When he saw the details of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Ye Lan's eyes lit up.
Consuming the 'Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass' and the 'Infernal Fire Apricot' together and relying on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could grant him immunity to both ice and fire.
However, for him, this effect wasn't particularly significant.
After all, he already possessed fire immunity. The greatest fear for a plant-type martial soul was the fire attribute; as for ice immunity, Ye Lan didn't place much importance on it.
Since the 'Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass' and the 'Infernal Fire Apricot' could also be fused to create 'Ultimate Water.'
Then he could supplement his martial soul's water attribute, upgrading it to the 'Ultimate Water' attribute.
He recalled that when he obtained the 'Ancient Beast's Touch' soul ring skill, he had given up the 'Boundless Ocean's' Ultimate Water passive in favor of the 'Blue God Prophet' skill.
Now, Ye Lan felt increasingly fortunate about his original choice to select 'Blue God Prophet'. This way, he could not only have the 'Blue God Prophet' skill but also obtain Ultimate Water!
Moreover, Ye Lan wasn't sure what changes would occur to a martial soul with three ultimate attributes.
Suppressing his excitement, he began to examine the 'intrinsic' information of the other immortal herbs.
The description of the 'Infernal Fire Apricot' was quite similar to that of the 'Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass,' with the only difference being that one was ice and the other was fire.
Next, Ye Lan made contact with a golden star:
Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum: A neutral-aspected immortal-grade medicinal herb. Consuming it circulates vital energy to the four limbs and clears the eight extraordinary meridians, making it possible to cultivate an indestructible vajra body.
Method of Consumption: Eat the pistil first, then the petals. Do not eat the stem and roots.
This immortal herb could be given to Zhuqing. Zhuqing was currently following the path of a speed-type Soul Master, which places high demands on one's physical conditioning.
On the surface, speed-type Soul Masters specialize in speed, but in reality, their path requires a completely balanced development of all attributes.
With this immortal herb, Zhuqing would surely be able to advance much further on her path as a speed-type Soul Master.
As Ye Lan continued to access the information of the immortal herbs, he became increasingly proficient.
Finally, he directly activated his 'Eight-Sided Exquisite Heart,' drawing all the consciousness-stars of the nearby plants to the side of his sun in one go.
Information about one plant after another began to appear in Ye Lan's mind.
There were those that had appeared in the original work, like the Snowy Swan's Kiss, Yearning Autumn Water Dew, Narcissus Jade Beauty Bone, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Exquisite Scented Tulip, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, Ninth Grade Dragon Tallow, and the Ethereal Fragrance Silk Immortal Grade.
There were also immortal herbs that Tang San had never recognized: Star Illusion Dream Grass, Primordial Chaos Immortal Grass, Soul-Restoring Genesis Flower, Verdant Wood Spirit Ginseng, Vein-Cleansing Glazed Vine, and many others.
In addition, there were many spirit herbs that didn't reach the immortal grade but were still exceptionally rare.
Such as:玄蛇藤 (Xuan She Teng - Profound Serpent Vine), 土蛇花 (Tu She Hua - Earth Serpent Flower), 紫雷草 (Zi Lei Cao - Purple Thunder Grass), 風靈草 (Feng Ling Cao - Wind Spirit Grass), 逐風花 (Zhu Feng Hua - Wind-Chasing Flower), and so on.
A short while later, Ye Lan slowly opened his eyes.
Seeing Ye Lan awaken, Dugu Bo's eyes lit up: "Little Lan, how did it go?!"
"Can any of these poisonous herbs cure Yanyan's 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'?"
Ye Lan nodded and said, "Grandpa Dugu, come with me."
In a little while, Ye Lan led Dugu Bo to stand before the Ninth Grade Dragon Tallow.
"Grandpa Dugu, this immortal herb is called the Ninth Grade Dragon Tallow. Don't be fooled by its ordinary appearance, looking like a large mushroom. In reality, this fungus was nurtured by dragon's blood, and its body contains exceptionally pure dragon blood!"
"Both Yanyan's and your martial souls are of the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent' type, and there are many evolutionary paths for a serpent."
"But the dragon is undoubtedly one of the ultimate evolutionary paths for a serpent. As long as you or Yanyan consumes this 'Ninth Grade Dragon Tallow'..."
"Then the Jade Phosphor Serpent will evolve into the Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor!"
"By relying on the dragon body's natural resistance to poison, the Jade Phosphor Poison can be resolved at its very root."
This was a piece of information Ye Lan had learned from the intrinsic information of the 'Ninth Grade Dragon Tallow'; that consuming it would allow serpent-type martial souls to evolve into dragon-type martial souls.
Dugu Bo's face filled with excitement as he said, "Then I won't eat it. Let's save this immortal herb for Yanyan! As long as Yanyan's martial soul can evolve into the Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor and solve the hereditary problem of the Jade Phosphor Serpent, I'll be able to face my ancestors when I descend to the underworld!"
Ye Lan murmured, "It's a pity there's only one 'Ninth Grade Dragon Tallow'."
Dugu Bo said, "It's alright, Little Lan. I've lived long enough anyway. From now on, I'll entrust Yanyan to your care."
"Grandpa Dugu, who said you've lived long enough? I have another way to solve the 'Jade Phosphor Poison'," Ye Lan stated.
Dugu Bo's eyes brightened, "Oh? Besides the 'Ninth Grade Dragon Tallow,' are there other herbs that can cure my poison?"
Ye Lan nodded and pointed his finger towards the intersection of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Growing there was a serene, three-foot-tall pink flower. Each of its petals looked as clear and translucent as a piece of crystal.
"Grandpa Dugu, this immortal herb is called the 'Ethereal Fragrance Silk'. Although it is not poisonous itself, it has the ability to neutralize other poisons."
"It is the nemesis of all toxins. As long as you consume it, all the poison in your body will dissipate. The side effect is that your poison skills will also vanish."
Dugu Bo nodded, saying, "When I can no longer hold on, I will consume this immortal herb!"
Ye Lan continued, "That is one method. There is also a second method."
"Oh? Little Lan, what other method is there?"
"The reason you and Yanyan are poisoned is that your martial souls continuously produce 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'. This 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison' has nowhere to go, so it can only continuously corrode your physical bodies. Over time, even the weakest poison will develop into a potent toxin, not to mention the accumulated 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'."
"Therefore, you just need to guide the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison' into a soul bone, using the soul bone as a storage container for the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'. This way, the poison will no longer erode your physical body."
"So that's how it is! I really don't know how your mind works," Dugu Bo said, his face alight with excitement.
Ye Lan continued, "But this is merely a temporary solution. No matter the container, its capacity is finite. If you use this method, there will come a day when the soul bone can no longer hold any more 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison'!"
Ye Lan thought about the method Tang San had taught Dugu Bo in the original story, and he could only describe it as truly malicious.
A soul bone could not fundamentally solve the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent' poison. As it accumulated over the years, the soul bone would absolutely become a ticking time bomb!
The fact that the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent' martial soul no longer existed on the Douluo Continent ten thousand years later was a testament to this!
After all, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well nominally belonged to the Dugu family.
If Tang San didn't scheme to the death of the Dugu family, he wouldn't be able to inherit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so openly.
Otherwise, how would it look for the dignified Sea God Tang San to occupy someone else's medicinal garden? The Sea God could not have the slightest stain on his reputation!
Dugu Bo sighed, "We can only endure for as long as we can. As long as Yanyan's martial soul evolves, I will be content."
"Grandpa Dugu, a soul bone might not work, but that doesn't mean other things won't!" Ye Lan said with a smile.
"Grandpa Dugu, have you cultivated a poison pellet?" Ye Lan asked.
"That's right. Although the poison pellet can gather the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison,' it also has its limits. Moreover, concentrating this poison pellet consumes a large amount of my soul power," Dugu Bo explained.
Ye Lan said, "Grandpa Dugu, I have considered a cultivation method. I wonder if you would be willing to give it a try?"
"Oh? What kind of cultivation method?" Dugu Bo asked, intrigued.
"When a Soul Sage breaks through to become a Soul Douluo, the soul power in their body transforms into a liquid state."
"And when a Soul Douluo breaks through to become a Titled Douluo, the soul power in their body transforms from a liquid to a solid state."
"Grandpa Dugu, although you are already a Titled Douluo, the solid-state soul power in your body can actually be purified even further!"
"Little Lan, what you mean is?" Dugu Bo asked, puzzled. "Grandpa Dugu, you can use the poison pellet as a core and continuously revolve the soul power within your body around it."
"You would then compress your body's poison-attribute soul power, along with the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison' and the poison pellet, all together!"
"During this compression process, your body's soul power reserves will decrease. At this point, you just need to continuously use the vortex's attractive properties to absorb external soul power."
"Ultimately, within your dantian, you will compress the 'poison pellet' soul power and the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison' into a poison-attribute 'Soul Core'!"
"In my vision, the 'Soul Core' can increase a Soul Master's soul power recovery speed. Although a Titled Douluo can already recover soul power during battle, with the existence of a 'Soul Core,' its compressed nature would make his soul power recovery speed even more terrifying!"
"And most importantly, once the poison-attribute 'Soul Core' is formed, it can continuously absorb the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison' from your body."
"This way, the 'Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison' will not only cease to harm your physical body, but it will also further enhance the quality of your poison-attribute soul power!"
Dugu Bo excitedly grabbed Ye Lan's shoulders, exclaiming, "Little Lan, you are truly a savior sent from the heavens to rescue the Dugu family! Hahahahaha!"
Seeing Dugu Bo's look of renewed hope, Ye Lan felt genuinely happy for him in his heart.
Ye Lan wasn't worried about whether Dugu Bo could condense a 'Soul Core'.
One must understand that the primary purpose of a 'Soul Core' is to break through to the Titled Douluo realm.
Asking a Titled Douluo to condense a 'Soul Core' in reverse would be like having a university student beat up a kindergarten child, wouldn't it?
After Dugu Bo's excitement subsided, Ye Lan shared the final piece of good news, to prevent Dugu Bo's joy from turning into sorrow.
"Grandpa Dugu, do you see that immortal herb over there?" Ye Lan asked, pointing to another plant.
"What immortal herb is this?" Dugu Bo looked quizzically at a snow-white, slender immortal herb that resembled a swan's neck. Each of its leaves looked as if it was about to drip with water.
Ye Lan explained, "Grandpa Dugu, this is the 'Snowy Swan's Kiss'. It is not poisonous itself, but it can enhance the toxicity of poisons and stimulate the growth of toxins."
"Grandpa Dugu, once you have condensed your poison-attribute Soul Core, you can then ingest this 'Snowy Swan's Kiss'."
"The 'Snowy Swan's Kiss' will further stimulate the poison attribute of your Soul Core, multiplying its toxicity. In this way, I'm afraid your Soul Core will reach the level of Ultimate Poison!"
"Ultimately, your Ultimate Poison will be on par with the Spirit Hall's Pontiff, making your martial soul the number one poison-attribute martial soul on the Douluo Continent!"
"Ahahaha, Chrysanthemum Guan! Just wait until this old man has cultivated 'Ultimate Poison' and see how I deal with you!" Upon hearing Ye Lan's description of the 'Ultimate Poison' Soul Core, Dugu Bo immediately thought of his arch-nemesis, Chrysanthemum Douluo.
Dugu Bo looked at Ye Lan with a face full of satisfaction and said:
"Little Lan, since you recognize all these immortal herbs, you should go ahead and collect all of them."
"Consider these immortal herbs as Yanyan's dowry; I'm giving them all to you. You can decide how to distribute them!"
"Doesn't Lengling's martial soul also have a defect? See if you can find a solution for it as well!"
"Alright, I will make good use of these immortal herbs!" Ye Lan promised.
Afterward, Dugu Bo took out a blue leather pouch from his robes and handed it to Ye Lan, saying, "Ye Lan, this is a 'Wishful Hundred Treasures Pouch.' Although it can't compare to your storage ring, the 'Wishful Hundred Treasures Pouch' can store living things!"
"You should use this 'Wishful Hundred Treasures Pouch' to store this dowry."
Ye Lan nodded and accepted the 'Wishful Hundred Treasures Pouch'!
Subsequently, Ye Lan began his operation to harvest the immortal herbs.
Whenever Ye Lan approached an immortal herb, the plant would have already bowed down against his leg.
To pick these immortal herbs, Ye Lan had no need for any metal or jade tools.
After Ye Lan summoned his slender Blue Silver Grass to bind the roots of these immortal herbs, the plants willingly offered themselves to him.
Ye Lan then controlled the Blue Silver Grass to place these freshly harvested immortal herbs into the 'Wishful Hundred Treasures Pouch'.
The immortal herbs that had been picked still had their roots left, and Ye Lan did not neglect these bare roots.
He cut open his palm and circulated the soul power within his body.
The blood from his palm, glowing with a green light, began to drip onto the roots of the immortal herbs. After several dozen drops of this blood of life, new shoots sprouted from the bare roots of these immortal herbs.
Seeing that these immortal herbs had survived, Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
He had no desire to completely wipe out all the plants in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Just like this, for every immortal herb Ye Lan harvested, he would water its roots with his blood of life.
One by one, the immortal herbs were transformed into immortal saplings.
Due to the significant amount of blood Ye Lan had lost, he noticed that his internal soul power was beginning to run low.
At this moment, Ye Lan discovered that the Radiant Life within his body began to actively absorb sunlight!
The sun's rays were replenishing his life force through the Blue Silver Grass.
In other words, the life force of his Blue Silver Grass could now be supplemented not only by his soul power but also by solar energy!
Clean, environmentally friendly, and sustainable...
After Ye Lan finished harvesting the immortal herbs he needed, Dugu Bo carried him and flew nonstop back towards Heaven Dou City.
Beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Two extremely faint yet terrifying auras began to awaken.
"Brother Fire, that person possesses a martial soul with dual ultimate attributes. Could he become a new god in the God Realm in the future? Should we...?!" the remnant consciousness within the ice-blue dragon skeleton inquired.
Another set of red dragon bones slowly manifested a weak consciousness and replied:
"Humans cannot be trusted! Many descendants of our soul beasts died in that divine war; the chain of hatred between humans and soul beasts has not been broken! Even now, the God Realm still forbids soul beasts from ascending to godhood. Can this person alone break the rules of the God Realm?"
"Besides, even if a dual ultimate attribute martial soul becomes a god, they will only be a first-level god at best. The revival of our Dragon Clan must await the return of the Dragon God!"
The other ice-blue consciousness anxiously retorted, "But..."
"Continue to slumber. We do not have much time left. Besides, he is already long gone..."
(End of chapter)