Chapter 69: Treatment
The next day, before the mountain mist had dissipated, Dugu Bo's figure landed near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well like a gentle breeze, his slightly pale face unable to hide the smile floating upon it.
Exactly as Lin Yang had predicted, after Dugu Yan consumed the earth dragon golden melon, her Martial Soul underwent a benign mutation.
It evolved from an Azure Phosphorus Serpent into an Azure Phosphorus Poison Flood Dragon; although it had not yet become a Dragon, the Martial Soul's strength was more than a level higher than before.
Even her Soul Power had directly made a Breakthrough from Rank twenty-seven to Rank thirty; her true Soul Power Rank would only be known after she obtained a Soul Ring.
A heart-ailment of many years had been easily resolved, leaving Dugu Bo excited all night, which was why he couldn't wait to rush over early in the morning.
"Kid, I'm here—?"
Halfway through his sentence, Dugu Bo's voice came to an abrupt halt.
The medicine garden was quiet, with only a layer of faint white mist drifting through it; nothing seemed to have changed in the surroundings, but Lin Yang was gone.
"Lin Yang?"
Dugu Bo tried calling out, his voice echoing in the valley, but there was no response.
His expression changed instantly!
A poison formation was laid out around the entire medicine garden, and he was certain Lin Yang had not left this place, which meant there was only one possibility...
He turned to look at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a thought involuntarily surfacing in his mind: This kid couldn't have fallen into the spring, could he?
Damn it!
Dugu Bo cursed inwardly, unable to help but feel regret.
Even he didn't dare to stay long in this ghostly place; how had he been so crazed yesterday to let that kid stay here alone?
Now look what happened; if he fell into that spring, even his bones probably wouldn't be found.
Thinking of this, Dugu Bo sighed softly.
Immediately, his Soul Power surged, protecting his body as he tried to walk toward the spring.
No matter how you looked at it, this kid was his granddaughter's benefactor.
Having fallen into the spring, there was no way the person could be saved.
By going over now, he might still be able to fish out a few bones.
He could set up a tombstone later and have Yan Yan come to pay her respects every year, which would fulfill the debt of gratitude for yesterday's life-saving favor!
It was just a pity for such a Genius to die silently in this medicine garden.
Before he could get close, his foot suddenly tightened.
Dugu Bo was startled and looked down to see a strand of Blue Silver Grass had silently wrapped around his ankle.
Blue Silver Grass?
Why would there be Blue Silver Grass here?
Without time for much thought, Dugu Bo frowned and lifted his foot, intending to break free.
But the grass stem was unexpectedly tough; he actually failed to break free with that step.
"Hmm?"
With a surge of Soul Power, that strand of Blue Silver Grass was instantly ground into powder.
But in the next second, more Blue Silver Grass surged from all directions like spiritual snakes, frantically spreading, Binding, and climbing around Dugu Bo's feet.
Its purpose was singular: to prevent Dugu Bo from approaching the spring!
By now, Dugu Bo also realized something was wrong; he gave a cold snort, his gaze instantly locking onto the area where the Blue Silver Grass was most dense.
Ah Yin appeared extremely unique, surrounded by a cluster of Blue Silver Grass like stars around the moon.
"It's actually a Soul Beast?"
Dugu Bo's expression shifted; he was certain this special Blue Silver Grass was definitely not something from his medicine garden.
Or perhaps the kid's death was related to this thing.
At this thought, a flash of ruthlessness appeared in Dugu Bo's eyes, and he raised his hand, about to destroy this Blue Silver Grass.
It was merely a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast; to him, it was a matter of moving a finger.
Just as Dugu Bo was about to act, a sound suddenly came from the nearby spring.
"Your Excellency, please stay your hand!"
A figure leaped out from the confluence of the icy and fiery springs and landed steadily on the ground; it was Lin Yang.
Dugu Bo stared at Lin Yang standing alive before him, his eyes glazed, a trace of disbelief remaining on his face.
"Kid, where were you just now?"
"Junior was in the spring water to Cultivate," Lin Yang explained with a slight bow.
"I lost track of time for a moment, causing a misunderstanding; I hope Your Excellency can forgive me."
"You said you were cultivating where?" Dugu Bo's voice rose several pitches.
"Under the spring water?"
Lin Yang nodded slightly: "Correct."
"Even I cannot get close to this spring water, yet you can Cultivate under the water?"
"I have Your Excellency to thank for making it possible."
Afterward, Lin Yang briefly explained that he had consumed two Immortal Herbs, omitting the fact of his Martial Soul Awakening.
Though it was only a few sentences, Dugu Bo listened in a daze, finally sighing helplessly.
"You kid, you're really crazy enough; for the sake of cultivation, you'd even throw away your life!"
Lin Yang was indifferent: "As a Soul Master, if one doesn't go a little crazy, how would they know where their limits are?"
"Well said!"
Dugu Bo nodded in agreement, but he immediately put on a suspicious look.
"By the way, kid, have you grown taller?"
Before, Lin Yang was only about 1.5 meters tall, but now he was heading straight for 1.7 meters.
"It might be due to the Breakthrough in my cultivation," Lin Yang said calmly.
"Yesterday, taking advantage of the environment here, my Soul Power reached Rank thirty-three; it can be considered a small harvest."
For the second Awakening of the Demon God Body, almost all the energy contained in the two Immortal Herbs had been supplied to the Demon God Body, so the increase in Soul Power was not particularly outstanding.
However, Lin Yang had already expected this, so it wasn't a disappointment.
"Then what about it?"
Dugu Bo looked at the Blue Silver Grass vine currently wrapped around Lin Yang's arm with a strange expression; it was his first time seeing a Soul Beast so close to a human.
"This is Junior's... uh... pet," Lin Yang explained while biting the bullet.
"The environment here is helpful for Ah Yin's growth, so I took the liberty of planting her here; I hope Your Excellency can forgive me."
"No wonder it tried to stop me from approaching the spring; it must have been protecting you," Dugu Bo said with realization, then waved his hand.
"Since it's your pet, then do as you wish, as long as you don't damage my medicine garden."
"Thank you, Senior," Lin Yang cupped his hands in greeting.
"Without further delay, I will now suppress the toxins for Senior."
Dugu Bo nodded; this was the purpose of his visit.
He now had two hundred percent confidence in this kid's medical skills.
Lin Yang quickly picked several medicinal herbs in the medicine garden, then took out several containers from his storage soul tool and began to prepare the medicine on the spot.
Dugu Bo watched for a while and then stopped paying attention.
It wasn't hard to remember the preparation method; the difficulty was that he didn't know the principles.
He could only see the medicines being shaken casually in Lin Yang's hands before turning into another color.
If he were to replicate it, he could copy the movements perfectly, but he definitely couldn't make an identical medicine.
So Lin Yang wasn't worried at all about Dugu Bo stealing his secrets, because learning it would be useless.
Before long, a pale red medicine appeared in Lin Yang's hand, which he handed to Dugu Bo.
"Your Excellency, the effect of this medicine is stronger than before; you should be mentally prepared."
"Hmph," Dugu Bo snorted lightly, carrying the pride of a Titled Douluo.
"It's just a single medicine; it won't trouble me."
Having said that, he tilted his head and downed the medicine in one gulp.
As the medicine entered his throat, Dugu Bo's face instantly turned flushed, and the surrounding Soul Power began to fluctuate uncontrollably.
This medicine... is really potent!
A flash of shock appeared in Dugu Bo's eyes, but he didn't dare to delay for a second, quickly suppressing the toxins into his Soul Bone.
According to what Lin Yang said, the quality of his Soul Bone was not low; he only needed to channel a portion of his own toxins into the Soul Bone to eliminate the toxin backlash and no longer suffer.
After a full stick of incense's time, Dugu Bo slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of turbid Qi.
That breath of turbid Qi landed on a nearby rock, actually making a "chi-chi" corroding sound, and several tiny pits appeared on the rock's surface.
Lin Yang's eyelids twitched: "Your Excellency, how do you feel?"
"Very good," Dugu Bo responded with a loud laugh.
"I haven't felt this comfortable in a very long time."
Lin Yang nodded slightly: "Given Senior's situation, it will take at least eight to nine more times to completely resolve the issue of toxin backlash."
"Good," Dugu Bo stood up.
"From today onwards, you can come here anytime, and you can use the medicinal materials as you wish."
Swish!
A dark shadow was thrown from Dugu Bo's hand, and Lin Yang instinctively caught it, seeing upon closer inspection that it was actually a dark green bracelet.
"This is the Ruyi treasure bag; its space isn't very large, but it has a special feature—it can be used to hold living things."
Lin Yang was stunned and accepted it without hesitation.
Ruyi treasure bag +1.
"Thank you, Senior!"
"Don't be so quick to thank me," a smile curled at the corner of Dugu Bo's mouth.
"I do have conditions."
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