Listening to Dugu Bo's explanation, Wu Qi couldn't help but ask, "You seem quite dissatisfied with Prince Xue Xing?"
Dugu Bo gave a bitter smile. "I've never liked owing favors."
"Prince Xue Xing once saved my life, so I have no choice but to repay him. But that man relies on this favor to order me around. If not for giving Yanyan a safe environment to grow up in, why would I bother dealing with him?"
Wu Qi smiled faintly. "What if I could help you repay this favor at a very small cost?"
Dugu Bo let out a dry laugh. "This favor originally arose because of Spirit Hall. If what you say is true, then in the future, I won't oppose Spirit Hall anymore."
Changing the topic, he looked at Wu Qi. "With your talent, you're destined to stand at the peak of the continent. Reaching the Limit Douluo Level isn't impossible. In Spirit Hall, at most you'll only become a worship elder. Are you really willing to remain under someone else?"
"If you cure my poison, and if you're willing, why not build your own force?"
Wu Qi had already thought about this and had begun taking the first steps.
Recruiting Huo Wushuang and his sister was the first step, their family was his true target.
The Huo family was an old noble family of the Heaven Dou Empire, but they had long lost influence in the court. Their only attachment to the empire was likely the fief passed down from their ancestors.
A family like this would be easy to win over as long as the benefits were sufficient.
In the future, power within Spirit Hall would inevitably fall into Bibi Dong's hands. The worship hall's influence alone would not be enough to compete with her.
If he built his own force and allied with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, he might be able to contend with Bibi Dong.
Wu Qi asked in return, "Senior Dugu, are you planning to join my faction?"
Dugu Bo did not answer directly and instead emphasized, "All of this depends on whether you can fulfill the two conditions you promised. Only then will I seriously consider it."
"If you want me on your side, you must first show your worth."
Before they knew it, the two arrived at the foot of a mountain shrouded in poisonous mist.
With his knowledge, Wu Qi knew that this was the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Dugu Bo handed him an antidote pill, and Wu Qi immediately swallowed it.
This action surprised Dugu Bo. "Aren't you afraid I might have given you poison?"
Wu Qi remained calm and replied evenly, "With your strength, killing me would be no different from crushing an ant. If you really wanted to act, there'd be no need for tricks."
Dugu Bo fell silent.
In terms of temperament and talent, Wu Qi was outstanding. It was a pity they hadn't met earlier. if he had taken him as a disciple, it would have been a fine story.
But Wu Qi's Martial Spirit was the Azure Luan, and he came from the Worship hall. There was no need to think further, he already had a teacher.
Dugu Bo had no interest in making things awkward.
After climbing the mountain, under his lead, the two flew toward the summit and jumped into a hole at the top.
Their bodies rapidly fell, and waves of heat and cold intertwined, rising continuously from below.
Passing through a narrow passage, the interior of the mountain came fully into view.
It was a sea of plants, with flowers and herbs competing in brilliance, a scene like a hidden paradise.
At the center was a spring formed by intertwining blue and red waters. Cold and scorching auras continuously emanated from it, and the immense energy it contained made people instinctively keep their distance.
Before long, the two landed beside a wooden hut at the edge.
Dugu Bo said, "This is my medicinal garden. However, there are many herbs here that I don't recognize. Some may be highly toxic do not approach them carelessly."
"As for the spring in the center, even I can only enter it for a very short time. For your safety, do not go near it lightly."
Wu Qi agreed to everything.
From the aerial view earlier, he had already recognized quite a few immortal herbs.
Next, once Dugu Bo let his guard down, he would go and pick them.
At the early stages of a Spirit Master's path, consuming immortal herbs provided enormous benefits, even allowing ordinary people with mediocre talent to completely change their fate.
Entering the wooden hut, the interior was very simple, containing only a desk, a chair, and a bed.
"Tell me, how do you plan to cure my poison?"
Dugu Bo sat on the bed and casually gestured for Wu Qi to take the chair.
After sitting down, Wu Qi thought for a moment before saying, "Since you're unwilling to give up your poison abilities, I have two methods for you to consider."
The first method was naturally the one Tang San had used in the original timeline, forcing the excess poison into spirit bones.
"However, spirit bones have a limit to how much they can hold. If you believe your current cultivation has already reached its peak, then two or three spirit bones might be enough to contain the poison. Otherwise, even a full set of spirit bones might not be sufficient."
No one knew what would happen if the capacity of spirit bones was exceeded, so this could only be considered a conservative treatment.
Dugu Bo would definitely not be willing to stop there.
Whether he was exaggerating or not, according to his own claim, his innate spirit power had reached Level 9. Level 91 was certainly not his limit.
If he hadn't been delayed by the poison for so many years, he might already have reached the Super Douluo Level by now.
Wu Qi didn't know how much of that was true, but he continued with the second method.
"The poison itself is an innate ability of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit. The problem is that you haven't found a way to 'collect' the excess poison, which causes it to run rampant within your body, eventually leading to your current condition."
"The second method relies on you. You must condense the poison within your body into a core, similar to an inner core. In the future, you can even draw upon it at will."
Serpent-type Spirits naturally have the ability to form an inner core. For Dugu Yan, this method might come with minimal cost, but for Dugu Bo, the risk was extremely high.
His meridians had been corroded by poison for years and were already fragile. Extracting a large amount of poison in a short time and condensing it into a core, any mistake would cause his body to explode.
Did that mean he could only rely on the first method?
Dugu Bo was unwilling to accept that. As a Titled Douluo, how could he be content with stopping his progress? Not to mention, he was currently known as the weakest Titled Douluo on the continent.
If he couldn't shake off that title, it would follow him for the rest of his life.
Perhaps sensing his unwillingness, Wu Qi smiled and said, "If you rely on yourself alone, you definitely won't be able to form a poison core. But with the help of medicinal herbs, the success rate will increase significantly."
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up.
With so many herbs at his disposal, how could he lack a solution?
"You may use any herbs here as you wish. As long as you cure my poison, you can take whatever remains."
That was exactly what Wu Qi had been waiting for.
He even asked deliberately, "If there are herbs you don't recognize, and I do, may I take them?"
Dugu Bo waved his hand dismissively. "Once my poison is cured, I can even give this entire place to you!"
"Stop standing around. Get to work, I'll be waiting for good news."
Wu Qi agreed with a smile.
After leaving the hut, he wandered freely through the sea of flowers.
Most of the herbs cultivated by Dugu Bo were still in their flowering stage, but under the spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, their growth cycle was greatly accelerated.
Based on the herbal compendium he had obtained from Chrysanthemum Douluo, after a brief inspection, he confirmed that all the immortal herbs here were included within it.
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