Chapter 54 Dugu Bo's Breakthrough

"Although I cannot refine immortal herbs into ultimate elixirs, making medicine as potent as a drop is not a problem for me."

Li Xun said feebly.

Anyway, he couldn't possibly say that it was made by pounding a Ninth-Grade Purple Ganoderma, mixing it with starch into a ball, and then dehydrating it.

Refining medicine here was extremely troublesome. He had just fumbled around based on modern medical drugs anyway; the medicinal efficacy was the same, and doing it this way saved a lot of trouble.

Of course, for the medicine given to Dugu Yan, Li Xun used less starch.

"Then how should these two immortal herbs be taken?" Dugu Bo placed the two immortal herbs on the table.

Dugu Yan held a pot of tea, poured a cup for each of them, and looked curiously at the two herbs on the table. "Were you two out just for this?"

"Hehe, this was just an accidental harvest." Dugu Bo stroked his beard.

"Yan'yan, the greatest harvest for this kid and me on this trip is that we found a way to lift the Phosphor Snake Venom from our bodies."

"What?!"

Dugu Yan's face was filled with shock and doubt.

Her parents had died because of the snake venom, and even her grandfather, a Title Douluo, was completely helpless against it.

Dugu Yan had long since resigned herself to the poison within her. Now that Dugu Bo suddenly said a cure had been found, it made her feel for a moment as if she were experiencing auditory hallucinations.

"These two immortal herbs are one of the methods to cure it..."

Dugu Bo took out two spirit bones from his spirit tool and placed them on the table, then recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

"Spirit bones, the Land of Extreme Ice and Fire, immortal herbs..."

Dugu Yan looked at Li Xun with a trace of sorrow. "Little Brother Li Xun, if only you had appeared sooner."

Then her parents might not have died.

"Hehe, it's all about fate and coincidence." Li Xun rubbed his head, momentarily not knowing how to comfort her.

"Cough, Yan'yan, take a look at these two immortal herbs first."

Seeing his granddaughter in low spirits, Dugu Bo quickly pushed the two immortal herbs forward. "Xiao Xun, which one do you think is suitable for Yan'yan?"

With that, he took out the medicine-making tools that Li Xun had sent him to buy from his spirit tool, full of implied threats.

"I think Sister Yan is suited for the Dragon's Heart Weeping Blood."

Li Xun pondered for a moment. "The Dragon's Tear contains the essence, Qi, and spirit of the dragon race, and its greatest effect is enhancing mental power. If her martial soul's quality isn't elevated after consuming it, the benefit to Sister Yan's current state will be negligible."

"As for the Dragon's Heart Weeping Blood, it contains a trace of the dragon race's heart blood. Even if Sister Yan's martial soul isn't upgraded after consuming it, enhancing her physical body would still be exceptionally wonderful."

Physical constitution was directly tied to the age limit of the spirit rings one could absorb. The stronger the physical body, the higher the upper limit of the spirit rings one could absorb.

At this stage, Dugu Yan certainly needed to focus on acquiring spirit rings.

Li Xun believed that the physical enhancement brought by a trace of dragon blood would definitely be stronger than the effects of whale glue.

Well, whale glue should also be arranged for Sister Yan...

Li Xun thought to himself.

Now Dugu Bo and his granddaughter were already members of the Clear Sky School—*correction: Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect*, so certain due benefits certainly could not be stinted.

After all, the stronger they were, the stronger the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would be, and the stronger the sect was, the stronger Li Xun would be.

He wouldn't lose out either way.

Dugu Yan picked up the Dragon's Heart Weeping Blood. "Little Brother Li Xun, do I just eat this directly?"

"Sister Yan, do you see that heart-shaped flower bud? You only need to absorb the essence within it."

Li Xun pointed at the immortal herb and explained to Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan did not hesitate any longer, gently using her mouth to inhale the essence of the flower's core.

As the medicinal properties of the immortal herb entered her body, a scorching sensation instantly spread throughout Dugu Yan's entire body. Startled, she quickly crossed her legs in meditation to absorb the medicinal power.

"Grandpa Dugu, Sister Yan should take quite a while to finish absorbing it. Why don't you take your immortal herb now while you have the chance?"

Li Xun turned to look at the nervous Dugu Bo.

"Very well..."

Dugu Bo steadied his nervous emotions.

He had already seen Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo consume immortal herbs at the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, knowing that worrying anxiously on the side was of no use.

"Grandpa Dugu, for this Dragon's Tear, all its essence is contained within the fruit. You just need to swallow the tear-like fruit whole."

Dugu Bo nodded and swallowed the tear-like fruit into his stomach in one gulp.

Watching the two of them absorbing the immortal herbs, Li Xun forced himself to muster up some energy.

He had learned of these two immortal herbs from books. Unlike the immortal herbs Tang San and the others had verified, how much they could actually improve things could only be determined by the final result.

Actually, there were other immortal herbs in the Land of Extreme Ice and Fire, such as the Sweet Potato Golden Dragon, Ink Jade Divine Bamboo...

It was just that he only knew the names of these immortal herbs and had never seen detailed data, so he didn't dare to rashly pluck and distribute them to everyone.

Waiting alone was extremely long and tedious. Li Xun had not closed his eyes for a day and a night. Just as Li Xun was about to lose control of his eyelids, Dugu Yan suddenly opened her eyes.

"How is it, Sister Yan?"

Li Xun's spirits revived; he wanted to know how effective the medicinal properties of the two immortal herbs were.

Dugu Yan slowly stood up and stretched her body. "My spirit power has increased from rank twenty-nine to rank thirty, but I won't know the exact extent of the improvement until I acquire a spirit ring."

"However, I faintly have a feeling that my spirit power has increased by about five ranks or so."

"Has there been any change to your martial soul and physical fitness?" Li Xun asked with concern.

"After I consumed the immortal herb, it felt as though my martial soul was being scorched, tempered once by the medicinal power."

Dugu Yan summoned her martial soul. Her originally dark green Phosphor Snake had turned a fiery red, and two small, delicate horns had grown on its head.

"Now my martial soul is called the Scarlet Refining Flood Dragon. My innate talent hasn't changed much, except that a trace of fire poison is now mixed into the original Phosphor Snake Venom."

"This fire poison has no effect on me myself, but it can suppress the Phosphor Snake Venom, preventing it from spreading inside my body."

"More importantly, the Scarlet Refining Snake martial soul is still slowly improving my physical body." Dugu Yan revealed a smile. "I feel that as long as I absorb one or two spirit bones, I will never have to worry about the Phosphor Snake Venom again."

"Thank you, Li Xun."

Li Xun smiled and nodded. After all, she hadn't been gnawing on a real dragon, but rather an immortal herb derived from one.

Achieving this effect could already be considered very powerful.

At this moment, Dugu Bo also opened his eyes. Perhaps due to the effect of the Dragon's Tear, his eyes now contained a sharp gleam that made people reluctant to meet his gaze.

His overall bearing had also changed, faintly exuding a noble aura.

"Grandpa Dugu, how do you feel?" Li Xun circled around Dugu Bo.

Although Dugu Bo's appearance hadn't changed, his entire essence, Qi, and spirit somehow made him feel as if he were growing younger by the day.

"Haha, kid, my spirit power has reached rank ninety-three."

Dugu Bo laughed heartily.

His cultivation had always progressed slowly, and he had been stuck at rank ninety-two for many years. Now, with a breakthrough achieved overnight, his entire being felt much more relaxed.

"....."

Just like that, he broke through? Li Xun was a bit bewildered.

How grandiose the breakthrough momentum of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had been, yet when it came to the Old Poison, it was completed so quietly.

Seeing Li Xun's expression, Dugu Bo's gaze narrowed, naturally carrying a trace of majesty within him. "What kind of expression is that, kid? Are you unsatisfied with my breakthrough?"

"Satisfied, how could I not be satisfied? I was just awestruck by the imposing momentum you exuded when you broke through." Li Xun squeezed out a smile and hurriedly clapped.

Thinking of the scenes when Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo broke through, Dugu Bo smiled and nodded.

The momentum inadvertently exuded by Title Douluos was indeed immense pressure for low-level spirit masters.

Dugu Yan covered her mouth and chuckled on the side, saying nothing more.

She was afraid that if she spoke, Li Xun would get a beating.

"By the way, Grandpa Dugu, how do you feel right now?" Li Xun hurriedly changed the subject.