"The outcome is decided. There's no way I'm giving you this Aromatic Silk Beauty."
Lin Rong refused Yang Wudi's request, but then his tone shifted:
"However, while I can't give it to you, I can lend it to you."
As he spoke, the Aromatic Silk Beauty in his hand floated into the air and suspended itself before Yang Wudi.
"Thank you, thank you!" Yang Wudi happily took the large, purplish-pink flower that hovered before him, his face filled with exceeding joy.
Seeing this, Lin Rong turned his head towards the living room door, looking at the members of the Breaking Clan who had been drawn by the commotion of the earlier battle. He said to Yang Wudi:
"Alright, tell your clansmen to disperse."
"The fight is over, you've got the flower, now it's time for you to do the important work and detoxify this fellow."
In the corner of the living room, Dugu Bo, who had been ignored for a long time, thought to himself:
"It's finally my turn."
...
Lin Rong didn't know the specifics of how Yang Wudi treated Dugu Bo's severe poison, as he didn't go to join the excitement.
It was only three days later, when Dugu Bo reappeared before him, that Lin Rong saw a significant change in his appearance.
The foul smell that had accompanied his poisoning was gone. The characteristic dark green of his long hair had faded considerably, and his emerald eyes had regained some of their black color.
"How did you achieve such fast results?" Lin Rong asked Yang Wudi.
Dugu Bo's hair and eye color were the result of years of contamination by the severe poison. Such a drastic change indicated that the poison within Dugu Bo had been largely cleared.
Achieving in three days what Tang San took half a year to do in the original story made Lin Rong very curious.
He wondered if the Tang Sect's pharmacology and poison arts were inferior to those of the Breaking Clan, or if it was simply because Tang San hadn't learned diligently enough, and Yang Wudi was the superior individual.
"It's a bit complicated to explain," Yang Wudi elaborated.
"When I was treating the old poisoner, I discovered there was actually a dan bead within him."
"He told me that thing was a dan bead condensed when his Martial Soul evolved from the Azure Phosphorus Snake to the Azure Phosphorus Snake Emperor."
"Upon learning of this dan bead's existence, I had a sudden idea and changed the treatment method I had originally planned."
"This dan bead was condensed after the old poisoner's Martial Soul evolved, and it is intimately related to his Azure Phosphorus Snake Emperor Martial Soul."
"Similarly, the severe poison he suffered from was a backlash poison generated by his Martial Soul. One could say it shares the same origin as that dan bead."
"Therefore, I prepared a medicinal bath, combined with acupuncture, to allow the old poisoner to force the backlash poison within him into his dan tian, and have the dan bead there absorb it."
"Originally, this process would have been very long, as this old poisoner was too deeply poisoned. Every part of his body, except his brain, was infected by the severe poison."
"In fact, I believe that if this old poisoner hadn't absorbed a head Spirit Bone, his brain wouldn't have escaped the fate of being corroded by the severe poison."
Speaking of which, Yang Wudi took out the Aromatic Silk Beauty and caressed it lovingly as he continued his explanation.
"Although the Aromatic Silk Beauty cannot detoxify, its emitted fragrance can neutralize a hundred poisons. Especially after the Immortal Grade itself is provoked by severe poison, its floral scent effect increases exponentially."
"Therefore, I had the old poisoner drip a few drops of his Martial Soul's originating severe poison onto the stamen of the Aromatic Silk Beauty, stimulating this effect."
"Furthermore, the old poisoner had actually opened up two Extraordinary Meridians. I was very surprised that someone in this world knew about the Extraordinary Meridians and could open them."
"Upon asking, I learned about Mysterious Heaven Skill from the old poisoner."
"Externally, the floral scent of the Aromatic Silk Beauty, the medicinal bath I prepared, and the acupuncture I administered. Internally, the opened two Extraordinary Meridians and the profound soul power circulation method of Mysterious Heaven Skill."
"All these conditions combined allowed for the basic clearing of the severe poison within the old poisoner in just three days."
"As for the residual toxins within the old poisoner, he will need to slowly grind them away with time to completely eliminate them."
After finishing, Yang Wudi shifted his gaze from the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Lin Rong.
"Um, Great, Your Excellency, the old poisoner said that anyone under your command is eligible to cultivate Mysterious Heaven Skill. Do you think, perhaps..."
Cultivating Mysterious Heaven Skill could open the Extraordinary Meridians; this effect alone was enough to attract him.
Although their Breaking Clan's ancient texts recorded knowledge of meridians, acupoints, and dan tian, there was absolutely no method for acquiring the opening of Extraordinary Meridians later in life.
Therefore, even though Yang Wudi knew the benefits of opening the Extraordinary Meridians were numerous, he himself could not achieve it.
Without a specific method, trying to open the Extraordinary Meridians solely through meditation and channeling soul power was impossible for him with his mere Rank 81 Soul Power.
"Here, take it."
As Lin Rong spoke, he tossed Yang Wudi a small booklet containing the cultivation methods for Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eye.
He didn't give him the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, which was part of the standard set, because he considered that Yang Wudi's grand, sweeping combat style wouldn't make use of it.
Seeing Yang Wudi happily accept the booklet, Lin Rong instructed him:
"You can cultivate Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eye from this booklet. As for your clansmen, only your direct blood relatives can cultivate them. For the rest, we'll see how things develop."
"Oh, right. During these few days, hurry up and prepare a batch of Seven-Colored Splendor for me. I have a use for it."
Upon hearing the first part, Yang Wudi nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to reply, he heard the next sentence and couldn't help but ask in confusion:
"Your Excellency, Seven-Colored Splendor is a forbidden severe poison of my Breaking Clan. Even within the clan, only a handful of people know of its existence. How did you find out about it?"
How did he find out? Lin Rong thought to himself: Of course, I found out from the original story, but there's no way I could say that out loud.
Therefore, his answer was naturally:
"As a qualified subordinate, this is not something you should ask."
"Just do what's within your duties, don't ask what you shouldn't."
"Yes, this old man understands." Hearing this, Yang Wudi suppressed the doubts in his heart and didn't think further.
"Configuring the Seven-Colored Splendor requires seven types of medicine, and even without failure, it takes two to three days to complete the configuration."
"If the Lord urgently needs it, this old man will go and configure it now."
As he spoke, excitement and fanaticism appeared on Yang Wudi's face.
The Seven-Colored Splendor was classified as a forbidden potent poison the moment it was researched, and because the refining process was extremely dangerous, he himself had only attempted to refine it once or twice.
Now that he had the Aromatic Silk Beauty in hand, he had no fear of any accidents during the refining process and was already eager to try it out.
If it weren't for the delay caused by detoxifying Dugu Bo, he should have been in the alchemy room by now.
"Two to three days, there's no rush. I don't need it right now anyway."
Hearing this, Lin Rong said:
"As long as you can produce it when I need it, you can refine it whenever you want."
"Also, since we are in the same city, how much do you know about the Wind Sword Sect?"
"The Wind Sword Sect? Lord, you are asking about this..." Yang Wudi trailed off, then remembered something and changed his tune:
"From what this old man knows, the Wind Sword Sect openly has five Soul Douluo level Spirit Masters. As for Soul Saints, I'm not sure, but it's conservatively estimated to be no less than ten."
"Currently, the highest cultivation in the Wind Sword Sect is the old Sect Master who abdicated three days ago. His Martial Soul is the Blazing Wind Sword, an eighty-seventh level offense-type Soul Douluo."
"Uh, that's all this old man knows about the Wind Sword Sect."
-----------
Machine Translation by: beta.randomtranslator.com
Read 1400+ original & fanfic translations and Translate for Free at: www.randomtranslator.com