Chapter 25: Detoxification
After speaking, Liu Yanyang walked towards the center of the extremely cold area and pointed at a white herb.
Its top resembled a white, octagonal flower, its center shimmering with tiny stamens like ice crystals.
"This thing is called Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Grass. It possesses a top-level cold poison. Within a short period of time, it will cause a chilling sensation within the body, potentially leading to death. To remove it, you must use something made of metal."
He then pointed to a fiery red herb in the center of the extremely hot area.
"That plant is called Fiery Apricot, and its properties are opposite to this one. It has top-level fire poison and can only be picked with the Jade Square."
"If taken at the same time, the two top-level toxins of ice and fire will change from mutual restraint to mutual neutralization, complementing each other, and then jump into the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire. The spring water can promote the human body's absorption of them and transform their ice and fire energy into itself."
"It can transform the foundation and strengthen the body, and at the same time make the body fearless of water and fire, and immune to all poisons. Of course, this statement is a bit exaggerated, but it can indeed greatly enhance the user's body's resistance to the two attributes of ice and fire. Because of the coexistence of ice and fire, the body has a strong restraining and erasing effect on toxins."
"Jump in? Little monster, even for me, falling into this spring water would be a life-or-death experience." Dugu Bo's face changed slightly.
Liu Yanyang said calmly, "Don't worry, old poison creature. Since I dare to say it, I'll be fine."
"This is a bad idea. The advantage is that it can completely detoxify the poison. The disadvantage is that the Jade Scaled Snake spirit will no longer possess poison properties, which may cause the Dugu lineage's strength to be greatly reduced. Of course, there is also a very small possibility that it will inherit the top-level ice and fire poisons."
Dugu Bo was horrified. Without the Jade Scaled Snake spirit's poison, he was afraid that he would only have 50% to 60% of its strength. He immediately shook his head and rejected the idea.
Liu Yanyang saw Dugu shaking his head and said calmly,
"Old Poison Creature, you, the Dugu lineage, have always used your bodies as a reservoir for poison, which is why you've been constantly tormented by the Green Scale Snake's venom."
"In the spirit beast world, highly toxic spirit beasts often have organs specifically designed to store toxins, like snakes, where toxins are stored in their venom glands."
"So the middle strategy is to find a substitute for Green Scale Snake venom. This substitute could be something external—a spirit bone."
"After absorbing the spirit bone, you can transfer all the toxins into it, ensuring you won't suffer the effects of the toxins."
"But the downside is that the spirit bone's storage capacity has a limit. Once exceeded, it will backfire and lead to death."
"Besides, spirit bones aren't something you can just wish for!"
Dugu Bo nodded. How could a spirit bone, known as the 'Treasure of the Blood River,' be so easily obtained?
Liu Yanyang walked to the junction of extreme cold and heat, looking at two blood-red dragon-shaped Ganoderma lucidum.
"If you don't seek outside, then seek within. This plant is called Ninth-Rank Dragon Ganoderma, born from dragon blood. When consumed by a Dragon-Seed Spirit Soul Master, it can accelerate the evolution of their spirit."
"The Jade-Scaled Snake spirit is one of the Dragon-Seed spirits. Can it evolve into an organ capable of storing toxins?"
"This is also the most suitable detoxification method for Dugu Yan. Simply remove the toxins from her system before consumption."
"But this method isn't suitable for you, Old Poison. After all, you're too deeply poisoned. If the toxins erupt during the evolution of your spirit, you'll most likely be shattered to pieces."
Dugu Bo nodded in agreement. While the method was good, it was the most dangerous for him.
"Next is the first volume!" Liu Yanyang said solemnly.
"Everything exists for a reason."
"The Jade-Scaled Snake venom is extremely terrifying. It's both a curse and a blessing for the Dugu lineage!"
Dugu was puzzled. Where did the idea of a gift come from? If that were true, his Dugu lineage wouldn't have declined so drastically.
Seeing Dugu Bo's confused and angry expression, Liu Yanyang spoke again.
"Old Poisonous Creature, when your martial spirit evolved into the Jade-Scaled Serpent King, did a Danzhu also emerge?"
"You're talking about it?" Dugu Bo spat out a jade-green bead and held it in his hand.
Liu Yanyang nodded and spoke.
"Old Poisonous Creature, your martial spirit has evolved once, and this Danzhu is the product of that evolution. Why not inject all the toxins in your body into it?"
"That would not only ensure your own safety, but also, the toxins in the Danzhu would accumulate over time, leading to a qualitative change. Imagine how terrifying your innate poison would become!"
Dugu Bo's eyes were filled with excitement, but then he shook his head and sighed.
"Little monster, you don't know. I can't mobilize all the toxins in my body. Some of the poison lingers in my bones, constantly tormenting me."
Liu Yanyang chuckled softly.
"Old Poison, you're talking about the toxins in your meridians, right? During cultivation, you should only be able to mobilize toxins in a certain part of your meridians?"
Dugu Bo nodded. As his soul power continued to grow, he increasingly felt the importance of meridians.
"I have a way to mobilize toxins throughout your meridians, Old Poison, but it requires some experimentation. The process may be long and painful!"
"I've been tortured by toxins for years, and I've experienced every kind of pain I haven't," Dugu Bo said with a self-deprecating laugh.
"Then we need some supporting materials. First, the experiment will damage our meridians, so we need a method that can instantly restore them. For example, a miracle in the spirit world—the Nine-Hearted Begonia Spirit Master."
Dugu Bo immediately replied, "I'm acquainted with the current head of the Nine-Hearted Begonia family. I can personally invite him, so I think it should be no problem."
Liu Yanyang nodded and said, "Then only the human meridian map remains. Without it as a guide, it's easy to make mistakes when navigating the meridians, and that's extremely dangerous."
"But I won't get the human meridian map for another two years."
Dugu Bo waved his hand, indicating that a few more years wouldn't matter; at least there was hope.
Liu Yanyang stared at the sky, muttering to himself, "Old rabbit, you better fight for it. Whether I can get the human meridian map in two years depends entirely on you."
"Then let's do this, old poison creature. Go get Dugu Yan. Once I've absorbed the Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Vegetables, we can begin to detoxify her," Liu Yanyang said.
"Little monster, you want to absorb them?"
Liu Yanyang nodded and replied, "To quickly and safely eliminate the toxins in Dugu Yan's body, you can only use my absorbed blood as a medicine."
"Old poison, you must remove them and give them to me according to the method I originally instructed."
With that, Liu Yanyang walked to the spring. His body had been corroded by ice and fire, and he had to quickly consume the immortal medicine.
Dugu Bo wasted no time, cutting off the Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Grass with a golden knife, and immediately ran to another place, cutting off the Fiery Apricot Vegetable with a jade slab, and then handed it directly to Liu Yanyang.
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