Seeing his granddaughter's anxious expression, Dugu Bo sighed helplessly.
"Sigh…"
He finally understood what it meant for a daughter to grow up and not stay home.
That girl's thoughts were all written on her face.
"Dixian, you have relieved my Dugu Family of its snake venom curse."
"This kindness is as vast as a mountain, and I was just wondering how to repay it."
Dugu Bo put away the gloom on his old face, revealing a gentle smile.
"If you find this medicinal garden pleasing to your eye, then I will give it to you."
These words were spoken sincerely, without any reluctance.
Although he didn't fully understand the specific marvelous uses of the strange flowers and exotic plants in the medicinal garden.
But just seeing them thrive in environments of extreme heat and extreme cold, he knew they were extraordinary.
However.
Compared to Li Dixian's kindness to the Dugu Family.
No matter how precious this medicinal garden was, it seemed insignificant.
Perhaps fearing Li Dixian's refusal, Dugu Bo then added:
"These spirit herbs are not worth the lives of my granddaughter and me."
"If you don't accept them, it means you despise my sincerity."
Dugu Yan, who was beside him, was even more direct.
"Dixian Didi, if you don't want them."
"I'll pull out all these flowers and plants."
Looking at the grandfather and granddaughter, who cooperated tacitly, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.
Li Dixian's lips curved into a helpless smile.
"Sister Dugu, Senior Dugu, there's no need for this."
His gaze was clear and frank, and he said bluntly:
"There are indeed spirit herbs I need in this medicinal garden."
"Even if you didn't give them to me, I might have had to shamelessly ask for them."
Seeing Li Dixian's open and generous demeanor.
The anxiety in Dugu Yan's eyes turned into joy, her beautiful eyes curving into crescent moons, her smile brimming.
Dugu Bo's tense heartstrings also quietly relaxed, and he nodded secretly.
They had already said so much.
If Li Dixian were to feign modesty and decline again, it would seem hypocritical.
This frankness at the moment.
Increased his good impression of this young man.
Li Dixian's gaze withdrew from the spirit herbs, his expression turned serious, and he looked at Dugu Bo.
"Let's put the spirit herbs aside for now."
"Senior Dugu, I will begin to remove the snake venom from your body."
Even though Dugu Bo had experienced many storms.
Upon hearing these words, which he had awaited for countless years, he could not suppress the surge of emotion in his heart.
"Good!"
The Snake Saliva Rice Soul, brewed from Dugu Bo's snake venom, emitted a strong medicinal wine aroma.
"Dixian, I'll drink it!"
Dugu Bo drank it all in one gulp.
As if molten lava poured down his throat, his complexion changed drastically.
Wisps of dark green poisonous gas coiled up from Dugu Bo's body, actually condensing into a terrifying giant snake in the air.
The poisonous gas overflowing from around the venomous snake spread over the mountain hollow.
Wherever it passed, except for the spirit herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, other plants instantly curled up and turned charred black.
A few mountain sparrows touched a trace of poisonous gas and immediately turned into white bones, falling to the ground.
Seeing this scene.
Li Dixian's pupils constricted, and he quickly took two gulps of wine.
As expected of the snake venom accumulated by a Titled Douluo powerhouse for decades.
If this were to erupt in the imperial city, it would be a disaster causing widespread devastation.
Fortunately, at this moment, an ethereal mist rose from the Yin Yang Well, as if two sharp blades twisted around the snake's body, and the giant poisonous snake gradually dissipated in the tearing of extreme heat and extreme cold.
Dugu Bo let out a clear roar to the sky.
Originally.
He had to suppress the snake venom in his body with soul power at all times, causing his cultivation to stagnate at level ninety-one.
Now, that soul power was released, and a vast aura erupted from his body.
His wide gray robe fluttered, and his wildly dancing hair and beard changed from dark green to grizzled.
"Hahahahaha—!"
"I can't remember how long it's been since I felt this comfortable!"
Dugu Bo's old eyes shone brightly, and he said solemnly to Li Dixian:
"Little Friend Dixian, I thank you!"
Li Dixian returned the greeting with a smile.
"Senior Dugu is too polite."
Looking at the harmonious scene before her, Dugu Yan's gaze was like melting spring water, that tenderness almost overflowing.
"Oh, right."
Li Dixian seemed to have thought of something and said:
"Sister Dugu, Senior Dugu, please wait a moment."
After speaking.
He turned and walked towards the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
After searching for a while.
Li Dixian returned, holding a spirit herb shaped like a swan bowing its head, its petals as clear as blood jade.
"Sister Dugu, Senior Dugu…"
Li Dixian handed out the spirit herb.
"This herb is called the Blood-Colored Swan Kiss. For Spirit Masters with a poison-type Spirit, it is an immortal flower for refining the Spirit."
"But remember, this herb itself is non-toxic, but it can amplify any toxin it comes into contact with by thousands of times. You must be extremely careful during use."
Dugu Bo's old eyes shone brightly.
"There is such a strange spirit herb?"
"This herb is indeed of immense benefit to Yan Yan. I will shamelessly accept it. Thank you, Little Friend Dixian!"
"Tsk tsk…"
Dugu Bo's gaze shifted from the Blood-Colored Swan Kiss and began to scrutinize Li Dixian up and down.
That scorching gaze made Li Dixian feel uncomfortable all over.
Then, Dugu Bo sighed with emotion:
"I have roamed the continent for decades, but I have never seen such a monstrous Sword Dao genius like you."
"Even Jian Dao Chenxin, when he was young, was far inferior to you."
"What's even more rare is that you have a pure heart."
"In the future, your sword will only become purer."
The more Dugu Bo looked at the young man, the more he admired him.
He had already given this medicinal garden to Li Dixian.
Even if Li Dixian hadn't given him this Blood-Colored Swan Kiss, he would have no complaints.
But Li Dixian did give it.
This magnanimous and open-mindedness, not seeking repayment for kindness.
Was precisely the most precious sincerity.
Li Dixian was very embarrassed by Dugu Bo's straightforward praise.
"Senior Dugu, you exaggerate."
He was not a greedy and hypocritical person.
The entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been given to him.
This Blood-Colored Swan Kiss, which was useless to him, should, by all accounts, be left to the Dugu grandfather and granddaughter, and was not worth mentioning.
"My Didi gifted me a spirit herb."
"As an older sister, I naturally have to return the favor."
Dugu Yan smiled and took out a palm-sized green brocade pouch from her bosom.
"This item is called the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch."
"It is a rare spatial Soul Tool, and its unique feature is that it can store living creatures."
Li Dixian's eyes lit up. Without any pretense, he reached out and accepted it frankly.
"Thank you, Sister Dugu."
Seeing Li Dixian accept it readily, Dugu Yan's smile became even more brilliant and radiant.
"There's still a long time ahead, so we don't need to be so polite anymore."
At this moment, Dugu Bo asked appropriately:
"Dixian, what are your plans next?"
Li Dixian thought for a moment.
"I plan to cultivate here in seclusion for a period of time."
Dugu Bo nodded in agreement.
"There are no outsiders to disturb here, it is indeed the best place for secluded cultivation."
"Coincidentally, with the help of the Blood-Colored Swan Kiss, Yan Yan's soul power will soon break through level forty."
"I will take her to hunt for her fourth Soul Ring, so we'll see each other again in a few days."
Hearing that they were to part temporarily.
A trace of reluctance welled up in Dugu Yan's heart.
She had bothered Li Dixian repeatedly during these days, and this sudden separation was indeed a bit hard to adapt to.
But Dugu Yan was not someone who couldn't distinguish between priorities.
She raised her slender eyebrows, regaining her familiar seductive charm, and challenged Li Dixian:
"Dixian Didi, just you wait until your older sister finds her fourth Soul Ring, I will definitely give you a good lesson!"
Li Dixian smiled faintly.
"I'll be waiting."
Watching Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo's figures disappear beyond the ethereal mist.
Li Dixian slowly turned around, his gaze burning as he looked at this treasure-gathering place.
He decided to build a hut and temporarily reside here.
To complete a crucial transformation…