Chapter 24: Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes
Dugu Mansion, in the reception hall.
Naturally, Bibi Dong quickly attracted Dugu Bo with her presence, who knelt halfway in loyalty before her. She gently told him not to be so formal and polite.
Dugu Bo shook his head, saying that etiquette must not be abolished.
This was different from the original story.
In the original work, Dugu Bo was already a Titled Douluo when he met Tang San. At first, Dugu Bo didn't know Tang San's identity, so he adopted a very arrogant attitude.
Even after learning Tang San's identity later on,
Due to various factors such as pride and personality, Dugu Bo didn't submit to Tang San immediately. Instead, he only agreed to accept Tang San's three conditions. It wasn't until Tang San grew stronger that Dugu Bo finally submitted.
But now, Dugu Bo was just a Soul Sage, and Bibi Dong's current identity as the Holy Spirit of the Spirit Hall was far superior to Tang San's.
Although Dugu Bo was arrogant, he wasn't stupid. Faced with Bibi Dong—who had done him a favor and had a tremendously powerful background—he quickly changed his attitude.
"By the way, Senior Dugu Bo, how do you plan to use this spirit bone?"
After helping Dugu Bo up, Bibi Dong couldn't help but ask while looking at him thoughtfully.
"This spirit bone? I plan to fuse it with my son first. Right now, I can still suppress the green phosphor poison in my body, so I don't need this spirit bone yet—but he can't go on any longer…"
Dugu Bo sighed and said:
"All right, Senior. Please let your son fuse with this spirit bone first and see if the method I taught you is correct. But once that matter is settled, I have something else to discuss with you."
Bibi Dong wasn't surprised by Dugu Bo's decision and replied:
"Very well, then wait here for a moment, Your Highness."
Dugu Bo nodded and, after instructing the maids to entertain Bibi Dong and Su Mo, turned and hurried away.
Time flew by—it was already past an hour later.
Just before noon, Dugu Bo returned, his face filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Once back, Dugu Bo immediately found Bibi Dong, knelt before her again, and emotionally reported that the method she taught had worked.
While fusing the spirit bone, the green phosphor poison was drawn into the spirit bone, effectively eliminating the green poison from his family line.
Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Bibi Dong congratulated him with a smile and prepared to speak with him privately.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei naturally didn't know what Bibi Dong wanted to discuss with Dugu Bo, but Su Mo knew very well—it was definitely about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
The private conversation between Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo didn't last long.
In less than five minutes, they came out of the quiet room. When they emerged, Dugu Bo's face still showed shock and disbelief.
Su Mo knew Dugu Bo must have been surprised that Bibi Dong knew about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
After all, Dugu Bo was only a Soul Sage and not widely known in Tiandou Imperial City, so no one should have known he had a medicinal garden in the Sunset Forest.
"All right, Xiao Mo, let's go."
After leaving the quiet room, Bibi Dong walked over to Su Mo with a joyful smile and gently took his hand.
In truth, Bibi Dong had been a little nervous about asking Dugu Bo about his medicinal garden this time,
since it was still decades before Dugu Bo would meet Tang San.
According to the information she had people investigate back then,
no one knew exactly when Dugu Bo acquired the medicinal garden in the Sunset Forest, so it was unclear whether he currently possessed the garden of immortal herbs.
She had simply decided to win Dugu Bo's loyalty just in case and to gain the allegiance of a spirit master with the potential to become a Titled Douluo.
Because she learned from Dugu Bo that he did indeed possess the medicinal garden in the Sunset Forest.
At Bibi Dong's request, after leaving the quiet room, Dugu Bo immediately led the four of them to the Sunset Forest.
After traveling quickly to the Sunset Forest, under Dugu Bo's guidance, the group ventured deep into the forest and arrived at a grove.
From there, several peaks could be seen in the distance, and atop one of them, a rolling white mist rose continuously, floating at the summit.
From Su Mo's understanding of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes,
he knew that among those distant peaks, the one shrouded in mist must be where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes were located.
After arriving at a forest not far from the peak where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes lay, Dugu Bo immediately had everyone stop and handed out several pills.
It turned out that he had placed a poison array in this forest.
Now the entire forest was surrounded by a poisonous miasma. Without taking his special pills, even a spirit master at the level of Soul Sage could not pass through safely!
Not only the forest, but also the peak where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes were, and other places along the way, were laced with poison traps.
However, under Dugu Bo's guidance, everyone quickly and smoothly arrived at the foot of the peak where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes were located and then climbed to the summit.
Upon reaching the top, they saw that the summit was a cone-shaped valley, and in the center, white mist swirled.
Through the mist, one could faintly see a dim red and ice-blue light flickering, piquing everyone's curiosity.
"Follow me!"
Upon reaching the top, Dugu Bo immediately shouted and led them toward the center of the pass.
As they drew closer, the mist grew thicker, and the red and ice-blue glow became more distinct, along with a faint scent of sulfur.
Everyone began to suspect there was a hot spring there.
But soon, their suspicions were confirmed.
Amid the thick white mist, a circular hot spring suddenly appeared before them, steam rising from the water. It was clearly a hot spring.
But what was shocking was that the water in this round hot spring wasn't white—it was red and ice blue.
The two colors of spring water coexisted in the same pool, yet remained distinctly separate, not mixing at all, just like the Taiji diagram—truly astonishing!
"Are these the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes? This is truly nature's work. I fear only nature itself could create such a miracle!"
When Su Mo saw the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes before him, even though he already knew what they looked like, he was still amazed to see them with his own eyes.
Meanwhile, when Yue Guan saw the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes, his eyes widened in awe and excitement.
However, what shocked Yue Guan wasn't the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes, but rather the giant chrysanthemum beside them, with golden stamens and purple petals.
This chrysanthemum was none other than the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum—a divine-grade spiritual herb!
(End of this chapter)