Not long after Dugu Bo left, a faint shadow appeared within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
Looking at the pretty face beneath the veil, now flushed red from running, Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Silly girl, why are you running so fast?"
Xiao Yi glanced around and asked in confusion, "Where's the tree?"
"What tree?" Xiao Yan was momentarily puzzled. "From now on, aside from your regular classes, I'll call you to this place from time to time."
Looking at the red-and-blue hot springs not far away, Xiao Yi thought to herself: Has he taken a liking to soaking in hot springs?Come to think of it, why does Xiao Yan always like doing things in the water? Every time, she ends up choking…
Completely unaware of the thoughts running through Xiao Yi's small head, Xiao Yan had already begun his current task—researching the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
This Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes was a super-grade one. The specific medicinal properties of the immortal herbs here had to be carefully analyzed and could not be used entirely according to the records in the Xuantian Treasure Record.
Moreover, special herbs like Fiery Apricot Delicate疏 and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass inherently carried extremely potent toxins. To neutralize their poisons, according to the Xuantian Treasure Record, they had to counteract each other, and the window for consumption was extremely short.
There was even less to say about ultra-special immortal herbs like Snow-Colored Swan's Kiss.
In addition, the ordinary medicinal plants nurtured by the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes also needed examination, to see whether they differed from common herbs elsewhere.
The entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes was neither particularly large nor small.
After inspecting it all night, Xiao Yan had only analyzed about one-tenth of the medicinal materials—and none of those involved complex immortal herbs.
After sending Xiao Yi away, Xiao Yan condensed a small house on an open patch of ground in the distance, closed the door, and went to sleep.
It had drained his mental energy too much—completely exhausting.
To people of the Douluo world, this behavior might seem foolish. Medicinal herbs were just medicinal herbs—how many differences could there be?
But modern people had likely heard the saying: "An orange grown south of the Huai River is an orange; grown north of it, it becomes a bitter orange."
Geographical differences could have a huge impact on living things.
Medicinal herbs were no exception.
Some herbs from certain regions were simply more effective than those from ordinary places—take, for example, goji berries from a particular famous region.
What the public knew even better was that artificially cultivated herbs could not compare to those grown wild in nature.
Herbs growing near a super Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes deserved even stricter scrutiny regarding their medicinal effects.
What came next involved the lives of dozens, even hundreds of people.
Xiao Yan would never allow anything unclear or unverified to enter someone's mouth.
If it killed them, no one knew whether there would be another life afterward.
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At noon, Dugu Bo arrived as agreed, bringing with him his beautiful and talented granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan looked around with curiosity. Since her birth, this was her first time coming to the place where her grandfather usually cultivated.
Seeing the abruptly appearing blue-gold vine house, Dugu Bo didn't know how it had come to be, but he was certain it was related to Xiao Yan.
"Xiao Yan, I've brought my granddaughter back from the Tiandou Royal Academy."
Inside the room, Xiao Yan was sleeping soundly when Dugu Bo's loud shout woke him up."Has that old poison freak lost his mind? What does his granddaughter coming back have to do with me?"
Scratching his hair, which looked like a bird's nest, Xiao Yan suddenly remembered—it seemed he had asked Dugu Bo to bring his granddaughter back, and he also needed to check on Dugu Bo's cultivation.
"Give me a moment," Xiao Yan replied as he got up and dressed.
"Grandpa, didn't you say you were going to properly punish Xiao Yan? Why did you bring him here?" Dugu Yan asked, pouting.
That hateful black-robed youth—not only had he neutralized her snake poison, he had even ignored her questions.
Did he think Dugu Yan was air?No matter what, she was still a great beauty! Yu Tianheng of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had pursued her for years without even touching her hand, and every time he managed to speak a sentence with her, he'd be overjoyed.
The corner of Dugu Bo's mouth twitched. Punish Xiao Yan… get slapped into the ground by the Titan Giant Ape?
Clearing his throat, Dugu Bo said, "I already taught him a lesson last night, and he knows his mistake. I brought him here because this kid can remove the snake poison from your body. Next, let him properly examine you to make future treatment easier."
Dugu Yan looked incredulous. "Grandpa, are you serious? Xiao Yan is just a Soul Elder—how can he have such ability? You couldn't solve the snake poison, yet he can?"
"Xiao Yan… his martial soul is rather special," Dugu Bo said, feeling he could barely keep the story straight. His old face hardened. "Yan Yan, has Grandpa ever lied to you? Just listen to Grandpa on this matter."
Dugu Yan nodded, though a crafty glint flashed in her green eyes.
Fall into my hands, Xiao Yan—just wait and see how you'll suffer!
After quickly washing up, Xiao Yan pushed the door open and immediately saw Dugu Bo winking and making faces at him.
"Are you having a seizure?" Xiao Yan asked in confusion.
He'd been fine last night. Now it was already noon—what went wrong at noon?
"Xiao Yan, how can you talk to my grandfather like that!" Dugu Yan scolded angrily.
Tall and graceful, Dugu Yan wore a white dress that outlined curves even more breathtaking than Meng Yiran's. She was bewitchingly seductive, phoenix eyes shimmering with allure, her voice faintly carrying a soft, tingling sweetness.
If not for the anger in her tone, she would have been an exceptionally charming woman.
Dugu Bo introduced, "This is my granddaughter, Dugu Yan. You've met her before."
Xiao Yan rubbed his brow and understood immediately—the old man wanted to save face.
"The extreme cold and scorching energies here aren't suitable for her to stay long-term…"
Dugu Yan snorted. "Xiao Yan, you're just a Soul Elder too, aren't you? Aren't you living here just fine?"
Dugu Bo was suffering internally. A Soul Elder? Have you ever seen a Soul Elder who beat your grandfather so badly he couldn't fight back?
Xiao Yan had originally planned to tell Dugu Bo to take her back to cultivate the Xuantian Technique first, then come again.
The upgraded Xuantian Technique could operate constantly, refining the surrounding heaven-and-earth energy.
This super Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes was practically a cultivation holy land. The energy here was incomparably pure—though extreme, it was still within the refinement and absorption limits of the Xuantian Technique.
The ordinary version of the Xuantian Technique did not have this capability.
However, since Dugu Yan spoke like that, Xiao Yan reached behind his back and quickly condensed a golden hairpin, tossing it over.
"This item can devour and store spiritual energy. Wear it, and you'll be able to ignore the complex environment here."
Without paying further attention to the spoiled girl, Xiao Yan turned and walked off into the distance.
Other transmigrators got reborn as emperors or princes—why did things turn out so differently for him?
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