Dugu Bo led Yu Qing and the other six along a secluded path shrouded in poisonous vines and strange fungi, carefully navigating through the final, dense, multicolored poisonous fog barrier.
When the scene before them suddenly opened up, everyone except Yu Qing instinctively held their breath, speechless with awe at the incredible sight.
This is a valley gently embraced by a ring-shaped mountain wall. Within the valley, Spiritual Qi swirls, and almost solidified white mist flows slowly across the ground. In the center of the valley, two springs, a marvel of creation, quietly interpret the meaning of "the two polarities of ice and fire."
One spring is as hot as lava, constantly bubbling with crimson bubbles, emitting a scorching heat that slightly stings the skin, like blood surging from the depths of the earth; the other is icy cold, displaying a deep and tranquil ice blue, with a layer of light frost that never melts on the surface, and the chill causes the water vapor in the air to condense into tiny ice crystals.
Extreme heat and extreme cold, two completely opposite and mutually repulsive extreme energies, have achieved a subtle and perplexing balance here, coexisting harmoniously and forming a unique force field that envelops the entire valley.
Around these twin springs of ice and fire, thanks to this unique environment, all sorts of exotic flowers and rare herbs flourished in an almost frenzied way. They were no longer ordinary plants, but rather precious medicinal herbs radiating rich life energy and a strange aura!
The ' Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower,' entirely crimson and shaped like a proud rooster's comb; the ' Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass,' with petals as translucent as if sculpted from ice, exuding a faint, cool chill; the ' Earth Dragon Golden Gourd,' with its gnarled vines resembling a dragon and bearing several bright golden fruits; and the fragrant and elegant 'Qiluo Fairy Plant,' 'Wangchuan Qiushui Dew,' and 'Qiluo Tulip'... all of these are now growing vividly here, a dazzling array, each exuding an extraordinary aura and an alluring luster.
"… Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well …" Yu Qing took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming with barely suppressed excitement and emotion. Even though he was mentally prepared, witnessing the wonders of nature again still filled him with overwhelming emotion.
This place is simply a natural treasure trove, a miraculous land that gathers the creative power of heaven and earth.
Duan Xin and Zi Ruyi opened their beautiful eyes wide and their mouths slightly agape, finally understanding why their husbands were so attached to this place.
The visual spectacle of ice and fire merging, and the strange, shimmering plants growing everywhere, far exceeded their imagination. "So...so beautiful...such a unique place..." Duan Xin murmured to herself, as if afraid of disturbing this fairyland.
Zi Ruyi could feel the almost liquefied, dense energy here even more. She subconsciously activated her spirit power and exclaimed in surprise, " Cultivate here! The spirit power is running more than three times faster than before!"
A hint of undisguised surprise flickered in A Rou's pink eyes. As a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast who emerged from the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, she was intimately familiar with high-energy environments. Although the nature of the immense energy here was completely different from that of Lake of Life —one yin, one yang, one ice, one fire—its level and concentration were in no way inferior to Lake of Life, which she had protected for countless years. "The human world actually hides such a treasure trove...?"
And Ling Xin, who was new to the area Ling Mou, on the other hand, was completely stunned. From the moment they entered the terrifying poisonous miasma to the sudden appearance of this mind-blowing fairyland valley amidst the Transmigration poisonous fog, their feelings underwent a dramatic transformation.
Everything before their eyes was like a dream, magnificent and wonderful, making the two sisters, who had long struggled at the bottom of society, feel as if they had stepped into a fairy tale world. Their hands, tightly clasped together, were sweaty, and they were both extremely nervous and unable to suppress their excitement and awe.
Dugu Bo glanced at the undisguised shock on everyone's faces, his gray beard twitched, and a hint of smugness crept onto his face, as if he were showing off his most precious backyard: "Well, what do you think of my villa?"
Yu Qing exclaimed in genuine admiration, then shook her head: "It's more than just pleasing to the eye. Old Poison, you must have had an incredible stroke of luck to find a place like this?"
Dugu Bo snorted. Although being told he had "gotten lucky" annoyed him a little, it was the truth, and he couldn't refute it. Instead, he felt a little smug. He said nothing more and led the group carefully around the spring that exuded a dangerous aura, heading towards a flatter area on one side of the valley.
Soon, a simple courtyard that seemed somewhat out of place with the surrounding fairyland environment appeared before everyone's eyes.
The courtyard was surrounded by a simple bamboo fence, inside which were two or three very plain-looking wooden houses, like the temporary dwellings of hunters in the mountains.
However, when Yu Qing's gaze swept over the "ornamental plants" planted in the yard, he was completely stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
In this courtyard—there wasn't a single normal flower, not a single fresh blade of grass! Everywhere you looked, there were all sorts of brightly colored, bizarrely shaped, and obviously extremely poisonous plants! There were eerie plants with leaves as black as ink, but veins as red as blood, seemingly pulsating; there were hideous vines with bright purple trumpet flowers, but emitting a cloying, rotten stench; and there were plants bearing colorful, candy-like fruits.
This isn't a yard; it's practically a miniature poisonous plant ecosystem, or rather... a poisonous plant expo!
Yu Qing pointed at the various poisonous plants swaying in the wind and vying for attention all over the yard, and looked incredulously at Dugu Bo, who had a "come praise me" expression on his face: "Old... Old Poison... what do you mean by growing so many poisonous plants in your own yard? Do you think the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison in your body isn't strong enough, and you want to add some new ingredients to send yourself to the afterlife sooner?!"
He remembered clearly that when he left back then, he only used special methods to help Dugu Bo temporarily suppress the increasingly serious backlash from the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul. It was like reinforcing a leaky bucket with a few hoops, but it did not fundamentally solve the problem of the toxin eroding the body!
In this situation, Dugu Bo not only failed to stay away from the source of the toxin, but instead intensified his cultivation and exposure to so many new poisonous plants with different properties... This behavior was no longer just dancing on the edge of a knife, it was practically using his own life to conduct alchemical experiments, as if he was afraid that his death would not be creative enough!
Dugu Bo, completely oblivious to the danger, wore an air of pride, as if showing off his most prized collection of figurines to the guests. He enthusiastically pointed to the courtyard and introduced Dao: "Hmph, what do you know, kid! These are all rare varieties that I've painstakingly cultivated, extinct elsewhere, truly one of a kind! Look at this 'Blood Kiss Orchid,' just a drop of its sap can be fatal, but if guided by spirit power and used in minute quantities, it becomes a Saint Grade treatment for internal injuries; and over there, that'Seven Emotions Soul-Devouring Mushroom,' can ignite the deepest fears and desires in people's hearts, creating indistinguishable terrifying hallucinations, but if those with strong wills use it to temper their mental force, the effects are remarkable..."
He spoke fluently and knowledgeably, his words brimming with the pride of a naturalist, completely unaware that he was playing with fire and about to get burned.
Yu Qing clutched his forehead in anguish, letting out a long sigh. He finally understood why Dugu Bo's poison in the original story had become increasingly severe, to the point that even he himself could barely control it. That old man was a complete and utter drug fanatic! He was recklessly charging down the path of self-destruction, and there was no turning back!
After Dugu Bo finally finished showing off his "precious poisonous plant garden," everyone was invited inside. The cabin was simply furnished, with almost no decorations. The tables, chairs, and beds were all made of simple wood, but it was exceptionally clean and tidy, a stark contrast to the "poisonous fantasy garden" outside.
The guests and hosts took their seats (mainly Yu Qing, Dugu Bo, and A Rou sat down, while the four girls, including Duan Xin, stood curiously behind Yu Qing ). Yu Qing looked at Dugu Bo, who still looked smug and seemed to be savoring his collection of poisonous herbs, and decided to stop beating around the bush and get straight to the point.
" Old Man Dugu," Yu Qing's expression turned serious, and his tone became earnest, "Do you still remember the bet we made when I left this place?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's smug expression faded slightly, a complex mix of emotions and reminiscence flashing in his green snake eyes. He stroked his chin: "Of course I remember. You were just breaking through back then..." Not long after, Spirit Saint dared to boast that Yu Qing's seventh spirit ring would absorb a hundred thousand-year spirit ring. This was also the main reason why he later jokingly referred to Yu Qing as " Madman Ye "—at the time, this idea seemed outrageously crazy, nothing short of a pipe dream.
Yu Qing's lips curled into a mysterious smile. She leaned forward slightly, lowered her voice, and said Dao, word by word: "That bet from back then... I've fulfilled it."
"What?!"
Dugu Bo sprang up from his chair with a violent thud, causing the wooden chair to scrape against the floor with a piercing creak. He leaned forward, almost touching Yu Qing's face, his green eyes fixed on her, his expression one of utter absurdity and disbelief. "You... what did you just say? This is impossible!"
A hundred thousand-year spirit ring! That's a dream that countless Tied Douluos could only dream of, even if they risked their lives and perished! A Spirit Saint? How could he possibly absorb it successfully? Even if Yu Qing has somehow already reached the Tied Douluo level, he absolutely refuses to believe that the other party could absorb a hundred thousand-year spirit ring at the seventh spirit ring level! This violates the ironclad law of the Spirit Master's world since ancient times!
Yu Qing offered no further explanation, but with a thought, her spirit power fluctuated slightly, and the crystal-clear Green Leaf, like golden glass,... The spirit quietly emerged from behind.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black! Nine spirit rings emerge one by one, revealing the standard optimal ratio first.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo let out a soft snort and was about to say something sarcastic like, "Isn't this just a normal configuration? Who are you trying to fool?" However, before the smile on his lips could fully open, it suddenly froze!
The spirit rings on Yu Qing's body, which were originally standard equipment, began to change and shift colors rapidly at a visible speed! The first two yellow, century-old spirit rings shimmered and deepened in color, turning into a profound purple; then, the first four spirit rings all turned into a deep, dark black that seemed to devour light; finally, the scene that sent chills down Dugu Bo's spine and made his soul tremble occurred— the spirit rings in the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth positions transformed one by one into vibrant, glistening rings that exuded a terrifying, suffocating pressure—
Red! Red! Red! Red!
Four hundred thousand-year spirit rings! Like four burning blood-red suns, they slowly rotated around Yu Qing, and the energy fluctuations made the air in the entire wooden house viscous!
"Thump!"
Dugu Bo's legs went weak, and he slumped back into his chair, his mouth agape, but something seemed to be blocking his throat, preventing him from uttering a single syllable. His gaze was fixed on the four red spirit rings, as if drawn by a magnet, his pupils trembling violently, as if they were about to bulge out of their sockets.
Having lived for seventy or eighty years and weathered countless storms, Poison Douluo, who thought his heart was already as still as water, was now experiencing an unprecedented nuclear-level shock to his worldview! The scene before him, which violated all the theories of the Spirit Master, completely shattered all his understanding of Cultivate!
Four hundred thousand-year spirit rings! The seventh spirit ring is already at the hundred thousand-year level! This isn't just insane, this is... Heaven-Defying! A desecration of common sense!
Wait, how did Madman Ye's Sixth Soul Ring become the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring?
Yu Qing watched Dugu Bo's bewildered expression, as if asking, "Who am I? Where am I? What's wrong with this world?" He slowly put away the Spirit and the Spirit Ring, as if it were a trivial matter. He picked up the cup of tea on the table— a strangely flavored brew made by Dugu Bo with poisonous herbs— took a small sip, and then leisurely asked, "So, Old Poison? Now... do you believe me?"
Dugu Bo swallowed hard, his throat feeling as dry as if he were swallowing sandpaper. His voice was hoarse with extreme shock: "You...you...how did you do that?! This is...this is completely illogical! It defies all... the theories of the Spirit Master!"
Yu Qing put down his teacup, his smile deepening and becoming increasingly alluring. He gazed into Dugu Bo's green eyes, which trembled slightly with shock and longing, and made the offer that would drive any Spirit Master mad:
"That's one of the reasons I came to find you. So, Old Poison, would you like to experience for yourself what it feels like to possess the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring?"
These words, like a thunderclap carrying endless temptation, struck the depths of Dugu Bo's heart with unparalleled precision, instantly making him cast aside all shock, doubt, and the sound of his worldview shattering, leaving only an unprecedented, almost burning, fervent desire in his eyes!
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