Douro Continent

Chapter 235 Refining the Golden Body with Ice and Fire (Part 1)

The effects of "Blazing Apricot Blossom" and "Eight-Cornered Ice Grass" are exactly opposite, but it cannot be cut with metal; it must be picked with jade to retain its efficacy.

Although Tang San's Xuan Yu Hand is not real jade, its effect is almost the same, and it was under the effect of the Xuan Yu Hand that he was able to successfully dig it out.

As a result of these preliminary preparations, Tang San began to experience pain.

He had been by the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire for quite some time, although during this process he tried his best to stay at the intersection of the two extreme hot springs of Ice and Fire, and he also had the "Fragrant Silk Immortal Item" to restrain the cold poison and fire poison.

But his body had already begun to react.

Especially after plucking two immortal treasures with extremely extreme properties, this reaction became even more pronounced. Alternating between hot and cold surged within his body. At this moment, Tang San's face was alternating between pale and red, his blood and qi churning, and his Xuan Tian Gong was becoming increasingly difficult to suppress.

Poison Douluo Dugu Bo was well aware of the power of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. He hadn't even brought Dugu Yan here, for fear that the aura here would harm his granddaughter. As for himself, he was covered in poison, so the disadvantages of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well became advantages for him, and naturally, there was no problem with him at all.

The old monster brought Tang San along partly out of feigned generosity, but also because he wanted to see if Tang San, who claimed to be able to cure his poison, could survive in this place. If Tang San could withstand the power of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and resist his deadly poison, then he could truly believe that Tang San possessed the ability to cure poison.

"A celestial treasure indeed!" Tang San sighed inwardly. He knew that if it weren't for the presence of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, any celestial herb would likely be protected by a deadly poison.

It's difficult for any living thing to survive here, so the immortal herbs remain, but they are now unprotected by the ice. However, no matter how good the immortal herbs are, their properties must be understood to be effective; otherwise, they will not only bring no benefit but may even lead to death. Even the most potent immortal herbs, without special methods of consumption and other medicines to neutralize their effects, can still kill someone.

Two strands of blue silver grass shot out like bolts of lightning, landing simultaneously on the two immortal herbs. The instant Tang San caught the two immortal herbs with the tip of the blue silver grass, he exerted lightning-fast force, flinging the two immortal herbs up and causing them to fall towards him.

At the same time, he used both hands simultaneously, swiftly severing the two strands of Blue Silver Grass. Without the support of soul power, the resilience of the Blue Silver Grass was limited. It separated instantly under Tang San's Xuan Yu Hand.

Tang San's choice was undoubtedly correct. Almost a second after he cut the two Blue Silver Grasses, the one on the left had turned into an ice pop, while the one on the right had turned to ashes. If the effects of these two celestial herbs were allowed to directly enter his body through the Blue Silver Grasses, he would probably be in trouble before he even used them.

The two immortal herbs landed on the ground in front of Tang San one after the other. Strangely enough, their extreme cold and heat auras vanished simultaneously when they met in front of Tang San.

A faint red light enveloped the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass, while a faint white mist enveloped the Fiery Apricot.

Tang San knew that there was no time to hesitate. Although the two immortal herbs would be restrained by each other's aura after they intersected, their effects would completely disappear after ten breaths.

And within these ten breaths is the best time to take them.

Without hesitation, Tang San picked up the two highly poisonous immortal herbs from the ground and stuffed them into his mouth.

Although the two immortal ingredients were poisonous, after being countered by their nemesis, they lost their previous domineering nature. They melted in the mouth, turning into saliva that flowed down the throat. Tang San felt his tongue produce saliva, and the air was filled with a refreshing fragrance.

"The taste is really good," Tang San thought to himself, hoping that they wouldn't become too popular.

While thinking, Tang San quickly tore off his clothes and stopped using the Mysterious Heaven Skill, taking all the Eight Spider Lances on his back and the Blue Silver Grass around his body into his body.

In almost three breaths, Tang San's body trembled violently. Then, a layer of icy blue rose directly from his feet, and in the blink of an eye, his entire body had turned completely blue. Then, another layer of red rose up. At this moment, Tang San looked like a freshly cooked shrimp.

The alternation of blue and red looks extremely strange.

Even in this simple alternation process, Tang San's spirit nearly collapsed. The clash of two extreme auras caused him even more pain than when he absorbed the Human-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring last time.

At this moment, he still had a little control over his body, so he quickly took a deep breath and staggered forward one step.

Ahead lay the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. Tang San closed his eyes and fell towards the confluence of the extreme cold Yin Spring and the blazing Yang Spring.

With a splash, Tang San was completely submerged in the spring water, sinking into it in an instant.

The reason he didn't immediately plunge into the water after consuming the two kinds of divine herbs was to wait for the medicinal effects to take hold; otherwise, if he had fallen into the water even a moment earlier, he would have been reduced to ashes.

When he entered the water again after the effects of the medicine took hold, he didn't feel much anymore, because the sensations from the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot had instantly made him lose all perception of the outside world.

Tang San's decision to choose these two herbs was naturally made after careful consideration. These two highly poisonous herbs, which are considered immortal-grade, are not of the highest quality around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well; they are merely ordinary. If one were to be near either of them, let alone eat them, one would immediately be in extreme danger, let alone be able to eat them.

However, ice and fire are mutually destructive. When the two herbs are brought together, they will have the neutralizing effect mentioned earlier. This is also the only opportunity to take both herbs.

Of course, the ice and fire properties of the two herbs did not disappear. After consuming them, Tang San would still have to endure a powerful baptism of ice and fire. If his body could not withstand it, he would immediately explode and die.

The most important reason for choosing to take them is because of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire before us. According to the records in the Xuan Tian Bao Lu, the only way to enter the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire is to take the Eight-Cornered Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delight at the same time.

These two herbs are born from the extreme energy of the two springs, one of ice and one of fire, and only they can counteract the terrifying power of these two springs.

Tang San appeared to be in extreme danger, but in reality, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was working its magic, greatly enhancing the absorption of the two highly poisonous herbs he had ingested. This allowed him to convert their ice and fire energy into his own.

Dugu Bo's warning to Tang San before leaving, not to come into contact with the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, was not an empty threat. Even as a Title Douluo, he would hardly escape unscathed if he fell into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Within the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, all poisons are ineffective; no toxin can survive in this extreme spring water.

Tang San chose these two herbs, which were not the most helpful to him, in order to leave himself a way out.

In case Dugu Bo breaks his promise, then after absorbing the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Blossom, he can also hide in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire to avoid disaster.

At the same time, there is another reason why Tang San must take these two herbs. Unlike Dugu Bo, who is covered in poison and is not afraid of the extreme aura of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, if he does not take these two herbs, he will probably be destroyed by the aura here before he can meet Dugu Bo tomorrow.

Even if he wanted to leave now, the dual energies of ice and fire remaining in his body would cause him irreparable and devastating damage. Not to mention his future cultivation, even his survival would be in question.

However, even the best information cannot fully describe all the experiences. Although the records in the Xuan Tian Bao Lu were detailed and without errors, Tang San did not realize how immense the pain he had to endure was until he actually consumed those two extreme herbs.

Although the ice and fire energies had been neutralized beforehand, they stirred wildly after entering his body. The medicinal power contained in the immortal herbs was terrifying. The clash between ice and fire caused an instantaneous burst of energy that Tang San didn't even have a chance to resist with his willpower.

After falling into the fiery and icy Yin-Yang Well for a short while, he fell into a coma.

The spring water within the Yin-Yang Well churned briefly after Tang San fell in, and soon enough, amidst the surging water, Tang San had quietly sunk beneath it. The surface returned to calm, the milky white and crimson waters still clearly distinct. Steam continued to hang in the air, and all was enveloped in silence.

Time flows like water; from dawn to dusk, it's nothing more than sunrise and sunset.

Someone once said that a day passes in the blink of an eye, and a lifetime passes in the blink of an eye. Time sometimes seems very long, but it is also so short. A person's life is just like that.

Night fell again, darkness enveloped the earth, and the area within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was plunged into darkness once more. Tang San, who had sunk into it, still did not surface, as if he had completely disappeared from the spring.

Inside Sunset Forest, a group of three were swiftly traversing the woods, constantly moving forward and weaving through the trees.

(End of this chapter)