Douluo Continent: Peerless God General, starting by deceiving Qian Renxue

Chapter 66 Recruiting Dugu Bo

After a while, Dugu Bo recovered and went into the cave.

They discovered that Nan Feihuang had already fallen asleep and was not meditating to recover. It seemed that he was too tired, and his soul power and mental energy were severely depleted, so he didn't even have the ability to meditate.

Looking at Nan Feihuang's youthful face, Dugu Bo took off his robe and covered him with it. "What a fool you are. Do you think that with your meager soul power, even if you exhaust it, it will be of no use to me?"

The soul power that Nan Feihuang had just given Dugu Bo only relieved his pain for less than three seconds. What truly made him feel better was the blood that had been fused with the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Blossom.

It was this blood that greatly suppressed the deadly poison in his body.

This is why he recovered in less than a quarter of an hour instead of the one or two hours of pain he should have suffered.

However, Nan Feihuang's actions deeply moved the old poison master. Over the years, he had always endured the convulsions alone during each attack of the poison. This was the first time someone had helped him like this.

Dugu Bo sat down next to Nan Feihuang and slowly closed his eyes.

Time flies, and about a month has passed since Nan Feihuang arrived at the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. During this time, Nan Feihuang has made all the preparations for the antidote and started to prepare medicines to suppress the poison. The key ingredient is the blood of the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot.

Since consuming these two immortal herbs, his golden body has become impervious to water and fire, and immune to all poisons. His blood has also become extremely beneficial for detoxification.

Nan Feihuang's method for detoxifying Dugu Bo was to treat the symptoms first and then the root cause. The first step was the same as Tang San's in the original work: to find a carrier for the deadly poison in Dugu Bo's body. Dugu Bo happened to have a piece of Medusa skull with poisonous properties, which was the best place to store the poison.

The antidote he concocted was extremely effective; one could see that Dugu Bo's originally emerald green hair and beard were turning gray.

This is a sign that the toxins are gradually fading away.

The original estimate of six months was Nan Feihuang's conservative estimate, but now it seems that four or five months will be enough.

Beside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, an old man and a young boy awoke from their meditation. Dugu Bo took a deep breath, feeling the increasingly surging soul power within him, and exclaimed, "Little Flying General, just who is your master, Zuo Ci? This Golden Body Technique is truly remarkable. If mastered, its enhancement to the physique would probably be no less than that of a 100,000-year-old soul ring or soul bone, and it also has the effect of being immune to all poisons."

"I'm sorry, old poisoner, my master instructed me that apart from his name, I cannot disclose any other information about him. I dare not disobey my master's orders!" Nan Feihuang smiled. He had said everything he could, but he decided to keep some things to himself.

"Fine, don't tell me then, I don't care." Dugu Bo arrogantly turned his head away. He didn't actually mind. Everyone has their own secrets. Besides, Nan Feihuang's master was able to create such a powerful technique, so his skill level must have reached an unbelievable level.

If such a person doesn't want to appear in public, it would be tactless of him to continue probing.

"Old poisoner, actually the Taoist Golden Body Technique you've cultivated isn't complete. Master only gave me the part that can help you detoxify. How about this, why don't you come to my Ancient Lei Kingdom and register your name? Don't you still owe me two conditions? Next time I see Master, I'll have him pass on the complete Golden Body Technique to me, and then I'll teach you, how about that?" Nan Feihuang said.

He deliberately only revealed part of the technique to arouse Dugu Bo's interest. After witnessing the divine skills in the Book of Escape Techniques, Nan Feihuang did not believe that he could resist practicing them.

Dugu Bo was both hesitant and tempted. The thing he hated most was being restricted in his freedom, but his curiosity about this technique made him eager to try it.

Seeing Dugu Bo's hesitation, Nan Feihuang laughed and said, "Old Poison, I know your personality. You like freedom. I can guarantee that I will only let you have a nominal position in my country. I will not arrange any work for you, nor will I force you to stay in the country. You can go wherever you want. In addition, besides the Taoist Golden Body, I have another gift for you. I dare not say anything else, but I guarantee that you can use it to beat your old rival Chrysanthemum Douluo to a pulp, and it can also help you cultivate to the Super Douluo stage."

"Really?" Dugu Bo was completely intrigued upon hearing this, as he had often been bullied by that Chrysanthemum Pass.

Although it's unlikely to be fatal in most cases, being beaten up and covered in dirt is still unpleasant.

He had long wanted to repay Chrysanthemum Douluo One and Two.

Furthermore, if it's just a nominal position and his freedom isn't restricted, then it doesn't violate his principles.

He had never been able to repay the kindness of being saved and taught skills, so Nan Feihuang's request was not unreasonable, or rather, it was within his expectations.

He is one of the few titled Douluo who is not in power. Any major force would want to recruit him, so it is perfectly normal for Nan Feihuang to recruit him.

He just hadn't expected that Nan Feihuang would offer such generous terms.

"Little Flying General, let me think about it," Dugu Bo said after a moment of silence.

Although he yearns for greater strength, he also yearns for freedom and does not want to be burdened by power.

Nan Feihuang knew that his heart was already wavering, and it was not good to push him too hard at this moment, so he immediately nodded and said, "Alright, old poisoner, I'm going to stay here for half a year anyway, so you have plenty of time to consider. But please remember, the gates of my Kingdom of Gulei will always be open to you. This is a guarantee from me, the future king."

"Thank you!" Dugu Bo smiled. He had only said these two words a handful of times in his life, but today, he sincerely expressed his gratitude to Nan Feihuang.

The friendship between the elderly and the young deepened after a long chat.

In the following days, Dugu Bo's gaze toward Nan Feihuang became increasingly kind, as if he were looking at his own grandson.

Nan Feihuang, on the other hand, was cultivating while also learning some knowledge about alchemy.

In fact, many of the herbs in the Yin-Yang Well can be used to refine pills, but to refine a divine pill of the highest quality requires extremely high alchemy skills, which Nan Feihuang cannot do now. In the past few years, his mind has been entirely focused on cultivation and detoxification.

Energy is limited; even he couldn't learn so much in such a short time.

Therefore, he decided to take those truly divine delicacies back for Dian Wei and the others to eat first.

After all, the sooner you take a celestial herb, the better it will be. If you wait until Nan Feihuang learns alchemy, they might already be at least Soul Emperors or Soul Saints, and the effects of celestial herbs will be weakened.

This alchemy technique was prepared as a foundation for future power.

In fact, there are many more immortal plants in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well than the ones Tang San gave to the Shrek Seven Devils in the original story. You know, he practically plucked the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well bare, so how could there only be a few?

It's just that those are the ones that are suitable for the Shrek Seven Devils.

Nan Feihuang planned to take what he needed first, and let the rest continue to grow. Once he was skilled in alchemy, he would harvest them and reward his future team with the pills. In any case, after Dugu Bo's poison was cured, he probably wouldn't have any more contact with Tang San, and Nan Feihuang wouldn't let Tang San get this treasure land.

(End of this chapter)