r18novel Chapter 31 Refining the Golden Body with Ice and Fire!
Chapter 31 Refining the Golden Body with Ice and Fire!
Lin Qiyue gave a low shout.
Xiao Lan, who was already prepared, sharpened her eyes. Without her making any move, two incredibly flexible, dark blue vines with dark gold veins shot out from behind her like nimble snakes, accurately reaching out to both sides of the spring!
One vine coiled towards the fiery red and crystalline Fiery Apricot Blossom beside the scorching Yangquan Spring, while the other stretched towards the icy, crystal-like Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass beside the frigid Ice Spring.
"rise!"
With a soft shout from Xiao Lan, the two vines exerted their strength simultaneously!
Pop! Pop!
Two soft sounds, as if something had been pulled from its source, rang out.
The Fiery Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass were uprooted at the same time, separated from the special soil that had nurtured them for countless years.
With a flick of his wrist, two vines accurately shot two immortal herbs toward Lin Qiyue, who was hovering above the spring!
I've got the magic herb!
The moment Lin Qiyue grasped the fiery apricot blossom in her left hand, an indescribable, terrifying heat surged up her arm like magma, making her left hand and even the left half of her body feel as if they were burning, her skin turning bright red instantly!
On the other side, the extreme cold seemed to freeze even the soul, and the right hand and even the right half of the body were instantly covered with white frost.
Two extreme forms of pain erupted simultaneously, clashing and stimulating each other, causing Lin Qiyue's body to tremble violently and her face to instantly become distorted.
There's no time to hesitate!
He endured the excruciating pain that felt like his consciousness was being torn apart, and suddenly stuffed both immortal herbs into his mouth at the same time!
"Ugh—!!!"
Lin Qiyue let out a suppressed, painful roar.
Inside the body, the war between ice and fire has begun!
His meridians, internal organs, bones, blood, and even every cell were simultaneously suffering from the dual torment of being frozen and burned!
On its surface, one half is fiery red with rising steam, while the other half is as white as snow with condensed ice crystals.
Two forces clashed and tore apart within his body, as if trying to destroy him completely from the inside out!
Under the extreme impact of pain, consciousness began to blur, and vision blurred intermittently.
"I can't faint... I must... refine it..."
Lin Qiyue clenched his teeth tightly, and with his last bit of clarity, he made one last move.
The support of the blue silver grass beneath their feet was removed.
Pfft!
His body plummeted straight down towards the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire!
Only the water in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the source that gave birth to and nourished these two immortal herbs, contains the ultimate and balanced ice and fire energy, which can neutralize and guide the two violent forces within his body that are about to tear him apart.
He was enveloped simultaneously by the icy, frigid spring and the blazing, hot spring.
The extreme ice and fire of the outside world resonated strangely with the raging ice and fire within his body at this moment.
He used all his strength to maintain his clarity of mind and focused on refining the two immortal herbs.
……
On the shore, Xiao Lan stood quietly like that.
The Blue Silver Domain unfolded invisibly, and lush Blue Silver Grass began to grow throughout the valley where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye was located.
Time slips away quietly.
Within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the red and white waters still flowed clearly in two distinct directions. However, in the center of the spring, a figure could be vaguely seen floating and sinking, surrounded by swirling ice and fire energy, its aura sometimes violent and sometimes calm.
Xiao Lan's entire focus was divided: half on the master undergoing the ice and fire tempering in the pool, and the other half on guarding against any possible external disturbances.
It was the morning of the second day after Lin Qiyue began refining.
At the entrance to the valley, an old man with long, dark green hair, a gloomy face, and a tall, thin figure suddenly appeared.
It was none other than Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.
He had just finished dealing with some matters outside, and his expression was slightly tired, but deep in his eyes there was still the sharpness that belonged to a Title Douluo.
He habitually glanced at the poison barrier he had set up, and after confirming that it was intact, he prepared to pass through it as usual.
However, as soon as he stepped into the passage, he sensed something was wrong.
The poison barrier... seems to have been touched.
Moreover, isn't the Blue Silver Grass... a bit too lush on the ground inside and outside the passage?
Looking around, the area near the entrance to the valley, which was originally only sparsely covered with weeds and moss, is now covered with lush, broad-leaved blue silver grass, growing so well that it looks as if it has been carefully cultivated for several years.
"Um?"
Dugu Bo frowned almost imperceptibly.
"What's going on? I've only been gone a short while, how come the Blue Silver Grass here is growing like crazy?"
A flicker of doubt crossed his mind.
Although Blue Silver Grass is resilient and can be found everywhere, this is the first time it has appeared so abruptly, in such a concentrated and unusually lush manner near his poison array.
However, upon further reflection, he realized that Blue Silver Herbs were just ordinary plants. Perhaps the recent abundant rainfall, coupled with the absorption of the slight energy emanating from his poison array, had caused them to grow wildly.
Although he felt something was amiss, he did not sense the aura of any powerful soul beast or soul master, so Dugu Bo temporarily suppressed his doubts.
Maybe I'm overthinking it. What kind of trouble could a mere Blue Silver Grass possibly cause?
He shook his head and continued walking into the valley.
The further you go, the more obvious the feeling of the unusually lush blue silver grass becomes, to the point that there is a clump every three steps and a patch every five steps, covering most of the originally bare rocks and soil.
The fresh scent of grass and trees in the air seemed to be stronger than before.
The unease in Dugu Bo's heart gradually grew, and he involuntarily slowed his pace, his vigilance subtly increasing.
As he passed through the final bend in the rock wall, his view opened up, and he truly stepped into the core area where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes were located. The scene before him made his pupils suddenly contract!
The first thing that caught his eye was not the strange red and white spring he was familiar with, but a blue figure standing quietly beside the spring!
She was a girl who looked no more than eighteen or nineteen years old. She was slender, dressed in blue, with long hair reaching her waist. She had her back to him and was gazing intently at the center of the spring.
Alarm bells rang loudly in Dugu Bo's mind!
What horrified him was not that there was another person in the valley.
His herb garden was discovered and trespassed upon by outsiders. Although unexpected, it was not impossible.
What truly shocked him was that, despite his Title Douluo-level mental perception, he only realized the girl's existence after seeing her with his own eyes!
Before this, his mental energy swept across the area, and all he received was the normal scent of plants and the energy fluctuations of the spring water. He did not detect this living person at all!
The girl's aura seemed to blend perfectly with the surrounding blue silver grass and the valley itself, becoming one with it all!
Something's strange! Very strange!
Dugu Bo's eyes instantly turned sharp as knives, and the pressure of a Title Douluo unconsciously emanated, making the surrounding air a bit heavier.
"Who dares to trespass into my herb garden!"
Dugu Bo shouted in a deep voice.