68 Chapter 68: Gaining Favor
Turning his head towards the direction of the sound, Su Wen saw Dugu Bo, dressed in a dark green robe.
The other party's beard and even his hair were a shade of dark green, and Su Wen knew this was caused by toxins invading his body.
"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan spoke up.
She stepped forward to support Dugu Bo's arm, shaking it.
Dugu Bo's expression instantly softened, he rubbed Dugu Yan's head, and asked her with great concern about her recent situation at the academy.
"Grandpa, this is Xiaowen, the one I told you about." Dugu Yan introduced Su Wen to Dugu Bo.
"Dugu Your Highness." Su Wen and Xiao Zhan also bowed at this moment.
"Young man, I can pretend I didn't hear what you just said, but about our Yan'er being poisoned, I hope you won't spread it around carelessly." Dugu Bo glanced at Su Wen and said.
He had never thought that Su Wen could surpass him in understanding poison, solving problems even he couldn't solve.
Dugu Bo's face turned cold as he observed their surroundings, his Soul Power suddenly released, a terrifying aura spreading.
"Get lost!"
His gaze swept around, and three or four shadows flashed past, retreating towards Heaven Dou City.
Su Wen was speechless.
These must be the bodyguards arranged by Qian Renxue, posing as members of the Heaven Dou royal family.
'You Scared me for a moment, I thought you were talking to me.'
"Elder, I am indeed curious about Sister Yan's situation, and I have some ideas as well," Su Wen said.
This was a good opportunity, and Su Wen wouldn't miss it.
He had to reach level forty in the next year and a half, and he couldn't guarantee he'd do it without the assistance of Immortal Grass.
Of course, the main reason was that he didn't want to delay any longer.
The earlier he took the Immortal Grass, the better the effect. If he waited until his Soul Power level reached seventy or eighty, the effect would probably be much less, and by that time, his Martial Spirit would have stabilized.
The Spirit Elder stage is the most suitable time to take Immortal Grass.
"Hmph!" Dugu Bo snorted coldly, the lingering pressure of his just-released Soul Power pressing down on Su Wen.
"Do you think you can surpass me in understanding poison?"
Su Wen felt a tangible pressure, a sense of suffocation, but he remained calm and composed. "Poison Douluo, even though I know nothing about poison, I understand Martial Spirits very well."
Hearing Su Wen's words, Dugu Bo eased up on his own pressure.
He also recalled Su Wen's theoretical talent that Dugu Yan had mentioned several times.
However, Dugu Yan knew only so much about Su Wen's theoretical level.
Her understanding of Su Wen's theoretical talent was limited to the fact that Su Wen had been transferred to the academy's research institute by the Crown Prince.
As for the specific level, she had no idea.
Just being able to join the research institute itself, in Dugu Bo's view, was enough to recognize Su Wen's theoretical talent. However, he still didn't believe Su Wen could come up with any useful methods.
Su Wen is still so young, what achievements could he have in Martial Spirit theory?
Dugu Bo didn't take it seriously, he just gave Su Wen a way out.
However, Su Wen spoke up: "If my guess is correct, the poison attribute of the Jade Phosphor Serpent is too strong. Coupled with being a Beast Martial Spirit, frequent possession by it during cultivation also exposes the Spirit Master to its toxins."
"Ahem". Xiao Zhan suddenly coughed a few times.
Can I avoid this?
The Poison Douluo's gaze swept over, saying, "What, afraid I'll silence you? Listen carefully, I want to see what insights he has."
"Moreover, I speculate that this backlash will become more severe with cultivation, accumulating in the body. Once it erupts, it could be fatal at any time."
Su Wen couldn't remember such detailed descriptions from the original text.
He didn't understand this stuff in the first place, even if he remembered, he wouldn't dare to pretend.
Dugu Bo was distracted by this, not finding Su Wen's words particularly insightful.
"I think, Your Highness, that various approaches to dealing with poison itself have been attempted by Poison Douluo." Su Wen said, "I'm not trying to teach you about that"
"However, this poison itself is not just a matter of poison. It's fundamentally about the relationship between Martial Spirit and Spirit Master. And in terms of Martial Spirit cultivation theory, I do have a certain level." Su Wen looked confident as he spoke.
"Firstly, and what I consider the simplest method, is to ingest an external substance, such as the Solid Soul Power that Titled Douluo can cultivate. Perhaps it cannot completely neutralize the toxins in the body, but it can greatly alleviate the situation."
The Poison Douluo frowned, looking at Xiao Zhan.
Do you teach everything?
He's only a Spirit Elder, and he already knows about the cultivation status of Titled Douluo?
However, he soon thought of Xiao Zhan's situation and understood Xiao Zhan's intention in teaching these things to Su Wen in advance.
Xiao Zhan was also embarrassed.
At the same time, he wished Su Wen would shut up quickly.
Stop guessing.
If you step on the bottom line of the Poison Douluo, we're both doomed.
"Of course, this is only addressing the symptoms and not the root cause, especially since only Titled Douluo can possess Solid Soul Power."
"In addition to Solid Soul Power, there are actually other substitutes, and their effects are far better than Solid Soul Power, such as directing the toxins to the same area of the body."
While toxins can penetrate deeply into the organs, they can also be directed away from each other, but this can be dangerous as it aggregates them in one place.
So the Poison Douluo showed a contemptuous expression at this moment.
However, before he could speak, Su Wen's words continued.
"And naturally, the body parts are not suitable places to store these toxins. What I'm thinking is to use Spirit Bones instead."
Spirit Bone as a replacement?
Dugu Bo was taken aback, finding Su Wen's suggestion somewhat novel.
He had never thought about this before.
Even if he had the idea of directing toxins, he always concentrated them in the Poison Pill, which could enhance the power of the Poison Pill and alleviate the pain of the toxins.
As for Spirit Bones...
He hadn't tried it, so he didn't know.
But theoretically, it seemed feasible.
"However, this is still just addressing the symptoms and not the root cause," Su Wen said.
Dugu Bo looked at Su Wen in astonishment.
If toxins could be directed into Spirit Bones, and if this could be maintained over time, it should be able to solve the problem of toxin backlash.
The reason his Poison Pill hadn't solved his own problem was because the upper limit of his Poison Pill was fixed.
If his Soul Power couldn't break through, the amount of toxins the Poison Pill could consume would be limited, and the toxins in his body would continue to accumulate, preventing him from advancing to the next level, forming a dead end.
However, Spirit Bones seem to have no such limitations.
Spirit Bones are absorbed by Spirit Masters, they are both a part of the Spirit Master and an external object.
There shouldn't be any storage limitations.
Especially if it's a Spirit Bone with poison attributes,
perhaps the power of the Spirit Skill of the Spirit Bone could even be enhanced as a result.
Isn't this the ultimate solution?
"This method only solves the problem of individuals, without addressing the root cause of Martial Spirit toxin backlash. Now, with the Poison Douluo in the Dugu Clan, perhaps they can equip members with Spirit Bones. But future generations of the Dugu Clan's Spirit Masters may not necessarily have this privilege."
However, Dugu Bo didn't think much of it.
Each generation has its own fortune.
He didn't care about the future of his descendants.
All he wanted now was for himself and his granddaughter to live well.
Su Wen also sensed the other's attitude.
If the method of directing toxins into Spirit Bones can be perfected, then he would be satisfied.
But this won't do.
In this case, Su Wen felt that the help he provided was not significant enough to gain entry to the Medicine Garden.
How can you be so easily satisfied?
"Your Highn—"
"Since you've called Yan'er 'sister', then you can call me Grandpa Dugu."
Su Wen: I feel like you're taking advantage of me.
Um, I actually wanted to have a peer-to-peer conversation with you, and now you want me to call you grandfather? That's impossible.
"I actually have a plan for a true cure."
"Oh? Let's hear it," Dugu Bo was patient to hear Su Wen continue.
This kid's theories seem pretty good.
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