Chapter 49: Decision | Medical Book | Resurrection Runes

"The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate?" Dugu Bo looked at those two peculiar Immortal Herbs growing between the two springs, muttering to himself as he spoke.

"You brat, you're certain these two herbs can resolve the toxins in my body, right?" He looked at Ning Feiliu again and asked.

Facing Dugu Bo's gaze, Ning Feiliu actually should have pretended to be uncertain.

After all, he had only seen this method in an "ancient text," and even the ancient text wasn't necessarily true, so how could he be certain?

Yet, Ning Feiliu nodded firmly and said, "Yes!"

He knew very well that the current Dugu Bo was actually not much different from the patients he had treated before.

If even Ning Feiliu were uncertain and lacked confidence,

then Dugu Bo would not fully trust Ning Feiliu either.

Right now, it was necessary for Ning Feiliu to appear very confident so that Dugu Bo would make up his mind.

"Senior, you must know that this method actually carries little risk," Ning Feiliu said. "Because it is not you, Senior, who will directly ingest these two herbs; we only need an intermediary to absorb these two herbs, and then you, Senior, will consume a small amount of the herbal concoction made from their blood daily. Under the effect of the medicinal power, the treatment process of forcing the poison into the soul bone will be completed."

She had already vaguely learned from the conversation between Dugu Bo and Ning Feiliu just now that the difficulty of collecting these two herbs was absolutely immense.

Then, under the gaze of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, he said slowly, "This time... I will be the one to collect these two herbs and serve as the intermediary to absorb them. I believe you, Senior, should have no objections to this, right?"

"Grandfather... even you..." she asked with some surprise.

"I have a way." However, at this moment, Ning Feiliu took a deep breath and said, "Actually, long before coming here, I had already thought of a method."

Once these words were spoken, Dugu Yan, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

He had actually harbored the thought of letting Ning Feiliu collect the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate and serve as the transfer station in this method.

Hearing these words from Ning Feiliu, Dugu Yan's expression finally cleared slightly.

"However, to go into this spring water to retrieve those two herbs," he said again, "the difficulty is not low. After all, even I cannot endure these two types of spring water for too long."

Secondly, if Ning Feiliu knew the method of collection, then having him collect them personally was naturally much better than borrowing the hands of others.

Dugu Bo could not help but harbor the thought that if Ning Feiliu were to have an accident during the process of collecting the herbs and die in the spring water, it would sever Dugu Yan's inner feelings.

Dugu Bo chuckled, but Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment, and then her pretty face changed drastically.

Therefore, Dugu Yan certainly did not want Ning Feiliu to take the risk.

He chuckled, "You brat... what you say makes sense. Very well, since you aren't afraid, what is there for an old man like me to fear?"

And finally...

Dugu Bo's expression suddenly became a bit helpless; it seemed... he shouldn't have let Yan Yan come along.

On the Douluo Continent, when all is said and done, strength is still supreme.

It might even... lead to death!

After all, first of all, the fewer people who know about Dugu Bo's toxic backlash, the better.

"No! Grandfather! You cannot let Feiliu take this risk!" Dugu Yan said directly to Dugu Bo.

After all, although he recognized Ning Feiliu's pharmaceutical knowledge and experience, but...

"At that time, if any accident occurs, Senior, you can interrupt the process and suppress this diluted medicinal power."

Ning Feiliu's talent, as well as his identity as a mere Auxiliary System Soul Master, made Dugu Bo feel that if he were together with Dugu Yan,

it would be Dugu Yan protecting him, rather than him protecting Dugu Yan...

That would not do.

Through this back and forth, he decided to let Ning Feiliu personally collect and absorb these two Immortal Herbs, acting as a transfer station to dilute the efficacy of the Immortal Herbs.

It just so happened that Ning Feiliu seemed very sensible, actually volunteering to collect and absorb these two Immortal Herbs himself.

He must have also seen through some of Dugu Bo's intentions to be so proactive.

It was just that... Dugu Yan was not happy about it.

Dugu Bo suddenly felt a bit of a headache, but just as he didn't know how to persuade Dugu Yan,

Ning Feiliu said to Dugu Yan in a gentle voice, "Sister Yan, I know you are worried about me, but rest assured..."

"I will succeed and return alive."

"And besides..." he paused, his eyes firm and resolute, "I have a reason I must go. For me, this is a chance to defy the heavens and change my fate."

"Defy the heavens and change your fate?" Dugu Bo was stunned for a moment and looked at Ning Feiliu.

"A chance to defy the heavens and change your fate?" Dugu Yan was also stunned for a moment and said, "Feiliu, what do you mean by this?"

"In that ancient text, besides the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I also saw a record," Ning Feiliu said. "It is called... the Crescent Moon Spirit Group Forging Method."

"As long as I enter this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and absorb the two Immortal Herbs, I can be reborn and possess the constitution to forge my current martial soul into a new one."

In Ning Feiliu's fanatical gaze, he spoke words that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had never heard before.

"By then, I will be able to forge my martial soul... into a Crescent Moon Spirit Group that possesses combat ability," he said firmly. "I do not want to be an Auxiliary System Soul Master for my whole life. My personality is not one that likes to be protected by others; it is just that my martial soul is like this..."

"But now that there is a chance to change my fate, I am considering whether this is the only chance in my life."

"But I do not want to give up. Even if it means death... I want to fight for this one and only chance."

Ning Feiliu had actually long since prepared this rhetoric to explain his life-risking behavior that was to follow.

"Moreover... absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate is, in itself, of great benefit to a Spirit Master," Ning Feiliu continued with a smile. "Rather than giving the opportunity to others, it is better for me to take the chance myself... and Sister Yan, believe me, I am truly very confident."

"I will not die," he said softly. "I absolutely will not die easily like this, I promise."

Dugu Yan saw the firm look in Ning Feiliu's eyes, then she closed her beautiful eyes and opened them again, "Fine... Feiliu, I promise you... but, Grandfather..."

She looked at Dugu Bo and said, "You must protect Feiliu at the critical moment... I beg you..."

Looking at his granddaughter's pleading eyes, Dugu Bo sighed, nodded, and said, "Rest assured, this brat... just based on those manly words he just said, I will definitely protect him!"

After hearing those words from Ning Feiliu just now, even he had to admire Ning Feiliu's courage.

The most critical thing is... if Ning Feiliu really has a way to become a Battle Soul Master, then... letting Yan Yan be with him is not impossible.

After all, this brat is indeed a very good person, his pharmaceutical knowledge is powerful, he is sincere toward Yan Yan, and his character is also top-notch.

"But before that," Ning Feiliu suddenly said to Dugu Bo at this moment, "I want you, Senior, to promise me two things."

"You want me to agree to two things?" Dugu Bo was only slightly puzzled for a moment before he generously said, "Speak. What is it?"

"This first thing is, actually..." Ning Feiliu suddenly took a book out from the pack on his back and said, "Although I am quite confident, I cannot be one hundred percent certain that I will return safely, so before that, I want to complete a medical book I have always wanted to compile."

"My medical book is currently just a little bit away from completion; if I could receive your guidance, Senior, it should be finished immediately."

"So I would like to ask for your help, Senior, to help me complete this medical book before I go."

Ning Feiliu said somewhat solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo looked at the book in Ning Feiliu's hands and sighed with emotion, saying, "Since that is the case, I will take a look at your medical book first and help you perfect it."

Ning Feiliu immediately revealed a smile, but... what Dugu Bo did not know was that his true goal was not as simple as just completing this medical book.

What was more important, of course, was...

【Self-author a medical book to obtain a fragment of the World Rune—Revitalization.】

Ning Feiliu thought that if he could obtain a fragment of the Revitalization Rune, he would likely have more security when he entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

In the original work, Tang San possessed the Mysterious Jade Hand, the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and the cultivation of a Soul Elder.

Yet Ning Feiliu was currently only a Spirit Master and had nothing, so he had to make some safety preparations.

That was why he had just returned to the back of the courtyard to fetch this half-finished medical book, intending to use Dugu Bo's knowledge to complete this task.

After all, although this task said to self-author a medical book, it did not say that others could not help...

Dugu Bo took the medical book from Ning Feiliu's hands, opened it, and read through it carefully; however, the more he read, the more he was astonished by Ning Feiliu, who had authored this half-finished medical book!

Nevertheless, he still saw some flaws, so he immediately began to revise them and even had Ning Feiliu come over to watch and provide corrections.

After nearly an hour passed, Dugu Bo finally closed the medical book, handed it to Ning Feiliu, and said, "It is done. This book is now complete... but since this is a medical book you authored, have you given it a name?"

Ning Feiliu looked at the medical book in his hands, picked up a pen, and said with a smile while writing on it, "Let's call it... 'Treatise on Alchemy and Pharmacology'."

The next moment, the small text that only Ning Feiliu could see appeared, then shattered, and suddenly transformed into a fragmented green Rune that fell into Ning Feiliu's body.

He closed his eyes and looked internally at the fragmented green Rune within his body, his face immediately lighting up with joy.

The Revitalization Rune... obtained!

(End of chapter)