Chapter 96: Nine-Section Jade

"Alright, then I will accompany you, Sister Yan, to see Teacher," Ning Feiliu nodded and said.

"By the way," he suddenly thought of those four Soul Guidance Devices and immediately said, "Wait, let me go back and retrieve something first."

It would be perfect to take these Soul Guidance Devices over and have Dugu Bo help "launder" them.

Having Dugu Bo take them to the Heaven Dou Great Auction House to be auctioned off was the safest method.

No one would have any ideas about the famous Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, nor would they suspect why Dugu Bo could possess such a large quantity of Soul Guidance Devices.

This was much safer than Ning Feiliu taking the Soul Guidance Devices to the auction himself.

"Retrieve what?" Dugu Yan was quite curious, "Must you go back and get it now?"

"Indeed," a slight smile appeared on Ning Feiliu's handsome face beneath the mask, "Once I have it in hand and reach Teacher's place, you will know, Sister Yan."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan nodded immediately and said nothing more.

Ning Feiliu then turned to Ye Lingling and said, "Lingling, I am going to Teacher's place first. You head back, and we will see each other this afternoon."

In his view, although this kid Ning Feiliu was clever and had many schemes, he was still quite honest.

……

There was actually no danger in Ye Lingling returning alone.

Blood could naturally be stored for a period of time, especially when placed inside a Soul Guidance Device.

Just at this moment, his fingers moved slightly, and suddenly a green shadow flew rapidly toward Ning Feiliu.

It had to be said that this trip back and forth did indeed take quite a bit of time.

Ning Feiliu scratched his head helplessly and said, "Teacher, since you already know the prescription and have my blood, surely you don't need me to come here in person every day, right?"

"Hmph! You kid took me as your master but haven't learned anything yet; do you think I shouldn't teach you?" Dugu Bo snorted and said.

Dugu Yan also watched them with a smile, not feeling that anything was amiss.

After walking into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo's familiar voice came, "You kid... you haven't been here for several days; have you gotten cocky?"

Even on the outskirts of the imperial capital, there were actually very few people who dared to act recklessly.

Ning Feiliu caught it steadily in his hand; this green shadow was a small snake.

This was the center of Heaven Dou City; order in the heart of the imperial capital was still inclined toward stability, and it was absolutely impossible for anyone to dare to act recklessly here.

The small snake's body was almost transparent, about five inches long, with swirling green light flowing within, and a pair of small, bright red eyes that looked exceptionally cute.

Dugu Bo was only expressing a little dissatisfaction, but he now trusted Ning Feiliu completely.

Ye Lingling nodded and said, "Alright."

It was precisely because he considered that he might need to try making Soul Guidance Devices at the clinic on some of these nights that he had prepared a small vial of his own fresh blood on the day of the auction, allowing Dugu Bo to prepare the medicine for detoxifying himself.

With that, the three of them went their separate ways; Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan first returned to Ning Feiliu's clinic, where Ning Feiliu retrieved the four Soul Guidance Devices before heading out of the city to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Dugu Bo had many Soul Guidance Devices in his possession, so storing the fresh blood for a short time should not cause any problems.

Although Ning Feiliu's strength had increased, the time spent on the journey was not reduced at all.

Following that, he left Heaven Dou City, passed through a small portion of the Sunset Forest, and finally arrived at Dugu Bo's lair, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

On its green body, there were nine bamboo-joint-like horizontal stripes; it slithered lightly in his palm and unceremoniously opened its mouth to bite.

This caused Dugu Yan, who was standing to the side, to exclaim.

"Sister Yan, don't worry," Ning Feiliu chuckled, but he directly pinched the sides of its head, preventing it from biting down.

Dugu Yan then calmed down and said, "Grandfather, this is a bit scary."

"Yan Yan... rest assured, with me here, even if this poisonous snake bites this kid, I can save him immediately," Dugu Bo said, feeling somewhat helpless.

"Then Grandfather, what is this?" Dugu Yan felt much more at ease upon hearing this, but she looked at the small snake and asked curiously.

"This is a Nine-Section Jade, the finest of the green bamboo snakes. If you are poisoned by it, you will turn into a pool of pus and die within a short time. Although it looks small in size, it is one of the most poisonous snakes. Moreover, it is harder than fine steel, and sharp blades can hardly injure it," Dugu Bo looked at Ning Feiliu calmly and said, "I gift it to you in the hope that you can tame it; it will be convenient for your self-defense or other uses in the future."

"Furthermore, this Nine-Section Jade can be stored in your Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch; you don't need to worry about anything happening to it."

"Then many thanks, Teacher," Ning Feiliu nodded with a smile.

"Alright, Yan Yan, you go cultivate first; I'm going to give this kid a lesson," Dugu Bo's attitude toward Dugu Yan compared to his attitude toward Ning Feiliu was like heaven and earth, he said with a gentle smile.

"Then... alright," Dugu Yan had no choice but to say.

She couldn't get a word in now, so she walked to the side and began to circulate the Moonlight Breathing Method to cultivate.

Ning Feiliu looked at the Nine-Section Jade before him with a strange expression.

He hadn't expected that not only had the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch that Dugu Bo gifted to San Ge in the original plot fallen into his hands, but even this Nine-Section Jade had been given to him by Dugu Bo.

However, thinking about it carefully, he was now regarded by Dugu Bo as his successor, perhaps even regarded as...

A grandson-in-law.

Then, passing down some family treasures to Ning Feiliu was quite a reasonable thing.

In the time that followed, Dugu Bo truly taught him the method to tame the Nine-Section Jade.

Poisonous snakes are creatures that remember beatings but not kindness; the most important thing is to make it realize that it cannot harm you, and then treat it like raising a pet by giving it good food so that it remembers you.

But a rather good point is that the poisonous snakes of the Douluo Continent, even if they are petite in stature, possess "spirituality."

If it were the pet snakes from his previous life, they would have almost no brains at all; even toward an owner who had raised them for many years, they would not recognize them in the slightest and would bite when they should.

Yet this Nine-Section Jade seemed to truly recognize who its master was.

At least with Dugu Bo's help, Ning Feiliu was able to temporarily tame the Nine-Section Jade quite easily.

He put the Nine-Section Jade away.

At this moment, Dugu Bo snorted coldly again, "Alright, next is the Essence Blood of those water-attribute Soul Beasts you wanted."

He gestured with his large hand, brushing over the Soul Guidance Device at his waist.

Then, more than twenty bottles appeared before Ning Feiliu's eyes.

"Many thanks, Teacher," Ning Feiliu said with a smile, "However, these will still need to be studied for a period of time."

The small task text appeared before his eyes once again.

【Obtained and analyzed the Essence Blood components of the Heavenly Water Mysterious Snake, Surging Phantom Beast, Water Demon Ghost Wolf, Azure Water Demon Fish... and Clear Spring Nymph, and performed complete pharmacological tests, obtaining the production method for the Mysterious Water Pill.】

If this mission requires performing complete pharmacological tests, then it is certainly not a mission that can be completed by just taking a casual look.

Ning Feiliu is not in a rush regarding this; he brought experimental equipment along, intending to conduct research here at Dugu Bo's place for the time being.

At this moment, he first placed those four Soul Guidance Devices in front of Dugu Bo.

"What is this?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.

"Teacher, didn't I mention it before? I have already mastered the production method for Soul Guidance Devices and have successfully crafted them," Ning Feiliu said with a smile, "The four items before you are Soul Guidance Devices, but I think... I will have to trouble you, Teacher, to take the trouble to handle them."

(End of chapter)