[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550393,2014,"Chapter 28: Gaining the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well — Li Zhexian’s Sincere Heart","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Seeing his granddaughter's anxious expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo let out a helpless sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he truly understood the meaning of 'a grown daughter can't be kept at home.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl's thoughts were written plainly on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian, you've freed the Dugu family from the curse of serpent venom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kindness is as heavy as a mountain. I've been racking my brain on how to repay you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo withdrew the gloom from his weathered face and, surprisingly, revealed a gentle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you find this medicinal garden pleasing to your eyes, then I shall gift it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words were sincere, without a trace of reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he didn't fully understand the properties of all the herbs here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the fact that they could thrive in such extreme heat and cold meant they were no ordinary plants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to what Li Zhexian had done for the Dugu family,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no matter how rare the herbs were, they were simply not worth mentioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps fearing that Li Zhexian would refuse, Dugu Bo added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These herbs aren't worth the lives of my granddaughter and me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you decline, it would be as though you're rejecting my sincerity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Yan was far more straightforward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't take them, Brother Zhexian…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll pull them all out and toss them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two perform in perfect harmony—one playing the stern face, the other playful—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian couldn't help but smile wryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no need to do this, Senior Dugu, Sister Dugu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clear gaze was unwavering as he said honestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are indeed herbs here I need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you didn't offer, I'd likely have thickened my skin and asked for them anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His openness and lack of pretension brought visible relief to Dugu Yan, whose worried eyes turned bright and crescent-shaped with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo, too, silently nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already said so much—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had Li Zhexian continued to refuse, it would've felt like false modesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his honesty at this moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only made the elder appreciate him more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian drew his gaze away from the herbs and turned serious as he looked at Dugu Bo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's set the herbs aside for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Dugu, I'll begin purging the serpent venom from your body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being a veteran of countless battles,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo's heart still surged with emotion upon hearing those long-awaited words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Serpent's Venom Rice Spirit, brewed using Dugu Bo's own venom, exuded a pungent medicinal aroma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian, cheers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Dugu Bo downed the brew in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like molten lava pouring down his throat. His face twisted in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wisps of inky green poison mist curled from his body, coalescing mid-air into the shape of a massive, menacing serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The toxic aura radiating from the serpent spread through the basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere it touched—aside from the herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's protected boundary—withered and blackened in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few sparrows brushed by a trace of the miasma and dropped dead on the spot, reduced to bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's pupils shrank sharply at the sight. He quickly took two swigs from the Clear Spring Wine Gourd to steady himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder this was the venom a Titled Douluo had cultivated over decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had erupted within the royal city, it would've spelled disaster for tens of thousands of lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the vapor rising from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well surged upward like twin blades,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>entangling the toxic serpent and slowly dismembering it under the pull of searing heat and bone-chilling cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo let out a long, high-pitched roar toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For decades, he had to constantly use Spirit Power to suppress the venom within his body—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his cultivation had been stuck at Rank 91 for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, freed from that suppression, his Spirit Power surged in an explosive wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voluminous gray robe billowed, and his hair—once a deep green—faded to a mottled white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahahaha—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't even remember the last time I felt this free!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bright blue eyes sparkled as he turned to Li Zhexian and bowed with rare solemnity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young friend Zhexian, my deepest thanks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian smiled and returned the bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're too kind, Senior Dugu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Yan's gaze, soft as spring water, overflowed with warmth as she watched this scene unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian seemed to recall something and added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Dugu, Senior Dugu—please wait a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned and walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while of searching,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he returned holding a spiritual herb shaped like a swan with drooping neck, its petals glistening like blood-red jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Dugu, Senior Dugu…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian extended the herb toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This plant is called Blood Swan Kiss. For Spirit Masters with poison-type Martial Souls, it is a rare treasure for refining and tempering the Martial Soul itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But take heed—this herb is not toxic by nature, yet it amplifies any toxin it touches by a thousandfold. Use it with extreme caution.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo's eyes gleamed brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a wondrous plant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This will be of immense benefit to Yan Yan. In that case, I'll accept it thick-skinned. Many thanks, young friend Zhexian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk, tsk…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo's gaze lingered on the Blood Swan Kiss, then slowly shifted back to Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That intense stare made Li Zhexian quite uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came Dugu Bo's heartfelt sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've roamed the continent for decades, yet never encountered a sword cultivator as monstrous as you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even that Sword Douluo Chen Xin was not your equal at this age.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And rarer still—you have a pure, untainted heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The path of your sword… will only grow purer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he looked, the more admiration he felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already gifted this entire medicinal garden to Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Li Zhexian had never offered him the Blood Swan Kiss, he would not have complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the boy gave it anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That willingness to act without expectation of repayment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that honesty and integrity—was the purest sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with such direct praise, Li Zhexian scratched his cheek in mild embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Dugu overpraises me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't the type to covet what wasn't his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had received the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a herb that held no value to him but immense benefit to the Dugu family was naturally theirs to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hardly worth mentioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My little brother gives me herbs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As his big sister, of course I have to return the favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a playful smile, Dugu Yan retrieved a palm-sized green silk pouch from her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A rare spatial Soul Tool. What makes it special is that it can even store living creatures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's eyes lit up. He didn't bother with pretenses and accepted it directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Sister Dugu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His straightforwardness only made Dugu Yan beam even more brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's plenty of time ahead. No need to be so formal with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Dugu Bo asked, just in time:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhexian, what are your plans next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I plan to stay here and cultivate in seclusion for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo nodded approvingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no one to disturb you here. It's a perfect place for closed-door cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And with the help of the Blood Swan Kiss, Yan Yan's Spirit Power will soon break through Rank 40.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll take her to hunt her fourth Spirit Ring. We'll meet again in a few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan felt an unexpected pang of reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had grown used to bothering Li Zhexian almost daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly having to part ways like this… felt unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she wasn't the kind to mix up priorities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised an elegant brow, her familiar mischievous charm returning, and teased:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhexian, just wait till I get my fourth Spirit Ring. I'll definitely teach you a lesson!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be waiting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two figures disappear into the swirling mist beyond the Yin Yang Well,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian slowly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes burned as he gazed upon this treasure-laden land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, he would build a small hut and take up residence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To complete a transformation that would define the next chapter of his path.\u003C\u002Fp>",1376,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","e565d3e09299e9a2f97c0434d9687042e85e921563b4c95b48400f4cf5506b78","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-29","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-27",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]