"Nothing, it's all in the past."
Dugu Yan shook her head, raised a finger to gently wipe the corner of her eye, then her gaze turned fiery as she pressed, "Xiao Hai, quickly tell me, what method of detoxification did you come up with?"
"At present, I can think of two methods." Yang Yunhai extended two fingers. "First, wait."
"I've tested my second soul skill recently—it can indeed absorb poison. But with my current cultivation and control, I can't do it without harming you. After all, the toxins in your body have already seeped into your organs and bones. Those places are too dangerous—one misstep, and I'd damage your foundation."
"Honestly, I don't even have ten percent confidence in this method right now."
"So the only option is to wait. Wait until my cultivation reaches a certain level before attempting it. I estimate, at the very least, I'll need to break through to Soul Saint. It's said that once a soul master gains their Martial Soul Avatar, their understanding and control of their martial soul reaches an entirely new level."
"At that stage, I believe I'd have one hundred percent certainty of curing you."
"..." By then, I'd probably already be buried. Dugu Yan sighed inwardly, and quickly asked again, "Then what about the second method?"
"The second method is more complicated." Yang Yunhai nodded slightly. "First, we'd need to use a special means to strip away the toxins in your body. That's the first step—and also the hardest. Since the poison in your body has already mutated, relying on conventional methods to analyze its composition and then pairing medicines to break it down one by one would be far too difficult."
"So, we can only take another path."
At this, Dugu Yan instinctively leaned closer, her gaze locked hotly onto Yang Yunhai, waiting for the rest.
"Sister Yan, have you ever heard a saying—strength subdues ten techniques?" Yang Yunhai arched a brow, countering with a question.
"Ugh! At a time like this, you're still playing riddles? Just spit it out already!" Dugu Yan's chest rose and fell sharply, feeling a surge of frustration. To stop right at the key point and pose a rhetorical question—was this even human behavior?
'Cough, cough.' Feeling her flare of anger, Yang Yunhai hurriedly explained, "Simply put, it means finding something that can counteract all poisons, skipping over the analysis entirely, and purging all the toxins in your body in one go."
"Something that precious won't be easy to find." Dugu Yan frowned deeply.
"That's why I said it's the hardest step." Yang Yunhai nodded. "The only thing I can think of is extreme heat and extreme cold. These two opposing extremes can suppress any toxin. When equal amounts of these opposing energies collide, they cancel each other out, and it's this process of mutual cancellation that can gently strip away most toxins."
"That… sounds awfully far-fetched." Dugu Yan muttered.
"To put it simply, it means finding entities that contain extreme cold and extreme heat energies, and of equal strength." Yang Yunhai continued, "These could be herbs, minerals, unique environments, or something else entirely. But their strength can't be too weak—otherwise, the neutralization effect won't be strong enough to separate the toxins, and it'll all be wasted effort."
"Of course, there's an even simpler method." He paused, then added, "That would be to find someone with a body immune to all poisons, and use their blood as a medium in a medicine. That could also achieve detoxification."
"That sounds even harder." Dugu Yan sighed. A body immune to all poisons? She had never even heard of such a thing.
"It is hard. A poison-immune constitution is something that exists only in legends." Yang Yunhai nodded slightly.
So hurry up and ask your grandfather to take me to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He thought privately.
"Sorry, Sister Yan, my knowledge is limited. This is all I've been able to come up with for the first step." Yang Yunhai admitted helplessly.
Still better than nothing. Dugu Yan nodded, then pressed on, "What about the next step?"
"You'd need a soul bone—preferably from a limb." Yang Yunhai replied. "Soul bones are inanimate, and don't get poisoned. So after stripping out the toxins, they can be temporarily transferred into the soul bone. From there, it's simple: either you force it out yourself, or I can extract it using my second soul skill. The limbs aren't as delicate as the organs, and since it's contained within the soul bone, I should be able to draw it out."
"After that comes the recovery phase. Your body has been ravaged by poison for many years—your foundation is damaged. To restore it, you'll need medicinal tonics to gradually repair and strengthen yourself. This part I can handle—if the necessary herbs can be gathered, I can concoct restorative medicines to nurse your body. But of course, herbs that can strengthen the foundation are rare and hard to buy on the market. They won't be easy to find."
"And one more thing, Sister Yan. Right now you're a Soul Elder. In the future, as your cultivation increases, you'll have to absorb more soul rings. Which means more external toxins will enter your body. You'll need to be cautious. But, if it's just a single type of poison, it shouldn't be too hard to deal with."
"I believe Senior Dugu could handle that much." He added some praise at just the right moment, leaving a good impression.
"Honestly, I've read a fair number of medical texts on restorative tonics, so I can manage that. But poison-crafting and detoxification—that's not my area of expertise." Yang Yunhai supplemented.
"So, these methods I've thought of are really just unconventional ideas, outside-the-box approaches."
"Xiao Hai, for someone so young, to know this much is already rare." Dugu Yan praised sincerely, then asked again, "Xiao Hai, if we really can find the extreme heat and extreme cold items you described, how much confidence would you have in curing me?"
"If it's not a medicinal form, then maybe thirty percent. Because if it's not ingested, it means I can't use medicine to regulate or balance the strength of the energies. That makes it very risky, and I don't have any certainty. It could help as an auxiliary method, but as the core treatment… honestly, I have no confidence. But if it were medicinal, then I'd have more certainty—at least fifty percent."
"If both medicine and other supplementary factors could be used together, then the chances would increase further—maybe seventy or eighty percent. Of course, it would still depend on the exact circumstances."
"And if we were lucky enough to find something perfectly suited to your constitution, then it would be one hundred percent curable."
"These things sometimes really do depend on fate." Yang Yunhai sighed. "Honestly, Sister Yan, if you asked me right now to point out exactly what counts as extreme cold or extreme heat, I wouldn't be able to. I haven't seen them myself."
"Only by seeing the real thing could I rely on my martial soul's special sensing ability to determine if it's truly suitable. In fact, the reason my understanding of pharmacology has advanced so quickly recently is precisely because of this special sensing ability."
"Seems it really does depend on luck." Dugu Yan sighed as well. Then, with a faint smile, she added, "But if you think about it, meeting you right when your martial soul gained this special sensing ability—maybe that's its own kind of luck, too."
"Perhaps this is just the beginning of my good fortune."
"No matter what, Xiao Hai, I must thank you. This method you've proposed—I think it's quite feasible. If my grandfather and I can find the things you described, I'll come tell you immediately."
"When that time comes, I'll be counting on you."
(End of Chapter)
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