Dugu Bo had also communicated with Su Wen in the past three months, knowing that this young man was purely researching theories related to Martial Spirit. His understanding of poison and herbs was genuinely limited.
Of course, Su Wen had a comprehensive understanding of some basic knowledge.
After experimenting, Su Wen confirmed that only objects of gold and iron could cut through it. He immediately prepared to cut two stalks of Immortal Grass with iron pieces.
Although he didn't have mysterious jade hands, he used hands transformed from pages of a book instead.
Even though they were instantly burned and frozen, Su Wen quickly replenished the pages and presented the two Immortal Grass in front of him simultaneously.
Strangely, the two Immortal Grasse, previously emitting extreme cold and heat, lost their respective auras when gathered together.
Seeing this scene, Dugu Bo felt a bit more confident, knowing that Su Wen's theory was at least feasible.
Su Wen took a deep breath and activated his Second Spirit Skill.
He mobilized the heaven and earth energy filled with extreme ice and fire aura, enveloping the two Immortal Grasses. Subsequently, he wrapped them again with Soul Power outside the heaven and earth energy.
With these dual layers of protection, he finally swallowed the two Immortal Grasses.
He truly ingested them.
Without a hint of hesitation.
Then, he leaped into the center of the spring, where milky white and vermilion colors intertwined.
Dugu Bo's heart was in his throat.
However, seeing that Su Wen didn't instantly melt, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though Su Wen's complexion kept shifting between red and blue, Dugu Bo found it normal.
After all, taking medicine, especially consuming two poisonous rare herbs, such reactions were quite common~
As long as he didn't die, the absorption theory from before should be generally correct.
The probability of Su Wen's success had increased.
This is the most crucial aspect.
Inside Su Wen's body, the intense collision of the ice and fire forces caused him extreme pain.
This was much more agonizing than when he originally underwent the leap-level absorption of a Soul Ring.
To be precise, his previous leap-level absorption of a Soul Ring was more of a clever maneuver, not truly surpassing his own limits.
Now, the medicinal power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot collided within him. The powers of ice and fire continually wreaked havoc on every part of his body. Subsequently, the gentle medicinal power resulting from the fusion of the two large Immortal Grasses would soothe and repair these injuries.
It was a cycle.
Su Wen's body grew stronger under this kind of tempering.
However, the impact of this ice and fire was extremely formidable. At this moment, Su Wen relied on the external pressure from the spring's water within the spring to avoid the explosive outcome caused by the conflict of ice and fire.
The external forces of ice and fire, coupled with the continuous gentle medicinal power, served as Su Wen's resistance against the external intrusion of the spring water.
Now, a strange equilibrium is forming.
Su Wen feels the process of every cell in his body being destroyed and repaired.
Everything in him is undergoing evolution.
After approximately two and a half hours, Su Wen sensed that he has developed a certain resistance under this tempering and can withstand some unbalanced fluctuations.
He stirred the power of ice and fire in the springwater, merging it into his body.
Just a moment, and the pain that Su Wen had somewhat alleviated instantly reached its previous peak.
He dared not continue to introduce more power from the springwater.
This force is guided into the Martial Spirit Space.
Inside the Martial Spirit Space, as this force surged in, the extreme ice and fire aura immediately begand to erode, and Su Wen's Martial Spirit is also affected.
However, the medicinal power from the two large Immortal Grasses soothed everything out, instantly repairing the damage caused by this erosion.
At the same time, the Martial Spirit is gradually undergoing evolution.
Another two and a half hours later.
Su Wen floated at the center of the spring, his entire body immersed in the water. He opened his eyes, showing no signs of pain.
His complexion no longer alternated between blue and red.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo was astonished and then revealed an admiring expression.
"Using your own body as a test, Xiaowen, you've proven the way to utilize these two rare medicinal herbs through your actions."
To think that two major poisons could be mixed and applied simultaneously, all while leveraging the external environment, and ultimately absorbing their medicinal effects.
As for the result?
Just by observing Su Wen now, soaking in the spring without any hint of pain, it's evident that the effect is extraordinary.
Su Wen leaped out of the spring, landing outside on the ground, and the splashing springwater instantly turned half of the ground into ice and the other half into charred black.
"Grandpa Dugu, fortunately, I didn't disappoint you."
"How is it? What's the effect?"
Seeing Dugu Bo's eager demeanor, Su Wen smiled and summoned his Martial Spirit.
As he released his Martial Spirit, the surrounding heaven and earth energy began to change.
The aura of ice and fire swirled around his Martial Spirit. Originally, it was just an intertwining of purple and rock-patterned lines, but now it is mostly covered by intricate blue and red patterns.
Overall, Su Wen's Martial Spirit now gives off a sense of an Ice and Fire Tome.
"It should be considered a top-tier Martial Spirit," says Dugu Bo.
Su Wen nods, acknowledging this fact.
Without the transformation of the two Immortal Grasses, achieving a top-tier Martial Spirit would probably be challenging. Even attempting to absorb a ten thousand years old spirit ring during the leap to the fourth ring might not guarantee success.
At the same time, his Soul Power has reached level thirty-five.
After absorbing the Third Spirit Ring, Su Wen's Soul Power directly broke through to level thirty-two. In the past three months, he has ascended two more levels, and now, under the impact of the spring water and medicinal power, he ascends another level.
Unfortunately, the power of the two large Immortal Grasses is only suitable for tempering the body, and the improvement in Su Wen's Soul Power is not as noticeable. In order to ensure a thorough Evolution of his Martial Spirit, and to avoid any wastage of medicinal power, Su Wen only managed to achieve a breakthrough to level thirty-five with the stimulation of the ice and fire forces.
Level thirty-five.
Su Wen contemplated his current condition, calculating the time needed to reach level forty.
"It should be a little over a year until Tang San leaves Nuoding City. I'd better reach level forty within a year, then obtain the Fourth Spirit Ring. Following that, I can smoothly return to Nuoding City, go to New Moon Village to meet Grandpa Jerry, and at the same time, search for the whereabouts of the Blue Silver Emperor."
A hundred thousand years old Spirit Bone, that's a top-grade item.
Although one of its Spirit Skills, the flying ability, seems useless to Su Wen, the other Spirit Skill is indeed a healing divine technique. It can even heal severed limbs.
"At least one more Immortal Grass needs to be consumed."
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot that Su Wen is currently absorbing are strictly for body refinement. This not only accelerates the cultivation of Soul Power but also ensures that the bottleneck at level forty will not hinder him, disrupting his plan to break through to level forty within a year.
"I'll first cultivate on my own, then when the time is right, I'll absorb one more Immortal Grass."
This way, he can precisely time the breakthrough to level forty.
Subsequently, Su Wen continued to stay and practice at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Even Dugu Bo occasionally goes out, but Su Wen is focused on his cultivation. This place seems to have turned into Su Wen's training ground.
The environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, for the present Su Wen, can be considered a Mimetic Environment. Coupled with the rich heaven and earth energy here, Su Wen's cultivation speed is advancing by leaps and bounds.
In the blink of an eye, ten months have passed.
Su Wen's Soul Power has reached level thirty-nine.
"Unconsciously, it seems like I am about to far surpass the goals I set for myself initially."
Breaking through level fifty before the Spirit Master Tournament seems truly within reach.
Moreover, Su Wen might even exceed expectations.
The future looks bright!
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