Knowing that Dugu Bo cared more about Dugu Yan's safety than his own, Ning Rongrong carefully organized her words:
"Miss Dugu Yan's situation is different from Your Excellency's. She's only slightly affected by the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's poison, with no major issues."
"Using extremely cold and hot medicinal herbs combined with neutralizing supplementary herbs in a decoction will suffice."
"If concerned about risks, we can supplement it with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's specialized medicinal bath."
"This will mitigate harm caused by the body's inability to adapt to the temperature alternations, ensuring Miss Dugu Yan's complete safety."
"To prevent aftereffects and avoid impacting future cultivation,"
"The process will likely take about a month."
"So that's how it is!" Dugu Bo's voice trembled slightly. "Yan'er, did you hear that? You can be saved. The Dugu family's fate can be rewritten."
"Yes, Grandfather, I... I heard." Dugu Yan suppressed her tears and pressed further, "But what about Grandfather? What about his condition?"
"Your Excellency's situation is somewhat more complicated."
Ning Rongrong's words made Dugu Yan's heart skip a beat. Before she could speak further, Ning Rongrong continued,
"The three solutions on the document can all address Your Excellency's poisoning symptoms. Which would you prefer to adopt?"
"Inferior, intermediate, superior..."
Ning Rongrong provided Dugu Bo with three potential solutions.
The inferior solution primarily used extreme cold and heat with certain medicinal preparations to suppress the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's poison within Dugu Bo's body, buying time to transfer the toxins to a spirit bone.
Essentially, this was the same approach Tang San used on Dugu Bo in the original story—a temporary fix rather than a permanent cure, as spirit bones have limited capacity.
The intermediate solution involved forming a poison core. Dugu Bo had already begun forming an incomplete poison core internally.
In the original story, he once gave this poison core to Tang San as a pledge to cure his poisoning.
Ning Rongrong's method used powerful medicinal herbs to suppress the serpent poison while leveraging a Title Douluo's soul power to help Dugu Bo successfully consolidate the poison core.
Since Dugu Bo's poison couldn't affect Title Douluos, there should be no issues.
With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's strength enhancement, both elders would certainly assist, making this solution viable.
The third option—the one Ning Rongrong felt most uncertain about but included anyway—was artificially creating a Misfortune Poison Body.
Whether from novels she'd read in her previous life or legends in this world, tales existed of this ultimate poison physique. Theoretically, it could be artificially created, but only theoretically.
Rumors claimed this physique could increase power simply by consuming toxins.
"Your Excellency, I recommend either the intermediate or inferior solutions. As for the superior solution..." Ning Rongrong hesitated briefly. "The risks are too great, and I'm not even confident you could achieve it."
"What exactly is this Misfortune Poison Body?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.
"A physique that uses poison for cultivation, where no toxin affects the body. Power increases simply by continuously consuming poisonous substances."
"Are there no bottlenecks?" Sword Douluo interjected.
Regarding Dugu Bo's detoxification plans, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi had all reviewed them beforehand.
But when mentioning the Misfortune Poison Body, Ning Rongrong had clearly been reticent.
No one knew where Rongrong had learned about such an unusual physique, but the truth wasn't important, was it?
"Theoretically, reaching 99th-rank Title Douluo would present no bottlenecks," Ning Rongrong said carefully.
"Hiss—"
Everyone present inhaled sharply.
"This... is this real?" Dugu Bo looked shocked.
Just what kind of place was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to have records of such an overpowered physique?
"It's an extremely dangerous physique. Were it not for Your Excellency's unique compatibility, I wouldn't have even mentioned it."
"The Misfortune Poison Body earns its name because the user becomes a walking calamity."
"Your Excellency, forgive my bluntness."
"If Your Excellency's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison were to fully erupt, it could turn a small city into a dead zone, severely affecting the surrounding environment for months or even years."
"But the Misfortune Poison Body—even without erupting—would render any place passed through or object touched completely barren if the user couldn't control their internal toxins."
"Recovery might take years or even decades."
"If—and I mean if—a Title Douluo like Your Excellency possessed this physique and accidentally unleashed it completely..."
"Even hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts in the Star Dou Forest would perish instantly."
"Of course, this is knowledge I obtained through special channels. Whether it truly reaches this extent, I can't say for certain."
"Senior Dugu, the choice is yours."
"My recommendation is the intermediate solution. Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan can guarantee Your Excellency's successful poison core consolidation."
"As for the inferior solution, it merely addresses symptoms, not the root cause."
With that, Ning Rongrong stood:
"We've prepared accommodations for you both. Someone will come shortly to escort you. Please take your time deciding—there's no rush."
She then signaled for Ning Fengzhi and the others to exit with her.
The three nodded and left without further disturbing the grandfather-granddaughter pair.
Outside, Sword Douluo casually erected a soundproof barrier.
"Rongrong, was what you told Dugu Bo true? About that Misfortune Poison Body?"
Sword Douluo asked first—a question equally pressing for Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi.
"It's absolutely true, I can say with complete certainty," Ning Rongrong sighed. "Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, do you know about reaching level 100 to become a god?"
Her words gave the three pause.
They didn't understand why she'd bring up godhood—every soul master on Douluo Continent knew about the hundredth level.
Legends said Spirit Hall's Angel God achieved divinity after reaching level 100, but it had been so long that most considered it mere myth.
"Divine inheritors typically have innate full soul power, though this isn't absolute—it's just commonly the case," Ning Rongrong explained.
"Ah... that strict?" Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo exchanged glances, unsure why she mentioned gods.
"Indeed." Ning Rongrong turned to face the three. "Haven't you always wondered about the origins of my techniques and other knowledge?"
"Rongrong, you mean..."
Ning Fengzhi's pupils dilated with disbelief.
"Perhaps yes, perhaps no." Ning Rongrong spoke ambiguously. "Even if it's a divine inheritance, it likely has no connection to Douluo Continent."
"Not long ago, in the Heaven Dou Imperial treasury, I confirmed this."
"The imperial treasury contains divine artifacts."