“These two are essential!”
Long Aoyu walked at the very front, his gaze sweeping across the countless herbs covering the valley.
His eyes finally settled on two Immortal Herbs growing at the boundary between the Extreme Cold Yin Spring and the Blazing Hot Yang Spring, and a trace of seriousness appeared in his expression.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot grew at the boundary between the Extreme Cold Yin Spring and the Blazing Hot Yang Spring, separated by the pool water.
One was as crystal white as ice and snow, releasing an astonishing chill, while the other was as crimson as fire, its terrifying heat constantly distorting the surrounding air.
Long Aoyu stared at these two Immortal Herbs for a moment without reaching out to touch them.
He was very clear that these two Immortal Herbs had extremely violent and opposing medicinal properties.
They could not simply be stored like ordinary medicinal herbs, and directly touching them without the appropriate method could also result in severe injury.
If an ordinary person tried to handle them recklessly, it would be no different from courting death.
“Let’s find another Immortal Herb that enhances mental force.”
Long Aoyu walked over to the rocks at the edge of the Extreme Cold Yin Spring again, where a small flower quietly grew among the surrounding vegetation.
This flower had already matured and grown a fruit, and its entire body was crystalline like condensed stars, containing a faint and profound essence of starlight.
“Stellar Tanyuan Fruit!”
Long Aoyu immediately recognized this Immortal Herb.
It was recorded in the “Records of Hundred Heavenly Herbs” that the Stellar Tanyuan Fruit absorbed the essence of the stars and moonlight over a long period of time.
Consuming it could expand the mental sea, strengthen mental force, stabilize the mind, and make one’s spiritual perception considerably sharper.
For a Spirit Master whose cultivation depended heavily on controlling a powerful Martial Soul, such an effect was naturally extremely valuable.
This thing could also be safely plucked and stored, unlike the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, whose medicinal properties required special methods to be utilized properly.
After picking the Stellar Tanyuan Fruit, Long Aoyu did not rush to consume it.
Instead, he carefully stored it and continued searching through the valley.
Since he had already obtained this opportunity, he naturally wanted to select the most suitable treasures rather than blindly consuming every rare herb he encountered.
“Found it!”
Long Aoyu’s gaze swept past the rock crevices beneath the cliff and the herbs growing along the edge of the pool.
After carefully searching for another moment, he finally found two Immortal Herbs in a hidden corner behind the low mountain.
One was the Nine-Grade Longzhi, which was dark green all over and exuded a rich medicinal fragrance.
Its surface seemed ordinary, but the spiritual energy contained within its body was extremely pure, and even Long Aoyu could feel the strong vitality hidden inside it.
The other was a small ginseng completely covered in purple rosy clouds.
Its roots were plump and vigorous, while flowing purple light constantly circulated around its body.
Its name was the Ziyao Immortal Ginseng.
The Nine-Grade Longzhi possessed powerful restorative properties and could repair hidden injuries accumulated within the body over many years.
The Ziyao Immortal Ginseng, meanwhile, was surrounded by a layer of purple rosy clouds and possessed the ability to strengthen the physical foundation, repair certain congenital and acquired deficiencies, reshape damaged bone structure, and simultaneously enhance Spirit power.
Long Aoyu squatted down, carefully plucked the two Immortal Herbs, and placed them into a prepared jade box.
These two Immortal Herbs were not for himself, but for his master, Du Busi.
After carefully packing them away, Long Aoyu returned to Du Busi’s side and smiled as he handed over the jade box.
“Master, these are for you.
The Nine-Grade Longzhi and Ziyao Immortal Ginseng.
One can repair hidden injuries, while the other can strengthen the physical foundation, reshape damaged bone structure, and enhance Spirit power.”
“If you consume these two Immortal Herbs properly, your chances of breaking through to rank ninety-nine should increase considerably!”
Long Aoyu naturally did not dare to guarantee that two Immortal Herbs would definitely allow a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo to break through to rank ninety-nine.
At this level, every step forward was extraordinarily difficult, and one’s comprehension, accumulation, Martial Soul, physical foundation, and opportunity all mattered.
However, these two Immortal Herbs were undoubtedly extremely suitable for Du Busi, especially considering the hidden injuries and poisonous burden accumulated within his body over the years.
Du Busi looked at the things handed over by Long Aoyu and was slightly stunned.
He did not take them immediately, instead staring at Long Aoyu for a moment, his gaze filled with a bit of gratification and emotion.
Du Busi finally reached out and took the jade box.
After opening it and taking a careful look inside, his expression softened, and his voice became slightly deeper than usual.
“Good kid, Master hasn’t doted on you in vain.”
He closed the jade box and looked at Long Aoyu again.
“What about you?”
“The Stellar Tanyuan Fruit, as well as the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.”
Long Aoyu answered truthfully.
Du Busi pondered aloud, “The Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass can temper the physical body, while the Stellar Tanyuan Fruit enhances mental force. Follow the newest chapters on novelping.com.
With your Whole Body Martial Soul and the physical foundation you have accumulated over the years, these three are indeed suitable for you.”
As he spoke, Du Busi suddenly raised his hand and grabbed an Immortal Herb whose leaves shimmered with a faint golden light.
“This is the Canghuang Dragon Saliva Grass.
It nourishes the Martial Soul’s origin, strengthens vitality, improves physical recovery, and has a considerable strengthening effect on both Beast Martial Souls and Body Martial Souls.
For you, the effect should be even better.”
Du Busi handed the Immortal Herb directly to Long Aoyu.
“Take this as well and consume it together with the other three.”
“Uh…
Then thank you, Master!”
Seeing his master’s uncompromising appearance, Long Aoyu could only accept the Immortal Herb with a helpless smile.
He knew that Du Busi was not willing to let him suffer even the slightest disadvantage when it came to cultivation resources.
By this point, Long Aoyu already had four Immortal Herbs of his own: the Canghuang Dragon Saliva Grass, Stellar Tanyuan Fruit, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
“Mhm, this will definitely be enough!”
Elder Wei and Elder Zhao stood nearby and nodded with a chuckle upon seeing this scene.
They naturally understood that Immortal Herbs were not ordinary medicinal herbs.
The stronger the medicinal properties, the more carefully they had to be matched with one’s physique and Martial Soul.
Consuming too many Immortal Herbs at the same time was not necessarily beneficial, and if the medicinal properties conflicted or the body could not completely absorb them, the effects could actually be greatly diluted.
If they did not know this, they would have wanted Long Aoyu to choose two more Immortal Herbs simply because the opportunity was so rare.
As the Young Sect Master, Long Aoyu was the person with the highest talent in the history of the Body Sect, at least according to the records and judgments of the current generation.
His Whole Body Martial Soul possessed astonishing compatibility with the physical body, and his cultivation foundation had already exceeded what was normal for his age.
After his recent fusion with the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger’s Natal Bead and his fifth Spirit Ring, his physical foundation had become even more extraordinary.
He had long been regarded by Du Busi and the Elders as the future hope of the Body Sect.
Meanwhile, Long Aotian and Wei Na had also chosen their Immortal Herbs and walked deeper into the herb thicket themselves.
Long Aotian found the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum.
The Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum could comprehensively enhance the physical body, strengthen the foundation of physical cultivation, circulate vital energy through the limbs and bones, unblock the blood and meridians, and forge an extremely powerful body.
For a Body Martial Soul cultivator such as Long Aotian, it was naturally an excellent choice, especially considering his already powerful physique after completing his Silver-grade secondary Martial Soul awakening.
Wei Na chose the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, which was also extremely compatible with her twin Martial Souls, the Snow Lotus and Brain.
Its gentle medicinal properties could improve the purity of her Spirit power and strengthen her foundation without causing an excessive burden on her body.
For a Control System Spirit Master who also possessed a powerful spiritual Martial Soul, such a gentle and stable enhancement was far more suitable than a violently strengthening herb.
Besides that, when they reached the shady area beneath the low mountain, the two found another Immortal Herb.
It was a Twin-Stemmed Thousand-Illusion Qielan, a dual-flower plant with one purple flower and one blue flower growing from the same stem.
Its medicinal properties were particularly suitable for strengthening mental force and Spirit power, and the two flowers could be separated and absorbed individually.
Long Aotian and Wei Na looked at each other, and without needing to say much, they tacitly plucked one flower each.
This Twin-Stemmed Thousand-Illusion Qielan could strengthen mental force and spiritual perception while also stabilizing the Spirit power within the body.
Although its effects were not necessarily superior to the most famous mental-type Immortal Herbs, absorbing the two flowers together allowed Long Aotian and Wei Na to obtain an effect that was still extremely valuable for their respective cultivation.
The two returned to Du Busi’s side and reported the Immortal Herbs they had chosen one by one.
Du Busi nodded after listening.
“Not bad.”
He looked at the three young people before him and said, “Xiao Yu, Aotian, Na’er, the three of you should directly consume your Immortal Herbs and absorb them right here.
This old man will guard you.”
As soon as Du Busi finished speaking, Elder Wei and Elder Zhao also nodded with smiles.
“Absorb them with peace of mind.
We will keep watch nearby, and no one will disturb you.”
Dugu Bo also added from the side, “With my poison formation surrounding this valley, ordinary ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts won’t be able to enter easily.
Even if a stronger Spirit Beast approaches, this old man will sense it beforehand.”
There was another thought he did not say aloud.
This was the first time someone had discovered this place and entered the valley with such a powerful force behind them.
If not for the fact that Du Busi was now standing in front of him, Dugu Bo would probably still be wondering how these people had managed to locate his hidden residence.
“Alright!”
The three looked at each other and hesitated no longer, each finding a suitable flat patch of ground before sitting down cross-legged.
Long Aotian and Wei Na sat together, the two less than three feet apart.
They each prepared the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and the respective flowers of the Twin-Stemmed Thousand-Illusion Qielan, preparing to begin their absorption. Visit novelping.com for the full chapter.
Long Aoyu sat a little further away and first took out the Stellar Tanyuan Fruit.
The fruit, crystalline like condensed stars, lay quietly in his palm, emitting a cool and gentle glow that was extremely tempting.
The faint starlight within it seemed to move continuously, as though a miniature night sky had been sealed inside the fruit.
Long Aoyu took a deep breath and put the Stellar Tanyuan Fruit into his mouth.
“It’s quite delicious.”
The fruit melted the moment it entered his mouth, transforming into an extremely cool and gentle power that surged straight toward his crown.
The medicinal power quickly entered his mental sea, and Long Aoyu immediately felt a refreshing sensation spread through his consciousness.
The spiritual energy surged into his mental sea!
Long Aoyu could clearly feel his mental sea expanding, while his consciousness became clearer and sharper.
His perception also became considerably more sensitive, allowing him to capture subtle movements within dozens of meters around him with greater precision.
Even the fluctuations of Spirit power from the people nearby became easier for him to distinguish.
After closing his eyes and digesting the medicinal power for about the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Long Aoyu’s mental force had increased by a huge margin compared with before.
His spiritual perception had also become much more stable, and the slight fatigue that sometimes appeared after using his powerful abilities had been reduced considerably.
After completely refining the Stellar Tanyuan Fruit, Long Aoyu slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze once again landed on the boundary between the Extreme Cold Yin Spring and the Blazing Hot Yang Spring.
Raising his hand, he circulated his Spirit power and guided the two Immortal Herbs across the air.
Under the pull of his Spirit power, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot detached themselves from the soil and flew directly into his palms.
“Such powerful Ice and Fire forces!”
Long Aoyu exclaimed softly as he sensed the terrifying opposing energy contained within the two Immortal Herbs.
He did not hesitate and swallowed both Immortal Herbs into his stomach simultaneously.
The moment the two Immortal Herbs entered his body, two completely opposite medicinal powers exploded within him.
One was an extreme cold capable of freezing blood and meridians, while the other was an overwhelming heat capable of burning through the internal organs.
Then Long Aoyu suddenly leapt forward.
He plunged directly into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, using the extreme energies of the two pools to guide and balance the violent medicinal power within his body.
Rather than resisting the collision between the Ice and Fire forces, he deliberately allowed the two extremes to scour every part of his physical body, using them to carry out a deeper level of tempering.
Ice and fire crashed against each other within his meridians.
His meridians were frozen and cracked under the terrifying cold, then scorched by the blazing heat.
The medicinal power immediately repaired the damage, and the entire process repeated itself again and again, forming a cycle of destruction and reconstruction.
The pain was naturally immense.
However, right at the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Long Aoyu’s expression remained as calm as usual.
Let alone a muffled grunt, he did not even frown.
Long Aoyu’s physical body was simply too strong.
Compared with the physical foundation he had possessed before his second transmigration, his current body had undergone multiple transformations.
His entire Body Martial Soul had been tempered by Du Busi through the most rigorous methods since his Martial Soul awakened at the age of six, and the toughness of his meridians far exceeded that of ordinary Spirit Masters of the same age.
Furthermore, after recently fusing with the Natal Bead of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger, his physical body had undergone another transformation.
The Strength and Evil origins contained within the Natal Bead had further strengthened his body, while the remaining attributes were also gradually integrating into his physical foundation.
To Long Aoyu, the Ice and Fire impact produced by the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot was intense, but it was still within the range that his current physique could endure.
It was far from reaching the true boundary between life and death.
The reason he dared to absorb the two Immortal Herbs simultaneously was precisely because he had confidence in his own physical foundation.
If an ordinary Spirit Master attempted the same thing, the opposing medicinal powers could easily cause the body to collapse before the benefits could even be realized.
“Hm?”
Du Busi’s eyes suddenly narrowed as he watched Long Aoyu sitting within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
“Xiao Yu is using the Immortal Herbs and the Ice and Fire energy of this place to carry out the first step of his secondary Martial Soul awakening!”
His expression gradually became serious.
As the Sect Master of the Body Sect and a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo who had already completed a Golden-grade secondary awakening of his own Body Martial Soul, Du Busi naturally understood what Long Aoyu was attempting to accomplish.
The secondary awakening of a Body Martial Soul was not something that could be achieved through Spirit power alone.
It required an extraordinary physical foundation, a powerful Martial Soul, sufficient spiritual awareness, and an opportunity capable of forcing the Martial Soul to undergo a deeper transformation.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well provided exactly such an opportunity.
The extreme Ice and Fire forces were continuously tempering Long Aoyu’s body, while the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs was repairing and strengthening him.
At the same time, the Stellar Tanyuan Fruit had already greatly strengthened his mental force, allowing his consciousness to remain stable while his body underwent this terrifying transformation.
Du Busi’s eyes became brighter as he watched.
He had a vague feeling that once Long Aoyu completed this tempering, the potential of his Whole Body Martial Soul might reveal an even more astonishing level than they had previously imagined.