Chapter 12

Aromatic Silk Beauty!

Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew!

Narcissus Jade Bone!

To obtain these five immortal herbs, Li Fu had lain in wait in Sunset Forest for half a month before finally finding an opportunity while Dugu Bo was away.

After confirming that Dugu Bo had gone far enough, Li Fu quietly infiltrated the herb garden created by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and plucked the five immortal herbs according to Dai Weisi's instructions.

The remaining herbs were either difficult to obtain, like the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, or highly poisonous things like the Blood Swan Kiss.

Of course, there were also precious herbs such as Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Aromatic Silk Beauty, which would be useful sooner or later.

Unfortunately, Dai Weisi had no intention of confronting Dugu Bo head-on for the time being. Limited by the capacity of Li Fu's Soul Tool that could store living creatures, he could only reluctantly leave them at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for now.

It would not be too late to retrieve them when Dai Weisi's team arrived in Heaven Dou City.

As for the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma that Yu Xiaogang had consumed in the original story, Li Fu had already taken it himself on his way back under Dai Weisi's instructions.

Although this spiritual medicine was not an immortal herb, its effects were comparable to one.

Even Yu Xiaogang's useless Martial Soul, a failed mutation, had been able to reshape its foundation. Naturally, Li Fu's Ripping Wind Black Tiger Martial Soul had benefited greatly as well. Though it had not evolved, the Martial Soul's strength had risen to another level, and his Soul Power had reached level 92.

After absorbing the ninety-thousand-year torso bone and advancing another level, Li Fu, who had languished at level 89 for over a decade, had unexpectedly surged all the way to level 93 in just a few short months.

It could be said that, in the current Douluo Continent, unless a Super Douluo appeared, Li Fu would be hard-pressed to find an opponent.

The increase in this loyal servant's strength allowed Dai Weisi to make his future plans even bolder.

Dai Weisi had already decided how to distribute the five immortal herbs before him.

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which could forge an indestructible body, would naturally be for himself. This immortal herb might also enhance the Gold Element within Dai Weisi's Martial Soul, helping him take another step toward becoming a true divine beast, the "White Tiger"...

The fire-attributed Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower would naturally go to Liu Yunying. With this immortal herb, Liu Yunying's Crimson Flame Overlord Spear would have a chance to become the true number one Weapon Spirit on the Douluo Continent.

The Aromatic Silk Beauty was for Li Yang.

The Mirror of Reflection, like the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, was a treasure-type support Martial Soul. Since the Aromatic Silk Beauty could elevate Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, it should also have a chance of evolving Li Yang's Martial Soul.

In the original timeline, the Narcissus Jade Bone had been suitable for Zhu Zhuqing. Naturally, it would also be perfectly suited for his fiancée—Zhu Zhuyun. Although they had not yet met, after Zhu Zhuyun awakened her Martial Soul next year, she should become engaged to Dai Weisi.

Come to think of it, Zhu Zhuyun in this world was incredibly fortunate.

Before she had even awakened her Martial Soul, her "future fiancé," whom she had never met, had already prepared everything for her:

Immortal herbs, perfect teammates, and future martial arts cards...

Of course, this girl, who had followed Dai Weisi for more than a decade in the original story and had never left him even after their defeat, deserved to be treated this way.

Lastly, Dai Weisi did not intend to consume the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew that Tang San had used in the original story to take his Purple Demon Eye to another level.

Neither of this immortal herb's two major effects held much appeal for Dai Weisi:

It could assist in cultivating Pupil Techniques—according to what Dai Weisi knew, the world of Jin Yong's Wuxia Novels had no Pupil Technique-type skills.

It could enhance spiritual power—this was no longer an urgent need either. With Ancestor Lü's Visualization Chart, Dai Weisi was confident that he could raise his soul power above the Soul King level before reaching level 40.

Therefore, Dai Weisi intended to save this Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew for Luo Zhiwei.

Once she acquired a Pupil Technique-type Soul Skill, using the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew would have a great chance of greatly enhancing her Pupil Technique!

Everyone who received an immortal herb had to be a trustworthy companion.

The standard was simple—the system had to judge their favorability or loyalty to be above 90 (steadfast loyalty).

Dai Weisi had checked already. Aside from Luo Zhiwei, who had just joined them, both Liu Yunying and Li Yang met this requirement.

As for Luo Zhiwei, Dai Weisi had tested her not long ago. Although her loyalty of 88 was already very high, it was merely at the "loyal" level and had not yet reached the "steadfast loyalty" required to view cards through the fusion system.

However, Dai Weisi believed that time revealed a person's heart. The answer would naturally become clear after a while.

The evening banquet was held in the rear courtyard as scheduled.

Li Yang and Liu Yunying had been accompanying Dai Weisi in grueling cultivation recently. They had been under considerable pressure and were mentally exhausted, so with this opportunity, they naturally intended to eat, drink, and have fun to their hearts' content.

All kinds of rare ingredients were prepared into delicacies using the new cooking methods Dai Weisi had invented, dish after dish being brought out.

Li Fu rarely drank alcohol, while Dai Weisi and the other minors drank beverages the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce had attempted to make based on Dai Weisi's ideas.

Watching his grandson be valued and treated closely by his lord, Li Fu was immensely gratified. For a time, he drank quite a bit, though it was unclear whether he was truly in such high spirits or whether the wine in his cup was simply too delicious.

Dai Weisi had also noticed how hard Zhu Er and Pei Er had worked lately. On one hand, they had to attend to the many matters of the high-end jewelry shop; on the other, they had to take care of Dai Weisi's daily life...

That evening, Dai Weisi ordered the two sisters to put aside all their work and enjoy themselves with everyone else.

Even Luo Zhiwei, who wore an icy expression all day, was swept up by the cheerful atmosphere in the rear courtyard. Under Zhu Er's urging, she half-reluctantly joined them.

From his seat at the head of the gathering, Dai Weisi could clearly see that this young girl who had suffered such a devastating upheaval had revealed a faint smile for the first time since entering the residence.

Seeing the heartfelt smile Luo Zhiwei showed at the banquet, Dai Weisi suddenly had an inspiration. He took out a card from the system and tried using it on her, only to receive an unexpected result:

Detecting favorability...

Luo Zhiwei's loyalty: 90 (loyal), requirement met!

It was reasonable when one thought about it. Luo Zhiwei's parents had died because of the assassination attempt, but it had not been members of the royal family who killed them. It had been the mastermind behind the plot.

As the target of her father's assassination attempt, Dai Weisi had not only helped Luo Jin ***, affirmed his merits, but had also taken Luo Zhiwei in, given her the finest cultivation resources, and treated her like family.

For a six-year-old girl who had just lost all her loved ones, perhaps he was the only ray of light left in her life.

Dai Weisi had always believed that subordinates and teammates alike were not machines, but people with rich thoughts and emotions of their own. They had to be given sufficient respect and understanding.

When standing high above others, one must still see them as people.

It was a principle Dai Weisi had upheld since his previous life.

Sure enough, on such a pleasant day, amid this banquet of clinking cups, Luo Zhiwei's loyalty silently completed its breakthrough.