Seeking Medicine (Second Update)

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

While Dugu Bo suppressed the snake venom inside the cave, Huo Yuhao observed and selected herbs in the medicinal garden as if he were strolling through his own backyard.

His gaze swept past numerous plants before settling on an unusual flowering herb.

The petals of that immortal herb resembled tiny white bells. Its entire body was snowy white and crystalline, and even from several feet away, he could still smell the rich orchid fragrance, refreshing his mind.

Eight Petal Immortal Orchid.

This immortal herb could strengthen one's foundation, restore vitality, and remove impurities from the body.

Huo Yuhao gently shook his head. This was not what he was looking for.

His attention was quickly drawn to another immortal herb.

It was a white, crystalline flower, like a green lotus and white lotus root, immaculate and untouched by dust.

"Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone possesses the effect of 'cleansing the meridians and marrow, allowing qi to flow through the eight channels.'"

"This is somewhat similar to the Mystic Water Pill, though it is certainly more effective, and its medicinal effects last much longer," Huo Yuhao muttered to himself.

Mystic Water Pill?

Huo Yuhao's pupils narrowed, and realization suddenly dawned on him.

How could I have forgotten about this?

The Mystic Water Pill could cleanse the meridians and marrow, remove bodily impurities, improve one's meridians, and strengthen one's physique.

Put simply, its effect was akin to "raising one's Innate Soul Power level."

For instance, someone with Level One Innate Soul Power aptitude could use Mystic Water Pills to raise it to around Level Three or Level Five.

Though this item came with a certain degree of drug resistance, it was still far better than the previous cultivation speed of "Level One."

If this appeared at an auction house, the great clans and royal nobles would surely fight over it desperately.

He knew the Mystic Water Pill's formula. As for the raw materials needed to refine it...

Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over the rare medicinal herbs covering the mountainside, and the corners of his lips curled upward.

The value of Mystic Water Pills lay in their rarity. They were meant for high-end auctions and did not require an industrial production chain.

As for alchemy...

He did not know much about it, but when it came to Spiritual Power control, he was unquestionably among the best. If his soul power was insufficient to sustain it, he could even borrow Old Yi's strength.

And if Old Yi was unable to help...

Huo Yuhao glanced sideways at the cave behind him, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

After making his calculations, Huo Yuhao turned to search for the next immortal herb.

That medicinal herb looked utterly unremarkable. The entire plant was emerald green, with three snow-white leaves in its center. Several droplets of dew remained on the leaves.

"Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew," Huo Yuhao murmured.

Consuming it could cultivate Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, allowing one to see through countless strange things.

This immortal herb was the least eye-catching among the many immortal herbs, yet it suited him the best.

He had consumed this immortal herb in his previous life, causing his Spiritual Eye Martial Soul to undergo a further transformation.

Huo Yuhao merely raised a hand and touched the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew before moving on to the next immortal herb.

Now was not the time to use medicine. His most urgent task was to awaken Old Yi first.

Otherwise, once Dugu Bo suppressed the snake venom, it would be true foolishness if he had no means of restraining him.

Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma.

It could strengthen one's foundation, restore vitality, replenish qi, and increase cultivation, but it did not qualify as an immortal herb. It could only be called a top-grade spiritual medicine.

Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

A medicinal herb that greatly replenished pure yang and could drastically raise the consumer's soul power.

The Divine Soul was yin-aligned. Consuming this immortal herb might cause his soul to scatter outright. No.

Huo Yuhao shook his head and searched for the next one.

Soon after, he arrived before a gorgeous purple chrysanthemum.

The chrysanthemum was enormous, its petals curving outward in the shape of a birdcage. The entire flower seemed perfectly unified, yet it gave off no fragrance. Its central stamen rose more than half a foot above the petals, and the tip of the stamen gleamed with a faint golden radiance.

Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Consuming it would send qi through the limbs and blood through the eight channels, allowing one to cultivate an indestructible diamond body.

This immortal herb was suitable for defensive-type soul masters. Though its medicinal effect was exceptional, it was not what he sought.

Huo Yuhao activated Insight Eye and surveyed the entire valley with elemental vision, finally locking onto a dark green plant at the edge of the valley.

Found it.

He strode forward and arrived before the dark green bamboo.

A breeze passed by, gently stirring the bamboo leaves as mottled light and shadow danced across them.

Ink Jade Divine Bamboo.

This immortal herb possessed the miraculous effect of enhancing all attributes of a Martial Soul and raising its quality.

An all-attribute enhancement could naturally nourish the Divine Soul.

Though its effect was not as good as Holy Soul Grass, it was still an excellent choice for nourishing the Divine Soul.

As for why he had not gone deep into the Star Dou Great Forest to pick Holy Soul Grass from the beginning, instead traveling all this way to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, the fundamental reason was difficulty.

Holy Soul Grass was located in the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest. Although the various Ferocious Beasts had yet to emerge in this era, the place was still occupied by two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts—the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python.

Meanwhile, at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the worst-case scenario was merely facing Dugu Bo, one of the weakest Titled Douluo.

The difference was obvious.

Moreover, there was one more crucial reason.

The ignorant feared nothing, while those who knew understood how to avoid danger and seek advantage.

When you knew that the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest held the slumbering Ferocious Beasts, along with Beast God Di Tian, who possessed 780,000 years of cultivation, would you still choose to risk going there?

Old Yi was still weak even when possessing him. Facing two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts would already be difficult enough.

Even if he could barely suppress them and seize the Holy Soul Grass, who could guarantee that the commotion from battle would not awaken the Ferocious Beasts? Those were all risks plainly visible.

Sharp Tiger Claws sprang from Huo Yuhao's right hand. He slashed directly at the roots of the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, harvesting a large immortal herb.

Holding the dark green jade bamboo, he opened a rift to the Undead Plane in midair. A cauldron fell out from within, radiating a dense aura of death.

He had prepared this before setting out. Since he did not currently have a Storage Soul Tool, he could only temporarily use the Undead Plane as a pocket.

Several undead skeletons crowded around the rift and peered into the outside world. Huo Yuhao waved his hand, and the rift in the void stitched itself shut once more, returning to stillness.

Using the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo as the main ingredient, Huo Yuhao gathered numerous spiritual medicines from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that nourished the soul as supplementary ingredients. He threw them into the cauldron one after another, slowly refining them while controlling the heat. Fragrant medicinal aromas spread everywhere.

Throughout the refining process, Huo Yuhao naturally kept watch on Dugu Bo inside the cave as he suppressed the snake venom's flare-up.

Time gradually passed. Huo Yuhao refined the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo into juice, its fresh fragrance filling the air with the scent of green bamboo.

By then, his soul power had long been severely depleted. He gnawed raw spiritual herbs from the area to replenish his qi, forcing himself to hold on through sheer willpower.

Finally, he controlled the cauldron with soul power. The pale green liquid rose into the air and smoothly flew into a Jade Bottle, which he sealed and stored away.

Huo Yuhao raised a hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, a faint smile appearing on his face.

At last, it was done.

He immediately focused his mind and stirred the Sea of Consciousness, sending a message to Old Yi.

Old Yi, the spiritual medicine has been refined. How do I give it to you?

There was no response.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao confirmed that Dugu Bo was still suppressing the snake venom, then opened another rift to the Undead Plane and entered it with the Jade Bottle.

Undead Plane.

Huo Yuhao appeared once more in this gray, desolate land of death and raised a hand to open the Jade Bottle.

Gray mist spread through the void, draining every last drop of Spiritual Liquid from the Jade Bottle.

The mist rapidly condensed into a gray bead, and Electrolux's figure reappeared in midair, looking slightly dazed.

"Old Yi, you're awake."