Immortal Herb Gift Pack

As he stepped into the valley where the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye lay, energy so dense it was nearly tangible rushed toward him.

It was mixed with the unique fragrance of countless rare herbs. With just one breath, he could feel his Soul Power circulation quicken slightly.

Ice Empress stood at the edge of the basin, her emerald eyes sweeping across the dazzling array of radiant immortal herbs.

Even with her nearly four hundred thousand years of knowledge and experience, she found herself overwhelmed, unconsciously swallowing.

She could clearly sense the immense yet varied energy contained within these flowers and plants. Many of their elemental properties even alarmed her.

But a problem followed—what exactly were they? What effects did they have? Which ones were useful to her? Which ones contained deadly poison?

Although she could vaguely sense the strength and attributes of their energy, she knew nothing about their specific medicinal properties or how they should be consumed.

There was no such fuss in the Extreme North Land. If one was strong enough, one simply devoured whatever one found. But the energy of the immortal herbs here was strange, and consuming them recklessly could have unpredictable consequences.

Just as Ice Empress frowned in thought, Jiang Zhen had already begun moving.

His gaze flashed like lightning as it swept across the exotic flowers and herbs. The knowledge from the system's Compendium of Douluo Continent Soul Beasts (with Immortal Herbs and Spiritual Medicines) rapidly flowed through his mind.

"Aromatic Silk Beauty, the bane of all poisons. It is non-toxic itself and counters every poison..."

"Infernal Delicate Apricot, a top-tier fire-element immortal herb containing Ultimate Fire..."

"Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, extremely cold by nature. Within ten meters, its chill is bone-piercing, making one's heart cold and numbing the central nervous system..."

"Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Consume it and the energy will flow through the limbs, the blood through the eight channels, allowing one to cultivate an Indestructible Vajra Body..."

"Lovesick Heartbreak Red, the king of flowers. It serves only its chosen master. When picking it, one must be free of distracting thoughts and drip blood upon it..."

As he identified them, he rapidly spoke the names and traits of each immortal herb in a low voice. He recited them as though listing treasured possessions, his tone calm and certain.

Ice Empress listened from the side, secretly shocked. Her gaze toward Jiang Zhen grew increasingly astonished.

This human kid was not only strange in strength, but also so broadly knowledgeable?

He could recognize these immortal herbs at a glance—herbs that even she had never heard of—and describe their properties in such detail?

The secrets he carried were truly growing more numerous.

Soon, Jiang Zhen's gaze settled on several immortal herbs emitting intense icy auras.

Besides the top-tier Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, he discovered two other supreme ice-element immortal herbs recorded in the system appendix but never clearly mentioned in the original work.

"Cold Marrow Ganoderma."

Jiang Zhen pointed at an immortal herb that looked like an ice-carved jade Ganoderma, radiating a colder yet more settled and gentle chill than the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

"This is not a pure plant. It grew when the energy of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow nourished a special fungal strain."

"Its medicinal nature is extremely cold, yet upright and gentle. Its main effect is to nourish and strengthen the spirit and body. It is especially effective for Ice Attribute Soul Beasts or Spirit Masters."

Then, he pointed to another one.

This immortal herb had an even stranger form, like a cluster of frozen mist. Its leaves seemed both present and absent, while at its center rested a blue fruit the size of an infant's fist, continuously releasing spiraling wisps of cold vapor.

"Ice Vortex Profound Soul Fruit."

"This fruit contains the power of an extreme cold whirlwind. Consuming it can greatly increase speed and agility, double the circulation speed of Soul Power, and make ice-element abilities swift as the wind and difficult to catch."

Listening to Jiang Zhen's explanation and looking at the two immortal herbs that would clearly benefit her greatly, Ice Empress's breathing grew slightly hurried. The longing in her eyes was almost impossible to hide.

The Cold Marrow Ganoderma in particular would bring immeasurable benefits in resisting her Heavenly Tribulation!

Naturally, Jiang Zhen did not overlook her reaction.

He first used a special method to collect the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and several Ten-Thousand-Year spiritual herbs meant to serve as supplementary medicine.

Then he looked at Ice Empress and pointed at the Cold Marrow Ganoderma and Ice Vortex Profound Soul Fruit. "Ice Empress, these two suit you best. They're yours. I'll collect several of the remaining immortal herbs for Ah Yin. How does that sound?"

Ice Empress was slightly stunned when she heard this, seemingly not expecting Jiang Zhen to so readily give her the two immortal herbs most suited to her.

She looked deeply at Jiang Zhen, suppressing the excitement in her heart, then gave a proud little nod. "Hmph, at least you have some judgment. This Empress will accept them."

With that, she eagerly stepped forward and used the method Jiang Zhen had described to collect the two ice-element immortal herbs. Holding them in her hands, she could not bear to put them down.

"I need to consume this Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass immediately and use the ice spring here to temper and absorb it."

"I cannot be disturbed during that time. Please stand guard for me."

Jiang Zhen spoke to Ice Empress with a grave expression.

Dugu Bo might arrive unexpectedly at any moment.

Ice Empress was in an excellent mood. Having received such benefits, she naturally agreed without hesitation.

With her hands on her hips, her emerald eyes swept over the surroundings as invisible majesty spread outward. "With This Empress here, I'd like to see which blind fool dares disturb you!"

With the Northern Extreme Heavenly King standing guard, Jiang Zhen felt completely at ease.

He no longer hesitated and first consumed the several supplementary Ten-Thousand-Year spiritual herbs.

Once the spiritual herbs entered his stomach, they immediately transformed into gentle, rich medicinal power that spread through him. Like the most loyal guards, they swiftly protected his internal organs and major Meridians, forming a resilient protective film.

Next, he picked up the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

The moment the herb entered his hand, a surge of ultimate cold spread up his arm. A layer of white frost immediately formed over his skin, and his bones let out faint cracking sounds, as though they would split from the cold in the next instant!

Jiang Zhen circulated the Profound Water Clear Mind Art with all his strength. His Martial Soul activated on its own, and a faint Blue Light shimmered across his body,

forcibly resisting the corrosion of that terrifying cold poison.

He did not hesitate any longer. Opening his mouth, he swallowed the top-tier ice-element immortal herb whole!

The moment the immortal herb entered his stomach, it felt as though he had not swallowed a plant, but directly taken the core of mysterious ice that had remained frozen for ten thousand years into his body!

Terrifying ultimate cold poison erupted violently, like a burst ice river, like countless icy Steel needles!

It frantically washed through and pierced his limbs, bones, every tiny Meridian, and every cell!

Intense pain instantly swept through his entire body. His blood seemed to be freezing solid!

Even with the supplementary medicine protecting his body, as well as the foundation of his Ultimate Water Martial Spirit and his preliminary comprehension of Ice Law,

Jiang Zhen still felt his body turn rigid and numb in an instant.

A thick, hard shell of ice formed over his skin. His brows, eyelashes, and hair tips were all coated with white frost, while the breath leaving his nose and mouth turned into crystalline ice dust the moment it left his body.

He did not dare slacken in the slightest. Using the last bit of control he retained over his body, he leaped forward.

With a splash, he precisely plunged into the blue-white Ultimate Ice Spring within the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye!

The instant his body was fully submerged in the ice spring, the ultimate cold outside and the domineering cold poison of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass inside joined forces, instantly swallowing Jiang Zhen whole!

The Profound Water Clear Mind Art began circulating frantically at an unprecedented speed. It was no longer a gentle flow, but a roaring ice river desperately guiding and refining that terrifying cold poison energy.

Just as the internal and external forces of ice intertwined and reached a certain ultimate balance, a sudden change occurred!

The aura of Water Law that Jiang Zhen had only just comprehended, along with the faint yet fundamentally elevated trace of primordial water essence brought forth by the circulation of the Profound Water Clear Mind Art,

seemed to become an invisible key, quietly stirring something below.

Deep within the milky-white ice spring of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye, an incomparably profound and ancient azure radiance suddenly lit up without warning.

This light was not a reflection. It shone from the deepest part of the spring.

In an instant, it dyed the entire ice spring a dreamlike azure. A vast Dragon Might, indescribably sacred and majestic yet carrying endless sorrow and loneliness, slowly spread outward.

Ice Empress's expression drastically changed as she stood by the spring. Under that Dragon Might, even she, the Northern Extreme Heavenly King, felt an uncontrollable tremble and reverence rise from her bloodline!

It was absolute suppression on the level of life itself!

She could hardly believe her senses. Such a terrifying existence was hidden beneath this spring?

Before she could react, that azure light abruptly expanded, turning into a gentle yet irresistible force that completely enveloped Jiang Zhen, who was immersed in cultivation.

Jiang Zhen only felt the pressure around him lighten. The bone-piercing cold seemed to vanish in an instant, replaced by warmth and peace like returning to a mother's womb.

The scene before him suddenly changed. He was no longer in the freezing spring, but stood within a boundless, calm azure space.

There was no distinction between up, down, left, or right. Only the Pure Water Element flowed slowly about him, while countless law runes flickering with faint blue light floated in the air. They were breathtakingly beautiful, yet so vast that they made one feel insignificant.

At the center of this space, a massive dragon-shaped phantom formed from pure Water Element slowly condensed.

She was the purest sapphire blue all over, her scales and claws vivid and lifelike. Her posture was elegant yet majestic, and her enormous body contained unimaginable power.

Yet her figure was extremely illusory, as though it might disperse at any moment. Only a pair of enormous dragon eyes, like two blue Stars,

were clearly fixed upon Jiang Zhen, holding curiosity, scrutiny, and a sorrow buried through countless ages.

She was one of the Nine Great Dragon Kings who had fallen here—the Water Dragon King, who controlled the water and ice elements—and a remaining imprint of her divine soul!

She gazed at this tiny human who had stirred a trace of her awareness. Her ethereal yet majestic voice resounded directly within the Depths of Jiang Zhen's soul:

"A mortal body can actually touch the source of Water Law... Why does your body carry an aura that feels both familiar and strange to me?"