Reincarnation Without End

Thud!

Landing lightly on the ground, Zhu Zhuqing immediately slipped back into the shadows.

"So this is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? It really lives up to its reputation as a treasure land. There are so many herbs!"

Zhu Zhuqing possessed a wealth of knowledge, and although she had been mentally prepared the instant she saw this treasure land, she was still deeply shocked.

All kinds of precious medicinal herbs grew everywhere as though they cost nothing.

Other herbs grew one plant at a time, but the herbs here were scattered everywhere like cabbages.

But...

"Good thing I came prepared. Otherwise, just accidentally touching one of the things here could get me killed!"

The extreme climate of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had created this place, but that same extreme climate had also caused countless extremely poisonous herbs to grow here. Every one of them was a terrifying existence that could kill at the sight of blood.

Sometimes medicinal herbs even grew alongside poison. One careless mistake and...

Dugu Bo was fortunate to have such a massive Medicine Garden. If his knowledge had been a little more extensive, he would not have suffered such a huge loss at Tang San's hands.

"Tang San really is utterly ruthless!"

Looking at the herbs covering the ground, if they were converted into money, even the national treasury of the Star Luo Empire might not be worth as much as the medicinal herbs here.

And Tang San had said when he left that he had plucked them all clean, leaving behind only some seeds and roots.

In the future, he would even cordon this place off, forbidding anyone but members of the Tang Sect from taking a single step inside.

Uh!

It seemed she...

No, no. The original Zhu Zhuqing was the original Zhu Zhuqing. The current her had not received even the slightest favor from Tang San.

Not now, and not in the future either.

As for Tang San?

She did not have much hostility toward Tang San. As long as he did not get in her way, she did not care what he did!

She was already one step ahead of Tang San, and as long as she was one step ahead, she would be countless steps ahead in the future.

So basically, she would no longer have any entanglements of interest with Tang San.

Tang San's petty tricks were also unlikely to be used against her.

She refused to believe that they could still run into each other when neither side had any contact with the other, just because he was some so-called protagonist.

"Immortal herbs, immortal herbs!"

While in Shadow Stealth, Zhu Zhuqing continuously searched through the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for immortal herbs suitable for her.

Although there were many immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well during Soul Land 2, a large portion of them had been planted there by Tang San in the later period.

At this early stage, however, there just happened to be only a few immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

After making a full circuit around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Zhu Zhuqing confirmed that there were no more immortal herbs than described in the original work.

However many there had been in the original work, there were exactly that many now.

"I don't have a Storage Soul Tool that can store living things, so I can't possibly take too much away. Even if I did, I couldn't preserve it, and it would just go to waste!"

Zhu Zhuqing stopped before the Narcissus Jade Bone. At present, there were actually three immortal herbs in the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that suited Zhu Zhuqing.

The first was the Narcissus Jade Bone, the second was the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, and the third was the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

All three immortal herbs were exceptionally suitable for Zhu Zhuqing.

But as she had said, she could not refine immortal herbs inside this Medicine Garden, nor did she have a Soul Tool capable of carrying them away.

So she could only choose one to take with her and refine first, then return later for the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Immortal herbs could not be consumed in excess, with the exception of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Thus, between the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid and the Narcissus Jade Bone, she chose the Narcissus Jade Bone.

The Narcissus Jade Bone could condense Ice Muscle Jade Bone and increase Cultivation Speed.

It could also improve one's skin and such!

More importantly, Zhu Zhuqing felt that Ice Muscle Jade Bone should be of great help to cultivation, so she planned to refine it first.

Once she had fully absorbed its medicinal effects, she would see whether she could steal another one.

Honestly, she did not want to use theft as a means to obtain these opportunities.

But she had no connection with Dugu Bo, nor could she explain why she wanted to help him.

In fact, from the standpoint of interests, Dugu Bo's death would benefit her even more.

After all, once Dugu Bo died, the Heaven Dou Empire would no longer have a Titled Douluo holding down the fort.

But this petty thievery, even though Dugu Bo did not know what he had lost...

"I don't have the strength to protect myself yet. If I rashly stepped forward, the outcome definitely wouldn't be good. Dugu Bo still has a long time to live anyway. It won't be too late to come help him remove his poison once I'm strong enough to protect myself, right?"

After hesitating for a while, Zhu Zhuqing decided to first pick some Immortal Grade herbs as advance payment. Once she had sufficient strength in the future, she would return to detoxify Dugu Bo.

If she had the strength, she would only need to remove his poison. If she lacked strength, then she would have to endure endless questions while trying to help him detoxify him, which would be far too troublesome.

She could not be bothered to explain so much!

After looking around for a while and seeing no sign that Dugu Bo was coming down, Zhu Zhuqing swiftly grabbed the stem of the Narcissus Jade Bone and plucked it free.

Then she quickly stuffed it into a jade box for preservation.

With the jade box's preservation, the Narcissus Jade Bone could practically be passed down forever without decaying.

That was also why she had chosen the Narcissus Jade Bone.

With the goods in hand, time to run!

Unable to conceal the excitement in her eyes, Zhu Zhuqing turned around, intending to flee immediately.

But...

Whoosh!

Dugu Bo, who had finally endured an entire day, suddenly appeared not far from the shadow where Zhu Zhuqing was hiding.

Dugu Bo's sudden appearance frightened Zhu Zhuqing so badly that she did not even dare breathe. She froze completely still, not even daring to look at Dugu Bo.

She had heard Eldest Sister explain that a Titled Douluo's senses were extremely keen. Even a mere gaze might attract a Titled Douluo's notice.

At such close range, she did not know whether she would be discovered. If she was, then she would have nothing to say about it. After all, he was a Titled Douluo.

But if he could not have discovered her, yet sensed something because she had stared at him from too close a distance, then she would truly be wronged to death!

So the instant Dugu Bo came down, Zhu Zhuqing shifted her gaze to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, not daring to look at Dugu Bo even once more.

And Dugu Bo had not come here because he had noticed an intruder. He had simply come to absorb the ice and fire aura here to suppress the toxins within his body.

Dugu Bo did not leave, and Zhu Zhuqing did not dare move. She did not even dare let her eyes wander.

She could only stare motionlessly at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

At that moment, she desperately wished Dugu Bo would leave quickly.

Fortunately, she had acted fast and plucked the Narcissus Jade Bone before Dugu Bo finished adjusting himself.

At the same time, she could not help admiring her own good fortune. If she had been even the slightest bit slower, she definitely would have been discovered.

The time a Titled Douluo spent cultivating was roughly the same as that of an ordinary soul master, as both had a maximum absorption rate.

However, Dugu Bo did not dare absorb Soul Power at full force here.

And Zhu Zhuqing did not dare move either. Under Dugu Bo's "threat," she could only study the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

But as she watched, Zhu Zhuqing gradually became engrossed.

Ice and fire, an endless cycle!