Plant Class

"Ooh~"

"You're Gu Ziyi, right? His Holiness the Pope's newly accepted disciple!"

The one who came to teach Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong their cultural studies that day was actually Chrysanthemum Douluo.

The first thing Chrysanthemum Douluo did upon arriving was look at Gu Ziyi.

He was quite curious about the Pope's newly accepted disciple as well. As he spoke, Chrysanthemum Douluo unceremoniously circled Gu Ziyi, examining him closely.

"Other than being a little handsome, there's nothing particularly special about you!"

"Our Little Dongdong is still cuter!"

After looking Gu Ziyi over, Chrysanthemum Douluo quickly gave his assessment.

"..."

Gu Ziyi was utterly speechless, though he had to admit that Bibi Dong was indeed quite adorable at this age.

And Chrysanthemum Douluo actually called Bibi Dong Little Dongdong. Gu Ziyi truly wanted to ask the future, overwhelmingly domineering Pope Bibi Dong: did you know Chrysanthemum Douluo called you that? Gu Ziyi also had to admire Chrysanthemum Douluo's nerve for daring to address Bibi Dong that way.

"Hello, Teacher!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo had been busy inspecting Gu Ziyi just now, so Gu Ziyi had been embarrassed to interrupt him. Now that he had stopped, Gu Ziyi hurriedly greeted him.

At this time, Chrysanthemum Douluo was not yet a Titled Douluo, merely a Soul Douluo. Besides, it was Gu Ziyi's first time meeting him, so calling him Teacher was appropriate.

"Hello, Teacher Yue Guan!"

Bibi Dong greeted him politely as well.

"Alright, I'll begin your lesson now!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo smiled without minding it, then began teaching.

"Little fellow, you can call me Teacher Yue Guan, just like Little Dongdong does. This is my martial soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum!"

As Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke, he summoned his martial soul. A glittering golden Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum bloomed before Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong.

"Today's lesson will be a little different!"

"You should know that in the soul world, aside from soul rings and Spirit Bones, there are other treasures as well. What I'll be teaching you to recognize are flowers, herbs, and plants!"

"Because of my martial soul, I can identify every plant in this world and know their traits and uses."

"Many plants can be helpful to Soul Masters and even ordinary people."

"If you recognize them, you'll be able to make use of them whenever you need to while traveling outside."

As Chrysanthemum Douluo introduced his martial soul, he also explained the lesson he intended to teach.

"Learning to recognize plants?"

"How is that different from Plant Soul Beasts?"

Bibi Dong immediately asked curiously.

Gu Ziyi was also somewhat surprised. He had not expected Chrysanthemum Douluo to teach them about flowers, herbs, and plants.

At the same time, Gu Ziyi finally understood why Chrysanthemum Douluo knew so much about the Immortal Herbs from the original story.

So it was all because of Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul. Like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, his martial soul could appraise treasures.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appraised treasures such as gemstones and ores, while Chrysanthemum Douluo's Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum appraised flowers, herbs, and plants.

Moreover, Chrysanthemum Douluo's appraisal ability seemed even more advanced than that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could only determine a treasure's value, not its specific uses.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, on the other hand, even knew the medicinal effects of herbs and flowers.

He was practically a treasure detector. Unfortunately, Chrysanthemum Douluo apparently had not made good use of it—or perhaps his luck was simply too poor, and he had never encountered any truly top-grade herbs or flowers.

In other words, the so-called Immortal Herbs.

Of course, Immortal Herbs was Tang San's name for them. To Chrysanthemum Douluo, he only knew that certain flowers or herbs were things like the King of Flowers.

"Of course they're different. Not every plant can become a Soul Beast. Only plants with Soul Power can become Plant Soul Beasts!"

"It's just like us humans—not every human can become a Soul Master!"

"Animals are the same, of course!"

"Only the offspring of powerful races are all born with Soul Power."

"Humans are the same in this regard. Children born to powerful parents will definitely have the aptitude to become Soul Masters."

"Alright, let's get back to plants and Plant Soul Beasts!"

"If a plant originally had medicinal value, then after becoming a Soul Beast, it will still retain that medicinal value—and its effects will be stronger and better."

"However, if we want to obtain plants that have already become Soul Beasts, we first have to defeat and kill them!"

"Now, let's begin by learning about this herb..."

After explaining, Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately began the lesson.

Moreover, Chrysanthemum Douluo's teaching method was extremely effective. He could actually use his martial soul to transform it into the appearance of the flowers and herbs he was teaching them about.

That gave Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong a far more intuitive understanding.

Gu Ziyi studied with great enthusiasm, while Chrysanthemum Douluo only selected a few common yet useful plants for Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong to learn about first.

There were plants for stopping bleeding, detoxifying poison, and even quenching thirst! "Teacher Yue Guan, are there any especially precious flowers or herbs on Douluo Continent?"

"I've read some storybooks and biographies where Soul Masters gained strength after eating unknown herbs or fruits. Either the quality of their soul rings improved, or their Martial Souls evolved!"

"Teacher Yue Guan, do such miraculous plants really exist?"

After Chrysanthemum Douluo finished teaching them about several herbs and flowers, Gu Ziyi raised his hand and asked him.

He wanted to know whether Chrysanthemum Douluo knew that those immortal herbs could actually evolve Martial Souls.

"Little fellow, it seems you're quite interested in flowers and plants too!"

When Chrysanthemum Douluo heard Gu Ziyi's question, his eyes immediately lit up slightly.

"Yes, I just think Teacher Yue Guan's Martial Soul is amazing. It would be great if I could easily recognize all kinds of flowers and plants too!"

Gu Ziyi hurriedly nodded.

Gu Ziyi intended to see whether he could learn to recognize those immortal herbs from Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Of course, Chrysanthemum Douluo would call them top-grade medicinal herbs.

Gu Ziyi planned to search for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, so naturally, he did not want to pass up those immortal herbs.

However, aside from the two Ice Fire Immortal Herbs and Chrysanthemum Douluo's Martial Soul before him, Gu Ziyi did not remember the others very clearly. It would be best if he could learn to recognize them from Chrysanthemum Douluo.

That way, Gu Ziyi would know which herbs were poisonous and which required special harvesting methods.

Otherwise, apart from those two Ice Fire Immortal Herbs, Gu Ziyi truly would not dare touch the other immortal herbs carelessly.

"Isn't that easy? If you like them, little fellow, I'll teach you everything I know from now on!"

"I'm only afraid you won't have the interest!"

Hearing Gu Ziyi's words, Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately laughed.