Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the Radiant Goddess Butterfly Egg
"I never imagined there was such a treasure trove in the world!"
Xiao Wu, whose Soul Power had reached level thirty-six, got up, stretched, and picked up a jet-black stone next to her with a Peony growing on it.
This Peony has no leaves and is only the size of a palm, but there is a touch of blood red in the center of the petals, which is breathtaking.
Why wasn't this flower put in?
"This is the Lovesick Heartbreak Red."
Tang San began his explanation, telling the story of a Flower-Loving Youth who touched the heart of a fairy, but they could not be together. The Flower Immortal was captured by the gods and taken back to heaven. Then, an old man with white hair told the boy that destroying the Peony in the garden would allow the Flower Immortal to descend to earth. However, the boy hesitated between the flower and the Flower Immortal. Finally, on his deathbed, the boy shed his blood on the petals, and the Peony flowers instantly turned into grass, with the red threads formed by the boy's blood staining the pure white petals.
"It sounds touching, but it's a tragedy." Xiao Wu's expression darkened slightly; she didn't really like this kind of story—lovers who Dharma Form.
She has always loved family gatherings.
"Therefore, this flower will never develop sentience," Zhou Qing continued. "And without sentience, it will not know how to cultivate itself, and will thus sink into the sea of love."
"I've noticed, you seem to be quite indifferent to love?" Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at Zhou Qing.
"It's not that I'm not interested, it's just that love also needs to be rational. The three characters in the story told by the Tang San —the flower-loving boy, the Flower Immortal who descended to earth, and the angry god—none of them are mentally sound."
Zhou Qing analyzed the whole story from a modern perspective. "Assuming that what the white-haired old man said is true... well, it can only be assumed to be true, otherwise all assumptions are meaningless."
"Given this premise, the boy's indecisiveness between the flower and his wife is simply insane."
"And that Flower Immortal, who was moved by the boy's love for flowers and descended to earth... she's completely insane."
"Finally, there is that god. In the story, the white-haired old man was definitely a god in disguise, deliberately testing the boy's humanity... Even mortals like us know that humanity absolutely cannot withstand any test. That god didn't know that. He must be out of his mind."
Tang San was speechless, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that the characters' motivations in the story were really problematic and did not seem to be the way normal people should think.
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes, not wanting to argue with Zhou Qing.
"Hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo also burst into laughter, "To sum it up in one sentence, they're all just incredibly bored, aren't they? That young man was so bored he could bury flower petals, that Flower Immortal was so bored she descended to earth because of the young man's actions, and that god was so bored he could test the young man's humanity—"
"If this story could continue, I have an idea. Since the idle gods wanted to test the boy's love, they must have tested not only the boy's humanity, but also the Flower Immortal's... The Flower Immortal believed that the boy loved her more than the flower, but in the end, the boy proved his love by dying, showing that he loved the flower more than the Flower Immortal."
"So, it's a tragedy. The boy died, and the Flower Immortal must have collapsed in the end and fallen to the mortal world... Um, what happened to you two?"
Before he could finish speaking, he saw the two of them either deep in thought or staring wide-eyed, as if they had thought of something unbelievable, which puzzled Dugu Bo.
What did Tang San think of?
Valley of Asking Love.
He knew the origin of one of the three treasure basins better than anyone else. After obtaining the "Holy Soul Village's Soul Saint", he also took the time to mention it to Zhou Qing.
Originally, Tang San wouldn't have connected the story of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red with the origins of the Valley of Asking Love, but Dugu Bo's thoughts started to wander—
The two stories were connected without any obstacles!
Between his beloved wife and his love for flowers, the young man chose to love flowers, which led to his lonely death. He left behind a trace of his heart's blood to stain the Peony, creating the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
His beloved wife, who was also Flower Immortal, was heartbroken when she learned that her husband loved flowers more. She fell to the mortal world and died, transforming into the Valley of Asking Love.
However, Zhou Qing believes that the story cannot be fully explained in just a few words, but without a doubt, based on the historical similarities, the Deity in the Divine Realm are definitely not human beings either.
"So, this is the only one that can be used to eat that Immortal Herb?" Xiao Wu licked her lips. "What are its effects?"
"If Titled Douluo takes this medicine, their Soul Power will increase by at least ten levels. It can also cleanse the marrow and replenish the essence. Moreover, it is a holy medicine for healing, capable of reviving the dead and restoring flesh to bones," Tang San said. "But we'll have to see how it works."
"Oh, I can just bite down, right?" Xiao Wu opened her mouth and took a bite, only to feel as if she had bitten into metal. She spat twice and cursed, "You lied to me?"
"It must be picked before it can be eaten. Otherwise, don't be fooled by its softness and ability to sway in the wind. It is actually indestructible and even a Titled Douluo- level expert cannot harm it in the slightest."
Tang San wasn't angry. He explained how to pick the petals: spit out a mouthful of blood onto the petals, remember your lover, and use this to move the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
However, in Zhou Qing's words, it is about using blood and sweat as a medium to link the Spiritual Power of the flower and the picker, so that the flower can sense a certain Spiritual Power fluctuation generated when a person misses someone. It is equivalent to matching the right key, and once it matches, it can be picked.
Xiao Wu did as instructed, forcing out a mouthful of blood, which dripped onto the surface. In her mind, she began to imagine the people she missed: Zhou Qing, Tang San, her mother, and even the figure of Romantina flashed through her mind.
Finally, with a jolt of energy, Xiao Wu took a step back, dropped the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and cursed, "What kind of bullshit Lovesick Heartbreak Red is this? What bad luck! It's a waste of Sister Xiao Wu's hard work!"
Zhou Qing walked over, picked up the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and under Tang San's trembling gaze, immersed the flower in the Yang Spring Fire Pool of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, washing away Xiao Wu's heart's blood on it, and said, "I really have to say, this thing is indeed quite hard, even the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well cannot damage it in the slightest."
Then, Zhou Qing reached out to Xiao Wu and asked for the Radiant Goddess Butterfly Egg. Because of Xiao Wu's identity, after arriving in Heaven Dou City, Zhou Qing gave this egg to Xiao Wu as a precaution.
Dugu Bo was completely unaware of Xiao Wu's identity—well, even though this Old Monster possessed the Medusa Skull, he was still not good at Spiritual Power.
Furthermore, the presence of the Aromatic Silk Beauty here further enhanced the remaining Soul Beast aura on Xiao Wu, so she didn't need to worry about her identity being exposed.
Try it out and see if these two things are really related.
When the eggs of the Light Goddess Butterfly came to the outside world, they seemed to sense the presence of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red immediately, and took the initiative to float and drift to the pistil of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
The Lovesick Heartbreak Red also sensed the arrival of the Light Goddess Butterfly. As its petals opened and closed, it emitted a peculiar aura, and surprisingly, it detached itself from Zhou Qing's palm, soaring in mid-air with the Radiant Goddess Butterfly Egg. Then, they gradually drew closer and merged together...