"Senior Dugu, I need time!"
Looking at the many Immortal Herbs around him, gorgeous and fragrant in full bloom, Fang Xuan's breathing quickened. Suppressing the Desire in his heart, he looked calmly at Dugu Bo. "Give me one day. I'll find a way to prepare an antidote and cure the Deadly Poison in your body."
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up, unable to hide the wild joy surging from the depths of his eyes. "Fine! This old man can afford to wait one day, but I advise you not to play any tricks. I know every movement of wind and grass in this valley. You'd better not entertain any thoughts of escaping, or else, heh heh..."
Run away?!
With so many Immortal Herbs here, even if you chased me away, I wouldn't leave!
Fang Xuan smiled calmly and said with righteous resolve, "Don't worry. A true man's word is never taken back. If I can't prepare an antidote for you, I swear I'll never leave!"
He had borrowed those words from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's vow: "Until hell is empty, I shall not become a Buddha." Thus, they carried a stirring sense of grandeur, enough to move even Dugu Bo.
I didn't expect this brat to be so trustworthy. Until just now, I still had some doubts about his motives. Looks like I wronged him...
Dugu Bo could not help sighing inwardly. There was now a trace of appreciation in the way he looked at Fang Xuan.
After all, there were not many trustworthy people these days.
But even if Dugu Bo scratched his head raw, he would never have guessed that Fang Xuan had come specifically for his entire garden of Immortal Medicines!
Tremble, Immortal Medicines~!
After finally watching that old monster Dugu Bo leave, Fang Xuan rubbed his hands excitedly and was about to pounce on a sparkling purple ganoderma.
But just then, he felt a chill down his back. Turning around, he found Dugu Yan staring coldly at him. He scratched his head. "Uh... why are you still here?!"
"You big bastard, what exactly are you up to? Why do I feel like you're deceiving my grandfather?!" Dugu Yan glared furiously at Fang Xuan.
"Cough, cough... Nothing of the sort. Your grandfather is a Titled Douluo. He could wipe me out with a wave of his hand. Even if you lent me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare deceive him."
"Hmph!"
Dugu Yan's purple hair fluttered as her almond eyes widened. With her slender waist akimbo, she ground her silver teeth at Fang Xuan. "Hey! Scumbag Fang Xuan, my grandfather is old and muddleheaded, so you managed to fool him. But don't think you can fool me, Miss Dugu! Speak! What exactly do you want? I don't believe you'd kindly help us prepare any antidote!"
It had to be said that a woman's intuition was sometimes frighteningly accurate.
Even a Titled Douluo had been talked into leaving by him, yet this damn girl was unbelievably troublesome.
"Fine, if you want to stay, then stay!"
Fang Xuan remained calm. Under Dugu Yan's watchful eyes, he openly began unfastening his belt and quickly took off his shirt. "Since Miss Dugu wants to watch me bathe, I don't mind."
"Pah! Pervert!"
Dugu Yan's pretty face reddened. She spat fiercely at Fang Xuan and fled as fast as she could.
As she left, she continued cursing under her breath: shameless, despicable, perverted...
After successfully angering Dugu Yan into leaving, the valley immediately became much quieter.
Only the boiling hot springs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes continued to bubble and gurgle.
Having finally gotten both grandfather and granddaughter out of the way, Fang Xuan stared at the countless precious herbs around him. His eyes gleamed as he rubbed his hands, ready to begin harvesting the Immortal Medicines.
Fang Xuan started walking along the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, searching for rare herbs nearby.
Before long, by the stream of icy spring water, Fang Xuan discovered a strange white, plump little thing that resembled a fat worm. He was immediately delighted. "The finest among Cordyceps—Snow Silkworm!"
Cordyceps was already a precious natural treasure, but this Snow Silkworm was the finest of them all, exceptionally valuable. Consuming it could instantly increase one's Soul Power, and since cordyceps was a nourishing medicine with mild effects, it would not cause any side effects.
If it were sold outside, it could probably fetch the astronomical price of one million Gold Soul Coins!
Fang Xuan was extremely excited. Before his excitement had even faded, another plant ahead caught his attention: a fiery red lotus.
Cinnabar Lotus!
This was a precious herb with an icy nature. It could cure Deadly Poisons of the fire element and was just as valuable as the Snow Silkworm.
Not far away, a purple ganoderma seemed to have just emerged from the soil. Its cap had only just opened and still carried a trace of dirt, looking tender and dewy.
This was a Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma!
The dazzling array of precious herbs left Fang Xuan somewhat dizzy. He did not know which one to pick first.
Damn it!
Only an idiot would make a choice. Of course he would take them all!
Fang Xuan began harvesting frantically, picking the Snow Silkworm, Cinnabar Lotus, and ganoderma and tossing them all into his Spatial Ring.
"Huh, that is..."
A rich, unusual fragrance drew him over.
It was a pink immortal flower growing by the stream where the red and white spring waters met. Its petals were crystal-clear, its stamens shone like diamonds, and its one-foot-wide blossom bloomed like fire, delicate and dripping with color!
"Aromatic Silk Beauty!"
Fang Xuan was ecstatic.
The strange giant flower before him was a true top-grade Immortal Medicine—Aromatic Silk Beauty.
Aromatic Silk Beauty was the bane of all poisons. Though it could not detoxify on its own, it could suppress toxins. Within the range covered by its fragrance, all poisonous substances would lose their effect.
Of course, if someone had already been poisoned beforehand, Aromatic Silk Beauty would have no effect at all.
This was the finest Immortal Medicine for preventing poison!
As time passed, Fang Xuan discovered many Immortal Herbs.
Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Eight-petal Immortal Orchid, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Narcissus Jade Bone, Forgetfulness River Autumn Water Dew...
One precious Immortal Medicine after another appeared before him!
Any one of these Immortal Herb treasures, if placed outside, would absolutely trigger a bloody storm. Take the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, for example—if Chrysanthemum Douluo learned of it, he would likely come to seize it at any cost!
A treasure land!
This was a true treasure land!
At that moment, a bold idea surfaced in Fang Xuan's mind.
He licked his lips and greedily swept his gaze over the many Immortal Herbs before him, thinking that if he swallowed all these Immortal Herbs in one go...
He would definitely...
Explode and die on the spot!
Desperately suppressing the greed in his heart, Fang Xuan continued exploring the herb garden.
Around dusk, he discovered two mutually opposing Immortal Herbs, one icy and one fiery, one frigid and one scorching.
Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
These were Fang Xuan's ultimate targets on this trip!
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