Lu Duzhou: My Conscience Was Clear! Planting Nine Hearts Begonia! (Request Monthly Ticket)

Dugu Bo sensed the dragon vein aura contained within them, and his heart surged with excitement.

"Good, excellent!"

"Xiao Zhou, aside from these two Earth Dragon Golden Melons, all the Spirit Medicine and Immortal Grass here is yours."

"How should this Earth Dragon Golden Melon be consumed?"

Lu Duzhou said with a smile,

"Just eat the flesh of the melon directly. Keep the seeds, and they can continue growing new Earth Dragon Golden Melons."

After a pause, he said seriously,

"But I don't recommend Yanyan Jie consume it right now."

Dugu Bo looked at him.

"Say whatever you have in mind."

Lu Duzhou said,

"The Earth Dragon Golden Melon can strengthen dragon-type bloodlines, but Yanyan Jie currently only has a pure Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul and no dragon-type bloodline. If she consumes the Golden Melon now, it would be a forced transformation, wasting a great deal of its origin energy."

"The origin of immortal grass is extremely precious. The more she accumulates, the greater the foundation it will provide for Yanyan Jie to become a Title Douluo in the future."

"Furthermore, every type of immortal grass can raise Soul Power to some extent."

"Yanyan Jie's Martial Soul has not transformed yet, and she is stuck at Level Thirty. Part of the increased Soul Power would definitely turn into toxins, which would be detrimental to our original plan."

"So, I suggest waiting until Yanyan Jie's physical body becomes stronger and she obtains her Third Soul Ring. First, use the Soul Ring's effects to alter her Martial Soul, then consume the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. After obtaining her Fourth Soul Ring, she can strive to complete the Dragon Transformation in one go."

Dugu Yan suddenly asked,

"Xiao Zhou Didi, if my grandfather consumes one, can it transform his Martial Soul and remove the harm caused by the toxins?"

Lu Duzhou shook his head.

"I estimate that would be very difficult."

"The energy in immortal grass is limited. The best time to consume it is below the Soul King level. The earlier it is consumed, the better the effects."

"Besides, Dugu Mianxia's Martial Soul has already transformed into a Serpent Emperor. It is evolving toward the supreme path of snake-type Martial Souls, not the path of Dragon Transformation."

"Forcing interference would benefit neither side."

"It could very likely create even greater problems."

"Dugu Mianxia's poison needs to be considered over the long term."

Upon hearing this, obvious disappointment appeared on Dugu Yan's face.

Yet Dugu Bo laughed heartily.

"Yanyan, don't worry about this old man. This kid has already come up with a way to treat the symptoms but not the root cause at such a young age."

"Perhaps once he grows up a little more, he will have an even better method."

"No matter what, with the current method, as long as I have a Soul Bone, I can survive."

"This time, when we head out to sea, we'll try to get two Soul Bones—one for you and one for me."

After a pause, he looked at Lu Duzhou and teased,

"Kid, stop calling me Your Excellency. Call me Grandfather, and I'll help you get a Soul Bone too."

Lu Duzhou flashed a broad grin.

"Grandfather, I want a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone."

The smile on Dugu Bo's face froze. Seeing her grandfather's expression, Dugu Yan immediately burst into laughter.

"That's right, Xiao Zhou Didi! Let Grandfather get you a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone! Hahaha!"

Seeing Dugu Bo's face darken slightly, Lu Duzhou hurriedly said,

"Grandfather Dugu, I was joking. But I really do need something. Do you have a Soul Tool that can store living things? I want to bring three stalks of immortal grass to my younger siblings."

Dugu Bo's expression eased as he asked,

"You really are good to your younger siblings. With treasures of this grade, forget a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone—even if you traded them with major sects like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, you could definitely get a Thirty to Fifty Thousand Year Soul Bone in exchange."

"They have no blood relation to you. Are you really willing to give up such enormous benefits?"

Lu Duzhou said earnestly,

"All I ask of myself is a clear conscience. They acknowledge me as their brother, so I have to take good care of them."

Xiao Wu needed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to conceal her Soul Beast aura.

Tang San had been recommended by him as Dugu Bo's student, so he would sooner or later learn about the immortal grass. Moreover, Lu Duzhou did not know how to use some of it, and perhaps Tang San did.

Besides, he also planned to take Tang San's mother's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Exchanging a stalk of immortal grass for it was perfectly reasonable.

And finally, there was Xiao Aimi.

Dean Ailin had helped him tremendously. Without those Plant-type Martial Souls at Plant Academy, his Cultivation Speed would not have increased so quickly.

Without Ailin's connections, he could not have obtained enough Whale Rubber to strengthen his physical body.

Had he not come to Sunset Forest to obtain a Thousand Year Soul Ring, he would not have met Dugu Bo or acquired the immortal grass.

He had to repay that kindness.

Besides, he truly liked Xiao Aimi and regarded her as a younger sister.

After Xiao Aimi's Martial Soul transformed, perhaps she could grant him an even greater increase in Cultivation Speed.

It would accomplish three things at once. He had to give it to her.

There were reasons in terms of both benefits and emotions.

But in Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's eyes, Lu Duzhou only wanted to give away immortal grass because of his affection for his younger siblings and his sense of responsibility.

Dugu Yan could not help but sigh.

"You really are a good brother."

Lu Duzhou said in surprise,

"Yanyan Jie, I can't be your brother!"

Those words instantly ruined the touching atmosphere. Dugu Yan directly threw a punch at Lu Duzhou.

"You dare tease your older sister! Stinky Kid, don't run!"

Dugu Bo gave Lu Duzhou the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch. Lu Duzhou picked some of the immortal grass he needed, and early the next morning, they set off for Heaven Dou City.

If he had merely wanted to return to the Medicine Garden, Dugu Bo would not have agreed on a ten-day deadline.

He was going to Heaven Dou City to bring two people along.

Those two were Ye Lingling and her mother, Ye Yurou.

The Ye Family had only one heir per generation. At any given time, only two wielders of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul could exist.

As the strongest Healing Soul Masters, bringing them along would make them feel more at ease if they encountered danger at sea.

Dugu Bo himself did not care much about such things. He was simply afraid that his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, might be injured.

When Lu Duzhou saw Ye Lingling, his eyes lit up.

It was not because he was captivated by her beauty. He had simply remembered that Nine Hearts Begonia was also a top-tier Martial Soul. As long as he could plant it in his Three Mu of Land, his Cultivation Speed could increase further.

After the thirteen-year-old Ye Lingling watched her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul get planted in Lu Duzhou's land, her small face was filled with astonishment.

"Wow! It really works! Does this count as Martial Soul Fusion? Or a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

She asked curiously.

Lu Duzhou said with a smile,

"Strictly speaking, this is more like my Talent Domain."

Ye Lingling exclaimed in amazement,

"Like Aunt Tang's Noble Circle Talent Domain at Moonlight Pavilion? That's amazing!"

"I can really feel my Cultivation Speed getting faster. Thank you!"

Lu Duzhou smiled.

"No need to thank me. With your Martial Soul planted here, my Cultivation Speed will also increase a little."

After breaking through to the Two-Ring Soul Grand Master level, his Cultivation Speed had fallen to roughly three levels per year.

Considering the increased difficulty of cultivating at the Soul Grandmaster level, that speed was already fairly fast.

After consuming the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, his Cultivation Speed had increased. Combined with the boost provided by the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, his Cultivation Speed had once again reached four levels per year.

Lu Duzhou was now Level Twenty-Seven. In less than a year, before he turned Twelve Years Old, he would be able to become a Three-Ring Soul Elder.

Once he returned from the sea, he would have to continue searching for Plant-type Martial Souls.

If he could not find them in the Heaven Dou Empire, then he would go to the Star Luo Empire.

Soul Power was always the foundation!

Besides that, Nine Hearts Begonia had also given Lu Duzhou a new soul skill.