Return to the Sect, Choosing Immortal Herbs

Scarlet King flew into a rage, transforming into an afterimage as he relentlessly pursued Yu Gu.

Just then, an earth-shattering explosion rang out from the depths of the forest.

Scarlet King, who had been chasing Yu Gu, stopped dead and abruptly looked behind him.

"Damn it!"

His expression changed drastically. Forgetting about killing Yu Gu, he hurried back toward the depths of the forest to find the Lucky Beast.

His task was to protect the Lucky Beast, not hunt down some Body Sect Soul Master.

When he encountered Yu Gu and Long Aotian this time, he had originally intended to conveniently eliminate them both. He had never expected them to hold on for so long.

Then, after being toyed with repeatedly by Yu Gu, he had unknowingly forgotten about the Lucky Beast.

"Damn Human Soul Masters!"

Scarlet King cursed as he sped toward the source of the explosion.

Realizing Scarlet King was no longer pursuing him, Yu Gu let out a breath of relief.

The moment he landed, he began coughing violently, spitting out a huge mouthful of blood.

This time, he had barely escaped by burning his origin.

As for the Gold-level Second Awakening and condensing Bloodline Power, those had been nothing but an illusion he created.

Gold-level Second Awakening was incredibly rare. In the entire Body Sect, only Du Busi had mastered it.

It could not even be awakened directly. Only when a Soul Master broke through to become a Title Douluo was there a chance for a Silver-level Second Awakening to advance into a Gold-level Second Awakening.

Unfortunately, Yu Gu had not mastered the Gold-level Second Awakening back then.

However, although he had not mastered a Gold-level Secondary Awakening, he had mastered a similar secret technique that burned his origin.

In truth, advancing to the Gold Grade meant using this origin-burning secret technique more efficiently. It would combine with the Silver-level Second Awakening to form the so-called Gold-level Second Awakening.

Yu Gu burned his origin and feigned growing stronger and stronger during battle, only then finding an opportunity to escape.

Of course, even so, he had nearly failed to get away.

If Scarlet King had not stopped his pursuit for some unknown reason, he still would not have been able to escape.

Before long, Chi Xiao arrived with Long Aotian and found Yu Gu.

"How are you?"

"I'm not dead yet."

Yu Gu replied weakly.

Having burned his origin, his condition was terrible. If he could not recover properly, even his Soul Power might regress, and his lifespan would be affected as well.

"What happened just now?" Yu Gu asked.

"I don't know." Chi Xiao shook his head, looking somewhat bewildered.

The three fell silent.

They did not linger there and swiftly withdrew from the range of the Star Dou Forest.

Only after rejoining Mu Yuan and the others did Yu Gu learn the truth.

It turned out Mu Yuan had Wei Na set off the explosion.

Wei Na had a Grade Six Fixed Soul Tool Cannonball, which Qi Lin had activated and fired.

Its target was the direction Scarlet King had come from while chasing Yu Gu.

Time had been tight, and Mu Yuan had had no chance to locate the Lucky Beast's exact position.

He could only gamble on whether he could draw Scarlet King's attention.

The facts proved that the Lucky Beast was of utmost importance to the soul beast race. Scarlet King had been unwilling to take the risk, even if there had only been the slightest possibility of danger.

As for why he had asked Qi Lin to fire that Grade Six Fixed Soul Tool Cannonball, Yu Gu and the others had all asked. Mu Yuan had given a vague answer, and they found it inappropriate to press further.

"Elder, your injuries..."

Mu Yuan could sense that Yu Gu was incomparably weak right now. Even his life aura was somewhat unstable.

"It's fine. I'm used to it. It's just that I probably won't be able to help with the soul hunt this time."

"What soul hunt? Let's return to the sect first." Mu Yuan said speechlessly. "That Scarlet King is probably dying to search the entire Star Dou Forest for us right now. Going soul hunting again would just be asking for death."

Yu Gu, their strongest fighter, had already been severely injured. If the rest of them went soul hunting and encountered Scarlet King, there would be no chance of survival.

At those words, Chi Xiao, Qi Lin, Long Aotian, and Wei Na all showed their agreement.

"Then we'll return to the sect first. As for soul hunting..." Yu Gu thought for a moment before giving his answer. "Our Body Sect should avoid setting foot in the Star Dou Forest for the next couple of years. We can hunt soul beasts in other soul beast habitats."

The Body Sect had always acted arrogantly, yet Yu Gu's tone was somewhat softer now.

The truth was that he knew the Body Sect's reputation in the Star Dou Forest was poor.

This time, he had experienced it firsthand.

"Then let's return to the sect first," Long Aotian said.

He had yet to successfully hunt a Soul Ring. Though he was anxious, he had no other choice.

Mu Yuan was even less anxious.

His gains from this trip to the Star Dou Forest had already been sufficient.

A Fourth Soul Ring?

No rush.

From now on, he needed to focus on steady cultivation.

Before, he had possessed nothing. He had needed to struggle, gamble, and go all out.

Now that he had Electrolux, Mu Yuan felt that he finally had at least a little foundation to rely on.

With that confidence, he instead needed to act more cautiously.

Besides, Mu Yuan's Fourth Soul Ring had previously only been able to follow the path of an ordinary Soul Master: absorbing a Soul Ring beyond his level and attempting a ten-thousand-year Fourth Soul Ring.

That was certainly an act that defied convention, putting him far ahead in the Soul Master World.

However, compared to Huo Yuhao, the protagonist of this era, such a setup was far inferior.

I have to make more attempts.

Body Sect.

When Mu Yuan and his group returned to the sect, they did not see Du Busi. They only learned that Du Busi was in secluded cultivation.

About three days later, Du Busi emerged from seclusion, gathered Mu Yuan and the others, and asked about their soul hunt.

"Failing to hunt a soul beast may actually be a good thing."

A good thing?

Long Aotian looked at his teacher in surprise, unable to understand why he would say that.

Mu Yuan fell into thought.

He looked at Du Busi, anticipation in his eyes.

Du Busi noticed Mu Yuan's gaze and could not help smiling. He nodded.

"Because of Xiao Yuan's reminder, I went to explore the Poisonous Miasma in Sunset Forest some time ago and obtained some good things."

As he spoke, Du Busi began taking out the Immortal Herbs he had harvested.

"Xiao Yuan, I could only find these because of your reminder, so you choose first. Try to combine as many Immortal Herbs as possible. In my view, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew can raise Mental Power, and if you add Ice and Fire Golden Body Refining, you can directly digest the power of three Immortal Herbs."

Du Busi knew that Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was more suitable for Wei Na.

However, based on contribution, Mu Yuan deserved the largest share of these Immortal Herbs.

Even brothers had to settle accounts clearly.

Even if Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew were given to Mu Yuan and he could only absorb fifty percent of its medicinal effect, it could still be used so long as it could be taken alongside other Immortal Herbs.

Mu Yuan looked at the many Immortal Herbs Du Busi had brought out. There were more varieties than he knew of.

Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

Other than the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower taken by Ma Hongjun, all the Immortal Herbs consumed by the other six members of the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils were here.

In addition, there were Earth Dragon Golden Melon and Black Jade Divine Bamboo.

Du Busi's proposal was the best possible arrangement. Mu Yuan could absorb the greatest number of Immortal Herbs and establish a perfect foundation.

This was also the combination Tang San had chosen back then.

"Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew is something I must take, but if I take it now, its effect will inevitably be greatly reduced."