Su Yu staggered forward two steps before managing to stop himself.
Snake Lance and Pufferfish exchanged glances, then hurried over to Su Yu's side. "Why did obtaining your third Soul Ring take so long?"
Su Yu smiled. "Back when I became a Soul Grandmaster, Sister Xue wrote a letter to her grandfather, then found me a copy of the Immortal Herb Catalog."
A look of realization appeared on Snake Lance's face. "I remember that. I delivered the letter, and I was the one who got the Immortal Herb Catalog from Yue Guan."
Su Yu explained, "After absorbing my third Soul Ring, Senior Di Tian took me somewhere else. There, I absorbed two immortal-grade herbs."
Snake Lance drew a sharp breath. "The immortal-grade herbs recorded in Yue Guan's book really exist? I thought they were just made up..."
Snake Lance had skimmed through the Immortal Herb Catalog before. But after seeing the heaven-defying effects of the Immortal Herbs, he had assumed they were fictional and paid them no mind.
Now that he heard Su Yu had already consumed immortal-grade medicinal herbs, Snake Lance was naturally shocked.
Pufferfish, on the other hand, had no reaction because he had no idea what immortal-grade medicinal herbs were.
Snake Lance pressed, "Do those immortal-grade herbs really have the effects described in the legends?"
Su Yu smiled. "They are not quite as heaven-defying as the records claim, but they are still extraordinary. When we go back later, I'll pick one suitable herb for each of you."
Snake Lance's eyes lit up, and he immediately struck the fly-rubbing hands pose. "Hehe, that would be far too kind..."
Seeing his old friend act so pathetic, Pufferfish teased, "Snake Lance, look at that face of yours. Are those so-called immortal-grade herbs really that incredible?"
Snake Lance snorted. "That is