Blue Silver Forest

The surrounding ghostly souls were actually a form of mental interference.

He could command them.

"Dismiss your Martial Soul!"

Bibi Dong's voice suddenly rang in Su Wen's ear.

Hearing this.

Su Wen followed Bibi Dong's intent and dismissed his Martial Soul.

As the Martial Soul shrank, he also landed back on the ground, exhaling a turbid breath with a light sheen of sweat on his forehead.

Bibi Dong stared at him, her red lips parting slightly: "Your Martial Soul is indeed rather special. Those souls just now possessed a mental attack property capable of interfering with at least a Soul Grandmaster or even a Soul Elder, but your Soul Power consumption must have been quite heavy as well, right?"

Su Wen nodded in agreement. Though it was not enough to drain him dry, under that state, Soul Power was constantly being expended at every moment.

Bibi Dong affirmed: "It looks like you can also absorb soul rings with the Mental Attribute!"

"Senior brother is amazing!" Hu Liena felt a mix of fear and envy.

Senior brother's Martial Soul turned out to be something she had never heard of before.

The Martial Soul looked mournful and beautiful, resembling a bride getting married, yet it was stained with blood and permeated with evil.

Festivity and calamity intertwined, a scene Hu Liena had never witnessed.

Next, Bibi Dong continued lecturing on the lesson, with Su Wen and Hu Liena sitting together to listen closely.

As for the Palace Guard Knights who had been disturbed just moments before, they did not come over to inquire about the situation.

Su Wen knew Bibi Dong must have used voice transmission to tell them to leave.

"Gurgle!"

Hu Liena's little belly untimely let out a sound.

Her head lowered slightly, her cheeks flushed, and her small hands nervously twisted the corner of her dress.

"Teacher is hungry!"

Seeing this, Su Wen casually patted his own stomach.

Bibi Dong felt the time was about right, as she still had Pope affairs to handle today.

She instructed: "Nana, first cultivate to rank ten, then come find me. I'll have someone take you to acquire a soul ring. Once both of you have your first soul rings, I'll teach you combat techniques. I'll have someone send over some food shortly."

With those words, she walked out of the courtyard, having far too many matters to attend to as the Pope.

Su Wen retrieved a piece of candy from his soul tool, peeled it, and gently poked it into Hu Liena's moist, cherry-red lips.

"Mm!"

Hu Liena's fair, tender cheeks bulged, and as she gently bit down with her pearly teeth, she felt a sweet taste.

Su Wen asked: "Nana, is your Martial Soul the Demon Fox? Let me take a look!"

"Mn!"

Hu Liena nodded slightly, and as she stood up, a gentle orange glow emanated from behind her.

The next moment.

A graceful, slender fox with a hint of laziness appeared.

When Hu Liena summoned her Martial Soul, the flush on her small face receded slightly, replaced by a trace of pride.

"My Martial Soul Possession isn't as formidable as senior brother's."

As she spoke, the demon fox merged back into her body.

Hu Liena's soft fox ears popped out from between the hair on either side of her head, and a fluffy, large tail grew out from behind her.

Su Wen's eyes lit up. No wonder she favored the charm attribute.

At such a tender age, she already possessed the ability to melt hearts with cuteness.

"Yelp!"

Her ear was suddenly grabbed, causing Hu Liena's legs to go soft as she leaned closer to Su Wen. She caught a whiff of a very light, refreshing sweetness coming from her senior brother.

Su Wen gently pinched that fox ear, finding it somewhat hard to let go.

However, remembering that there were still serious matters to attend to, Su Wen reluctantly released his grip.

"Nana, senior brother won't join you for dinner. I need to take a trip to the Elder Hall. If you get tired, rest in my room for a bit."

"Okay!" Hu Liena withdrew her Martial Soul, her little ears glowing red as she said, "I live right next door to senior brother!"

Hearing this, Su Wen said nothing more, bade farewell to Hu Liena, and promptly headed toward the Elder Hall.

Ten-odd minutes later, Su Wen relied on the Elder Token Aunt Ye had left him to enter the grounds of the Elder Hall.

Passing through a courtyard filled with flowerbeds, Su Wen saw it planted with various flowers and plants, with chrysanthemums making up the majority.

An alluring figure draped in a brilliant red robe was tinkering with the flora inside.

"You must be Su Wen! His Holiness the Pope's newest disciple?"

The person looked like a woman, but spoke with a delicate, feminine male voice.

Su Wen immediately guessed the other's identity upon seeing him stare.

He immediately broke into a bright smile, looking slightly embarrassed as he scratched the back of his head: "I am. I didn't expect senior to recognize me, though I'm not sure who senior is."

"They all call me Chrysanthemum Douluo!" Chrysanthemum Douluo put down what he was holding and walked out of the courtyard with a swaying, alluring gait.

"Oh, why haven't you consumed an Immortal Herb?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression abruptly changed.

Naturally, he had heard about the matter of the Immortal Herbs.

Upon learning that Lingyuan Douluo had found three Immortal Herbs.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had sought her out at the very first opportunity.

Hoping to obtain one of them.

Unfortunately, Lingyuan Douluo informed him that the final one had already been handed over to the Grand Pontiff.

Furthermore, the Grand Pontiff had secretly dispatched it to a certain location.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had not even gotten the chance to lay eyes on an Immortal Herb.

According to Chrysanthemum Douluo's train of thought.

Since there were three Immortal Herbs, Su Wen surely must have consumed one.

Yet right now, he showed no signs of it.

"This... perhaps the one I consumed was a bit special!"

"That... is actually quite possible. After all, I've only ever heard of Immortal Herbs and have never truly laid eyes on one. Some Immortal Herbs indeed possess rather unique traits." Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded in agreement, then suddenly asked: "What did the Immortal Herb you ingested look like?"

Su Wen knew Chrysanthemum Douluo had grown suspicious, and this was not easy to answer.

He had no idea what Aunt Ye had told Chrysanthemum Douluo.

In case their stories did not match up.

Su Wen simply bypassed the topic, wearing a look of pure curiosity: "Elder Ju actually knows whether I've eaten an Immortal Herb or not. Could it be that Elder Ju eats Immortal Herbs every day?"

Elder Ju's mouth twitched as his attention was diverted: "One cannot simply eat Immortal Herbs at random. Moreover, every single one is blessed by nature, and obtaining even one is a supreme stroke of fortune. The reason I knew whether you had consumed one is entirely because I deal with flowers year-round, coupled with the fact that my own Martial Soul belongs to the Immortal Herb category, making me rather sensitive in this regard!"

"So you're saying... Elder Ju recognizes every single Immortal Herb?"

Su Wen had originally intended to find a chance to have Aunt Ye borrow the Immortal Herb Catalog from Chrysanthemum Douluo, but it seemed that wouldn't be necessary; perhaps he could borrow it himself.

Chapter 14: Blue Silver Forest

"Heh, I happen to possess an Immortal Herb Catalog passed down from my clan, which records several Immortal Herbs... What are you doing?"

Watching Su Wen suddenly reach a hand out toward him, Chrysanthemum Douluo could not help but twitch his face slightly. How could he not know what this meant!

Su Wen spoke without a shred of concealment: "Hehe, let me take a look. I'm very curious about Immortal Herbs, and my luck is so good that I might just stumble upon one in the future. When that happens, I'll share one with you!"

"Hahaha, you little rascal..." Chrysanthemum Douluo was amused by his brazenness. Truly thick-skinned.

Pinching an orchid finger, Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke in a soft, delicate tone: "I can lend it to you then, but do you little ones even like flowers and plants? My Immortal Herb Catalog isn't something just anyone can lay hands on!"

Su Wen affirmed: "I love Immortal Herbs!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo was left momentarily speechless by his honest expression.

Considering his background.

Backed by Lingyuan Douluo.

He himself was a genius with Innate Full Soul Power.

And now he was also a disciple of the Pope.

Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed: "I'll copy a portion for you. Come find me in a few days!"

"Many thanks, His Excellency Ju!"

Su Wen smiled, bid farewell to Chrysanthemum Douluo, and departed in high spirits.

Chrysanthemum Douluo gazed at Su Wen's retreating back and sighed: "Her Excellency Lingyuan has truly spoiled him rotten. He's both daring and shameless!"

The Elder Hall consisted of multiple small halls, with a Titled Douluo residing in each one.

Su Wen circled around before finally locating Lingyuan Douluo's courtyard.

Before even stepping inside.

He felt a wave of intense heat.

The courtyard was planted with red flowers of exceptional vibrancy, resembling clusters of flames, carrying a scorching aura that radiated from them at intervals.

"Who's there?"

As Su Wen was observing the small courtyard, a figure walked out from the main hall.

"Xiao Wen!"