Hunyuan Immortal Herb

Rubbing his temples, Flender roughly understood why a Ninety-Thousand-Year Griffin had appeared in Sunset Forest.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Soul Beast that appeared in Douluo Continent II, had truly raised a god.

But according to the current timeline, that giant worm had probably just crawled out after eating its fill, then wandered onto land and been picked up by Star Dou Forest?

That Griffin had been lucky too. It had likely taken a sip of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's blood and reached ninety thousand years as a result.

Although Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had little combat power, it was not something Soul Beasts of merely tens of thousands of years could compare to. Escaping alive would have been effortless for it.

As for why Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had come to Sunset Forest, Sunset Forest lay along the route from the Extreme North to Star Dou Forest.

Combined with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's luck, Flender suspected that it might even have been drawn here by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It simply had not reached it before being treated as a power bank and retreating without a fight.

Upon learning this, Flender once again sighed at how wrong this world was.

If Sky Dream Ice Silkworm existed, then the Ten Great Beast Kings existed as well. If the Ten Great Beast Kings existed, that meant Di Tian was here. And if Di Tian was here, then the Silver Dragon King was here.

That meant...

This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was most likely the burial ground of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.

Flender's feelings immediately became complicated. Was this what they called starting in a small mountain village, then fighting cosmic Dragon Kings in the later stages?

Forget it. It was irrelevant.

The beginning of Douluo Continent II was ten thousand years away. Whether Flender could even live until then was still a question, so there was no point thinking so far ahead.

Making good use of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's resources, combined with the Chat Group's abilities, and steadily building his dream step by step—that was the proper path.

After reaffirming his path, Flender felt much more at ease. He once again searched through the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Immortal Herbs that could help him.

There was himself, Zhao and the other three, Qin Ming, Dugu Bo and his family, as well as the group members in the Chat Group.

By that count, he needed at least a dozen or so Immortal Herbs. He had no idea whether the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well currently had that many.

Calming himself, Flender summoned his Martial Soul and released another gust of fresh wind that swept across the entire area. Following the sounds carried back by the wind, he searched for the Immortal Herbs he needed.

The two great cores of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were good, but good did not mean suitable. What Flender needed were Immortal Herbs truly suited to him.

The wind guided Flender onward until a patch of small white grass appeared before him.

There were no Soul Power fluctuations. The leaves had no distinct veins, the stalks were as thin as hair, and aside from their white color, they looked exactly like ordinary grass.

Flender stopped. Rather than wondering what was going on, he listened even more intently to the wind.

The omnipresent wind would not deceive him. Among this unremarkable patch of white grass, there had to be an Immortal Herb Flender needed.

There...

Closing his eyes, Flender entrusted all his senses to the wind and allowed it to move him forward step by step.

A soft rustling sounded beside his ears. Flender bent down and reached out, only opening his eyes again once he felt a slender stalk beneath his fingers.

He held a small blade of white grass. It was no different from the surrounding weeds, yet a smile appeared on Flender's face.

He already knew what Immortal Herb it was—Hunyuan Immortal Herb. Its effect was simple and crude: it greatly increased Soul Power.

What Flender lacked now was the mana pool to match his build. Moreover, the Hunyuan Immortal Herb could also assist in condensing a Soul Core.

A Soul Core was likewise a concept introduced in Douluo Continent II. It was formed when a Spirit Master compressed liquid Soul Power into a solid state and stored it within the dantian. It accelerated Soul Power recovery and was a necessary condition for breaking through to Title Douluo.

By Douluo Continent III, as knowledge advanced, one could begin condensing a Soul Core at the Spirit Saint stage. Huo Yuhao had also condensed a Soul Core as a Spirit Saint in Douluo Continent II, earning the title of a monster among monsters.

"Now, I can give this monster among monsters thing a try."

Flender snorted and used the knowledge in his mind to perfectly harvest the Hunyuan Immortal Herb.

Then he ventured deeper into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, searching for more Immortal Herbs.

[Samuel Oak: @Flender, how did it go? Was everything resolved? Did you save them?]

[Flender: Perfectly resolved. Dugu Xin and his wife have recovered, but Dugu Xin cannot use his Martial Soul for the time being.

Otherwise, the poison will return.

As for Dugu Bo, as long as he slowly analyzes the energy circulation of Poison Heal's properties and turns it into his own Self-Created Soul Skill, his problem can also be perfectly resolved.

I'm currently in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as well. I've obtained Dugu Bo's permission to gather herbs, and the Immortal Herbs are already in hand. A win-win situation that gets the best of both worlds!]

[Dumbledore: Ho ho, that was quite a fine experience.]

[Zephyr: So what next? Flender, are you planning to bring Dugu Bo into your academy?]

[Flender: Of course. Although Dugu Bo is used to living freely, he can't leave me now. I'll bring him over for the time being, and once he learns Poison Heal, I'll let him return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. That place needs someone to manage it too.

After all, my world still follows the law of the jungle. Only with a Title Douluo as backing can one live better.]

Flender's plan was simple. Through the process of learning Poison Heal, he wanted to thoroughly bring Dugu Bo's entire family into his camp.

Although he had sufficient capital now, Flender still wanted to start from scratch and build an academy wholly and completely his own.

[Dumbledore: Building an academy? If you need anything, Flender, feel free to ask me about it. When it comes to being a headmaster, I know a thing or two.]

[Zephyr: Really? Aren't you as unreliable as Garp, disappearing somewhere all day as if you don't even exist?]

[Dumbledore: Ahem, Mr. Zephyr, as Hogwarts' headmaster, I do often answer the questions of young wizards at school.]

[Flender: Then I won't stand on ceremony. I'll be relying on you, old Mr. Dumbledore~]

[Dumbledore: No need to be polite.]

As he gathered herbs, he chatted with the group members in the Chat Group, until Flender was certain that everyone had gained something.

[Zephyr: All right, enough chatting. Garp and I are about to reach Foosha Village. That Red-Haired bastard is here now, so I'll go have a talk with him.]

[Dumbledore: Oh? That truly is interesting.]

[Samuel Oak: What are you going to do, Zephyr? Beat that kid up and send him to prison?]

[Zephyr: Hard to say. He was born a Celestial Dragon and he's a pirate—both things I despise greatly. But I have to admit that, in the future, that kid did protect quite a few civilians on isolated islands in the New World.

Justice has never been just a slogan on one's lips.

It requires real action as well.

But no matter what, beating him up first can't be wrong. As for the future...]

Zephyr's eyes flickered behind his sunglasses, as though he were pondering something.

[Flender: Ahem, as the saying goes, when it's time to cut, cut. Hesitation only breeds chaos.

Zephyr, I think your original idea of building the Neo Marines was quite good.

Since the World Government's Marines cannot truly fulfill the duty of justice, then build Marines that can truly carry out justice!]