Immortal Herbs

In the world of Spirit Beasts, there was no such thing as morality.

Once a powerful being offended another's territory, failing to respond would only expose weakness.

Thus, Spirit Beasts with territories rarely entered the domains of other Spirit Beasts lightly.

The moment they did, it was a signal of war!

At this moment, the Evil Poison Cobra King had no mind to distinguish right from wrong.

It raised its head from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and even from a great distance, its gaze locked firmly onto the Earth King.

Like Dugu Bo, the Evil Poison Cobra King knew full well how precious the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was. It had no desire for a battle of their level to devastate its treasured land.

Thus, the Evil Poison Cobra King shot out at top speed. With a hiss, it lunged at the Earth King.

The Earth King instantly shuddered, its panic plainly visible.

Without a word, the Earth King hurriedly leaped from the spot. Despite its cumbersome body nearly thirty meters long, it displayed astonishing agility. Its six legs moved frantically as it fled into the distance in a blur.

But although the Earth King had left the Evil Poison Cobra King's territory—

The Evil Poison Cobra King clearly had no intention of letting off the intruder so easily, and immediately gave chase.

However, Wang Chuan knew that unless the Earth King was willing to fight to the death, this battle caused by its reckless border crossing would never last long.

Though the Earth King was somewhat weaker than the Evil Poison Cobra King, it was not without the strength to fight back.

That was also why Wang Chuan had chosen this eighty-thousand-year Earth King.

When the gap in strength was not great, even ordinary wild beasts would not fight to the death, much less high-year Spirit Beasts with considerable intelligence.

This was the fundamental law of the world: the weak were prey to the strong.

As for why the Golden-Eyed Toad King had died here a few days ago, it was clearly because it had come to seize territory. That was why it had perished here.

Thus, the instant the Evil Poison Cobra King passed him, Wang Chuan did not dare waste even a second and rushed toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The moment he climbed the hill, Wang Chuan saw the unique blue and red radiance intertwining.

But Wang Chuan had no mood to admire the scenery. He swiftly reached an area relatively close to the center.

The closer one was to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the stronger a plant-type bloodline was needed for vegetation to grow there.

Therefore, even though Wang Chuan did not recognize the immortal herbs around him, he could still be certain of their value.

After searching for nearly half a month and finally finding his target, Wang Chuan could barely contain his excitement. Even his breathing grew heavier.

Yet Wang Chuan's hands did not hesitate in the slightest.

In almost the blink of an eye, Wang Chuan shoveled up one immortal herb after another along with the soil, placing them into jade boxes.

He then stuffed them into his storage Soul Tool. The entire process flowed smoothly, taking less than half a minute.

Then Wang Chuan looked at the wildly growing herbs around him, and the hoarding code etched deep into his soul was instantly activated.

Since I'm already here...

Thus, when the Evil Poison Cobra King returned, it was immediately dumbfounded.

Other than the two ice-and-fire immortal herbs closest to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which Wang Chuan had not touched, the rest of the place looked as though it had been plowed.

All the herbs were gone, leaving behind only dirt that gave off an earthy stench.

Fuck! Where are all my little darlings?! Aaaah!!!

At that moment, the Evil Poison Cobra King was like the helpless Dugu Bo of years later, able only to hiss powerlessly within its treasured land!

As for why Wang Chuan had not touched the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the others?

Naturally, it was because the equipment on him could not store them.

Those two immortal herbs were anomalies that even Tang San's Mysterious Jade Hand could not withstand. Ordinary jade boxes naturally could not hold them either.

And since Wang Chuan had no intention of tempering his body with ice and fire right now, he simply left them there.

In any case, Wang Chuan did not think the Evil Poison Cobra King was stupid enough to chew on two ultimate-attribute immortal herbs that naturally countered poison.

So whether he took them or not made no difference to Wang Chuan. At worst, if he wanted them later, he could simply return and use the same trick again.

However, Wang Chuan had a feeling.

The next time he came, he would no longer be a guest.

Wang Chuan then sped all the way out of Sunset Forest at the fastest possible pace, arriving in an ordinary human city.

As for why Wang Chuan was in such a hurry, it was naturally because his storage Soul Tools were all standard models and had no ability to store living things.

Thus, along the way, Wang Chuan had to take the immortal herbs out from time to time to let them get some air, lest they suffocate.

And the reason he was racing against time instead of directly absorbing his desired immortal herb in Soul Hunting Town—

Was because Soul Hunting Town had far too many Spirit Masters. Wang Chuan feared that the disturbance caused by absorbing an immortal herb would be noticed by people with ill intentions, ruining his plans.

After arriving in this small city, where the strongest individuals were merely a few Soul Ancestors, Wang Chuan finally relaxed.

After settling in, he took out some immortal herbs and placed them beside him so they would not remain suffocated. Wang Chuan soon selected a flower resembling a chrysanthemum from among them.

An immortal herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

There was only one chrysanthemum in the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It would have been impossible for Wang Chuan not to recognize it.

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum could circulate energy through the limbs, send blood through the eight meridians, and forge an indestructible body. It could not have suited Wang Chuan's tastes better.

Thus, Wang Chuan wasted no words and decisively chose to absorb it first.

Perhaps because Wang Chuan's physical body was too abnormal, after swallowing the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in one gulp, he emerged from his cultivation state not long afterward.

Wang Chuan lowered his head to look at his body, which showed no obvious change. Then he clenched his fists and muttered.

"So this is an immortal herb. The effect is truly absurd. It didn't increase my strength by much, but it feels as though my body has undergone some fundamental changes. From now on, cultivating my body should become easier, and my meridians have also been strengthened.

"And this Soul Power..."

Wang Chuan took out the Spirit Power Crystal. Its reaction instantly surpassed level 24 and went directly to level 29, granting Wang Chuan more than five full levels of Soul Power.

Wang Chuan was not surprised by this result.

Although the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was the immortal herb that increased Soul Power the least, his cultivation was low. Was it not perfectly normal for it to raise him four or five levels?

Wang Chuan then tried cultivating again. He immediately burst into laughter and exclaimed.

"Kyahahaha, so this is an immortal herb?

"Even the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which has the weakest effect on Soul Power, actually changed my cultivation speed this much.

"It's more than double what it was before!

"This cultivation speed is almost comparable to Innate Full Soul Power!

"It truly deserves to be called an immortal herb that seizes the fortune of heaven and earth!"

However, Wang Chuan had no intention of stopping his refinement of immortal herbs just yet.

Tang San's claim that immortal herbs could not be eaten in excess was a joke to begin with. He himself had consumed three of them.

But Wang Chuan did not intend to eat all the immortal herbs either.

Even someone as greedy as Tang San had only eaten three immortal herbs with vastly different effects. That said a great deal.