A Visit to Dugu Manor (Part 1)

The first thing that came to Wang Chuan's mind was naturally the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, an immortal herb effective for the dragon race.

According to the lore, this item was not only effective for earth-attribute dragon clans but also contained chaos attributes, which he should be able to consume.

However, after looking around, Wang Chuan did not find any immortal herb that resembled a melon.

Seeing this, Wang Chuan scratched his chin, lost in thought.

It seems this immortal herb, which only appeared during the Dragon King era, must have been transplanted here by someone later on.

Not discouraged by the lack of his desired item, Wang Chuan quickly decided which second immortal herb to absorb.

The immortal herb, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

This was an immortal herb capable of increasing Mental Power; Tang San had used it to break through to the third realm of the Purple Demon Eye, Jiezi, and it was also how he saw through Xiao Wu's true form.

The shape of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was that of a large lily of the valley, and its overall appearance looked like an exquisite little white lantern.

Its essence lay within the dewdrop at the stamen. Wang Chuan mimicked Tang San, dripping it into his eyes, and immediately began to refine it rapidly.

For a moment, Wang Chuan felt his consciousness become incredibly refreshed, as if washed by a spring breeze, undergoing some subtle change.

After a while, Wang Chuan opened his eyes in disappointment.

The effect of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was present.

But for someone like him, whose Mental Power was already comparable to a Soul Douluo, the effect was truly negligible.

Subsequently, Wang Chuan turned his gaze back to the immortal herbs whose effects he could identify.

In the end, Wang Chuan set his sights on the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, which resembled a white lotus narcissus.

The effect of this immortal herb was to moisten the tendons, strengthen the bones, and clear the extraordinary meridians.

It was the polar opposite of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum he had consumed earlier; one focused on the inside, while the other focused on the outside. It was the immortal herb originally consumed by Zhu Zhuqing, who had poor cultivation talent and speed.

Although the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid had similar effects.

Wang Chuan did not need that gentle medicinal power; he wanted to reach his goal in one step!

As for the remaining Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and Aromatic Silk Beauty, these two items did not match Wang Chuan's own attributes, so he hadn't considered them from the start.

Having made his choice, Wang Chuan carefully recalled the usage method for this immortal herb.

Unlike the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which was swallowed in one go, one only needed to eat the petals of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. The final stamen could not be consumed directly but required sucking to extract the essence within.

Immediately, relying on his exaggerated base stats, Wang Chuan rapidly refined the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.

Then, Wang Chuan tried to cultivate, and his cultivation speed was even faster; it should have surpassed Innate Full Soul Power, reaching the level of Innate Super Soul Power.

As for exactly what level of innate power it was comparable to, Wang Chuan didn't dwell on it. As long as it was faster than his previous turtle-like speed, he was already very satisfied with the status quo.

But soon, Wang Chuan scratched his head in distress.

Because the medicinal power of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone had pushed Wang Chuan's cultivation directly past level thirty, which made him complain with a sense of happy frustration.

"Tsk, I hit level thirty in the blink of an eye, but where am I supposed to find my Spirit Ring?"

After thinking it over, Wang Chuan chose to head home.

In fact, over these past four years, every time he returned to Soul Hunting Town to purchase supplies, Wang Chuan would also go home to visit Wang Lie and bring some nourishing tonics to this elderly man he respected.

However, Wang Chuan had three goals for his return this time.

First was the issue of the Spirit Ring.

Wang Chuan no longer held any hope for the Sunset Forest.

And his third Spirit Ring certainly couldn't be worse than his second, so this time, Wang Chuan planned to venture deep into the Star Dou Forest, which required an expert to accompany him.

Grandpa Wang Lie clearly met this condition.

Then there was the second goal.

Although Wang Chuan was cautious by nature, once he acknowledged someone around him, he would protect them wholeheartedly.

And Wang Lie was clearly one of the very few people Wang Chuan acknowledged.

Now that four years had passed, Wang Lie's cultivation had progressed further, but he was also more aged, now eighty years old.

Although with the support of Spirit Power, Wang Lie could live to at least a hundred, Wang Chuan was greedy; he didn't want this elder to pass away so soon.

So, Wang Chuan subconsciously wanted to choose a suitable one from the remaining immortal herbs for Wang Lie.

But soon, Wang Chuan dismissed this thought.

Because Wang Chuan remembered a saying on the Douluo Continent: the earlier one breaks through to Title Douluo, the better.

Otherwise, once the blood and energy decayed, it would be very difficult to break through to Title Douluo.

Therefore, even if Wang Lie consumed an immortal herb, without the corresponding blood and energy, he would not be able to cultivate to Title Douluo.

So, after careful selection, Wang Chuan picked a Ten Thousand Year Seven-Grade Ginseng King from the pile of herbs.

An ordinary ginseng could become a Ginseng King after ten thousand years.

After that, for every additional ten thousand years of cultivation, it could be called one grade; in other words, this Ten Thousand Year Seven-Grade Ginseng King was already equivalent to an eighty-thousand-year-old plant Spirit Beast.

If this Ginseng King were given another two thousand years to develop, then within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it could become the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Grade Ginseng King that Tang San spoke of, capable of bringing the dead back to life and regrowing flesh and bones.

However, Wang Chuan felt that even if this Ginseng King did not reach that heaven-defying level of effectiveness.

But ginseng is still ginseng, especially one that has reached this age; it would definitely be enough to make Old Master Wang Lie have a nosebleed from the sheer surge of vitality!

Moreover, this was not ordinary ginseng, but a plant-type Spirit Beast containing a massive amount of spirit power.

Therefore, it would also be able to boost Old Master Wang Lie's cultivation level.

Wang Chuan could already imagine that when the time came, Old Master Wang Lie would certainly be able to break through to Soul Douluo, and then they could conveniently head out together to hunt for his eighth Spirit Ring, supporting each other along the way.

In addition to this, Wang Chuan also found the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma that Tang San would prepare for Yu Xiaogang in the future.

Although this thing could not be considered an immortal herb, it had the effect of consolidating one's foundation, nourishing vitality, and increasing cultivation.

To put it simply, it improved one's cultivation aptitude, which was exactly how Yu Xiaogang broke through to level thirty.

Although Wang Chuan did not know the specific extent of its effects.

But since it shared the "Nine-Rank" title with the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Grade Ginseng King, the effects should not be weak.

Wang Lie's cultivation aptitude was not bad to begin with, otherwise, he would not be on the verge of reaching Soul Douluo now.

Therefore, with these two herbs, Wang Chuan felt that unless the effects were too poor, even without an immortal herb, Wang Lie would still be able to break through to Title Douluo in the future and possess a lifespan of at least three hundred years.

Of course, if Wang Lie still could not break through to Title Douluo in the next decade or so, Wang Chuan had a Plan B.

That was to wait a dozen years or so until the Clear Sky Sect inevitably suffered, at which point he could plot to obtain the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng in the hands of the Speed Clan.

That thing was a true immortal herb and was also restorative for vitality, making it most suitable for an elderly person like Wang Lie to achieve a breakthrough.

As for Wang Chuan's final goal, it was also related to Wang Lie.

That was because Wang Chuan realized that for rare herbs, he could carry a living-creature storage Soul Tool on his person to keep them.

But he did not want to waste the ordinary ones either, so naturally, he would need to find someone to help him manage them.