Visiting Dugu Manor (Part 2)

When it came to tending to medicinal herbs, the first person who came to Wang Chuan's mind was naturally Yue Guan, the Chrysanthemum Douluo who possessed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum martial soul.

But Wang Chuan quickly dismissed this idea.

After all, the man was a member of the Martial Soul Hall; why on earth would he help him with manual labor?

Subsequently, Wang Chuan mentally cycled through the various factions of this era associated with medicine.

The Breaking Clan, the Ye Clan of the Nine Heart Begonia, the Plant Academy...

But just as before, these people were all part of their own established factions. They might be willing to purchase the rare treasures in his possession, but he could forget about them helping him cultivate anything.

As for his own clan, Wang Chuan brushed the thought aside just as quickly.

Because Wang Chuan was certain that when faced with absolute profit, these people wouldn't care about family ties; they might even use such connections to force him to concede his interests.

The mere thought of such a scenario made Wang Chuan feel nauseated.

Therefore, after much deliberation, Wang Chuan ultimately set his sights on Dugu Bo.

Although countless people mocked Dugu Bo for guarding a treasure mountain without realizing its true value, even Ning Rongrong, an heir to the Upper Three Sects, didn't know about immortal herbs, let alone Dugu Bo.

Only a few, such as the Breaking Clan who specialized in pharmacology and the Chrysanthemum Douluo, possessed such knowledge, yet they treated it as little more than legend.

Thus, it was perfectly normal for the vast majority of Spirit Masters, even Title Douluo, to be ignorant of immortal herbs.

However, while Dugu Bo might not know about immortal herbs, he certainly possessed extensive knowledge of medicinal materials and likely had his own places for cultivating them.

Otherwise, he couldn't possibly be spitting out all the poison he refined himself.

He wouldn't have turned the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into his personal herb garden if he didn't have the experience to do so.

Although Wang Chuan possessed a token that could grant him an audience with Dugu Bo, he had only met the old poison master once. He decided to return home to consult his elder before paying the man a visit.

Upon returning to the clan grounds, Wang Chuan went straight to the home of Wang Lie.

Approaching eighty, Wang Lie looked even more frail than before.

He had long since resigned from his duties of helping clan members awaken their martial souls and now lived alone, enjoying his twilight years.

As for other family members...

In this world of romance and Spirit Masters, Wang Lie was a rare bachelor.

His greatest dream in his youth had been to travel across the Douluo Continent. It was only in recent years, as he grew old and his body failed him, that he returned to the clan grounds to retire, no longer acting as a wanderer of the continent.

Looking at Wang Chuan, who was now nearly his own height, Wang Lie nodded with satisfaction.

He chuckled and said, "You're back, Xiao Chuan. But why are you back so early this time? This doesn't match your usual schedule. You look quite pleased with yourself—is there some good news you want to share with me?"

Before Wang Chuan could speak, the shrewd and experienced Wang Lie seemed to see through his intentions at a glance and pointed them out directly.

Wang Chuan did not hide anything, laying out his harvest and his intentions to Wang Lie in full.

Suddenly, Wang Lie, who had only wanted to show off a bit of his wisdom and see Wang Chuan's shock, found himself silenced instead.

The living room remained silent for a long time.

Wang Lie finally let out a long, heavy sigh. "Xiao Chuan... you... it seems my retirement is coming to an end."

Wang Lie then stood up. His previously hunched back straightened, revealing the well-defined muscles still hidden beneath his loose robes.

Then, Wang Lie gave a brilliant smile.

"But since you are being so filial, Xiao Chuan, I naturally cannot continue to slack off!"

With that, Wang Lie led Wang Chuan to the basement of his house, took the Grade Seven Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, and began to refine it.

A Spirit Master's breakthrough, even a breakthrough of a major rank, did not involve any earth-shattering anomalies.

Under the immense medicinal power of the Grade Seven Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, Wang Lie broke through to become an eightieth-level Soul Douluo without a doubt.

Furthermore, due to its powerful nourishing effects on his blood and energy, a good portion of Wang Lie's white hair was dyed black once again.

Even the deep wrinkles on his face were smoothed out significantly, making him look as if he had been rejuvenated, returning to the appearance of a man in his sixties.

But it didn't end there. At Wang Chuan's request, Wang Lie continued to cultivate. After fully refining the medicinal power of the Ginseng King, Wang Chuan urged him to consume the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma to strengthen his foundation.

Because Wang Chuan knew that the better a Spirit Master's foundation was, the greater the benefits they would receive when absorbing a Spirit Ring.

Therefore, it was better to consume the foundation-stabilizing Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma early, rather than waiting until after absorbing a Spirit Ring.

After refining the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, Wang Lie looked even younger.

Half of his hair had returned to black, and his face now resembled that of a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.

Although traces of age still lingered on him, no one would ever believe that this man had been a white-haired, eighty-year-old elder just moments before.

Wang Lie looked into the mirror at this moment, his gaze fixed blankly upon his restored, youthful self.

Touching his smooth, half-black hair, Wang Lie sighed with emotion.

"It feels so good to be young again~"

Soon after, Wang Lie frowned and turned his head to speak to Wang Chuan, who was standing to the side.

"Xiao Chuan, do you have any other medicinal herbs of a similar grade? While I trust the character of Little Poison Snake, wealth can move people's hearts, and since we have been out of touch for so many years, I think your original plan should be adjusted."

Wang Chuan nodded slightly, affirming Wang Lie's caution.

Then Wang Chuan said, "Don't worry, Grandfather, I have thought about this issue as well.

So, before going to find this Dugu Bo, I plan to first go to the Heaven Dou Auction House or nearby to see if I can find a Soul Tool capable of storing living things.

I intend to carry the most precious herbs with me, and as for the ordinary ones, I will leave them for Dugu Bo to manage."

Speaking to this point, Wang Chuan paused for a moment.

This was because Wang Chuan actually intended to give Dugu Bo a high-quality Grade Eight Purple Ganoderma to improve his cultivation aptitude and allow him to break through to Title Douluo ahead of schedule.

This could be considered building a bond of goodwill.

As for the Ginseng King, Wang Chuan decided it was better to forget it.

Because Dugu Bo's poison was innate, and heaven only knew if feeding him such a blood-nourishing herb would trigger a riot of his toxins, thereby poisoning him to death.

However, Wang Chuan could not say that he was giving it because he was optimistic about Dugu Bo breaking through to Title Douluo, so he deliberated for a moment before continuing.

"However, we are ultimately asking for a favor, so I plan to gift a Grade Eight Purple Ganoderma to Dugu Bo at that time.

That way, asking for a favor won't make us seem too stingy.

Grandfather, what do you think?"

After hearing Wang Chuan's solution, Wang Lie nodded in satisfaction.

Therefore, the most troublesome thing now was the living-storage Soul Tool.

Fortunately, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was not far from the Heaven Dou Imperial City, and this place housed the largest auction house in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Thus, relying on the status of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and their cultivation, as long as Wang Lie spent a little money, he would always be able to find what he wanted.

In the end, Wang Chuan purchased a living-storage Soul Tool with ten cubic meters of storage space from a down-and-out noble and stored the precious immortal herbs and top-tier medicines he possessed inside it.