Yue Guan had seen Xiao Dong collecting detailed maps of Sunset Forest several years ago.
He had never understood what there was to research.
He had even sent Old Ghost to Sunset Forest to help Xiao Dong collect more detailed maps.
Now, Xiao Dong had called him over again because of this.
Yue Guan was even more curious.
After all, he and Old Ghost were currently working toward becoming Titled Douluo, and their time was precious.
If it had been anyone else, he would have lost his temper long ago.
"Uncle Yue Guan, I remember you telling me that your family had detailed records from several thousand years ago, and that your ancestors really did find an Immortal Herb, right?"
Bibi Dong did not answer Yue Guan's question. Instead, she smiled and asked him one of her own.
"I can guarantee that Immortal Herbs definitely exist. My ancestor truly did find one."
"Xiao Dong, are you saying there might be an Immortal Herb in Sunset Forest?"
At Bibi Dong's words, Yue Guan's eyes immediately lit up.
If anyone else had said this, he would never have believed them.
After all, he had visited a place like Sunset Forest many times.
If there really were an Immortal Herb there, how could he have never come across one?
His Martial Soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, was itself a kind of Immortal Herb. If he came across another Immortal Herb of similar quality, he would surely sense something.
But when it came to Xiao Dong, he believed her completely, even if she was only speaking offhandedly.
Over the years, he had already seen proof of Xiao Dong's intelligence and extraordinary abilities.
No matter what happened to her, Yue Guan would never be surprised.
"So there's a chance?"
Since Yue Guan had asked so directly, Bibi Dong did not bother to hide it.
"This... Xiao Dong, are you serious?"
"There really is an Immortal Herb in Sunset Forest!"
Yue Guan's eyes blazed with excitement.
Unlike other people, Yue Guan was so obsessed with and appreciative of Immortal Herbs that it bordered on the ridiculous.
If he found one, his first thought would not be to eat it and improve his strength. He would be far more interested in admiring it.
"I can only say it's possible."
"The idea came to me when I got the Immortal Herb Catalog from you, Uncle."
"If such a detailed Immortal Herb Catalog exists, then these things can't simply be made up."
"But why have so few people on Douluo Continent discovered these Immortal Herbs over all these years?"
"According to your family's records, Uncle, the clansman who found that Immortal Herb was only around Soul Power Rank 70. That leaves us with two possibilities."
"First, these Immortal Herbs either grow in inconspicuous places in Soul Beast Forests or in unusual locations. With those possibilities in mind, I spent my spare time poring over countless books, and I really did find some records about Immortal Herbs."
"They were in the account of a Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall, written more than ten thousand years ago. His Innate Soul Power and Martial Soul were both quite ordinary. By chance, he found a medicinal plant in Sunset Forest. After taking it, not only did his talent change, but his Martial Soul also evolved..."
"So I started following the Sunset Forest lead, and discovered something interesting: the name of the forest itself."
"Sunset Forest. Why is it called Sunset Forest?"
"According to the records, in ancient times someone saw a great sun fall from the heavens. The place where it fell is today's Sunset Forest."
"If there's anywhere within the territory known to human Soul Masters where Immortal Herbs might exist, it has to be Sunset Forest."
"..."
Bibi Dong went on at length, giving Yue Guan a detailed explanation.
She really hadn't spent much time on this.
Searching for something when you already knew the answer was easy.
The people below had taken care of gathering the maps. She had simply collected all the detailed maps in one place and worked out where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well might be.
As for everything else she had said, it wasn't all fabricated. Much of it was true.
The great sun she had mentioned falling from the heavens was, of course, the corpse of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.
"This... Xiao Dong, let's set out right now!"
Yue Guan could hardly wait.
No matter what, they had to give it a try, didn't they?
Maybe they would find the Immortal Herb they wanted.
"Bring Uncle Gui Mei along. We'll say we're going to help me hunt for my fourth Soul Ring. Let's leave now."
Bibi Dong didn't hesitate either.
She was so eager to obtain an Immortal Herb not only because she needed one herself, but also because it was connected to Yue Guan.
Her third Soul Ring had come from a Soul Beast over four thousand years old.
Over the years, she had tempered her body in every way and worked hard to grow stronger, but she still couldn't absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring for her fourth.
According to her estimates, the most she could handle for her fourth Soul Ring was around eight thousand years.
Unless she fused with a Spirit Bone.
But how could she be content with an ordinary ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone?
As for Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones, it seemed that Spirit Hall didn't have any at all.
In that case, if she wanted to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring for her fourth, she would need the power of an Immortal Herb.
Now that the cultivation method had succeeded and she had the prerequisites for Ice and Fire Gold Body Refining, why hesitate?
There was also Yue Guan, who was on the verge of breaking through.
She wanted him to obtain the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum before becoming a Titled Douluo, and preferably reach the Indestructible Diamond Body at his current level.
After that, they could find a way to obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
In the future, Yue Guan might well reach the realm of Limit Douluo.
He would be one of her most important allies, so of course she wanted to improve his potential as much as possible.
In fact, she had been searching for a suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for Yue Guan all these years.
She still hadn't settled on one, but she already had several candidates.
Once Yue Guan broke through, she would find a way to take him out to hunt one.
Having a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring made all the difference.
Over the years, she had also met Chen Jianjun, Chen Xin's father.
She could tell that Chen Jianjun had accumulated enough strength and theoretical knowledge about Martial Souls to make a breakthrough.
But he had never taken that final step—not because he or his Martial Soul was lacking, but because his Soul Ring configuration was insufficient.
Without a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, or a vast amount of energy and a powerful stroke of fortune, a Titled Douluo with ten-thousand-year Soul Rings could only reach the upper limit of Rank 97.
"Should we bring Chen Xin along?"
Just as Yue Guan was about to leave, he seemed to think of something. Turning around, he asked Bibi Dong.
Over the years, thanks to Bibi Dong, Chen Xin had become a close friend to them.
He was someone they could truly trust.
"For now, it would be better if only you, Uncle Gui Mei, and I went."
Bibi Dong thought it over briefly, then turned down the suggestion.
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