Target: Immortal Herb

Yue Guan had seen Xiao Dong collecting detailed maps of the Sunset Forest several years ago.

He had never understood what there was to study in those maps.

He had even sent Old Ghost on a trip to the Sunset Forest just to help Xiao Dong gather more precise charts.

Now, Xiao Dong had summoned him again because of this very matter.

Yue Guan was even more curious than before.

One had to understand that he and Old Ghost were currently pushing to reach the Title Douluo realm, and their time was incredibly precious.

If it had been anyone else, he would have been angry long ago.

"Uncle Yue Guan, I remember you telling me that your family once had detailed records from thousands of years ago, stating that they had truly and genuinely found the existence of Immortal Herbs, right?"

Bibi Dong did not answer Yue Guan's question, but instead asked him with a smile.

"I can guarantee that; Immortal Herbs definitely exist. My ancestors truly did find them."

"Xiao Dong, are you implying that there might be Immortal Herbs within this Sunset Forest?"

Upon hearing Bibi Dong's words, Yue Guan's eyes suddenly brightened.

If anyone else had said this, he would have flatly refused to believe it.

After all, he had been to places like the Sunset Forest many times.

If there were truly Immortal Herbs there, how could he have failed to encounter them?

One must know that his own Martial Soul, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, was itself a type of Immortal Herb; if he encountered one of equal quality, he would have felt some form of resonance.

But whatever Xiao Dong said, even if it were just a casual remark, he believed it with absolute conviction.

Over these years, he had long since verified Xiao Dong's intelligence and extraordinary nature.

No matter what happened involving her, Yue Guan would never be shocked.

"Is it possible?"

Since Yue Guan asked so bluntly, Bibi Dong stopped concealing her thoughts.

"This... Xiao Dong, are you telling the truth?"

"Are there really Immortal Herbs in this Sunset Forest?"

Yue Guan's eyes were filled with brightness and fervor.

Unlike others, Yue Guan's obsession with and appreciation for Immortal Herbs had reached an absurd level.

If he were to discover an Immortal Herb, his first thought would not be to consume it to increase his own strength, but rather to admire it.

"I can only say it is possible."

"This idea came to me when I obtained the Immortal Herb Catalog from you, Uncle."

"Since such a detailed Immortal Herb Catalog exists, it proves that these things were not fabricated out of thin air."

"But why is it that for so many years, not many people on the Douluo Continent have discovered these Immortal Herbs?"

"According to the records of your family, the ancestor who found that Immortal Herb only had a soul power of around level 70, which leaves two possibilities."

"First, these Immortal Herbs either grow in inconspicuous corners of Soul Beast Forests or in very specific, unique locations. Starting from these two points, I spent my spare time flipping through a vast number of books, and I actually found some records regarding Immortal Herbs."

"It was a record from a Title Douluo of Martial Soul Hall over ten thousand years ago. His innate soul power and Martial Soul were both very average, but he accidentally obtained a medicinal herb in the Sunset Forest. After consuming it, not only did it change his talent, but it also triggered a Martial Soul Evolution..."

"So, I began to search along the trail of the Sunset Forest and discovered a very interesting point, which is the name of the forest itself."

"The Sunset Forest—why is it called the Sunset Forest?"

"According to records, in the ancient era, someone once saw a great sun fall from the firmament, and that location is the present-day Sunset Forest."

"If there is any place within the reach of human soul masters where Immortal Herbs might exist, it is in the Sunset Forest."

"..."

Bibi Dong spoke eloquently, providing Yue Guan with a detailed explanation.

In truth, he hadn't actually spent that much time on this.

It is always easy to search for a process when you already have the answer.

Collecting the maps was handled by his subordinates; he had simply gathered all the detailed charts together and judged the possible location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

As for everything he had said, it wasn't entirely nonsense; there were many elements that were based on reality.

The "great sun falling from the sky" he spoke of was, naturally, the corpses of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.

"This... Xiao Dong, let us set off now!"

Yue Guan could no longer wait.

Regardless of the outcome, one had to try, right?

Who knew?

What if they actually obtained the Immortal Herbs they desired?

"Bring Uncle Gui Mei along. We shall set off now, using the excuse of helping me hunt for my fourth soul ring."

Bibi Dong did not hesitate in the slightest.

The reason he was so eager to obtain the immortal herb was not only because he needed it himself, but also because it was connected to Yue Guan.

His third soul ring had been absorbed at over four thousand years.

Despite years of tempering his physique and striving to improve himself, he still could not manage to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring for his fourth.

According to his projections, his fourth soul ring could absorb at most around eight thousand years.

Unless he fused with a soul bone.

But how could he be content with fusing with an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bone?

As for a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, it seemed that none existed within the entire Martial Soul Hall at present.

Thus, if he wanted his fourth soul ring to be ten thousand years, he would need to rely on the power of the immortal herb.

Now that the cultivation technique had succeeded and the conditions for the Ice and Fire Gold Body Refining were met, why should he hesitate?

Beyond that, there was the fact that Yue Guan was nearing a breakthrough.

He wanted Yue Guan to obtain the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum before becoming a Title Douluo, ideally reaching an indestructible state while still at his current realm.

When the time came, they would find a way to obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

Yue Guan's future achievements could very well reach the realm of a Limit Douluo.

Since this was his future right-hand man, he naturally had to enhance his potential as much as possible.

In fact, he had already been searching for a suitable hundred-thousand-year soul beast for Yue Guan for years.

Although nothing had been confirmed yet, he already had several targets in mind.

He was only waiting for Yue Guan to break through before finding a way to take him to hunt one.

Whether or not one possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring represented two completely different concepts.

Over the years, he had also come into contact with Chen Xin's father, Chen Jianjun.

It was certain that Chen Jianjun had already reached the point where he could break through, both in terms of accumulation and his theory of martial souls.

Yet, he had delayed taking the next step; it was not because he or his martial soul were lacking, but because his soul ring configuration was insufficient.

Unless one possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, or had access to immense energy and a powerful stroke of fortune, the upper limit for a Title Douluo with ten-thousand-year soul rings was level 97.

"Should we call Chen Xin?"

Just as Yue Guan was about to act, he seemed to recall something, turned, and asked Bibi Dong.

Over the years, because of Bibi Dong, Chen Xin had become a close friend of theirs.

It was the kind of relationship built on trust.

"It is better if only you, I, and Uncle Gui Mei go for now."

Bibi Dong pondered for a moment before rejecting the suggestion.