"Check again!"
Bibi Dong still wasn't entirely reassured.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei were both her chosen right-hand men, and they were also elders she cherished.
With something this crucial at stake, Bibi Dong didn't want to take any risks.
Though Gui Mei didn't understand why, he trusted Bibi Dong after all these years, so he checked once more.
Before long, Gui Mei returned.
This time, however, his expression was especially grave.
"Xiao Dong, thank you!"
"If you hadn't warned me, I wouldn't have discovered that two powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were lurking deep within the mist and poisonous miasma."
"One is a Medusa of around fifty thousand years, and the other is an Emerald Snake Emperor over eighty thousand years old, nearly ninety thousand!"
Gui Mei looked grim, his heart heavy with concern.
If he hadn't checked again just now and had charged in recklessly, something unexpected might have happened.
"A fifty-thousand-year Medusa and a nearly ninety-thousand-year Emerald Snake Emperor... This..."
After hearing the definite answer, Bibi Dong was genuinely stunned.
With a seventy-thousand-year Jade Phosphorus Poison Lizard farther out as well, it would be hard for them to overpower the beasts head-on with their current strength.
What she couldn't understand was how Dugu Bo had managed to venture in there in the original story, much less obtain the Medusa's Head Soul Bone.
And there was a Jade Phosphorus Poison Lizard at the very edge, too.
None of this made sense.
"Or perhaps they can only stay near the outskirts and don't dare venture deeper."
Bibi Dong's thoughts raced as she considered the possibilities.
"Xiao Dong, with my strength and Martial Soul, I can slip inside without disturbing those three Soul Beasts."
"As for the miasma and poison, they won't affect me much."
Gui Mei saw the worry on Bibi Dong's face and reassured her that nothing would happen to him.
He didn't know what lay beyond the mist and poisonous miasma, but seeing how much Yue Guan and Xiao Dong valued it, he knew it was no ordinary place.
He decided to take the risk.
His Martial Soul's unique nature would let him conceal himself and slip inside.
As for the poisonous miasma and mist, though they were formidable, they wouldn't do much to him.
After all, his body was highly unusual.
Even if he was injured, it wouldn't be a problem as long as the damage wasn't to his core.
"Uncle Gui Mei, sorry for the trouble."
"Once you enter the valley, don't touch or brush against any other medicinal herbs you find. Just bring back these two."
Bibi Dong's thoughts stirred. She circulated her Soul Power, took out the Immortal Herb Catalog from her Storage Soul Tool, and handed Gui Mei the descriptions of two Immortal Herbs.
The two Immortal Herbs were the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
She wanted both the Immortal Herbs and the three Soul Beasts.
One of those three Soul Beasts might possess a precious Ten-Thousand-Year Head Soul Bone.
But with their current strength, killing it wouldn't be easy.
If her guess was right, Dugu Bo had managed to kill it thanks to the unique terrain of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and his own resistance to poison.
Dugu Bo didn't know how precious the Immortal Herbs there were, but she did.
So Bibi Dong had no intention of making the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well their battlefield.
They would fight outside.
Gui Mei could resist the Soul Beasts' deadly poison to a certain extent, but he couldn't withstand it for long.
Yue Guan wasn't particularly skilled in that regard, either.
They would be at a serious disadvantage in a fight.
They could certainly ask someone else to help.
Both Dugu Bo and Chi Xue, who had recently advanced to Soul Douluo in Spirit Hall, had the strength to assist them.
But with Immortal Herbs and Spirit Bones at stake, Bibi Dong simply didn't trust them.
Otherwise, why not summon her teacher? With her teacher's current strength, handling this situation would be a piece of cake.
In the end, she still didn't want to hand these things over just yet.
She wouldn't betray Spirit Hall, but she wanted to make it her own Spirit Hall, gathering powerful Power of Faith for herself.
She would see whether she could form a divine core and Godhood of her own.
If that didn't work, she could look for a way to begin the Sea God Inheritance.
As for that damned Rakshasa God, she wanted no part of inheriting it.
The Sea God Godhood brought to mind the Heaven Dou Empire's national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
In her view, that was Tang San's greatest opportunity.
The Immortal Herbs were good, but they had only laid the foundation for the Shrek Seven Devils to become Titled Douluo.
Without the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud they obtained later, and without the Sea God's God Trial helping them rapidly increase their strength, they would have amounted to nothing.
That was why, in this situation, they needed the Immortal Herb Aromatic Silk Beauty to counter the Soul Beasts' deadly poison.
"This..."
Yue Guan had also seen the two pages of the Immortal Herb catalog Bibi Dong had handed Gui Mei. He wanted to say something, but after parting his lips and hesitating for a moment, he ultimately held his tongue.
Unusually, Gui Mei didn't pay Yue Guan any mind. He vanished in a flash.
He knew his old partner's temperament very well.
Yue Guan would undoubtedly say the same old thing about not harming the flowers and plants.
Gui Mei had recognized the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum at a glance. After all, it was Yue Guan's Martial Soul.
He thought that if they really did have one of those Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemums, it would be best to pick it as soon as possible.
Otherwise, with Yue Guan's temperament, even if he got it, he might cherish it so much that he wouldn't bear to eat it.
Gui Mei had been quick to leave, and he returned just as quickly.
In less than two hours, he had successfully brought back the two Immortal Herbs they needed.
The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
He hadn't disturbed any of the Soul Beasts guarding the place.
"This..."
"This really is a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum!"
"It's real!"
"What a wonderful fragrance, so intoxicating..."
The moment Yue Guan saw the two Immortal Herbs in Gui Mei's hands, he fell into a frenzied, lovestruck daze.
His eyes brimmed with adoration.
"This is... the Aromatic Silk Beauty!"
After recovering from his shock, Yue Guan was stunned all over again.
He kept exclaiming in surprise.
He was completely enthralled, lost in the moment.
"Uncle Yue Guan, hurry and take the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. You might break through to level ninety right away. You might even cultivate an Indestructible Diamond Body, or your Martial Soul might advance to an even higher level!"
Seeing Yue Guan still dithering, Bibi Dong couldn't help urging him on.
Nothing was supposed to go wrong at this point.
But what if it did?
"Take it..."
At Bibi Dong's words, Yue Guan's face filled with reluctance.
He knew Xiao Dong's suggestion was the best choice.
After struggling with himself, Yue Guan finally decided to take the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
But just as he was about to consume the Immortal Herb, his gaze settled on Bibi Dong.
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