For a young person of exceptional potential, consuming this Immortal Grade Herb would be no different from ruining their future. But for someone of Qian Daoliu's cultivation, this immortal herb could not have been more suitable.
This immortal herb could help condense a Soul Core. A Soul Core could purify a Soul Master's Soul Power and allow their Soul Power to recover more quickly.
Title Douluo of the Peerless Tang Sect era were generally stronger than those of the first Douluo era, likely because of Soul Cores.
Qian Daoliu swallowed the Primordial Immortal Grass. The primordial hue within the herb immediately spread through his body, following the circulation of his Soul Power and gradually extending through his extraordinary meridians and eight channels.
Then, the primordial hue automatically guided his Soul Power toward his lower dantian. Under its guidance, the gaseous Soul Power continuously condensed and compressed, gradually turning liquid.
The compression of his Soul Power into liquid did not stop. Gaseous Soul Power continued gathering in his dantian, blending with the liquid Soul Power and undergoing further compression.
Time gradually passed, second by second. In the blink of an eye, two hours had gone by. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where countless heavenly treasures had grown for who knew how many years, had become completely bare. Chrysanthemum Douluo had dug up every medicinal herb, leaving only seeds in the soil.
Within the spring of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Qian Renxue was the first to awaken. The water bubbled, and just as she was about to emerge from the pool, Qian Daoliu's voice rang out. "Put on your clothes."
Qian Renxue looked down and found that she was indeed wearing nothing. Though she was only nine, her cultivation had broken through to Soul Elder, and under the stimulation of three Soul Rings, she had developed quite well. Her little buns had already begun to rise, not a single hair grew below her neck, and her fair, tender skin was like the finest silk. Her perfectly proportioned body was fully exposed.
Her pretty face flushed, and she let out a breath of relief. Good thing Grandpa reminded her. Otherwise, if she had mindlessly run out of the pool like this, she would have died of embarrassment on the spot.
After getting dressed, Qian Renxue casually let her long golden hair fall behind her back and walked barefoot out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Her gaze immediately landed on Bibi Zhu, who was surrounded by purple-black mist.
"How is it?"
Qian Daoliu appeared beside Qian Renxue and asked. Guided by the Primordial Immortal Grass, a solid mass of Soul Power floated quietly within his dantian. It was a Soul Core.
Qian Renxue said excitedly, "Grandpa, my cultivation rose by two levels. I reached level 37."
Qian Daoliu nodded gently, rubbed Qian Renxue's head, and smiled. "The initial refinement of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass did not raise your cultivation by much. Their more important effects are strengthening your foundation and nurturing your essence, making your base more stable. They also grant your body immunity to fire energy, ice energy, and a certain degree of poison resistance."
"As you continue cultivating, the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass will fully merge with your body, and your body will completely absorb their medicinal effects."
Another half hour passed, and an astonishing aura erupted from Bibi Zhu. The exhilaration of having her cultivation rise dramatically after absorbing an Immortal Grade Herb made Bibi Zhu forget to maintain her human form, revealing the true form of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who were quietly standing guard at the mountain hollow, looked down toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. They exchanged glances, shock filling both their eyes. The aura released by the Holy Maiden was no weaker than that of the Seventh Elder or Sixth Elder. Even if the Holy Maiden's cultivation had improved after absorbing an Immortal Grade Herb, she could not possibly have broken through to Title Douluo without absorbing a Soul Ring.
An aura this terrifying without breaking through to Title Douluo... the Holy Maiden truly deserved to be called Spirit Hall's once-in-a-century genius.
Perhaps because the Death Spider Emperor's true form looked far too similar to Bibi Dong when she possessed the Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul, Qian Renxue, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo never considered that the Death Spider Emperor before them was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
So ugly. No wonder Mom was so unwilling to use her Martial Soul.
Qian Renxue looked at the Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor and silently made that assessment, yet she felt no disgust toward Bibi Zhu.
It was not Mom's fault that her Martial Soul was ugly. As long as Mom herself was beautiful, that was enough.
Seeing that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo still had not realized Bibi Zhu's true identity even after witnessing her true form, Qian Daoliu could not help but praise himself.
See? That was his judgment. Bibi Zhu had already revealed her true form, yet no one suspected a thing.
At the foot of a five-hundred-meter hill within the poison miasma of Sunset Forest, a green-haired old man in a gray robe was leading a purple-haired, green-eyed little girl with a rather cute appearance and a heroic air between her brows toward the mountaintop.
This gray-robed old man and green-haired little girl were Douluo's greatest unfortunate soul, Dugu Bo, and his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
"Grandpa, what does the battle between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect have to do with us?"
Dugu Yan asked somewhat aggrievedly. She had been studying perfectly well at the Primary Soul Master Academy in Heaven Dou City, when her grandfather suddenly came to tell her that Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect were about to go to war. Worried that she might be caught up in it, he had taken her out of the academy and brought her into Sunset Forest.
The journey from the academy to the core region of Sunset Forest was over a hundred li, and Dugu Yan truly did not want to stay at that uncomfortable Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Could Dugu Yan possibly be happy about traveling a hundred li to a place she did not want to be?
"Grandpa is just worried about you. Who knows whether the Clear Sky Sect, if defeated by Spirit Hall, might have its disciples hide in Heaven Dou City? Then Spirit Hall might send people to capture them, turning Heaven Dou City upside down."
Dugu Bo smiled indulgently. His green eyes, the same color as Dugu Yan's but much deeper in shade, looked at her with affection and heartache.
Dugu Bo's explanation was naturally an excuse. His true purpose was to find a reason for his granddaughter to spend more time at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul inherited by the Dugu Family contained deadly poison. This poison not only harmed other Soul Masters, but also gradually harmed its wielder. It was a double-edged sword.
The special environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had a certain suppressive effect on the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's poison. If not for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Dugu Bo would likely have been poisoned to death long ago.
"What a terrifying aura! Even from Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, this old man has never felt such a terrifying aura. Which Title Douluo is this? My herb garden!"
Dugu Bo suddenly sensed the aura released by the Death Spider Emperor. He looked toward the mountaintop, both shocked and furious.
He was shocked by this Title Douluo's strength, and furious because his herb garden had been discovered. If his herb garden was occupied, how much longer could he live? His own death did not matter, but what about his granddaughter?
"Old Poison, so this really is your place."
A shrill voice sounded as Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo appeared, surrounding Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
PS: Happy New Year, readers.
I will not drag out recruiting Dugu Bo. As a New Year gift, the Dugu grandfather and granddaughter will join Spirit Hall. Next up is the Clear Sky Sect.
Before you continue