Various Immortal Herbs

"You're certainly straightforward, kid."

He waved a hand. "Take whatever herbs here you can recognize. As long as Yanyan's Martial Soul is cured, that's all I care about."

Ling Feng's heart stirred.

This old poisoner really does care about his granddaughter.

"Rest assured, Senior." He spoke solemnly. "I will not fail your trust."

Over the next two days, Ling Feng carefully surveyed the area around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

He traversed every inch of land, identifying every medicinal herb.

What he had learned at Spirit Hall and from Yue Guan confirmed one another, leaving him intimately familiar with the garden full of immortal-grade herbs.

"Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Consuming it can forge an indestructible diamond body—"

Ling Feng stopped before an immortal herb that was gold and crimson all over, its petals shaped like scales. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. "This would be far too suitable for Senior Yue Guan."

He continued onward, his gaze sweeping over a patch of herbs.

"Dual light and fire attributes..."

Ling Feng pondered as his gaze settled on an immortal herb woven through with gold and crimson, light and flames seemingly flowing around the edges of its petals.

"Blazing Light Flower contains pure Radiant Fire and perfectly suits Xue'er's Angel Martial Soul. It can strengthen her Light Attribute while also awakening the power of fire, making her future angel flames even purer."

He carefully marked its location before moving on.

"Dark Dragon Shadow Grass." He arrived before an immortal herb as black as ink with streaks of crimson.

"Father's Coiling Dragon Staff is fierce and domineering. With this herb, its Martial Soul quality should rise another level."

"After absorbing it, Father will be able to enter the Titled Douluo realm directly."

"Silver Scale Dragon Agave."

Ling Feng looked at a silver-white immortal herb shaped like Dragon Scales. "Mother's White Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul specializes in defense. This can greatly enhance its defensive foundation and make her Martial Soul even sturdier."

He continued forward, then suddenly halted.

Not far ahead, two golden immortal herbs nestled tightly together. Their roots intertwined and their leaves overlapped, as though they had been born as one.

Their appearance was exceptionally strange—their stems curled like crouching giant crocodiles, their layered leaves resembling overlapping crocodile armor. Golden patterns flowed across every leaf, faintly forming the design of crocodile scales.

Between the two plants stretched a thin golden root, linking them like brothers sharing the same bloodline.

"This is..." Ling Feng crouched down, delight flashing through his eyes. "Sweet Potato Golden Dragon—and there are two of them growing together!"

Dugu Bo came over and looked at the two peculiar immortal herbs. "What are these things good for?"

"Sweet Potato Golden Dragon may have a rustic name, but its effects are tyrannical."

Ling Feng explained, "It can greatly strengthen the physical body of earth- and gold-attribute Martial Souls, allowing defense and offense to coexist. After consuming it, the Martial Soul will gain a golden sheen, drastically increasing its defense while also causing its strength to surge."

"Most importantly, it has the word 'dragon' in its name. It contains Dragon Clan bloodline power and can guide golden-type Martial Souls toward evolving into Golden Dragons."

He pointed to the golden root connecting the two plants.

"Moreover, these two grew from the same root in symbiosis, one primary and one secondary. They are naturally a pair."

"The primary plant has stronger medicinal power, while the secondary one is slightly weaker. Yet they share the same origin, and consuming them will produce some kind of wondrous resonance."

Dugu Bo raised a brow. "Resonance?"

"I can't explain it either." Ling Feng shook his head. "But ancient records state that when immortal herbs growing from the same root are consumed by two people related by blood or united in heart, unexpected effects may occur."

He stood, having already made up his mind.

"Jin Chen's Golden Crocodile Martial Soul needs this."

He looked at the slightly larger plant. "This primary one should go to him. It can fully awaken his Golden Crocodile's physical strength and might even evolve a trace of dragon nature."

His gaze shifted to the other plant. "This secondary one... should go to Senior Golden Crocodile."

Dugu Bo was startled. "Golden Crocodile Worshipper? He's a peak Rank 98 Titled Douluo. Would this thing even help him?"

"It suits him perfectly." Ling Feng smiled. "Senior Golden Crocodile's Martial Soul is the Golden Crocodile King, descended from the same lineage as Jin Chen's Golden Crocodile, only far more ancient and powerful."

"Sweet Potato Golden Dragon is an immortal herb tailor-made for crocodile-type Martial Souls. After taking it, Senior's physical strength can rise another level. He might even use it to break through the bottleneck that has held him back for years."

He paused, looking at the roots connecting the two plants. "Besides, since these two grew from the same root, perhaps Jin Chen and Senior Golden Crocodile will gain an unexpected bond after consuming them."

Dugu Bo nodded thoughtfully and asked no further questions.

"Oh, and if every immortal herb here is consumed properly, each possesses the potential to become a god."

Dugu Bo was dumbfounded, suddenly feeling as though he had suffered quite a loss.

Ling Feng continued his survey, selecting suitable immortal herbs for several children.

"Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower—Yan, you lucky brat!"

"Two Bright Moon Grass plants. They enhance spiritual power. Nana can have one, while the other should go to Grandpa Guang Ling."

"Bright Moon Grass is second only to Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew in enhancing spiritual power. For an archer, spiritual power and eyesight are the most important things. Perhaps Grandpa Guang Ling can use it to break through to Rank 98."

At last, he stopped before two immortal herbs he had never seen before.

One was jade-green all over, with leaves like snake tongues and a small dark-purple flower blooming at its peak. Faint light flowed within the flower's center.

Merely approaching it made Ling Feng feel the ice and fire powers within his body grow faintly restless.

The other resembled a lingzhi mushroom, yet it was pitch-black all over, its surface covered in silver patterns like some ancient totem.

The aura it emitted was unlike the chill of ordinary poisons. Instead, it carried a trace of warmth.

"These two..."

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes and searched through every record of medicinal herbs in his mind, yet could find no matching names.

At some point, Dugu Bo had come up behind him. Looking at the two immortal herbs, his pupils contracted slightly.

"I noticed these two things the first time I came here."

His voice was somewhat low. "Whenever I approach them, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor within me grows restless, as though... as though it has encountered something extraordinary."

Ling Feng's heart stirred.

He crouched down and carefully examined the jade-green immortal herb.

The patterns on its leaves faintly formed the shape of serpents. Although the flower at its peak was bewitching, it radiated an ancient and noble aura.

"This isn't merely poisonous grass." He spoke slowly. "It's an immortal herb capable of awakening bloodlines."

"Awakening bloodlines?" Dugu Bo froze.

"A snake-type Martial Soul can transform into a flood dragon once cultivated to its limit, and a flood dragon can then transform into a dragon."

Ling Feng stood. "But that process requires opportunity and the awakening of one's bloodline. These two immortal herbs—"

He pointed at the jade-green one. "This one can awaken the ancient bloodline within snake-type Martial Souls, allowing them to evolve toward a higher level."

Then he pointed at the pitch-black one. "This one can absorb every toxin within the body and transform them into nourishment for the Martial Soul."

He turned to look at Dugu Bo. "If I'm not mistaken, these two immortal herbs were tailor-made for snake-type Martial Souls."

"If Senior's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor consumes them, not only will he completely escape the backlash of toxins, but his rank will also rise."

"The first one should go to Yanyan. Her Martial Soul will likely evolve into a Jade Phosphor Flood Dragon. Senior should take the latter and refine the toxins within his body."

Dugu Bo stood rooted in place, silent for a long while.