Departure, Distributing Immortal Herbs

The red and white springs seemed to contain some peculiar power, echoing the ice and fire power within his body from afar.

"Could they be the Fire Dragon King and the Ice Dragon King?"

Ling Feng parted his lips slightly, and his Martial Soul instantly possessed him.

After the Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul possessed him, it had changed somewhat, gaining a bone-deep chill.

"Forget it. It's not time yet. At the very least, I'll wait until after I become a Soul Sage before making plans."

"Senior, please stand guard for me tonight," he said. "Tomorrow morning, we'll begin picking these Immortal Herbs."

Dugu Bo nodded. "Don't worry."

Ling Feng returned to his spot, sat cross-legged, and continued circulating his Soul Power, consolidating the body and spiritual power he had just tempered.

Under the moonlight, beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the youth sat as still as a pine.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Ling Feng opened his eyes, a sharp gleam shining within them.

He rose to his feet, walked over to the herb garden, and began picking.

He first picked the two Sweet Potato Golden Dragons that shared roots and grew together—the main plant for Jin Chen, and the secondary plant for Golden Crocodile Douluo.

He carefully dug up both plants along with their connected golden roots and placed them inside the same jade box.

Next came the Blazing Light Flower for Qian Renxue. It would awaken her dual light and fire attributes, making her Angel Martial Soul even purer.

The Dark Dragon Shadow Grass was for his father, Qiangu Xiaoye. It would strengthen the fierce power of the Coiling Dragon Staff and, incidentally, help him break through to the Titled Douluo realm.

The Silver Scale Dragon Agave was for his mother's White Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul, enhancing its defensive foundation.

The Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma was for Xie Yue, to solidify his foundation.

The Bright Moon Grass was for Hu Liena. It would purify her aura, stabilize her mind, and make the Demon Fox's bewitching power even purer.

As for the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Yan was getting lucky. It would increase the power of his flames and might even allow the Flame Overlord's fire attribute to reach the ultimate attribute.

As he continued picking, he arrived before the two poison-attributed immortal-grade herbs and carefully packed them into jade boxes.

"Senior, keep these two safe."

He handed them to Dugu Bo. "After returning to Spirit Hall, take the Ink Jade Flood Dragon Ganoderma. Leave the Green Phosphorus Flood Dragon Vine for Yanyan to take after she awakens her Martial Soul. During that time, I'll ask several Enshrined to stand guard for you."

Dugu Bo accepted them and carefully tucked them into his robes.

Next were the herbs for the other Enshrined.

Ling Feng searched the herb garden carefully and eventually selected the remaining five immortal-grade herbs.

For Qianjun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo—two Twin-Stemmed Dragon Blood Ginsengs, one yang and one yin, complementing each other.

The two shared a Martial Soul and were of one mind, making them perfectly suited for immortal-grade herbs that grew as twin stems.

For Green Phoenix Douluo, Wind Spirit Jade Marrow would improve his affinity with wind-attributed Martial Souls and raise his control over the wind element to another level.

As for Mighty Lion Douluo, Ling Feng chose the Crimson Flame Dragon Fruit. Supremely yang and fiercely unyielding, it perfectly matched his Mighty Lion Martial Soul and could let him advance another step.

For Light Feather Douluo, there was another Bright Moon Grass. Though it was not as good as the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, it could still greatly improve his eyesight and spiritual power, making up for his shortcomings.

These were all immortal-grade herbs. Though they were not as absurd as the Sweet Potato Golden Dragon or Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Ling Feng estimated that most of the Enshrined grandpas would be able to break through their bottlenecks after taking them.

In other words, Spirit Hall's Enshrined would go from one Peerless Douluo, one peak Rank 98 Douluo, three Rank 97 Titled Douluo, and two Rank 96 Titled Douluo to a terrifying lineup of two Peerless Douluo, three Rank 98s, and two Rank 97s.

With such a luxurious lineup, sweeping across the entire continent would not be a problem. Even razing Slaughter City or sailing out to destroy Sea God Island would not be much of an issue.

As for Yue Guan, Ling Feng had promised him the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Ling Feng looked at the gold-and-red immortal-grade herb in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Uncle Yue Guan... I hope you don't love me too much."

By the time he finished picking everything, it was already noon.

If Spirit Hall fully absorbed these Immortal Herbs, then even the Upper Three Sects and the two great empires combined would no longer pose any threat to Spirit Hall.

Ling Feng stood beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, looking over the devastated garden. In truth, he had picked less than a tenth of it, but the empty patches still made him reluctant to leave.

The rest were all spirit herbs thousands or even tens of thousands of years old, with such abundant reserves that it was frightening.

These ten-thousand-year spirit herbs were equally precious. If Yue Guan refined and blended them, then a large number of Spirit Hall's high-ranking Rank 88 and Rank 89 Soul Douluo would have hope of breaking through.

By then, Spirit Hall would gain several more Titled Douluo-level experts.

"Can't bear to part with them?" Dugu Bo asked.

Ling Feng shook his head. "Leaving these ten-thousand-year spirit herbs here would only be a waste. Letting those who deserve them obtain them is their best destination."

"Later, have Spirit Hall take over this place."

Dugu Bo nodded, then asked, "Have you figured out how you'll give those to the Enshrined?"

Ling Feng smiled. "Senior, don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

He gave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well one final look before turning toward the path they had taken in.

"Let's go home."

Dugu Yan sat on her grandfather's shoulders. She turned back toward the valley and asked in a childish voice, "Brother Ling Feng, will we come back again?"

Ling Feng paused and looked back at the mist-shrouded valley.

"We will." He smiled. "When we need to, we'll come back."

Without question, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the continent's greatest land of opportunity, even more precious than a Divine Inheritance.

As long as Spirit Hall existed, it would never allow outsiders to lay a hand on such a treasure ground.

Three days later, the group returned to Spirit City.

Ling Feng did not go home first. Instead, he went straight to the Worship Hall.

Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan back to their residence to rest, while Tuoba Yunhai returned to report.

The Worship Hall towered majestically, its golden dome gleaming beneath the sunlight.

Ling Feng stood before the hall gates with an exquisite wooden box in his arms. Inside, twelve jade boxes were arranged neatly, each containing an Immortal Herb for the Enshrined.

He took a deep breath and stepped inside.

Within the grand hall, Qian Daoliu sat high in the main seat, while the six Enshrined stood in rows on either side.

Qiangu Xiaoye and Tuoba Yue'er were also there, clearly having received word in advance.

"Feng'er is back."

Qian Daoliu nodded slightly. "I heard this journey brought you considerable gains?"

Ling Feng stepped forward a few paces and bowed respectfully. "Reporting to the Great Enshrined, I did gain something. In the treasure ground discovered by Senior Dugu, I found several immortal-grade medicinal herbs, which I wish to offer to all of you seniors."

He opened the wooden box. Twelve jade boxes were laid out one after another, and a faint medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire hall.

"Immortal Herbs... I have read a few scattered mentions of them in ancient records. I never expected they truly existed in this world."

Qian Daoliu spoke.

"These are..."

Golden Crocodile Douluo narrowed his eyes slightly. With his eyesight, he could naturally tell that these herbs were extraordinary.

Ling Feng first picked up two jade boxes and walked toward Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, I specially prepared these two for you."

He opened the first jade box, revealing the slightly smaller Sweet Potato Golden Dragon.

"This one is called the Sweet Potato Golden Dragon. It can greatly strengthen the physical body of earth- and metal-attributed Martial Souls. Grandpa Golden Crocodile's Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul needs exactly this."

Golden Crocodile Douluo's pupils contracted slightly.

He had been stuck at Rank 98 for many years, unable to break through his bottleneck. This immortal-grade herb was practically tailored specifically for him.

"Good, good, good!"