Knowledge is Power, Identifying Immortal Herbs

"Kid, shocked, aren't you?"

Dugu Bo watched Xue Yao's slightly fixed gaze, a touch of pride appearing on his aged face.

He pointed at the plants surrounding them, each emitting strange glows and possessing unique forms, though his tone carried a hint of helplessness.

"This place is the greatest secret of my life, and the very reliance that has allowed me to linger on until now. The extreme cold and heat here can effectively suppress the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison within my body. As for these exotic flowers and herbs growing all around..."

At this, Dugu Bo sighed, a flash of regret and frustration crossing his old eyes. "I am known as the world's premier poison master, having spent most of my life dealing with toxic herbs. Yet, I must admit, I don't even recognize one-tenth of the things in this garden!"

"It is simply a treasure mountain I cannot hold. Although I know they are far from ordinary, I dare not pick or consume them easily because I don't understand their medicinal properties, so I can only let them go to waste as mere decorations."

Listening to Dugu Bo's lament, Xue Yao secretly found it amusing.

This was the classic case of "begging while sitting on a mountain of treasure."

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was one of the three great treasure basins of heaven and earth, nurturing immortal-grade medicinal herbs that had stolen the very essence of creation.

For a Title Douluo who specialized in poison to try and study immortal herbs using mundane toxicology—it would be a miracle if he could make any sense of them.

However, Xue Yao remained composed on the surface.

"Senior, there is a specialty in every trade; this is not your fault. On this continent, the manifestation of power is not just soul power and martial souls, but a more potent force that is often overlooked—that is knowledge."

"Knowledge?" Dugu Bo was slightly stunned, clearly not expecting an eight-year-old boy to speak to him in such an old-fashioned tone.

"Exactly."

"The Heaven Dou Empire has stood for a thousand years, and its foundation is far deeper than just the military and soul masters seen on the surface. In the deepest part of the Royal Library within the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, there is a Top Secret Library that only those of direct royal blood can enter. It houses over seventy percent of the continent's rare ancient books, recording countless secrets passed down since the archaic era."

Xue Yao's gaze was profound as he began his seamless "packaging."

He couldn't exactly tell Dugu Bo that he was a transmigrator and therefore knew about these immortal herbs.

Attributing this "foresight" to the heritage of the Heaven Dou royal family and his own extensive reading was not only reasonable but also served to elevate his own image.

"Although this junior is untalented, for the past two years, aside from daily meditation and cultivation, I have spent most of my time immersed in that library. Among the vast sea of ancient books, there is a tattered bamboo scroll titled Chronicles of Archaic Exotic Herbs, which details this extreme terrain and the... immortal-grade medicinal herbs that grow within it!"

"Immortal-grade medicinal herbs?! You mean... you recognize these things?!"

"I know a thing or two."

Xue Yao smiled faintly, his gaze beginning to scan the colorful flower beds with precision.

Knowledge changes destiny; the ancients did not deceive me!

Today, he would show this Title Douluo exactly what a dimensional strike looked like!

Soon, Xue Yao's gaze locked onto a strange plant on the outer edge of the garden.

The plant had large leaves at its base, and in the center, it was crowned by a flower as strange as an eye pupil.

The flower was pale purple, and its pistil seemed to contain a pool of clear spring water. Even from a distance, one could feel a refreshing coolness that made one's spirit soar with just a single glance.

"Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew."

A sharp glint flashed in Xue Yao's eyes as he accurately called out its name.

In his heart, Xue Yao began to calculate rapidly.

This Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was an extremely rare mental-type immortal herb.

Consuming it could forge eyes of truth, significantly enhancing vision and even allowing one to see through illusions.

But for Xue Yao, its greatest value lay in its ability to limitlessly expand and strengthen the user's mental sea!

As a summon-type soul master, although the Little Griffin was his foundation, having higher physical and mental strength was never a bad thing.

Not to mention the near future, absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring required enduring the mental remnants of a ten-thousand-year soul beast, which necessitated mental power.

This Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was practically a top-tier auxiliary immortal herb tailored specifically for him!

Immediately after, Xue Yao's gaze shifted to the right, landing on a plant emitting a faint golden light near the Yang Spring area.

It was a large chrysanthemum with petals that had a strange, fuzzy texture, like stalks of heavenly velvet. Its entire body shone with a brilliant golden light, not losing out even under the red and blue radiance of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

"Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum!"

Xue Yao's heart warmed.

A neutral immortal herb; consuming it would circulate energy through the limbs and clear the eight extraordinary meridians, allowing one to forge a body of indestructible diamond.

This was another divine object Xue Yao was determined to obtain.

What was the greatest weakness of a summon-type soul master? The fragility of the main body!

Once an enemy bypassed the Little Griffin to strike at him, everything would be over.

Although his wind element affinity gave him extreme speed, who would complain about their body being too tough?

With the baptism of this Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, his physical strength would reach an unfathomable level, filling in his final weakness.

Finally, Xue Yao's gaze moved with difficulty away from the outer immortal herbs and cast itself directly toward the intersection of the red and blue hot springs.

There, the two most conspicuous and domineering immortal herbs were growing quietly.

On the edge of the freezing Yin Spring was an octagonal herb, blue as ice and seemingly carved from crystal, emitting a terrifying cold that could freeze even soul power.

And on the edge of the scorching Yang Spring was a strange plant, bright red and translucent like a cabbage, radiating a high temperature capable of melting steel in an instant.

Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass! Infernal Delicate Apricot!

Seeing these two absolute cores of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Xue Yao's heart skipped a beat, thumping wildly against his ribs.

These were the most important items in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for him, second only to the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings beneath the spring, and the ultimate treasures capable of granting him the heaven-defying constitution of dual immunity to ice and fire!

Watching Xue Yao's gaze linger over the plants as if he were counting his own family treasures, Dugu Bo was struck by the boy's calm and composed expression. It convinced him completely that this kid not only recognized these immortal herbs but even knew exactly how to use them!

"Xue Yao, do... do you really have the confidence to use them to cure the poison in me and my granddaughter?" Dugu Bo's voice trembled slightly with excitement.

"Rest assured, Senior."

Xue Yao withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the agitation in his heart to restore his mind to a state of absolute calm.

He knew that one must take things one step at a time.

Although the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot were the most supreme of immortal herbs, the ice and fire energies they contained were far too tyrannical.

If it were Tang San from the original story, he might have dared to swallow and neutralize them directly, relying on his Mysterious Heaven Skill and the experience of his past life.

But Xue Yao was a man who sought stability; he would never gamble his life on a one-in-ten-thousand chance of exploding.

Since the place was covered in immortal herbs, why not lay a solid foundation first?

"Senior, I already have a plan for the detoxification. However, I need to borrow this precious land of yours to go into seclusion for a few days to first improve my own capacity."

"To ensure I can absorb those two core ice and fire immortal herbs without a single hitch, I have decided to first consume the 'Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew' and the 'Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum'!"

He would use the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to expand his spiritual sea, then use the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to temper his meridians and flesh into an indestructible state.

This was the most perfect choice to maximize his fortune while minimizing the risk!