He Didn't Even Spare the Immortal Herbs' Roots

A golden giant eagle, five or six meters tall, fixed its sharp gaze on him.

It had clearly mistaken him for prey.

The Ten Thousand Year Golden Feathered Eagle was a fearsome bird of prey with immense strength.

"First Soul Skill, Holy Light Protection!"

"Second Soul Skill, Holy Evasion Light!"

"Third Soul Skill, Holy Light Armor!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Qian Yu unleashed all three Soul Skills.

In an instant, he could clearly feel his strength, speed, and defense pushed to their limits.

Fighting in a cave wasn't a wise choice for him. After all, the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul excelled in speed and agility.

But in a situation like this, did he even have a choice?

He'd been trapped like a turtle in a jar by a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

It might not have been the most flattering way to put it, but it was the truth.

The next moment, a longsword condensed from sacred light appeared in Qian Yu's hand. He took the initiative and charged at the Ten Thousand Year Golden Feathered Eagle.

This was his first real battle, and he didn't dare underestimate his opponent.

Boom!

A deep explosion rang out as he and the Ten Thousand Year Golden Feathered Eagle collided.

His body only trembled slightly, and then he was completely unaffected.

The Ten Thousand Year Golden Feathered Eagle, on the other hand, was sent flying by the tremendous force.

"My control over my strength isn't precise enough, and I didn't make perfect use of my speed..."

Qian Yu quickly adjusted his state, constantly reviewing his performance.

Then, just as he was preparing to fight the eagle in earnest, it flew away.

It had actually fled!

That was something Qian Yu truly hadn't expected.

He didn't chase after it. After all, he still had to protect the unconscious Snake Lance Douluo.

Although they'd only collided once, Qian Yu had keenly noticed his own shortcomings.

His control over his strength was too weak. No matter how well he simulated things in his mind, there would always be a significant gap when it came to actual combat.

Qian Yu knew he had to find opportunities for real battles and build up his combat experience.

After that, Qian Yu reviewed his shortcomings while setting himself a training plan.

Before long, Porcupinefish Douluo and the others returned.

"Dugu Bo isn't in that medicinal garden."

Porcupinefish Douluo's face was beaming with delight.

Clearly, he'd found quite a few surprises and reaped a good harvest after entering the garden.

"Let's go together."

Qian Yu wanted to see what the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well looked like now, after Tang San had ravaged it.

And by his reckoning, many years had passed since Tang San had plundered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Porcupinefish Douluo then carried him and the unconscious Snake Lance Douluo to Dugu Bo's medicinal garden—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Words could never capture the sight. You had to see it with your own eyes.

Two completely different forces intertwined, yet remained clearly distinct.

Nature's miraculous craftsmanship was a wonder to behold.

"So this counts as checking in at the Ice and Fire Mandarin Duck Pot, right?"

Looking at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before him, Qian Yu gave a self-mocking smile.

If he'd arrived a few decades earlier, things would have looked completely different.

After composing himself, Qian Yu began comparing the plants with the Immortal Herb Atlas, identifying the medicinal herbs.

He hoped he might find some overlooked Immortal Herbs.

"Seventh-Grade Purple Mushroom. Good luck. There's still a remnant like this left. It can't compare to a Ten-Thousand-Year medicinal herb, but it's still quite precious."

"Thousand Year Snow Silkworm. Nice, nice."

"Cinnabar Lotus. It controls excessive heat and can cure fire poison. I'm taking it, I'm taking it."

"And this is a damaged Dragon Ganoderma Leaf vine. It still has some medicinal value."

"..."

Qian Yu kept searching for the herbs he recognized and putting them away.

He swept through the place like a swarm of locusts, plucking up anything that had even the slightest use.

Why leave them for Tang San when he could put them to good use?

Though it felt a bit like panning for gold in ruins, he still found plenty of herbs that would be useful to them.

The one with the greatest age was a Ten Thousand Year Dragon Blood Vine.

Qian Yu hadn't expected to find such a valuable treasure.

Its quality had already reached the level of a semi-Immortal Herb, far surpassing the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma Yu Xiaogang had taken back then.

While Qian Yu was busy, Porcupinefish Douluo was just as occupied, searching for and gathering the medicinal plants he recognized. Whenever he found one he didn't know, he asked Qian Yu to identify it with the Immortal Herb Atlas.

He didn't even leave a single hair behind.

As for Hu Liena and the others, they mostly admired the scenery and kept watch for danger.

There was no need for them to do anything here.

"This is..."

Just then, Qian Yu noticed something unusual on the ground.

The earth there was clearly raised.

It was as if something beneath it was growing.

Could it be what I think it is...?

Qian Yu instantly grew excited.

He hurried over and carefully began digging around it.

After half an hour of work, a half-meter-long bamboo shoot appeared before him.

"An Immortal Herb, Ink Jade Divine Bamboo!"

Qian Yu gazed at the Immortal Herb before him, thrilled but also somewhat disappointed.

It would probably take several hundred or even a thousand years for it to fully become an Immortal Herb.

But because of its unique nature, its effects far surpassed those of a semi-Immortal Herb.

He couldn't wait that long. Since he'd found it now, it simply wasn't destined to mature into an Immortal Herb.

Without hesitation, Qian Yu dug it up and stored it in his Storage Soul Tool.

"If I found Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, could there be other Immortal Herbs too?"

Qian Yu grew even more excited.

He hoped he could find the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Star Luo Spirit Pearl, or Primordial Immortal Herb.

He didn't know whether the others hadn't borne fruit yet or what, but he only found a few things that looked like Earth Dragon Golden Melon vines. There was no fruit.

As for the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, there wasn't even a trace of it.

Instead, he found a medicinal herb that looked like the Primordial Immortal Herb.

Besides that, he also obtained a Three-Leaf Clover that could enhance his mental strength.

Aside from a few common medicinal herbs, Porcupinefish Douluo's biggest find was a fire-attribute plant that was nearly ten thousand years old.

Other than that, he found nothing else.

Even though he'd been prepared for it, he still felt disappointed.

After all, apart from a Three-Leaf Clover and an Immortal Herb that might be the Primordial Immortal Herb, the rest wouldn't help him much.

Even the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo wasn't a good match for him.

"Could the Immortal Herbs' roots have some effect too?"

After searching the place once over, Qian Yu turned his attention to the roots and stems left behind when Tang San had picked the Immortal Herbs.

He knew that digging up the roots would be even more vicious than what Tang San had done.

But Qian Yu still wanted to give it a try.

What if?

What if they worked?

"I'm doing it!"

After only a moment's hesitation, Qian Yu made up his mind.

He would dig up the Immortal Herbs' roots completely.