Not letting even the immortal grass's roots go

A golden giant eagle, standing a full five or six meters tall, locked its sharp gaze onto him.

It had clearly marked him as its prey.

The Ten Thousand Year Golden Feathered Eagle was a fierce bird of prey with immense power.

"First Soul Skill, Holy Light Protection!"

"Second Soul Skill, Holy Evasion Light!"

"Third Soul Skill, Holy Light Armor!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Qian Yu unleashed three soul skills in succession.

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

Being inside a cave, fighting in such a confined space was not a wise move for him, as the Six-Winged Angel martial soul excelled in speed and agility.

But in the current situation, did he even have a choice?

He had been cornered like a turtle in a jar by a ten-thousand-year soul beast.

Although the description wasn't particularly pleasant, it was the truth.

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

This was his first real battle, and he dared not underestimate his opponent in the slightest.

"Bang!"

With a dull explosion, he and the Ten Thousand Year Golden Feathered Eagle collided.

His own body merely trembled slightly, and he remained otherwise unaffected.

The Ten Thousand Year Golden Feathered Eagle, however, was sent flying by the sheer force of the impact.

My control over my strength isn't precise enough, and I didn't utilize my speed perfectly...

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

Then, just as he prepared to engage in a full-scale battle, the Ten Thousand Year Golden Feathered Eagle simply flew away.

It had actually fled!

This was truly something Qian Yu had not expected.

He did not give chase, as he still had to guard the unconscious Snake Lance Douluo.

Although it was just a brief clash, Qian Yu had keenly identified his own shortcomings.

His control over his power was too weak; no matter how well he simulated it 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 combat to increase his battle experience.

Following this, Qian Yu summarized his issues while setting up a cultivation plan for himself.

Not long after, Porcupinefish Douluo and the others returned.

"Dugu Bo is not in that herb garden."

Porcupinefish Douluo's face was brimming with a joyful smile.

Clearly, upon entering the herb garden, he had discovered a scene that surprised him and had reaped a significant harvest.

"Let's head there together!"

Qian Yu also wanted to see what the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well looked like after being ravaged by Tang San.

Besides, calculating the time, many years had passed since Tang San had wreaked havoc on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Subsequently, Porcupinefish Douluo took him and the unconscious Snake Lance Douluo, flying toward and entering Dugu Bo's herb garden—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

One could never describe that magnificence without seeing it with their own eyes.

Two completely different forces blended together, yet remained clearly distinct.

The craftsmanship of nature was truly breathtaking.

I suppose this counts as checking in at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

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

If he had arrived a few decades earlier, it would have been a completely different scene.

Collecting his emotions, Qian Yu began to cross-reference the Immortal Herb Catalog to identify the various herbs.

He hoped to find some overlooked immortal herbs among them.

"Seventh-Grade Purple Mushroom. Good luck, to have such a remaining harvest; although it doesn't compare to a ten-thousand-year spirit herb, it is still extremely precious."

"Thousand Year Snow Silkworm. Not bad, not bad."

"Cinnabar Lotus, used to control heat and neutralize fire toxins. Take it, take it."

"There are even some remnants of Dragon Ganoderma Leaf vines here; they still have some efficacy."

"..."

Qian Yu continued to search for the corresponding herbs, gathering them one by one.

Like a swarm of locusts passing through, they plucked away anything that showed even the slightest bit of efficacy.

If they didn't make full use of it, were they supposed to leave it for Tang San?

Although it felt like panning for gold in ruins, they still managed to find many medicinal herbs useful to them.

Among them, the one with the highest age was a Ten Thousand Year Dragon Blood Vine.

Qian Yu hadn't expected to be able to reap such a harvest.

Its quality had already reached the level of a semi-immortal grade, far exceeding the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma that Yu Xiaogang had consumed back then.

While he was busy, Porcupinefish Douluo was not idle either, constantly searching for and picking medicinal herbs he recognized, and for those he didn't, he had Qian Yu identify them against the Immortal Herb Atlas.

They were the type to not even leave a single hair behind.

As for Hu Liena and the others, they were mostly admiring the scenery and keeping a lookout for their surroundings.

In this situation, there was absolutely no use for them.

"This is..."

Just at this moment, Qian Yu discovered something unusual on the ground.

The spot was clearly raised.

It was as if something was growing underneath.

Could it be what I think it is...

Qian Yu became excited at once.

He immediately hurried forward, carefully digging around the area.

After a full half-hour of effort, a half-meter-long bamboo shoot appeared in his line of sight.

"An immortal grade, Ink Jade Divine Bamboo!"

Looking at the immortal herb before him, Qian Yu was pleasantly surprised, yet still felt a bit of regret.

It would likely take several hundred or even a thousand years for it to fully become an immortal grade.

But due to its inherent uniqueness, its efficacy far exceeded that of a semi-immortal grade.

He couldn't wait that many years; since he had encountered it, it meant it was destined not to transform into an immortal grade.

Without any hesitation, Qian Yu dug it out and stored it inside his Soul Tool.

"Since I could find the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, what about the other immortal herbs?"

Qian Yu became incredibly excited.

He hoped to find the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Star Luo Spirit Pearl, and Primordial Immortal Herb.

Whether they hadn't fruited yet or for some other reason, he only found a few things that looked like Earth Dragon Golden Melon vines, but no fruit.

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

Instead, he found a spiritual herb suspected to be the Primordial Immortal Herb.

Besides that, he also obtained a Three-Leaf Clover capable of enhancing mental power.

As for Porcupinefish Douluo, apart from some conventional spiritual herbs, his biggest harvest was a nearly ten-thousand-year-old fire-attribute medicinal herb.

Other than that, there were no further gains.

Although he was mentally prepared, he still felt quite disappointed in the end.

After all, except for the Three-Leaf Clover and the suspected Primordial Immortal Herb, the rest were of no great help to him personally.

Even that Ink Jade Divine Bamboo did not suit him.

"Would the roots of the immortal herbs have some effect?"

After scouring the area, Qian Yu set his sights on the roots left behind from when Tang San had plucked the immortal herbs in the past.

He knew that this act of digging up the severed roots was even more ruthless than Tang San's behavior.

But Qian Yu just wanted to give it a try.

What if?

What if it had an effect?

"Do it!"

With only a moment of hesitation, Qian Yu made his decision.

He began to thoroughly dig up the roots of these immortal herbs.