Arriving at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Overjoyed

Inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Ban Shu sat upright before a large bronze cauldron, constantly experimenting with something.

"Hmm..."

Ban Shu raised an eyebrow, looking at the various medicinal herbs before him. "What on earth should I do?"

To be honest, in his past life, he knew absolutely nothing about medicinal herbs. Although he had learned some pharmacological knowledge since arriving here, his qualifications were still shallow, making it difficult to create items from scratch.

"Should I try this?"

Ban Shu aimed at the two bamboo baskets in front of him and grabbed a handful of herbs from each, tossing them into the cauldron.

"Hemostasis Grass and Soul Returning Leaf; both have properties for treating external injuries. I'll use the former as the base and the latter as a supplement to see what happens."

Watching the bronze cauldron bubble and churn, Ban Shu suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Damn it!"

Ban Shu hurriedly reached out, his Soul Power condensing into a protective barrier that enveloped the bronze cauldron to prevent it from blowing into pieces.

However, to Ban Shu's surprise, after injecting his Soul Power, the bronze cauldron gradually stabilized and stopped acting up.

"So that's how it is?"

Ban Shu was somewhat surprised, then condensed his mental energy to control the flow of Soul Power into the cauldron.

Before long, the medicinal liquid was brewed. Ban Shu carefully leaned in and discovered that the liquid had turned viscous and was emitting waves of refreshing fragrance that made one feel relaxed and happy just by smelling it.

"This feels like a good thing."

Just as Ban Shu was about to test the effects of this concoction, he saw Dugu Bo walk out of the nearby wooden hut and come to his side.

"Xiao Ban, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"

They had built this wooden hut together for convenience in their daily lives. Ban Shu had decided to stay here for a while to cultivate and refine the medicinal power within his body.

Although he had initially absorbed the medicinal power of two Immortal Herbs some time ago, it would still take several months to refine them completely.

Moreover, he needed to familiarize himself with the two soul bones he possessed; he still didn't know what skills they held.

"Senior, you've come at the right time."

Ban Shu unceremoniously pulled him down to sit, then had him extend an arm. With a light swipe, a small wound appeared.

Ban Shu hurriedly dabbed on some ointment and applied it.

"What are you doing?"

Dugu Bo looked at Ban Shu with a blank expression as he experimented on him with the ointment, having no idea what he was up to.

"Running an experiment."

Ban Shu replied while smearing the ointment: "It's a new ointment I made. It should have a hemostatic effect, so I'm using you to test it."

"Hey~"

Dugu Bo looked at him, speechless. "Then why don't you use yourself for the experiment?"

"Nonsense, would I feel pain if I did it to myself?"

"Do you think I don't feel pain?" Dugu Bo rolled his eyes in annoyance.

After spending these past few days together, Dugu Bo could feel that Ban Shu was an interesting child, and he didn't mind getting along with him.

Ban Shu reached out to stop him. "Don't grumble yet. How does it feel?"

"Hmm..."

Dugu Bo waved his arm, looking slightly surprised. "It seems... the pain is gone? Huh? The wound is gone too."

"Then it seems to be a success."

Ban Shu was clearly very satisfied with the ointment's effect.

"Do you want to test it again?"

Seeing Ban Shu staring at him, Dugu Bo didn't hesitate; he reached out and sliced open another cut, and blood immediately gushed out.

He also wanted to know exactly how miraculous this ointment was.

Ban Shu hurriedly picked up the ointment and applied it to the wound. To his surprise, the effect was so good that within a few seconds, the bleeding had already stopped.

"This is good stuff."

Dugu Bo looked at his arm in astonishment. The bleeding had stopped so quickly; this ointment was truly exaggerated.

Ban Shu looked at the ointment in the bronze cauldron with excitement. "This is good stuff, better pack it up quickly."

Taking out some jade boxes, Ban Shu sealed the ointment and handed a few boxes to Dugu Bo. "Don't say I didn't give you any. Take these; they might save your life."

"Thanks, kid."

Dugu Bo accepted them without hesitation. These were his compensation for the sacrifices he made, so he certainly wouldn't refuse.

With the experiment a success today, Ban Shu was very happy. He had also mastered a technique: on the Douluo Continent, Soul Power could assist in the successful creation of certain items.

"By the way, kid Ban, when is that person named Yue Guan actually coming?"

"Why are you in such a rush? It's only been a few days; he should be here soon."

Ban Shu calculated the time; at their current pace, they should reach the Heaven Dou Empire in another day or two.

"Such a fragrance—it seems to be the fresh scent of medicinal herbs."

At this moment, Golden Crocodile and Yue Guan had arrived outside the basin, and Yue Guan's nose, exceptionally sensitive to herbs, immediately caught the lingering scent from when Ban Shu had been refining medicine.

"There is indeed a fragrance."

Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded. "Let's go; this must be the place."

Just then, Qian Daoliu, who had been meditating with his eyes closed inside the wooden hut, suddenly opened his eyes and vanished in the next instant.

A moment later, Qian Daoliu appeared outside the basin, standing before Golden Crocodile and the other man.

"Big Brother!"

Seeing Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile hurriedly stepped forward with a smile to greet him.

Beside him, Yue Guan also quickly bowed, saying respectfully, "Yue Guan greets you, my lord."

"Mm."

Qian Daoliu nodded, his gaze lingering on Yue Guan for a moment before he turned around. "Follow me."

"Whew~"

Yue Guan let out a soft breath, following them with a heart full of excitement and trepidation.

Throughout the journey, Yue Guan had been incredibly curious about the nature of this mission. He had asked Golden Crocodile about it several times, but each time, the man had remained stern and tight-lipped, saying only that he would know when they arrived.

This only made Yue Guan more curious about what kind of place this was, that it was worth such big shots coming here one after another.

Qian Daoliu led the two through the poisonous barrier and into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Once he saw the scene before him clearly, Yue Guan's breathing grew ragged, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"This, this! This!"

Yue Guan instinctively took a few steps forward, bent down, and reached out with trembling hands to stroke the plant at his feet.

"It's actually a ten-thousand-year-quality Ginseng King!"

Yue Guan lifted his head and scanned his surroundings once more.

"And this, a Nine-Leaf Purple Ganoderma! An Immortal Herb! A Phoenix-Tail Cockscomb Sunflower! Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew!"

Yue Guan was almost speechless; the sheer number of Immortal Herbs and rare medicines here had numbed his mind, leaving him so unsteady he nearly collapsed to the ground.

"Is it really that exaggerated?"

Seeing Yue Guan lose his composure, Golden Crocodile Douluo couldn't help but ask Qian Daoliu in a low voice. Although he had heard Qian Xunji say these were treasures, he hadn't seen them with his own eyes and remained somewhat skeptical.

"It is extremely exaggerated."

Qian Daoliu looked calmly at his surroundings. "Any single Immortal Herb in this place could cultivate a peerless genius. Do you still think he shouldn't be excited?"

"Every single one?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at the medicinal herbs surrounding them. A rough estimate suggested there were dozens of them—did that not mean dozens of peerless geniuses?