The Doom of the Immortal Herbs (Part 2)

"Sis, the immortal herb best suited for you here is the neutral immortal-grade Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which White Tiger Douluo Dai Mubai took ten thousand years ago. Consuming it allows energy to flow through all four limbs and blood through all eight meridians, forging an Indestructible Body.

"Second, take the Earth Dragon Golden Melon as well. It possesses the ability of Earth Dragon Roll and can greatly strengthen a Soul Master's control over the power of the earth. Once you fuse its Soul Bone in the future, together with the Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone you have already fused, you should directly gain the ability to control the earth element."

As soon as Qiangu Yunche finished speaking, Qiangu Yunmei pulled him into an embrace, her tone unusually gentle.

"I won't say much more, but I can tell you this: even if you fall so low that you become an Evil Soul Master despised by everyone, I'll always stand by your side."

"I appreciate the sentiment, but take those words back."

Qiangu Yunche rolled his eyes and let Qiangu Yunmei happily swipe the gorgeous Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum from his hand.

Qiangu Liting and Qiangu Qing watched the scene, their eyes filled with gratification.

Qiangu Yunmei's personality was somewhat unpleasant, but from childhood to adulthood, she had never shown Qiangu Yunche any less care or favoritism. If the siblings could continue supporting each other like this in the future, what was there to worry about regarding the Qiangu Clan's future?

After settling Qiangu Yunmei's matter, it was Qiangu Liting's turn.

After flipping through the Tang Sect Pharmacopoeia left behind by Tang San, Qiangu Yunche finally found an immortal herb suitable for Qiangu Liting.

"Dad, the immortal herb best suited for you here should be this Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma."

As he spoke, Qiangu Yunche swiftly darted to where the two great springs converged, then retrieved a palm-sized ganoderma from amid the dense cluster of medicinal herbs.

The ganoderma was entirely violet-gold, with a jade-like stalk beneath it. It bore nine leaves, dragon patterns flowing across its surface and emanating a mysterious aura.

"Dad, the Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma was nurtured by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Its effects even surpass those of the ten-thousand-year Nine-Rank Ginseng King. Once you absorb it, you should be able to directly break through the Super Douluo bottleneck."

Qiangu Liting examined the Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma in his hand and was slightly dazed.

Ever since Qiangu Yunche had gifted them the supreme treasure called Life Gold a year ago, all of them had benefited tremendously over the past year. He himself had even directly gained one level of Soul Power, reaching rank ninety-four.

Although Qiangu Qing had failed once more in attempting to use the Same-Position Resonance Method to condense a second Soul Core, he had still made substantial progress. Nourished by the immense life energy, his body's vitality grew stronger by the day, and he no longer needed to worry too much about the backlash caused by failed Soul Core condensation.

Qiangu Qing had once said that, at most, he would need another five years before he could take that step.

At that time, after a thousand years, the Qiangu Clan would once again possess a true Limit Douluo.

And now, what Qiangu Yunche needed to do was hasten the arrival of that day even further.

Therefore, the immortal herb Qiangu Yunche gave Qiangu Qing was the Primordial Immortal Herb, the herb among all immortal herbs that provided the most remarkable increase in Soul Power and could help Soul Masters compress their Soul Power and condense a Soul Core.

The Primordial Immortal Herb possessed a long, lingering aura and no other attributes. After fusion, it could greatly enhance a Soul Master's Soul Power intensity. Once Qiangu Qing absorbed it and broke through, he would not even need to spend time stabilizing his cultivation, because the tempering of the Primordial Immortal Herb had already made his Soul Power sufficiently condensed.

Holding the Primordial Immortal Herb, Qiangu Qing looked deeply moved before heavily patting Qiangu Yunche on the shoulder.

"Yunche, you are not only the family's hope, but also its lucky star. Your great-grandfather truly did not misjudge you."

Qiangu Yunche smiled. As he watched his father and sister walk off to one side and begin absorbing their immortal herbs, his gaze fell upon an immortal herb in the distance.

It was an utterly inconspicuous-looking medicinal herb, entirely emerald green. Strangely, three snow-white leaves grew at its center, with a few droplets of water resting in the middle of the leaves, like dew left behind in the early morning.

Qiangu Qing noticed Qiangu Yunche's gaze. He laughed heartily and said,

"Go on. Follow the records in that book and absorb the immortal herb suitable for you. Your great-grandfather will watch over you all."

Qiangu Yunche nodded and walked straight toward the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

After sitting cross-legged on the soft ground, Qiangu Yunche gently plucked the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and held it in his palm.

The droplets at the center of the three snow-white leaves were crystal clear, trembling faintly with his breathing.

Without any hesitation, he opened his mouth and inhaled lightly. The three droplets transformed into three cool currents that flowed down his throat and shot directly toward the space between his brows.

A gentle coolness instantly spread through him, like a stream formed by melting snow in early spring, silently moistening every corner of his Sea of Spirit.

There was not the slightest pain, only indescribable comfort and serenity, as if his entire soul had been immersed in morning dew and softly cleansed.

His Sea of Spirit slowly expanded. The once hazy surface gradually became clear as a mirror, reflecting unprecedented lucidity.

The Soul Power circulation routes that had once been difficult to understand, along with the profound principles of returning to one's true nature along the path of cultivation, suddenly became as clear as the lines on his palm.

The medicinal effects of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew were exceptionally gentle. Like spring rain nourishing all things, they silently pushed Qiangu Yunche's spiritual power to an entirely new height.

Once the medicinal power had been fully absorbed, Qiangu Yunche slowly opened his eyes. They were clear and profound, seemingly capable of seeing through all falsehood and reaching the true essence of everything.

"Yunche, this immortal herb truly suits you. I can sense that your spiritual power has entered the Form Without Substance level."

The voice of the Cangming Thunder Dragon Emperor echoed in his mind, carrying a trace of surprise.

The Form Without Substance spiritual level meant that Yunche's spiritual power had already surpassed that of ninety-nine percent of humans and Soul Beasts in the world. It had to be known that Qiangu Yunche did not possess a spiritual-type Martial Soul. Although his spiritual power had previously been at the level of a peerless prodigy, it still lacked the purity and smooth refinement belonging to spiritual-type Soul Masters.

But now, the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew had made up for that flaw and allowed Qiangu Yunche's spiritual level to advance by leaps and bounds.

In the future, as long as Qiangu Yunche could absorb a sufficiently powerful head Soul Bone, reaching the peak level of Form and Substance would only be a matter of time.

And once that day came, nothing on the continent would be able to stand on equal footing with Qiangu Yunche in terms of spiritual level.

However, just as Qiangu Yunche prepared to absorb the core essence of the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, the Cangming Thunder Dragon Emperor's voice suddenly rang out again.

"Yunche, have you ever felt that your soul is somewhat unusual compared to ordinary people?"

Qiangu Yunche froze, and the expression on his face changed for an instant.

"Aunt Ming, what do you mean?"

The Cangming Thunder Dragon Emperor fell silent for a moment, seemingly choosing its words. After a while, it softly said,

"I don't know how to explain it, but when I sacrificed myself to you back then, I vaguely sensed it. At the time, though, I truly had no time to concern myself with such matters... Later, after you obtained Life Gold and awakened me, I once thought that I had merely been hallucinating then."

"But just now, after you consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and your spiritual level entered the Form Without Substance realm, I felt that strange sensation again."

"That is why I asked whether you feel that your soul is very different from others, very unusual..."