"Right, how should we divide it?"
Since Du Busi was willing to offer them this opportunity, Ning Zhiyuan naturally had to secure as much as he could for the sake of the younger generation in his clan.
But their counterparts were the Body Sect. Although Lin Yuan had connected the two sides, they were still two separate factions.
"First of all, I think you should take whatever you want, Lin Yuan." Ning Zhiyuan wore the sly smile of an old fox.
"After all, you were the one who discovered that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was safe, and then led Senior Du inside to search for treasures. You deserve a share of your own."
Lin Yuan smiled helplessly. "I suggest we each take what we need. How does that sound?"
"What do you mean?" Du Busi and Ning Zhiyuan both turned to look at Lin Yuan.
"Both our factions have plenty of outstanding disciples in this generation. We should first use these Immortal Herbs to help them break through, then let the experts divide the top-grade medicinal ingredients."
"Even the next-best top-grade herbs could help a Super Douluo break through, if used properly."
"Sounds reasonable." Du Busi nodded in agreement.
This arrangement would not only help the younger generation grow stronger, but also bring the two sides closer.
Just imagine it: the future Titled Douluo experts of both factions standing shoulder to shoulder. They would form a power that even Shrek would have to look up to.
With a superpower like that on the scene, Shrek's monopoly was bound to end.
"But there are only so many herbs. Some of the younger generation are bound to miss out. That's a sacrifice we can't avoid." Ning Zhiyuan shook his head with a sigh.
"That's why we can consider refining them into pills." Lin Yuan smiled faintly.
"I once took an interest in Poison Douluo, an elder from ten thousand years ago. I searched the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect's library for books about him."
"Even if the Jade Scale Family vanished over the course of those ten thousand years, we should still check whether their alchemy techniques survived."
"Besides, the Breaking Clan might have preserved such techniques too. That way, we could refine the herbs into pills that were easier to absorb and distribute them more fairly."
Ning Zhiyuan nodded in understanding. "Yes, that's a good suggestion. With this many medicinal ingredients, we might even have plenty left over after refining them into pills."
"Right. There's no need to absorb them all right away. My Body Sect will help, too. We should find as many Soul Masters skilled in pill refining as we can."
After Du Busi spoke, he and Ning Zhiyuan both looked at Lin Yuan.
"Keep this secret, boy. Got it?"
Lin Yuan nodded vigorously. Of course he understood. An important matter like this had to be kept under strict wraps.
While the two factions were gathering people skilled in pill refining, the Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade that Lin Yuan had asked the Heavenly Soul Royal Family to find turned up a week later.
That evening, in the dining hall, a waiter handed Lin Yuan a rosewood box containing the Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade.
Ning Tian, sitting beside him, leaned over to inspect it, and Wu Feng stood up to join them.
"Lin Yuan, what are you planning to do with this?" Ning Tian asked curiously as she watched him slip the palm-sized red box into his Soul Tool.
She knew he had asked the Heavenly Soul Royal Family to help him find this carving knife.
She just didn't understand why Lin Yuan had gone to so much trouble to locate a blade with such a fearsome reputation.
Even Titled Douluo didn't dare touch it, and Lin Yuan wasn't a Soul Engineer.
"One day, I happened to hear the name of this carving knife. Just hearing it was enough to make my Martial Soul react strangely."
"Now that I've seen it for myself, it's just as I thought. Even through the box, it's confirmed my suspicions." Lin Yuan smiled confidently with his eyes closed.
"What suspicions?" Ning Tian asked, puzzled.
"Well, it's hard to explain. Let's just say it's a feeling." Lin Yuan shrugged helplessly.
Ever since he'd said his Martial Soul had reacted strangely at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he'd found himself rather fond of that excuse.
After all, if you weren't Lin Yuan, how could you know what Lin Yuan sensed?
It was a never-before-seen Martial Soul with the attribute of destruction. It was only natural for it to be a little unusual.
"How about it? Want to come see it in my room?" Lin Yuan leaned toward Ning Tian and asked.
Ning Tian's pretty face flushed under his gaze. Wu Feng immediately grabbed her hand.
"Have you no shame? How can you ask a girl to go to a boy's room?" Wu Feng demanded, her cheeks red.
To her, this was a dangerous sign. Who knew what this guy might do to Ning Tian?
"Why don't you come too?"
"Fine."
Nan Qiuqiu sat at the table, her chin in her hands, watching the three of them leave with a bored expression.
She would have said Wu Feng still had a problem with Lin Yuan, but from where she sat, Wu Feng didn't seem to dislike him that much anymore.
Whatever the case, she was the one who mattered here.
While they were busy doing strange things, she'd eat more and train harder.
Then she'd defeat that annoying Lin Yuan in one fell swoop and shove her foot right into his mouth to humiliate him.
Lin Yuan had invited the two girls to his room to witness him absorbing the Gold of Life.
God of Destruction had told Lin Yuan about a method of cultivation that could break the restriction limiting him to just three Immortal Herbs, allowing him to absorb pills of every type.
Before that, he had to make some of his actions seem reasonable. Otherwise, it would be a headache if others grew suspicious later.
So he had to establish a unique condition that only Lin Yuan possessed, one that would make his ability to absorb so many Immortal Herbs seem plausible.
After bringing the two girls into his room, Lin Yuan opened the box.
As the two girls panicked at the sudden appearance of the undead, Lin Yuan raised a hand and used the power of destruction to wipe them out completely.
The attribute of destruction was the ultimate counter to the undead, too.
The Gold of Life revealed its true form.
"Boy, reveal your Second Martial Soul," God of Destruction instructed.
Lin Yuan summoned his Second Martial Soul, Jade Dragon-Slayer, and the blade-shaped Gold of Life floated into the air.
Under the two girls' astonished gazes, the Blade of Life shot straight into the center of the guard of Lin Yuan's Second Martial Soul.
A refreshing vitality rippled through the room.
In that instant, a green-gold gem appeared where it had pierced Jade Dragon-Slayer.
"Where am I?"
A gentle female voice sounded from deep within Lin Yuan's Sea of Consciousness. Lin Yuan recognized it as the voice of the Goddess of Life.
"Xiao Lu, you're finally awake." God of Destruction sounded overjoyed.
The Gold of Life had not only awakened the Goddess of Life; even God of Destruction's illusory form had grown more solid.
"Xiao Zi, is it really you? But didn't we sacrifice ourselves for the Divine Realm? Shouldn't we have entered the cycle of reincarnation?" The Goddess of Life asked God of Destruction anxiously.