Immortal Herb Catalog

Warm medicinal liquid enveloped his body, the power of the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood intertwining with the nourishing strength of the bath.

Huo Yuhao could clearly feel a tingling numbness and pain throughout his body; these were the signs of his physique undergoing a rebirth.

He bit his lip tightly, following the secret technique inherited from the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood to continuously reshape his flesh and blood.

Inside the wooden tub, the originally brownish medicinal liquid was gradually turning transparent.

Soon, the color of the liquid began to deepen once more.

These were the impurities and waste blood being expelled from his body as the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood transformed him.

Although the medicinal liquid had already lost its potency, the transformation brought about by the essence blood did not cease.

It was unknown how much time had passed when faint footsteps sounded outside the wooden hut.

Huo Yuhao ceased the use of the secret technique; since the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood was already within him and could be used at any time, there was no need to rush.

The moment he regained his focus, a pungent, fishy stench nearly sent him reeling.

Outside the hut, Ye Cangwu knocked on the door. "Yuhao, you can come out now."

Huo Yuhao responded, using the clean water prepared on the side to scrub his body clean.

Ye Cangwu stood at the doorway, his nose twitching slightly.

Inside this room, besides the scent of the medicinal liquid, why was there such a thick, bloody odor?

"Uncle Ye." Huo Yuhao opened the door from the inside, his black hair dripping wet, framing a small face that looked even fairer and more adorable.

Compared to when they had first met, Huo Yuhao's condition was far better than just a simple improvement.

Ye Cangwu's gaze shifted toward the bathing tub, and upon seeing the dark, murky color, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

"While this medicinal bath can clear meridians and repair one's foundation, it has never had such a potent effect," Ye Cangwu asked softly. "Could it be that your martial soul happens to be perfectly compatible with the properties of this bath, resulting in such a miraculous effect?"

One advantage of the Douluo Continent was that any situation that couldn't be explained could simply be blamed on one's martial soul.

Physique different from ordinary people?

Caused by the awakened martial soul.

Strange changes occurring in the body?

Must be a martial soul mutation.

Anything else?

I don't know; what could a six-year-old child possibly know?

Huo Yuhao shook his head, revealing a hint of disappointment. "Not yet. We were fleeing and traveling, so we missed the awakening ceremony."

Fleeing?

Ye Cangwu had traveled all the way here and hadn't heard of any disasters occurring anywhere.

"Then what is your father's martial soul? Martial souls are often hereditary; perhaps we could discern some clues from your father's martial soul."

At the mention of Dai Hao, a trace of imperceptible coldness flashed in the depths of Huo Yuhao's eyes, which he immediately masked.

He had intended to make up a random martial soul, but Ye Cangwu, who hailed from the Nine-Heart Begonia family, was not like the farmers in the village; he was knowledgeable and experienced, so being straightforward would actually be better.

Huo Yuhao lowered his head and said reluctantly, "His martial soul is the Evil Eye White Tiger. I heard it's a very powerful beast martial soul."

"The Evil Eye White Tiger." Ye Cangwu was surprised. "So that's it."

The Evil Eye White Tiger was a renowned beast martial soul on the Douluo Continent, serving as the symbol of the Star Luo imperial family.

Thinking of the physical condition of Huo Yuhao and his mother, Ye Cangwu had already roughly guessed their history.

Huo Yuhao was likely an illegitimate child of the Star Luo imperial family born outside the palace.

They must have been unable to survive in Star Luo, which was why they had traveled thousands of miles to the Heaven Dou Empire.

This also explained why they had missed the Spirit Hall's awakening ceremony.

He continued calmly, "The Evil Eye White Tiger is a top-tier beast martial soul. It is possible that this medicinal bath happened to nourish your origin and awaken some of your latent bloodline potential, which is why the effect is so significant."

For this child to show such changes after a single bath, his bloodline purity must be high; he had simply been held back by his circumstances previously.

Huo Yuhao's heart stirred. Realizing the opportunity had arrived, he tilted his small face to look at Ye Cangwu. "Uncle Ye, if ordinary herbs can achieve such an effect, wouldn't the effect be even better if we used immortal herbs?"

Huo Yuhao had mentioned immortal herbs on purpose.

One thing every transmigrator to the Douluo world had to do was to intercept God King Tang's opportunity at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well ahead of time.

The problem was, Huo Yuhao didn't recognize any herbs at all.

If he actually found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he probably wouldn't be able to identify anything other than the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate growing by the spring.

There was no help for it; it had been too long since he had finished the original work.

He could only remember the plot development because that person's actions were so outrageous that he was often forced to recall the experience of reading the updates.

In the original work, the only ones who clearly knew the characteristics and effects of the immortal herbs were Tang San and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.

Yang Wudi, as the head of the Break Clan who was well-versed in pharmacology, should also know.

Other than them, it would likely be the Nine-Heart Begonia family.

Huo Yuhao could not reach the others for the time being, but Ye Cangwu was right before his eyes.

Might as well take a shot in the dark; what if there's a pleasant surprise?

Ye Cangwu was not surprised that Huo Yuhao knew about immortal herbs; despite being an illegitimate son, his background was still what it was.

Ye Cangwu sighed softly, his tone tinged with a hint of melancholy: "Immortal herbs do indeed exist, but they are extremely rare. Most grow in dangerous, secret realms, making it difficult for ordinary people to even catch a glimpse of them, let alone harvest them."

"Our Ye family has practiced medicine for generations and has always been searching for the traces of various immortal herbs. Yet, after all these years, let alone immortal herbs capable of defying the heavens and changing fate, we have found very few even among ordinary spiritual herbs."

Seeing Huo Yuhao look somewhat disappointed, Ye Cangwu felt a stir in his heart and retrieved a thread-bound ancient book from his soul tool.

The cover of the ancient book had yellowed, its edges worn, and the four characters "Immortal Herb Catalog" were written on the front, exuding an aura of antiquity.

He handed the catalog to Huo Yuhao: "This catalog is an heirloom of the Ye family. It records the appearance, characteristics, growth habits, and corresponding effects of dozens of immortal herbs. If you are interested, take it and have a look."

Huo Yuhao hurriedly took it with both hands, feeling the weight of the yellowed pages beneath his fingertips.

His shot in the dark had actually hit a target.

"Uncle Ye, this must be very precious."

Ye Cangwu chuckled softly, "It's not as if this thing will disappear after you read it; there's no such thing as precious or not."

Huo Yuhao gave a soft "mm" and carefully flipped it open.

Inside, he saw lifelike illustrations of immortal herbs, accompanied by detailed annotations in the margins.

Every name Huo Yuhao had some impression of was present in this Immortal Herb Catalog, and there were even several leads for his search annotated in cinnabar ink.

The page depicting the Aromatic Silk Beauty was marked with special emphasis.

Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat: "Uncle Ye, have you been searching for the Aromatic Silk Beauty all this time?"

The effect of the Aromatic Silk Beauty recorded in the catalog was that it could absorb the essence of heaven and earth and the radiance of the sun and moon, discern the properties of all spiritual objects, and command all spiritual flora.

It possessed every ability related to scent, and in its presence, the combat power of all plant-type soul beasts was halved.

Ye Cangwu's expression turned somber: "If you are ever fortunate enough to find an immortal herb in the future, remember to let me know. No matter what kind of immortal herb it is, our Ye family is willing to pay any price to acquire it. Especially the Aromatic Silk Beauty—even if it means exhausting everything the Ye family possesses, we would not hesitate."

The Nine-Heart Begonia martial soul's healing ability was second to none, yet it carried a fatal curse.

That was, at any given time, only two Nine-Heart Begonias could exist in the world.

Because of this curse, the Nine-Heart Begonia lineage could not branch out, and the family could never grow strong.

To ensure the inheritance of the martial soul, every generation required a sacrifice for the awakening of the next.

His father had committed suicide before his own martial soul awakened at the age of six, and the next one destined to die was his child.

The surviving Nine-Heart Begonia would then pass on everything the family had inherited to the newborn Nine-Heart Begonia.

Many immortal herbs possessed the ability to evolve martial souls, and the Aromatic Silk Beauty was the very herb they speculated could help their martial soul evolve and break the curse.