Level Ninety-Seven, Bai Shu is Kidney-Deficient?

Bai Shu was a little confused. Didn't the original work say that the greatest use of these two immortal herbs was to forge an ice-and-fire-resistant body and improve talent? It never mentioned that they could also restore youth.

"Replying to Young Master, this is what happened..." Xie Biyan, after all, was an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years. He quickly controlled his agitated emotions and explained in detail to Bai Shu.

After a while, having finished listening to Xie Biyan's explanation, Bai Shu's expression was strange, and then he understood.

The reason was very simple: it wasn't that the immortal herbs had changed, but that the people using them had changed.

In the original work, the reason Tang San's changes were small was because Tang San's spirit was purely of the life element, which was contrary to the origin of these two top-tier poisonous herbs.

This led to Tang San absorbing the immortal herbs, but the most potent ice and fire poison from the herbs was largely neutralized and wasted, with the remaining energy almost entirely used to transform his spirit and body.

But Xie Biyan was different; he already possessed a top-tier poison attribute spirit.

The reason he looked so aged around the age of two hundred was indeed due to old injuries sustained in battles when he was young, but more so because he had been constantly testing poisons and cultivating poison arts, leading to the potent poison eroding his life essence.

Now, with the Eight-Petaled Mysterious Ice Grass and Blazing Apricot, two top-grade immortal herbs, entering his body, one ice and one fire, one yin and one yang, they directly purified and merged the chaotic toxins within Xie Biyan, transforming them into the most fundamental ice and fire poison, while also repairing his body's old injuries and eroded life essence.

In this way, his lifespan returned to normal, and with four to five hundred years left to live, Xie Biyan naturally reverted to the prime of his life in his middle age!

"So that's how it is. Fortunately, I didn't consume these two immortal herbs, otherwise it would have been a real waste."

Understanding all this, Bai Shu took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked the question he cared about most: "Old Xie, what about your strength..."

"Thanks to Young Master!" Xie Biyan's eyes erupted with astonishing brilliance. "My current spirit power has recovered and broken through to level ninety-seven! And I have already touched the threshold of level ninety-eight!"

"Level ninety-seven?!" Bai Shu gasped. He knew all too well what this number represented! Excluding spirit beasts, on the entire continent, even including Tang Chen, only four and a half people were higher in level than Xie Biyan.

"I didn't expect the improvement to be so great!" Bai Shu pressed. "How long will it take for Old Xie to break through again?"

"This... it's hard to say." Xie Biyan pondered. "But it shouldn't take too long. This time, I have comprehended the profound mystery of the two extreme poisons of ice and fire opposing each other yet blending harmoniously. I can already begin to condense a 'Second Soul Core.' If I can successfully condense it, breaking through to level ninety-eight will naturally be a matter of course!"

"Level ninety-eight? Second Soul Core?" Bai Shu was now at a loss for words to describe his feelings. The immense surprise washed over his mind in waves.

What was the concept of a level ninety-eight Super Douluo with dual soul cores? Under normal circumstances, even facing a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo without a soul core would be more than enough.

However, Bai Shu was not blinded by the surprise. He knew very well that the three remaining Limit Douluo on the Douluo Continent could not be judged by common sense.

Tang Chen was fine; he was half-dead and trapped in the Slaughter City. As long as he wasn't provoked, he could be considered nonexistent.

But Qian Daoliu of the Spirit Hall and Bo Saixi of Sea God Island were different.

Qian Daoliu could not only borrow the power of the Angel God but also possessed the Angel Sacred Sword left by the Angel God.

Bo Saixi was even more abstract; her ninth spirit skill was directly Sea God's Descent.

Let alone Xie Biyan at level ninety-eight, even at level ninety-nine, he would likely lose.

However, those were the ultimate trump cards of the two. Once activated, the price was also something they did not want to bear.

So, all in all, as long as these two were not pushed to the point of flipping the table, he, Bai Shu, could basically walk sideways on this continent!

After a long while, Bai Shu finally calmed his excited mood and said to Xie Biyan, "Old Xie, we can talk about the soul core in a couple of days. Go to Notting City with me first."

"Yes, Young Master." Xie Biyan replied respectfully, with no objection to Bai Shu's arrangement.

Bai Shu nodded, then turned and pointed to a mushroom with a cap like an umbrella, emitting a faint purple halo, and said to Dugu Bo:

"Senior Dugu, this is the Ninth-Grade Purple Ganoderma. It has the effect of strengthening the foundation, replenishing qi, and increasing power. It can help spirit masters break through bottlenecks and shatter shackles. Although its effect on Title Douluo is limited, it is a rare treasure for those below Title Douluo."

"Pick one and go to the Heaven Dou City auction house to auction it. As for the auction time... set it for a month from now."

"Remember," Bai Shu emphasized, "you must specifically highlight that this Ninth-Grade Purple Ganoderma has the miraculous effect of compensating for congenital defects and breaking through bottlenecks. Also, have the Heaven Dou Auction House use this as a gimmick and publicize it by all means. I want the entire Heaven Dou Empire, even the border towns, to know about this."

Bai Shu was naturally referring to the Ninth-Grade Purple Ganoderma that Yu Xiaogang ate in the original work. The purpose of the auction was to fish.

He was fishing not only for Yu Xiaogang but also for Bibi Dong. The reason for setting the auction time relatively late was to make extra preparations.

If Bibi Dong didn't react, he could find a way to transmit the information to Yu Xiaogang. At that time, with Yu Xiaogang's personality, he would definitely go to Spirit City to seek Bibi Dong.

"Yes, I will contact the Heaven Dou Auction House immediately upon my return."

Although Dugu Bo did not understand the deeper meaning of Bai Shu's actions, he would not object to any of Bai Shu's decisions now. He just wanted to do his job as a subordinate well and cling to this unprecedentedly strong thigh.

Bai Shu suddenly remembered something and instructed again: "By the way, ask the auction house to buy me some high-year-limit whale jelly, preferably over ten thousand years old."

"Uh, whale jelly?" Dugu Bo's expression instantly became strange.

He subconsciously glanced at Bai Shu's slightly thin frame, then at the innocent and lively Xiao Wu beside him. His eyes went from complex to regretful, and finally, a hint of sympathetic "I understand" appeared.

He sighed inwardly: Alas, Young Master has peerless talent and a devilish mind, but he is still too young after all. He started needing that kind of thing so early, and he asked for ten thousand years right away. It seems there's a big problem! Truly, heaven envies the talented!

Bai Shu also immediately noticed Dugu Bo's gaze, which was like caring for a "kidney warrior." The corners of his mouth twitched fiercely, and veins bulged on his forehead.

"What nonsense are you thinking!" Bai Shu interrupted his wild thoughts irritably. "Whale jelly can improve physique, temper muscles and bones, and increase the age limit of spirit rings that spirit masters can absorb! I'm buying it to build a foundation for Xiao Wu and Sister Yan!"

"Increase spirit ring... age limit?!!"

The strange expression on Dugu Bo's face instantly froze. He widened his eyes, his eyeballs almost bulging out of their sockets, and asked in a voice full of disbelief: "Young... Young Master... you... what did you say?"

The restriction on spirit ring age was an iron rule that had never wavered since the birth of spirit masters. He never expected that there would be a way to break this limit.

What shocked him even more was that Bai Shu revealed such a world-shattering secret so casually! This unguarded trust made Dugu Bo's emotions surge instantly, and he was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

At the same time, he regretted not meeting Bai Shu sooner. If he had met Bai Shu even two months earlier, his granddaughter's second spirit ring might have had a chance to reach a thousand years.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late, so Dugu Bo agreed without a second word.

"Don't worry, Young Master. I will do my best to collect as much high-year-limit whale jelly as possible."