Comparison, Herbal Encyclopedia Acquired! (Please Keep Reading)

Meanwhile, Qian Xunji also held a dossier containing Yu Changge's personal information.

Yu Changge's parents both possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and were Soul Saint-level powerhouses, yet the Martial Soul he awakened at age six had been the "Piglet" Martial Soul, with Innate Half-Level Soul Power.

When Qian Xunji learned this information, he was utterly shocked.

He had guessed that Yu Changge's Innate Soul Power would not be high. The reason his cultivation had progressed so quickly was most likely that he had found some shortcut. Coupled with being born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, where resources were plentiful, it was perfectly normal for him to cultivate a little faster.

But he had never expected Yu Changge to possess merely Innate Half-Level Soul Power!

Then, he discovered an astonishing coincidence.

Yu Yuanzhen's youngest son, Yu Xiaogang, had actually awakened the same type of Martial Soul as Yu Changge.

However, according to what he had heard, Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power was only around level four now, vastly inferior to Yu Changge's.

Moreover, Yu Xiaogang spent even more time meditating each day than Yu Changge did.

This made Qian Xunji realize that Yu Changge must have found a suitable cultivation method, while Yu Xiaogang had not.

After all, low Innate Half-Level Soul Power did not mean one could rapidly improve at the same rate as those with high Innate Soul Power simply through longer cultivation.

The difference between them was not merely cultivation speed, but also the time and energy needed to break through bottlenecks.

Qian Xunji was no fool. With Spirit Hall's intelligence network, he naturally knew that Yu Yuanzhen had also requested the Herbal Encyclopedia from the Breaking Clan and the Dugu Family.

In exchange, he had chosen to let Yu Changge enter Spirit Hall to study for a period of time.

Qian Xunji smiled. "Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Yuanzhen, I'm afraid you still don't know that Yu Changge is already a Soul Master, do you? If you knew, you wouldn't have agreed so easily to let Yu Changge study at Spirit Hall. Aren't you afraid that Spirit Hall will lure him away?"

Qian Xunji was not stupid either. There was no way Yu Yuanzhen would use that Elder Token for the son of an ordinary Soul Saint for no reason.

Even if Yu Tianqing and the others were direct descendants, it would still be the same.

Yu Changge's entry into Spirit Hall was likely not simply because he wanted to study theory. Another reason was probably that he did not want to become Yu Xiaogang's stepping stone.

After all, the two of them had the same Martial Soul.

Oh, no. They were no longer the same.

Yu Xiaogang's Piglet Martial Soul was still purple.

Yu Changge's Martial Soul, meanwhile, had already developed yellow hide and was beginning to display dragon might.

With Yu Xiaogang as a comparison, Qian Xunji felt more and more that Yu Changge was a talent.

He was rather curious how far Yu Changge could ultimately go with his Innate Half-Level talent.

Generally speaking, someone with Innate Half-Level talent would already be fortunate to cultivate to the rank of Soul Grandmaster.

But Yu Changge was different. He had the same Martial Soul as Yu Xiaogang, yet his cultivation speed was different. The cause was most likely how the Martial Soul had been nurtured.

After all, these were the only two known cases of External Beast Martial Souls on Douluo Continent. Even Spirit Hall had no records of them before this.

Yu Changge's arrival would happen to add another entry to Spirit Hall's records.

"Someone, send a reply to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Tell them I agree to their request."

Half a month later.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Changge cultivated in the small courtyard of his home. By now, he no longer needed to spend much time on theory.

At most, he set aside half an hour in the morning to study some obscure and miscellaneous subjects.

For example, his teacher had once again found records in the Library Pavilion concerning Sub-Dragon soul beasts with the Light Attribute, then explained them to him.

It was also worth mentioning that, during their journey home, at an inn, his father had used the pressure of a Soul Saint to help him completely fuse with the External Soul Bone formed from the wings of the Radiant Holy Winged Dragon.

There was a major difference between an External Soul Bone and the six standard Spirit Bones: if it completely fused with a Soul Master's body, then even if that Soul Master died, it would not drop.

The six standard Spirit Bones, however, could drop after a Soul Master's death and then be passed down.

At this moment, Elder Yu approached, carrying several books in his hands.

"Teacher." Yu Changge stepped forward.

Elder Yu smiled. "The Herbal Encyclopedia from the Breaking Clan and the Dugu Family that you wanted has arrived."

As he spoke, Elder Yu handed the books to Yu Changge.

Then he continued, "However, the Breaking Clan has one condition. If we find an Immortal Herb called the 'Aromatic Silk Beauty,' we must lend it to them for a period of time."

"They say that this Aromatic Silk Beauty can not only keep poison from approaching, but can also increase the success rate of refining medicine. I don't know whether that's true."

Elder Yu was somewhat skeptical. After all, he had never seen such a divine object in his life.

Still, he would not jump to conclusions regarding matters he did not understand.

Yu Changge secretly laughed. So the Breaking Clan's obsession with the Aromatic Silk Beauty had existed from this early on?

He had thought Yang Wudi alone wanted to search for it.

It seemed that the Aromatic Silk Beauty was something the Breaking Clan had been seeking all along.

Yu Changge then impatiently opened the Breaking Clan's Herbal Encyclopedia.

The very first page recorded the appearance and effects of the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Aromatic Silk Beauty, the "bane of all poisons," could neutralize every toxin.

Its pollen could neutralize all poisons and restrain vile toxins, making it a crucial ingredient in refining supreme antidote pills.

The protective barrier formed by its own fragrance could isolate all poisonous gas and miasma.

As Yu Changge read these records about the Aromatic Silk Beauty, he suddenly recalled that if the Aromatic Silk Beauty possessed one hundred thousand years of cultivation, it could produce an Aromatic Silk Beauty Immortal Pill.

This Immortal Pill possessed all the effects of the Aromatic Silk Beauty. If one were poisoned, merely holding the pill in one's mouth could detoxify all poisons.

When he found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he could search carefully. He wondered whether the Aromatic Silk Beauty of this era had such a thing.

If it did, giving it to the Breaking Clan would work just as well.

Suddenly, Yu Changge thought of something else. Could this item directly cure Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom?

Although Dugu Bo had yet to become Titled at present, he would certainly become Titled in the future. If he had the chance to recruit him, it would be an excellent early investment.

However, this was clearly not something he should be considering now.

Yu Changge then flipped farther through the Herbal Encyclopedia. Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma...

It had to be said that the Breaking Clan's records on herbs were indeed far superior to those of the Dugu Family.