Love's Choice, Immortal Herb Transforms into Soul Ring

If one were to name the most precious immortal herb in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, many people's first choice would definitely be—the Yearning Heartbreak Red!

Lin Ya gently took out the Yearning Heartbreak Red, and its rich floral fragrance instantly filled the entire room.

Lin Ya thought of Teacher Mikami, Teacher Asuka, and Teacher Hebei from his previous life, then slapped a palm against his chest.

Pfft!

Bright red blood fell onto the Yearning Heartbreak Red. In an instant, the Yearning Heartbreak Red shook its branches like a cat that had fallen into a mud pit, continuing until it had shaken off every last drop of blood Lin Ya had sprayed onto it.

Lin Ya...

He had been rejected, right? He had definitely been rejected, hadn't he?

Damn it! If you don't approve, then don't approve! Why do you have to be so disgusted by me?!

What terrible taste!

Forget it. Even without this flower, I can still become a god!

Seeing this, Dugu Bo asked curiously, "Kid Lin, this is..."

"The Yearning Heartbreak Red, a legendary immortal herb. It can revive the dead and regrow flesh upon bare bones," Lin Ya answered.

Dugu Bo looked uninterested. "Revive the dead and regrow flesh upon bare bones? Can't you already do that? Then this thing isn't all that useful."

Dugu Bo felt that, given his current relationship with Lin Ya, if he were ever seriously injured and on the verge of death, Lin Ya would definitely save him.

Lin Ya helplessly looked at him and explained again, "This flower also contains immense energy—enough to raise a level 61 Soul Emperor to a level 70 Soul Sage!"

"What?!" Dugu Bo's expression changed at once. He had been stuck at level 91 for a long time. With this flower, wouldn't he be able to rise to level 92, or even level 93?

However, he had already given this flower to Lin Ya. How could he possibly ask for it back?

Seeing through Dugu Bo's thoughts, Lin Ya directly handed the Yearning Heartbreak Red over and said, "But the more miraculous something is, the greater the price required. Immortal herbs possess spirits. If you wish to consume this flower, you must think of the one you love while spitting a mouthful of heart's blood onto it. Only if your love is sincere enough can you pluck this flower."

Lin Ya truly intended to give Dugu Bo an immortal herb.

Honestly, Tang San in the original story had been pretty damn ungrateful. He had plucked an entire courtyard of immortal herbs from Dugu Bo's place, yet he never thought to give the man even one?

Moreover, Lin Ya had always believed that Tang San from the original story could still have successfully become a god without meeting Yu Xiaogang. But without Dugu Bo, he probably would not even have made it past the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. He would have died long before the battle at Jiayu Pass.

If he kept all the immortal herbs for himself, how would he be any different from Tang San?

Yet, looking at the Yearning Heartbreak Red before him, Dugu Bo shook his head.

"Forget it. Yanyan's grandmother passed away long ago, and I have no intention of taking another wife."

However, he took the Yearning Heartbreak Red and handed it to Dugu Yan beside him. "Yanyan, why don't you give it a try?"

"Grandpa! I don't have anyone I like!" Dugu Yan's pretty face turned crimson.

But Dugu Bo continued, "Just try it. It doesn't cost anything. Haven't you ever met some charming, extraordinarily talented, and highly skilled young doctor, then fallen in love with him at first sight?"

"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan hurriedly stopped her grandfather from continuing to act so improperly for his age.

You're practically about to say his name outright. Aren't you embarrassed?

Holding the Yearning Heartbreak Red, Dugu Yan secretly glanced at Lin Ya in front of her.

He was close to her age, handsome, astonishingly gifted, and could even cure the poison in her body... Perhaps he really might be her destined man.

The more Dugu Yan thought about it, the redder her face became. Then she slapped her modestly developed chest, and a mouthful of blood landed on the Yearning Heartbreak Red.

This time, the Yearning Heartbreak Red did not reject Dugu Yan's blood, but neither did it fall from its stem.

A sentence appeared in Dugu Yan's mind as well.

"All love at first sight begins with lust at first sight!"

Dugu Yan...

What the hell is wrong with this flower?! Can't love at first sight be true love? How do you know the two of us can't end up together in the future?!

Dugu Yan angrily stuffed the Yearning Heartbreak Red back into Lin Ya's arms and said through gritted teeth, "Forget it. This flower and I are incompatible!"

Seeing this, Lin Ya sighed. "Alright. I'll think about whether there are any other suitable ones later."

After saying that, Lin Ya prepared to put the Yearning Heartbreak Red back into the Ruyi Treasure Pouch. However, at that moment, an idea suddenly came to him.

"Wait. They say immortal herbs possess spirits. Then can this immortal herb become a soul ring?" Lin Ya began to recall.

"If I remember correctly, quite a few immortal herbs in Soul Land 2 and Soul Land 3 became soul spirits, such as the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Youshang Qiluo Immortal Herb. Since they could do it, why couldn't the Yearning Heartbreak Red?"

With that thought, Lin Ya suddenly used Twin Hands + Spirit Binding and General Summoning on the Yearning Heartbreak Red.

He intended to use Twin Hands to draw out the flower spirit of the Yearning Heartbreak Red, then use Spirit Binding and General Summoning to bind it.

However, just as his Blue Hand landed on the Yearning Heartbreak Red, a voice rang out in his sea of consciousness.

"Take your filthy hand away! You scum whose mind is full of obscene thoughts! Don't touch me!"

Hm?

Hearing that voice, Lin Ya froze slightly. He looked at Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, but seeing that neither reacted, he could not help but think to himself:

The Yearning Heartbreak Red actually has a flower spirit? But why have I never seen the Yearning Heartbreak Red become a soul beast in Soul Land 2 or Soul Land 3?

As though it could communicate with Lin Ya's inner thoughts, the Yearning Heartbreak Red's voice rang out once more:

"Because my quality is too high. With my spirit form, I still can't completely control my body. Sigh, it's not easy for us Yearning Heartbreak Reds to become soul beasts. Unless you gave me a million years, there might be the slightest possibility..."

As the king of flowers, Yearning Heartbreak Red had her own troubles.

Other immortal herbs could become soul beasts after spending ten thousand years in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. She needed at least a hundred thousand years.

But how many people could give her a hundred thousand years?

From Soul Land 1 to Soul Land 2, a total of four Yearning Heartbreak Reds had appeared. Which one had lived beyond twenty thousand years?

Yet after hearing Yearning Heartbreak Red's words, Lin Ya suddenly had a bold idea.

"Hey, Little Red, do you want to become my soul spirit? Then you can follow me around and live the good life."

"Who are you calling Little Red?! Don't just give people nicknames!"

"Then what should I call you? Wanna Die? Heartbreak? Pick one."

"Then... Little Red, I guess. At least it sounds like a name." Yearning Heartbreak Red could only helplessly accept this rather casual name.

"But what exactly is this soul spirit you mentioned? Are there any benefits?"

"Of course! Listen, once you become a soul spirit, you can... When I become a god, as the king of flowers, you could at least become a Flower Goddess, right? Wouldn't that be better than staying in a flower your whole life and eventually getting eaten?"

Lin Ya began his campaign of persuasion. Though Yearning Heartbreak Red had lived for several thousand years, she had spent all that time in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Her mind was almost as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

Not to mention Xiao Wu. She was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, yet she was just as naïve, wasn't she?

"Soul spirit... Flower Goddess..." The more Yearning Heartbreak Red listened, the more tempted she became.

She had been trapped in one place for thousands of years. She had long wanted to go out and see the world. Besides, as an immortal herb, she would eventually be eaten sooner or later. Becoming a soul spirit now... seemed pretty good, actually.