Soul Core Prototype

Lin Mo coughed lightly twice and merely smiled without responding, instead focusing intently on admiring the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass before him.

But in truth, Lin Mo simply did not know what to say. After all, he was unfamiliar with the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Chrysanthemum Douluo would need to teach him the specifics.

Of course, more importantly, he had no intention of telling Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others the truth.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had to remain under his control if possible. Immortal herbs were simply too overpowered.

One only had to look at the Shrek Seven Devils in the original story to understand. Aside from Tang San and Oscar, who truly had a chance of becoming gods, the others' talents were fundamentally insufficient to support them in reaching godhood.

Even becoming Title Douluos would have taken them a long time.

Of course, one might say that was because of their journey to Sea God Island.

But the premise was that they had first consumed immortal herbs, raising their talents by an entire level and allowing them to pass the Black-Level Trials.

The root cause of it all was still the immortal herbs.

"I don't know much about plants, but I am indeed very interested in them. I read a few books in my early years and know a little, so I could be said to have dabbled in the subject."

Lin Mo spoke slowly. After giving it some thought, Chrysanthemum Douluo accepted this explanation.

After all, nearly all of Spirit Hall's upper echelons knew how eager Lin Mo was to learn. From a very young age, he had often gone to read the many books in Spirit Hall.

Reading one or two books about immortal herbs was indeed no big deal.

"I see..."

The glimmer that had just risen in Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes dimmed somewhat. He had thought he had finally encountered a younger generation member who loved flowers and plants.

At that moment, Lin Mo suddenly coughed, drawing Chrysanthemum Douluo's attention.

"Your Excellency Chrysanthemum Douluo, to be honest, I do rather like flowers and plants."

"But the botanical illustrations displayed by Spirit Hall are far too complicated, and they are mostly ordinary plants."

"So, I would like to ask Your Excellency Chrysanthemum Douluo for some illustrated guides to rare and exotic plants."

Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He could more or less guess Lin Mo's true intentions.

He had probably received an immortal herb before, so he wanted to study them more deeply. Perhaps he might obtain another one in the future?

But immortal herbs had always been things one could encounter only by chance. Yue Guan had traveled the continent for decades, yet had seen only this single immortal herb.

Still, he did not dampen Lin Mo's enthusiasm. There were already few people who dabbled in flowers and plants, and having one more person take an interest was not a bad thing for Yue Guan.

One could even say that Yue Guan was somewhat looking forward to seeing whether Lin Mo might obtain another immortal herb.

He had a feeling that this kid Lin Mo might truly possess tremendous luck.

"Alright. I happen to have an organized copy there. I'll have someone deliver it to you tomorrow."

After Chrysanthemum Douluo said this, a smile curled onto Lin Mo's lips. Clearly, this conversation had gotten him exactly what he wanted most.

Afterward, the two exchanged a few simple pleasantries before Chrysanthemum Douluo left to attend to other matters.

At this moment, Lin Mo took a deep breath, and his gaze returned to the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass.

He locked the room, held the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass in his hand, and quietly sat back on the bed. Assuming a standard cross-legged cultivation posture, he circulated his soul power and slowly regulated his breathing.

Then, he abruptly opened his eyes, lifted the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass with his soul power, and swiftly placed it into his mouth, chewing lightly.

The Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass had no particularly distinct flavor, only a faint, refreshing sweetness, as though he were eating ordinary vegetables.

Even more astonishingly, the instant the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass entered his stomach, it transformed into streams of golden light that merged into Lin Mo's body.

Like currents of warmth, they continuously flowed throughout every part of Lin Mo's body.

"Ah~ That feels so good..."

It really did feel quite good. It was just that cry... well, it was a little embarrassing.

Realizing what he had done, Lin Mo hurriedly shut his mouth and devoted himself wholeheartedly to refining the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass.

Lin Mo only felt utterly refreshed, while the barriers known as soul power ranks were being broken through one after another.

Lin Mo's soul power was now climbing as if it were riding a rocket, advancing at an outrageously fast rate.

After all, no matter how one put it, the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass was an immortal herb—and among immortal herbs, it was one of the best.

Lin Mo slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. Then, he activated both martial souls at once. Soul power continuously poured into the martial souls before returning to his body.

Pain followed, and the struggle between the two martial souls began anew.

"Urgh... hiss..."

Lin Mo groaned continuously as veins bulged one after another on his forehead. Unable to hold on any longer, he fell to his knees on the bed.

At that moment, the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass finally displayed its effect.

The warmth within Lin Mo's body instantly overwhelmed the painful areas, and the two martial souls quieted down like mice that had seen a cat.

The soul power of their differing attributes was also guided by the Yin-Yang Twinborn Grass, flowing quietly through his meridians in a half-fused state.

At his heart, the soul power completed a transfer in different directions. The portion belonging to the Light Phoenix was sent to his upper dantian.

There, a platinum-colored vortex was slowly turning.

The attribute soul power belonging to the Heart of Darkness martial soul was instead sent into his lower dantian.

In contrast, a blackish-purple vortex slowly revolved.

From a macro perspective, it formed something within Lin Mo's body that resembled a Taiji diagram as it circulated.

Of course, why only resembled? Because it lacked that sense of you within me, and me within you that a Taiji diagram possessed.

Right now, it was more like they were operating in a suitable, nearly harmonious arrangement.

However, Lin Mo did not care about that at the moment. What truly concerned him were those two soul power vortices.

Lin Mo vaguely felt that these two vortices were anything but ordinary. They could even be called the rudimentary forms of soul cores.

Yet he did not dare be certain. After all, he had never seen a soul core before. In his previous life, he had only read rough descriptions of them in books, and he had long since forgotten the specific details.

After all, who could remember the novels they read in childhood that clearly?

Besides, the settings across the five Soul Land novels were such a mess. Even if he truly remembered them clearly, who could guarantee that what he remembered would fully apply to this world?

Lin Mo used his spiritual power to probe them slightly, and he indeed sensed that the appearance of these two vortices had greatly increased the speed at which he absorbed and circulated soul power.

Even if these aren't rudimentary soul cores, they should still lay the groundwork for my future path toward forming soul cores.

As for the true method of cultivating soul cores... hehe, I suddenly thought of someone.

Lin Mo slowly opened his eyes, a sly glint flashing through them.

The absorption of the Twin Yin-Yang Grass was nearing its end. All that remained was to steadily absorb the medicine's remaining power.

As for a method to cultivate soul cores, he really had thought of someone.

Xiao Wu.