Nine-Heart Begonia, Gaining the Immortal Herb Catalogue!

"His spirit rings are one yellow and two purple!"

"His soul power is level thirty-three!"

"A nine-year-old assault-type battle Soul Elder!"

"My son has the potential to become a Super Douluo!"

Xia Feng muttered to himself. His son was even more monstrous than he was. His future was bound to be limitless!

"..."

The two ignored Xia Feng's antics and packed their belongings before leaving the primeval forest.

As soon as the three returned to Heaven Dou City, they heard some explosive news: Dugu Bo had broken through to Soul Sage!

A few days earlier, Dugu Bo had hunted down a forty-five-thousand-year Azure-Scaled Python and successfully advanced to Soul Sage.

Soul Emperor and Soul Sage differed by only one word.

Yet as a high-level soul master, a Soul Sage could easily crush more than ten Soul Emperors. That was the gap between realms.

Before Soul Ancestor, the difference in combat power between soul masters and ordinary people was not great. Though soul masters had soul skills, ordinary people armed with sturdy armor, sharp weapons, and proper tactics could still kill them!

Once a soul master broke through to Soul King and obtained a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, they became worlds apart from ordinary people.

Soul masters at that stage were extremely difficult to deal with. They possessed extraordinary power, and their status rose accordingly.

Once a soul master broke through to Soul Sage and became a high-level soul master, activating their Martial Soul True Body would even allow them to wipe out an army of a thousand. Their combat strength was terrifying.

Now that Dugu Bo had broken through to Soul Sage, his destructive power would be even greater when he activated his Martial Soul True Body in tandem with his soul skills!

The Dugu Clan's status also rose with Dugu Bo's breakthrough, showing every sign of rising to prominence.

Heaven Dou City, Dugu Family!

"Congratulations on advancing to Soul Sage, Uncle!"

Xia Feng arrived at Dugu Bo's residence with his wife and son to offer congratulations. As soon as they entered, they saw Dugu Bo talking with someone.

"Old Poison Serpent, who are these young friends?"

Ye Renxin looked toward Xia Feng's family, then turned back to Dugu Bo, looking somewhat at a loss.

"This is Xiner's older brother, Xia Feng. This is his wife, Liu Yuer, and this is his son, Xia Mu!"

"Looks like they came to congratulate me!"

"Old Ye!"

"Even though you're older than me, your cultivation still falls short of mine. I reached Soul Sage before you did!"

Dugu Bo laughed heartily, immensely pleased with himself.

He and Ye Renxin were a pair of bickering old friends. After knowing each other for so many years, their bond was extremely deep.

"This man's blood and vitality are as vigorous as a dragon's. The soul power around him is remarkably dense, and his foundation is solid. He will surely achieve great things in the future!"

As a renowned physician, Ye Renxin immediately saw that the newcomer was extraordinary and spared no praise.

"Uncle!"

"Who is this elder?"

Xia Feng clasped his hands and bowed solemnly as he asked.

"His name is Ye Renxin. He is the head of the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan and a level sixty-nine high-level Soul Emperor!"

"He is much older than I am. You can call him Uncle. He and I have been old friends for many years."

"We're all family here, so don't be so formal!"

Dugu Bo introduced Ye Renxin to the three of them.

"Nine-Heart Begonia?"

"Isn't that a legendary immortal herb?"

"Someone actually has a Martial Soul like that!"

A childish voice rang out. Ye Renxin followed the sound and discovered that it was a child speaking.

"You're Xia Mu?"

"Not bad, not bad!"

"You're quite knowledgeable at such a young age!"

"The Nine-Heart Begonia truly is an immortal herb, but the Ye Family's Nine-Heart Begonia has been passed down for over a thousand years!"

"The world is vast, and anything is possible!"

"Spirit Hall's Bishop Yue Guan has the Velvet Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum as his Martial Soul. That is also an immortal-herb Martial Soul!"

"Where did you learn about immortal herbs?"

Ye Renxin looked at Xia Mu and asked.

"My parents used to be yellow-robed deacons of Spirit Hall, so I've heard a little about immortal herbs."

"But I only know bits and pieces. I always treated such things as bedtime stories!"

"Could immortal herbs truly exist in this world?"

Xia Mu looked eagerly at Ye Renxin, his eyes full of curiosity as he hoped for answers.

"Uh, they probably do!"

"Immortal herbs are things one may encounter but cannot seek!"

"If an ordinary person came across one, leaving aside whether they could recognize it, even if they knew it was an immortal herb, without knowing the proper method of harvesting and consuming it, rashly taking it would likely do more harm than good!"

"I've only seen immortal herbs in books. After all, they're merely legends!"

"If you're interested, I have a copy of the Immortal Herb Catalogue here. I can give it to you to read!"

"Consider it a gift for our first meeting!"

"Children should preserve their innocence and keep their imaginations full of the world. After all, your life has only just begun!"

Ye Renxin patted Xia Mu's head, then took a book from his soul tool. It was the Immortal Herb Catalogue.

"You shameless old man!"

"It's one thing to fool yourself, but you actually dare fool my junior? This stuff is fictional!"

"Pah! What immortal herbs?"

"If immortal herbs truly existed in this world, how would you have ended up like this? It's just a legend."

"Nowadays, even sixth- and seventh-grade spirit medicines are extremely rare. Eighth- and ninth-grade medicine kings are even rarer, appearing perhaps once in a thousand years, let alone peerless immortal herbs!"

"If immortal herbs truly existed, they would have probably become hundred-thousand-year soul beasts long ago."

Dugu Bo curled his lip. Ordinary spirit medicines could develop sentience after ten thousand years and be called ten-thousand-year great medicine kings!

According to legend, once a ten-thousand-year great medicine king survived the hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation, its effects could rival those of a peerless immortal herb!

In other words, a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor was essentially a walking peerless immortal herb. If an ordinary soul master consumed it, they could undergo a complete transformation!

"Uh, you're not wrong!"

"If peerless immortal herbs truly existed, with our strength, we probably wouldn't be a match for them either!"

Ye Renxin nodded and spoke helplessly.

"Just treat it as a bedtime story!"

"Young people should broaden their knowledge. It's a good thing for you!"

Ye Renxin looked at Xia Mu and encouraged him.

If I didn't know the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well existed, I probably would have scoffed at immortal herbs too!

I had originally been thinking about how to obtain the Immortal Herb Catalogue. Who would have thought things would take such a turn? It practically delivered itself to me, saving me quite a bit of time!

Xia Mu held the Immortal Herb Catalogue and sighed.

The Immortal Herb Catalogue was neither particularly precious nor especially rare!

With Spirit Hall behind him, Yue Guan could consult Spirit Hall's collection of books and compile his own Immortal Herb Catalogue.

The Break Clan specialized in alchemy and had a long inheritance, so it was hardly strange that they knew of immortal herbs!

The Nine-Heart Begonia Clan had immortal herbs as their Martial Soul and had been passed down for more than a thousand years. The Immortal Herb Catalogue they compiled was likely more detailed than those of Yue Guan and the Break Clan!

It couldn't be helped. Every profession had its specialty!

The Nine-Heart Begonia Clan's foundation was right there. Neither the Break Clan nor Yue Guan could compare.

"It's getting late. I should head back too!"

"When I break through to Soul Sage, I'll probably have to trouble you for a while. Don't let me down!"

Ye Renxin was a support-type soul master. Not only was his cultivation speed slow, but he had no combat power of his own.

If he wanted to obtain a spirit ring, he had to make arrangements with others in advance and have them help him hunt soul beasts!

This time, Ye Renxin had come to Dugu Bo to prepare for hunting a spirit ring. He was close to breaking through as well.

"Don't worry!"

"Leave it to me!"

Dugu Bo patted his chest and spoke confidently.

"Ziyi, it's time for us to go home!"

Ye Renxin called out. Before long, a young girl emerged from inside the house, her cheeks stuffed full as she crammed food into her mouth.

"Okay, Father!"

"I'll be right there!"

Ye Ziyi swallowed her pastry and replied indistinctly.