Scouring for Spirit Herbs, Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng!

"Phew~"

After Xia Mu crushed the lingering remnant will of the Black-Jointed Bamboo King, the violent soul power instantly turned as gentle as a lamb.

The mild soul power flowed through his meridians like a trickling stream, gathering in his dantian and turning into droplets of liquid soul power.

An hour later, Xia Mu opened his eyes.

After absorbing this ten-thousand-year soul ring, Xia Mu's soul power had reached an astonishing rank forty-four.

Of those four ranks of soul power, two came from the soul ring, one came from the Primordial Unity Immortal Herb, and the remaining rank came from the Attribute Stacking trait!

At the same time, he had gained an amplification-type soul skill called—Frost Blade Manifestation!

This soul skill had helped Xia Mu condense a Flawless Sword Heart, allowing him to wield Holy Spirit Sword Intent to enhance his attacks.

Once the soul skill was actively activated, it could not only strengthen his spiritual power, but also allow him to attack before his opponent with spiritual power.

Its effect was somewhat similar to a gaze attack!

The stronger his spiritual power, the greater the damage of the gaze attack!

"What a pity!"

"This mutated ten-thousand-year Black-Jointed Bamboo King didn't produce a soul bone. Still, this bamboo shoot is a naturally formed spirit herb, so it should fetch quite a price."

Xia Mu put the bamboo shoot away and spoke.

"Let's go!"

"We're currently inside the Green Jade Sword Bamboo Forest, surrounded by rampaging thousand-year soul beasts."

"If we stay too long, disaster will surely follow!"

Xia Feng activated his fifth soul skill, Indestructible Golden Body, and opened a protective barrier before turning back to the other two.

"Alright!"

Liu Yuer grabbed the two of them, spread the sword wings behind her back, and the three rose from the ground, flying rapidly outward.

"That was close!"

The three passed straight through the bamboo sea and finally escaped the dangerous area, only then letting out long breaths of relief.

"Where do we go next?"

Xia Mu looked at his parents and asked.

"How about Heaven Dou City?"

After giving it some thought, Xia Feng spoke to Xia Mu.

"Heaven Dou City is nice, but it's ultimately a bustling city, not suitable for cultivation. We'd be better off going to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

Xia Mu spoke to the two of them.

"The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?"

"What kind of place is that?"

Xia Feng did not understand and asked.

"The immortal herbs you consumed grew within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. It's a true treasure land!"

"It has the finest natural mimetic cultivation environment. Cultivating there will yield twice the result with half the effort!"

Xia Mu then explained the situation at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in detail.

"So that place was the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well? Half fire and half ice—no wonder it was so unusual!"

Liu Yuer seemed to recall something.

"Alright!"

"Then we'll go into secluded cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, but we need to buy some things first!"

"Otherwise, it'll be rather inconvenient!"

Xia Feng declared. A top-tier mimetic cultivation environment was something one could not find outside even with a lantern in hand.

Xia Feng and Liu Yuer were no longer lowly grunts of Spirit Hall. Over the years, both of them had broadened their horizons and gained considerable knowledge and resources.

"Alright!"

The three immediately came to an agreement.

Setting out from Treasure Sword City, the three passed through Xilu City of the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom and Silvis City of the Silvis Kingdom before soon arriving at Sunset Forest.

Half a month later, at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Liu Yuer descended from the sky with Xia Feng and Xia Mu, and the three arrived directly within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"What a strange treasure land!"

Upon seeing the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for the first time, Xia Feng exclaimed in amazement.

"The spring water in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well can kill a Titled Douluo, so don't get close to the core area."

"Many poisonous herbs and spirit herbs grow here. In a moment, I'll harvest them all."

"As for these things, you can give them to the Dugu Family or the Nine-Heart Begonia lineage."

"They're very interested in these things as well."

The Nine-Heart Begonia lineage was dedicated to healing the world, and the Ye Family had always coveted these spirit herbs.

Meanwhile, the Dugu Family was renowned for making poisons, so these poisonous herbs could be given to Dugu Bo.

Of course!

They could be sold at a friendship price!

After all, the Xia Family had owed Ye Renxin and Dugu Bo a considerable favor last time, and it was time to repay it!

"Alright!"

"When I go out to replenish our supplies, I'll deliver these spirit herbs and poisonous herbs to the two seniors."

Liu Yuer agreed to handle the matter.

"Leave the roots for immortal herbs, and leave the seeds for medicine kings!"

"These peerless immortal herbs are exceedingly rare. If their lineage ends here, that would truly be draining the pond to catch the fish."

Xia Mu leveled the soil around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, then planted the seeds and immortal herb roots in his hands.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was one of Douluo's three great treasure lands. Medicinal herbs growing here for one day were equivalent to ten days outside, greatly shortening the time they needed to mature.

No one knew how many years the herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had grown here. Even the lowest-grade ones were seventh-grade spirit herbs.

"Eighth-grade medicine kings and ninth-grade great medicine kings cannot be shown lightly, but seventh-grade spirit herbs can be traded!"

"We can auction seventh-grade spirit herbs through the Nine-Heart Begonia lineage, then purchase rare medicinal herbs from outside."

"That way!"

"We can maintain a balance between production and expenditure!"

Xia Mu made his plans, then explained the matter to Liu Yuer and Xia Feng so they could handle it.

From then on, the Xia Family had an inherited family business.

Time flew by like a hare chased by the sun and moon!

Soon, a year had passed.

Through Xia Feng's active efforts, the Xia Family, Dugu Family, and Ye Family signed an agreement.

The Xia Family would supply the other two families with large quantities of medicinal herbs, while the other two families would scour the land for rare spirit herbs for the Xia Family.

The three families would stand as one, advancing and retreating together!

During this period, Dugu Bo, as the intermediary connecting the two families, had constantly traveled between the Xia Family and the Ye Family.

After a year of cultivation, Dugu Bo had refined the Dragon Core and transformed it into a natal pill pearl.

His soul power had also soared, jumping from rank seventy-six to rank seventy-nine.

He was only one rank away from becoming a Soul Douluo, all thanks to that Poison Dragon Inner Core.

Over the past year, Xia Feng and Liu Yuer had not been idle either. With the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well as their natural blessed land, they refined the large amount of accumulated medicinal power within their bodies and each increased their soul power by three ranks.

Xia Feng was now a rank sixty-six high-level Soul Emperor, while Liu Yuer had become a rank sixty-nine peak Soul Emperor, only one rank away from becoming a Soul Sage.

The one who had changed the most was undoubtedly Dugu Xin!

Over the past year, Dugu Xin had progressed rapidly and was now a five-ring Soul King!

Sunset Forest, Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

"Boom~"

As a figure landed, a great cloud of dust was kicked up around them, and Xia Mu turned his gaze toward the newcomer.

"Cough, cough~"

"Mother, weren't you a little too hasty today?"

Once the dust settled, Liu Yuer's figure was revealed.

"Good son!"

"Guess what I found this time?"

Liu Yuer took out a jade box, her face full of delight. Then, she did not forget to tease Xia Mu.

"A ten-thousand-year soul bone?"

Xia Mu made a blind guess and said with certainty.

"No!"

"Inside this jade box is Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng!"

Liu Yuer spoke softly to Xia Mu.