Spirit Bones and the Immortal Herb Catalogue

A few more days passed like this.

Uncle Fu, the steward, came to the backyard carrying a box. When he saw Dugu Bo drenched from head to toe, he pretended not to notice and said respectfully, "Master, a powerful expert just appeared at the gates of Dugu Manor and delivered this box."

"A powerful expert? Did he say who he was?"

"He only said that he had been ordered by Prince Xue Qinghe to deliver these items."

"Oh?"

Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. His Soul Power surged, instantly evaporating all the moisture, and only then did he summon both his grandchildren.

Dugu Lin curled his lips slightly. "I've waited nearly two months. Qian Renxue's efficiency leaves something to be desired."

When they opened the box, there were indeed two spirit bones emitting terrifying Soul Power fluctuations, along with an utterly ordinary book.

"What powerful Soul Power fluctuations!"

Dugu Bo was the first to inspect the spirit bones. He said in surprise, "This spirit bone is a right arm bone, likely around thirty thousand years old! Judging by its Soul Power attribute, it seems to be a poison-attributed spirit bone from a Man Faced Demon Spider. The other is a left leg bone, around twenty-two thousand years old, and should have come from some kind of venomous snake."

"A thirty-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider and a twenty-two-thousand-year venomous snake... Qian Renxue is certainly generous for the sake of marrying into the family with my sister. And this Man Faced Demon Spider spirit bone is just right. It might even resonate with the Eight Spider Lances."

Dugu Lin nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at his sister's slightly flushed pretty face and could not help grumbling inwardly, Why are you blushing like a kettle bubbling?

Dugu Bo keenly caught the words "Eight Spider Lances" and asked curiously, "What are the Eight Spider Lances?"

"We can talk about the Eight Spider Lances later. Alright, Grandpa, Sister, go absorb the spirit bones first. Then take some refined detoxification pills and force all the poison in your bodies into the spirit bones. After that, we'll head to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to consume the Immortal Herbs!"

"Alright! Lin'er, study those immortal-grade herbs first."

After the two entered the cultivation room, Dugu Lin opened the unremarkable book.

"It really is the Immortal Herb Catalogue!"

Dugu Lin was overjoyed and hurriedly continued reading. It turned out that medicinal herbs were broadly divided into four grades: ordinary herbs, precious herbs, rare herbs—lower-grade Immortal Herbs—and immortal-grade herbs.

"Aromatic Silk Beauty, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Aromatic Silk Beauty... Aside from some immortal-grade herbs I recognize, there are actually so many more that were never mentioned in the original work."

The more Dugu Lin read, the more excited he became.

Besides the immortal-grade herbs mentioned in the original work, there were also the immortal-grade Jade Phosphor Seven-Extinction Flower, immortal-grade Star-Crowned Stars Across the Sky, immortal-grade Profound Ice Jade Lotus, immortal-grade Blue Sky Yellow Springs Fruit, immortal-grade Blazing Sun Dragonblood Vine, immortal-grade Golden Flame Emperor Flower... More than twenty species had never been mentioned in the original work.

"The Immortal Herb Catalogue records a total of forty-three immortal-grade herbs!"

"As for lower-grade Immortal Herbs, meaning herbs of the rare spiritual medicine grade, it records ninety-two kinds of rare herbs such as Ninth-Grade Dragon Ganoderma, Cinnabar Lotus, and Snow Silkworm!"

Dugu Lin's face was filled with delight as he murmured, "I estimate that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well contains only around twenty-seven immortal-grade herbs! There should be more than sixty-five kinds of rare spiritual medicines!"

"So many immortal-grade and rare herbs..."

"Tang San was fucking wasteful, using so many immortal-grade herbs to refine Yama's Invitation... What a damn prodigal!" The moment he thought of Tang San, Dugu Lin's excitement immediately soured.

The next morning.

Dugu Bo emerged from the cultivation room, swinging both arms as he laughed heartily. "Hahaha~~ Lin'er, with the help of your blood, I've forced all the poison into my left leg bone! This is an unprecedented feeling of ease!"

After all the poison in his body had been forced into the spirit bone, even his appearance had changed. He seemed somewhat rejuvenated.

"Grandpa, even your hair has changed. It's no longer as pale as before, and your skin has become fairer and rosier."

Dugu Lin had carefully observed his grandfather's hair color. It had once been pale and dull, but now it was silver-white. His skin had also become fuller and more ruddy. The change before and after was completely different.

"White hair and a youthful face" was a fitting description of Dugu Bo now. On top of no longer having to worry about his poison acting up or suffering from illness, Dugu Bo's mood had improved considerably!

He looked positively radiant!

"Is that so? Hahaha~~"

Dugu Bo laughed freely a few times before asking, "Lin'er, how has your research into the immortal-grade herbs gone?"

"I've already decided which two immortal-grade herbs to prepare for you and Sister."

Dugu Lin opened the Immortal Herb Catalogue and said, "The first one I've prepared for you is the immortal-grade Jade Phosphor Seven-Extinction Flower! It grows in the center of the Jade Phosphor Seven-Extinction Flower patch at the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It suits your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor best and might even allow it to evolve further."

Hearing this, Dugu Bo frowned slightly. "The Jade Phosphor Seven-Extinction Flower? I vaguely remember it. It is an herb with exceptionally potent toxicity. Back then, I could sense that it seemed to share the same origin of poison as my Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, but I was already deeply poisoned at the time. I did not even dare approach it, fearing that the poison within my body would be stirred up by that immortal-grade poisonous herb."

After pausing for a moment, Dugu Bo thought for a while before adding, "Give the Jade Phosphor Seven-Extinction Flower to Yan'er instead. It is more suitable for her. Grandpa is already old, so I can choose something else."

"I've prepared another immortal-grade herb for Sister. This immortal-grade Jade Phosphor Seven-Extinction Flower is for you, and its toxicity is too strong. Sister might not be able to withstand it."

"Is that so? That's true! Yan'er's cultivation is too weak, while the Jade Phosphor Seven-Extinction Flower is far too poisonous."

Dugu Lin continued, "Grandpa, didn't you condense a poison pellet? When you consume the Jade Phosphor Seven-Extinction Flower, if the spirit bone cannot contain too much poison, you can fuse the excess poison into the poison pellet. That way, nothing can go wrong!"

"Hahaha~ Don't worry, Grandpa is confident. First, tell Grandpa which immortal-grade herb you prepared for Yan'er."

Dugu Lin turned another page and said, "Look, this is the immortal-grade Earth Dragon Golden Melon. It can evolve Sister's Martial Soul, grant her earth-attributed Soul Power, and completely resolve the Martial Soul defect inherited by future generations."

Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction. "Mm, not bad! In that case, the Earth Dragon Golden Melon truly is more suitable for Yan'er."

"Of course! The immortal-grade herb I chose for Sister is definitely better than the one I chose for you, Grandpa. You're not jealous, are you?"

Bang!

"You brat!"

Dugu Bo slapped Dugu Lin on the back of the head in irritation.

"Hehe~ That didn't hurt at all."

"Stop messing around. Hurry up and tell us about the second immortal-grade herb you chose!"

"Grandpa, let me say this first! You'll need to spend a few years settling your cultivation before you can consume the second immortal-grade herb." Dugu Lin still could not let go of the few levels of Soul Power he had lost.

"To prevent the medicinal effects of the immortal-grade herbs from conflicting, right? Grandpa understands."