I Want to Cling to Qian Renxue

Dugu Lin said, "I've already decided on the Immortal Herbs I need. Aside from the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, I'll choose the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and the Aromatic Silk Beauty. As for you, Sister..."

After giving it some thought, Dugu Lin shook his head slightly. "Grandpa, Sister, you should wait until the flaws in your Martial Souls have been resolved before taking any Immortal Herbs. Their medicinal properties may be mild, but the effects of two Immortal Herbs can conflict with each other. Taking two in one lifetime is already the limit. So we'd better not waste them."

Dugu Bo nodded, then said with some concern, "All right, I'll listen to you. Grandpa ate an herb before too. It wasn't as good as the Immortal Herbs you mentioned, but its medicinal properties were also extremely potent. If there are Immortal Herbs you don't recognize, it's best not to touch them."

It was only because the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well suppressed the toxins in his body, coupled with his consumption of a precious herb, that he had managed to break through to become a Title Douluo.

Dugu Lin did not believe that Dugu Bo, sitting atop such a treasure trove, was unaware of the effects and value of those Immortal Herbs.

Would an expert poison user not know the value of a medicinal herb?

Dugu Bo had definitely conducted some experiments, only to suffer backlash from a few Immortal Herbs before stopping his wasteful ways in lingering fear.

At most... at most, he had gravely! Gravely! Gravely underestimated the value of these herbs, then given away the Immortal Herbs whose value he had severely underestimated as ordinary medicinal ingredients.

Hearing Dugu Bo's concern, Dugu Lin furrowed his brow.

After briefly looking around, he found three Immortal Herbs right before him, along with five or six precious spiritual medicines a grade below them.

After roughly estimating, he realized that the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well probably contained over twenty Immortal Herbs! As for the precious medicinal herbs one grade lower, there were no fewer than sixty.

There were medicinal herbs that looked like Snow Silkworms, herbs resembling irises, and others like lotuses, lingzhi mushrooms, ginseng, and more—far too many to count.

But... I don't recognize them!

Dugu Lin secretly lamented his lack of a cheat. Why didn't he have one? Give him any alchemy system, and he could become a god in minutes for Tang San to see.

When he had read the novel, it had only explained a few of them. Besides, he had not memorized and copied down how they should be harvested or consumed, what jade or gold vessels were needed, how they had to be stored, or how they should be taken. He remembered none of it.

Still, if it was only the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, that would not stump Dugu Lin.

The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid was a flower!

Obviously, he would eat the petals and suck the stamens.

He could not possibly discard the flower, dig up the roots to eat, then chew up the stalk as well, could he? That would be ridiculously badass.

"Grandpa, Sister, I only recognize a few of these Immortal Herbs too. Look, this one is the Aromatic Silk Beauty, the Immortal Herb that would allow the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in the future. I was thinking..."

"What are you thinking?"

Dugu Lin narrowed his eyes, pretending to hesitate for a while before saying, "Grandpa, I'm debating whether I should eat it myself, or wait until we've become stronger and use this Aromatic Silk Beauty to make a deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Forget anything else—there's no way they wouldn't offer three Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bones!"

"Three Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bones?!"

Dugu Bo was utterly shocked.

Forget Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bones—even ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones were enough to make major powers fight until their heads bled.

Soul bones were known as the Treasure of the Blood River!

It was said that many years ago, two powerful kingdoms had once launched a war over a Twenty-Thousand-Year Soul Bone. Countless people died or were injured in that battle, corpses piled into mountains, and blood flowed into rivers!

From then on, soul bones came to be known as the Treasure of the Blood River, priceless beyond measure.

Would the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect really part with three priceless Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bones? Keep dreaming.

"Grandpa, don't underestimate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's desire for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. It's the lifelong wish of countless generations of their sect. Besides, we can negotiate the price slowly~ If Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bones won't work, then three Twenty-Thousand-Year Soul Bones definitely won't be a problem!"

"Is that so?"

The corners of Dugu Bo's mouth curled up slightly, and an expression called "extortion" appeared on his face. But after thinking it over, he frowned. "Lin'er, you should eat it instead. Your Second Spirit is also a tool-type Martial Soul, so it will definitely be able to evolve your Martial Soul!"

"Hehe~ Works for me!" Dugu Lin stopped pretending and calmly accepted the Aromatic Silk Beauty in his heart.

Beside them, Dugu Yan had completely become part of the background. She only felt that her little brother and grandfather were smiling so sinisterly~ But she loved it.

Dugu Lin continued, "This white Immortal Herb that looks like a narcissus should be the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. It would be very suitable for Sister to take in the future."

A fierce gleam flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes as she stared at the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, unable to move her feet. She wanted to eat it right now.

"Huh? Grandpa, come look. Isn't this flower exactly the same as the Martial Soul of your old nemesis, Chrysanthemum Douluo?"

"Mm, it is indeed the same."

Dugu Bo had naturally paid attention to the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum growing in his own herb garden, but he had no idea what to do with it.

Dugu Lin frowned. After pondering for a moment, he finally said, "Grandpa, I've only heard the names of these Immortal Herbs. I don't know how to use them. Right now, we're once again sitting on a treasure mountain without knowing how to make use of it!"

"Uh... Little Brother, you don't know either?"

"Mm! But although I don't know, I have a way to obtain books explaining how to use Immortal Herbs."

At this moment, Dugu Lin began guiding them again. Since he had the script, he only needed to make up a little story and turn it into information he would obtain in the future.

"Really?"

"Mm."

Dugu Lin looked at Dugu Bo and said seriously, "If anyone on this continent knows how to use these Immortal Herbs, then apart from Tang San in the future, three other people are the most likely to know!"

"Which three?"

"The first is the clan leader of the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan."

"Mm, he indeed might know." Dugu Bo stroked his beard in agreement.

"The second is Yang Wudi, the clan leader of the Breaking Clan."

"Yang Wudi? He might indeed know! Back then... sigh~ Back then, I even went to the Breaking Clan to seek medicine, but... forget it. Those are old matters."

"And the third is your old nemesis, Chrysanthemum Douluo."

"Chrysanthemum Douluo? He does indeed have deep knowledge of certain flowers and herbs..." Dugu Bo nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly frowned in displeasure. "Lin'er, who are you calling an old nemesis? Use another term from now on."

"Oh~"

Dugu Lin covered his mouth to stifle a laugh, then continued, "Grandpa, it should be easy for us to get information about Immortal Herbs from Ye Renxin, the leader of the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan, right?"

The Dugu Clan and the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan both lived in Heaven Dou City, and both were experts in medicinal herbs. One specialized in poison, the other in medicine, so they could be considered family friends.