Dugu Lin said, "I've already decided which 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, Sis..."
After thinking for a moment, Dugu Lin shook his head slightly. "Grandpa, Sis, 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. Taking two in a lifetime is already the limit. So we shouldn't waste them."
Dugu Bo nodded, then said worriedly, "Alright, we'll listen to you. Grandpa once ate a medicinal herb before. It wasn't comparable to the Immortal Herbs you mentioned, but its effects were extremely potent as well. If there are any 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, along with the precious medicinal herb he had consumed, that he had managed to break through to become a Title Douluo.
Dugu Lin did not believe that Dugu Bo, sitting on such a treasure mountain, did not know the effects or value of those Immortal Herbs.
Would an expert in poison not know the value of a medicinal herb?
Dugu Bo had definitely conducted some experiments, then stopped ruining them after suffering backlash from a few Immortal Herbs, leaving him deeply wary.
At most... at most, he had severely! Severely! Severely underestimated the value of those herbs, then given away Immortal Herbs he had severely undervalued as ordinary medicinal ingredients.
Hearing Dugu Bo's concerns, Dugu Lin furrowed his brow as well.
After casually scanning the area, he found three Immortal Herbs right in front of him, along with five or six precious spirit herbs that were only a grade below Immortal Herbs.
After making a rough estimate, he realized there were probably more than twenty Immortal Herbs throughout the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! As for the lower-grade precious herbs, there had to be no fewer than sixty.
There were medicinal herbs that looked like Snow Silkworms, ones resembling irises, and others that looked like lotus flowers, lingzhi mushrooms, ginseng, and more—too many to count.
But... I don't know any of them!
Dugu Lin secretly cursed his bad luck. Why didn't he have a cheat? Give him some random alchemy system, and he could become a god in minutes for Tang San to see.
When he had read the novel back then, it had only explained a few of them. Besides, he had never memorized or copied down how they should be harvested or consumed, whether jade tools or gold tools were needed, how they should 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!
Naturally, he just had to eat the petals and suck the stamen.
He couldn't possibly discard the flower, dig up the roots to eat, then chew up the stalk as well, could he? That would be way too ridiculous.
"Grandpa, Sis, I only recognize a few of these Immortal Herbs as well. Look, this one is the Aromatic Silk Beauty, the Immortal Herb that will allow the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in the future. I was thinking..."
"What were you thinking?"
Dugu Lin narrowed his eyes and pretended to hesitate for a while before saying, "Grandpa, I'm debating whether to eat it myself or wait until we're stronger and use this Aromatic Silk Beauty to make a deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Nothing else matters—if we ask for three Fifty-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones, they'll definitely be willing to pay!"
"Three Fifty-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones?!"
Dugu Bo was stunned.
Forget Fifty-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones—even ordinary Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bones were enough to make major factions fight until their heads bled.
Spirit Bones were known as the Treasure of the Blood River!
It was said that many years ago, two powerful kingdoms had once gone to war over a Twenty-Thousand-Year Spirit Bone. Countless people died in that battle, corpses piled into mountains, and blood flowed like rivers!
From then on, Spirit Bones came to be known as the Treasure of the Blood River, priceless beyond measure.
Would the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect really be willing to part with three priceless Fifty-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones? In their dreams!
"Grandpa, don't underestimate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's desire for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. It is the lifelong wish of countless generations of their sect. Besides, we can negotiate the price slowly~ If Fifty-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones won't work, then three Twenty-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones definitely won't be a problem!"
"Is that so?"
The corners of Dugu Bo's mouth rose 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 Spirit, so it will definitely be able to evolve your Martial Soul!"
"Hehe~ That works too!" Dugu Lin stopped pretending and gladly accepted the Aromatic Silk Beauty in his heart.
At the side, Dugu Yan had completely become background decoration. She only felt that her little brother and grandfather were smiling so sinisterly~ But she liked it.
Dugu Lin continued, "This white Immortal Herb that looks like a narcissus should be the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. It is very suitable for Sis to take in the future."
A brilliant gleam burst from Dugu Yan's eyes. She stared at the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, unable to move her feet. She wanted to eat it right now.
"Huh? Grandpa, look. Isn't this flower exactly the same as the Martial Soul of your old rival, Chrysanthemum Douluo?"
"Yes, it is indeed the same."
Dugu Bo had naturally noticed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his medicinal garden, but he did not know what to do with it.
Dugu Lin frowned. After pondering for a while, 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 in the situation of sitting on a treasure mountain without realizing it!"
"Uh... Little Brother, you don't know either?"
"Mm! But although I don't know, I have a way to obtain books on how to use Immortal Herbs."
At this moment, Dugu Lin began guiding them again. In any case, he had the script. With a little fabrication, he could claim it was information he had obtained 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, aside from Tang San in the future, there are three others most likely to know!"
"Which three?"
"The first is the patriarch of the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan."
"Mm, he really might know." Dugu Bo stroked his beard in agreement.
"The second is Yang Wudi, the patriarch 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 Grandpa's old rival, Chrysanthemum Douluo."
"Chrysanthemum Douluo? He does have deep knowledge of certain flowers and plants..." Dugu Bo nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly frowned in displeasure. "Lin'er, whose old rival are you calling? Use another term in the future."
"Oh~"
Dugu Lin covered his mouth to suppress a laugh, then continued, "Grandpa, it should be easy for us to obtain information about Immortal Herbs from Ye Renxin, the patriarch 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. They could be considered old family friends.
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