An Immortal Herb's Willing Sacrifice

"Whoa, is this the Holy Son's Battle Armor? That instant boost is utterly terrifying..."

Yue Guan and the other two stood frozen in shock. After Mu Yunye activated his Three-Word Battle Armor, although he was still only a Soul Elder, his power had briefly reached the level of a Soul Emperor. What terrifying explosive strength!

"Ugh..."

"Human, you have passed the trial."

Blazing Apricot Delicate did not beat around the bush. She had indeed been careless, never expecting Mu Yunye to possess such a special weapon. Simple-minded as she was, she did not think too deeply about it.

"Just call me Mu Yunye."

Youyou came before Mu Yunye and pointed at the numerous Immortal Herbs growing around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. "Mu Yunye, according to the rules, you may take seven Immortal Herbs from here."

"If you get greedy, you'll be breaking the rules."

Yue Guan's eyes immediately lit up. What kind of heavenly place is this? Passing such a simple trial lets someone take away seven Immortal Herbs?!

"Senior Youyou, Lord Youyou, Daddy Youyou~"

"Could you test me too? Look at my martial soul—it's a Qirong Skytong Chrysanthemum~"

Yue Guan stepped forward with a flirtatious expression.

Youyou was so frightened that her branches and leaves wilted. Even the Qirong Skytong Chrysanthemum growing nearby found him too embarrassing and directly hid to the side, vanishing from sight.

Yue Guan: "..."

Porcupine: "..."

Mu Yunye: "..."

The atmosphere seemed to freeze for a moment. In the end, Youyou slapped Yue Guan away, and he immediately looked like a child who had done something wrong. After all, there were so many Immortal Herbs here, including the king of flowers, Yearning Heartbroken Red.

How could he dare act recklessly?!

"By the way, Holy Son, weren't we supposed to bring the Immortal Herbs here back to Wuhun City?" Yue Guan asked quietly.

"No rush."

Mu Yunye smiled.

Since Yue Guan was here, Mu Yunye had him help search for several Immortal Herbs suitable for him. Unfortunately, Mu Yunye possessed several ultimate elements, and there were no elemental Immortal Herbs particularly suited to him.

After giving it some thought, he could only focus on his second martial soul, the Double Pupil.

"You have a second martial soul too, don't you?"

An aged voice drifted into Mu Yunye's ears from nearby. Mu Yunye and Yue Guan were both taken aback. When they looked over, they were instantly shocked.

"There's actually an Autumn-Water Dew with one hundred thousand years of cultivation here?" Mu Yunye cried out.

"Unfortunately, my foundation has been damaged. Even within this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I do not have much time left."

Autumn-Water Dew's tone was thick with reluctance and regret. Had its foundation not been damaged, it might have continued growing here forever, perhaps even reaching two hundred thousand years of cultivation.

"Senior, you..."

Mu Yunye was puzzled.

"When you consumed Autumn-Water Dew earlier, I could sense that your second martial soul was extremely compatible with Immortal Herbs possessing ultimate spiritual power. I possess a special ability that allows me to see that your heart is clear and pure, without greed."

"Since you have passed the trial, I am willing to trust you and grant you a fortuitous opportunity."

As soon as those words were spoken, nearly everyone understood what it meant. Youyou and the other Immortal Herbs looked at the two with complicated expressions, but none of them intervened. They knew Autumn-Water Dew had already made up its mind.

"Senior, you mean to..."

Mu Yunye stared at Autumn-Water Dew in astonishment.

"I do not wish to perish, so I will sacrifice myself to you. I do not think I have chosen the wrong person."

Autumn-Water Dew replied openly.

"..."

Mu Yunye fell silent for a moment. Looking at Autumn-Water Dew, he did not decline. This was something Autumn-Water Dew had already decided upon; if he repeatedly refused, it would only make him seem hypocritical and affected.

"I understand, Senior."

Mu Yunye paused, then continued, "But before that, I would like to ask Senior for a favor."

"Let me hear it."

Autumn-Water Dew spoke.

"I possess a Spirit Field. Any plant-type soul beast that grows and cultivates within it for one year gains the equivalent of a thousand years of cultivation in the outside world. To be honest with you all, I came here this time because I wanted to invite all of you Immortal Herb seniors to move to my Spirit Field."

"There, you would only need one hundred years to grow into one-hundred-thousand-year soul beasts."

"Boom—!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several Immortal Herbs around him abruptly erupted with intense hostility, locking onto Mu Yunye.

"Human, do you take us for fools? How could such a place possibly exist? I think you merely wish to trick us all into leaving so you can profit from us, don't you?!"

Qirong Skytong Chrysanthemum spoke in a deep voice, issuing a threat.

"We are staying here. We are not going anywhere."

Youyou spoke as well.

Mu Yunye did not explain himself. He merely looked at Autumn-Water Dew questioningly, and the latter asked, "How will you prove it?"

"..."

Mu Yunye took out soil he had previously brought from the Spirit Field and placed it near Autumn-Water Dew. The next instant, the heaven-and-earth spiritual energy, so dense it had formed into mist, suddenly burst forth!

"Buzz—!"

At that moment, every Immortal Herb sensed the heaven-and-earth spiritual energy gathering around Autumn-Water Dew. It was incomparably dense, leaving them utterly astonished!

"My cultivation..."

Even Autumn-Water Dew, whose foundation had been damaged, was shocked to discover that its nearly stagnant cultivation was rapidly increasing at a rate a hundred times faster than before. It was simply terrifying!

"It really is..."

Youyou, Blazing Apricot Delicate, and the other Immortal Herbs all sensed the terrifying power contained within that soil. If what Mu Yunye said was true, their cultivation would advance at an incredible speed there.

"You truly possess such a Spirit Field?"

Youyou asked.

"I would never deceive seniors with such cultivation."

Mu Yunye said frankly, "To be honest, the reason I wish to invite you all is because I also wish to borrow the power inherent in you as Immortal Herbs."

"..."

Mu Yunye's frank admission of his purpose actually left none of the Immortal Herbs able to refute him. They seemed to be waiting to hear what else he could say.

"In my Spirit Field, all you need to do is leave behind a seed, and it can rapidly divide and grow endlessly."

"And I only need to distribute the newly grown Immortal Herbs to my companions, helping them cultivate. All you seniors need to do is remain in the Spirit Field and cultivate peacefully."

Mu Yunye drew a deep breath and continued.

"Furthermore, the power contained within that Spirit Field may even cause your bloodlines to evolve."

Mu Yunye was not making it up.

He had learned all this information about the Spirit Field from the system. Moreover, the Spirit Field had not yet reached its limit and might continue evolving in the future. One could easily imagine...

If it continued to evolve.

Perhaps ten years would be enough to cultivate a one-hundred-thousand-year Immortal Herb. How terrifying would that be?!