A call from his biological father.
Dugu Xin practically dropped everything he was doing and rushed over at full speed.
When he arrived at the front courtyard, he found so many people there, along with such a beautiful woman standing beside his father.
"Father, this young lady..."
Before Dugu Xin could finish speaking,
Dugu Bo cut him off and rebuked him. "This is His Holiness the Pope's disciple, Su Mu, the one who is difficult to save."
"Su Mu!"
Alarm bells immediately rang in Dugu Xin's mind. He was no stranger to the name Su Mu.
He quickly came to his senses and hurriedly apologized. "I'm sorry. I was confused for a moment. I had only heard of Your Highness Su Mu's great name before, so I couldn't help being curious..."
"It's not your fault."
Su Mu waved a hand and did not dwell on the matter.
"Since everyone is here, come with me to a place. I'll also help both father and son improve yourselves while we're at it."
Su Mu made himself very clear: neither of them needed to worry about anything. They just had to follow him.
"Did you hear that, Poison Old Man? Hurry up and keep up."
Yue Guan seized the chance to urge Dugu Bo to follow quickly.
Dugu Bo could not be bothered to respond to Yue Guan. He brought his son and hurried after them.
Once they boarded the carriage, they set off for their destination: Sunset Forest.
After boarding the carriage, the father and son did not speak much. Unless Su Mu had something to ask, neither of them said anything.
Along the way, Dugu Bo roughly explained the family's situation to Dugu Xin.
After learning the full story, Dugu Xin fell silent, quietly processing everything.
He had never expected that his grandfather's death had actually been caused by the Jade-Scaled Snake Martial Soul, the pride of the Dugu family.
At first, Dugu Xin found it hard to accept. He did not know how he was supposed to find his other half, but when he heard that Su Mu could remove the poison, he immediately perked up.
As long as it did not delay him from finding a wife, it was fine.
The burden of continuing the Dugu family line rested on his shoulders. His father certainly could not remarry, and besides, his father was not the sort of person who liked chasing women.
Some time later, the carriage came to a stop.
Su Mu got down first, and the others followed closely behind.
"Senior Brother, what are we doing in Sunset Forest?"
Bibi Dong ran to Su Mu's side, linked her arm through his, and asked curiously.
"You'll find out soon enough. It wouldn't be interesting if I told you now."
Su Mu chuckled twice.
"Senior Brother really likes keeping people in suspense." Bibi Dong gave a coquettish huff and did not ask again.
The others did not dare speak again along the way either.
Su Mu had previously surveyed the valley map of Sunset Forest in search of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was still a short distance from their current location.
A moment later, Su Mu arrived at the entrance to a valley, with the others still following close behind.
Just as the group was about to enter the valley, the temperature around them began to change.
Yue Guan and Dugu Bo, who often studied medicinal herbs, quickly realized that the place ahead had to be extraordinary. It was surely a treasured land perfectly suited for cultivating herbs.
Before long, under Su Mu's lead, everyone entered the valley. The instant they set foot inside, the sight before them left them stunned.
Su Mu's attention was entirely fixed on the spring at the center, split into two halves. One was crimson, with waves of heat rolling off it; the other was icy blue, radiating biting cold.
Everyone else swept their gazes over the surrounding herbs and simply could not look away. Even though they knew nothing about Immortal Herbs, they could still see the terrifying value contained within these plants.
Yue Guan alone was different. The moment he saw these Immortal Herbs, he was deeply shaken, his body trembling involuntarily.
"Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum."
Yue Guan's voice trembled with excitement.
The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum before him was a gorgeous deep purple throughout. Its enormous petals were covered in fine velvet hairs, forming a seamless whole without the slightest fragrance.
Its stamen rose more than half a foot above the petals, faint golden light flowing across its tip. Its stem stood tall and straight, and the entire Immortal Herb was dignified and luxurious, carrying the gentle spiritual aura unique to immortal-grade plants.
That was right. It was the Immortal Herb he had spent his entire life searching for.
"Damn, Yue Guan, it really looks exactly like your Martial Soul. This herb is incredible."
Gui Mei followed Yue Guan's gaze and discovered the herb that looked identical to Yue Guan's Martial Soul.
"Old Ghost, what do you know? This is an Immortal Herb, not some ordinary medicinal herb. Calling it an ordinary herb would be an insult to it."
Yue Guan corrected Gui Mei.
"Fine, fine, I get it."
Gui Mei nodded, signaling for Yue Guan not to continue.
Su Mu began searching nearby and quickly found two Earth Dragon Golden Melons glowing with golden light.
Holding the two Earth Dragon Golden Melons, he walked over to Dugu Bo.
"This is an Earth Dragon Golden Melon. It contains a trace of dragon aura."
"Eating this can cure the poison. Which of you grandfather and grandson wants to go first?"
"I will."
Dugu Bo stepped forward first, took an Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and swallowed it without hesitation.
He did not even ask a question because he trusted Su Mu. As a healing-type Soul Master, Su Mu had no reason to deceive him.
After swallowing it, Dugu Bo first froze, then his expression changed drastically.
"So... so comfortable!"
Dugu Bo bluntly stated that he felt much better.
Then violent Soul Power crashed through his body. Dugu Bo was no longer comfortable; he sat cross-legged and began absorbing the medicine's violent energy.
"This Poison Old Man really ate it quickly."
Seeing Dugu Bo like this, Yue Guan chuckled.
"Xiao Mu, can I pick the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum?"
Yue Guan looked at Su Mu.
"Of course you can, Uncle Yue."
The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was a perfect match for Yue Guan. It would surely allow him to break through to the realm of Titled Douluo in one go.
Of course, he would need other Immortal Herbs as well.
Now only he, Bibi Dong, and Gui Mei remained.
Next, Su Mu began gathering Immortal Herbs from the surrounding area, placing them one by one into jade boxes. Among them, he first found the Netherworld Other Shore Flower suitable for Gui Mei.
After picking the Immortal Herb, he did not place it into a jade box, but handed it directly to Gui Mei.
"Uncle Gui, this is yours."
Gui Mei accepted it instinctively, looking somewhat dazed. "Xiao Mu, I get an Immortal Herb too?"
Su Mu nodded. "Of course. Everyone gets one. You and Uncle Yue can use the Two Extremes Still Domain, so naturally you both need to eat Immortal Herbs and break through to Titled Douluo.
Otherwise, if Uncle Yue breaks through to Titled Douluo while Uncle Gui remains stuck at Soul Douluo, people will inevitably laugh at you."
Gui Mei felt that this made perfect sense.
"That's right, Old Ghost. If I become a Titled Douluo and you don't, just think about what everyone else will say.
Hahaha! When that happens, following by my side, you'll just be my accessory."
Yue Guan burst into laughter.
"Yue Guan, shut up." Gui Mei's old face reddened.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Old Ghost, you didn't used to like this sort of thing. Why do you like it now?" Yue Guan teased.
"Hmph." Gui Mei snorted coldly. "That's a different matter. This is Xiao Mu's thoughtfulness. Of course I like it."
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