Bibi Dong took one for herself.
Each of the enshrined elders received one as well.
Those who had a chance of breaking through took theirs. Those who did not passed them on to their descendants.
As the one who had planned the operation, Xuan Jian received a Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King.
The remaining Immortal Herbs were sealed away by Spirit Hall's leadership as strategic resources. They could be used only with the approval of Spirit Hall's highest council.
By refining the Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King and the roots of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Xuan Jian's Soul Power rose to level fifty in one leap.
Yet he could not bring himself to celebrate. Lin Yuan's existence hung over his head like a sword.
It made him consider going to Slaughter City ahead of schedule to obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain, or even the Asura God's Inheritance.
"Have you really thought this through?" Bibi Dong asked, quietly watching Xuan Jian as he stood before her with clasped hands.
Xuan Jian nodded firmly. "Teacher, if I can't grow any stronger, the man who stole my External Soul Bone and the Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Soul Beast will catch up to me sooner or later. For Spirit Hall's sake, I'm willing to take the risk."
Bibi Dong's expression softened.
"You don't have to do this. You're already exceptional—so exceptional that even I feel I can't compare."
"You've only just become a Soul King. Training there might cost you your life, even with your abilities."
"Wouldn't it be better to train in Death Canyon, like Nana, Xie Yue, and Yan?"
"As for an External Soul Bone, that's something you can't count on finding."
"But the Great Enshrined promised that, in light of your contributions to Spirit Hall, he would personally hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for you when